This week, off world: Are ion engines the future of space exploration & industry? Plus the Sun roars out flares and CME storms and loads more...

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 ...and where you can donate to support victims of the recent quake in Syria and Turkey (dec.org.uk) 

Pick o' the podcasts:

205: The moon's right to exist with Dr. Prem — Spacepod (listentospacepod.com)

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From the video store:

SpaceX Starlink 73 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing

Ion Thrusters Are the Future. How Far Away Are They?

See an X1-class solar flare in this close-up view from NASA's IRIS mission

NASA launches pair of suborbital sounding rockets to the mesosphere

Studying forest biomass from space

Reading material:

Europe approves multi-orbit connectivity constellation plan - SpaceNews

International consortium develops a crucial technology to ensure future deep space missions, asteroid deflection and mining - SpaceRef

Intuitive Machines rings Nasdaq bell on path to private moon landing | Space

First Global Image From NOAA-21’s CrIS Instrument - SpaceRef

Chelyabinsk meteor explosion was a planetary defense wakeup call | Space

Perfectly symmetrical space explosion “makes no sense’’, say physicists (msn.com)

Astronomers unravel how complex organic molecules form in deep space | Space

Meteorite found! Space rock from fireball over Europe located | Space

Chinese rocket firm Space Pioneer set for first launch - SpaceNews

Analyst: U.S. military space budget likely to get another boost in 2024 - SpaceNews

Lunar Resources and Wood Selected by NASA to Study Building a Pipeline on the Moon - SpaceRef

Virgin Orbit Update on UK Mission Anomaly - SpaceRef

Rocket Lab Increases Space Systems Offerings with New Products for Small Satellites - SpaceRef

Maxar Secures Dedicated Access to Umbra’s SAR Constellation - SpaceRef

Upsurge In Rocket Launches Could Impact The Ozone Layer - SpaceRef