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Saturday 29 May 2021

This week in space: China's first cargo mission to its new space station, NASA budget request of $24 billion, recent Martian volcanism and loads more...

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China launches Tianzhou 2, first cargo mission to new space station - NASASpaceFlight.com


Starlink v1.0 L28 mission completes first "shell" of satellites for worldwide coverage - NASASpaceFlight.com



 

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Earth from Space: The Great Lakes - SpaceRef 

Friday 21 May 2021

This week in space: An interview with DARPA, China's Mars rover, and how to build a space suit with duct tape.....


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Virgin Galactic successfully makes first human spaceflight from New Mexico - NASASpaceFlight.com 

First pictures from China's Mars rover:

 

US Space Force missile tracking satellite rides first Atlas V launch of 2021 - NASASpaceFlight.com

 

China launches ocean monitoring satellite:

 

A duct tape space suit?

 

Earthshine on SpaceX's Dragon capsule:


 

Orbiting the Moon in real time 


Earth from Space: Los Cabos, Mexico - SpaceRef 

 

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European startup builds oxygen-making machine for 2025 moon mission | Space


Japanese billionaire, Russian actress to fly to ISS - SpaceNews


The crew of SpaceX's first all-private space mission are training hard... 


Bids for a seat on Blue Origin's first manned spaceflight pass $2 million. 


'Who wants to be an astronaut' offers a spaceflight with Axiom.




Sounding rocket launches colourful high altitude clouds


Bill Nelson pledges action on Artemis, Mars and China in 1st hearing as NASA chief | Space 


A Solution to Space Junk: Satellites Made of Mushrooms? - Universe Today






Friday 14 May 2021

This week in space: A probe that can hunt down interstellar asteroids, a radio telescope on the Moon, SN15's effect on the space industry and loads more....

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NASA is Getting Serious About a Radio Telescope on the Moon - Universe Today



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Scientists find liquid water inside a meteorite, revealing clues about the early solar system | Space


Abundant harvest in Antarctic greenhouse shows promise for moon agriculture | Space


Blue Origin Will Finally Fly Passengers to the Edge of Space in July - Universe Today



Rocket Lab suffers failure - recovers Electron booster from ocean a second time. NASAspaceflight.com


Never-ending detonations could blast hypersonic craft into space | Space


Starlink and OneWeb Have Their First Avoidance Maneuver With Each Other's Constellations - Universe Today


A longstanding Venus mystery has been cracked by a NASA sun probe | Space


Nasa releases astounding images of Jupiter – and finds a mystery in its Giant Red Spot (msn.com)


Extrasolar Object Interceptor Would be Able to Chase Down the Next Oumuamua or Borisov and Actually Return a Sample - Universe Today



Saturday 8 May 2021

This week in space: NASA and Maxar technologies begin build of orbital refuelling and manufacturing satellite, SpaceX launch and land a mega-rocket, the Marines develop an Iron Man suit and loads more...


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Spacepod 184: Samples are forever






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Guess what? SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites, lands the booster...


Starship SN15 conducts smooth test flight and nails landing - NASASpaceFlight.com


Flying Marines...



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Earth from space...



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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will launch its 1st astronaut flight on July 20 and you can bid for a seat | Space



SpaceX's next flight for Crew Dragon Resilience is a private launch of 4 civilians | Space



Red wine in space may age faster than on Earth, study finds | Space



Earth's Horizon Seen From Orbit - SpaceRef



A Waning Gibbous Moon Viewed From Earth Orbit - SpaceRef


Starliner test flight scheduled for July 30 - SpaceNews






Saturday 1 May 2021

This week in space: NASA goes all in on SpaceX and the Moon, Russia and China look to a research base there, NASA plans a mission to 1000 AU and loads more...



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China launches Tianhe module, start of ambitious two-year station construction effort - NASASpaceFlight.com


Space junk map tracks 200 ‘ticking time bombs’ - BBC News


Arianespace launches Vega's return to flight with rideshare mission - NASASpaceFlight.com


Starlink v1.0 L24 launches as SpaceX receives permission for Starlink modifications - NASASpaceFlight.com


NROL-82 | Delta IV Heavy | Everyday Astronaut | Post Launch Review


NASA is now Planning a Mission to go 1,000 AU From the Sun, Deep Into Interstellar Space - Universe Today





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Virgin Selected to Bring Orbital Launch Capabilities to Brazil (spaceref.com)


Russia to select actress for Soyuz mission in May - SpaceNews


Op-ed | Competition delivers the goods and the crew for all NASA commercial space services - SpaceNews


Intuitive Machines’ first lunar lander mission slips to 2022 - SpaceNews


China, Russia open moon base project to international partners, early details emerge - SpaceNews


Mystery solved? Heat-trapping clouds may explain ancient Mars' rivers and lakes | Space


Strange crater suggests ancient Mars may have been frigid with occasional snowmelt | Space