tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31123286013800042012024-03-17T18:11:18.993-07:00An Ancient Solar System...John Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695142653046741290noreply@blogger.comBlogger671125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112328601380004201.post-28738738863382206312024-03-15T16:41:00.000-07:002024-03-15T16:41:52.512-07:00This week, off world: SpaceX launches and flies (and destroys) a huge spaceship, James Webb telescope confirms the universe is acting weirdly and loads more...<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b> </b></span><a href="https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/libya-floods-appeal?c_code=170459&c_name=&adg=&c_creative=&c_source=bing&c_medium=&msclkid=5bfa34d8ea8418ecf0e751d6e1d44c51&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Libya%20Floods%20Appeal%20%7C%20Donate%20%7C%20Generic%20%7C%20Mixed&utm_term=libya%20floods&utm_content=Topline" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Here’s where you can donate to help Ukrainian refugees and war victims</a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">...</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.unicef.org.uk/donate/donate-and-help-protect-children-in-afghanistan/?gclid=CjwKCAjw3_KIBhA2EiwAaAAliilzw30_umTAlD-zrdBl4cl6Vs9cknsOkLjTMz4KiJuQBXtA6GfsaxoCsNUQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">...and here is (one) place you can donate to help children in Afghanistan, caught under the Taliban.</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><script data-coffee-color="#FFDD00" data-color="#FF5F5F" data-emoji="" data-font-color="#ffffff" data-font="Arial" data-name="bmc-button" data-outline-color="#000000" data-slug="MKkz3NaSc" data-text="Buy me a coffee" src="https://cdnjs.buymeacoffee.com/1.0.0/button.prod.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script><b> </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Pick o' the podcasts:</b></span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="240" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8htMpR7mnaM" title="SpaceX Orbit Largest Spacecraft In History also SpaceX Destroy Largest Spacecraft In History." width="628"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write" frameborder="0" height="180" src="https://omny.fm/shows/planetary-radio-space-exploration-astronomy-and-sc/geothermal-activity-on-the-icy-dwarf-planets-eris/embed" title="Geothermal activity on the icy dwarf planets Eris and Makemake" width="100%"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/449730" target="_blank">ADVERT</a></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/449730" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="940" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWr0zU5akU9Foys9HkuGrtej2qCKjLSaMOprp-2OIGmnyymI-kQjBca2i5o6alx_02yRAxCWOW93wcDsppyMbc9j3qgLlq_1dnWS1wbszj6F2bS-WcSizB7CDSqzI8h8K4fkceWaZaXn_YL1DE0Z62dZS3DOi5wpTj0fLJi64jPvm82RVDy-bywZC0RSU8/w509-h640/Campfire%20system%20system%20cover%20rough%206%20(30)%20(2).png" width="509" /></a></div><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><br /></p></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>From the video store:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/starship-lifts-off-on-third-test-flight/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Starship lifts off on third test flight - SpaceNews</span></a></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="240" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KCFInEedCeA" title="Giant SpaceX rocket blasts off in most successful test launch yet" width="628"></iframe> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="240" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JX1LTw48ymQ" title="Wow! Watch SpaceX Starship re-enter Earth's atmosphere in these incredible views" width="628"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Stunning photos show the Sun like never before:</span></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ICRRjS9s3AY" title="Stunning photos show the Sun like never before | BBC News" width="679"></iframe></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-launch-group-6-43"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida | Space</span></a></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/F83XRlJzRPQ" title="Blastoff! SpaceX launches Starlink batch from Florida, nails landing" width="679"></iframe></div></span><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">NASA's SpaceX CREW DRAGON Re-entry & Splashdown </div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="301" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xufKGkbLvw0" title="NASA's SpaceX CREW DRAGON Re-entry & Splashdown" width="534"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4sOg7dH4USg" title="SpaceX Crew-7 recovery operations and astronauts egress" width="679"></iframe></span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">Blastoff! Rocket Lab launches Strix-3 radar-imaging satellite for Synspective</div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5DQ-i_h6LUs" title="Blastoff! Rocket Lab launches Strix-3 radar-imaging satellite for Synspective" width="680"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Reading material:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.digitaltrends.com/features/space-based-solar-power/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Doing the impossible: harvesting solar power from space | Digital Trends</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/space-based-solar-power.jpg?fit=720%2C720&p=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="719" height="211" src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/space-based-solar-power.jpg?fit=720%2C720&p=1" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/166104/webb-continues-to-confirm-that-universe-is-behaving-strangely/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Webb Continues to Confirm That Universe is Behaving Strangely - Universe Today</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Webb_Hubble_confirm_Universe_s_expansion_rate_pillars-1920x1200.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="800" height="250" src="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Webb_Hubble_confirm_Universe_s_expansion_rate_pillars-1920x1200.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.space.com/39251-on-this-day-in-space.html"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On This Day in Space: March 15, 1806: Alais Meteorite Brings Organic Chemicals from Space | Space</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.1f5010a118f2360d376e13ffead22a66?rik=gaD7JtFM3IbiIQ&riu=http%3a%2f%2fencyclopedia-of-meteorites.com%2ftest%2fAlais_don_edwards.jpg&ehk=nUkfMlZvD9yAJVdtPov%2fUNHeewzSwuuNbyMbXfsAHQI%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="783" height="400" src="https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.1f5010a118f2360d376e13ffead22a66?rik=gaD7JtFM3IbiIQ&riu=http%3a%2f%2fencyclopedia-of-meteorites.com%2ftest%2fAlais_don_edwards.jpg&ehk=nUkfMlZvD9yAJVdtPov%2fUNHeewzSwuuNbyMbXfsAHQI%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0" width="392" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/sierra-space-developing-dual-use-spacecraft-with-military-potential/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Sierra Space developing dual-use spacecraft with military potential - SpaceNews</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Sierra-Space-Axelerator-Spectre-LEFT-and-Ghost-RIGHT-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1028&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="800" height="201" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Sierra-Space-Axelerator-Spectre-LEFT-and-Ghost-RIGHT-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1028&ssl=1" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/terran-orbital-announces-plans-to-produce-small-satellites-for-geostationary-orbit/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Terran Orbital announces plans to produce small satellites for geostationary orbit - SpaceNews</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GEO_Small_Sat_PR_vF-e1710402783392.jpg?w=1495&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="800" height="343" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GEO_Small_Sat_PR_vF-e1710402783392.jpg?w=1495&ssl=1" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>John Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695142653046741290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112328601380004201.post-65226955597358432612024-03-09T16:20:00.000-08:002024-03-09T16:21:59.187-08:00This week, off world: Solar eclipses with Mars' two moons, how to photo the ISS and loads more...<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/libya-floods-appeal?c_code=170459&c_name=&adg=&c_creative=&c_source=bing&c_medium=&msclkid=5bfa34d8ea8418ecf0e751d6e1d44c51&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Libya%20Floods%20Appeal%20%7C%20Donate%20%7C%20Generic%20%7C%20Mixed&utm_term=libya%20floods&utm_content=Topline" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Here’s where you can donate to help Ukrainian refugees and war victims</a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">...</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.unicef.org.uk/donate/donate-and-help-protect-children-in-afghanistan/?gclid=CjwKCAjw3_KIBhA2EiwAaAAliilzw30_umTAlD-zrdBl4cl6Vs9cknsOkLjTMz4KiJuQBXtA6GfsaxoCsNUQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">...and here is (one) place you can donate to help children in Afghanistan, caught under the Taliban.</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><script data-coffee-color="#FFDD00" data-color="#FF5F5F" data-emoji="" data-font-color="#ffffff" data-font="Arial" data-name="bmc-button" data-outline-color="#000000" data-slug="MKkz3NaSc" data-text="Buy me a coffee" src="https://cdnjs.buymeacoffee.com/1.0.0/button.prod.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script><b> </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Pick o' the podcasts:</b></span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mE8mYvW3qY8" title="The Creation of Vulcan: ULA's Mark Peller - NSF Live" width="679"></iframe></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4BmJNx4e8_Y" title="The Surprising Success of NASA's First Moon Landings - The Surveyor Program 1966-1968" width="679"></iframe></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rzJKp7Yh9dg" title="What's in the Night Sky (March 2024) 🌌 Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks" width="679"></iframe></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="438" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nzXB-Uwp03Y?list=PLPCgxqjEJn01aTHLXQzYxhkVdW8cabGWt" title="Riding to Space on Virgin Galactic - Odysseus on the Moon, Air Leak on ISS, Crew-8 Launch When?" width="779"></iframe></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="438" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rur6Mu5sqmU" title="JWST discovers exoplanets orbiting DEAD STARS" width="779"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="438" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p_bgkWF2hfc" title="Moon Landing News and India's New Astronauts | This Week In Spaceflight" width="779"></iframe></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="438" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1A2UQB6VpGU" title="Rigel: The Brightest Star in Orion Constellation" width="779"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/449730" target="_blank">ADVERT</a></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/449730" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="940" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWr0zU5akU9Foys9HkuGrtej2qCKjLSaMOprp-2OIGmnyymI-kQjBca2i5o6alx_02yRAxCWOW93wcDsppyMbc9j3qgLlq_1dnWS1wbszj6F2bS-WcSizB7CDSqzI8h8K4fkceWaZaXn_YL1DE0Z62dZS3DOi5wpTj0fLJi64jPvm82RVDy-bywZC0RSU8/w509-h640/Campfire%20system%20system%20cover%20rough%206%20(30)%20(2).png" width="509" /></a></div><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><br /></p></span></div><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>From the video store:</b><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/166028/perseverance-sees-phobos-deimos-and-mercury-passing-in-front-of-the-sun/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Perseverance Sees Phobos, Deimos and Mercury Passing in Front of the Sun - Universe Today</span></a></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="480" src="https://giphy.com/embed/115kDfo6QNSqJX8hra" width="480"></iframe></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/115kDfo6QNSqJX8hra"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">via GIPHY</span></a></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="480" src="https://giphy.com/embed/yDpy3Uir420J0VR35u" width="480"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/yDpy3Uir420J0VR35u"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">via GIPHY</span></a></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.space.com/spacex-transporter-10-launch-satellites"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">SpaceX launches 53 satellites on Transporter-10 rideshare flight, nails rocket landing (video) | Space</span></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="300" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/foP7bSjtffM" title="SpaceX Transporter-10 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing" width="534"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.space.com/crew-8-mission-launches-spacex-nasa-space-station"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">SpaceX launches Crew-8 astronaut mission to ISS (video) | Space</span></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="300" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gVrJMVodpr0" title="Blastoff! NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 launches to space station, booster nails landing" width="537"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-8-iss-docking"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">SpaceX's Crew-8 Dragon capsule docks at the ISS | Space</span></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="300" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IcwTQ4PY5NA" title="SpaceX Crew-8 docking" width="534"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-6-41-internet-satellites-launch"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites during 3rd launch in under 24 hours | Space</span></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="300" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PoPvbNEYm9U" title="Blastoff! SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on Leap Day, nails landing" width="535"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Photographing the International Space Station (ISS) - My First Ever Attempt!<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="384" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vXvt1WnbqhY" title="Photographing the International Space Station (ISS) - My First Ever Attempt!" width="683"></iframe></div></span><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Submarines in space:</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="438" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EsUBRd1O2dU" title="Would a Submarine Work as a Spaceship?" width="779"></iframe></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Reading material:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://gizmodo.com/red-sea-cables-cut-internet-satellites-step-up-1851320156"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Satellites Step Up After Red Sea Internet Cables Get Severed (gizmodo.com)</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_1315/de69aae68c34011e214baa2f99f99108.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_1315/de69aae68c34011e214baa2f99f99108.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/satellite-images-show-how-north-korea-has-transformed-its-border-with-china/ar-BB1jy4yD?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=7ecd7140429d4682b729478176b9aef4&ei=45" target="_blank">Satellite images show how North Korea has transformed its border with China (msn.com)</a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB1jy9cL.img?w=768&h=577&m=6" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="577" data-original-width="768" height="301" src="https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB1jy9cL.img?w=768&h=577&m=6" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.space.com/spacecraft-solar-storm-multiple-locations"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Widespread solar storm struck spacecraft near the sun, Earth and even Mars | Space</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ya3MWq8kq3acHh9EAXMurb-970-80.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="337" data-original-width="600" height="225" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ya3MWq8kq3acHh9EAXMurb-970-80.gif" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/166044/betelgeuses-surface-is-boiling-furiously/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Betelgeuse's Surface is Boiling Furiously - Universe Today</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Betelgeuse-1492x1200.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="643" data-original-width="800" height="322" src="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Betelgeuse-1492x1200.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/166052/drones-could-help-map-the-lunar-surface-with-extreme-precision/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Drones Could Help Map the Lunar Surface with Extreme Precision - Universe Today</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/12298.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="279" data-original-width="581" height="192" src="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/12298.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/china-to-debut-large-reusable-rockets-in-2025-and-2026/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">China to debut large reusable rockets in 2025 and 2026 - SpaceNews</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Zhuque-3-VTVL-1-Jiuquan-19jan2024-Landspace-1.jpg?w=1343&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="800" height="249" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Zhuque-3-VTVL-1-Jiuquan-19jan2024-Landspace-1.jpg?w=1343&ssl=1" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/first-apex-spacecraft-working-well-after-launch/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">First Apex spacecraft working well after launch - SpaceNews</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ariessn1.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="800" height="265" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ariessn1.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/space-forces-weather-imaging-mission-takes-flight-again-after-initial-setback/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Space Force's weather-imaging mission takes flight again after initial setback - SpaceNews</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-03-05-at-9.19.56%E2%80%AFAM.png?w=1960&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="536" data-original-width="800" height="268" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-03-05-at-9.19.56%E2%80%AFAM.png?w=1960&ssl=1" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/u-s-general-warns-of-russias-enduring-space-threat-despite-ukraine-woes/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">U.S. general warns of Russia's enduring space threat despite Ukraine woes - SpaceNews</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GH6pZZkXIAAJ7y3.jpeg?w=2048&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="267" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GH6pZZkXIAAJ7y3.jpeg?w=2048&ssl=1" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>John Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695142653046741290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112328601380004201.post-55533292586026683672024-03-01T16:42:00.000-08:002024-03-01T16:43:56.853-08:00This week, off world: Nukes as a space weapon, anti-viral drugs manufactured in space, private US Moon landing and loads more...<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Pick o' the podcasts:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://mainenginecutoff.com/podcast/268">Main Engine Cut-Off podcast: IM-1, CLPS, NASA Budget (with Eric Berger)</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.listentospacepod.com/episodes/2024/2/18/217-a-beautiful-experience-with-dr-villanueva">Spacepod podcast: A beautiful experience with JWST with Dr. Villanueva. (listentospacepod.com)</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write" frameborder="0" height="180" src="https://omny.fm/shows/planetary-radio-space-exploration-astronomy-and-sc/space-policy-edition-the-ahistorical-era-of-commer/embed" title="Space Policy Edition: The ahistorical era of commercial lunar exploration" width="100%"></iframe> </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LaibbxY9YOo" title="Episode 143 - Maneuver Without Regret (feat. Warfighting Domain) (feat. Tim Fernholz)" width="679"></iframe></b></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>From the video store: </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/165941/odysseus-sleep-snapshots-moon-landing/">Odysseus Will Take a Nap After Sending Moon Landing Snapshots (universetoday.com)</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IqpV9zDdu1E" title="The Odysseus Moon Lander Is Officially Out of Power" width="679"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Best Performing (and most dangerous) Chemical Rocket Ever Tested: The Rocketdyne Tripropellant.</div></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KX-0Xw6kkrc" title="The Best Performing (and most dangerous) Chemical Rocket Ever Tested: Rocketdyne Tripropellant" width="679"></iframe><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Ariane 6 arrives at Europe’s Spaceport<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="438" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lIv0dhFncRM" title="Ariane 6 arrives at Europe’s Spaceport" width="779"></iframe></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMjo_UY8vEM"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">What Happens If We Nuke Space? - YouTube</span></a><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZMjo_UY8vEM" title="What Happens If We Nuke Space?" width="679"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw4DseiPu7E"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Varda Capsule Reentry - Five Minutes from LEO to Earth (youtube.com)</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qw4DseiPu7E" title="Varda Capsule Reentry - Five Minutes from LEO to Earth" width="679"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Reading material:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/near-miss-nasa-satellite-dead-russian-spacecraft-zoom-past-each-other-in-orbit/ar-BB1j4gkQ?