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Solar power from space? Actually, it might happen in a couple of years. (arstechnica.com)
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In the long term, there's the potential to provide a base load of power to augment the intermittent availability of terrestrial wind and solar energy—a key need if the world is to de-carbonize its electricity generation.

But that's probably putting the cart before the horse. One of the biggest challenges of space-based solar power is that it has always been theoretical. It should work. But will it work? Trying out a low-cost demonstrator mission in the next couple of years is a fine way of finally putting that question to rest.

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Intelsat 33e loses power in geostationary orbit (spacenews.com)
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Rocket Report: Bloomberg calls for SLS cancellation; SpaceX hits century mark (arstechnica.com)
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Skyrora eyes spring 2025 launch amid UK regulatory hangups (spacenews.com)
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Biden administration curtails controls on some space-related exports (arstechnica.com)
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ESA awards contract to begin work on Ramses asteroid mission (spacenews.com)
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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/26781258

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NASA further delays first operational Starliner flight (spacenews.com)
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Artemis II almost certainly will miss its September 2025 launch date (arstechnica.com)
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International spaceports seek to collaborate (spacenews.com)
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ULA is examining debris recovered from Vulcan rocket’s shattered booster nozzle (arstechnica.com)
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Firefly to launch True Anomaly’s Jackal vehicle for U.S. Space Force mission (spacenews.com)
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Insuring commercial suborbital flight passengers could be tricky, at least initially (spacenews.com)
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China launches second batch of 18 satellites for Thousand Sails megaconstellation (spacenews.com)
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China Roundup: reusable satellites, lunar EVA suits, and expanding spaceports - NASASpaceFlight.com (www.nasaspaceflight.com)
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Inversion secures reentry license for first mission (spacenews.com)
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China launches new Gaofen-12 remote sensing satellite (spacenews.com)
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NASA launches mission to explore the frozen frontier of Jupiter’s moon Europa (arstechnica.com)
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Vast releases design of Haven-2 commercial space station (spacenews.com)
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French startup gets state-backed seed funds for VLEO broadband constellation (spacenews.com)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20833421

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Axiom and Prada unveil design of Artemis spacesuit (spacenews.com)
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Europe lifts off from its launcher crisis (spacenews.com)
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Astrolab unveils smaller lunar rover (spacenews.com)
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Vulcan SRB anomaly still under investigation (spacenews.com)
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Boeing plans more commercial crew charges (spacenews.com)
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Rocket Report: ULA investigating SRB anomaly; Europa Clipper is ready to fly (arstechnica.com)
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