~orbitalindex | Issue No. 264 (47)
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Solar maximum will arrive sooner and last longer than previously expected, say scientists
currently heading into its solar maximum
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https://twitter.com/starlink/status/1777441354588791206?s=21&t=8WJfJKqdDKKx-t8PaVcFeA
another shot from a previously unrevealed (but speculated as existing) Starlink onboard camera
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NASA Selects Companies to Advance Moon Mobility for Artemis Missions - NASA
NASA announced three selections for the agency’s Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services (LTVS) contracts
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Lunar Dawn Team Awarded NASA Lunar Terrain Vehicle Contract
Lunar Dawn from Lunar Outpost
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Astrolab FLEX rover with Venturi Lunar Tires
demonstrated at full scale in Death Valley
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Recent volcanism on Mars reveals a planet more active than previously thought
Elysium Planitia region shows signs of large-scale lava flows and seismic activity
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https://www.reuters.com/science/white-house-directs-nasa-create-time-standard-moon-2024-04-02/
a new independent time standard
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NASA Selects First Lunar Instruments for Artemis Astronaut Deployment - NASA
selected an initial three payloads
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Blue Origin to resume crewed New Shepard flights
resuming crewed New Shepard flights
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China launches first of a new series of Yaogan reconnaissance satellites
launched some Yaogan reconnaissance satellites
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Biden Takes Aim at SpaceX’s Tax-Free Ride in American Airspace
commercial launch providers that use American air space to pay taxes
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https://www.pcmag.com/news/fcc-lets-spacex-expand-testing-of-cellular-starlink-for-phones
start testing cellular Starlink
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https://www.cnsa.gov.cn/english/n6465652/n6465653/c10497120/content.html
joined the China-led International Lunar Research Station
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https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/04/bandwagon-1/
launched their Bandwagon-1 mission
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Metal thought to be International Space Station trash rips through Florida home
investigating a 2 lb cylindrical chunk of metal debris
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NASA knows what knocked Voyager 1 offline, but it will take a while to fix
NASA now knows what knocked Voyager 1 offline, but it will take a while to fix
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Hurried Thoughts: You're Wrong About Tidal-Locking
hypothetical climates of tidally-locked exoplanets
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This super-Earth is the first planet confirmed to have a permanent dark side
LHS 3855b appears to be the first exoplanet that is convincingly tidally locked
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Watch electricity hit a fork in the road at half a billion frames per second
Watch electricity flow through a wire a nanosecond at a time
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