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=b75f379da46e44b58af963565051858b&ei=12" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Near miss! NASA satellite, dead Russian spacecraft zoom past each other in orbit (msn.com)</span></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB1j4rfl.img?w=768&h=432&m=6" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="768" height="225" src="https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB1j4rfl.img?w=768&h=432&m=6" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/03/rocket-report-astra-warns-of-imminent-bankruptcy-falcon-heavy-launch-delay/">Rocket Report: Astra warns of “imminent” bankruptcy; Falcon Heavy launch delay | Ars Technica</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/GHXroqLacAADlbQ-800x533.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="267" src="https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/GHXroqLacAADlbQ-800x533.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://petapixel.com/2024/02/27/worlds-newest-capital-city-seen-emerging-from-space-in-satellite-photos/">World's Newest Capital City Seen Emerging From Space in Satellite Photos | PetaPixel</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2024/02/Indonesia-Captital-1536x806.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="800" height="210" src="https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2024/02/Indonesia-Captital-1536x806.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/satellite-images-reveal-floating-barrier-mouth-disputed-atoll-south-china-sea-2024-02-26/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Exclusive: Satellite images reveal floating barrier at mouth of disputed atoll in South China Sea | Reuters</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.reuters.com/resizer/2sNPlz0QmVvxu5oQWCA-X49kjPE=/960x0/filters:quality(80)/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/F4FQOSZNKVLSBLBCQD2PIAGZZQ.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="800" height="278" src="https://www.reuters.com/resizer/2sNPlz0QmVvxu5oQWCA-X49kjPE=/960x0/filters:quality(80)/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/F4FQOSZNKVLSBLBCQD2PIAGZZQ.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/china-launches-first-high-orbit-internet-satellite/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">China launches first high orbit internet satellite - SpaceNews</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/high-orbit-internet-satellite-01-cz3b-29feb2024-OS-1.jpg?w=1292&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="800" height="265" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/high-orbit-internet-satellite-01-cz3b-29feb2024-OS-1.jpg?w=1292&ssl=1" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>John Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695142653046741290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112328601380004201.post-66910591890256193172024-02-24T15:55:00.000-08:002024-02-24T16:20:49.120-08:00This week, off world: A barrage of solar flares, drugs manufactured in space, and loads more...<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/libya-floods-appeal?c_code=170459&c_name=&adg=&c_creative=&c_source=bing&c_medium=&msclkid=5bfa34d8ea8418ecf0e751d6e1d44c51&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Libya%20Floods%20Appeal%20%7C%20Donate%20%7C%20Generic%20%7C%20Mixed&utm_term=libya%20floods&utm_content=Topline" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Here’s where you can donate to help Ukrainian refugees and war victims</a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">...</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.unicef.org.uk/donate/donate-and-help-protect-children-in-afghanistan/?gclid=CjwKCAjw3_KIBhA2EiwAaAAliilzw30_umTAlD-zrdBl4cl6Vs9cknsOkLjTMz4KiJuQBXtA6GfsaxoCsNUQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">...and here is (one) place you can donate to help children in Afghanistan, caught under the Taliban.</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><script data-coffee-color="#FFDD00" data-color="#FF5F5F" data-emoji="" data-font-color="#ffffff" data-font="Arial" data-name="bmc-button" data-outline-color="#000000" data-slug="MKkz3NaSc" data-text="Buy me a coffee" src="https://cdnjs.buymeacoffee.com/1.0.0/button.prod.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script><b> </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Pick o' the podcasts:</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write" frameborder="0" height="180" src="https://omny.fm/shows/planetary-radio-space-exploration-astronomy-and-sc/osiris-rex-becomes-apex/embed" title="OSIRIS-REx becomes APEX" width="100%"></iframe></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="240" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SeEEeI400o8" title="Moonshots, Falling Satellites & Starships! - Odysseus Lands, New Glenn Rollout, JWST Discovery" width="628"></iframe></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="240" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UBnhpr_MDyk" title="U.S. Returns to the Moon's Surface - NSF Live" width="628"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/449730" target="_blank">ADVERT</a></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/449730" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="940" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWr0zU5akU9Foys9HkuGrtej2qCKjLSaMOprp-2OIGmnyymI-kQjBca2i5o6alx_02yRAxCWOW93wcDsppyMbc9j3qgLlq_1dnWS1wbszj6F2bS-WcSizB7CDSqzI8h8K4fkceWaZaXn_YL1DE0Z62dZS3DOi5wpTj0fLJi64jPvm82RVDy-bywZC0RSU8/w509-h640/Campfire%20system%20system%20cover%20rough%206%20(30)%20(2).png" width="509" /></a></div><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><br /></p></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>From the video store:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/im-1-lunar-lander-tipped-over-on-its-side/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">IM-1 lunar lander tipped over on its side - SpaceNews</span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="240" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B9L6TanFeWE" title="Intuitive Machines lands on the moon!!!...sideways" width="628"></iframe></span></p><div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/02/jaxa-second-h3/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">JAXA reaches orbit on the second launch of H3 - NASASpaceFlight.com</span></a></p></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="240" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9McmZVMNHXU" title="Blastoff! Japan's new H3 rocket returns to flight after first test failure" width="628"></iframe></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/electron-launches-astroscale-inspection-satellite/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Electron launches Astroscale inspection satellite - SpaceNews</span></a></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="240" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BfYnGfLWhoU" title="Blastoff! Rocket Lab launches Astroscale satellite to inspect space junk" width="628"></iframe></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/165856/a-capsule-with-antiviral-drugs-grown-in-space-returns-to-earth/#more-165856">A Capsule With Antiviral Drugs Grown in Space Returns to Earth - Universe Today</a><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mbgjTGsJL-E" title="Making a SPACE factory | Varda" width="640"></iframe></span><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1FNQ108h8iM" title="How Varda Solved Manufacturing in Space" width="640"></iframe></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/165861/the-sun-gets-feisty-throwing-off-three-x-class-flares-within-24-hours/">The Sun Gets Feisty, Throwing Off Three X-Class Flares Within 24 Hours - Universe Today</a></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="240" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BGMpj3emaeE" title="X6.3 Solar Flare (2/22/2024) - SolarHam.com" width="628"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="240" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RiBwDOESju8" title="Major X6.3 solar flare erupts from Region 3590 - February 22, 2024" width="628"></iframe></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">What happens to astronauts during space station reboosts? Crew demonstrates </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="240" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ClkXSx6_-OM" title="What happens to astronauts during space station reboosts? Crew demonstrates" width="628"></iframe></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Reading material:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-gb/travel/news/this-luxury-capsule-is-set-to-fly-people-to-space-by-balloon-from-next-year/ar-BB1iFxFr?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=7252068d35064b8598c47280a7425126&ei=29"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This luxury capsule is set to fly people to space by balloon from next year (msn.com)</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB1iFOBY.img?w=768&h=432&m=6" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="768" height="225" src="https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB1iFOBY.img?w=768&h=432&m=6" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/165795/gravastars-are-an-alternative-theory-to-black-holes-heres-what-theyd-look-like/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Gravastars are an Alternative Theory to Black Holes. Here's What They'd Look Like - Universe Today</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/darkstar.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="267" src="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/darkstar.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/space-industry-seeks-clarity-on-defense-market-plans/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Space industry seeks clarity on defense market plans - SpaceNews</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/GHDzF_Da8AA9lag.jpeg?w=1536&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/GHDzF_Da8AA9lag.jpeg?w=1536&ssl=1" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.space.com/lunar-policy-ethics-intuitive-machines-telescopes-moon-odysseus-lander"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The 1st private moon landing just happened. Is it time for lunar law? | Space</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LFg8VjaFLW9sxXMPrmZ4a6-970-80.jpg.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="768" height="225" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LFg8VjaFLW9sxXMPrmZ4a6-970-80.jpg.webp" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Live_and_Let_Fly_Rocket_Labs_inaugural_NRO_launch_from_Wallops_Virginia_999.html"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">'Live and Let Fly': Rocket Lab's inaugural NRO launch from Wallops, Virginia (spacedaily.com)</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.spxdaily.com/images-hg/rocket-lab-electron-at-launch-complex-2-wallops-virginia-hg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="600" height="333" src="https://www.spxdaily.com/images-hg/rocket-lab-electron-at-launch-complex-2-wallops-virginia-hg.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/SpaceX_reportedly_moving_with_inital_Starshield_contracts_with_DOD_999.html"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">SpaceX reportedly moving with inital Starshield contracts with DOD (spacedaily.com)</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.spxdaily.com/images-hg/spacex-starlink-satellites-dispenser-orbit-hg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="600" height="333" src="https://www.spxdaily.com/images-hg/spacex-starlink-satellites-dispenser-orbit-hg.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/U_S__Space_Force_successfully_concludes_VICTUS_NOX_Tactically_Responsive_Space_mission_999.html"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">U.S. Space Force successfully concludes VICTUS NOX Tactically Responsive Space mission (spacedaily.com)</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.spxdaily.com/images-hg/firefly-millennium-space-systems-victus-nox-space-vehicle-satellite-deployed-hg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="600" height="333" src="https://www.spxdaily.com/images-hg/firefly-millennium-space-systems-victus-nox-space-vehicle-satellite-deployed-hg.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p></div>John Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695142653046741290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112328601380004201.post-27080092973375232002024-02-16T16:21:00.000-08:002024-02-16T16:25:16.411-08:00This week, off world: A new private Moon mission, Russia developing a nuclear based space weapon and loads more...<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/libya-floods-appeal?c_code=170459&c_name=&adg=&c_creative=&c_source=bing&c_medium=&msclkid=5bfa34d8ea8418ecf0e751d6e1d44c51&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Libya%20Floods%20Appeal%20%7C%20Donate%20%7C%20Generic%20%7C%20Mixed&utm_term=libya%20floods&utm_content=Topline" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Here’s where you can donate to help Ukrainian refugees and war victims</a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">...</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.unicef.org.uk/donate/donate-and-help-protect-children-in-afghanistan/?gclid=CjwKCAjw3_KIBhA2EiwAaAAliilzw30_umTAlD-zrdBl4cl6Vs9cknsOkLjTMz4KiJuQBXtA6GfsaxoCsNUQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">...and here is (one) place you can donate to help children in Afghanistan, caught under the Taliban.</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><script data-coffee-color="#FFDD00" data-color="#FF5F5F" data-emoji="" data-font-color="#ffffff" data-font="Arial" data-name="bmc-button" data-outline-color="#000000" data-slug="MKkz3NaSc" data-text="Buy me a coffee" src="https://cdnjs.buymeacoffee.com/1.0.0/button.prod.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script><b> </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: xxx-large;"> </span><b>Pick o' the podcasts:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="438" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GL0lT941wu8" title="Dropping Drugs From Space - Varda Gets Permission To Return - Deep Space Updates February 15th" width="779"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SF_q6kRPsU8" title="Will the US claim the first commercial moon landing? | DW News" width="679"></iframe> </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KLz4Ru3IyZo" title="Episode 142 - Multivariate Disaster (with Casey Dreier)" width="679"></iframe></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="397" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AAt9WDQEMoA" title="Could Air Launching Rockets Be A Better Way To Launch?" width="706"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>From the video store:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Russia launches Kosmos 2575 military satellite atop Soyuz rocket<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yfU_GfZQ_fc" title="Russia launches Kosmos 2575 military satellite atop Soyuz rocket" width="679"></iframe></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://news.sky.com/story/republican-warns-of-national-security-threat-amid-fears-of-russian-space-weapon-13071884">Russia 'developing space-based nuclear weapon' to target US satellites, sparking security concerns | US News | Sky News</a></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wK45RAjOuxM" title="Explained: Is Russia building a nuclear, space-based, satellite killer?" width="679"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/nasa-climate-satellite-blasts-off-to-survey-oceans-and-atmosphere-of-a-warming-earth/ar-BB1hXrZl?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=6f1f5c6011f94b5392ca274a4bd556f2&ei=9"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">NASA climate satellite blasts off to survey oceans and atmosphere of a warming Earth (msn.com)</span></a></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qr0dOAhh2G4" title="Blastoff! SpaceX launches NASA's PACE Earth observatory, nails landing in Florida" width="679"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Vulcan Cert-1: Behind the Scenes with ULA's Launch Conductor Dillon Rice<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BYTdtczcfnU" title="Vulcan Cert-1: Behind the Scenes with ULA's Launch Conductor Dillon Rice" width="679"></iframe></span></div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">The New Space Shuttle | Sierra Space's Dream Chaser<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="397" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DN0-fcbWe0Y" title="The New Space Shuttle | Sierra Space's Dream Chaser" width="706"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/449730" target="_blank">ADVERT</a></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/449730" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="940" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWr0zU5akU9Foys9HkuGrtej2qCKjLSaMOprp-2OIGmnyymI-kQjBca2i5o6alx_02yRAxCWOW93wcDsppyMbc9j3qgLlq_1dnWS1wbszj6F2bS-WcSizB7CDSqzI8h8K4fkceWaZaXn_YL1DE0Z62dZS3DOi5wpTj0fLJi64jPvm82RVDy-bywZC0RSU8/w509-h640/Campfire%20system%20system%20cover%20rough%206%20(30)%20(2).png" width="509" /></a></div><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><br /></p></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68292946"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Trillion-tonne iceberg A23a spins on the spot - BBC News</span></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="500" src="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av-embeds/68292946/vpid/p0hbt11g" width="400"></iframe></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.space.com/spacex-space-force-ussf-124-mission-launch"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">SpaceX launches classified USSF-124 satellites on secret Valentine's Day mission for US Space Force (video) | Space</span></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yqt-paFRXs8" title="Blastoff! SpaceX launches classified USSF-124 Space Force mission, nails landing in Florida" width="679"></iframe></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.space.com/spacex-launch-im-1-private-moon-landing-mission">SpaceX launches private 'Odysseus' lander on pioneering moon mission (video) | Space</a></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/35A0pxo6dFI" title="Blastoff! SpaceX launches Intuitive Machines 'Odysseus' lander to the moon" width="680"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="438" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g9bK9qluRP4" title="SpaceX deploys Intuitive Machines lunar lander in amazing view from space" width="779"></iframe><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">SpaceX launches Starlink batch on 3rd mission in less the 24 hours, nails landing<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sbJXdX9VFQ0" title="SpaceX launches Starlink batch on 3rd mission in less the 24 hours, nails landing" width="682"></iframe></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Progress MS-26 launch</span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8vWHpyUe30c" title="Progress MS-26 launch" width="679"></iframe></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Chinese astronauts light candle with match on Tiangong space station to show flame behavior </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LyXqDqB3ikc" title="Chinese astronauts light candle with match on Tiangong space station to show flame behavior" width="679"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Reading material:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/varda-gets-reentry-license-for-space-manufacturing-capsule/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Varda gets reentry license for space manufacturing capsule - SpaceNews</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/varda-capsule.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="800" height="301" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/varda-capsule.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/future-military-target-tracking-satellites-to-be-operated-by-u-s-space-force/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Future military target-tracking satellites to be operated by U.S. Space Force - SpaceNews</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-13-at-1.07.52%E2%80%AFPM.png?w=1544&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="800" height="226" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-13-at-1.07.52%E2%80%AFPM.png?w=1544&ssl=1" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/mongolia-in-talks-with-spacex-to-launch-first-national-satellite/ar-BB1hYXTz"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Mongolia in talks with SpaceX to launch first national satellite (msn.com)</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB1hYVNs.img?w=768&h=573&m=6&x=287&y=94&s=225&d=225" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="768" height="298" src="https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB1hYVNs.img?w=768&h=573&m=6&x=287&y=94&s=225&d=225" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/orbital-composites-and-virtus-solis-announce-space-based-solar-power-demonstration/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Orbital Composites and Virtus Solis announce space-based solar power demonstration - SpaceNews</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/rsz_img_4982.jpg?w=879&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="800" height="281" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/rsz_img_4982.jpg?w=879&ssl=1" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/china-launches-20-satellites-on-separate-inland-and-sea-rocket-launches/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">China launches 20 satellites on separate inland and sea rocket launches - SpaceNews</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/jielong-3-Y3-DRO-L-plus8-sealaunch-3feb2024-ourspace-1.jpg?w=1346&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="479" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/jielong-3-Y3-DRO-L-plus8-sealaunch-3feb2024-ourspace-1.jpg?w=1346&ssl=1" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/satellite-phone-networks-democratize-global-communication/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Satellite phone networks can democratize global communication - SpaceNews</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/SpaceX-D2D-webcast-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/SpaceX-D2D-webcast-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&ssl=1" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/165693/cosmic-dust-could-spread-life-from-world-to-world-across-the-galaxy/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Cosmic Dust Could Spread Life from World to World Across the Galaxy - Universe Today</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/purpleplanet-768x432.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="768" height="225" src="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/purpleplanet-768x432.