NASA, Boeing delay Starliner astronaut landing to June 26 amid thruster issues
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NASA, Boeing delay Starliner astronaut landing to June 26 amid thruster issues

Starliner's planned 1-week stay at the ISS has been extended considerably.

NASA Selects Lockheed Martin to Build NOAA's Next-Gen Spacecraft
https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news/nasa-selects-lockheed-martin-build-noaas-next-gen-spacecraft

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NOAA

NASA Selects Lockheed Martin to Build NOAA's Next-Gen Spacecraft

NASA, on behalf of NOAA, has selected Lockheed Martin Corp. of Littleton, Colorado, to build the spacecraft for NOAA’s Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) satellite program.

On this day in history, June 18, 1983, astronaut Sally Ride becomes first American woman in space.
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Fox News

On this day in history, June 18, 1983, astronaut Sally Ride becomes first American woman in space

Sally Ride made history as the first American woman in space on this day in history, June 18, 1983. Ride was one of six women picked for the astronaut class of 1978.

SpaceX’s Plans to Build a $100 million extension to its “Starfactory.” The eventual goal is to build one Starship per day from the Starbase complex in Boca Chica, Texas.
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Robb Report

SpaceX’s New $100 Million ‘Starfactory’ Plans to Build One Rocket Every Day

The eventual goal is to build one Starship per day from the Starbase complex in Boca Chica, Texas.

David Kaiser · on Primordial Black Holes. 'What if dark matter is just ordinary matter locked inside black holes – from which, after all, light cannot escape.'
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London Review of Books

David Kaiser · Black Hole Flyby: Primordial Black Holes

What if dark matter is just ordinary matter locked inside black holes – from which, after all, light cannot escape....

FAA to hold meetings for likely Starship launches from Fla. | SpaceX is proposing 44 Starship-Super Heavy launches a year from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
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Mynews13

FAA to hold public meetings for possible Starship launches from Florida

There will be three public talks; three in-person and one virtual.

Hubble to operate with only one gyroscope moving forward
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NASA to Change How It Points Hubble Space Telescope - NASA Science

After completing a series of tests and carefully considering the options, NASA announced Tuesday work is underway to transition its Hubble Space Telescope to operate using only one gyroscope (gyro). While the telescope went into safe mode May 24, where it…