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NGSO revenue to overtake geostationary market by 2028 (spacenews.com)
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Rocket Report: China leaps into rocket reuse; 19 people are currently in orbit (arstechnica.com)
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The future of Boeing’s crewed spaceflight program is muddy after Starliner’s return (arstechnica.com)
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[Scott Manley] Astronaut Don Pettit's First Spaceflight was Crazy - And He's Still Flying! (www.youtube.com)
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The invisible battle for space dominance (spacenews.com)
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Foust Forward | Auditing the auditors (spacenews.com)
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Second ispace lunar lander planned for launch in December (spacenews.com)
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Firefly preparing new launch pads in Virginia, Sweden for Alpha rocket - NASASpaceFlight.com (www.nasaspaceflight.com)
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Ice-hunting Lunar Trailblazer and IM-2 nearly ready for January 2025 launch (spacenews.com)
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Two private astronauts took a spacewalk Thursday morning—yes, it was historic (arstechnica.com)
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Report highlights severe infrastructure challenges at NASA (spacenews.com)
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Landspace completes 10-kilometer reusable rocket test, eyes 2025 orbital launch (spacenews.com)
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China is taking a keen interest in lava tubes as possible lunar habitats (spacenews.com)
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SpaceX says regulators will keep Starship grounded until at least November (arstechnica.com)
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[Scott Manley] Does It Make Sense To Put Data Centers In Space? Can They Really Cost Less To Operate? (www.youtube.com)
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TL;DW:

Does It Make Sense To Put Data Centers In Space?

At some point in the future, yes.

Can They Really Cost Less To Operate?

In theory, yes.

Scott expresses concerns that current startups have not adequately addressed some of the practical challenges, such as cooling.

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Opinion: Why space is the next frontier to accelerate medical research (spacenews.com)
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NASA charts path toward commercial services for Mars (spacenews.com)
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FAA to complete orbital debris upper stage regulations in 2025 (spacenews.com)
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Soyuz MS-26 Launch Thread (sh.itjust.works)
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Another six months, another crewed Soyuz launch to the ISS!

| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2024-09-11, 16:23 | |

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| | Scheduled for (local) | 2024-03-23, 22:23 (ALMT) | | Docking scheduled for (UTC) | 2024-09-11, 19:33 | | Mission | Soyuz MS-26 | | Launch site | Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. | | Vehicle | Soyuz 2.1a | | Commander | Aleksey Ovchinin 🇷🇺| | Flight Engineer/ Spaceflight Participant | Ivan Vagner 🇷🇺| | Flight Engineer | Donald Pettit 🇺🇸| | Mission success criteria | Successful launch and docking to the ISS |

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| | Roscosmos | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mav9tticrvs | NASA | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c59N7aHLZx8 | Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYwcygrRklg | The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtdctWgRZsE

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NASA will proceed with final preps to launch Europa Clipper next month (arstechnica.com)
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NASA reaffirms decision to cancel OSAM-1 (spacenews.com)
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ESA performs targeted reentry of Cluster satellite (spacenews.com)
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Starliner returns to Earth uncrewed (spacenews.com)
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Leaving behind its crew, Starliner departs space station and returns to Earth (arstechnica.com)
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Faced with a tight deadline, NASA and Blue Origin agree to delay New Glenn debut (arstechnica.com)
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