<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><title>Space.com</title><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Helvetica;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:inherit;
panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Open Sans";}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#3167C5;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#3167C5;
text-decoration:underline;}
p.msonormal0, li.msonormal0, div.msonormal0
{mso-style-name:msonormal;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
p.preheader, li.preheader, div.preheader
{mso-style-name:preheader;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:1.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
span.mobilewrap
{mso-style-name:mobile_wrap;}
span.storyshareiconseparator
{mso-style-name:story_share_icon_separator;}
span.EmailStyle22
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
font-variant:normal !important;
color:windowtext;
text-transform:none;
text-decoration:none none;
vertical-align:baseline;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor="#F7F7F7" lang=EN-US link="#3167C5" vlink="#3167C5" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>There are some really interesting stories in today’s space.com.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Some may want to subscribe to this “blog”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>John<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>John Rudy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>781-861-0402<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>781-718-8334 (cell)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:John.rudy@alum.mit.edu"><span style='color:#0563C1'>John.rudy@alum.mit.edu</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>13 Hawthorne Lane<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Bedford, MA 01730-1047<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=99 height=94 style='width:1.0333in;height:.975in' id="Picture_x0020_73" src="cid:image001.png@01D7B92E.25D4DBA0"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Space.com <space@smartbrief.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 4, 2021 2:22 PM<br><b>To:</b> jjrudy1@comcast.net<br><b>Subject:</b> William Shatner will launch into space with Blue Origin on Oct. 12<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=1 style='width:.0083in;height:.0083in' id="_x0000_i1096" src="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDkDf.gif?format=multipart"><o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#F7F7F7;border-collapse:collapse' id=backdrop><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=650 style='width:487.5pt;background:#F7F7F7;border-collapse:collapse' id=master><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#F7F7F7'><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:0%'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:#F7F7F7'>Watch live: Russian film crew to launch to the International Space Station | William Shatner will launch into space with Blue Origin on Oct. 12 | World View to start flying passengers on stratospheric balloon rides in 2024<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTphCifOtUBVDDfT" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=1 height=1 style='width:.0083in;height:.0083in' id="_x0000_i1095" src="http://r.smartbrief.com/whitepixel.gif"></span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt .75pt 3.75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Created for <b><a href="mailto:jjrudy1@comcast.net">jjrudy1@comcast.net</a></b> | <a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpiCifOtUBVObkS?format=multipart" target="_blank">Web Version</a></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;border:none'><tr><td style='border:solid #DBDBDB 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;background:white;padding:11.25pt 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 3.75pt 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 18.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>October 4, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr></table></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=right><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 18.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM <o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td style='padding:0in 18.75pt 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'> <a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpjCifOtUBVZTxv" title=""Facebook" t "><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1094" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/FB_BLUE.png" alt=Facebook></span></b></a> <a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpmCifOtUBVdecL" title=""Twitter" t "><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1093" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/Twitter_BLUE.png" alt=Twitter></span></b></a> <a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpnCifOtUBVdOoe" title=""Instagram" t "><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1092" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/contentrepo/template/58E4DE65-C57F-4CD3-9A5A-609994E2C5A9/0009-a138/Instagram_BLUE.png" alt=Instagram></span></b></a> <a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpoCifOtUBVfSWf" title=""Youtube" t "><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1091" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/contentrepo/template/58E4DE65-C57F-4CD3-9A5A-609994E2C5A9/0009-a138/Youtube_BLUE.png" alt=Youtube></span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:2.25pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTppCifOtUBVjscS" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=650 height=170 style='width:6.775in;height:1.7666in' id="_x0000_i1090" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/contentrepo/template/58E4DE65-C57F-4CD3-9A5A-609994E2C5A9/0009-a138/!B2C_SpaceCom_July2021_masthead_650x170.png" alt=Space.com></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:2.25pt 0in 0in 0in;min-height: 0px;max-height:0px;overflow:hidden'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTppCifOtUBVjscS" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:1.0pt;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=480 height=130 style='width:5.0in;height:1.35in' id="_x0000_i1089" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/contentrepo/template/58E4DE65-C57F-4CD3-9A5A-609994E2C5A9/0009-a138/!B2C_SpaceCom_July2021_mobile_masthead_480x130.png" alt=Space.com></span></a><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#3167C5;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='background:#3167C5;padding:3.75pt 11.25pt 3.75pt 18.