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Sunday 25 September 2022

This week, off world: NASA is about to try moving an asteroid, the NRO launch what is (probably) and imaging satellite and loads more...

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Pick o' the podcasts:


Spacepod 201: International space law with Cordula Panosch


Main Engine Cut Off  T+230: Bob Pearce, Associate Administrator of NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate







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From the video store:


Watch a Delta IV Heavy rocket launch US spy satellite | Space


Russia launches a Soyuz to the ISS...


... and it docks:


NASA's InSight hears its first meteoroid impacts on Mars (phys.org)



LEOlabs at IAC 2022


ISS dropping its trash:



Amazing events seen from space:



Starlink Group 4-34 mission finally lifts off after weather delays - NASASpaceFlight.com




Rocket Lab investor day 2022:






















Friday 16 September 2022

This week, off world: RocketLab's 150th satellite, a big meteor over Scotland, a treasure trove of organic matter on Mars and loads more

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From the video store:


A massive solar flare knocked out radio in Africa and Middle East Friday | Space


Rocket Lab launches “The Owl Spreads Its Wings” mission - NASASpaceFlight.com


Scotland gets a visitor from space:


New Animation Shows how the Artemis Missions Will use the Lunar Gateway and a Starship to put Humans Back onto the Moon - Universe Today



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Blue Origin failure a reminder that spaceflight is still hard | Space


Space station size comparison:


The man who was left stranded on a space station



Reading material:


Perseverance rover finds organic matter 'treasure' on Mars (msn.com)


Niuoku Islet, Tuvalu, As Seen From Orbit - SpaceRef





DART Sees Asteroid Didymos for the First Time. In two Weeks, it'll Crash Into its Moon - Universe Today


The Silent Sea review: South Korean series is a slice of space horror | New Scientist



Sunday 11 September 2022

This week, off world: Aurora Borealis seen from above, Rocketlab make progress re-using their engines, a huge experimental satellite for smartphone coverage, and loads more....

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




 Pick o' the podcasts







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The aurora borealis seen from above:


SpaceX launches experimental satellite to connect smartphones

Ariane 5 launches advanced broadband satellite for Eutelsat - NASASpaceFlight.com


Will NASA's DART space craft be able to change an asteroid's orbit?




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How did Mercury get its spots?


Watch Europe dry up from space in a new satellite video | Space


Why does Phobos have strange lines on it?




Reading material:


Eastern Province Of Saudi Arabia As Seen By Sentinel-2 - SpaceRef


Dream Chaser spaceplane will carry 'ScienceTaxi' lab to space station (msn.com)


Rocketlab Sent This Engine to Space and Then Retrieved it. A new Test Shows it's Still Working Fine - Universe Today


SpaceX to launch five spare Iridium satellites - SpaceNews


FCC to set five-year deadline for deorbiting LEO satellites - SpaceNews


BlueWalker-3 Satellite Launches This Weekend, May Be Bright - Universe Today


NASA completes agreement with Axiom Space for second private astronaut mission - SpaceNews


China launches mysterious new spy satellite (msn.com)


ESA’s Solar orbiter just got smacked by a coronal mass ejection (msn.com)