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  1. These incidents are becoming so common that the #Australian ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ #SpaceAgency has put together a trio of steps to take if suspected space debris is discovered.

    "Very often they will be made of something like titanium which is really good at surviving. Just don't let them randomly reenter. Bring them down via controlled reentry and then if they are survivable it doesn't matter because you dump them somewhere where there aren't any people" ๐Ÿค• space.com/space-exploration/la

    #SpaceDebris #SpaceRegulation

  2. Saturday, September 20, 2025

    Estonia asks NATO to activate Article 4 after Russian fighter jets violate airspace -- Ukraine could soon deploy 1,000 interceptor drones per day -- UK intelligence launching dark web portal for potential spies in Russia, elsewhere -- Russia, Vietnam concealing arms deals via joint energy profits to evade US sanctions ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025

  3. ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช German #SpaceAgency, #DLR

    โ€ข #OroraTech is manufacturing eight micro-#satellites ๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ that will fly in formation to monitor forest ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸŒฒ fires ๐Ÿ”ฅ at one-hour intervals using infrared cameras.

    โ€ข #TALOS is producing five micro-#satellites ๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ for tracking wildlife ๐ŸฆŒ and livestock ๐Ÿƒ as part of the #ICARUS project.

    โ€ข #PlanetaryTransportation Systems is producing three miniature #satellites ๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ for classifying and processing #Earth ๐ŸŒ observation ๐Ÿ‘€ data in #space using quantum technology.

    โ€ข #RapidCubes uses four micro-#satellites ๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ to test bi-directional #DataCommunication for #InternetOfThings (#IOT) ๐Ÿ“ถ applications in species ๐Ÿป and nature ๐ŸŒฟconservation.

    โ€ข #Vyoma is launching a small #satellite ๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ for the optical monitoring of #SpaceDebris ๐Ÿ—‘๏ธ in the size range of a few centimetres ๐Ÿ“.

    โ€ข #SmallSatellite Competition dlr.de/en/latest/news/2023/04/

  4. CW: Long List of Space-related Hashtags & Handles

    Space

    Physical Sciences
    #Astronomy #AstroPhysics #Cosmology

    General
    #AsteroidMining #Asteroids #AsteroidThreat #Astrodon #Astronomers #AstronomyMastodon #AstroPhotography #AstroTuesday #BlackHole #BlackHoles #CelestialBodyLanding #ClearSkies #Comet #Comets #DarkEnergy #DarkMatter #DeepSky #DSOC (Deep Space Optical Communications) #Exoplanets #Galaxy #Galaxies #Gravity #GravitationalWaves #HallEffectThruster #HumanSpaceflight #HumanSpaceflightBasics #HumanSpaceflightHealth #HumanSpaceflightSecurity #ISRU (in situ resource utilization) #LaunchCost #Lunar3dPrinting #MoonMining #NightSky #Observatory #Planetarium #PlanetsryScience #PrivateSpaceflight #Pulsars #Quasars #ReusableLaunchVehicle #RocketEngine #RocketScience #SatelliteImprovement #SatelliteInternetAccess #Satellites #SBSP (Space-based Solar Power) #SmallSat #SolarPhysics #Space #SpaceAgency #SpaceCommunication #SpaceCompany #SpaceCraft #SpaceColonization #SpacecraftComparison #SpacecraftPropulsion #SpaceDebris #Spacedon #SpaceEnergy #SpaceEvent #SpaceExploration #SpaceFood #SpaceForce #SpaceHabitat #SpaceHistory #SpaceHotel #SpaceIndustry #SpaceInfrastructure #SpaceLogistics #SpaceMaintenance #SpaceMastodon #SpaceMining #SpaceNavigation #SpacePhotography #SpacePlants #SpacePolitics #SpacePort #SpaceRegulation #SpaceRobot #SpaceScience #SpaceSciFi #SpaceShip #SpaceScience #SpaceStation #SpaceSuit #SpaceTelescope #SpaceTourism #SpaceWelding #SpaceX #StarGazing @starrytimepod #TimeToOrbit #Universe