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white'>Something amazing every day.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td nowrap style='background:#3167C5;padding:3.75pt 11.25pt 3.75pt 11.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b><span style='color:white'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpqCifOtUBVolLt?format=multipart" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white;text-decoration:none'>SIGN UP</span></a> </span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Cambria Math",serif;color:white'>⋅</span></b><b><span style='color:white'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:white'> </span></b><b><span style='color:white'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTppCifOtUBVjscS?format=multipart" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white;text-decoration:none'>WEBSITE</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:11.25pt 0in 11.25pt 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='max-width:487.5pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td colspan=2 style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/a2?case=UP&a=EA164BC2-CB09-48CD-803D-CFE650ED3F60&c=24BABFFD-A960-4822-A9C5-B67F9F98D986&l=4BA06396-C0FF-492A-A0AB-1CE63F6233D6&s=719739a7-5996-4aa2-b2d0-f37dd1d62f80&b=58e4de65-c57f-4cd3-9a5a-609994e2c5a9"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=650 height=1 style='width:6.775in;height:.0083in' id="_x0000_i1088" src="https://sli.space.com/imp?s=826453&m=372068fef3b3a2417ca3f6d6b6e8594b&p=5d7975979dfa4206078d9f0505453185&stpe=default"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/a2?case=UP&a=EA164BC2-CB09-48CD-803D-CFE650ED3F60&c=24BABFFD-A960-4822-A9C5-B67F9F98D986&l=03B568EC-3048-485D-B023-D0C113A18FBC&s=719739a7-5996-4aa2-b2d0-f37dd1d62f80&b=58e4de65-c57f-4cd3-9a5a-609994e2c5a9"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=116 height=1 style='width:1.2083in;height:.0083in' id="_x0000_i1087" src="https://sli.space.com/imp?s=826454&m=372068fef3b3a2417ca3f6d6b6e8594b&p=5d7975979dfa4206078d9f0505453185&stpe=static"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/a2?case=UP&a=EA164BC2-CB09-48CD-803D-CFE650ED3F60&c=24BABFFD-A960-4822-A9C5-B67F9F98D986&l=78251320-B21E-43CE-92FB-040773D9AC5F&s=719739a7-5996-4aa2-b2d0-f37dd1d62f80&b=58e4de65-c57f-4cd3-9a5a-609994e2c5a9"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=19 height=1 style='width:.2in;height:.0083in' id="_x0000_i1086" src="https://sli.space.com/imp?s=826456&m=372068fef3b3a2417ca3f6d6b6e8594b&p=5d7975979dfa4206078d9f0505453185&stpe=static"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=40 style='width:30.0pt'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=1 style='width:.0083in;height:.0083in' id="_x0000_i1085" src="https://sli.space.com/imp?s=126555200&m=372068fef3b3a2417ca3f6d6b6e8594b&p=5d7975979dfa4206078d9f0505453185&stpe=pixel"><o:p></o:p></p></div></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=1 style='width:.0083in;height:.0083in' id="_x0000_i1084" src="https://sli.space.com/imp?s=126555201&m=372068fef3b3a2417ca3f6d6b6e8594b&p=5d7975979dfa4206078d9f0505453185&stpe=pixel"><o:p></o:p></p></div></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=1 style='width:.0083in;height:.0083in' id="_x0000_i1083" src="https://sli.space.com/imp?s=126555202&m=372068fef3b3a2417ca3f6d6b6e8594b&p=5d7975979dfa4206078d9f0505453185&stpe=pixel"><o:p></o:p></p></div></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=1 style='width:.0083in;height:.0083in' id="_x0000_i1082" src="https://sli.space.com/imp?s=126555203&m=372068fef3b3a2417ca3f6d6b6e8594b&p=5d7975979dfa4206078d9f0505453185&stpe=pixel"><o:p></o:p></p></div></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=1 style='width:.0083in;height:.0083in' id="_x0000_i1081" src="https://sli.space.com/imp?s=126555204&m=372068fef3b3a2417ca3f6d6b6e8594b&p=5d7975979dfa4206078d9f0505453185&stpe=pixel"><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal> <img border=0 width=1 height=1 style='width:.0083in;height:.0083in' id="_x0000_i1080" src="http://r.smartbrief.com/a2?case=UP&a=EA164BC2-CB09-48CD-803D-CFE650ED3F60&c=24BABFFD-A960-4822-A9C5-B67F9F98D986&s=719739a7-5996-4aa2-b2d0-f37dd1d62f80&o=TOPBANNER&b=58e4de65-c57f-4cd3-9a5a-609994e2c5a9&t=LiveIntent"><a name=CAF01A40-D45D-46DD-B9DC-8012AD569DF6></a> <o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 15.0pt 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border:none;border-top:solid #80A7C1 1.5pt'><tr style='height:12.0pt'><td style='border:none;padding:3.75pt 0in 1.5pt 18.75pt;height:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.75pt'>The Launchpad<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 18.75pt 22.5pt 18.75pt'><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><a name=42C4B25A-F30F-4546-A715-CFC666EEEB34></a><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxToyCifOtUBVzupP?format=multipart" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;text-decoration:none'>Watch live: Russian film crew to launch to the International Space Station</span></b></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left><tr><td style='padding:4.5pt 11.25pt 2.25pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxToyCifOtUBVzupP" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=585 height=389 style='width:6.0916in;height:4.05in' id="_x0000_i1079" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/stories/m/3w/fb/3wfb51/pclmwplmfe69eorwhob5qk-1024-80_w620.jpg" alt="Watch live: Russian film crew to launch to the International Space Station"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=620 style='width:465.0pt;padding:3.0pt 11.25pt 2.25pt 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#666666'>(Roscosmos)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>A cosmonaut, a film director and an actor will launch on a mission Tuesday (Oct. 5) in part to film a movie on the International Space Station (ISS), and you can watch it live. A Russian <a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTozCifOtUBVLmCs"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'>Soyuz spacecraft</span></a> carrying the three crewmembers will blast off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 4:55 a.m. EDT (0855 GMT or 6:55 p.m. local time). You can watch the coverage live on NASA Television, NASA social media, the NASA website or here and on the Space.com homepage. NASA's webcast will begin at 4:15 a.m. EDT (0815 GMT).