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p></div>John Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695142653046741290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112328601380004201.post-66158225546884011092024-02-09T16:21:00.000-08:002024-02-09T16:21:37.782-08:00I'm on holiday folks - will catch you all next week....<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wtqqnkYDYi2ifsWZVW2MT4-1200-80.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="427" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wtqqnkYDYi2ifsWZVW2MT4-1200-80.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>John Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695142653046741290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112328601380004201.post-69255628079166311092024-02-02T16:15:00.000-08:002024-02-02T16:16:04.316-08:00This week, off world: Japan's SLIM lunar lander recovers, Sierra-Nevada's Dreamchaser spaceplane unveiled, and loads more...<p style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b> </b><b> </b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/libya-floods-appeal?c_code=170459&c_name=&adg=&c_creative=&c_source=bing&c_medium=&msclkid=5bfa34d8ea8418ecf0e751d6e1d44c51&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Libya%20Floods%20Appeal%20%7C%20Donate%20%7C%20Generic%20%7C%20Mixed&utm_term=libya%20floods&utm_content=Topline" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Here’s where you can donate to help Ukrainian refugees and war victims</a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">...</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.unicef.org.uk/donate/donate-and-help-protect-children-in-afghanistan/?gclid=CjwKCAjw3_KIBhA2EiwAaAAliilzw30_umTAlD-zrdBl4cl6Vs9cknsOkLjTMz4KiJuQBXtA6GfsaxoCsNUQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">...and here is (one) place you can donate to help children in Afghanistan, caught under the Taliban.</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><script data-coffee-color="#FFDD00" data-color="#FF5F5F" data-emoji="" data-font-color="#ffffff" data-font="Arial" data-name="bmc-button" data-outline-color="#000000" data-slug="MKkz3NaSc" data-text="Buy me a coffee" src="https://cdnjs.buymeacoffee.com/1.0.0/button.prod.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script><b> </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-large;"> </span><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Pick o' the podcasts:</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="397" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aWBDAfMtQRM" title="Iran's Simorgh Rocket Succeeds... on its 6th flight - Deep Space Update" width="706"></iframe></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0EVoXApN-NI" title="Watch Rocket Lab recover an Electron Booster!!!" width="679"></iframe></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7rQwN7bCIBM" title="Blue Origin Flight Hardware Spotted | KSC Flyover" width="679"></iframe></div></span><p></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="397" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PccP4XAeajs" title="Could they really cancel the big plan with SpaceX and Commercial Space?" width="706"></iframe></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/449730" target="_blank">ADVERT</a></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/449730" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="940" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWr0zU5akU9Foys9HkuGrtej2qCKjLSaMOprp-2OIGmnyymI-kQjBca2i5o6alx_02yRAxCWOW93wcDsppyMbc9j3qgLlq_1dnWS1wbszj6F2bS-WcSizB7CDSqzI8h8K4fkceWaZaXn_YL1DE0Z62dZS3DOi5wpTj0fLJi64jPvm82RVDy-bywZC0RSU8/w509-h640/Campfire%20system%20system%20cover%20rough%206%20(30)%20(2).png" width="509" /></a></div><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><br /></p></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>From the video store:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.space.com/sierra-space-unveils-dream-chaser-space-plane-photos">Sierra Space unveils Dream Chaser space plane ahead of 1st flight to ISS | Space</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HuuaAn1gJUY" title="Integrated Sierra Space Dream Chaser space plane unveiled at NASA facility" width="679"></iframe><br /></b></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">NG-20 S.S. Patricia Hilliard Robertson Cygnus capture</span><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="397" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/78FxCsl3iR0" title="NG-20 S.S. Patricia Hilliard Robertson Cygnus capture" width="706"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.space.com/rocket-lab-four-of-a-kind-booster-recovery-mission">Rocket Lab launches 4 satellites, recovers booster from the sea | Space</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kScCTuY8lcM" title="Blastoff! Rocket Lab launches 4 satellites, booster splashes down in Pacific" width="679"></iframe><br /></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Near-Earth Asteroid 2024 BJ<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="397" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6pb4847s_74" title="Near-Earth Asteroid 2024 BJ" width="706"></iframe></div></span><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">SpaceX completes Starlink doubleheader with launches from Florida and California<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="240" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9gl6HEgJb1k" title="SpaceX completes Starlink doubleheader with launches from Florida and California" width="628"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/01/25/virgin-galactic-space-commercial/72311011007/">Virgin Galactic customer Ron Rosano's civilian spaceflight experience (usatoday.com)</a><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="350" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="https://uw-media.usatoday.com/embed/video/72345463007?placement=snow-embed" title="USATODAY- Embed Player" width="540"></iframe></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Reading material:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68125589"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Japan: Moon lander Slim comes back to life and resumes mission.</span></a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">.. ...</span><a href="https://www.space.com/japan-slim-moon-lander-dormant-final-photos"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">then snaps final pics before going dormant (photos) | Space</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Jj7oJNSe78Nn2rHWHJbEbA-970-80.jpg.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Jj7oJNSe78Nn2rHWHJbEbA-970-80.jpg.webp" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/starlab-commercial-space-station-to-launch-on-starship/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Starlab commercial space station to launch on Starship - SpaceNews</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/starlab-jan24.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/starlab-jan24.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/lockheed-martins-misplaced-satellite-to-fall-back-to-earth-next-month/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Lockheed Martin’s misplaced satellite to fall back to Earth next month - SpaceNews</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/53349610645_ace790a499_k.jpg?w=1920&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/53349610645_ace790a499_k.jpg?w=1920&ssl=1" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/exotrail-developing-space-tug-to-carry-small-satellites-to-geostationary-orbit/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Exotrail developing space tug to carry small satellites to geostationary orbit - SpaceNews</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ExotrailUS.jpg?resize=2048%2C1016&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="397" data-original-width="800" height="199" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ExotrailUS.jpg?resize=2048%2C1016&ssl=1" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.space.com/spacex-space-force-guardian-astronaut-crew-9-nasa-launch"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Space Force Guardian to reach orbit for 1st time on SpaceX's Crew-9 astronaut launch | Space</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NCEmUF6KXSFKrQ5DFrxz4k-970-80.jpg.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NCEmUF6KXSFKrQ5DFrxz4k-970-80.jpg.webp" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/165507/asteroid-ryugu-contained-bonus-comet-particles/#more-165507"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Asteroid Ryugu Contained Bonus Comet Particles - Universe Today</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/hayabusa2-768x432.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="768" height="225" src="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/hayabusa2-768x432.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/165533/should-we-send-humans-to-mars/#more-165533"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Should We Send Humans to Mars? - Universe Today</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1024px-Mars_Ice_Home_concept-750.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1024px-Mars_Ice_Home_concept-750.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/165536/how-did-life-get-started-on-earth-atmospheric-haze-might-have-been-the-key/#more-165536"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">How Did Life Get Started on Earth? 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font-size: large;">Space Junk is Going to be a Problem for Vera Rubin - Universe Today</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/12099_v_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="800" height="217" src="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/12099_v_2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/northrop-grummans-orbital-refueling-port-selected-for-u-s-military-satellites/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Northrop Grumman's orbital refueling port selected for U.S. military satellites - SpaceNews</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/GAS-T_Client_Docked_1-16-24-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/GAS-T_Client_Docked_1-16-24-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&ssl=1" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>John Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695142653046741290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112328601380004201.post-5591527935026694252024-01-26T15:43:00.000-08:002024-01-26T15:45:47.884-08:00This week, off world: Karaoke in space, Japan lands on the Moon, and loads more...<p style="text-align: center;"><b> </b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/libya-floods-appeal?c_code=170459&c_name=&adg=&c_creative=&c_source=bing&c_medium=&msclkid=5bfa34d8ea8418ecf0e751d6e1d44c51&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Libya%20Floods%20Appeal%20%7C%20Donate%20%7C%20Generic%20%7C%20Mixed&utm_term=libya%20floods&utm_content=Topline" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Here’s where you can donate to help Ukrainian refugees and war victims</a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">...</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.unicef.org.uk/donate/donate-and-help-protect-children-in-afghanistan/?gclid=CjwKCAjw3_KIBhA2EiwAaAAliilzw30_umTAlD-zrdBl4cl6Vs9cknsOkLjTMz4KiJuQBXtA6GfsaxoCsNUQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">...and here is (one) place you can donate to help children in Afghanistan, caught under the Taliban.</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><script data-coffee-color="#FFDD00" data-color="#FF5F5F" data-emoji="" data-font-color="#ffffff" data-font="Arial" data-name="bmc-button" data-outline-color="#000000" data-slug="MKkz3NaSc" data-text="Buy me a coffee" src="https://cdnjs.buymeacoffee.com/1.0.0/button.prod.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script><b> </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> </span><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Pick o' the podcasts:</span></b></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="397" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/M-qhm04XoBM" title="Swarming Proxima Centauri and Getting Data Back [NIAC 2024]" width="706"></iframe></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/crAi5dw64JA" title="SpaceX's Announced Starship Upgrades are Ludicrous and Awesome, and SLIM lunar lander doomed?" width="679"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wwNWKU98j6k" title="SLIM landing on the Moon - Onboard camera view" width="679"></iframe> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZZpYVbI6NkE" title="Episode 139 - Sourdough Software Starter (with John Conafay)" width="679"></iframe><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></b></p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/449730" target="_blank">ADVERT</a></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/449730" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="940" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWr0zU5akU9Foys9HkuGrtej2qCKjLSaMOprp-2OIGmnyymI-kQjBca2i5o6alx_02yRAxCWOW93wcDsppyMbc9j3qgLlq_1dnWS1wbszj6F2bS-WcSizB7CDSqzI8h8K4fkceWaZaXn_YL1DE0Z62dZS3DOi5wpTj0fLJi64jPvm82RVDy-bywZC0RSU8/w509-h640/Campfire%20system%20system%20cover%20rough%206%20(30)%20(2).png" width="509" /></a></div><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><br /></p></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">From the video store:</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) 4.0</span><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="397" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nGhL0t_RZeo" title="Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) 4.0" width="706"></iframe></div><p></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ax-3 crew enters space station after SpaceX Dragon docking<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="397" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mRz8oKZUSfY" title="Ax-3 crew enters space station after SpaceX Dragon docking" width="706"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The crew of the Tiangong space station karaoke in their down time, and I am entirely here for the idea. If by any chance they read this: Would you consider doing a broadcast karaoke session, perhaps in tandem with the ISS crew, if willing?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="560" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/isTu82a3Iko" title="Kids ask: What do Chinese astronauts do for fun on their space station?" width="315"></iframe></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Full-scale Sierra Space inflatable habitat explained - Watch it burst in test!<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LYuUHwyku3Y" title="Full-scale Sierra Space inflatable habitat explained - Watch it burst in test!" width="679"></iframe></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Reading material:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/165371/venus-clouds-contain-sulfuric-acid-thats-not-a-problem-for-life/#more-165371"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Venus’ Clouds Contain Sulfuric Acid. That’s Not a Problem for Life. - Universe Today</span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/750-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="750" height="225" src="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/750-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/albedo-raises-35-million-for-commercial-very-low-earth-orbit-constellation/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Albedo raises $35 million for commercial very low Earth orbit constellation - SpaceNews</span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Simulated-10cm-vis-x-2m-infrared.jpg?resize=2048%2C1635&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Simulated-10cm-vis-x-2m-infrared.jpg?resize=2048%2C1635&ssl=1" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.astrobotic.com/final-update-for-peregrine-mission-one/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Final Update for Peregrine Mission One | Astrobotic</span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.astrobotic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/pergrine.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://www.astrobotic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/pergrine.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/iran-conducts-satellite-launch-as-the-west-maintain-concerns-over-ballistic-missile-capabilities/ar-BB1gZ7Aq?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=302de539e0074334926a017522db2d1c&ei=16"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Iran conducts satellite launch as the West maintain concerns over ballistic missile capabilities (msn.com)</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB1gZ7An.img?w=768&h=482&m=6" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="482" data-original-width="768" height="251" src="https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB1gZ7An.img?w=768&h=482&m=6" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/guetlein-calls-for-a-change-in-culture-in-responsive-space/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Guetlein calls for a change in culture in 'responsive space' - SpaceNews</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/F6DBVZXWwAApx0H-scaled.jpeg?resize=1200%2C799&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="267" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/F6DBVZXWwAApx0H-scaled.jpeg?resize=1200%2C799&ssl=1" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/zeno-to-recycle-decades-old-radioactive-material-to-fuel-its-radioisotope-power-systems/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Zeno to recycle decades-old radioactive material to fuel its radioisotope power systems - SpaceNews</span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/ZENO-POWER-SATELLITE-V2-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1281&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="800" height="250" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/ZENO-POWER-SATELLITE-V2-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1281&ssl=1" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/northrop-charges-on-lunar-gateway-module-program-reach-100-million/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Northrop charges on lunar Gateway module program reach $100 million - SpaceNews</span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/halo-northrop.jpg?w=879&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="800" height="226" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/halo-northrop.jpg?w=879&ssl=1" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/satellites-specter-iot-attacks/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Satellites and the specter of IoT attacks - SpaceNews</span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Copia-de-2.png?w=1640&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="800" height="226" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Copia-de-2.png?w=1640&ssl=1" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/lockheed-martin-boeing-win-contracts-to-design-u-s-military-narrowband-communications-satellites/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Lockheed Martin, Boeing win contracts to design U.S. military narrowband communications satellites - SpaceNews</span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/8103353143_79569b1775_k.jpg?w=2048&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/8103353143_79569b1775_k.jpg?w=2048&ssl=1" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/europe-sets-up-space-finance-taskforce/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Europe sets up space finance taskforce - SpaceNews</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Europe-partnership.jpeg?w=2048&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Europe-partnership.jpeg?w=2048&ssl=1" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>John Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695142653046741290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112328601380004201.post-3687041926152932952024-01-19T16:02:00.000-08:002024-01-19T16:06:31.192-08:00This week, off world: Another private space mission to the ISS, Japan lands robots on the Moon (with a snag) and loads more...<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/libya-floods-appeal?c_code=170459&c_name=&adg=&c_creative=&c_source=bing&c_medium=&msclkid=5bfa34d8ea8418ecf0e751d6e1d44c51&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Libya%20Floods%20Appeal%20%7C%20Donate%20%7C%20Generic%20%7C%20Mixed&utm_term=libya%20floods&utm_content=Topline" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Here’s where you can donate to help Ukrainian refugees and war victims</a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">...</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.unicef.org.uk/donate/donate-and-help-protect-children-in-afghanistan/?gclid=CjwKCAjw3_KIBhA2EiwAaAAliilzw30_umTAlD-zrdBl4cl6Vs9cknsOkLjTMz4KiJuQBXtA6GfsaxoCsNUQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">...and here is (one) place you can donate to help children in Afghanistan, caught under the Taliban.</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><script data-coffee-color="#FFDD00" data-color="#FF5F5F" data-emoji="" data-font-color="#ffffff" data-font="Arial" data-name="bmc-button" data-outline-color="#000000" data-slug="MKkz3NaSc" data-text="Buy me a coffee" src="https://cdnjs.buymeacoffee.com/1.0.0/button.prod.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script><b> </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> <b>Pick o' the podcasts:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="397" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HQGQQvHNztk" title="3 Months of Jupiter" width="706"></iframe> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cUaFzEjwTDw" title="Episode 138 - Double SPAC (with Will Francis)" width="679"></iframe></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="397" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WFER_6uPwIk" title="NASA Is Giving Money To Develop These Insane New Technologies" width="706"></iframe></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; 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font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><br /></p></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>From the video store:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Japan lands a robot probe on the Moon... though there may be a snag...