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Here is a list of news that were published in our Newsletter the week of February 12, 2023:
Human Space Exploration:
- Another Russian spacecraft at ISS has a coolant leak
- Roscosmos to carry out ‘profound analysis’ to prevent future thermal system problems
- Russian cargo ship arrives at Space Station after 2-day orbital trek
- Russia’s new orbital outpost to use robots, augmented reality space firm
- Saudi Arabia to send first female astronaut to Space Station as part of second Axiom mission
- Russia releases 1st images of damage to leaky Soyuz spacecraft (photos)
- CanadaArm2 to take a look at Progress MS-21 as Russia postpones Soyuz MS-23
- Boeing opens SLS EUS production facility
- NASA updates plans for use of commercial space stations
- Crew operations training gears up for Starliner and Orion
- Damaged Progress MS-21 spacecraft to be undocked on February 18
- NASA advisers raise concerns about Artemis safety and workforce
Space Science
- Cracks on Pluto’s moon Charon may be evidence of a frozen subsurface ocean
- Blue Origin makes a big lunar announcement without any fanfare
- Falling asteroid sparks brilliant fireball over Europe just hours after discovery (video)
- Earth-size exoplanet spotted just 72 light-years away
- Phase II of China’s deep space observation radar facility kicks off construction
- Big asteroid to zoom by Earth on Wednesday
- Intuitive Machines rings Nasdaq bell on path to private Moon landing
- Dark energy may have been hiding in the cores of black holes all along
- Mini astrobiology laser could join hunt for life on Mars and beyond
- Geomagnetic storm watch
Other News
- House and Senate plan new NASA authorization bills
- White House reviewing input on mission authorization concepts
- A trio of new intrusions leaves America’s leaders grasping for explanations
- Plasmos unveils Space Truck
- Noise complaints help bring down launch startup SpaceRyde
- ‘No indication’ shot-down objects are alien spacecraft, White House says
- Launches of Chinese commercial rockets could double in 2023
- Virgin Orbit elaborates on potential cause of LauncherOne failure
- Keys to space resilience: It’s more than orbits, says DoD’s Plumb
- Space Force to change how it buys national security launch services
- 3 mystery objects shot down by U.S. likely weren’t spy craft, Biden says
- Inaugural launch of Japan’s H3 rocket scrubbed at liftoff
Major Space Related Activities for the Week
- Next Sunday is the current date for the Russia’s planned launch of the uncrewed Soyuz MS-23 crew spacecraft, which is to replace the Soyuz MS-22 that experienced a sudden coolant leak late on December 14, while docked to the seven-person International Space Station (ISS). The MS-23 launch from Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan is planned for Sunday at 8:57 p.m. EST and will be broadcast live on NASA-TV and streamed at www.nasa.gov/nasalive.
- After a delay from last week, the first launch of Japan’s H3 rocket is now planned for Tuesday at 8:37 p.m. EST.
- On the national security front, the Secure World Foundation’s Brian Weeden is to speak Wednesday on the threats posed by anti-satellites. Hosted by the African Space Leadership Institute, Weeden’s virtual presentation is planned for 8 a.m. EST.
- On Thursday, the Beyond Earth Institute will present a webinar on space migration starting at 1 p.m. EST.