    Organisations
    Canadian Space Agency (CSA) ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
    #EuropeanSpaceAgency (#ESA) ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ
    European Space Research Organisation (ESRO) ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ
    Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (#JAXA) ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory (#JPL) ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration (#NASA) ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    Space Telescope Science Institute (STSciI) ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ

    Missions
    #Artemis (#NASAArtemis) #BepiColombo #Cassini COBE #Euclid #EuclidMission #EuropaClipper #Hayabusa2 #InternationalSpaceStation (#ISS) JupiterIcyMoonExplorer (#Juice) #JuiceMission #Juno #Gaia #MMX #Magellan #Voyager1 #Voyager2

    Space Telescopes
    #SpaceTelescope #Telescope

    #ChandraXRay (#Chandra) #ESAEuclid #EventHorizonTelescope #Hubble #HubbleSpaceTelescope (#HST) #IXPE #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope #JWST (#Webb) #Kepler #MIRI #NIRcam #NIRISS #NIRSpec #Spitzer

    Earth Observatories
    #Arecibo ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ท #AtacamaLargeMillimeterArray (#ALMA) ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ #CerroTololo ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ #EuropeanSouthernObservatory (#ESO) ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช #Haleakala ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ #Herschel (#WHT) ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡จ #Keck ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ #KittPeak ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ #LIGO ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ #MaunaKea ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ #Paranal ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ #Parkes ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ #RoqueDeLosMuchachos ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ #SquareKilometreArrayObservatory (#SKAO) ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ #VeryLargeTelescope (#VLT) ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ

    Mastodon Observatories
    Abbey Ridge Observatory ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ @abbeyridgeobs
    Burke-Gaffney Observatory ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ @BGO
    Hamburg Observatory ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช @HambObs
    Las Cumbres Observatory ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡จ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ @lco
    Mount Burnett Observatory ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ @mbo
    Rubin Observatory ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ @VRubinObs
    Stella-Luna Observatory ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ @StellaLunaObs
    Westport Observatory ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ @WestportObservatory

    Astrophotography
    Andrea Luck @andrealuck
    Astronomy Picture of the Day @APoD
    Cathie LeBlank @cathieleblanc
    Craig Kolb @cek
    Dan Kagelmacher @[email protected]
    David Blanchflower @DavidBflower
    DGMc @Astrobum
    Frank Adler @adfr
    jdsoubeyran @jdsoubeyran
    Kreegan99 @kreegan99
    Landru79 @Landru79
    Loran Hughes @WestwoodAstro
    Mollenberg Observatory @MollenbergSky
    Naztronomy @naz
    Noom @noom
    Philo @philo
    Roger Sliva @[email protected]
    Simeon SchmauรŸ @stim3on
    UniversoMagico @UniversoMagico

    Solar System
    #Sun #SolarCorona
    #KuiperBelt

    Planets
    #Mercury
    #Venus
    #Earth
    โ€ข #Moon #Lunar
    #Mars
    โ€ข #Phobos #Deimos
    #Jupiter
    โ€ข #Callisto #Ganymede #Europa #Io
    #Saturn
    โ€ข #Enceladus #Mimas #Titan
    #Uranus
    โ€ข #Ariel #Miranda Titania
    #Neptune
    โ€ข #Triton

    Dwarf Planets
    #Pluto
    โ€ข #Charon
    #Ceres
    Makemake
    Haumea
    #Eris

    Hypothetical
    #PlanetX

    Beyond
    OortCloud
    #ProximaCentauri
    #SagittariusA*
    #MilkyWay
    #Andromeda (#M31)
    #Pleiades (#M45)

    (See Sciences for Other Disciplines)

    (See Index for More Hashtags)

  5. #WashingtonPost ๐Ÿ“† June 22, 2022 #ULA (United Launch Alliance) - a #company that had enjoyed a #monopoly ๐Ÿค‘ for years and had gotten #complacent. #Not having to #compete, it extracted #enormous #sums ๐Ÿ’ฐ from the #Pentagon, which didnโ€™t flinch at the #exorbitant #prices as long as the company kept up its #launch #success washingtonpost.com/technology/

    #LaunchCost #SpaceCompany #SpaceAgency