...with my apologies, I'll be back next week. Stay safe all.
Friday 24 November 2023
Friday 17 November 2023
This week, off world: Avoiding a Pearl Harbour in space, Virgin Galactic flies experiments to space, and loads more...
Here’s where you can donate to help Ukrainian refugees and war victims...
...and here is (one) place you can donate to help children in Afghanistan, caught under the Taliban.
Pick o' the podcasts:
From the video store:
SpaceX launches O3b mPOWER communication satellites on its 84th mission of 2023 | Space
Virgin Galactic Flies Science Experiments to the Edge of Space - Universe Today
Reading material:
The Lunar Swirl Mystery Deepens - Universe Today
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
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
Friday 10 November 2023
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
Here’s where you can donate to help Ukrainian refugees and war victims...
...and here is (one) place you can donate to help children in Afghanistan, caught under the Taliban.
Pick o the podcasts:
From the video store:
3 Medical Breakthroughs from the International Space Station
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
Friday 3 November 2023
This week, off world: Virgin Galactic flies researchers to space, the first Dream Chaser space plane is completed and loads more...
Here’s where you can donate to help Ukrainian refugees and war victims...
...and here is (one) place you can donate to help children in Afghanistan, caught under the Taliban.
Pick o' the podcasts:
From the video store:
Dream Chaser Tenacity Is Officially Complete!
China’s iSpace launches and lands rocket test stage - SpaceNews
A guide to Electron rocket ocean recovery:
SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites from California | Space
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
Friday 27 October 2023
This week: Drug manufacturing experiments using micro gravity, Starlink over southern England, and loads more...
Here’s where you can donate to help Ukrainian refugees and war victims...
...and here is (one) place you can donate to help children in Afghanistan, caught under the Taliban.
Pick o' the podcasts:
From the video store:
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
22,000-foot volcano summit is home to Earth's highest-dwelling vertebrates, study confirms (msn.com)
Reading material:
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
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
Friday 20 October 2023
This week, off world: Amazon begins launching its Kuiper satellites, Io up close and loads more....
Here’s where you can donate to help Ukrainian refugees and war victims...
...and here is (one) place you can donate to help children in Afghanistan, caught under the Taliban.
Pick o' the podcasts:
From the video store:
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
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
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
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