Monday, December 19, 2022

Nigeria, Rwanda lead Africa in signing Artemis Accords

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The Launchpad
Nigeria, Rwanda lead Africa in signing Artemis Accords
(Getty Images)
Nigeria and Rwanda became the first African nations to sign the Artemis Accords this week during the first-ever U.S.-Africa Space Forum.
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NASA's InSight lander recorded biggest Marsquake ever
(NASA/JPL-Caltech)
The mega-marsquake, which is 5 times stronger than the previous record, may be the last big find from the InSight Mars Lander.
Full Story: Space (12/19) 
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Science & Astronomy
Scientists trace fireball to edge of the solar system
(University of Alberta)
A rocky meteoroid seems to have originated from the outer solar system, where scientists thought only icy bodies exist.
Full Story: Space (12/19) 
NASA cancels climate change monitoring satellite
(NASA/Lockheed Martin/University of Oklahoma)
NASA has canceled the GeoCarb mission that intended to put a greenhouse gas-monitoring satellite into geostationary orbit.
Full Story: Space (12/18) 
SpaceX
Watch SpaceX rocket launch on record-setting mission
(SpaceX)
SpaceX just extended its reusability record.
Full Story: Space (12/17) 
SpaceX rocket launch produces ethereal 'space jellyfish'
(SpaceX)
The Florida launch was seen from as far as North Carolina and created 'an awesome twilight effect.'
Full Story: Space (12/17) 
Spaceflight
Rocket Lab delays 1st US launch due to high winds
(Trevor Mahlmann/Rocket Lab)
Rocket Lab is now targeting Monday, Dec. 19, for its first Electron launch from the United States. Liftoff is at 6 p.m. EST.
Full Story: Space (12/18) 
South Korea's 1st moon probe begins to enter lunar orbit
(KARI)
The Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter entered lunar orbit Friday (Dec. 16) after a four-month voyage.
Full Story: Space (12/17) 
Star Trek
New 'Star Trek' anthology extends the final frontier
(Titan Books)
This stellar 14-story collection launches readers to the final frontier and beyond.
Full Story: Space (12/18) 
 
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