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Who’s letter? “Dear Santa,…”? Me!
Bill Housley
Space Exploration, Science, Opinion and Current Events
Twilight Tales
Into the Dark:Escape of the Nomad — Kindle Edition
In a world hostile to space travel, a former Astronaut has a dream to travel the stars--so he steal's NASA's forbidden starship designs and starts building the ship himself, only to get caught up in a perilous game of interstellar cloak-and-dagger between two alien superpowers fighting over Earth.
One Way
So you want to go to Mars? One Way? Are you sure?
Another Man’s Terrorist — Kindle Edition
In a war far into the future, two young refugees, orphaned by insurgent violence on their home planet, flee behind the lines to make a new life for themselves. But when the turmoil they sought to escape beats them to their new home, thirteen year old Jessica Ratcliff must find peace for her small family while learning the true difference between friend and enemy.
Where’s the Cat? — Kindle Edition
On a long cargo flight to the outer solar system, Pauline gets a visitor she didn't expect and learns of a marvelous friend she never knew she had.
Into the Dark–Escape of the Nomad — Original Paperback
In a world where space travel is forbidden, former astronaut Stan McPherson wants to return to space but finds himself caught up in a dangerous game of interstellar cloak-and-dagger.
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- Watch SpaceX launch 49 Starlink internet satellites to orbit Monday after delay January 29, 2023SpaceX plans to launch another set of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit on Monday (Jan. 30), and you can watch the action live.
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- I drove 10 hours to watch a 9-minute Rocket Lab launch from Virginia and it was glorious January 29, 2023It's not every day you watch a rocket streak into space over Virginia's Eastern Shore, acing its first-ever liftoff from American soil.
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- Watch the 1st half-lit first quarter moon of 2023 rise tonight January 28, 2023On Saturday, Jan. 28, skywatchers will be able to see the year's 1st first quarter moon, when the moon appears to be half-lit from the perspective of Earth.
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- The universe is slightly hotter than it should be. 'Dark photons' could be to blame. January 29, 2023Intergalactic gas clouds are slightly hotter than they should be, new research claims, and theoretical particles called 'dark photons' could explain it.pmsutter@gmail.com (Paul Sutter)
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- Flying saucers to mind control: 24 declassified military & CIA secrets January 27, 2023From programs to build supersonic flying saucers to atomic bombs, here are the most fascinating declassified military and CIA secrets.
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Space Flight Now
- SpaceX launches heaviest payload on Falcon 9 rocket January 26, 2023A Falcon 9 rocket thundered off a launch pad at Cape Canaveral before dawn Thursday with another batch of 56 Starlink satellites, setting a record for the heaviest payload ever launched on a SpaceX rocket at more than 38,000 pounds.Stephen Clark
- Rocket Lab primed for busy year after first launch from Virginia January 24, 2023Rocket Lab’s first mission from a launch pad in Virginia delivered three small commercial satellites into orbit Tuesday night, starting what the company hopes will be a banner year with at least 15 flights from the new U.S. launch site and a spaceport in New Zealand.Stephen Clark
- Live coverage: Rocket Lab launches first mission from Virginia January 24, 2023Rocket Lab launched its first mission from a new launch site in Virginia Tuesday. The company's small satellite launcher took off from Virginia's Eastern Shore at 6 p.m. EST (2300 GMT), carrying three small commercial satellites into orbit for HawkEye 360.Stephen Clark
- Another countdown begins for Rocket Lab’s first launch from Virginia January 23, 2023Rocket Lab is set to fill up its small Electron launcher with propellant fire it into space from Virginia Tuesday evening with three commercial satellites, the company's second try to launch its first mission from U.S. soil after bad weather thwarted attempts last month.Stephen Clark
- Astronauts complete spacewalk to prep for new ISS solar arrays January 20, 2023Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata and NASA astronaut Nicole Mann suited up and floated outside the International Space Station Friday for a spacewalk to prepare the lab for arrival of another pair of new solar arrays later this year.Stephen Clark
- SpaceX orbits 51 more Starlink satellites in year’s first launch from Vandenberg January 19, 2023SpaceX's first launch of the year from California, and fourth mission overall in 2023, added 51 more satellites to the Starlink internet constellation, keeping pace with the company's goal of 100 Falcon rocket launches this year.Stephen Clark
- Live coverage: SpaceX launches 51 Starlink satellites from California January 19, 2023A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, at 7:43 a.m. PST (10:43 a.m. EST; 1543 GMT) Thursday with 51 more Starlink internet satellites. The mission was delayed more than a week due to bad weather.Stephen Clark
- SpaceX delivers GPS satellite to 12,000-mile-high orbit January 18, 2023SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket just after sunrise Wednesday from Cape Canaveral, hauling a GPS navigation satellite into orbit to replace an aging 16-year-old spacecraft in the global positioning network trusted to guide everything from military weapons to civilian commuters.Stephen Clark
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NASA Image of the Day
- Hubble Views a Stellar Duo in Orion Nebula January 27, 2023The bright variable star V 372 Orionis takes center stage in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
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- Snowy Celestial Mountains January 18, 2023Snow and ice cover mountains of the Tien Shan range in this photograph taken from the International Space Station (ISS) on Feb. 9, 2022.
Astronomy Picture of the Day
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- Comet ZTF over Mount EtnaComet ZTF over Mount Etna
- Comet ZTF: Orbital Plane CrossingComet ZTF: Orbital Plane Crossing
- Active Galaxy NGC 1275Active Galaxy NGC 1275
- UntitledTo some, the dark shape looks like a mythical
- UntitledIf you could stand on exoplanet LHS 475 b, what might you see?
Bill Housley 
Forgot how to count. Fixed it though.