This week, off world: Artemis 1 heads for home, air breathing ion engines, the eruption of the Earth's largest volcano from space and loads more...

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Spacewalkers install rollout solar array outside space station

Artemis 1 cubesats: The 10 tiny satellites hitching a NASA ride to the moon | Space

Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft leaves moon's orbit to head home | Space

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Moon occults Mars, giant planets and more in Dec. 2022 skywatching:

SpaceX CRS-26 Dragon docking:

Artemis 1 sees Earth and Moon from record breaking distance:

Satellites watch world's largest volcano erupt in Hawaii (photos) | Space

China finishing busy Space station year with Shenzhou-15 - NASASpaceFlight.com 

China fires up 'domestically-developed' reusable rocket engine for 1st time (no sound):

James Webb Space Telescope view of Saturn's weirdest moon Titan thrills scientists | Space

Central Peak of the Aristarchus Crater: 

The moraines of Malaspina | Earth from Space

Big fireball streaks across skies over at least 12 US states, Canada:

Reading material:

Air-Breathing ion Engines can Continuously Boost Spacecraft Anywhere There's an Atmosphere - Universe Today

China has 6 astronauts in space for the 1st time | Space

Meteorites reveal how they brought space water to Earth | Space

Rocket Lab launches subsidiary focused on national security market - SpaceNews

SpaceX rolls out new business line focused on military satellite services - SpaceNews

Space Force establishes component at U.S. Central Command - SpaceNews

The next and most profound industrial revolution in human history is underway in Low Earth Orbit - SpaceNews

OneWeb aims to deploy a record 40 satellites in SpaceX mission - SpaceNews

FCC grants partial approval for Starlink second-generation constellation - SpaceNews