This week, off world: A private mission to Hubble, the idea of a world war in 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.

    

 Pick o' the podcasts:

220: Walking on the roof of hell with Prof. Stanley — Spacepod (listentospacepod.com)

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Ceres-1 launches five satellites

Taking EarthCARE into orbit

"No Dark Times” James Webb Telescope Just Discovered 2 of the Farthest Galaxies Ever Seen!

Blastoff! SpaceX launches Starlink batch from Florida, nails landing 

Reading material:

A billionaire hopes to upgrade the Hubble Telescope on a private SpaceX mission, but could it really happen? | Space

Will the next world war be in space? (msn.com)

China’s secretive spaceplane releases object into orbit - SpaceNews

NASA spots movement beneath the icy crust of Europa (msn.com)

Alabama high school students win world's largest rocketry challenge | Space

Earthcare cloud mission launches to resolve climate unknowns - BBC News

Volcanoes Were Erupting on Venus in the 1990s - Universe Today

Verizon plots $100 million direct-to-smartphone satellite investment - SpaceNews

LEOcloud to send Space Edge datacenter to ISS - SpaceNews

This week, off world: Blue Origin returns to space, aurora over Africa, Chang-e 6 reaches the 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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Blue Origin NS-25 New Shepard launch and landing: 

Long March-4C launches Shiyan-23: 

Chang’e-6 enters lunar orbit:

SpaceX Starlink 164 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 13 May 2024

 

SpaceX launches Starlink batch on 50th mission of 2024, nails landing

Blastoff! SpaceX launches Starlink batch on booster's record-breaking 21st flight, nails landing 

Aurora over Africa on May 10th

Kuaizhou-11 launches 4 satellites

Falcon 9 launches NROL-146 and Falcon 9 first stage landing 

The crater under Chicago:  

SpaceX launches Starlink batch, nails landing - 3rd Falcon 9 mission in 2 days!

Reading materials:

Intelsat extends satellite life extension contracts - SpaceNews

Commercial Space Stations Approach Launch Phase - IEEE Spectrum

China raises stakes in SpaceX internet rivalry, claims higher orbit for first SkyNet satellite | South China Morning Post (scmp.com)

Satellite images of Rafah illustrate Palestinians fleeing the city | Space

German company launches and recovers test rocket in Australia (msn.com) 

How can space travel lead to medical breakthroughs? Veteran astronaut explains | Space

Space debris could be dealt with more cheaply than previously thought, new NASA report suggests | Space

Curiosity rover keeps following possible Mars river remnant | Space

UK chief hails test-firing of rockets at Scottish spaceport as ‘big moment’ (msn.com)

This week, off world: Space X launches direct-to-cell Starlink satellites, just as a Carrington class sunspot batters Earth's magnetic field with flares and solar storms....

 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 Starlink 161 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 6 May 2024 

A Nebula that Extends its Hand into Space - Universe Today

SpaceX launches 23 satellites on 1st leg of Starlink doubleheader (video) | Space

... then launches Starlink batch that includes direct-to-cell capability, nails landing

Sun explodes in a flurry of powerful solar flares from hyperactive sunspots (video) | Space

Resulting in aurora as far south as southern England

The Cygnus Spacecraft Lifecycle | Watch (msn.com) 

The Challenge – Hubble’s Servicing Mission

Reading material:

Starlink service ‘degraded’ during Earth’s largest geomagnetic storm in two decades (msn.com)

'God of Destruction' asteroid Apophis will come to Earth in 2029 — it could meet some tiny satellites | Space

Axiom Space eyes the moon while continuing to dream big in Earth orbit (msn.com)

Here's Where China's Sample Return Mission is Headed - Universe Today

Asteroid that exploded over Berlin was fastest-spinning space rock ever recorded | Space

Astronomers are on the Hunt for Dyson Spheres - Universe Today

We Need to Consider Conservation Efforts on Mars - Universe Today

This week, off world: Using microgravity to research bacteria and cancer, incredible close up of the Sun, 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:

219: Breaking the models with Dr. Merrison — Spacepod (listentospacepod.com)

From the video store:

China launches ambitious mission to far side of the moon | China | The Guardian

Using microgravity to research cancer:

James Webb Space Telescope delivers amazing Horsehead Nebula imagery - See in 4K

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 2 satellites on record-tying 20th flight | Space

Blastoff! SpaceX launches Starlink batch from the Cape, nails landing

Bennu's Bounty: First look at the rocks!

Solar Orbiter Takes a Mind-Boggling Video of the Sun - Universe Today

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Reading material:

Bacteria never seen on Earth has been found on the ISS (bgr.com)

Air Force project blends military and commercial space networks - SpaceNews

Massive, near X-class, solar flares led to radio blackouts across the Pacific - Science News (wionews.com)

Long ago, a lake on Mars might have been sprawling with microbes | Space

Advisory committee recommends moving FAA commercial space office out of the agency - SpaceNews

Next Generation Ion Engines Will Be Extremely Powerful - Universe Today

NASA seeks input on space technology shortfalls - SpaceNews

Horsehead Nebula rears its head in gorgeous new James Webb Space Telescope images (video) | Space

SpaceX's Starship could help this start-up beam clean energy from space. Here's how | Space