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Saturday 26 June 2021

This week in space: 140 UFO's remain mysterious, a peek inside China's new space station, Hubble offline and loads more...

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A glimpse into life on China's new space station:





Earth from Space: Lake Mar Chiquita, Argentina - SpaceRef



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Could Life Exist in the Atmosphere of a sub-Neptune Planet? - Universe Today


U.S. government report: 140 UFO's remain, er, unidentified -Space.com


NASA and Boeing close out recommendations from Starliner review - SpaceNews


DoD space agency to create marketplace for commercial satellite data - SpaceNews


Ligado Networks passes 3GPP review for 5G plan - SpaceNews


Ex-Im Bank finances SpaceX launch deal - SpaceNews


Computer problem takes Hubble offline - SpaceNews



Dropping power levels threaten InSight mission - SpaceNews


Benchmark Space Systems unveils in-space mobility-as-a-service business - SpaceNews


ULA, Boeing, and NASA prepare for uncrewed and crewed Starliner flight tests - NASASpaceFlight.com


Pesquet & Kimbrough complete new solar array installation on ISS - NASASpaceFlight.com


Study Looks More Closely at Mars' Underground Water Signals (marsdaily.com)


NASA to send mannequins to moon to prepare for crewed missions (spacedaily.com)


Virgin Galactic Wins FAA's OK to Fly Space Passengers: Which Billionaire Will Go First? - Universe Today


Aliens in 2,034 Nearby Star Systems Could use the Transit Method to see Earth - Universe Today



Sunday 13 June 2021

This week in space: USAF looks for commercial cargo transport rocket, new pictures of Ganymede, Blue Origin's first tourist seat goes for $28 million and loads more...

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


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SpaceX launches communications satellite...


...and deploys it:


Chinese space station in front of the Sun


Relativity Space unveils fully reusable, 3D-printed Terran R rocket | Space


Ingenuity helicopter completes 7th Martian flight:


'Ring of fire' solar eclipse of 2021 thrills stargazers with sunrise spectacle | Space



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Finally! New Pictures of Ganymede, Thanks to Juno - Universe Today


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Astra to acquire propulsion company Apollo Fusion for launches beyond low Earth orbit | Space


US Air Force wants a commercial Rocket Cargo Vanguard to fly stuff anywhere on Earth | Space


House bill would designate space as critical infrastructure - SpaceNews


Air pollution from reentering megaconstellation satellites could cause ozone hole 2.0 | Space



Senate passes huge tech funding bill, includes $10 billion for NASA moon landers | Space


First seat to space on Blue Origin's New Shepard sells for $28 million | Space



Saturday 5 June 2021

This week in space: Governments and companies plan lunar rovers, ISS has it's robotic arm holed by space debris, SpaceX confirm 3 more private crewed missions and loadsmore...

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


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SpaceX to fly 3 more private astronaut missions to space station for Axiom Space | Space


SpaceX launches CRS-22, new solar arrays to International Space Station - NASASpaceFlight.com


The ocean from space:


Space station robotic arm hit by orbital debris in 'lucky strike' (video) | Space


Earth from Space: Warsaw, Poland - SpaceRef



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Tianzhou-2 docks with China's space station module - SpaceNews


Pictures from space! Our image of the day | Space


Companies and government agencies announce plans for lunar rover projects - SpaceNews


NASA requests $24.8 billion in 2022, proposes to cancel SOFIA again - SpaceNews


Biden seeks $2 billion funding boost for U.S. Space Force - SpaceNews


SpaceX's most-flown Falcon 9 rocket is a sooty veteran after 10 launches and landings (photos) | Space