</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="385" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/muK6gFtv7_o" title="Japan Lands On The Moon.... Upside Down? Astrobotic's Moon Lander Lands On Earth?" width="640"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.space.com/spacex-ax-3-private-astronaut-mission-launch-success">SpaceX launches private Ax-3 astronaut mission to space station | Space</a></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/--5NDKm9qlY" title="Axiom 3 Mission launch | Muninn spreads its wings" width="679"></iframe><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LW2bSM_8PeE" title="SpaceX booster landing from 1.8 miles away" width="679"></iframe></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Tianzhou-7 launch<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="397" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xTPvdPis-KY" title="Tianzhou-7 launch" width="706"></iframe></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Tianzhou-6 undocking<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="240" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2wN_6H7RYNM" title="Tianzhou-6 undocking" width="628"></iframe></span></div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Geosynchronous Orbits are WEIRD: </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="254" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tI8OqpkOVzs" title="Geosynchronous Orbits are WEIRD" width="452"></iframe></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/space/space-solar-power-electricity-microwaves-b2480671.html"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">First ever space-to-Earth solar power mission succeeds | The Independent</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="465" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tvPUlq-adWI" title="Space Solar Power Project: DOLCE in Space" width="624"></iframe><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="380" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sKKtrWTDusA" title="Space Solar Power Incremental Demonstrations and Research Project (SSPIDR)" width="660"></iframe></span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The Satellite Orbit Tier List:<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Pdt7V8aImCQ" title="The Satellite Orbit Tier List" width="679"></iframe></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Reading material:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.space.com/iceland-volcano-lava-flow-space-visible"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Satellites watch Iceland volcano spew lava towards fishing village (photo) | Space</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zAYbW6n2LCz3Z2BrKgdKRN-970-80.jpg.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zAYbW6n2LCz3Z2BrKgdKRN-970-80.jpg.webp" width="400" /></span></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11214-023-01013-6"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Plasma Environment, Radiation, Structure, and Evolution of the Uranian System (PERSEUS): A Proposal for a Mission to Uranaus | Space Science Reviews (springer.com)</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.springernature.com/lw685/springer-static/image/art%3A10.1007%2Fs11214-023-01013-6/MediaObjects/11214_2023_1013_Fig9_HTML.png?as=webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="518" data-original-width="685" height="302" src="https://media.springernature.com/lw685/springer-static/image/art%3A10.1007%2Fs11214-023-01013-6/MediaObjects/11214_2023_1013_Fig9_HTML.png?as=webp" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/9-out-of-this-world-images-of-earth-taken-by-landsat-satellites/ss-AA1nbV8m?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=1f14e29194e747e785f244f200a3f918&ei=11"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">9 out-of-this-world images of Earth taken by Landsat satellites (msn.com)</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAZ2u2K.img?w=800&h=435&q=60&m=2&f=jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="773" height="225" src="https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAZ2u2K.img?w=800&h=435&q=60&m=2&f=jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.space.com/moon-meteorite-lunar-water-history"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The moon once had way more water than we ever imagined, lunar meteorite reveals | Space</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qCMjwg2nfT2fLgSVmK7UUL-1200-80.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="633" data-original-width="800" height="317" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qCMjwg2nfT2fLgSVmK7UUL-1200-80.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/space-development-agency-awards-contracts-worth-2-5-billion-for-missile-tracking-satellites/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Space Development Agency awards contracts worth $2.5 billion for missile-tracking satellites - SpaceNews</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L3Harris_T2TRKImage-2_4-Sats-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1153&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/L3Harris_T2TRKImage-2_4-Sats-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1153&ssl=1" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/spacex-testing-ruggedized-terminals-for-self-driving-tractors/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">SpaceX testing ruggedized terminals for self-driving tractors - SpaceNews</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/r4f167304_rrd-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="267" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/r4f167304_rrd-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&ssl=1" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/165294/reflectors-in-space-could-make-solar-power-more-effective/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Reflectors in Space Could Make Solar Power More Effective - Universe Today</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/orbiting-reflectors.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/orbiting-reflectors.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/viasat-showcases-navigation-capability-the-uk-lost-after-brexit/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Viasat showcases navigation capability the UK lost after Brexit - SpaceNews</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Person-with-dashboard-showing-UK-Sovereign-Satellite-Based-Augmentation-System-alt.png?resize=2048%2C1365&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="267" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Person-with-dashboard-showing-UK-Sovereign-Satellite-Based-Augmentation-System-alt.png?resize=2048%2C1365&ssl=1" width="400" /></span></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.space.com/mars-water-ice-equator-frozen-ocean"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Water ice buried at Mars' equator is over 2 miles thick | Space</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/REpvNAHQnZJbXWfBqPEy8h-970-80.jpg.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/REpvNAHQnZJbXWfBqPEy8h-970-80.jpg.webp" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.space.com/laser-communications-moon-lro-india-vikram-chandrayaan-3-lander"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">NASA moon orbiter beams laser off Indian lunar lander in historic 1st | Space</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SgHAFxzJRuR9dBd8iDLrcF-1200-80.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="800" height="159" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SgHAFxzJRuR9dBd8iDLrcF-1200-80.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>John Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695142653046741290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112328601380004201.post-14918670606326059572024-01-12T15:57:00.000-08:002024-01-12T16:27:02.927-08:00This week, off world: The world's most capable SRB takes flight, Vulcan succeeds in it's first launch and loads more...<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b> </b></span><a href="https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/libya-floods-appeal?c_code=170459&c_name=&adg=&c_creative=&c_source=bing&c_medium=&msclkid=5bfa34d8ea8418ecf0e751d6e1d44c51&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Libya%20Floods%20Appeal%20%7C%20Donate%20%7C%20Generic%20%7C%20Mixed&utm_term=libya%20floods&utm_content=Topline" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Here’s where you can donate to help Ukrainian refugees and war victims</a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">...</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.unicef.org.uk/donate/donate-and-help-protect-children-in-afghanistan/?gclid=CjwKCAjw3_KIBhA2EiwAaAAliilzw30_umTAlD-zrdBl4cl6Vs9cknsOkLjTMz4KiJuQBXtA6GfsaxoCsNUQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">...and here is (one) place you can donate to help children in Afghanistan, caught under the Taliban.</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><script data-coffee-color="#FFDD00" data-color="#FF5F5F" data-emoji="" data-font-color="#ffffff" data-font="Arial" data-name="bmc-button" data-outline-color="#000000" data-slug="MKkz3NaSc" data-text="Buy me a coffee" src="https://cdnjs.buymeacoffee.com/1.0.0/button.prod.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script><b> </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> <b>Pick o' the podcasts:</b></span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Eb2r-Brnq6s" title="Why Vulcan is the Most Important Rocket ULA Has Ever Built" width="679"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5kl2mm96Jkk" title="Do Spacecraft Really Have To Endure The Hazards of Reentry" width="679"></iframe><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>From the video store:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Gravity-1 first launch</span><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-aZME1DcmIg" title="Spectacular maiden launch of Chinese Gravity-1, the world's most powerful solid-propellant rocket" width="679"></iframe><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="397" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/13e35XZln1o" title="Gravity-1 first launch" width="706"></iframe><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/449730" target="_blank">ADVERT</a></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/449730" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="940" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWr0zU5akU9Foys9HkuGrtej2qCKjLSaMOprp-2OIGmnyymI-kQjBca2i5o6alx_02yRAxCWOW93wcDsppyMbc9j3qgLlq_1dnWS1wbszj6F2bS-WcSizB7CDSqzI8h8K4fkceWaZaXn_YL1DE0Z62dZS3DOi5wpTj0fLJi64jPvm82RVDy-bywZC0RSU8/w509-h640/Campfire%20system%20system%20cover%20rough%206%20(30)%20(2).png" width="509" /></a></div><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; 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font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on 3rd mission of 2024, nails landing<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yj3WKbOTctc" title="SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on 3rd mission of 2024, nails landing" width="680"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">REAL TIME - Artemis 1 Orion Re-Entry<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/U88DzZcsubs" title="REAL TIME - Artemis 1 Orion Re-Entry" width="679"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.space.com/ula-vulcan-centaur-first-launch-peregrine-celestis-moon-mission">Vulcan Centaur rocket launches private lander to the moon on 1st mission | Space</a><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/d53k2nZ3DGY" title="The first Vulcan rocket launch" width="679"></iframe></div></span><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">Europe's future of space travel<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FAr_8cNL1nk" title="Europe's future of space travel" width="679"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Record setting SpaceX booster lost at sea:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="560" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4wzn5EWgq4o" title="B1058 Lost At Sea" width="320"></iframe></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Peregrine lunar lander would have taken 10 to 60 days to reach moon - why?<b><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/w1SCHHL9RpQ" title="Peregrine lunar lander could take 10 to 60 days to reach moon - Learn why" width="679"></iframe></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/japan-launches-rocket-carrying-intelligence-satellite/vi-AA1mQRhW?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=LCTS&cvid=30ee377710d74094bd3a56a71ff36c9c&ei=10">Japan Launches Rocket Carrying Intelligence Satellite | Watch (msn.com)</a></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="560" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fL-r81eBX3Q" title="LIFTOFF! Japan IGS-Optical 8 H-IIA Launch" width="315"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Reading material:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/astrobotic-gets-payloads-working-on-ailing-peregrine-lander/">Astrobotic gets payloads working on ailing Peregrine lander - SpaceNews</a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/peregrine-iris.jpg?w=1920&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/peregrine-iris.jpg?w=1920&ssl=1" width="400" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/d-orbit-raises-110-million-to-expand-space-logistics-services/" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">D-Orbit raises $110 million to expand space logistics services - SpaceNews</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ion-iceland.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ion-iceland.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1" width="400" /></span></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/165116/nasa-selects-bold-proposal-to-swarm-proxima-centauri-with-tiny-probes/#more-165116">NASA Selects Bold Proposal to "Swarm" Proxima Centauri with Tiny Probes - Universe Today</a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/eso1629e-768x492.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="768" height="256" src="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/eso1629e-768x492.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://interestingengineering.com/science/satellite-images-plants-volcano-erupt"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Greener plants can tell when a volcano is about to erupt (interestingengineering.com)</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images.interestingengineering.com/1200x675/filters:format(webp)/2023/12/27/image/jpeg/dsaPFnFYWLwlyoVwBvGwraDj5BXPuffT8g1Kjm2T.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://images.interestingengineering.com/1200x675/filters:format(webp)/2023/12/27/image/jpeg/dsaPFnFYWLwlyoVwBvGwraDj5BXPuffT8g1Kjm2T.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.unilad.com/news/world-news/ham-radio-international-space-station-contact-579260-20240106"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Man captures moment he speaks to astronaut after making contact with space station using homemade device (unilad.com)</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images.ladbible.com/resize?type=webp&quality=70&width=720&fit=contain&gravity=null&url=https://images.ladbiblegroup.com/v3/assets/blt949ea8e16e463049/blt41cec4f4056f4f15/6599582f989255040780d800/man-captures-moment-he-makes-contact-with-space.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="405" data-original-width="720" height="225" src="https://images.ladbible.com/resize?type=webp&quality=70&width=720&fit=contain&gravity=null&url=https://images.ladbiblegroup.com/v3/assets/blt949ea8e16e463049/blt41cec4f4056f4f15/6599582f989255040780d800/man-captures-moment-he-makes-contact-with-space.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/nasa-adds-funding-to-blue-origin-and-voyager-space-commercial-space-station-agreements/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">NASA adds funding to Blue Origin and Voyager Space commercial space station agreements - SpaceNews</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/starlab.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="800" height="245" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/starlab.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/space-force-wargames-potential-satellite-refueling-plans/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Space Force wargames potential satellite refueling plans - SpaceNews</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240103-X-FC312-0004.jpg?w=929&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="773" height="400" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240103-X-FC312-0004.jpg?w=929&ssl=1" width="387" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/strike-on-crimea-satellite-image-reveals-consequences/ar-AA1mO6Ej?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=e0c7c2c8a0954e28a67b3eece83d024b&ei=12"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Strike on Crimea: Satellite image reveals consequences (msn.com)</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1mNXos.img?w=768&h=485&m=6" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="768" height="253" src="https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1mNXos.img?w=768&h=485&m=6" width="400" /></span></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>John Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695142653046741290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112328601380004201.post-18710155149358625272023-12-27T18:13:00.000-08:002023-12-27T18:14:33.625-08:00This week, off world: Japan's SLIM reaches lunar orbit, Blue Origin returns to flight, and loads more...<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/libya-floods-appeal?c_code=170459&c_name=&adg=&c_creative=&c_source=bing&c_medium=&msclkid=5bfa34d8ea8418ecf0e751d6e1d44c51&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Libya%20Floods%20Appeal%20%7C%20Donate%20%7C%20Generic%20%7C%20Mixed&utm_term=libya%20floods&utm_content=Topline" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Here’s where you can donate to help Ukrainian refugees and war victims</a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">...</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.unicef.org.uk/donate/donate-and-help-protect-children-in-afghanistan/?gclid=CjwKCAjw3_KIBhA2EiwAaAAliilzw30_umTAlD-zrdBl4cl6Vs9cknsOkLjTMz4KiJuQBXtA6GfsaxoCsNUQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">...and here is (one) place you can donate to help children in Afghanistan, caught under the Taliban.</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><script data-coffee-color="#FFDD00" data-color="#FF5F5F" data-emoji="" data-font-color="#ffffff" data-font="Arial" data-name="bmc-button" data-outline-color="#000000" data-slug="MKkz3NaSc" data-text="Buy me a coffee" src="https://cdnjs.buymeacoffee.com/1.0.0/button.prod.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script><b> </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Pick o' the podcasts:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write" frameborder="0" height="180" src="https://omny.fm/shows/planetary-radio-space-exploration-astronomy-and-sc/looking-back-on-2023/embed" title="Looking back on 2023" width="100%"></iframe><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.listentospacepod.com/episodes/2023/12/24/216-right-and-wrong-theories-in-planetary-science-with-prof-mckinnon">216: Right and wrong theories in planetary science with Prof. McKinnon — Spacepod (listentospacepod.com)</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>From the video store:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">SLIM’s first images of the Moon<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="240" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gJtu5w5PwqE" title="SLIM’s first images of the Moon" width="628"></iframe></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Insane Engineering of Orbit<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/INIpzE20d3Y" title="The Insane Engineering of Orbit" width="679"></iframe></div></span><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/449730" target="_blank">ADVERT</a></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/449730" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="940" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWr0zU5akU9Foys9HkuGrtej2qCKjLSaMOprp-2OIGmnyymI-kQjBca2i5o6alx_02yRAxCWOW93wcDsppyMbc9j3qgLlq_1dnWS1wbszj6F2bS-WcSizB7CDSqzI8h8K4fkceWaZaXn_YL1DE0Z62dZS3DOi5wpTj0fLJi64jPvm82RVDy-bywZC0RSU8/w509-h640/Campfire%20system%20system%20cover%20rough%206%20(30)%20(2).png" width="509" /></a></div><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><br /></p></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">SpaceX Cargo Dragon undocks from space station for return trip<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KllNOwS8xZw" title="SpaceX Cargo Dragon undocks from space station for return trip" width="679"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.space.com/blue-origin-return-to-flight-mission-ns-24"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Blue Origin launches New Shepard rocket on 1st flight since 2022 failure (video) | Space</span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QQ7T1turldA" title="Blastoff! Blue Origin launches 33 payloads on 1st mission in 15 months, nails landing" width="679"></iframe><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.space.com/china-shenzhou-17-astronauts-haircuts-tiangong-space-station-video"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Watch Chinese astronauts get haircuts aboard Tiangong space station (video) | Space</span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tayCIO5Jtt4" title="Space Barber Shop Opens with Chinese Astronaut Having Haircut" width="679"></iframe></span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">An ULTRA-HIGH energy cosmic ray hit Earth | Night Sky News Dec 2023<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/a_Qeb4vVaqM" title="An ULTRA-HIGH energy cosmic ray hit Earth | Night Sky News Dec 2023" width="679"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Reading material:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.space.com/china-space-plane-depoyed-mystery-objects"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">China's space plane apparently deployed 6 'mysterious wingmen' in orbit | Space</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/m4rjHBXqmBQkrtRqS5y4Lc-970-80.jpg.