This week, off world: A busy week for the ISS, the Chinese space agency, and SpaceX plus loads more....

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Axiom 1 mission returns:

 Crew 4 mission launches:

The ISS briefly gets a bit of 'gravity' as it fires its engines to boost its orbit:

More Starlink satellites go up:

Watch RocketLabs snag a simulated reusable booster mid-air:

China launches 2 remote sensing satellites:

Then 5 more from the sea:

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The Sun spits out an X2.2 class flare

Earth from Space - Mount Aso, Japan - SpaceRef

Reading material:

Meteorites could have brought 5 genetic 'letters' of DNA to Earth | Space

Adranos, a startup that makes solid rocket motors, closes $20 million funding round - SpaceNews

NASA to repurpose OSIRIS-REx for second asteroid encounter - SpaceNews

NRO plans for immediate and long-term acquisition of commercial satellite data - SpaceNews

PredaSAR nears first launch of its radar imaging constellation - SpaceNews

Starlink secures first major airline Wi-Fi deal with Hawaiian Airlines - SpaceNews

Kleos unveils dedicated, taskable RF monitoring missions - SpaceNews

Vice Adm. Sharp: Commercial satellites a key counterforce to Russian disinformation - SpaceNews

Little CAPSTONE cubesat ready to launch on big moon mission next month | Space

Ingenuity Mars helicopter snaps amazing photos of Perseverance rover's landing gear (video) | Space

First Dream Chaser vehicle takes shape - SpaceNews

China to build a lunar communications and navigation constellation - SpaceNews

This week, off world: Astrobotic unveils lunar lander, Starlink signs deal for in-flight internet, a Martian solar eclipse and loads more....

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Earth from space: Earth day

 

A super-detailed view of a Martian crater

 

A Martian solar eclipse

 

China launches 2 missions in quick succession:

 

Another SpaceX Booster passes 12 reuses

A huge particle storm just missed us by a hair:

Frosty dunes on Mars

Visualization of getting into orbit:

Reading material:

Planet Pelicans to offer high resolution and revisit rates - SpaceNews

Chances of Finding Alien Life on Jupiter Moon Europa Shoot Up With New Liquid Water Discoveries (thedailybeast.com)

Mass grave near besieged Ukrainian city Mariupol spotted from space (satellite photos) | Space

Astrobotic unveils Peregrine lunar lander that will fly to the moon this year (photos) | Space

Russia conducts 1st full flight test of new 'Sarmat' intercontinental ballistic missile | Space

Iridium in talks to launch more backup satellites this year - SpaceNews

Chinese reusable rocket startup secures new funding round - SpaceNews

China to conduct asteroid deflection test around 2025 - SpaceNews

Iridium and General Dynamics submit joint bid for Space Development Agency contract - SpaceNews

Japan’s ispace negotiating first commercial moon landing insurance - SpaceNews

Starlink signs first inflight Wi-Fi deal for services later this year - SpaceNews

South Korea “welcomes” U.S. moratorium on anti-satellite missile tests; China skeptical - SpaceNews

Astrobotic lunar lander on track for late 2022 launch - SpaceNews

This week, off world: A huge satellite deal for Amazon, USSF looks to in-space satellite refueling and patrols of cis-lunar space, and loads more...

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195: Dark and quiet skies with Dr. Rawls — Spacepod (listentospacepod.com)

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 SpaceX launches classified NRO mission

 

An astronaut's first spacewalk:

Axiom-1 mission crew answer questions:

The Daddy comet:

Thermal images of Neptune from the very large telescope:

Reading material:

Space Force looking at what it will take to refuel satellites in orbit - SpaceNews

Far side: the moon’s use as a new astronomical site - SpaceNews

Astranis eyes U.S. military customers for its small geostationary satellites - SpaceNews

ESA ends cooperation with Russia on lunar missions - SpaceNews

Life Might Have Gotten Started Just 300 Million Years After the Earth Formed - Universe Today

An Ancestor of Supermassive Black Holes, Found at Cosmic Dawn - Universe Today

Three Chinese astronauts return to Earth after six months in space (phys.org)

On National Security | The moon emerging as the next frontier for military operations - SpaceNews

This week, off world: The first all-private mission to the ISS launches, a chasm if fire on the Sun, and loads more...

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SpaceX launches Ax-1, the 1st fully private astronaut mission to the space station | Space

Materials science in space: 

A vast chasm of fire on the Sun:

Earth from space: Sindh, Pakistan

Reading material:

Soyuz launches Russian intelligence satellite from Plesetsk - NASASpaceFlight.com

Amazon joins Orbital Reef commercial space station project | Space

Amazon signs record-breaking launch deals for Project Kuiper internet megaconstellation | Space

Mass grave in Ukraine seen from space (satellite photos) | Space

Rocket Lab will try to catch a falling booster with a helicopter during a mission this month | Space

Speedcast sees a dearth of satellite capacity ahead - SpaceNews

Space industry CEOs pledge to create more inclusive workforce - SpaceNews

Safeguarding Space: Q&A with Kristin Robertson of RIS - SpaceNews

U.S. Space Command sending strong demand signal for commercial space services - SpaceNews

This week, off world: Launches by SpaceX , Blue Origin, and RocketLabs - plus a meteor explodes over Indiana....

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Meteor explosion shakes Indiana | Space

Rocket Lab's Electron launches two BlackSky satellites on 25th mission - NASASpaceFlight.com

SpaceX launches fourth dedicated rideshare mission - SpaceNews

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NASA Space Station Update 31 March, 2022 - Expedition 67 Officially Starts Work - SpaceRef 

Blue Origin Successfully Completes Fourth Human Spaceflight - SpaceRef

Earth from space:

NASA Space Station Status Report 30 March, 2022 - Mark Vande Hei Back on Earth - SpaceRef

Reading material:

Stunning Image of ISS Taken From the Ground Shows two Spacewalking Astronauts - Universe Today

NASA Smallsats Can Aid Hurricane Forecasts with GPS - SpaceRef

Ice volcanoes discovered on dwarf planet Pluto | AccuWeather

A Closer Look At Utopia Planitia - SpaceRef