This week, off world: Japan's SLIM lander survives the lunar night, 1st Belarusian woman in space and loads more...

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SpaceX fires up Starship twice in preparation for flight 4 launch

Watch a Real-Time Map of Starlinks Orbiting Earth - Universe Today

Watch India's reusable launch vehicle's runway landing in test

Soyuz MS-25 docking

Reading material:

Flight attendant becomes 1st Belarusian woman in space on ISS-bound Soyuz launch | Space

Anti HIV drugs manufactured in space - and the advantages manufacturing in micro gravity can have.

Research opportunities on upcoming commercial space stations

Boeing’s satellite business zeroes in on military opportunities - SpaceNews

Japanese lunar lander company ispace raises $53.5 million in stock sale - SpaceNews

Satellite firms cautiously optimistic as DoD boosts funding to integrate commercial satcom - SpaceNews

China appears to be trying to save stricken spacecraft from lunar limbo - SpaceNews

Overlooked Apollo data from the 1970s reveals huge record of 'hidden' moonquakes | Space

On-orbit servicing mission planned for military satellite in 2025 - SpaceNews

Europe Has Big Plans for Saturn's Moon Enceladus - Universe Today

Mars' Gale Crater was Filled with Water for Much Longer Than Anyone Thought - Universe Today

NASA’s VERITAS Mission Breathes New Life - Universe Today

Euclid 'dark universe' telescope's vision restored by deicing campaign | Space

ExLabs plans private mission to rendezvous with asteroid Apophis  - SpaceNews

UK Space Agency to open office in Scotland for first time - Business Insider

"Another milestone": ISRO rocket accomplishes zero orbital debris mission - The Economic Times (indiatimes.com)

UK Space Agency to open four new bases across country (msn.com)

Drilling for water ice on Mars: How close are we to making it happen? | Space

NASA optimistic about resolving Voyager 1 computer problem - SpaceNews

Astrobotic hires space industry veterans to help with Griffin lander - SpaceNews

Connecting the Dots | Incoming illegal NGSO service crackdown - SpaceNews

This week, off world: Rocket Lab launches spy satellites, Cathedrals collect cosmic dust and loads more...

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Blastoff! SpaceX launches 30th cargo mission to space station, nails landing

SpaceX's evening Starlink launch wows West Coast skywatchers (photos) (msn.com)

Rocket Lab launches mysterious spy satellites in 4th-ever US liftoff | Space

Reading material:

2745 Eroded volcano and recent glaciers on Mars.pdf (usra.edu)

Cosmic cleaners: The scientists scouring English cathedral roofs for space dust (msn.com)

SpaceX's Starship could fly again as soon as early May | Space

DoD innovation unit to assess Firefly vehicle for missions beyond Earth orbit - SpaceNews

Electron Microscope Discovers Cosmological Building Blocks of Life (msn.com)

Astronomers call for radio silence on the far side of the moon | Space

Dying SpaceX rocket creates glowing, galaxy-like spiral in the middle of the Northern Lights | Space

The Mars Science Helicopter Could be an Airborne Geologist on Mars - Universe Today

This week, off world: SpaceX launches and flies (and destroys) a huge spaceship, James Webb telescope confirms the universe is acting weirdly and loads more...

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Starship lifts off on third test flight - SpaceNews

 

Stunning photos show the Sun like never before:

SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida | Space

NASA's SpaceX CREW DRAGON Re-entry & Splashdown 

Blastoff! Rocket Lab launches Strix-3 radar-imaging satellite for Synspective

Reading material:

Doing the impossible: harvesting solar power from space | Digital Trends

Webb Continues to Confirm That Universe is Behaving Strangely - Universe Today

On This Day in Space: March 15, 1806: Alais Meteorite Brings Organic Chemicals from Space | Space

Sierra Space developing dual-use spacecraft with military potential - SpaceNews

Terran Orbital announces plans to produce small satellites for geostationary orbit - SpaceNews

This week, off world: Solar eclipses with Mars' two moons, how to photo the ISS and loads more...

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Perseverance Sees Phobos, Deimos and Mercury Passing in Front of the Sun - Universe Today

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SpaceX launches 53 satellites on Transporter-10 rideshare flight, nails rocket landing (video) | Space

SpaceX launches Crew-8 astronaut mission to ISS (video) | Space

SpaceX's Crew-8 Dragon capsule docks at the ISS | Space

SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites during 3rd launch in under 24 hours | Space

Photographing the International Space Station (ISS) - My First Ever Attempt!

Submarines in space:

Reading material:

Satellites Step Up After Red Sea Internet Cables Get Severed (gizmodo.com)

Satellite images show how North Korea has transformed its border with China (msn.com)

Widespread solar storm struck spacecraft near the sun, Earth and even Mars | Space

Betelgeuse's Surface is Boiling Furiously - Universe Today

Drones Could Help Map the Lunar Surface with Extreme Precision - Universe Today

China to debut large reusable rockets in 2025 and 2026 - SpaceNews

First Apex spacecraft working well after launch - SpaceNews

Space Force's weather-imaging mission takes flight again after initial setback - SpaceNews

U.S. general warns of Russia's enduring space threat despite Ukraine woes - SpaceNews

This week, off world: Nukes as a space weapon, anti-viral drugs manufactured in space, private US Moon landing and loads more...

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Main Engine Cut-Off podcast: IM-1, CLPS, NASA Budget (with Eric Berger)

Spacepod podcast: A beautiful experience with JWST with Dr. Villanueva. (listentospacepod.com)

 

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Odysseus Will Take a Nap After Sending Moon Landing Snapshots (universetoday.com)

The Best Performing (and most dangerous) Chemical Rocket Ever Tested: The Rocketdyne Tripropellant.

 

Ariane 6 arrives at Europe’s Spaceport

What Happens If We Nuke Space? - YouTube

Varda Capsule Reentry - Five Minutes from LEO to Earth (youtube.com)

Reading material:

Near miss! NASA satellite, dead Russian spacecraft zoom past each other in orbit (msn.com)

Rocket Report: Astra warns of “imminent” bankruptcy; Falcon Heavy launch delay | Ars Technica

World's Newest Capital City Seen Emerging From Space in Satellite Photos | PetaPixel

Exclusive: Satellite images reveal floating barrier at mouth of disputed atoll in South China Sea | Reuters

China launches first high orbit internet satellite - SpaceNews