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/m4rjHBXqmBQkrtRqS5y4Lc-970-80.jpg.webp" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/report-outlines-lessons-learned-from-first-u-k-launch/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Report outlines lessons learned from first U.K. launch - SpaceNews</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/launcherone-cornwall.jpg?w=900&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="267" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/launcherone-cornwall.jpg?w=900&ssl=1" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/china-launches-large-classified-optical-satellite-towards-geostationary-orbit/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">China launches large classified optical satellite towards geostationary orbit - SpaceNews</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/yaogan41-CZ5Y6-WSLC-15dec2023-ourspace-1.jpg?w=1252&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="800" height="279" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/yaogan41-CZ5Y6-WSLC-15dec2023-ourspace-1.jpg?w=1252&ssl=1" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/scientists-praise-performance-of-first-global-survey-of-surface-water/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Scientists praise performance of first global survey of surface water - SpaceNews</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/swot-cnes.jpg?w=879&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="800" height="228" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/swot-cnes.jpg?w=879&ssl=1" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/satellite-transmission-power-battle-drags-on-after-wrc-23/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Satellite transmission power battle drags on after WRC-23 - SpaceNews</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/WRC-close.jpg?w=1246&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="493" data-original-width="800" height="247" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/WRC-close.jpg?w=1246&ssl=1" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/peregrine-lunar-lander-ready-for-january-launch/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Peregrine lunar lander ready for January launch - SpaceNews</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1m48Ai.img?w=768&h=402&m=6" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="768" height="209" src="https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1m48Ai.img?w=768&h=402&m=6" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/spacex-to-just-miss-goal-of-100-falcon-launches-in-2023/" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">SpaceX to just miss goal of 100 Falcon launches in 2023 - SpaceNews</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/f9-20231218.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="267" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/f9-20231218.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/l3harris-gets-green-light-to-produce-16-space-based-hypersonic-missile-trackers/">L3Harris gets green light to produce 16 space-based hypersonic missile trackers - SpaceNews</a></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/SDA-Tracking-Hero-Image.jpg.webp?w=1200&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="800" height="224" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/SDA-Tracking-Hero-Image.jpg.webp?w=1200&ssl=1" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.space.com/nasa-artemis-international-astronaut-moon-landing-2020s"></a><a href="https://www.space.com/nasa-artemis-international-astronaut-moon-landing-2020s"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Artemis will land international astronaut on moon by end of 2020s, VP Harris says | Space</span></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/q3yhCiTsnCTfmhh3AcGyLF-970-80.jpg.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/q3yhCiTsnCTfmhh3AcGyLF-970-80.jpg.webp" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.space.com/life-saturn-moon-enceladus-easier-than-expected-ice-plumes"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Finding life on Saturn's moon Enceladus might be easier than we thought | Space</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7VSZgXEXZnMuERGzvU4Sxi-970-80.jpg.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="366" data-original-width="650" height="225" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7VSZgXEXZnMuERGzvU4Sxi-970-80.jpg.webp" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/shenzhou-17-astronauts-conduct-first-spacewalk-to-repair-solar-array/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Shenzhou-17 astronauts conduct first spacewalk to repair solar array - SpaceNews</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Tiangong-shenzhou16-depart-photo-CMSA-2.jpg?w=1222&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="800" height="224" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Tiangong-shenzhou16-depart-photo-CMSA-2.jpg?w=1222&ssl=1" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/nasa-report-studies-options-for-a-future-national-laboratory-in-orbit-after-iss/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">NASA report studies options for a future national laboratory in orbit after ISS - SpaceNews</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/iss-march2023.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="267" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/iss-march2023.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://europeanspaceflight.com/d-orbit-ion-space-tug-hosts-in-orbit-refueling-demo/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">D-Orbit ION Space Tug Hosts In-Orbit Refueling Demo - European Spaceflight</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/europeanspaceflight.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/D-Orbit-ION-Space-Tug-Hosts-In-Orbit-Refueling-Demo.jpg?w=800&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="800" height="250" src="https://i0.wp.com/europeanspaceflight.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/D-Orbit-ION-Space-Tug-Hosts-In-Orbit-Refueling-Demo.jpg?w=800&ssl=1" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p><br /></p></div></div>John Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695142653046741290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112328601380004201.post-85020904564641085162023-12-16T16:15:00.000-08:002023-12-16T16:16:03.981-08:00This week, off world: A busy week for Chinese space efforts, spiders in space, and loads more....<p style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Pick o' the podcasts:</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="397" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Cs6uc8PwFOo" title="Baguette Rocket, ECLAIR Experiment & Surprise Launches - Tasty Deep Space Updates - December 12th" width="706"></iframe></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="397" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LBWPEa7RFKU" title="Extremophiles on Mars, Galaxy Bars, Artemis VS SpaceX | Q&A 242" width="706"></iframe></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SkWNmkoCelY" title="How Did Early Earth Get The Ingredients for Life?" width="679"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>From the video store:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">What Happened to the Spiders NASA sent to Space?<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="397" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/w8wSaNiZLoo" title="" width="706"></iframe></div></span><p></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">iSpace Hyperbola-2 VTVL test, 10 December 2023<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="397" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IsakdrlrMOM" title="iSpace Hyperbola-2 VTVL test, 10 December 2023" width="706"></iframe></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Rocket Lab Electron Rocket Launch 'The Moon God Awakens<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IUAdhjwdGsk" title="Rocket Lab Electron Rocket Launch 'The Moon God Awakens' Mission to Space" width="679"></iframe><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RyoB3CZAypY" title="Electron launches QPS-SAR-5 “TSUKUYOMI-I”" width="679">Buying Your First #Telescope to View Planets, the Moon, and Stars<iframe width="679" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bEipcoWCTQk" title="Buying Your First #Telescope to View Planets, the Moon, and Stars" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Think using satellites is the province of organisations with acronyms instead of names? Nope, some of these things are public access: How to Pull Images from Satellites in Orbit (NOAA 15,18,19 and METEOR M2)</span></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cjClTnZ4Xh4" title="How to Pull Images from Satellites in Orbit (NOAA 15,18,19 and METEOR M2)" width="679"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Not a directly space themed video, but part of an ongoing series that showcases just how damn useful and lifesaving to humankind satellites are:</span></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="397" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lNMjkB_-114" title="This Week in Volcano News; Volcanic Tsunami Source Discovered, New Activity in Tonga" width="706"></iframe></div></span><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/landspace-launches-third-methane-zhuque-2-targets-2025-launch-of-new-stainless-steel-rocket/" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Landspace launches third methane Zhuque-2, targets 2025 launch of new stainless steel rocket - SpaceNews</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="419" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QXrys6sNTvo" title="ZhuQue-2 launches three satellites" width="744"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Reading material:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202312/1303125.shtml"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Chinese giant commercial rocket pulls off country's first long-distance sea-based launch - Global Times</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.globaltimes.cn/Portals/0/attachment/2023/2023-12-03/ada4c732-e5c8-46ca-a76e-c7477bea00dd.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://www.globaltimes.cn/Portals/0/attachment/2023/2023-12-03/ada4c732-e5c8-46ca-a76e-c7477bea00dd.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/techandscience/after-hubble-this-canadian-telescope-could-fill-coming-ultraviolet-gap/ar-AA1lknw7?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=6f88be7a543a44a4a535031f49399779&ei=19"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">After Hubble: This Canadian telescope could fill coming 'ultraviolet gap' (msn.com)</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1lkiye.img?w=768&h=432&m=6" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="768" height="225" src="https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1lkiye.img?w=768&h=432&m=6" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/startup-raises-55-million-for-portable-starlink-dedicated-data-centers/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Startup raises $55 million for portable Starlink-dedicated data centers - SpaceNews</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCzzqnv6npGyf5L565EuJrKIx8jfAaqQEkhVwhupxibGcAR7RPpEKS7pSFp1bz6YyFMzq0OZs8n95yCExkzSPKt8CM8RmM3yK11MNQkvxmXtNR1B4RP3MW1eaRkbROZjY42ioTSJGIIQbuz3EwNT7AIyYGKvBREQXff4Dcye6jRKuzUdFJzeyfrPfEep-/s350/Starlink-Africa-scaled.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="350" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCzzqnv6npGyf5L565EuJrKIx8jfAaqQEkhVwhupxibGcAR7RPpEKS7pSFp1bz6YyFMzq0OZs8n95yCExkzSPKt8CM8RmM3yK11MNQkvxmXtNR1B4RP3MW1eaRkbROZjY42ioTSJGIIQbuz3EwNT7AIyYGKvBREQXff4Dcye6jRKuzUdFJzeyfrPfEep-/w400-h229/Starlink-Africa-scaled.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>John Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695142653046741290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112328601380004201.post-18607230911253252762023-12-08T16:41:00.000-08:002023-12-08T16:41:25.015-08:00This week, off world: The rocket everyone forgets, tracking human emissions from space and loads more...<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/libya-floods-appeal?c_code=170459&c_name=&adg=&c_creative=&c_source=bing&c_medium=&msclkid=5bfa34d8ea8418ecf0e751d6e1d44c51&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Libya%20Floods%20Appeal%20%7C%20Donate%20%7C%20Generic%20%7C%20Mixed&utm_term=libya%20floods&utm_content=Topline" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Here’s where you can donate to help Ukrainian refugees and war victims</a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">...</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.unicef.org.uk/donate/donate-and-help-protect-children-in-afghanistan/?gclid=CjwKCAjw3_KIBhA2EiwAaAAliilzw30_umTAlD-zrdBl4cl6Vs9cknsOkLjTMz4KiJuQBXtA6GfsaxoCsNUQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">...and here is (one) place you can donate to help children in Afghanistan, caught under the Taliban.</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><script data-coffee-color="#FFDD00" data-color="#FF5F5F" data-emoji="" data-font-color="#ffffff" data-font="Arial" data-name="bmc-button" data-outline-color="#000000" data-slug="MKkz3NaSc" data-text="Buy me a coffee" src="https://cdnjs.buymeacoffee.com/1.0.0/button.prod.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script><b> </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Pick o' the podcasts:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/y6HhXYhlO8E" title="The NASA Rocket Everyone Forgets Exists" width="679"></iframe> </p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qHSYCegVAL0" title="Deep Space Updates November 26th" width="679"></iframe></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PEeu-Jo7Ado" title="More Hubble Trouble (plus India's Future Plans) | This Week In Spaceflight" width="679"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tKetXK4fskw" title="Saving Hubble Space Telescope... Again." width="679"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/449730" target="_blank">ADVERT</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/449730" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="940" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWr0zU5akU9Foys9HkuGrtej2qCKjLSaMOprp-2OIGmnyymI-kQjBca2i5o6alx_02yRAxCWOW93wcDsppyMbc9j3qgLlq_1dnWS1wbszj6F2bS-WcSizB7CDSqzI8h8K4fkceWaZaXn_YL1DE0Z62dZS3DOi5wpTj0fLJi64jPvm82RVDy-bywZC0RSU8/w509-h640/Campfire%20system%20system%20cover%20rough%206%20(30)%20(2).png" width="509" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; text-align: left;" /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>From the video store:</b></span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Starlink 6-33: </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ej-z-pUXAgI" title="SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Starlink 6-33" width="679"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Tracking human emissions from space:</span><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lSNXvd5VVLU" title="Tracking human emissions from space" width="679"></iframe></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Progress MS-25 launch:<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Rx3bI386wuw" title="Progress MS-25 launch" width="679"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Long March-2C launches MisrSat-2 and StarPool-1 02 A/B:</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/t3hmXW1stfI" title="Long March-2C launches MisrSat-2 and StarPool-1 02 A/B" width="679"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Progress MS-25 manual docking:</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0AsXFou9xnI" title="Progress MS-25 manual docking" width="679"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Reading material:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.space.com/satellites-japan-new-island-still-growing"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Satellites watch as Japan's new volcanic island continues to grow (image) | Space</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mRD58PrGSVmWzVZ6Cy5BoC-970-80.jpg.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mRD58PrGSVmWzVZ6Cy5BoC-970-80.jpg.webp" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/isro-brings-back-chandrayaan-3-propulsion-module-to-earth-orbit-shows-off-tech-to-return-from-moon/articleshow/105735162.cms"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Chandrayaan 3 Latest News: Isro brings back Chandrayaan-3 Propulsion Module to Earth Orbit, shows off tech to return from Moon - Times of India (indiatimes.com)</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-105735526,imgsize-604711,width-400,resizemode-4/105735526.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="400" height="225" src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-105735526,imgsize-604711,width-400,resizemode-4/105735526.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://thedebrief.org/space-race-china/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">China Unveils New Air-Launched Orbital Spacecraft in Its Latest Bid to Win the Space Race - The Debrief</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsSyGJoqFVx_7hAu5eCJP4dOwaprzU4GS9vs-f3_s6s95a8XnU088Q90AJltLjosMJ-JYM9CawAFzslOgAIxl3a_KNX_3jZc8r_9qMstqpCG6Dt7oHJT5T-EOK_zGHoGCtsHLFO1g6YWEDhIZNJnB9zbqTsAZUT8aiVLAaT-ANe39-7weMPgyF-gk6Nsu5/s879/Virgin-Orbit-87-879x485.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="879" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsSyGJoqFVx_7hAu5eCJP4dOwaprzU4GS9vs-f3_s6s95a8XnU088Q90AJltLjosMJ-JYM9CawAFzslOgAIxl3a_KNX_3jZc8r_9qMstqpCG6Dt7oHJT5T-EOK_zGHoGCtsHLFO1g6YWEDhIZNJnB9zbqTsAZUT8aiVLAaT-ANe39-7weMPgyF-gk6Nsu5/s320/Virgin-Orbit-87-879x485.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/industry-report-demand-for-satellites-is-rising-but-not-skyrocketing/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Industry report: Demand for satellites is rising but not skyrocketing - SpaceNews</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/GAZjdfAbEAAfQpE-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1365&ssl=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="267" src="https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/GAZjdfAbEAAfQpE-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1365&ssl=1" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.space.com/esa-spacelab-40th-anniversary-gateway-ihab"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">From Earth orbit to the moon: ESA's I-Hab continues Spacelab 40-year legacy | Space</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jwu2rJHom7NBitYBVa6py4-970-80.jpg.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jwu2rJHom7NBitYBVa6py4-970-80.jpg.webp" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>John Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695142653046741290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112328601380004201.post-49523771682978021322023-12-01T14:53:00.000-08:002023-12-01T14:56:34.308-08:00This week, off world: SpaceX have a VERY busy 2 weeks, salts and organics found on Ganymede and loads more...<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/libya-floods-appeal?c_code=170459&c_name=&adg=&c_creative=&c_source=bing&c_medium=&msclkid=5bfa34d8ea8418ecf0e751d6e1d44c51&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Libya%20Floods%20Appeal%20%7C%20Donate%20%7C%20Generic%20%7C%20Mixed&utm_term=libya%20floods&utm_content=Topline" style="font-family: verdana;">Here’s where you can donate to help Ukrainian refugees and war victims</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">...</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.unicef.org.uk/donate/donate-and-help-protect-children-in-afghanistan/?gclid=CjwKCAjw3_KIBhA2EiwAaAAliilzw30_umTAlD-zrdBl4cl6Vs9cknsOkLjTMz4KiJuQBXtA6GfsaxoCsNUQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">...and here is (one) place you can donate to help children in Afghanistan, caught under the Taliban.</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><script data-coffee-color="#FFDD00" data-color="#FF5F5F" data-emoji="" data-font-color="#ffffff" data-font="Arial" data-name="bmc-button" data-outline-color="#000000" data-slug="MKkz3NaSc" data-text="Buy me a coffee" src="https://cdnjs.buymeacoffee.com/1.0.0/button.prod.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script><b> </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Pick o' the podcasts</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KRuBzkHCkJs" title="Hubble Goes Offline // Protoplanetary Disk in Another Galaxy // Dragonfly Delay" width="679"></iframe></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="296" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/n6O0PXw_teQ" title="Stereo Jupiter near Opposition" width="592"></iframe></span></div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/O5jpXGliNA8" title="Salt glaciers could host life on Mercury | New Scientist Weekly podcast, episode 225" width="679"></iframe></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/449730" target="_blank">ADVERT</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/449730" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="940" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWr0zU5akU9Foys9HkuGrtej2qCKjLSaMOprp-2OIGmnyymI-kQjBca2i5o6alx_02yRAxCWOW93wcDsppyMbc9j3qgLlq_1dnWS1wbszj6F2bS-WcSizB7CDSqzI8h8K4fkceWaZaXn_YL1DE0Z62dZS3DOi5wpTj0fLJi64jPvm82RVDy-bywZC0RSU8/w509-h640/Campfire%20system%20system%20cover%20rough%206%20(30)%20(2).png" width="509" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; text-align: left;" /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>From the video store:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.space.com/spacex-falcon-9-rocket-ireland-south-korea-satellite-webcast">SpaceX launches Irish, South Korean satellites, lands its 250th rocket (video) | Space</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/An0ng93CYH8" title="Falcon 9 launches Korea 425 & Falcon 9 first stage landing" width="679"></iframe></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">SpaceX Starlink 124 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 28 November 2023<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NyramwWtCKI" title="SpaceX Starlink 124 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 28 November 2023" width="679"></iframe></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/starship-super-heavy-lifts-off-on-second-flight/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Starship/Super Heavy lifts off on second flight - SpaceNews</span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7LNBxg7On9o" title="See SpaceX Starship liftoff and separate in amazing new views" width="679"></iframe><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="397" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BOGgpo_c08c" title="What Exactly Happened On SpaceX's Second Starship Launch Attempt?" width="706"></iframe></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/O3F8aTBLLx0" title="SpaceX Launches 2nd Starship Test Flight" width="679"></iframe> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Hc-J5VxUVRY" title="SpaceX Starship Rocket Integrated Flight Test 2 Launch - 18th November 2023" width="679"></iframe> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/O3F8aTBLLx0" title="SpaceX Launches 2nd Starship Test Flight" width="679"></iframe></span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">SpaceX launches Starlink batch from California, nails landing<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/M3_IpKru4nQ" title="SpaceX launches Starlink batch from California, nails landing" width="679"></iframe></span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">...and again... <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ArtvsyJ9CkM" title="SpaceX Starlink 123 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 22 November 2023" width="679"></iframe></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/11/virgin-galactic-experience/">From Countdown to Touchdown: Flying Aboard Virgin Galactic - NASASpaceFlight.com</a></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vHlqbaVdapI" title="Virgin Galactic #Galactic05 Recap" width="679"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Reading material:</b></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.space.com/quantum-chemistry-gas-cold-atom-lab-iss">Quantum chemistry experiment on ISS creates exotic 5th state of matter | Space</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/n2y7PKmCANi5N9N9naSFSk-970-80.jpg.webp"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/n2y7PKmCANi5N9N9naSFSk-970-80.jpg.webp" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.space.com/nasa-astronaut-jasmin-moghbeli-iran-international-space-station-view">NASA astronaut spots her parents' birth country Iran from space | Space</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WkqfW5jSEUuyspzatvAVLd-970-80.jpg.webp"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WkqfW5jSEUuyspzatvAVLd-970-80.jpg.webp" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/164314/were-entering-a-new-age-when-spacecraft-communicate-with-lasers/">We're Entering a New Age When Spacecraft Communicate With Lasers - Universe Today</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/PIA21499_-_Artists_Concept_of_Psyche_Spacecraft_with_Five-Panel_Array.jpg"><img border="0" height="297" src="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/PIA21499_-_Artists_Concept_of_Psyche_Spacecraft_with_Five-Panel_Array.