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New Glenn Mission NG-2 Webcast YouTube video by Blue Origin

L-13 Blue Origin New Glen countdown! www.youtube.com/live/e9WpN-c...

Three Chinese astronauts stranded in space after debris hits their return capsule Three Chinese taikonauts — Wang Jie, Chen Zhongrui and Chen Dong — will be extending their stay aboard China's Tiangong space station after their return capsule was struck by a presumed piece of orbit...

The time to get a handle on orbital debris is NOW. Three Chinese astronauts are stranded in space because their capsule received damage from space junk. #spacejunk #orbitaldebris

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I must be super old fashioned. If I were singing for the #worldseries #baseball, I would be dressed up a bit.

X-59 Unlock the future of supersonic travel with the X-59, a revolutionary plane designed to help NASA reduce sonic booms. Learn more from Lockheed Martin.

Congratulations @NASA on the successful first flight of X-59! I was privileged to watch it fly overhead and make a beautiful landing! Well done to the pilots and the support team!

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We pay all this money to launch things into space, why deorbit it and further pollute the? Why not recycle it on-orbit and reuse it?

Me too. I was laying in the grass for a while yesterday.

Due respect, sir, it appears that American men are in crisis. They are out of control. Let’s get some accountability and some help for them.

Oops! Time for new eyeglasses!

Why does the British diplomat have his hand in his pocket?

Screen shot of an Aviation Week article describing the House subcommittee’s rejection of NASA budget cuts. CJS voted to advance to the full House Appropriations Committee legislation that includes funding at the current budget level.

Dare I hope?

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Launching archaeology into space and what it tells us about life on earth Published in Australian Archaeology (Vol. 90, No. 1, 2024)

Space archaeology has been a thing for 25 years! I talked about its origins, what it means to be an Australian in this field, and where it might be going. 🔭🏺 @austarchj.bsky.social

Whose Mess Is It, Anyway? A Space Junk Solution The Earth is surrounded by space junk, and it’s getting to be a problem.

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Cyber Monday: The potential threat of space debris What happens if an adversary hacks an old satellite and uses it as a weapon?

This podcast from @npr.org 1A did a fabulous job describing the current state of space junk in orbit around Earth and its risks to our daily lives. Definitely worth a listen.

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Well done, @nytimes.com puzzle editors! Today’s Connection game was chef’s kiss! 🧑‍🍳😘

A picture showing Mimas a moon of Saturn. It has an incredibly large impact crater on its surface, looking like the Death Star as a result.

death star?
no, this is saturn’s moon mimas!
may the 4th be with you 🌕

This essay is nerd nirvana.

You have to have an address to apply for unemployment benefits.

Resigning is an admission of wrongdoing and takes courage. He is not capable.

So, you have to come in to a Social Security office in order to get benefits, but they're closing a lot of rural offices, which means the poor, infirm, house-bound, bedridden, or otherwise challenged are just screwed. Right?

This was my exact thought as well.

Astroscale aced the world’s first rendezvous with a piece of space junk This success lays the foundation for future missions to dock with out-of-control satellites.

Looks like Blue Moon Space Ops has some competition! A Japanese company, Astroscale, recently rendezvoused (is that a word?) with a large piece of space debris.
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The Planetary Society: reported cuts to NASA would amount to an… The Planetary Society, the world’s largest independent space interest organization, issued a statement in response to recent reports that the White House…

There are reports The White House is considering a 50% cut to NASA’s science programs, and 25% of its overall budget, which would be catastrophic for both current and planned missions. But, there is still time for the administration to reconsider. Read our full statement ⬇️

I was wondering where my beans were this morning!

Yucca Valley, CA, a small desert town, gets feisty with Rep. Jay Obernolte (R).

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Sei Shonagon: space goddess When I was researching my submission of 'Namatjira' for the name of a crater on Mercury (see this post ), I had to go through the list of e...

What does the legendary 10th Japanese writer Sei Shonagon have to do with outer space? 📚💙🔭

A New Argument For Preserving ‘Space Junk’ Left On Mars Archaeologists call for tracking and preserving artifacts left on Mars to chronicle humans’ first attempts at interplanetary exploration.

One person’s space trash is an archaeologist’s space treasure.

Sitting here at work on Blue Sky, reading all of these posts about the things going on in our country, and The Star Spangled Banner is playing at retreat. It's surreal and I am weeping.

Top Security Officials at Aid Agency Put on Leave After Denying Access to Musk Team Workers at the U.S. Agency for International Development are bracing for a loss of its independent status and sweeping layoffs as President Trump continues slashing foreign aid.

Breaking News: Two top officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development are said to have been put on leave after refusing to give representatives of Elon Musk access to a secure area.