This week, off world: Goodnight Blue Ghost, Maxar launches a GPS alternative for drones, and loads more...

    

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 Pick o' the podcasts:

225: A newly discovered Martian volcano with Dr. Lee — Spacepod

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From the video store:

Partial 'solar horns' eclipse:

Final Message from the Moon sent by Firefly's Blue Ghost Moon lander before entering Silent Mode

Satellite images reveal how South Korea wildfires spread - BBC News

Long March-2D launches SuperView Neo-3 02 and Tianyan-23

Firefly Aerospace wraps up successful Blue Ghost 1 mission with a spectacular video of lunar sunset: 

MMX mission – The journey to the Martian moon Phobos

Euclid's first deep dive into the Universe

Gaia leaves for retirement orbit

Reading material:

China’s megaconstellations take off, government backs commercial space - SpaceNews

Welsh startup to launch zero gravity micro-factory into space

Private Starlab space station moves into 'full-scale development' ahead of 2028 launch | Space

Chinese space ambition shakes US dominance with new refuelling tech

Conflict in orbit: EU urges action on Russian attacks against European satellites

China demonstrated ‘satellite dogfighting,’ Space Force general says

Liverpool and Greater Manchester will have 'key role in global space economy' thanks to landmark deal with Axiom Space

Maxar launches GPS-alternative navigation system for drones - SpaceNews

Artemis 2.0: A model for really winning the new moon race - SpaceNews