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Ukraine is Close to Achieving Air Launch to Orbit
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RIP Virgin Orbit
Space startup Orbit Boy is a spinoff of the storied Ukrainian Space Agency. Statements from Ukrainian government officials indicate that the company is in pursuit of the elusive ‘air launch’ to orbit, small launchers deployed from an airliner in-flight, which could eventually help rapidly launch military and commercial satellites on-demand at an affordable rate. Sound familiar?
Artemis and the Overview Effect
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Above the planet, four people sailed serenely toward the Moon. Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy were all highly trained professional astronauts, of course. However, what they shared with the world was not the steely-eyed narrative of the “Right Stuff” that had dominated the earlier Apollo Moon missions. No, they spoke of love, unity, oneness, “Moon Joy,” and the experience of the Overview Effect®.
Why is Pakistan Sending an Astronaut to China's Space Station?
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Muhammad Zeeshan Ali and Khurram Daud are undergoing training in China, with one of them set to make history as not only Pakistan’s first professional astronaut, but also as the first foreign visitor to the Tiangong Space Station.
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Ukraine is Close to Achieving Air Launch to Orbit
Space startup Orbit Boy is a spinoff of the storied Ukrainian Space Agency. Statements from Ukrainian government officials indicate that the company is in pursuit of the elusive ‘air launch’ to orbit, small launchers deployed from an airliner in-flight, which could eventually help rapidly launch military and commercial satellites on-demand at an affordable rate. Sound familiar?
April 28, 2026
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Artemis and the Overview Effect
Above the planet, four people sailed serenely toward the Moon. Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy were all highly trained professional astronauts, of course. However, what they shared with the world was not the steely-eyed narrative of the “Right Stuff” that had dominated the earlier Apollo Moon missions. No, they spoke of love, unity, oneness, “Moon Joy,” and the experience of the Overview Effect®.
April 23, 2026
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Why is Pakistan Sending an Astronaut to China's Space Station?
Muhammad Zeeshan Ali and Khurram Daud are undergoing training in China, with one of them set to make history as not only Pakistan’s first professional astronaut, but also as the first foreign visitor to the Tiangong Space Station.
April 22, 2026
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Are Alien Signals Being “Smeared” By the Sun?
If an alien were watching a signal from Earth from a perspective where the Earth was close to the sun, the smearing caused by local space weather would make the signal drop its power across a wider frequency range. Like a drop of ink blotting and fading across a paper as you run your finger through the color, the signal also faintens, making it harder to detect.
April 21, 2026
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At the Heart of Artemis II is Rise, the Fluffy Astronaut
This little mascot, which is freely floating about along with the rest of the Artemis crew, is arguably one of the least essential components of NASA’s 10-day lunar slingshot. But it is easily the most endearing part of the entire endeavor, which in a way makes it just as important as anything else within the Orion spacecraft.