This week, off world: Rocket labs to test point-to-point orbital cargo transport, more modules for Tiangong and loads more...

     

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Frozen sea from space: Okhotsk ice captured in 4K by Sen from the ISS:

 

Area 51 from space:

Earth may have once had rings: 

Plasma devils whirl on the Sun:

Reading material:

Rocket Lab's Neutron tapped for U.S. military cargo test - SpaceNews

Vast signs agreement to test Haven-1 at NASA facility - SpaceNews

Portal Space Systems raises $17.5 million for highly maneuverable Supernova spacecraft - SpaceNews

Breakthrough Lightsail: Ultra-Thin, AI-Optimized, and Ready to Race to Alpha Centauri

China to launch new modules to Tiangong space station - SpaceNews

Engine change delays ispace-built lunar lander mission - SpaceNews

German defense firm partners with Iceye to build SAR satellites - SpaceNews

The Climate Lessons Hidden in Moon Dust

The 9 Most Critical Orbits for Monitoring Earth