<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><span class=mobilewrap><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Full Story: </span></b></span><span class=mobilewrap><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxToyCifOtUBVzupP?format=multipart" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'>Space</span></a></span></span><span class=mobilewrap><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> (10/4)</span></span><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTprCifOtUBVuzRi" title=""LinkedIn" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1078" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/LinkedIn_BLUE.png" alt=LinkedIn></span></b></a><span class=storyshareiconseparator><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span></span><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpsCifOtUBVCixl" title=""Twitter" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1077" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/Twitter_BLUE.png" alt=Twitter></span></b></a><span class=storyshareiconseparator><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span></span><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTptCifOtUBVLlLW" title=""Facebook" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1076" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/FB_BLUE.png" alt=Facebook></span></b></a><span class=storyshareiconseparator><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span></span><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpuCifOtUBVVJQV" title=""Email" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1075" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/EMAIL_BLUE.png" alt=Email></span></b></a><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><a name=FA4FCC5F-5DCA-4E0A-A648-6041230E3DEC></a><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 18.75pt 22.5pt 18.75pt'><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxToCCifOtUBVKnIs?format=multipart" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;text-decoration:none'>William Shatner will launch into space with Blue Origin on Oct. 12</span></b></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Captain Kirk will boldly go where some men have gone before, on a suborbital flight aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard launch system. Actor <a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxToDCifOtUBVKXTL"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'>William Shatner</span></a> of "Star Trek" fame and <a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxToECifOtUBVNcBM"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'>Blue Origin</span></a>'s Audrey Powers, the vice president of missions and flight operations, will fill the last two seats on the company's second crewed flight, due to blast off from New Shepard's west Texas launch site in just over a week, on Oct. 12. Rumors were swirling in late September that the 90-year-old actor would be on the company's second flight, which today's announcement confirms.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><span class=mobilewrap><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Full Story: </span></b></span><span class=mobilewrap><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxToCCifOtUBVKnIs?format=multipart" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'>Space</span></a></span></span><span class=mobilewrap><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> (10/4)</span></span><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpvCifOtUBVhCdy" title=""LinkedIn" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1074" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/LinkedIn_BLUE.png" alt=LinkedIn></span></b></a><span class=storyshareiconseparator><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span></span><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpyCifOtUBVmhrw" title=""Twitter" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1073" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/Twitter_BLUE.png" alt=Twitter></span></b></a><span class=storyshareiconseparator><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span></span><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpzCifOtUBVmRCP" title=""Facebook" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1072" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/FB_BLUE.png" alt=Facebook></span></b></a><span class=storyshareiconseparator><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span></span><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpACifOtUBVoWkQ" title=""Email" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1071" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/EMAIL_BLUE.png" alt=Email></span></b></a><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><a name=F70E14E8-5FCB-4C2C-A0C6-66204CC65AF2></a><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 15.0pt 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border:none;border-top:solid #80A7C1 1.5pt'><tr style='height:12.0pt'><td style='border:none;padding:3.75pt 0in 1.5pt 18.75pt;height:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.75pt'>Spaceflight<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 18.75pt 22.5pt 18.75pt'><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><a name=5484C571-3D7F-4047-AE3D-F3890EA7E79F></a><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxToFCifOtUBVQBIz?format=multipart" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;text-decoration:none'>World View to start flying passengers on stratospheric balloon rides in 2024</span></b></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left><tr><td style='padding:4.5pt 11.25pt 2.25pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxToFCifOtUBVQBIz" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=585 height=327 style='width:6.0916in;height:3.4083in' id="_x0000_i1070" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/stories/m/aj/v3/ajv3thn/bzvf6nfcyddtq2v2htdglq-1024-80_w620.jpg" alt="World View to start flying passengers on stratospheric balloon rides in 2024"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=620 style='width:465.0pt;padding:3.0pt 11.25pt 2.25pt 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#666666'>(World View Enterprises)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Aspiring space tourists now have another option to consider. World View Enterprises is developing a balloon-based system that will carry people to the <a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxToGCifOtUBVVvra"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'>stratosphere</span></a>, with the first commercial flights targeted for early 2024, the Arizona-based company announced today (Oct. 4).