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This week, off world: The Sun gets hyperactive, Virgin Orbit's first UK launch fails just short of orbit, and loads more...

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From the video store:


First Virgin Orbit U.K. launch fails - SpaceNews


See SpaceX's Dragon cargo capsule move away from space station after undocking


Hyperactive Sunspot turns towards us:



Aftermath of the Biggest Explosion Ever Caught on Camera | Shoemaker-Levy 9


SpaceX launches 114 satellites, lands rocket in landmark 200th flight | Space

 


What an Astronaut needs to know:


Dublin, Ireland | Earth from Space



Reading material:


Ukraine war: Soledar devastation revealed in satellite images - BBC News


Chinese moon mission's sample haul includes exotic volcanic rocks | Space


Virgin Orbit fails on first mission from the UK with Start Me Up - NASASpaceFlight.com


List of first UK space satellites, the firms behind them and what they're for (msn.com)


Are Chemical Rockets or Solar Sails Better to Return Resources from Asteroids? - Universe Today


Is Space Power a Good Idea? A new Spacecraft is Going to Find Out! - Universe Today


NASA's TESS discovers planetary system's second Earth-size world (phys.org)












Saturday, 7 January 2023

I haz bug...

 Apologies folks, my whole family is down with flu, and right now it's keeping myself coherent enough to look after the little 'uns as first priority - I'll be back as soon as I have any focus to finish the current WIP post.