Not well this week folks....

 ...with my apologies, I'll be back next week. Stay safe all.

This week, off world: Avoiding a Pearl Harbour in space, Virgin Galactic flies experiments to space, and loads more...

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SpaceX launches O3b mPOWER communication satellites on its 84th mission of 2023 | Space

SpaceX Transporter 9 rideshare features new OTV from Tom Mueller's Impulse Space - NASASpaceFlight.com

Virgin Galactic Flies Science Experiments to the Edge of Space - Universe Today 

Reading material:

The Lunar Swirl Mystery Deepens - Universe Today

DART asteroid-smashing team and record-breaking astronaut Peggy Whitson honored for impact on space science | Space

First Dream Chaser Vehicle Ready for Final Testing - NASASpaceFlight.com

Brightest flash ever disturbed Earth's atmosphere last year (phys.org)

How U.S. satellite rules are different only for Israel : NPR

Satellites watch lava flows of Italy's Mount Etna volcano eruption (image) | Space

Lost astronaut tool bag from ISS shines in new telescope image (photo) | Space

Rocket that slammed into the moon last year ID'ed as Chinese vehicle | Space

China's BeiDou and Fengyun Satellites Elevate Global Weather Forecasting Capabilities (spacedaily.com)

ULA gearing up for first Vulcan launch - SpaceNews

Project Kuiper ready for satellite production after successful prototype tests - SpaceNews

Space Force eyes a future of speed and agility in orbit - SpaceNews

Rocket Factory Augsburg perceives historic moment for European launch industry - SpaceNews

Deterring a looming Space Pearl Harbor through better public discourse  - SpaceNews

This week, off world: Making lunar soil more fertile with bacteria, NASA's Lucy mission finds an asteroid with a weird binary moon, and loads more

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SpaceX CRS-29 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing 

3 Medical Breakthroughs from the International Space Station 

SpaceX launches Starlink batch on booster's record-breaking 18th flight, nails landing 

SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites and nails landing on 80th orbital mission of 2023 

Neutron | Stage 2 Cryogenic Test 

Jupiter through 7in mak-cass telescope 

Reading material:

Nasa gets ‘puzzling’ data back from Lucy spacecraft exploring distant object (msn.com)

International Space Station dodges orbital debris hours before SpaceX cargo arrival: report | Space

'Lunar swirls' have confused scientists for years. New NASA moon data might clear things up | Space

 

A satellite's very tiny camera took a very blurry picture of Earth — and it's perfect | Space

US military gives Lockheed Martin $33.7 million to develop nuclear spacecraft | Space

Watch NASA build its VIPER moon rover with these free online watch parties | Space

Some of the Moon's Craters are From Interstellar Impacts. Can We Tell Which? - Universe Today

ESA Plans to Eliminate New Space Debris by 2030 - Universe Today

Transportation Department official suggests industry help pay for FAA commercial space office - SpaceNews

Bulgaria signs Artemis Accords - SpaceNews

What exposure to radiation does to glass on the moon over billions of years (phys.org)

Using bacteria to make lunar soil more fertile (phys.org)

NASA's Mars fleet will still conduct science while lying low (phys.org)

This week, off world: Virgin Galactic flies researchers to space, the first Dream Chaser space plane is completed and loads more...

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Dream Chaser Tenacity Is Officially Complete!

China’s iSpace launches and lands rocket test stage - SpaceNews

 

Virgin Galactic launches researchers to space on 5th commercial flight | Space

A guide to Electron rocket ocean recovery:

SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites from California | Space

Long March-6A launches TianHui-5

Navigating between orbits: Hohman transfers:

Euclid, a window on the dark

Reading material:

Surprise! Asteroid 'Dinky' is actually a double, NASA's Lucy probe reveals (photo) | Space

Blue Origin reveals mockup of Blue Moon lunar lander prototype - SpaceNews

New Japanese spacecraft aims to explore the mysterious moons of Mars | Space

UK Space Agency responds to rumors surrounding upcoming Axiom Space mission | Space

Airbus awarded MOD satellite communications contract (msn.com)

Autonomous Servicing Will Help Realize a Dynamic Future with Cosmic Implications - SpaceNews

Astrobotic lander arrives at launch site - SpaceNews

Rocket Lab plans launch of Venus mission as soon as late 2024 - SpaceNews

This week: Drug manufacturing experiments using micro gravity, Starlink over southern England, and loads more...

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Mars Perseverance rover watches Ingenuity helicopter zoom above Red Planet in real time

Shenzhou 17 launches to the Tiangong space station, reaches it in just 7 hrs:

 

 

Starlink satellites over Folkestone | Watch (msn.com)

SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on its second spaceflight in a day | Space

SpaceX fires up single Starship 26 engine in deorbit burn test at Starbase

Hera asteroid mission goes on trial

India's crew launch escape system test a success! See the liftoff & splashdown

22,000-foot volcano summit is home to Earth's highest-dwelling vertebrates, study confirms (msn.com)

Reading material:

Groundbreaking laser-communications experiment flying to ISS on SpaceX cargo mission next month | Space

In 1952, A Group of Three "Stars" Vanished. Astronomers Still Can't Find Them - Universe Today

A Russian Satellite Has Shifted Within 60 km of Another Spacecraft - Universe Today

Declassified spy satellite images reveal 400 Roman Empire forts | Space

Varda partners with Australian range for capsule landings - SpaceNews

Space Perspective unveils 'Space Spa' restroom for balloon tourist flights (images) | Space

Rocket company given £3.5m ahead of Shetland space launch (msn.com)

Space Force sets sights on small geostationary communications satellites - SpaceNews

This week, off world: Amazon begins launching its Kuiper satellites, Io up close and loads more....

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Psyche Mission Launches And On Its Way To Metal Asteroid | Watch (msn.com)

Osiris-Rex: Nasa reveals first look at 'beautiful' asteroid sample - BBC News

 

See Mars helicopter Ingenuity soar for 62nd time in full flight time-lapse

Virgin Galactic launches 1st Pakistani to space on 4th commercial spaceflight | Space

Atlas V rocket launches Amazon's 1st 2 internet satellites to orbit (video) | Space

Noctus Laberynthius

Atlas V Project Kuiper Protoflight Rocket Cam 

What Satellites Can See From Space Is Troubling

Reading material:

NASA Mission Had the Perfect View for the Recent Solar Eclipse - Universe Today

Blue Origin Reveals its Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle: Blue Ring - Universe Today

There are 14,000 Potentially Hazardous City-Killing Asteroids Left to Find - Universe Today

UK Start-ups in Space Sector Reach £200 Million Milestone, Boost Economy (msn.com)

Juno Completes its Closest Flyby of Io Yet - Universe Today

ESA - Satellites deliver 5G-quality connectivity

Russian ISS module experiences coolant leak - SpaceNews

More eyes in the sky: NRO building new satellites to deliver ‘10 times more signals and images’ - SpaceNews

Astrobotic resumes flights of Xodiac suborbital vehicle - SpaceNews

‘A bright future for the plant’: Giant solar space farm could be orbiting Earth by 2035 (msn.com)

If There Was Ever Life on Mars, this Ancient Mud Lake is the Perfect Place to Look - Universe Today