<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><span class=mobilewrap><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Full Story: </span></b></span><span class=mobilewrap><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxToFCifOtUBVQBIz?format=multipart" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'>Space</span></a></span></span><span class=mobilewrap><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> (10/4)</span></span><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpBCifOtUBVsvrD" title=""LinkedIn" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1069" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/LinkedIn_BLUE.png" alt=LinkedIn></span></b></a><span class=storyshareiconseparator><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span></span><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpCCifOtUBVxpae" title=""Twitter" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1068" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/Twitter_BLUE.png" alt=Twitter></span></b></a><span class=storyshareiconseparator><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span></span><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpDCifOtUBVDDfT" title=""Facebook" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1067" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/FB_BLUE.png" alt=Facebook></span></b></a><span class=storyshareiconseparator><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span></span><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpECifOtUBVLlLW" title=""Email" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1066" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/EMAIL_BLUE.png" alt=Email></span></b></a><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><a name=A40CF4A7-7751-4685-A958-863D9447200C></a><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 18.75pt 22.5pt 18.75pt'><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxToHCifOtUBVbJwP?format=multipart" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;text-decoration:none'>Chinese company aims for suborbital space tourism with familiar rocket design</span></b></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>A Chinese launch company is aiming to provide rides to space for tourists as soon as 2024, apparently drawing inspiration from the exploits of <a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxToICifOtUBVjscS"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'>Blue Origin</span></a>. CAS Space, a commercial spinoff from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), is already developing rockets for commercial satellite launches and <a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxToJCifOtUBVsvrD"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'>announced</span></a> in August that it wants to send people up into space, albeit briefly.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><span class=mobilewrap><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Full Story: </span></b></span><span class=mobilewrap><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxToHCifOtUBVbJwP?format=multipart" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'>Space</span></a></span></span><span class=mobilewrap><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> (10/4)</span></span><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpFCifOtUBVUpaH" title=""LinkedIn" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1065" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/LinkedIn_BLUE.png" alt=LinkedIn></span></b></a><span class=storyshareiconseparator><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span></span><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpGCifOtUBVeNfG" title=""Twitter" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1064" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/Twitter_BLUE.png" alt=Twitter></span></b></a><span class=storyshareiconseparator><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span></span><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpHCifOtUBVqFsj" title=""Facebook" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1063" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/FB_BLUE.png" alt=Facebook></span></b></a><span class=storyshareiconseparator><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span></span><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpKCifOtUBVwFwv" title=""Email" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1062" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/EMAIL_BLUE.png" alt=Email></span></b></a><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><a name=A9E3E5AE-2029-46C1-B227-94F1511D98DD></a><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 15.0pt 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border:none;border-top:solid #80A7C1 1.5pt'><tr style='height:12.0pt'><td style='border:none;padding:3.75pt 0in 1.5pt 18.75pt;height:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.75pt'>Science & Astronomy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 18.75pt 22.5pt 18.75pt'><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><a name=46AC54A4-0FA7-466A-B4E2-C70651CC9C88></a><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxToKCifOtUBVCTwC?format=multipart" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;text-decoration:none'>Mercury looks stunning in this 1st flyby photo from Europe and Japan's BepiColombo mission</span></b></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left><tr><td style='padding:4.5pt 11.25pt 2.25pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxToKCifOtUBVCTwC" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=585 