Dutch astronaut simulates space missions on Earth
In addition to recent space news, such as SpaceX’s loss of forty satellites and the first defective images from the James Webb Telescope, Michael van Pal and Herbert Blankestegen talk to outer geologist and analog astronaut Mark Heimskerk about simulating travel on the Moon and Mars.
Amateurs find 1,000 asteroids in Hubble images
https://www.volkskrant.nl/wetenschap/burgerwetenschappers-vinden-ruim-duizend-planetoiden-op-hubble-foto-s~bc2e9a54/
Webb . first pictures
https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/11/22929054/nasa-james-webb-space-telescope-first-images
SpaceX satellites sinking in magnetic storm
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/09/science/spacex-satellites-storm.html
How does SpaceX place its satellites?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=VIQr1UyhwWk
Animation of the scene of a Chinese rocket hitting the moon
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QjCVZ5zFZ8RAfr4bXanb62EG9fK7Omth/view
Training for a space mission in Hawaii
https://www.volkskrant.nl/wetenschap/oefenen-voor-een-maanmissie-bij-een-vulkaan-op-hawaii-een-nederlandse-student-deed-mee~b3b3bd9b/
Mark’s closing note: Moon Gallery, Art in Space
http://www.moongallery.eu/
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