This week, off world: A barrage of solar flares, drugs manufactured in space, 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.

    

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From the video store:

IM-1 lunar lander tipped over on its side - SpaceNews

JAXA reaches orbit on the second launch of H3 - NASASpaceFlight.com

Electron launches Astroscale inspection satellite - SpaceNews

A Capsule With Antiviral Drugs Grown in Space Returns to Earth - Universe Today

The Sun Gets Feisty, Throwing Off Three X-Class Flares Within 24 Hours - Universe Today

What happens to astronauts during space station reboosts? Crew demonstrates 

Reading material:

This luxury capsule is set to fly people to space by balloon from next year (msn.com)

Gravastars are an Alternative Theory to Black Holes. Here's What They'd Look Like - Universe Today

Space industry seeks clarity on defense market plans - SpaceNews

 

The 1st private moon landing just happened. Is it time for lunar law? | Space

'Live and Let Fly': Rocket Lab's inaugural NRO launch from Wallops, Virginia (spacedaily.com)

SpaceX reportedly moving with inital Starshield contracts with DOD (spacedaily.com)

U.S. Space Force successfully concludes VICTUS NOX Tactically Responsive Space mission (spacedaily.com)

This week, off world: A new private Moon mission, Russia developing a nuclear based space weapon 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:

Russia launches Kosmos 2575 military satellite atop Soyuz rocket

Russia 'developing space-based nuclear weapon' to target US satellites, sparking security concerns | US News | Sky News

NASA climate satellite blasts off to survey oceans and atmosphere of a warming Earth (msn.com)

Vulcan Cert-1: Behind the Scenes with ULA's Launch Conductor Dillon Rice

The New Space Shuttle | Sierra Space's Dream Chaser

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Trillion-tonne iceberg A23a spins on the spot - BBC News

SpaceX launches classified USSF-124 satellites on secret Valentine's Day mission for US Space Force (video) | Space

SpaceX launches private 'Odysseus' lander on pioneering moon mission (video) | Space

SpaceX launches Starlink batch on 3rd mission in less the 24 hours, nails landing

Progress MS-26 launch

Chinese astronauts light candle with match on Tiangong space station to show flame behavior 

Reading material:

Varda gets reentry license for space manufacturing capsule - SpaceNews

Future military target-tracking satellites to be operated by U.S. Space Force  - SpaceNews

Mongolia in talks with SpaceX to launch first national satellite (msn.com)

Orbital Composites and Virtus Solis announce space-based solar power demonstration - SpaceNews

China launches 20 satellites on separate inland and sea rocket launches - SpaceNews

Satellite phone networks can democratize global communication - SpaceNews

Cosmic Dust Could Spread Life from World to World Across the Galaxy - Universe Today

I'm on holiday folks - will catch you all next week....

 

This week, off world: Japan's SLIM lunar lander recovers, Sierra-Nevada's Dreamchaser spaceplane unveiled, 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:

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From the video store:

Sierra Space unveils Dream Chaser space plane ahead of 1st flight to ISS | Space

NG-20 S.S. Patricia Hilliard Robertson Cygnus capture

Rocket Lab launches 4 satellites, recovers booster from the sea | Space

Near-Earth Asteroid 2024 BJ

SpaceX completes Starlink doubleheader with launches from Florida and California

Virgin Galactic customer Ron Rosano's civilian spaceflight experience (usatoday.com)

Reading material:

Japan: Moon lander Slim comes back to life and resumes mission... ...then snaps final pics before going dormant (photos) | Space

Starlab commercial space station to launch on Starship - SpaceNews

Lockheed Martin’s misplaced satellite to fall back to Earth next month - SpaceNews

Exotrail developing space tug to carry small satellites to geostationary orbit - SpaceNews

Space Force Guardian to reach orbit for 1st time on SpaceX's Crew-9 astronaut launch | Space

Asteroid Ryugu Contained Bonus Comet Particles - Universe Today

Should We Send Humans to Mars? - Universe Today

How Did Life Get Started on Earth? Atmospheric Haze Might Have Been the Key - Universe Today

Asteroid Ryugu Contained Bonus Comet Particles - Universe Today

Space Junk is Going to be a Problem for Vera Rubin - Universe Today

Northrop Grumman's orbital refueling port selected for U.S. military satellites - SpaceNews