height=328 style='width:6.0916in;height:3.4166in' id="_x0000_i1061" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/stories/m/3y/sq/3ysqqhf/5qwburr3m8g9ce3inxcyme-970-80_w620.jpg" alt="Mercury looks stunning in this 1st flyby photo from Europe and Japan's BepiColombo mission"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=620 style='width:465.0pt;padding:3.0pt 11.25pt 2.25pt 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#666666'>(ESA/BepiColombo/MTM)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Two spacecraft built by Europe and Japan captured their first up-close look at the planet Mercury in a weekend flyby, revealing a rocky world covered with craters. The two linked probes, known together as <a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxToLCifOtUBVOLJf"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'>BepiColombo</span></a>, snapped their first image of Mercury late Friday (Oct. 1) <a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxToOCifOtUBVPhqT"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'>during a flyby</span></a> that sent them zooming around the planet. The encounter marked the first of six <a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxToPCifOtUBVPRCm"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'>Mercury</span></a> flybys for BepiColombo, a joint effort by the space agencies of Europe and Japan, to slow itself enough to enter orbit around the planet in 2025.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><span class=mobilewrap><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Full Story: </span></b></span><span class=mobilewrap><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxToKCifOtUBVCTwC?format=multipart" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'>Space</span></a></span></span><span class=mobilewrap><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> (10/2)</span></span><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpLCifOtUBVxpHO" title=""LinkedIn" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1060" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/LinkedIn_BLUE.png" alt=LinkedIn></span></b></a><span class=storyshareiconseparator><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span></span><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpMCifOtUBVzupP" title=""Twitter" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1059" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/Twitter_BLUE.png" alt=Twitter></span></b></a><span class=storyshareiconseparator><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span></span><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpNCifOtUBVCTwC" title=""Facebook" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1058" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/FB_BLUE.png" alt=Facebook></span></b></a><span class=storyshareiconseparator><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span></span><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpOCifOtUBVHNfd" title=""Email" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1057" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/EMAIL_BLUE.png" alt=Email></span></b></a><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><a name=0D066BB5-3058-4F67-A94E-F52E452C1D39></a><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 18.75pt 22.5pt 18.75pt'><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxToQCifOtUBVRWkn?format=multipart" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;text-decoration:none'>Hubble telescope spots celestial 'eye,' a galaxy with an incredibly active core</span></b></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>A cosmic hurricane shows its 'eye' in a new image from the <a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxToRCifOtUBVVvra"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'>Hubble Space Telescope</span></a>. The <a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxToSCifOtUBVaoZB"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'>spiral galaxy</span></a> NGC 5728 has quite a powerhouse at its center. This structure located 130 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Libra is in a unique cosmic category thanks to its active core.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><span class=mobilewrap><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Full Story: </span></b></span><span class=mobilewrap><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxToQCifOtUBVRWkn?format=multipart" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'>Space</span></a></span></span><span class=mobilewrap><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> (10/3)</span></span><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpPCifOtUBVObkS" title=""LinkedIn" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1056" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/LinkedIn_BLUE.png" alt=LinkedIn></span></b></a><span class=storyshareiconseparator><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span></span><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpQCifOtUBVVJQV" title=""Twitter" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1055" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/Twitter_BLUE.png" alt=Twitter></span></b></a><span class=storyshareiconseparator><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span></span><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpRCifOtUBVeNfG" title=""Facebook" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1054" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/FB_BLUE.png" alt=Facebook></span></b></a><span class=storyshareiconseparator><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span></span><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpSCifOtUBVplkF" title=""Email" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1053" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/EMAIL_BLUE.png" alt=Email></span></b></a><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><a name=7D704D52-E379-46F5-933C-22E84208AADF></a><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 18.75pt 22.5pt 18.75pt'><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxToTCifOtUBVgDfq?format=multipart" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;text-decoration:none'>After 3.5 million-year hiatus, the largest comet ever discovered is headed our way</span></b></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#333333'>An enormous </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxToUCifOtUBVolLt"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'>comet</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#333333'> — possibly the largest one ever detected — is barreling toward the inner solar system with an estimated arrival time of 10 years from now, according to new research published on the preprint server </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxToVCifOtUBVxpae" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'>arXiv.org</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#333333'>.