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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.



   


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SpaceX launches O3b mPOWER communication satellites on its 84th mission of 2023 | Space


SpaceX Transporter 9 rideshare features new OTV from Tom Mueller's Impulse Space - NASASpaceFlight.com


Virgin Galactic Flies Science Experiments to the Edge of Space - Universe Today 

Reading material:


The Lunar Swirl Mystery Deepens - Universe Today


DART asteroid-smashing team and record-breaking astronaut Peggy Whitson honored for impact on space science | Space


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


China's BeiDou and Fengyun Satellites Elevate Global Weather Forecasting Capabilities (spacedaily.com)


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.



   


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From the video store:


SpaceX CRS-29 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing 

3 Medical Breakthroughs from the International Space Station 


SpaceX launches Starlink batch on booster's record-breaking 18th flight, nails landing 


SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites and nails landing on 80th orbital mission of 2023 


Neutron | Stage 2 Cryogenic Test 


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:




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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


Long March-6A launches TianHui-5


Navigating between orbits: Hohman transfers:


Euclid, a window on the dark



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






Rocket Lab plans launch of Venus mission as soon as late 2024 - SpaceNews