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Friday 5 April 2024

This week, off world: New lunar rover for Artemis astronauts, a time zone for the Moon, Ukraine conflict monitored by satellites 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:


SpaceX launches Eutelsat 36D satellite in first of 3 planned launches in 5 hours, nails landing


3D Galaxy Size Comparison [4K] Animation | 3D Universe Size Comparison


A Robot Hopper to Explore the Moon's Dangerous Terrain - Universe Today



Reading material:


Satellite Images Show Russia Trying to Protect Warships From Ukraine (businessinsider.com)


White House wants Moon to have its own time zone - BBC News


NASA's Parker Solar Probe makes 1st-of-its-kind observation within a coronal mass ejection | Space


Saturday 30 March 2024

This week, off world: Japan's SLIM lander survives the lunar night, 1st Belarusian woman 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:







From the video store:


SpaceX fires up Starship twice in preparation for flight 4 launch


Watch a Real-Time Map of Starlinks Orbiting Earth - Universe Today


Watch India's reusable launch vehicle's runway landing in test


Soyuz MS-25 docking



Reading material:


Flight attendant becomes 1st Belarusian woman in space on ISS-bound Soyuz launch | Space


Anti HIV drugs manufactured in space - and the advantages manufacturing in micro gravity can have.


Research opportunities on upcoming commercial space stations


Boeing’s satellite business zeroes in on military opportunities - SpaceNews


Japanese lunar lander company ispace raises $53.5 million in stock sale - SpaceNews


Satellite firms cautiously optimistic as DoD boosts funding to integrate commercial satcom - SpaceNews


China appears to be trying to save stricken spacecraft from lunar limbo - SpaceNews


Overlooked Apollo data from the 1970s reveals huge record of 'hidden' moonquakes | Space


On-orbit servicing mission planned for military satellite in 2025 - SpaceNews


Europe Has Big Plans for Saturn's Moon Enceladus - Universe Today


Mars' Gale Crater was Filled with Water for Much Longer Than Anyone Thought - Universe Today


NASA’s VERITAS Mission Breathes New Life - Universe Today


Euclid 'dark universe' telescope's vision restored by deicing campaign | Space


ExLabs plans private mission to rendezvous with asteroid Apophis  - SpaceNews


UK Space Agency to open office in Scotland for first time - Business Insider


"Another milestone": ISRO rocket accomplishes zero orbital debris mission - The Economic Times (indiatimes.com)


UK Space Agency to open four new bases across country (msn.com)


Drilling for water ice on Mars: How close are we to making it happen? | Space


NASA optimistic about resolving Voyager 1 computer problem - SpaceNews


Astrobotic hires space industry veterans to help with Griffin lander - SpaceNews


Connecting the Dots | Incoming illegal NGSO service crackdown - SpaceNews

Saturday 9 March 2024

This week, off world: Solar eclipses with Mars' two moons, how to photo the ISS 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:


Perseverance Sees Phobos, Deimos and Mercury Passing in Front of the Sun - Universe Today

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SpaceX launches 53 satellites on Transporter-10 rideshare flight, nails rocket landing (video) | Space

SpaceX launches Crew-8 astronaut mission to ISS (video) | Space

SpaceX's Crew-8 Dragon capsule docks at the ISS | Space


SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites during 3rd launch in under 24 hours | Space



Photographing the International Space Station (ISS) - My First Ever Attempt!


Submarines in space:




Reading material:


Satellites Step Up After Red Sea Internet Cables Get Severed (gizmodo.com)


Satellite images show how North Korea has transformed its border with China (msn.com)


Widespread solar storm struck spacecraft near the sun, Earth and even Mars | Space


Betelgeuse's Surface is Boiling Furiously - Universe Today


Drones Could Help Map the Lunar Surface with Extreme Precision - Universe Today


China to debut large reusable rockets in 2025 and 2026 - SpaceNews


First Apex spacecraft working well after launch - SpaceNews


Space Force's weather-imaging mission takes flight again after initial setback - SpaceNews


U.S. general warns of Russia's enduring space threat despite Ukraine woes - SpaceNews



Saturday 24 February 2024