JUICE: shake well to fully deploy.
Falcon Heavy takes the first Viasat-3 to GEO. Musk gives a Starship update. Shaking up JUICE. China and the UAE make new Mars discoveries. And more.
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Show Notes
The Viasat-3 mission lifted off from Kennedy Space Center with a 6000 kilo Viasat broadband satellite as a payload aboard SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy. ESA says it plans to shake up the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer spacecraft. China says there are potentially fertile areas in the warmer regions of Mars. Satellite operator Avanti opens a new office in Nigeria, and more.
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Selected Reading
Falcon Heavy launches after series of weather delays- The Hill
Kennedy Space Center prepares for greater sea-rise problems- Space Daily
SpaceX to spend about $2 billion on Starship this year, as Elon Musk pushes to reach orbit- CNBC
ESA troubleshooting JUICE radar antenna- SpaceNews
China's Mars Rover Finds Signs of Recent Water in Sand Dunes- Associate Press
UAE Mars orbiter snaps epic photo of Martian moon- The Hill
All-female crew simulates Mars trip in Utah - AeroTime
Avanti Opens New Office in Nigeria- Via Satellite
Black Sky Aerospace celebrates rocket propellant milestone - SpaceConnection
CisLunar Industries Issued Patent for Innovative Space Foundry- Spacewatch.Global
NASA’s next space station will be 1,000 times farther from Earth- FreeThink
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