~orbitalindex | Issue No. 297 (46)
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Trump selects Isaacman to be NASA administrator
nominated by Donald Trump to become the next NASA Administrator
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NASA Identifies Cause of Artemis I Orion Heat Shield Char Loss - NASA
not porous enough to vent gas buildup
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After critics decry Orion heat shield decision, NASA reviewer says agency is correct
argue that flying astronauts without an upgraded heat shield is a politically-driven, instead of safety-conscious, choice
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Italy to Reopen Kenya-Based Offshore Launch Facility
reopen its Luigi Broglio Space Center in Kenya
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Broglio achieves a feat and takes Italy into space | Space Voyaging
constructed in the 60s from an oil platform (donated to the fledgling agency by NASA) along...
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Uhuru | Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
Uhuru, the first X-ray telescope
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China quietly tested its first inflatable space module in orbit
quietly tested their first small inflatable space module
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Shijian-19 reusable satellite lands after 2 weeks in space
Shijian-19 itself was a step forward for CNSA
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How Nuclear Techniques Help Feed China
China’s ongoing effort to develop new, higher-yielding, or hardier crops by exposing seeds to radiation
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China launches clandestine TJS-13 satellite, rocket reaches milestone
communications test satellite
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Pixxel raises $24M in additional funding, taking its total Series B raise to $60M
$24M extension to its Series B
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European Space Cargo Start-Ups Strike Seven Mission Deal
conduct seven free-flying orbital research missions
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Opinion | The Warning
A NYTimes piece all about Russia's in-development orbital ASAT / orbit denial nuclear weapon system.
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Introducing The World's First Ruggedized Satellite
how to make a yeetable cubesat that can withstand the 10,000 g
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Ukrainian Small Launcher Finds Refuge in the US
Ukrainian small launcher Promin Aerospace moved to Maine
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https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/famine-response-sudan-graves
"No one knows how many people have died from the catastrophic hunger sweeping [Sudan]. But graves,...
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https://phys.org/news/2024-11-ryugu-asteroid-sample-rapidly-colonized.html
terrestrial microbes managed to colonize samples returned from Ryugu
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Astronomers take the first close-up picture of a star outside our galaxy
near-IR images of a dusty “egg-shaped cocoon” around the star
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