Psyche lifts off from Florida to study a metal-rich asteroid with the same name. NASA is preparing to award a sole-sourced services contract, known as the Exploration Production and Operations Contract to Deep Space Transport, LLC, a newly formed joint venture of The Boeing Company and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation for Artemis V. Maersk has announced that it will be adding SpaceX’s Starlink to more than 330 container ships, and more.
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On October 14, an annular solar eclipse will cross North, Central, and South America. This eclipse will be visible for millions of people, but what causes an annular eclipse and how does it differ from a total eclipse? We ask Dr. Chas Miller from New Mexico State University’s Astronomy Department.
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Selected Reading
Psyche - NASA Science
IG-24-001 - NASA's Transition of the Space Launch System to a Commercial Services Contract
Maersk signs deal with Starlink for its Ocean fleet | Press Release
Starlink - Direct to Cell
Stratolaunch Announces Contract with US Air Force Research Laboratory
Joint Statement on U.S.-Singapore Space Dialogue - United States Department of State
New satellite agreement to strengthen strategic partnership between France and Mongolia | Thales Alenia Space
Big Bang: Cardiff uni part of space telescope mission - BBC News
Bezos Splits with Orbital Reef. Now what? - SpaceWatch.Global
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