163: What Does it Look Like Under the Bus?

Artemis' 2024 lunar landing is officially off the table. Russia has shot one of its own satellites down, leading to emergency procedures being carried out at the ISS.

Yeah, not a great week in space.

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Not Saying it was Aliens, but 'Oumuamua Probably Wasn't a Nitrogen Iceberg... - Universe Today

Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID) | NASA

Practice Makes Perfect: Simulating Separation in Near Zero Gravity | NASA

Maybe It's a Lost Piece of the Moon, but Don't Call It a Moon - The New York Times

Crew Dragon lands safely, despite one parachute inflating slowly [Updated] | Ars Technica

NASA’s DART Preps for Launch in First Planetary Defense Test Mission | NASA

Eric Berger on Twitter: "If the review is favorable, this means that there's a pretty reasonable chance that Starship and Super Heavy will make their first orbital launch attempt during the first quarter of 2022."

The Space Review: Resetting Artemis

Blue Origin loses lawsuit against federal government over NASA’s human lunar lander contracts - The Verge

NASA delays Moon landings, says Blue Origin legal tactics partly to blame | Ars Technica

NASA delays ambitious human lunar landing to 2025 - The Verge

NASA will spend $93 billion on Artemis moon program by 2025, report estimates | Space

Russia blows up a satellite, creating a dangerous debris cloud in space - The Verge

Russia may have just shot down its own satellite, creating a huge debris cloud [Updated] | Ars Technica

NASA Administrator Statement on Russian ASAT Test | NASA

Russia acknowledges anti-satellite test, but says it’s no big deal | Ars Technica

The Darkest Timeline Theory on Russia