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Monday 31 January 2022

This week, off world: Full satellite image sequence of Tonga exploding, China shows satellite interception and towing ability, will space based solar power take off? 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:


193: Orbital parking spots with Larissa Markwardt — Spacepod (listentospacepod.com)







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From the video store:


Tom Cruise in Conversation with NASA Astronaut Victor Glover - SpaceRef


Tonga explodes:


China’s Shijian-21 towed dead satellite to a high graveyard orbit - SpaceNews


Earth from Space - Lesotho - SpaceRef



Reading material:


NASA emergency beacons save 330 lives in 2021 (phys.org)


China lays out ambitious space plans for next 5 years | Space


Isar Aerospace wins 10 million euro European Commission launch competition - SpaceNews


On National Security | Solar power from space: Will it ever get off the ground? - SpaceNews


AFWERX to fund development of laser terminal that connects military aircraft with satellites - SpaceNews


Op-ed | LEO broadband: Will this time be different? - SpaceNews


After 7 years, a spent Falcon 9 rocket stage is on course to hit the Moon | Ars Technica


A Private Mission to Scan the Cloud Tops of Venus for Evidence of Life - Universe Today


Astronomers Might Have Detected the Background Gravitational Waves of the Universe - Universe Today



Sunday 23 January 2022

This week, off-world: Space items to watch in 2022, US Space Force launches two satellite inspection missions, Carbon on Mars 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:


ULA's Atlas V launch satellite-inspection mission for Space Force - NASASpaceFlight.com


SpaceX launch even more Starlink satellites:


Earth from Space - Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Germany - SpaceRef


SpaceX Dragon cargo ship undocks from space station for trip back to Earth | Space




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Reading material:


A Worldwide Search for Dark Matter Fails to Turn up a Signal for This Mysterious Particle - Universe Today


Curiosity Sees a Strong Carbon Signature in a Bed of Rocks - Universe Today


Tom Cruise Movie's Producers Aim to Add Film Studio to the Space Station in 2024 - Universe Today













Friday 7 January 2022

The first week of the new year, off world: The James Webb space telescope deploys, craters on Titan 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:


192: Craters on Titan with Prof. Neish — Spacepod (listentospacepod.com)






 



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From the video store:


SpaceX kicks off 2022 with Starlink launch - SpaceNews


Ariane 5 launches NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope - SpaceNews


Earth from Space - Kourou, French Guiana - SpaceRef


Arianespace wraps up 2021 with OneWeb launch - SpaceNews




Reading material:


Rocket Lab Launches 107th Satellite To Orbit, Successfully Tests Helicopter Recovery Operations - SpaceRef Business