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Japan lands a robot probe on the Moon... though there may be a snag...

SpaceX launches private Ax-3 astronaut mission to space station | Space

Tianzhou-7 launch

Tianzhou-6 undocking

Geosynchronous Orbits are WEIRD: 

First ever space-to-Earth solar power mission succeeds | The Independent

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Reading material:

Satellites watch Iceland volcano spew lava towards fishing village (photo) | Space

Plasma Environment, Radiation, Structure, and Evolution of the Uranian System (PERSEUS): A Proposal for a Mission to Uranaus | Space Science Reviews (springer.com)

9 out-of-this-world images of Earth taken by Landsat satellites (msn.com)

The moon once had way more water than we ever imagined, lunar meteorite reveals | Space

Space Development Agency awards contracts worth $2.5 billion for missile-tracking satellites - SpaceNews

SpaceX testing ruggedized terminals for self-driving tractors - SpaceNews

Reflectors in Space Could Make Solar Power More Effective - Universe Today

Viasat showcases navigation capability the UK lost after Brexit - SpaceNews

Water ice buried at Mars' equator is over 2 miles thick | Space

NASA moon orbiter beams laser off Indian lunar lander in historic 1st | Space