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/esa-inviting-commercial-designs-for-space-cargo-ship-by-early-2024/ar-AA1kdQlE?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=fb28d90ee0a24e51948678135c828c22&ei=12">ESA inviting commercial designs for space cargo ship by early 2024 (msn.com)</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1ke7iZ.img?w=768&h=524&m=6&x=313&y=124&s=168&d=168" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="768" height="273" src="https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1ke7iZ.img?w=768&h=524&m=6&x=313&y=124&s=168&d=168" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/11/paradigm-shift-european-spaceflight/">Summit cites Paradigm Shift for European Spaceflight - NASASpaceFlight.com</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/NSF-2023-11-08-18-17-14-046-scaled.jpg"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/NSF-2023-11-08-18-17-14-046-scaled.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/new-tensions-loom-north-korea-claims-to-have-published-satellite-images-of-us-bases/ar-AA1kxK3f?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=56752510d838410b82cdf5740851bd84&ei=23">New Tensions Loom: North Korea Claims to Have Published Satellite Images of US Bases (msn.com)</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1kxwhP.img?w=768&h=544&m=6&x=322&y=125&s=72&d=72" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="544" data-original-width="768" height="283" src="https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1kxwhP.img?w=768&h=544&m=6&x=322&y=125&s=72&d=72" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.space.com/nasa-emit-instrument-greenhouse-gases-source">NASA instrument on ISS identifies more than 750 greenhouse gas sources | Space</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UWpHeMfTMmzyPsdwaHdvzS-970-80.png.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UWpHeMfTMmzyPsdwaHdvzS-970-80.png.webp" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/more-british-rockets-will-take-off-after-121m-boost/ar-AA1kwA3K?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=ea7f4d2e38c947b3a8602cb391374da5&ei=16">More British rockets will take off after £121m boost (msn.com)</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1kwEYK.img?w=634&h=442&m=6" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="442" data-original-width="634" height="279" src="https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1kwEYK.img?w=634&h=442&m=6" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/164450/ariane-6-fires-its-engines-simulating-a-flight-to-space/">Ariane 6 Fires its Engines, Simulating a Flight to Space - Universe Today</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2311_042_AR_EN-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="768" height="225" src="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2311_042_AR_EN-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.space.com/satellites-see-hidden-bronze-age-settlement-serbia">Satellites spy remnants of hidden Bronze Age settlement in Serbia | Space</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qQzQ2Cw5wEFJCNx9ENPfeB-970-80.jpg.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qQzQ2Cw5wEFJCNx9ENPfeB-970-80.jpg.webp" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/12/ariane6-2024-launch/">ESA sets launch date for Ariane 6 for summer of 2024 - NASASpaceFlight.com</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Ariane_6_-_Test_Removal_of_Mobile_Gantry-scaled.jpg"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Ariane_6_-_Test_Removal_of_Mobile_Gantry-scaled.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/11/juno-ganymede/">Juno discovers salts and organic compounds on Ganymede's surface - NASASpaceFlight.com</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1-pia25028-16.webp"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/1-pia25028-16.webp" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>John Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695142653046741290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112328601380004201.post-27493970666327160962023-11-24T16:34:00.000-08:002023-11-24T16:34:25.838-08:00Not well this week folks....<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> ...with my apologies, I'll be back next week. Stay safe all.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/2b/0a/e7/2b0ae708aef9406075672fde1948fba1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="361" data-original-width="493" height="361" src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/2b/0a/e7/2b0ae708aef9406075672fde1948fba1.jpg" width="493" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>John Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695142653046741290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112328601380004201.post-19340437476719760192023-11-17T14:51:00.000-08:002023-11-17T14:53:21.063-08:00This week, off world: Avoiding a Pearl Harbour in space, Virgin Galactic flies experiments to space, and loads more...<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/libya-floods-appeal?c_code=170459&c_name=&adg=&c_creative=&c_source=bing&c_medium=&msclkid=5bfa34d8ea8418ecf0e751d6e1d44c51&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Libya%20Floods%20Appeal%20%7C%20Donate%20%7C%20Generic%20%7C%20Mixed&utm_term=libya%20floods&utm_content=Topline" style="font-family: verdana;">Here’s where you can donate to help Ukrainian refugees and war victims</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">...</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.unicef.org.uk/donate/donate-and-help-protect-children-in-afghanistan/?gclid=CjwKCAjw3_KIBhA2EiwAaAAliilzw30_umTAlD-zrdBl4cl6Vs9cknsOkLjTMz4KiJuQBXtA6GfsaxoCsNUQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">...and here is (one) place you can donate to help children in Afghanistan, caught under the Taliban.</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><script data-coffee-color="#FFDD00" data-color="#FF5F5F" data-emoji="" data-font-color="#ffffff" data-font="Arial" data-name="bmc-button" data-outline-color="#000000" data-slug="MKkz3NaSc" data-text="Buy me a coffee" src="https://cdnjs.buymeacoffee.com/1.0.0/button.prod.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script><b> </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> <b>Pick o' the podcasts:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write" frameborder="0" height="180" src="https://omny.fm/shows/planetary-radio-space-exploration-astronomy-and-sc/space-policy-edition-what-went-wrong-with-mars-sam/embed" title="Space Policy Edition: What went wrong with Mars Sample Return" width="100%"></iframe></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-alykI8KzWc" title="Episode 132 - Boneless Skineater (with Tom Mueller)" width="679"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PeGmjZCKThU" title="Space Race Rivalry with New Space Station Starlab Updates!" width="679"></iframe></span></div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/D6y0xNGmDUc" title="New Space Race, Dyson Spheres in Cosmic Voids, Protection from Solar Storms | Q&A 238" width="679"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/449730" target="_blank">ADVERT</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/449730" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="940" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWr0zU5akU9Foys9HkuGrtej2qCKjLSaMOprp-2OIGmnyymI-kQjBca2i5o6alx_02yRAxCWOW93wcDsppyMbc9j3qgLlq_1dnWS1wbszj6F2bS-WcSizB7CDSqzI8h8K4fkceWaZaXn_YL1DE0Z62dZS3DOi5wpTj0fLJi64jPvm82RVDy-bywZC0RSU8/w509-h640/Campfire%20system%20system%20cover%20rough%206%20(30)%20(2).png" width="509" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>From the video store:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.space.com/spacex-falcon-9-launch-o3b-mpower-5-6-nov-2023"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">SpaceX launches O3b mPOWER communication satellites on its 84th mission of 2023 | Space</span></a></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vYK_pOnRRSI" title="SpaceX launches SES O3b mPOWER satellites, nails landing at sea" width="680"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/11/transporter-9/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">SpaceX Transporter 9 rideshare features new OTV from Tom Mueller's Impulse Space - NASASpaceFlight.com</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VNTzeDppiEg" title="SpaceX launches 90 payloads on Transporter-9 rideshare, nails landing in California" width="684"></iframe></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/164257/virgin-galactic-flies-science-experiments-to-the-edge-of-space/#more-164257">Virgin Galactic Flies Science Experiments to the Edge of Space - Universe Today</a> </span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vHlqbaVdapI" title="Virgin Galactic #Galactic05 Recap" width="679"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Reading material:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/164277/the-lunar-swirl-mystery-deepens/#more-164277">The Lunar Swirl Mystery Deepens - Universe Today</a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Lunar-Swirls-768x256.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="256" data-original-width="768" height="133" src="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Lunar-Swirls-768x256.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.space.com/peggy-whitson-dart-receive-michael-collins-trophy"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">DART asteroid-smashing team and record-breaking astronaut Peggy Whitson honored for impact on space science | Space</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HVGMrxWsAZLx6qYrpQ6n2K-970-80.jpg.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HVGMrxWsAZLx6qYrpQ6n2K-970-80.jpg.webp" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/11/dream-chaser-shipment/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">First Dream Chaser Vehicle Ready for Final Testing - NASASpaceFlight.com</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Tenacity1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Tenacity1.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://phys.org/news/2023-11-brightest-disturbed-earth-atmosphere-year.html"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Brightest flash ever disturbed Earth's atmosphere last year (phys.org)</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800a/2023/an-artists-impression-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800a/2023/an-artists-impression-2.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; 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font-size: large;">Rocket Factory Augsburg perceives historic moment for European launch industry - SpaceNews</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/RFA_LaunchPad_1-scaled-1-2048x1125.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="800" height="219" src="https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/RFA_LaunchPad_1-scaled-1-2048x1125.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/deterring-a-looming-space-pearl-harbor-through-better-public-discourse/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Deterring a looming Space Pearl Harbor through better public discourse - SpaceNews</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/brian4897_a_looming_Space_Pearl_Harbor_space-age_retrofuturist__8e63e267-92fa-479d-9d0e-0003783964b2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="800" height="361" src="https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/brian4897_a_looming_Space_Pearl_Harbor_space-age_retrofuturist__8e63e267-92fa-479d-9d0e-0003783964b2.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>John Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695142653046741290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112328601380004201.post-127720591186099582023-11-10T16:42:00.003-08:002023-11-10T16:43:39.053-08:00This week, off world: Making lunar soil more fertile with bacteria, NASA's Lucy mission finds an asteroid with a weird binary moon, and loads more<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/libya-floods-appeal?c_code=170459&c_name=&adg=&c_creative=&c_source=bing&c_medium=&msclkid=5bfa34d8ea8418ecf0e751d6e1d44c51&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Libya%20Floods%20Appeal%20%7C%20Donate%20%7C%20Generic%20%7C%20Mixed&utm_term=libya%20floods&utm_content=Topline" style="font-family: verdana;">Here’s where you can donate to help Ukrainian refugees and war victims</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">...</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; 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Can We Tell Which? - Universe Today</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/633125main_pia15515-43_1024-768_Moon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="668" height="400" src="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/633125main_pia15515-43_1024-768_Moon.jpg" width="348" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/164156/esa-plans-to-eliminate-new-space-debris-by-2030/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">ESA Plans to Eliminate New Space Debris by 2030 - Universe Today</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/the-space-debris-environment-credit-ESA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="800" height="226" src="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/the-space-debris-environment-credit-ESA.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/transportation-department-official-suggests-industry-help-pay-for-faa-commercial-space-office/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Transportation Department official suggests industry help pay for FAA commercial space office - SpaceNews</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/f9-20231017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://phys.org/news/2023-11-exposure-glass-moon-billions-years.html"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">What exposure to radiation does to glass on the moon over billions of years (phys.org)</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800a/2023/what-exposure-to-radia.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="800" height="265" src="https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800a/2023/what-exposure-to-radia.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://phys.org/news/2023-11-bacteria-lunar-soil-fertile.html"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Using bacteria to make lunar soil more fertile (phys.org)</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800a/2023/using-bacteria-to-make.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="800" height="265" src="https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800a/2023/using-bacteria-to-make.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://phys.org/news/2023-11-nasa-mars-fleet-science.html"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">NASA's Mars fleet will still conduct science while lying low (phys.org)</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800a/2023/nasas-mars-fleet-will.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="800" height="265" src="https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800a/2023/nasas-mars-fleet-will.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p></div>John Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695142653046741290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112328601380004201.post-56922332921178894172023-11-03T16:09:00.002-07:002023-11-03T16:11:21.536-07:00This week, off world: Virgin Galactic flies researchers to space, the first Dream Chaser space plane is completed and loads more...<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span> <span><b> </b></span><a href="https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/libya-floods-appeal?c_code=170459&c_name=&adg=&c_creative=&c_source=bing&c_medium=&msclkid=5bfa34d8ea8418ecf0e751d6e1d44c51&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Libya%20Floods%20Appeal%20%7C%20Donate%20%7C%20Generic%20%7C%20Mixed&utm_term=libya%20floods&utm_content=Topline" style="font-family: verdana;">Here’s where you can donate to help Ukrainian refugees and war victims</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">...</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; 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font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> <b>Pick o' the podcasts:</b></span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write" frameborder="0" height="180" src="https://omny.fm/shows/planetary-radio-space-exploration-astronomy-and-sc/simulating-psyche-modeling-craters-on-a-metallic-w/embed" title="Simulating Psyche: Modeling craters on a metallic world" width="100%"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/P1TsOYcvq9A" title="Deep Space Questions: What Is Max-Q? Strange Lights In The Sky? Orbital Grammar?" width="679"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/449730" target="_blank">ADVERT</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/449730" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="940" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWr0zU5akU9Foys9HkuGrtej2qCKjLSaMOprp-2OIGmnyymI-kQjBca2i5o6alx_02yRAxCWOW93wcDsppyMbc9j3qgLlq_1dnWS1wbszj6F2bS-WcSizB7CDSqzI8h8K4fkceWaZaXn_YL1DE0Z62dZS3DOi5wpTj0fLJi64jPvm82RVDy-bywZC0RSU8/w509-h640/Campfire%20system%20system%20cover%20rough%206%20(30)%20(2).png" width="509" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>From the video store:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Dream Chaser Tenacity Is Officially Complete!</span><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QkidYnvP3pg" title="Dream Chaser Tenacity Is Officially Complete!" width="679"></iframe></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/chinas-ispace-launches-and-lands-rocket-test-stage/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">China’s iSpace launches and lands rocket test stage - SpaceNews</span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ufq5loP67ew" title="SCOOP: Chinese Hyperbola-2 rocket challenges SpaceX with successful hop test" width="679"></iframe> </span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.space.com/virgin-galactic-05-mission-success-stern-gerardi" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Virgin Galactic launches researchers to space on 5th commercial flight | Space</a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LTUeE9Y8EiY" title="Watch Virgin Galactic soar to suborbital space for 5th time in amazing views" width="679"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">A guide to Electron rocket ocean recovery:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BY0CXlOeWHI" title="A Guide To: Electron Ocean Recovery" width="679"></iframe></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-satellite-launch-group-7-6">SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites from California | Space</a><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kAuB_1Xi9Zc" title="SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida, nails landing" width="678"></iframe></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Long March-6A launches TianHui-5<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0ZkIz-CAn8A" title="Long March-6A launches TianHui-5" width="679"></iframe></div></span><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Navigating between orbits: Hohman transfers:</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KdHI5Fn9Fu8" title="Hohmann Transfers Explained Using BASIC Physics | Find Both Delta V's" width="679"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Euclid, a window on the dark</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="438" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6okN7LXCFMc" title="Euclid: Gate to the dark" width="779"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Reading material:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.space.com/lucy-asteroid-flyby-dinkinesh-binary-system"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Surprise! Asteroid 'Dinky' is actually a double, NASA's Lucy probe reveals (photo) | Space</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ytPGhV3vGNULH9iUhAWcGH-1200-80.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="324" data-original-width="500" height="259" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ytPGhV3vGNULH9iUhAWcGH-1200-80.gif" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bwJ7auVY2nkazTE45PSoVW-970-80.jpg.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bwJ7auVY2nkazTE45PSoVW-970-80.jpg.webp" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/blue-origin-reveals-mockup-of-blue-moon-lunar-lander-prototype/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Blue Origin reveals mockup of Blue Moon lunar lander prototype - SpaceNews</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/bezos-nelson-bluemoon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/bezos-nelson-bluemoon.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.space.com/mars-moons-phobos-jaxa-mmx-mission"><span style="font-family: verdana; 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font-size: large;">Astrobotic lander arrives at launch site - SpaceNews</span></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/rocket-lab-plans-late-2024-launch-of-venus-mission/" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/rocket-lab-plans-late-2024-launch-of-venus-mission/" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"></a><a href="https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/peregrine-astrotech.