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Saturday 27 May 2023

This week, off world: Destroyed planetary systems examined, Rocket Lab launches two tiny satellites, SpaceX launches a huge one and loads more

Here’s where you can donate to help Ukrainian refugees and war victims... 

...and here is (one) place you can donate to help children in Afghanistan, caught under the Taliban.



 Pick o' the podcasts:





From the video store:


Rocket Lab launches final TROPICS mission - NASASpaceFlight.com


Space Warfare & Anti Satellite Weapons - "Taking the High Ground" in the new warfighting domain


Starlink v2, Iridium, and OneWeb satellites involved in Falcon 9 missions - NASASpaceFlight.com


SpaceX launches Axiom-2, carrying four private astronauts, which docks at the ISS - NASASpaceFlight.com


Long March-2C launches Macao Science-1 A/B and LuoJia-2 01


Nuri 3 – the third launch of Nuri


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Watch: Green flash as meteor blazes across sky in Australia - BBC News


Progress MS-23 launch and docking:


 


VSS Unity conducts first powered flight since Branson’s trip in 2021 - NASASpaceFlight.com


 

Soyuz 2.1a launches Kondor-FKA n°1 satellite from Vostochny - NASASpaceFlight.com


Falcon 9 launches with Arabsat 7B set for Friday - NASASpaceFlight.com


Reading material:


Ukraine war: Satellite images reveal Russian defences before major assault - BBC News


Super Typhoon Mawar swirls near Guam in satellite views | Space



















Saturday 6 May 2023

This week, off world: You don't want to be within 160 light years of a supernova, SpaceX is busier than ever and loads more...

Here’s where you can donate to help Ukrainian refugees and war victims... 

...and here is (one) place you can donate to help children in Afghanistan, caught under the Taliban.



 Pick o' the podcasts:


This Week In Space podcast: Episode 59 —The battle for SpaceX's Starship | Space


 






From the video store:


North South America Region from GOES satellite: 
 

Stunning new image of Earth from 36 000 km away
 

 


ViaSat-3 Americas launches on expendable Falcon Heavy - NASASpaceFlight.com


..and, of course, more Starlinks:


China is Planning to Land Humans on the Moon by 2030 as Part of its Ambitious Lunar Agenda - Universe Today



Arab astronaut makes history in space | Watch (msn.com)


Excavation for Starship's New Water Cooled Pad Begins



Reading material:


Earth From Space: Farming The Desert - SpaceRef


Chukotka Autonomous Okrug As Seen From Space - SpaceRef#



You Don't Want to Be Within 160 Light-Years of a Supernova - Universe Today


Is China's Korla laser ASAT site hacking Western satellites? (army-technology.com)


New Study of Uranus’ Large Moons Shows 4 May Hold Water | NASA


Dragonfly mission studying effects of potential budget cut - SpaceNews


DoD spending on commercial space services negligible, despite growing Space Force budget - SpaceNews


Orbital Pathways For A Lunar-Ejecta Origin of the Near-Earth Asteroid Kamo`oalewa - SpaceRef