</span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><span class=mobilewrap><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Full Story: </span></b></span><span class=mobilewrap><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxToTCifOtUBVgDfq?format=multipart" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'>Space</span></a></span></span><span class=mobilewrap><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> (10/3)</span></span><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpTCifOtUBVBdxi" title=""LinkedIn" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1052" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/LinkedIn_BLUE.png" alt=LinkedIn></span></b></a><span class=storyshareiconseparator><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span></span><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpWCifOtUBVIxIY" title=""Twitter" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1051" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/Twitter_BLUE.png" alt=Twitter></span></b></a><span class=storyshareiconseparator><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span></span><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpXCifOtUBVJhUr" title=""Facebook" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1050" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/FB_BLUE.png" alt=Facebook></span></b></a><span class=storyshareiconseparator><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span></span><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpYCifOtUBVLmCs" title=""Email" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1049" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/EMAIL_BLUE.png" alt=Email></span></b></a><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 15.0pt 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 15.0pt 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><a name=ADE2D14D-C347-4F02-BC1E-7D48173E0BB0></a><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 15.0pt 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border:none;border-top:solid #80A7C1 1.5pt'><tr style='height:12.0pt'><td style='border:none;padding:3.75pt 0in 1.5pt 18.75pt;height:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.75pt'>SpaceX<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 18.75pt 22.5pt 18.75pt'><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><a name=A8709641-F158-47A3-B9BC-21B5BE1F263C></a><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxToWCifOtUBVHNfd?format=multipart" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;text-decoration:none'>Skywatchers see SpaceX's Dragon cargo craft streak across the night sky as it returned to Earth</span></b></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left><tr><td style='padding:4.5pt 11.25pt 2.25pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxToWCifOtUBVHNfd" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=585 height=328 style='width:6.0916in;height:3.4166in' id="_x0000_i1048" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/stories/m/jg/td/jgtdw2q/x2uwb7szmmbwrrervby6bg-1024-80_w620.jpg" alt="Skywatchers see SpaceX's Dragon cargo craft streak across the night sky as it returned to Earth"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=620 style='width:465.0pt;padding:3.0pt 11.25pt 2.25pt 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#666666'>(SpaceX)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Late Thursday night (Sept. 30) in the southeastern United States, anybody looking up could have glimpsed a brilliant streak, trailing down into the Atlantic Ocean off Florida's east coast. It was actually a SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply spacecraft </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxToXCifOtUBVTFrG"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'>returning to Earth</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#333333'> after a trip to the International Space Station (ISS).</span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><span class=mobilewrap><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Full Story: </span></b></span><span class=mobilewrap><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxToWCifOtUBVHNfd?format=multipart" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'>Space</span></a></span></span><span class=mobilewrap><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> (10/1)</span></span><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpZCifOtUBVOLJf" title=""LinkedIn" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1047" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/LinkedIn_BLUE.png" alt=LinkedIn></span></b></a><span class=storyshareiconseparator><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span></span><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTqaCifOtUBVTFrG" title=""Twitter" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1046" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/Twitter_BLUE.png" alt=Twitter></span></b></a><span class=storyshareiconseparator><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span></span><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTqbCifOtUBVZTxv" title=""Facebook" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1045" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/FB_BLUE.png" alt=Facebook></span></b></a><span class=storyshareiconseparator><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span></span><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTqcCifOtUBVhCdy" title=""Email" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1044" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/EMAIL_BLUE.png" alt=Email></span></b></a><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><a