I’ve got a special preview of MECO Headlines for the main feed this week, with news on Orion, NASA’s FY2020 budget, NEOCam’s legacy, Starship, and more.

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Headlines

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NASA Commits to Long-term Artemis Missions with Orion Production | NASA
Senate appropriators advance bill funding NASA despite uncertainties about Artemis costs - SpaceNews.com
NASA to develop mission to search for near-Earth asteroids - SpaceNews.com
Elon Musk on Twitter: “Three Raptors on a Starship”
Elon Musk on Twitter: “Adding the rear moving fins to Starship Mk1 in Boca Chica, Texas”
BocaChicaGal photos
LauncherOne: Shaping Up and Shipping Out | Virgin Orbit
Soyuz ferries three crew members to space station – Spaceflight Now
Fresh batteries, experiments on the way to the International Space Station – Spaceflight Now
Two more satellites launched into China’s Beidou navigation fleet – Spaceflight Now
Russia launches missile warning satellite – Spaceflight Now
Keep an eye on upcoming launches with rocketlaunch.live.

Show Info

T+134: Headlines (with news on Orion, NEOCam, and more)

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