wrote about the worst food in the galaxy, astronaut ice cream, which astronauts have never actually eaten in space and was (really) created specifically to sell in museum gift shops to gullible kids

snackstack.net/p/the-worst-sn…

Join us as we unpack the duty of “due regard” as foundational principle of responsible behavior in space, together with #SpaceThreatsOEWG Chair
Hellmut Lagos, Almudena Azcárate Ortega of UN Institute for Disarmament Research, noriz of Philippine Space Agency 🇵🇭, and Claudio Leopoldino of 🇧🇷

Background read: documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/…

As we approach the last session of #SpaceThreatsOEWG , I remain optimistic that we will be able, with the constructive participation of all, to fulfill our GA mandate and together make a real step forward in #SpaceSecurity , #PAROS and wellbeing of Humankind UN Institute for Disarmament Research UNODA Geneva

Together with UN Institute for Disarmament Research, SWF developed the Space Security Portal. Explore this new resource, with nearly 700 data entries on space policies, military doctrines, treaties & more: buff.ly/3YOK7j9

Really enjoyed getting the opportunity to discuss geopolitics and the Moon - check it out!

This headline is a little bit of an oversimplification, but not much.

It’s essentially true: Companies that union bust must now automatically recognize and bargain with the union. We are HOOTIN AND HOLLERIN about it vice.com/en/article/dy3…

Chandrayaan-3 Mission:

Of the 3⃣ mission objectives,

🔸Demonstration of a Safe and Soft Landing on the Lunar Surface is accomplished☑️

🔸Demonstration of Rover roving on the moon is accomplished☑️

🔸Conducting in-situ scientific experiments is underway. All payloads are…

We can take a snapshot of anywhere in the world using a satellite. Bellingcat has a Planet account and we want to use some of our searches on public requests!
Tell us where to look by responding with the name of the location, the coordinates and why it's important for research.

An ambitious undertaking, to say the least. Russia's answer to Starlink?

en.topwar.ru/224084-bjuro-1…

As always, Jessica West, PhD she/her has the goods! Check out her list of important documents relevant to the upcoming meeting of the #SpaceThreatsOEWG in Geneva next week

Space Cafè Radio - Secure World Foundation ep. 02 -
Raji Pillai, PhD she/ her

SpaceWatch.Global's Emma Gatti spoke with
Raji Pillai, PhD she/ her , the Director of the Centre for Security, Strategy & Technology (CSST), based in Delhi, India.

🎵 To listen - lnk.bio/spacewatchglob…

Victoria Samson Torsten Kriening…

A really helpful explainer of missions to the Moon by SCMP Graphics, breaking it down in a timeline by country and activity

bit.ly/3soIlJg #moon #space #mission #landing #Dataviz #infographic

When it comes to space, you really need the right tools 👩🏼‍🚀🛠

If you're in Geneva for #SpaceThreatsOEWG next week, join us on Weds 30 Aug to learn about 2️⃣ great new ones from UNIDIR/Secure World Foundation

📘 Lexicon for Space Security
🖥 Space Security Portal

🔗 unidir.org/SpaceToolkit

theconversation.com/russia-has-dec…

So South Africa is joining the proposed China-Russia International Lunar Research Station? If true, it will join Venezuela as the only other country to join that project

payloadspace.com/south-africa-p…

School is cancelled in all of Milwaukee (where this debate was held) tomorrow because of how record-breakingly hot it is 👍

India’s 🇮🇳 #Chandrayaan3 lunar mission has successfully traversed the vast ‘cislunar space’ & landed on the Moon! 🚀🌕

Head over to our Outer #Space #Security Lexicon (with Secure World Foundation) to brush up on key terms related to this mission, & more! ⬇️

🔗 unidir.org/SpaceLexicon