North Dakota microbes ride on New Shepard this week

UND’s “Dinonauts” payload readied for the NS-12 suborbital flight. (University of North Dakota)

Regional News

11 Dec 2019 1753 UT – University of North Dakota payload flown on Blue Origin NS-12 suborbital mission
12 Dec 2019 – University of Minnesota Rocket Team wins Bayer Alka-Seltzer rocketry challenge

Orbital News
06 Dec 2019 0818 UT – Māhia Electron ALE-2
07 Dec 2019 0255 UT – Taiyuan KZ-1A Gaofen-2B
07 Dec 2019 0852 UT – Taiyuan KZ-1A HEAD-2A, HEAD-2B
09 Dec 2019 0934 UT – Baikonur Soyuz-2.1a Progress MS-13
11 Dec 2019 0854 UT – Plesetsk Soyuz-2.1b GLONASS
11 Dec 2019 0955 UT – Sriharikota PSLV RISAT-2BR1

Further News
09 Dec 2019 – Updated US space debris standards draw mixed reaction from industry
11 Dec 2019 – Canadian Space Agency tests commercial spacesuit
12 Dec 2019 – Ribbon cutting at Electron launchpad in Virginia

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