This week, off world: Golden dome, China's mega constellation grows further, and loads more...

 Decades of conflict have devastated the Central African Republic, with especially harsh effects on children. To help alleviate the suffering if this mostly forgotten conflict, you can donate here...

...here is (one) place you can donate to help children in Afghanistan, caught under the Taliban...

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 Pick o' the podcasts:

From the video store:

China launches new group of Guowang satellites from commercial spaceport - SpaceNews

A new report on what Golden Dome means to the Space Force

The Evolution of Multi-Mission Orbital Vehicles 

Reading material:

The new space race? NASA accelerates plan to put nuclear reactor on the moon

AST SpaceMobile seeks approval to give first responders a direct satellite link - SpaceNews

Satellites reveal a hidden lake burst through Greenland Ice Sheet in 2014, causing major flooding and a deep crater | Space

Space Force to select multiple companies for new geostationary satellite surveillance network - SpaceNews

EarthDaily nets $60 million loan to ramp up constellation expansion - SpaceNews

 Is Mining Asteroids That Impacted The Moon Moon Easier Than Mining Asteroids Themselves? - Universe Today