April 15, 2024 Quick space links
Courtesy of BtB’s stringer Jay. This post is also an open thread. I welcome my readers to post any comments or additional links relating to any space issues, even if unrelated to the links below.
- Airbus planning a giant module for the private Starlab space station that will require Starship to launch
More details here [pdf]. They are targeting a 2028 launch.
- Washington Post article helping astronomers push to save Chandra
It is all a lobbying game. As part of typical budget negotiations, NASA has proposed terminating Chandra, in order to force Congress to give it more money. Articles like this are part of the game.
- China’s own GPS-type constellation almost certainly provided Iran the location data for its Israel drone attack
The tweet suggests if so it will hurt China’s space reputation. I say the only ones who will be surprised by this are the utterly naive, or China’s fellow travelers.
Courtesy of BtB’s stringer Jay. This post is also an open thread. I welcome my readers to post any comments or additional links relating to any space issues, even if unrelated to the links below.
- Airbus planning a giant module for the private Starlab space station that will require Starship to launch
More details here [pdf]. They are targeting a 2028 launch.
- Washington Post article helping astronomers push to save Chandra
It is all a lobbying game. As part of typical budget negotiations, NASA has proposed terminating Chandra, in order to force Congress to give it more money. Articles like this are part of the game.
- China’s own GPS-type constellation almost certainly provided Iran the location data for its Israel drone attack
The tweet suggests if so it will hurt China’s space reputation. I say the only ones who will be surprised by this are the utterly naive, or China’s fellow travelers.