This week, off world: SpaceX booster crashes, Blue Origin returns to flight, India to launch crew capsule test flight and loads more...

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Timelapse of Juice’s lunar-Earth flyby

Blue Origin flies NASA-funded scientist and space tourists on New Shepard suborbital flight - SpaceNews

Chinese astronauts conduct experiments and maintenance on Tiangong space station 

Ceres-1S launches six satellites 

I'll be honest: It's almost a relief to see one of these go wrong at last - it was getting a bit unnerving. SpaceX Starlink 188 launch and Falcon 9 first stage failed landing, 28 August 2024

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Spaceport Cornwall announces ambitious future aerospace plans (msn.com)

Fallout from NASA's asteroid-smashing DART mission could hit Earth — potentially triggering 1st human-caused meteor shower (msn.com)

Or, alternatively...

No, NASA's DART asteroid impact probably won't spark meteor showers on Earth — but maybe on Mars | Space

India to launch Gaganyaan crew capsule test flight by end of 2024 | Space

Hungary for space: 4iG seeks vertically integrated capabilities - SpaceNews

U.S. military space domain awareness lags behind expectations - SpaceNews

Firefly Aerospace’s lunar lander begins pre-launch environmental tests - SpaceNews

This week, off world: The first private spacewalk in history explained, starliner astronauts must stay on the ISS until 2025, and loads more...

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Polaris Dawn mission and spacewalk outside SpaceX Dragon explained by crew

SpaceX Starlink 187 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 20 August 2024

Boeing Starliner astronauts will return home on a SpaceX Dragon in 2025, NASA confirms | Space

China launches ChinaSat 4A satellite atop Long March 7 rocket

China tests lunar and Mars rover prototypes over different terrains

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Space mining startup AstroForge aims to launch historic asteroid-landing mission in 2025 | Space

Rocket Lab-built Mars smallsats arrive at launch site - SpaceNews

Debris from DART could Hit Earth and Mars Within a Decade - Universe Today

Historic milestone for Polish space science as they successfully launch Eagleeye satellite (msn.com)

Scout Space, Dawn Aerospace partner for spaceplane surveillance demonstration - SpaceNews

This week, off world: A vast, buried, ocean on Mars? The Sun spits X class solar flares, and loads more....

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SpaceX - Maxar 2 - Boost Back-Entry-Landing Burns

What if... we moved all Earth's water to Mars?

 

Zero gravity showdown aboard China's space station | Watch (msn.com)

SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida (video, photos) | Space

Watch Rocket Lab launch sharp-eyed radar satellite to orbit on Aug. 11 | Space

Blastoff! SpaceX launches WorldView Legion satellites, nails landing in Florida

SpaceX launches 116 small satellites in one launch

Progress MS-28 launch 

Colossal X-class solar flare erupts from 'rule-breaking' sunspot and Earth is in the firing line (video) | Space

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Tyche satellite: UK to boost space power with military launch - BBC News

How space tech can help solve our problems here on Earth: your guide to Space-Comm Expo Scotland in Glasgow (msn.com)

Intuitive Machines seeks to take over NASA’s VIPER lunar rover - SpaceNews

Crypto entrepreneur buys Crew Dragon flight - SpaceNews

Weapons in space: Study suggests path forward for arms control - SpaceNews

Airbus and Astroscale expand in-orbit servicing partnership - SpaceNews

SpaceX to launch 1st space-hardened Nvidia AI GPU on upcoming rideshare mission | Space

 

This week, off world: Potential signs of life in Martian rocks, the Sun rages and spits out storms and loads more...

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222: Measuring the emptiness of space with Dr. Becker — Spacepod (listentospacepod.com)

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Nasa might - that's might, folks - have found evidence of past life on Mars | The Independent

SpaceX booster's sonic boom and touchdown in Florida - See and hear it!

Virgin Galactic's Delta spaceship is 'start of a spaceline' - See the design:

Astroscale spacecraft captures stunning time-lapses of space debris launched in 2009

Atlas V launches USSF-51

Flashback! Space Shuttle launches the Chandra X-ray Observatory in 1999

Multiple Earth-Directed Solar Storms & X-Flares on All Sides | Space Weather Spotlight 28 July 2024

Long March-3B launches WHG-02

SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites; fourth takeoff in week (spacedaily.com)

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Viasat shares soar on government and aviation growth - SpaceNews

U.S. Army seeks to expand space expertise among soldiers - SpaceNews

The Aftermath of Neutron Star Mergers - Universe Today

KVH Industries leans on maritime connectivity competitor Starlink for growth - SpaceNews

NASA discovered that a deadly super bacteria has mutated in the ISS (msn.com)

A new kind of space politics - SpaceNews

Scientists Want to Use the Moon to Safeguard Earth's Biodiversity - Universe Today

Scientists Discover New Geological Link Between Earth and Venus - Universe Today

The Moon's Atmosphere Comes from Space Weathering - Universe Today