Artemis' 2024 lunar landing is officially off the table. Russia has shot one of its own satellites down, leading to emergency procedures being carried out at the ISS.

Yeah, not a great week in space.

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Not Saying it was Aliens, but 'Oumuamua Probably Wasn't a Nitrogen Iceberg... - Universe Today

Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID) | NASA

Practice Makes Perfect: Simulating Separation in Near Zero Gravity | NASA

kamooalewa-asteroid.html">Maybe It's a Lost Piece of the Moon, but Don't Call It a Moon - The New York Times

Crew Dragon lands safely, despite one parachute inflating slowly [Updated] | Ars Technica

NASA’s DART Preps for Launch in First Planetary Defense Test Mission | NASA

Eric Berger on Twitter: "If the review is favorable, this means that there's a pretty reasonable chance that Starship and Super Heavy will make their first orbital launch attempt during the first quarter of 2022."

The Space Review: Resetting Artemis

Blue Origin loses lawsuit against federal government over NASA’s human lunar lander contracts - The Verge

NASA delays Moon landings, says Blue Origin legal tactics partly to blame | Ars Technica

NASA delays ambitious human lunar landing to 2025 - The Verge

NASA will spend $93 billion on Artemis moon program by 2025, report estimates | Space

Russia blows up a satellite, creating a dangerous debris cloud in space - The Verge

Russia may have just shot down its own satellite, creating a huge debris cloud [Updated] | Ars Technica

NASA Administrator Statement on Russian ASAT Test | NASA

Russia acknowledges anti-satellite test, but says it’s no big deal | Ars Technica

The Darkest Timeline Theory on Russia