This week, off world: Virgin Galactic readies a return to flight, the first private space station by 2025 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.

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From the video store:

Rocket Lab launches NASA’s TROPICS satellites from New Zealand - NASASpaceFlight.com

Europe's new weather satellite delivers stunning Earth views

Foundation Piling Work at the Orbital Launch Mount: 

China launches resupply mission, lands space plane, and readies methane rocket - NASASpaceFlight.com

SpaceX launches 51 Starlink satellites, lands rocket on ship at sea | Space

Reading material:

British firms aim to launch 'knitted satellites'

Virgin Galactic is just weeks away from next astronaut test flight, eyes space tourist flights soon (msn.com)

Momentus tug raises orbit with water-fueled thruster - SpaceNews

Maxar pursuing defense deals for its new line of small satellites - SpaceNews

China’s mystery reusable spaceplane lands after 276 days in orbit - SpaceNews

Vast Space to launch 1st commercial station on SpaceX rocket in 2025 | Space