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="800" height="293" src="https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/peregrine-astrotech.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Rocket Lab plans launch of Venus mission as soon as late 2024 - SpaceNews</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/rl-venus.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="800" height="250" src="https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/rl-venus.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p></div></div></div>John Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695142653046741290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112328601380004201.post-31026790245188244742023-10-27T15:01:00.003-07:002023-10-27T15:02:35.810-07:00This week: Drug manufacturing experiments using micro gravity, Starlink over southern England, and loads more...<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span><a href="https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/libya-floods-appeal?c_code=170459&c_name=&adg=&c_creative=&c_source=bing&c_medium=&msclkid=5bfa34d8ea8418ecf0e751d6e1d44c51&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Libya%20Floods%20Appeal%20%7C%20Donate%20%7C%20Generic%20%7C%20Mixed&utm_term=libya%20floods&utm_content=Topline" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Here’s where you can donate to help Ukrainian refugees and war victims</a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">...</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.unicef.org.uk/donate/donate-and-help-protect-children-in-afghanistan/?gclid=CjwKCAjw3_KIBhA2EiwAaAAliilzw30_umTAlD-zrdBl4cl6Vs9cknsOkLjTMz4KiJuQBXtA6GfsaxoCsNUQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">...and here is (one) place you can donate to help children in Afghanistan, caught under the Taliban.</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; 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See the liftoff & splashdown" width="679"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/other/22-000-foot-volcano-summit-is-home-to-earth-s-highest-dwelling-vertebrates-study-confirms/ar-AA1iYeCt?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=63f74ce448cc4bc097aa53d803025a09&ei=9" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">22,000-foot volcano summit is home to Earth's highest-dwelling vertebrates, study confirms (msn.com)</span></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="301" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DGUDXs8Z31A" title="World-record highest altitude mammal" width="534"></iframe></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Reading material:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.space.com/spacex-cargo-mission-crs-29-science-experiments">Groundbreaking laser-communications experiment flying to ISS on SpaceX cargo mission next month | Space</a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jJtPQFXfuLghmULjWLmKge-970-80.jpg.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jJtPQFXfuLghmULjWLmKge-970-80.jpg.webp" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/163820/in-1952-a-group-of-three-stars-vanished-astronomers-still-cant-find-them/#more-163820"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In 1952, A Group of Three "Stars" Vanished. 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margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="768" height="208" src="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Luch-Olymp-2-image-768x399.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.space.com/spy-satellite-images-declassified-roman-empire-forts-discovered">Declassified spy satellite images reveal 400 Roman Empire forts | Space</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/h2DTAPnmLeNJmprLr7ScKa-970-80.png.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/h2DTAPnmLeNJmprLr7ScKa-970-80.png.webp" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/varda-partners-with-australian-range-for-capsule-landings/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Varda partners with Australian range for capsule landings - SpaceNews</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/varda-reentry.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/varda-reentry.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.space.com/space-perspective-unveils-spaceship-neptune-restroom-images"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Space Perspective unveils 'Space Spa' restroom for balloon tourist flights (images) | Space</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/D7exjVzFoukuoByX6yx5JU-970-80.jpg.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/D7exjVzFoukuoByX6yx5JU-970-80.jpg.webp" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/rocket-company-given-3-5m-ahead-of-shetland-space-launch/ar-AA1iUId8?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=f37fd47176fa4266af32274557d3e93e&ei=43">Rocket company given £3.5m ahead of Shetland space launch (msn.com)</a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1iUPkP.img?w=534&h=356&m=6" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="356" data-original-width="534" height="267" src="https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1iUPkP.img?w=534&h=356&m=6" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/space-force-sets-sights-on-small-geostationary-communications-satellites/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Space Force sets sights on small geostationary communications satellites - SpaceNews</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-21-at-5.05.46%E2%80%AFPM-2048x1039.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="406" data-original-width="800" height="203" src="https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-21-at-5.05.46%E2%80%AFPM-2048x1039.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>John Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695142653046741290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112328601380004201.post-12131548621416381252023-10-20T15:42:00.002-07:002023-10-20T15:42:50.101-07:00This week, off world: Amazon begins launching its Kuiper satellites, Io up close and loads more....<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span><a href="https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/libya-floods-appeal?c_code=170459&c_name=&adg=&c_creative=&c_source=bing&c_medium=&msclkid=5bfa34d8ea8418ecf0e751d6e1d44c51&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Libya%20Floods%20Appeal%20%7C%20Donate%20%7C%20Generic%20%7C%20Mixed&utm_term=libya%20floods&utm_content=Topline" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Here’s where you can donate to help Ukrainian refugees and war victims</a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">...</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.unicef.org.uk/donate/donate-and-help-protect-children-in-afghanistan/?gclid=CjwKCAjw3_KIBhA2EiwAaAAliilzw30_umTAlD-zrdBl4cl6Vs9cknsOkLjTMz4KiJuQBXtA6GfsaxoCsNUQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">...and here is (one) place you can donate to help children in Afghanistan, caught under the Taliban.</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><script data-coffee-color="#FFDD00" data-color="#FF5F5F" data-emoji="" data-font-color="#ffffff" data-font="Arial" data-name="bmc-button" data-outline-color="#000000" data-slug="MKkz3NaSc" data-text="Buy me a coffee" src="https://cdnjs.buymeacoffee.com/1.0.0/button.prod.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script><b> </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> <b>Pick o' the podcasts:</b></span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aI1DYyz0r1M" title="Why Psyche is Falcon Heavy's "Most Metal Launch Ever"" width="679"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="240" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_Wiz_t7ImQc" title="The First Geostationary Communications Satellites - The Olympics, The Beatles and Moon Landings" width="609"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6l6qW5Ikthc" title="Episode 128 (with Stephen Hackett)" width="679"></iframe></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/449727" target="_blank">ADVERT:</a></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/449727" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1165" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVS4J_Vi1Irjx8LS9KUSjhFouRM6HfGfoZACEEqadr9p1pSv8xYj1xYWKKfojYDpi0rwIQzs-XmZZESWhe0OZMF3PU7QhCWG1bokkoMXkD4aQSCD3lt2VJ_7905E_aWYAKHRyc_7Z9qFOCgHl8Dg0awSwkGeWqwxeBKpBCxrYeYarxUOZ97WmtMOQl7KFW/w494-h640/Candleflame%20system%20cover%20rough%206%20(35).png" width="494" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></span></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>From the video store:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/techandscience/psyche-mission-launches-and-on-its-way-to-metal-asteroid/vi-AA1ihQQx?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=d0326a611b5f48df904e868fe8c326d9&ei=11"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Psyche Mission Launches And On Its Way To Metal Asteroid | Watch (msn.com)</span></a></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bqytNnIbIf8" title="Psyche launch" width="679"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67078632"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Osiris-Rex: Nasa reveals first look at 'beautiful' asteroid sample - BBC News</span></a></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="500" src="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av-embeds/67078632/vpid/p08vzqr6" width="400"></iframe><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vsB09h6h6RQ" title="Asteroid Bennu samples revealed! 'Contain abundant water,' says NASA Chief" width="683"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">See Mars helicopter Ingenuity soar for 62nd time in full flight time-lapse<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LEhQzEcgM84" title="See Mars helicopter Ingenuity soar for 62nd time in full flight time-lapse" width="679"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.space.com/virgin-galactic-first-pakistani-space-galactic04"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Virgin Galactic launches 1st Pakistani to space on 4th commercial spaceflight | Space</span></a></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8jgddkz2d7M" title="Galactic 04 spaceflight" width="679"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.space.com/atlas-v-rocket-launches-first-two-project-kuiper-satellites-amazon"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Atlas V rocket launches Amazon's 1st 2 internet satellites to orbit (video) | Space</span></a></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="384" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9rxsiT6POKQ" title="Unseen New Amazon Kuiper Footage in Stunning 4K from Secret Locations!" width="683"></iframe></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HhxpuiOUZIc" title="Oct. 6 LIVE Broadcast: Atlas V Project Kuiper Protoflight" width="679"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Noctus Laberynthius</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="438" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/r4WBJD6u4X8" title="Fly across Mars’s ‘labyrinth of night’ with Mars Express" width="779"></iframe><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Atlas V Project Kuiper Protoflight Rocket Cam<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="240" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pR7euzLgcAY" title="Atlas V Project Kuiper Protoflight Rocket Cam" width="608"></iframe> </span></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What Satellites Can See From Space Is Troubling</div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/q7AT3XHguxU" title="What Satellites Can See From Space Is Troubling" width="679"></iframe></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Reading material:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/163767/nasa-mission-had-the-perfect-view-for-the-recent-solar-eclipse/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">NASA Mission Had the Perfect View for the Recent Solar Eclipse - Universe Today</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/eclipse_annular_epc_2023287_lrg-1976x1200.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="800" height="243" src="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/eclipse_annular_epc_2023287_lrg-1976x1200.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/163784/blue-origin-reveals-its-orbital-maneuvering-vehicle-blue-ring/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Blue Origin Reveals its Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle: Blue Ring - Universe Today</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/blue_ring_101623-1000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/blue_ring_101623-1000.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/163788/there-are-14000-potentially-hazardous-city-killing-asteroids-left-to-find/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">There are 14,000 Potentially Hazardous City-Killing Asteroids Left to Find - Universe Today</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/10882_v_2-868x1200.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="579" height="400" src="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/10882_v_2-868x1200.jpeg" width="290" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/uk-start-ups-in-space-sector-reach-200-million-milestone-boost-economy/ar-AA1iv9hR?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=aed1ac9010b04681b246e5c742be4636&ei=14">UK Start-ups in Space Sector Reach £200 Million Milestone, Boost Economy (msn.com)</a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.esa.int/Applications/Connectivity_and_Secure_Communications/Satellites_deliver_5G-quality_connectivity"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">ESA - Satellites deliver 5G-quality connectivity</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.esa.int/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2023/10/team_members_use_eutelsat_group_s_satellites_to_connect/25142880-1-eng-GB/Team_members_use_Eutelsat_Group_s_satellites_to_connect_article.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://www.esa.int/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2023/10/team_members_use_eutelsat_group_s_satellites_to_connect/25142880-1-eng-GB/Team_members_use_Eutelsat_Group_s_satellites_to_connect_article.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-10-at-10.17.22%E2%80%AFAM-2048x1144.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="447" data-original-width="800" height="224" src="https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-10-at-10.17.22%E2%80%AFAM-2048x1144.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/astrobotic-resumes-flights-of-xodiac-suborbital-vehicle/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Astrobotic resumes flights of Xodiac suborbital vehicle - SpaceNews</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/xogdor-astrobotic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="508" data-original-width="800" height="254" src="https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/xogdor-astrobotic.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/a-bright-future-for-the-plant-giant-solar-space-farm-could-be-orbiting-earth-by-2035/ar-AA1i6ALh?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=99bab8ad98e14b06a38bcfa15ad40e86&ei=39#comments"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">‘A bright future for the plant’: Giant solar space farm could be orbiting Earth by 2035 (msn.com)</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1i6EEQ.img?w=534&h=300&m=6" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="534" height="225" src="https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1i6EEQ.img?w=534&h=300&m=6" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/163765/if-there-was-ever-life-on-mars-this-ancient-mud-lake-is-the-perfect-place-to-look/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">If There Was Ever Life on Mars, this Ancient Mud Lake is the Perfect Place to Look - Universe Today</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/USGS-Mars-MC-11-OxiaPalusRegion-mola-1-2000x1200.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/USGS-Mars-MC-11-OxiaPalusRegion-mola-1-2000x1200.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>John Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695142653046741290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112328601380004201.post-7332434817521877642023-10-06T03:17:00.004-07:002023-10-06T03:20:56.363-07:00This week, off world: Using microgravity to forge unique materials, a radio telescope on the Moon's far side by 2025, and loads more...<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span><a href="https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/libya-floods-appeal?c_code=170459&c_name=&adg=&c_creative=&c_source=bing&c_medium=&msclkid=5bfa34d8ea8418ecf0e751d6e1d44c51&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Libya%20Floods%20Appeal%20%7C%20Donate%20%7C%20Generic%20%7C%20Mixed&utm_term=libya%20floods&utm_content=Topline" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Here’s where you can donate to help Ukrainian refugees and war victims</a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">...</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.unicef.org.uk/donate/donate-and-help-protect-children-in-afghanistan/?gclid=CjwKCAjw3_KIBhA2EiwAaAAliilzw30_umTAlD-zrdBl4cl6Vs9cknsOkLjTMz4KiJuQBXtA6GfsaxoCsNUQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">...and here is (one) place you can donate to help children in Afghanistan, caught under the Taliban.</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; 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font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.space.com/spacex-starshield-space-force-contract"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">SpaceX wins Space Force contract for Starshield military satellites | Space</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ygEz73stQzeYT9eoG8ExnA-1200-80.jpg.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ygEz73stQzeYT9eoG8ExnA-1200-80.jpg.webp" width="400" /></span></a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/china-to-attempt-lunar-far-side-sample-return-in-2024/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">China to attempt lunar far side sample return in 2024 - SpaceNews</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CE5-ascent-liftoff-image-ignition-cnsa-clep-3dec2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="507" data-original-width="800" height="253" src="https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CE5-ascent-liftoff-image-ignition-cnsa-clep-3dec2020.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/india-s-private-space-sector-skyrockets/ar-AA1hvBHl?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=f8a85d70a9884a438a6e60b4c0dd619a&ei=68"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">India's private space sector skyrockets (msn.com)</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1hvDWw.img?w=534&h=356&m=6" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="356" data-original-width="534" height="267" src="https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1hvDWw.img?w=534&h=356&m=6" width="400" /></span></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://news.sky.com/story/first-ever-space-debris-fine-issued-after-company-fails-to-properly-de-orbit-satellite-12975310">First-ever space debris fine issued after company fails to 'properly de-orbit satellite' | US News | Sky News</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://e3.365dm.com/23/10/1600x900/skynews-istock-satellite_6306775.jpg?20231002204539" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://e3.365dm.com/23/10/1600x900/skynews-istock-satellite_6306775.jpg?20231002204539" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/could-space-based-solar-farms-soon-be-a-reality/ar-AA1hnsyZ?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=1744d341c184472dbb961a7bd7480197&ei=10"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Could space-based solar farms soon be a reality? (msn.com)</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWd6lLtCON6O85FarDNSm8V51AJPzJAeg7mzYSOu1qjny4c3OekjYejLxe6c0rub9RLubenAkCCupOkn8kiBk0Rk5saA0BsLOkqJhp7FZklI22dDfRh77Yfr43vhoNr8aTbGU6o2pio-6sIRnSrSO1KC2CCkw8IvnRyHpLuBkiRTPWX_ntbimC2KZyqBiS/s534/space%20based%20solar%20power.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="534" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWd6lLtCON6O85FarDNSm8V51AJPzJAeg7mzYSOu1qjny4c3OekjYejLxe6c0rub9RLubenAkCCupOkn8kiBk0Rk5saA0BsLOkqJhp7FZklI22dDfRh77Yfr43vhoNr8aTbGU6o2pio-6sIRnSrSO1KC2CCkw8IvnRyHpLuBkiRTPWX_ntbimC2KZyqBiS/s320/space%20based%20solar%20power.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/china-to-send-new-modules-and-co-orbiting-spacecraft-to-tiangong-space-station/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">China to send new modules and co-orbiting spacecraft to Tiangong space station - SpaceNews</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/CSS-Tiangong-expansion-plans-IAC-4oct2023-AJ-SN1-1536x843.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="800" height="219" src="https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/CSS-Tiangong-expansion-plans-IAC-4oct2023-AJ-SN1-1536x843.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p></div></div>John Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695142653046741290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112328601380004201.post-27343454737390417812023-09-30T05:27:00.001-07:002023-09-30T05:27:37.318-07:00This week, off world: OSIRIS-REX lands asteroid samples in Utah, the race to build in micro-gravity, and loads more...<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/libya-floods-appeal?c_code=170459&c_name=&adg=&c_creative=&c_source=bing&c_medium=&msclkid=5bfa34d8ea8418ecf0e751d6e1d44c51&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Libya%20Floods%20Appeal%20%7C%20Donate%20%7C%20Generic%20%7C%20Mixed&utm_term=libya%20floods&utm_content=Topline" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Here’s where you can donate to help Ukrainian refugees and war victims</a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">...</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.unicef.org.uk/donate/donate-and-help-protect-children-in-afghanistan/?gclid=CjwKCAjw3_KIBhA2EiwAaAAliilzw30_umTAlD-zrdBl4cl6Vs9cknsOkLjTMz4KiJuQBXtA6GfsaxoCsNUQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">...and here is (one) place you can donate to help children in Afghanistan, caught under the Taliban.</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><script data-coffee-color="#FFDD00" data-color="#FF5F5F" data-emoji="" data-font-color="#ffffff" data-font="Arial" data-name="bmc-button" data-outline-color="#000000" data-slug="MKkz3NaSc" data-text="Buy me a coffee" src="https://cdnjs.buymeacoffee.com/1.0.0/button.prod.