NASA and Voyager Technologies have signed an order for the seventh private astronaut mission to the #InternationalSpaceStation, targeted to launch no earlier than 2028 from Florida: https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-selects-voyager-for-seventh-private-mission-to-space-station/ and https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260415327488/en

13 years ago, an astronaut sang live from space with singers on Earth. It’s a must-watch.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/13-years-ago-an-astronaut-sang-with-the-barenaked-ladies-from-space/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=13-years-ago-an-astronaut-sang-with-the-barenaked-ladies-from-space

‘Space worms’ are en route to the International Space Station

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/science/worms-international-space-station/

Live coverage: Space Station to capture, berth Cygnus XL ’S.S. Steven R. Nagel’ cargo spacecraft

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spaceflightnow.com/2026/04/13/live-coverage-space-station-to-capture-berth-cygnus-xl-s-s-steven-r-nagel-cargo-spacecraft/

Huge Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL cargo ship arrives at space station

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/northrop-grumman-cygnus-cargo-craft-arrives-at-space-station

Wow! It's so hard to believe, but 4 years ago today, yours truly became a ham'!
It's insain to think about the number of incredible people I've met along this journey, including some, who have sadly become silent keys. Ham radio is the world's greatest hobby for good reason. It allows licensees to communicate with one another, whether they're in your own backyard or across the globe, in another country. I've also heard of people using the service in emergencies as well as to talk to people aboard the #InternationalSpaceStation, which is certainly on my bucket list. As I type this reflective message, I'm in the process of studying for my #GeneralLicense.
Thanks & 73.
I hope to hear you on-air soon!
KE8UPE
PS: Quick tip: CW will get through when nothing else, including voice will, so it's on my bucket list to learn that too.#HamRadio, #EmmergencyCommunications, #GlobalCommunication, #CW

Artemis 2 astronauts to splashdown wearing gravity suits in 2,700C heat

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/artemis-2-astronauts-splashdown-wearing-36995620

3 satellite QSOs via the International Space Station

Satellite hunting on Regent's Canal, with a nice coffee while reading my book. Another successful day hunting satellites today. This time I managed 3 QSOs via the International Space Station, ISS. Thanks to MM9SQL (Peter, the developer of Cloudlog), G0BIH, and PD1B. Thanks all, 73s.

https://www.runningwithbulls.com/2026/04/3-satellite-qsos-via-the-international-space-station/

As part of my project, I challenged myself to spot natural areas beyond the mainland United States, and even beyond Hawai'i and focused on various overseas territories of the country. One of those I spotted were the Northern Mariana Islands, and spotted the Northern and Southern Pagan Volcanoes.
These are two stratovolcanoes connected by a narrow isthmus. Both volcanoes are exposed calderas due to previous eruptions, which are caused by the subduction of the Pacific plate under the Mariana and Philippine plates.

Much like Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, this would-be national park would protect active lava flows (evident by North Pagan's basalt fields) and various endemic life like the Mariana fruit bat, the Myzomela rubratra ssp. asuncionis, and so on. Further, today, the island is semi-inhabited by a non-permanent population of Carolinian and Chamorro people.

One of the main environmental issues facing this remote area include invasive species such as cattle, Sambar deer, goats, pigs, Antigonon leptopus (love vines), Spathodea campanulata (African Tulip trees), and plans by the United States Navy to transform the island into a Range and Testing area under the belief it's permanently uninhabited.

#ringoffire #geomorphology #volcanism #volcano #unitedstatesofamerica #gis #googleearth #nationalpark #northernmarianaislands #marianaislands #micronesia #pacificocean #geography #nature #internationalspacestation #maps #unitedstatesofamerica #unitedstates

Godspeed, Artemis II! https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/her1pqpbeaazfzl/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #ArtemisII #NASA #SpaceExploration #Astronaut #InternationalSpaceStation