April 17, 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.
- Firefly installs another payload on its Blue Ghost lunar lander
The payload is an experiment to see if electromagnetic fields can be used to protect objects from lunar dust.
- SpaceX to build $14M rec center, sushi restaurant in Brownsville
These retail outlets are for within Brownsville itself, and are separate from the shopping center and cafe it is planning for the Boca Chica area.
- Musk to meet with officials from Skyroot Aerospace, Agnikul Cosmos, Bellatrix Aerospace and Dhruva Space at New Delhi during his India visit on April 22
The first two companies are the most advanced rocket startups in India. All are central to its nascent commercial space industry.
- Long March 2F with Shenzhou-18 manned capsule rolled to launchpad
This next manned launch to China’s space station is target April 25th.
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.
- Firefly installs another payload on its Blue Ghost lunar lander
The payload is an experiment to see if electromagnetic fields can be used to protect objects from lunar dust.
- SpaceX to build $14M rec center, sushi restaurant in Brownsville
These retail outlets are for within Brownsville itself, and are separate from the shopping center and cafe it is planning for the Boca Chica area.
- Musk to meet with officials from Skyroot Aerospace, Agnikul Cosmos, Bellatrix Aerospace and Dhruva Space at New Delhi during his India visit on April 22
The first two companies are the most advanced rocket startups in India. All are central to its nascent commercial space industry.
- Long March 2F with Shenzhou-18 manned capsule rolled to launchpad
This next manned launch to China’s space station is target April 25th.