Newsletter for friends #06: Time flies
Hi friends,
It’s again been over three months since I sent out the previous newsletter for friends. And once again, a lot has happened in life. Here’s a small snapshot of some notable things you might like to browse. Click the links you’re curious about—that’s what the Web is for. :)
Loved reading
- Lyrical poems by Aurobindo
Friendship is no longer seen as an integral part of daily life, but rather something we squeeze in when all our other responsibilities have been met.
Writing
- China selecting international researchers to study Moon samples, demonstrating automated navigation at the Moon, and welcoming India to cooperate on Moon missions
- On the immense success of Firefly’s Moon lander but also the disappointing failures of landers from Intuitive Machines and ispace Japan
- On India’s joint ISRO-JAXA Chandrayaan 5 / LUPEX mission and the PSLV rocket’s failure
- Trump’s proposed budget cuts and changes to NASA’s Moon missions
- Why Moon missions need their own Wikipedia and beyond
Space, personally
- Joined Open Lunar’s orbit as their Science Communications Lead
- A story about open knowledge sharing in space
- Welcomed Catalyx Space, The Orbital Index and PierSight Space as yearly sponsors of my space writing
- I had fun moderating a rather stellar panel on global Moon exploration at the international GLEX conference. Watch the video. 🌙
Thoughts
- Utterly fascinated by dinosaurs—want to launch them to space
- Made a list of good enough blogging platforms by price if you just want to write
- In which AI kills the human Web, or at least its spirit
Life and Pictures
I’m grateful for this space where I can embrace a calmer digital life and connect with people directly instead of drowning in the slurp—and now slop—of social media. Have you been up to something interesting lately? Want to share a good read? Message me.