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Here is a list of news that were published in our Newsletter the week of July 08, 2024:

Human Space Exploration:

• Cygnus cargo spacecraft departs the ISS for a fiery re-entry in Earth’s atmosphere
  Coalition Member in the News – Northrop Grumman;
• Despite problems, Boeing Starliner crew confident spacecraft will bring them safely back to Earth
  Coalition Member in the News – Boeing;
• SpaceX Starship landings could contaminate water ice on the Moon;
• Gravitics wins $125M contract from Axiom for commercial space station hardware
  Coalition Member in the News – Axiom Space;
• A handy attachment could make lunar construction a breeze;
• Four analog astronauts complete 378-day practice Mars mission;
• How the Applied Physics Laboratory is tackling Artemis Moon exploration;
• Kazakhstan joins China’s ILRS Moon base program;
• How the Applied Physics Laboratory is tackling Artemis Moon exploration;
• Four analog astronauts complete 378-day practice Mars mission;

Space Science

• Perseid meteor shower returns to our skies this month to kick off summer ‘shooting star’ season;
• Superstorm triggered a mass migration of satellites;
• China plans to deflect an asteroid by 2030 to showcase Earth protection skills;
• Europe’s Mars sample return orbiter moving ahead despite NASA budget uncertainty;
• What are Dyson spheres, and how do we look for them?
• New study shows mysterious solar particle blasts can devastate the ozone layer, bathing Earth in radiation for years;
• The James Webb Space Telescope finds a jeweled ring in the cosmos;
• Do planets have the raw ingredients for life? The answer is in their stars;
• Hardy desert moss might survive on Mars;
• After 14 years in space, NASA’s prolific NEOWISE asteroid-hunter is about to shut down;
• House Appropriators boost Mars Sample Return while cutting science overall;
• Mars orbiter captures Red Planet scar that’s longer than the Grand Canyon (image);

Other News;

• Booz Allen Ventures invests in space tech startup Quindar;
• Chinese commercial rocket firm suffers 4th launch failure;
• Lunar spacecraft receive dozens of collision warnings;
• House introduces NASA reauthorization act;
• D-Orbit forms U.S. venture to pursue satellite manufacturing;
• Joe Engle, X-15 rocket plane and space shuttle astronaut, dies at 91;
• Ariane 6 lifts off, but second stage anomaly spoils the day;
• Pentagon greenlights $140 billion ICBM program despite cost overruns
  Coalition Member in the New – Northrop Grumman;
• Europe set for crucial first launch of Ariane 6;
• Low-intensity explosion caused Russian satellite to spew debris;
• CubeSat propulsion technologies are taking off;

Major Space Related Activities for the Week

• The House Appropriations Committee is scheduled to mark up its Commerce, Justice and Science bill that includes 2025 funding for NASA and NOAA on Tuesday at 9 a.m. EDT.
• The House Science, Space and Technology Committee plans to mark up a NASA Reauthorization Act on Wednesday at 10 a.m. EDT.
• Japan is hosting its 6th Summit for Space Sustainability, whose sponsors include the Secure World Foundation, on Thursday and Friday in Tokyo with virtual access.
• The inaugural launch of Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana is planned for Tuesday and after a lengthy delay. The four-hour launch window opens at 2 p.m. EDT and the European Space Agency plans live coverage.
• On Wednesday, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, the crew of the NASA and Boeing CST-100 Starliner Crew Flight Test mission to the ISS, will host an 11 a.m. EDT news briefing that will be carried on NASA TV and streamed over www.nasa.gov/nasalive.

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