This week, off world: China and SpaceX have busy launch weeks, NASA and DARPA aim to launch nuclear rocket by 2026 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:

From the video store

Webb and Gaia welcome Euclid to L2:

China launches rockets on back-to-back days, 6 satellites lofted:

Pair of Chinese launches put flat-panel satellite, new spy sats in orbit - SpaceNews:

SpaceX launches, yup, another Starlink Mission:

SpaceX Starlink 95 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 28 July 2023:

SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites from Florida, nails landing:

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Reading material:

NASA, DARPA to launch nuclear rocket to orbit by early 2026 | Space

China details next generation crew launcher; Venezuela joins the Lunar base - NASASpaceFlight.com

Space Force releases NSSL phase three second draft - NASASpaceFlight.com

Spire to devise GNSS-independent aircraft tracking satellites for ESA - SpaceNews

NASA selects companies to advance lunar power and other technologies - SpaceNews

Space Force to further define details of a ‘commercial space reserve’ - SpaceNews

Need To Image An Asteroid Close Up? There's an AMIGO For That. - Universe Today

Falcon Heavy seen from space with satellite operated by company who built satellite launching on Falcon Heavy | Space

Argentina signs Artemis Accords - SpaceNews

This week, off world: Rocket Lab makes the next step towards re-using its rockets, the Sun blasts out radiation storms 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 pods:

 

From the video store:

China launches 4 commercial weather satellites to orbit (video) | Space 

Electron launches seven smallsats in latest step towards reusability - SpaceNews

India's Moon mission: Watch as Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft launches - BBC News

Striking lightning from 36 000 km away

SpaceX launches ESA's Euclid Telescope to explore the dark universe - NASASpaceFlight.com

Movement In And Around Sunspot 3354 (spaceweathergallery2.com)

A Satellite is Now Continuously Watching Lightning Strikes in Europe - Universe Today

NASA Artemis DIMPLE Instrument Suite to Explore Moon's Mysterious Volcanic Features - Universe Today

SpaceX launches 15 satellites:

Reading material:

First known Boomerang Meteorite? This Space Rock Might Have Come From... Earth | IFLScience

ESA - Lunar solar power satellite

Space Force wants 'Foo Fighter' satellites to track hypersonic missiles | Space

Longshot Space wants to make space launch dumb — and really cheap | TechCrunch

China's methane-fueled rocket achieves global first with successful orbital insertion (spacedaily.com)

New satellite images show unidentifiable shapes at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant | World News | Sky News

Rocket Lab to boost Synspective's satellite constellation with more launches (spacedaily.com)

Astronomers discover ‘shooting stars’ on the Sun (msn.com)

Asteroid Attack On Russia! US Could Be Developing 'Celestial Weapons' To Strike The Country - Russian Expert (eurasiantimes.com)

NASA to add fourth pair of roll-out arrays to ISS - SpaceNews

Defense Innovation Unit solicits proposals for cargo delivery to and from space - SpaceNews

ESA - Europe-wide space-enabled aviation approaches take off

Perseverance Finds a Wealth of Organic Materials on Mars - Universe Today

We Could Get Large Amounts of Water From the Moon by Directing the Sun At It - Universe Today

Hey folks...

... I'm off on my holidays and so, while I may drop the occasional quick post, I'll mainly be going quiet for the next 12 days - see you all in 13 days!

This week, off world: Virgin Galactic begins commercial operations, a giant sunspot doubles its width in 24 hours, 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 pods:

207: One of the stranger surfaces in the solar system with Dr. Cartwright — Spacepod (listentospacepod.com)

From the video store:

How to photograph the International Space Station

  

Virgin Galactic aces its 1st commercial launch to space (video) | Space

Giant sunspot doubled in size in 24 hours, and it's pointing right at Earth | Live Science

Soyuz-2.1b launches Meteor-M No. 2-3 and 42 small satellites

Euclid | Ready for launch

Reading material:

