This week, off world: SATRIA-1 launches to provide internet to rural Indonesia, the BepiColombo probe buzzes Mercury at only 150 km, 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:

209: Mission to the largest moon in the solar system with Dr. Witasse — Spacepod (listentospacepod.com)

From the video store:

Why Do North Pole And South Pole Have 6 Months Of Day? 

...and: Why Planes Fly Over The North Pole But Not The South Pole

ULA’s Delta 4 Heavy launches classified spy satellite - SpaceNews

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SpaceX launches 56 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea | Space

SpaceX launches SATRIA-1 communications satellite for Indonesia, lands rocket at sea (video) | Space 

 

Reading materials:

ESA - Full ignition for ESA’s reusable rocket engine

Europe's BepiColombo spacecraft to to fly close by Mercury in today, snap images | Space

The Suspense is Killing Us. The Next Planet in the TRAPPIST System Gets the JWST Treatment - Universe Today

Rocket Lab's modified Electron rocket HASTE achieves first suborbital launch | Space

China Plans Its Own Megaconstellation To Challenge Starlink | Hackaday

Neom: New satellite images show progress of Saudi Arabia's 'The Line' | Middle East Eye