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Saturday 19 March 2022

This week, off world: Starlink shows "what mega constellations are capable of", satellite images show Russian artillery firing in Ukraine, and loads more...

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Pick o' the podcasts:






From the video store:


3 Russian cosmonauts arrive at space station after 3.5-hour orbital chase (video) | Space


The ISS fluidics lab



The worlds of the Jupiter system

 

Astra aces return-to-flight mission, deploys satellites for 1st time | Space


SpaceX sets new booster reuse record on Starlink mission - NASASpaceFlight.com



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Earth from Space - Snowy Pyrenees - SpaceRef


Earth from Space - Lofoten, Norway - SpaceRef



Reading material:


China to open space station to commercial activity - SpaceNews


A solar power station in space? How it would work, and the benefits it could bring (phys.org)


Satellite photo shows word 'children' in front of now-destroyed Ukrainian theater | Space


U.S. general: Starlink in Ukraine showing what megaconstellations can do - SpaceNews


There are Deposits of ice at Mercury's Poles too - Universe Today


The Making Of The European Service Module - SpaceRef


The Event Horizon Telescope is back to work this week on tour of exotic cosmic objects | Space


SpaceX shifts resources to cybersecurity to address Starlink jamming - SpaceNews


Pristine asteroid Ryugu contains amino acids that are building blocks of life | Space


NASA Space Station Status Report 7 March, 2022 - Space Biology and Combustion Investigations - SpaceRef


Satellite images spot Russian artillery firing on Kyiv, Ukraine | Space


Scottish spaceport cleared for construction, UK on track to enter orbital market - NASASpaceFlight.com



Sunday 13 March 2022

Apologies for the quiet weekend...

 ...Earthbound life and various other projects have caught up to me - normal service will resume shortly.