This week, off world: Someone has moved a derelict satellite, US Space Force's mysterious spaceplane begins an experimental 'aerobraking' manoeuvre, and loads more...

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Japan launches Kirameki 3 military communications satellite with H3 rocket - SpaceNews

Using microgravity for stem cell research:

Russia sends 53 satellites to orbit on record-breaking launch (video)

Satellites capture havoc caused by Spanish floods 

NOAA satellites watch Hurricane Rafael make landfall in Cuba (video) | Space

SpaceX launches 23 more Starlink satellites from Florida

Satellite survives impact with object in space, takes selfie to prove it

Space Force's mysterious X-37B begins 'aerobraking' to lower orbit. Here's how it works (video)

Reading material:

Skynet-1A: Why did the UK's oldest space satellite end up thousands of miles from where it should have been? - BBC News

SpaceX CRS-31 supports heart health, neurodegeneration, and student science

Space-based solar power: 'We have nothing to lose and everything to gain' – Physics World

Rocket Lab confirms plan to bid for Pentagon launch contracts with new medium rocket - SpaceNews

This week, off world: Is Boeing selling its space business? Plus: Vast releases the design for it's Haven-2 commercial space station and loads more...

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Shenzhou 19 crew enters Tiangong space station after docking: 

SpaceX catches giant Starship booster with 'Chopsticks' on historic Flight 5 rocket launch and landing (video) | Space:

SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida (video, photos) | Space :

Liftoff! Vulcan's Second Trip to Orbit: 

SpaceX rocket launches Europe's Hera planetary defense probe to visit asteroid smacked by NASA | Space:

A mission back to the Dimorphos system:

Satellite images capture Hurricane Milton intensifying into Category 5 storm (videos) | Space:

 

A Star Appears to Have Come Closer to Earth Than the Voyager Probes: 

Reading material:

Shijian-19 reusable satellite lands after 2 weeks in space - SpaceNews

Vast releases design of Haven-2 commercial space station - SpaceNews

D-Orbit enters GEO in-orbit servicing market - SpaceNews

Boeing Satellite Exploded Into at Least 500 Pieces of Debris

NASA's solar-sailing spacecraft has a bent boom and is still tumbling in Earth orbit (photo) | Space

SpaceX launches next-gen US spy satellites on 100th Falcon 9 flight of the year | Space

China launches new set of classified Yaogan spy satellites (video) | Space

Scientists found one of the largest carbon-based space molecules ever. Here's why that's a big deal | Space

Could Life at TRAPPIST-1 Survive the Star's Superflares? - Universe Today

What satellite images reveal about strikes on Iran - BBC News

Airbus to cut up to 2,500 jobs amid space segment losses - SpaceNews

Is Boeing considering selling its space business and NASA deals?

Lockheed Martin completes acquisition of smallsat manufacturer Terran Orbital - SpaceNews

NRO shows continued interest in orbital transfer vehicles and spacecraft multimanifesting - SpaceNews

Earth-observation startup emerges from stealth with $12 million - SpaceNews

Astronauts to grow livers in space, where microgravity might help them thrive

Hey all....

 ... this week has been crazier than usual, the weekend also looks busy, so I'm taking a break rather than publish a link-storm of the  4-5 links I'd have time to collect and check (a link shower?). See you all next week,

John Freeman

This week, off world: Satellites track hurricane Helene, bacteria in space adapt to the extreme conditions, and loads more...

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Blastoff! NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 launches to space station

Blue Origin fires up 2nd stage of huge New Glenn rocket ahead of debut launch (video) | Space

China's Smart Dragon-3 launches 8 satellites from sea platform

Blastoffs! China's Kuaizhou-1A and Long March-2D rockets launch 10 satellites

Nebula-1 VTVL test

Smart Dragon-3 launches eight satellites

NASA's Suni Williams becomes ISS commander for 2nd time in ceremony

Blastoff! SpaceX launches new Starlink batch from California, nails landing

3 Medical Breakthroughs from the International Space Station

H-IIA launches IGS Radar-8

Hurricane Helene

ISS Timelapse - Deep Space from Space (04/06/07/08 Aug 2024)

Reading material:

Bacteria living in space evolve to survive extreme conditions (msn.com)

Weird striped rock 'unlike any seen on Mars' found by Perseverance rover. Here's why NASA's excited | Space

Satellites track 'monster' hurricane Helene 

What satellite data tells us about Lebanon 

This week, off world: The Moon has multiple water sources, a spy satellite is caught close-up on video by astronomer, and loads more...

 An appeal for a friend of mine, suffering a serious medical condition and financial problems all at once: 

Fundraiser by Kurt Mager : Saving me from homelessness. (gofundme.com)

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Chinese astronauts conduct experiments and more on Tiangong space station

X 4.5 flare

China's Yutu-2 rover snaps new images of moon's surface:

SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites from foggy Vandenberg, nails landing:

Blastoff! SpaceX launches European navigation satellites, nails landing:

Caught on camera: Satellite tracker photographs secret spacecraft | Space

Long March-2D launches Jilin-1 Kuanfu-02B:

China launches final pair of backup Beidou satellites - SpaceNews:

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Reading material:

What the 1st analysis of China's Chang'e 6 lunar far side samples revealed | Space

There's Water All Over the Moon - Universe Today

Astronomers Find the Longest Black Hole Jets Ever Seen - Universe Today

Blacksky wins contract to gather imagery of space objects - SpaceNews

Boeing to demonstrate air-space sensor fusion for U.S. military operations - SpaceNews

Actually, Ceres Might Have Formed in the Asteroid Belt After All - Universe Today

Demand outstrips radar satellite supply - SpaceNews

Want to challenge Starlink in the satcom market? - SpaceNews

Space Force awards $45 million to universities for propulsion and power research - SpaceNews

Chinese scientists use Starlink signals to detect stealth aircraft and drones (msn.com)

This week, off world: The first privately funded spacewalk, hurricane Francine seen from satellites and loads more...

 An appeal for a friend of mine, suffering a serious medical condition and financial problems all at once: 

Fundraiser by Kurt Mager : Saving me from homelessness. (gofundme.com)

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Polaris dawn launch:

...and apogee - the furthest humans have been from Earth's surface since the Apollo era....

... then the first spacewalk by privately funded astronauts...

...and then a Polaris Dawn astronaut plays 'Star Wars' song in music video beamed from space (video) | Space:

Bubbles of gas 75 times larger than our sun spotted on another star:

Landspace completes 10-kilometer reusable rocket test, eyes 2025 orbital launch - SpaceNews

Soyuz MS-26 launch:

Falcon 9 launches BlueBird 1-5 and Falcon 9 first stage landing:

... and deployment:

ESA's Bepicolombo space probe passes Mercury:

SpaceX sends up more Starlinks! 

Satellites watch Hurricane Francine make landfall as a Category 2 storm in Louisiana (video) | Space

Starliner astronauts talk about being 'stranded' on the ISS:

Reading material:

New record! 19 people are orbiting Earth right now | Space

Astroscale and ClearSpace get funds to advance double satellite de-orbit mission  - SpaceNews

The invisible battle for space dominance - SpaceNews

U.S. space weather policy is alive and well but is insufficiently funded - SpaceNews

More Bodies Discovered in the Outer Solar System - Universe Today

Artemis Missions Could Put the most Powerful imaging Telescope on the Moon - Universe Today