~orbitalindex | Issue No. 266 (54)
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A "slow bleed" of funding threatens NASA's science flagships
threaten the agency’s other science missions
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Industry to Save the Day on MSR
Bill Nelson hopes we’re sending astronauts to Mars
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https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1779947903093776406
Elon (unsurprisingly) thinks it could be Starship
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NASA Next-Generation Solar Sail Boom Technology Ready for Launch - NASA
12U CubeSat built by NanoAvionics with new flexible polymer and carbon fiber composite booms which are...
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NASA Delays Next Artemis Missions to 2025 and 2026
delayed to NET September 2025
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NASA Connects All Major Structures of Artemis II Moon Rocket Core Stage - NASA
SLS Core Stage-2 has all five main elements
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https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2024/02/artemis-ii-egs-preparing/
are being prepared for storage
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Artemis Teams Install Emergency Escape Baskets at NASA Kennedy - NASA
installation of four emergency egress baskets
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Back on Earth: NASA’s Orion Capsule Put to the Test Before Crewed Mission
eight months of tests
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Artemis I – Flight Day 19: Orion Prepares for Close Lunar Flyby, Teams Examining Power Conditioning Issue – Artemis
switched open several times without command
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Life Encapsulated: Inside NASA’s Orion for Artemis II Moon Mission - NASA
life support systems
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https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5656&context=smallsat
high ballistic trajectory
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https://x.com/torybruno/status/1780661200818200921
received the next set of Blue Origin’s BE-4 engines
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With payload questions, it’s likely Vulcan will not launch again until fall
scheduled for the fall but the payload (Dreamchaser) is looking like it won’t be ready
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Federal government announces creation of National Space Council | RCI
created a National Space Council
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Amid schedule uncertainty, Boeing will shed workers on SLS rocket program
reduce their SLS workforce
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NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Team Says Goodbye … for Now
communicated with JPL one last time
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NASA Technology Helps Guard Against Lunar Dust - NASA
NASA’s Electrodynamic Dust Shield (EDS)
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Elon Musk just gave another Mars speech—this time the vision seems tangible
Eric Berger of Ars wrote:
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Orion Artemis II Optical Communications System (O2O) - NASA
Optical Communications System (O2O)
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Crucial building blocks of life on Earth can more easily form in outer space – new research
Peptides may form more easily in space than on Earth