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script><b> </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> <b>Pick o' the podcasts:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/f7G7bTXgEy8" title="Blue Origin FAA Updates! Asteroid Samples On Earth? SpaceX Crew Tower! | This Week In Spaceflight" width="679"></iframe> </span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/77Is1UB8EQc" title="Rogue Planets with Liquid Oceans, Post JWST Telescope Size, Non-EM Space Communication | Q&A 231" width="679"></iframe></span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mNSYJw6dOeI" title="NASA's OSIRIS-REx Mission Just Returned Asteroid Samples" width="679"></iframe></span></div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LYTQH5pcVWc" title="Episode 126 (with Brendan Byrne)" width="679"></iframe></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/449727" target="_blank">ADVERT:</a></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/449727" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1165" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVS4J_Vi1Irjx8LS9KUSjhFouRM6HfGfoZACEEqadr9p1pSv8xYj1xYWKKfojYDpi0rwIQzs-XmZZESWhe0OZMF3PU7QhCWG1bokkoMXkD4aQSCD3lt2VJ_7905E_aWYAKHRyc_7Z9qFOCgHl8Dg0awSwkGeWqwxeBKpBCxrYeYarxUOZ97WmtMOQl7KFW/w494-h640/Candleflame%20system%20cover%20rough%206%20(35).png" width="494" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></span></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>From the video store:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Touchdown! OSIRIS-REx capsule lands in Utah with asteroid samples<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mQPDltZXdOo" title="Touchdown! OSIRIS-REx capsule lands in Utah with asteroid samples" width="684"></iframe></span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="500" src="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av-embeds/66907727" width="400"></iframe></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">SpaceX launches Starlink batch on record-tying 17th mission, nails landing</span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/E2LrYC0GaI0" title="SpaceX launches Starlink batch on record-tying 17th mission, nails landing" width="679"></iframe><br /></span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">SpaceX Starlink 109 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xXgJLETNk1g" title="SpaceX Starlink 109 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 25 September 2023" width="679"></iframe></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="438" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Nmi8a_tqPeg" title="SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base" width="784"></iframe></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The first steps of the Huginn mission <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="438" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fwHZJcmjNhQ" title="The first steps of the Huginn mission" width="779"></iframe></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The Post-Apollo Human Mission to Venus<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BnplZ7SG1Qo" title="The Post-Apollo Human Mission to Venus" width="679"></iframe></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Perseverance rover captures Martian dust devil traveling at 12 mph!<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="438" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YIuCEWQUJoM" title="Perseverance rover captures Martian dust devil traveling at 12 mph!" width="779"></iframe><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Reading material:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/in-a-factory-outside-glasgow-scotlands-answer-to-musks-spacex-is-taking-shape/ar-AA1h704Y#:~:text=A%20Scottish%20company%20hoping%20to%20take%20on%20SpaceX,one%20of%20the%20engines%20in%20a%20disused%20quarry."><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In a factory outside Glasgow, Scotland's answer to Musk's SpaceX is taking shape (msn.com)</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1h704H.img?w=534&h=300&m=6" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="534" height="225" src="https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1h704H.img?w=534&h=300&m=6" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/satellite-images-show-russia-china-and-us-ramping-up-activity-at-nuclear-test-sites/ar-AA1h7hiI?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=c9376ae047634e5ea5230b425d4d1dbe&ei=23#image=1"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Satellite images show Russia, China and US 'ramping up activity at nuclear test sites' (msn.com)</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1h7cp1.img?w=534&h=300&m=6" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="534" height="300" src="https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1h7cp1.img?w=534&h=300&m=6" width="534" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/sep/25/space-manufacturing-zero-gravity"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Building in zero gravity: the race to create factories in space | Space | The Guardian</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/8980394e64409aab3791a2e97a1acfd9a1532ad9/0_93_4000_2400/master/4000.jpg?width=1140&dpr=2&s=none" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/8980394e64409aab3791a2e97a1acfd9a1532ad9/0_93_4000_2400/master/4000.jpg?width=1140&dpr=2&s=none" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/solar-sail-spacecraft-mars-26-days"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">LightSail 2: A solar sail spacecraft could reach Mars in only 26 days (interestingengineering.com)</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://interestingengineering.com/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.interestingengineering.com%2F1200x675%2Ffilters%3Aformat(webp)%2F2023%2F09%2F27%2Fimage%2Fjpeg%2FWOFxJYn1cFha9FtnfQpgoflTw3GV9AxY5SQ4fFAN.jpg&w=1920&q=75" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://interestingengineering.com/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.interestingengineering.com%2F1200x675%2Ffilters%3Aformat(webp)%2F2023%2F09%2F27%2Fimage%2Fjpeg%2FWOFxJYn1cFha9FtnfQpgoflTw3GV9AxY5SQ4fFAN.jpg&w=1920&q=75" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p></div>John Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695142653046741290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112328601380004201.post-39971506213857077012023-09-22T14:57:00.006-07:002023-09-22T14:59:36.680-07:00This week, off world: Another water tower flies, NASA makes plans for a telescope on the Moon and loads more...<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b> </b></span><a href="https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/libya-floods-appeal?c_code=170459&c_name=&adg=&c_creative=&c_source=bing&c_medium=&msclkid=5bfa34d8ea8418ecf0e751d6e1d44c51&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Libya%20Floods%20Appeal%20%7C%20Donate%20%7C%20Generic%20%7C%20Mixed&utm_term=libya%20floods&utm_content=Topline" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Here’s where you can donate to help Ukrainian refugees and war victims</a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">...</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.unicef.org.uk/donate/donate-and-help-protect-children-in-afghanistan/?gclid=CjwKCAjw3_KIBhA2EiwAaAAliilzw30_umTAlD-zrdBl4cl6Vs9cknsOkLjTMz4KiJuQBXtA6GfsaxoCsNUQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">...and here is (one) place you can donate to help children in Afghanistan, caught under the Taliban.</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><script data-coffee-color="#FFDD00" data-color="#FF5F5F" data-emoji="" data-font-color="#ffffff" data-font="Arial" data-name="bmc-button" data-outline-color="#000000" data-slug="MKkz3NaSc" data-text="Buy me a coffee" src="https://cdnjs.buymeacoffee.com/1.0.0/button.prod.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script><b> </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Pick o' the podcasts:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; 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autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="364" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dvsfRmbfb70" title="Stoke Space Hopper2 is airborne! 1st flight of reusable rocket prototype is success" width="647"></iframe></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Fireball Above Iceland<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="438" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GHHitRCagcE" title="Fireball Above Iceland" width="779"></iframe></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">NASA's Plan to Build A Telescope on the Moon<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qdJ_gJ_kPEI" title="NASA's Plan to Build A Telescope on the Moon" width="679"></iframe></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/ulas-atlas-5-launches-national-reconnaissance-office-mission/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">ULA’s Atlas 5 launches National Reconnaissance Office mission - SpaceNews</span></a></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JRWhnN-6dLI" title="Atlas V launches NROL-107 / SILENTBARKER" width="679"></iframe></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; 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font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.space.com/astronauts-satellites-observe-hurricane-nigel-photos">Astronauts on ISS gaze into the eye of Hurricane Nigel (photos) | Space</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HQPyh7cJ7VYumHcLsrnPVe-1200-80.jpg.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HQPyh7cJ7VYumHcLsrnPVe-1200-80.jpg.webp" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/New_Mars_gravity_analysis_improves_understanding_of_possible_ancient_ocean_999.html">New Mars gravity analysis improves understanding of possible ancient ocean (spacedaily.com)</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.spxdaily.com/images-hg/mars-four-billion-years-ago-ocean-artwork-hg-hg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="600" height="333" src="https://www.spxdaily.com/images-hg/mars-four-billion-years-ago-ocean-artwork-hg-hg.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/163325/if-you-could-see-gravitational-waves-the-universe-would-look-like-this/">If You Could See Gravitational Waves, the Universe Would Look Like This - Universe Today</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/lisa-2000x1200.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/lisa-2000x1200.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p></div>John Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695142653046741290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112328601380004201.post-35486437286689952452023-09-08T15:48:00.002-07:002023-09-08T15:48:54.667-07:00This week, off world: Indian lunar land does a 'hop test', oceans moons and planets, and loads more...<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b> </b></span><a href="https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/politics/article/where-to-donate-ukraine" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Here’s where you can donate to help Ukrainian refugees and war victims</a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">...</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.unicef.org.uk/donate/donate-and-help-protect-children-in-afghanistan/?gclid=CjwKCAjw3_KIBhA2EiwAaAAliilzw30_umTAlD-zrdBl4cl6Vs9cknsOkLjTMz4KiJuQBXtA6GfsaxoCsNUQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">...and here is (one) place you can donate to help children in Afghanistan, caught under the Taliban.</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><script data-coffee-color="#FFDD00" data-color="#FF5F5F" data-emoji="" data-font-color="#ffffff" data-font="Arial" data-name="bmc-button" data-outline-color="#000000" data-slug="MKkz3NaSc" data-text="Buy me a coffee" src="https://cdnjs.buymeacoffee.com/1.0.0/button.prod.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script><b> </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Pick o' the podcasts:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UTv6bz42y00" title="I Pointed a $700,000 Telescope at "NOTHING" for 5 Hours!" width="679"></iframe> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3o8kaCUm2V8" title="MORE evidence AGAINST dark matter? | What does the GAIA data actually show?" width="679"></iframe></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write" frameborder="0" height="180" src="https://omny.fm/shows/planetary-radio-space-exploration-astronomy-and-sc/subsurface-oceans-the-hidden-potential-of-earth-li/embed" title="Subsurface oceans: The hidden potential of Earth-like exoplanets" width="100%"></iframe><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/449727" target="_blank">ADVERT:</a></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/449727" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1165" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVS4J_Vi1Irjx8LS9KUSjhFouRM6HfGfoZACEEqadr9p1pSv8xYj1xYWKKfojYDpi0rwIQzs-XmZZESWhe0OZMF3PU7QhCWG1bokkoMXkD4aQSCD3lt2VJ_7905E_aWYAKHRyc_7Z9qFOCgHl8Dg0awSwkGeWqwxeBKpBCxrYeYarxUOZ97WmtMOQl7KFW/w494-h640/Candleflame%20system%20cover%20rough%206%20(35).png" width="494" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p><br style="text-align: center;" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>From the video store:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2023/sep/04/footage-from-moon-shows-indian-lunar-lander-successfully-hopping-video"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Footage from Moon shows Indian lunar lander successfully 'hopping' – video | World news | The Guardian</span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="355" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TuIES6gJf0k" title="Footage from moon shows Indian lunar lander successfully 'hopping'" width="630"></iframe></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">A classic space oddity: <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KaOC9danxNo" title="Space Oddity" width="679"></iframe></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Aditya-L1 launch</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/udvuXFdr9fk" title="Aditya-L1 launch" width="679"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">SpaceX launches 13 satellites for US Space Force, booster lands in California<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/G8ThcVuteqY" title="SpaceX launches 13 satellites for US Space Force, booster lands in California" width="682"></iframe><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">Falcon 9 launches Tranche 0B and Falcon 9 first stage landing<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3hubWBKEoMo" title="Falcon 9 launches Tranche 0B and Falcon 9 first stage landing" width="679"></iframe></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">SpaceX Crew-6 hatch closure<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ACX0HhGstE0" title="SpaceX Crew-6 hatch closure" width="679"></iframe></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">....Re-entry...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XKw_XS-B02Y" title="Welcome Home Crew-6" width="679"></iframe></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">.... and landing:</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> </span><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/f2BStjsMDkQ" title="SpaceX Crew-6 recovery operations and astronauts egress" width="679"></iframe></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 22 Starlink satellites from Florida<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JdMvrjW9bjg" title="SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 22 Starlink satellites from Florida" width="640"></iframe></span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">What Chandrayaan-3 Saw on the Moon So Far!<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qN7uZjmgPQ8" title="What Chandrayaan-3 Saw on the Moon So Far!" width="679"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/chinese-ceres-1-rocket-reaches-orbit-with-first-sea-launch/">Chinese Ceres-1 rocket reaches orbit with first sea launch - SpaceNews</a><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ipz050Dzpl8" title="Ceres-1S Y1 - the first sea launch of Ceres-1" width="679"></iframe></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />Hot-fire test of Ariane 6 core stage on launch pad<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="438" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/j_RXvywHK5w" title="Hot-fire test of Ariane 6 core stage on launch pad" width="779"></iframe></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Reading material:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/breaking-the-celestial-ceiling/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Cracking the celestial ceiling - SpaceNews</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/rsz_grush_authorphoto_credit_christopherwhite.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="267" src="https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/rsz_grush_authorphoto_credit_christopherwhite.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/163012/astronomers-are-hoping-the-event-horizon-telescope-saw-pulsars-near-the-milky-ways-supermassive-black-hole/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Astronomers are Hoping the Event Horizon Telescope saw Pulsars Near the Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole - Universe Today</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/pulsar-2000x1200.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/pulsar-2000x1200.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/chinese-scientist-proposes-solar-system-wide-resource-utilization-roadmap/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Chinese scientist proposes solar system-wide resource utilization roadmap - SpaceNews</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Juno-view-of-Jupiter-2016-08-27.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="800" height="301" src="https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Juno-view-of-Jupiter-2016-08-27.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/satellites/a44970695/silent-barker-satellite-new-space-race/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">With Silent Barker Satellites, America Enters New Space Arms Race (popularmechanics.com)</span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/silent-barker-nro-photo-64f170084fdf3.jpg?crop=1.00xw:1.00xh;0,0&resize=2048:*" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="267" src="https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/silent-barker-nro-photo-64f170084fdf3.jpg?crop=1.00xw:1.00xh;0,0&resize=2048:*" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/dod-satellites-in-low-earth-orbit-promise-more-connectivity-for-military-users/"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">DoD satellites in low Earth orbit promise more connectivity for military users - SpaceNews</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Wildfire-3-2048x1365.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="267" src="https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Wildfire-3-2048x1365.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p></div>John Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16695142653046741290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112328601380004201.post-77543317987490213802023-09-01T16:55:00.006-07:002023-09-01T16:57:27.974-07:00This week, off world: Space assets track hurricanes Idalia and Frankin, Chandrayaan-3 and it's rover on the Moon, and loads more...<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/politics/article/where-to-donate-ukraine" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Here’s where you can donate to help Ukrainian refugees and war victims</a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">...</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.unicef.org.uk/donate/donate-and-help-protect-children-in-afghanistan/?gclid=CjwKCAjw3_KIBhA2EiwAaAAliilzw30_umTAlD-zrdBl4cl6Vs9cknsOkLjTMz4KiJuQBXtA6GfsaxoCsNUQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">...and here is (one) place you can donate to help children in Afghanistan, caught under the Taliban.</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><script data-coffee-color="#FFDD00" data-color="#FF5F5F" data-emoji="" data-font-color="#ffffff" data-font="Arial" data-name="bmc-button" data-outline-color="#000000" data-slug="MKkz3NaSc" data-text="Buy me a coffee" src="https://cdnjs.buymeacoffee.com/1.0.0/button.prod.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script><b> </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Pick o' the podcasts:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write" frameborder="0" height="180" src="https://omny.fm/shows/planetary-radio-space-exploration-astronomy-and-sc/the-slow-evolution-of-europa/embed" title="The slow evolution of Europa" width="100%"></iframe></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lACGuhR46ho" title="SpaceX's Dragon Spacecraft Variant Headed To The Moon" width="640"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>From the video store:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">Hurricane Idalia seen from the International Space Station:</div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="404" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IeWsrlYyNLc" title="Hurricane Idalia seen from the International Space Station" width="724"></iframe></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hurricanes Idalia and Frankin seen from space in amazing satellite time-lapses:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="404" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2IcLCRIdycQ" title="Hurricanes Idalia and Frankin seen from space in amazing satellite time-lapses" width="718"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/crew-7-launches-to-the-space-station/" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Crew-7 launches to the space station - SpaceNews</a>:</div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="404" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jpInFIULOEU" title="Blastoff! NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 launches to space station, booster lands in Florida" width="721"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://spacenews.com/crew-7-docks-with-space-station/">Crew-7 docks with space station - SpaceNews</a>: <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="348" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fEFnw4MhTLE" title="NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 docks with the International Space Station" width="621"></iframe></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="348" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/X_iyjZV56FQ" title="NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 enters International Space Station after docking" width="621"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; 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