What causes the strange green flash at sunset and sunrise on Earth? | Space

Rocket Lab doubles down on marine booster recovery with next Electron launch | TechCrunch

Solar Storms Cause A Terrifying, Record-Breaking Statistic For Earth (giantfreakinrobot.com)

There Could Be Captured Planets in the Oort Cloud - Universe Today

Chinese company plans to launch rocket comparable to Falcon 9 in 2024 - SpaceNews

British startup powers up sensor for monitoring tiny orbital debris - SpaceNews

 

D-Orbit wins contracts to test optical links and fly mini space lab - SpaceNews

NASA Gets Amazing New Results Generating Oxygen on Mars (futurism.com)

Satellite images appear to show build-up at Wagner base in Belarus | Reuters

This week, off world: SATRIA-1 launches to provide internet to rural Indonesia, the BepiColombo probe buzzes Mercury at only 150 km, 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:

209: Mission to the largest moon in the solar system with Dr. Witasse — Spacepod (listentospacepod.com)

From the video store:

Why Do North Pole And South Pole Have 6 Months Of Day? 

...and: Why Planes Fly Over The North Pole But Not The South Pole

ULA’s Delta 4 Heavy launches classified spy satellite - SpaceNews

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SpaceX launches 56 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea | Space

SpaceX launches SATRIA-1 communications satellite for Indonesia, lands rocket at sea (video) | Space 

 

Reading materials:

ESA - Full ignition for ESA’s reusable rocket engine

Europe's BepiColombo spacecraft to to fly close by Mercury in today, snap images | Space

The Suspense is Killing Us. The Next Planet in the TRAPPIST System Gets the JWST Treatment - Universe Today

Rocket Lab's modified Electron rocket HASTE achieves first suborbital launch | Space

China Plans Its Own Megaconstellation To Challenge Starlink | Hackaday

Neom: New satellite images show progress of Saudi Arabia's 'The Line' | Middle East Eye

This week, off world: Power beaming demonstrated in space, Astroscale's robot for cleaning up space junk, 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:

 

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From the video store:

Caltech Team Demonstrates Wireless Power Transfer in Space, Beams Power Down to Earth - SpaceRef

Astronaut watches cyclone swirl over Arabian Sea from space:

SpaceX Starlink 87 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 12 June 2023

SpaceX Transporter-8 launches 72 payloads - Booster landing milestone - NASASpaceFlight.com

Japan's Astroscale has a new robot tug to clean up space junk (video) | Space

Long March-2D launches 41 satellites

Reading material:

Semiconductor Investigation On The International Space Station - SpaceRef

The 'world's first space factory' has successfully been deployed (interestingengineering.com)

The brightest gamma-ray burst ever seen has unique jet structure powering it | Space

Wow! Amazing video shows International Space Station crossing the sun during spacewalk (msn.com)

SpaceX to launch the first test payload for a bold new drug development company | CNN Business

ULA Test Fires its New Vulcan Rocket - Universe Today

Ethereal ice swirls dance around Arctic peninsula in stunning new satellite image (msn.com)

NASA Sending Adorable Little Buddy to Hang Out Next to the James Webb (futurism.com)

An Element Critical for (Earth) Life is Spewing out of Enceladus - Universe Today

Virgin Galactic sets late June date for first commercial SpaceShipTwo flight - SpaceNews

Eutelsat reversing course with European retail broadband business sale - SpaceNews

Surprise! Jupiter's ocean moon Europa may not have a fully formed core | Space

Cislune Wins Four NASA Contracts to Develop the Infrastructure for a Lunar Gas Station - SpaceRef

 

Thailand’s Space Ambitions Illustrate Southeast Asia’s Rising Space Sector - SpaceRef

Virgin Galactic Announces Start of Commercial Spaceflight Service - SpaceRef

Sierra Space Awarded Space Act Agreement With NASA - SpaceRef

 

Land Surface Temperature In Maharashtra, India Reached Alarming Levels In May - SpaceRef