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Saturday, 27 February 2021

This week in space: GPS satellites to be upgraded for in-space refuelling, ESA to the moon, vast solar filament collapses, and loads more...

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Pick o' the podcasts:


Spacepod: Radar Polarisation with Dr Hickson





From the video store:


Texas, disasters, and the case for beamed energy from space


ESA to the Moon


Vast Solar filament collapses, releasing a raging solar storm:

The filament collapse, above.

The resulting Solar storm, above.



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NASA releases video of Mars landing


Earth from Space: Vancouver, Canada - SpaceRef


NASA Weekly ISS Space to Ground Report for 26 February, 2021 - SpaceRef



Reading material:

Did Ancient Martian Life Eat Rocks For Food? - Universe Today


Lockheed Martin to upgrade GPS satellites for in-orbit servicing - SpaceNews


MARSBOX | EurekAlert! Science News


Some Earth Life Could Already Survive on Mars - Universe Today


Mysterious stripes spotted over Russia in satellite images — and NASA is perplexed (msn.com)


Nasa's pioneering black women - BBC News


Nicole Robinson named president of Ursa Space Systems - SpaceNews


Long March 4C launches latest batch of Yaogan- 31 satellites - NASASpaceFlight.com



Automaker Geely gains approval for satellites for self-driving constellation - SpaceNews


Report: Space weapons are a fact of life, but there are many ways to counter them - SpaceNews

Give it time...


Meteorites remember conditions of stellar explosions (spacedaily.com)


Blue Origin delays first launch of New Glenn to late 2022 - SpaceNews


Canada to join US mission to moon (moondaily.com)


NASA Study Finds Reduced African Grassland Fires Contribute to Short-lived Air Quality Improvements - SpaceRef


Virgin Galactic posts revenue loss of $238m in Q4 (spacedaily.com)


Astra, Rocket Lab win launch contracts - SpaceNews


ExoMars Images The Mars Perseverance Landing Site - SpaceRef



NASA spacewalk Sunday will prepare for new solar power (spacedaily.com)


Stoke raises seed round to work on fully reusable rockets - SpaceNews



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Sunday, 21 February 2021

This week in space: Perseverance on Mars, Cargo Ship to the ISS, Mass Extinctions and Magnetic Fields and loads more...

Learn the ins and outs of pseudoscience, and debunking it: Read 'Escaping The Rabbit Hole' here.


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 Pick o the podcasts






From the video store:


Perseverance rover on Mars:


4K images from Mars over the years:



Around the Moon:
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Saturday, 13 February 2021

This week in space: A busy week at Mars, ABL to launch from Shetland, Europa Clipper to be launched commercially and loads more...

Learn the ins and outs of pseudoscience, and debunking it: Read 'Escaping The Rabbit Hole' here.


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Pick o the podcasts:


Main Engine: Cut-Off: Falcon 9 fleet, ABL in the UK, Firefly to the Moon



Could tethered SpaceX Starships provide artificial gravity?



From the video store:


Skywalker's battle from The Mandalorian set to his theme. Because it's cool:



Tianwen-1 arrives at Mars


The Al-Amal spacecraft arrives at Mars:



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Reading material:

Lockheed Martin selects ABL rocket for Shetland launches - BBC News


Quantum Theory Proposes That Cause and Effect Can Go In Loops - Universe Today


Could space greenhouses solve Earth's food crisis? | Space


Industry questions U.S. government support for commercial remote sensing - SpaceNews


NASA to use commercial launch vehicle for Europa Clipper - SpaceNews


NASA selects Falcon Heavy to launch first Gateway elements - SpaceNews


Virgin Orbit considering moves into adjacent markets - SpaceNews



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Friday, 5 February 2021

In space this week: SpaceX flies and detonates another prototype, Biden endorses the Artemis program, National Space Settlement seminar and loads more...

Learn the ins and outs of pseudoscience, and debunking it: Read 'Escaping The Rabbit Hole' here.


Want to support the future of science and engineering? You can do so through one of these charities:




Pick o the podcasts:


SpacePod: Young stellar objects






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From the video store:



National Space Settlement 2021 seminar


Record breaking SpaceX booster launches even more Starlink satellites






Reading material:

White House endorses Artemis program - SpaceNews


Starlink satellites spotted from England


Firefly space takes commercial lunar payloads contract


ULA’s Tory Bruno warns of ‘overheated’ space launch market - SpaceNews


100,000-year-old story could explain why the Pleiades are called 'Seven Sisters' | Space


Satellite spots SpaceX's Starship SN9 from space ahead of explosive test flight | Space


U.S. military space commanders expect broad continuity in DoD space policy - SpaceNews


NASA appoints climate advisor to prioritize Earth science in Biden administration | Space


Viasat's strategy evolves with changing market conditions - SpaceNews


BluShift Aerospace Launches Stardust 1.0 Rocket - Universe Today


The Earth's Magnetosphere Might be Creating Water on the Moon - Universe Today


Martian Landslides Caused by Underground Salts and Melting Ice? - SpaceRef


Sequencing DNA In Orbit - SpaceRef



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