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...

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

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

Thank you!

     Pick o' the podcasts:

ADVERT

From the video store:

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)

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

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

    

Pick o' the podcasts:

 

From the video store:

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:

ADVERT

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)

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

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

    

  Pick o the podcasts:

 

ADVERT

From the video store:

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

This week, off world: ESA's BepiColombo mission zooms past Mercury, a 1 meter asteroid goes boom on camera 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)

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

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

    

  Pick o' the podcasts:

ADVERT

From the video store

BepiColombo’s fourth flyby of Mercury

SpaceX Starlink 189 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 31 August 2024

Blastoffs! SpaceX launches two Falcon 9 rockets in 65 minutes, nails landings

Cluster reentry explained: World's first targeted reentry

Chinese astronauts study ancient microbes aboard Tiangong space station (video) | Space

Mars' escaping water mystery 'unlocked' by Hubble and MAVEN

Tianwen-3 will return samples from Mars

Strange noise on Boeing Starliner spacecraft was just speaker feedback - Hear it here!

Meteor burns up over Earth in amazing footage from space station

Last flight of the Vega rocket:

Watch the moment an asteroid hits Earth

CFT Starliner returns to Earth uncrewed

Reading material:

'There was some tension in the room', NASA says of decision to bring Boeing's Starliner spacecraft home without astronauts (msn.com)

A Review of Humanity's Planned Expansion Between the Earth and the Moon - Universe Today

Musk the space pirate? Elon Musk defies X ban in Brazil by beaming app from space (msn.com)

NASA's solar sail successfully spreads its wings in space (msn.com)

Evolution Space tests rocket on Spaceport Company sea-based platform - SpaceNews

The reusable 'spaceplane' that could replace rockets and fly humans to space and back (msn.com)

China's mysterious space plane returns to Earth after 268 days in orbit (msn.com)

This week, off world: SpaceX booster crashes, Blue Origin returns to flight, India to launch crew capsule test flight and loads more...

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

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

    

  Pick o' the podcasts:

 

ADVERT

From the video store:

Timelapse of Juice’s lunar-Earth flyby

Blue Origin flies NASA-funded scientist and space tourists on New Shepard suborbital flight - SpaceNews

Chinese astronauts conduct experiments and maintenance on Tiangong space station 

Ceres-1S launches six satellites 

I'll be honest: It's almost a relief to see one of these go wrong at last - it was getting a bit unnerving. SpaceX Starlink 188 launch and Falcon 9 first stage failed landing, 28 August 2024

Reading material:

Spaceport Cornwall announces ambitious future aerospace plans (msn.com)

Fallout from NASA's asteroid-smashing DART mission could hit Earth — potentially triggering 1st human-caused meteor shower (msn.com)

Or, alternatively...

No, NASA's DART asteroid impact probably won't spark meteor showers on Earth — but maybe on Mars | Space

India to launch Gaganyaan crew capsule test flight by end of 2024 | Space

Hungary for space: 4iG seeks vertically integrated capabilities - SpaceNews

U.S. military space domain awareness lags behind expectations - SpaceNews

Firefly Aerospace’s lunar lander begins pre-launch environmental tests - SpaceNews

This week, off world: The first private spacewalk in history explained, starliner astronauts must stay on the ISS until 2025, and loads more...

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

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

    

 Pick o' the podcasts:

ADVERT

From the video store:

Polaris Dawn mission and spacewalk outside SpaceX Dragon explained by crew

SpaceX Starlink 187 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 20 August 2024

Boeing Starliner astronauts will return home on a SpaceX Dragon in 2025, NASA confirms | Space

China launches ChinaSat 4A satellite atop Long March 7 rocket

China tests lunar and Mars rover prototypes over different terrains

Reading material:

Space mining startup AstroForge aims to launch historic asteroid-landing mission in 2025 | Space

Rocket Lab-built Mars smallsats arrive at launch site - SpaceNews

Debris from DART could Hit Earth and Mars Within a Decade - Universe Today

Historic milestone for Polish space science as they successfully launch Eagleeye satellite (msn.com)

Scout Space, Dawn Aerospace partner for spaceplane surveillance demonstration - SpaceNews