name=4A983446-41D2-4832-A1A5-1B8F11975DDB></a><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 18.75pt 22.5pt 18.75pt'><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpaCifOtUBVVvwI?format=multipart" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;text-decoration:none'>SpaceX's private Inspiration4 crew gets their astronaut wings</span></b></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>The four private space travelers who soared into orbit on SpaceX's historic <a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpbCifOtUBVWfIb"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'>Inspiration4</span></a> mission last month officially have their astronaut wings. The civilian crew, which rode a <a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpcCifOtUBVYkqc"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'>SpaceX</span></a> Dragon spacecraft into orbit on Sept. 15 and <a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpdCifOtUBVbJwP"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'>returned to Earth</span></a> three days later, received their astronaut wings from the company on Friday (Oct. 1) in a presentation at SpaceX's headquarters in Hawthorne, California.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><span class=mobilewrap><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Full Story: </span></b></span><span class=mobilewrap><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpaCifOtUBVVvwI?format=multipart" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'>Space</span></a></span></span><span class=mobilewrap><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> (10/3)</span></span><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTqdCifOtUBVqFsj" title=""LinkedIn" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1043" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/LinkedIn_BLUE.png" alt=LinkedIn></span></b></a><span class=storyshareiconseparator><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span></span><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTqeCifOtUBVBdxi" title=""Twitter" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1042" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/Twitter_BLUE.png" alt=Twitter></span></b></a><span class=storyshareiconseparator><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span></span><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTqfCifOtUBVMVJL" title=""Facebook" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1041" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/FB_BLUE.png" alt=Facebook></span></b></a><span class=storyshareiconseparator><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span></span><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTqGCifOtUBVLIoo" title=""Email" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1040" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/EMAIL_BLUE.png" alt=Email></span></b></a><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><a name=37D25E1D-831A-4B73-B93D-FC015B9CD03B></a><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 15.0pt 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border:none;border-top:solid #80A7C1 1.5pt'><tr style='height:12.0pt'><td style='border:none;padding:3.75pt 0in 1.5pt 18.75pt;height:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.75pt'>Technology<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 18.75pt 22.5pt 18.75pt'><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><a name=69C5B7B3-3CF9-484C-96BA-7B810FAF4F5C></a><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpeCifOtUBVgDfq?format=multipart" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;text-decoration:none'>Air Force's X-37B robotic space plane wings past 500 days in Earth orbit</span></b></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left><tr><td style='padding:4.5pt 11.25pt 2.25pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpeCifOtUBVgDfq" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=585 height=365 style='width:6.0916in;height:3.8in' id="_x0000_i1039" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/stories/m/cg/39/cg3985q/ts8iattpugaivsuylqpxfk-1024-80_w620.jpg" alt="Air Force's X-37B robotic space plane wings past 500 days in Earth orbit"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=620 style='width:465.0pt;padding:3.0pt 11.25pt 2.25pt 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#666666'>(Boeing)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>That enigmatic U.S. military X-37B robotic space drone has now chalked up more than 500 days circling the Earth. The Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-6) is also called USSF-7 for the <a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpfCifOtUBVmRlf"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'>U.S. Space Force</span></a> and launched May 17, 2020, on an <a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpgCifOtUBVuzRi"><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'>Atlas V</span></a> 501 booster.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><span class=mobilewrap><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Full Story: </span></b></span><span class=mobilewrap><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpeCifOtUBVgDfq?format=multipart" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'>Space</span></a></span></span><span class=mobilewrap><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> (10/2)</span></span><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTqHCifOtUBVMszH" title=""LinkedIn" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1038" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/LinkedIn_BLUE.png" alt=LinkedIn></span></b></a><span class=storyshareiconseparator><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span></span><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTqICifOtUBVOxhI" title=""Twitter" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1037" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/Twitter_BLUE.png" alt=Twitter></span></b></a><span class=storyshareiconseparator><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span></span><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTqJCifOtUBVRWov" title=""Facebook" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1036" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/FB_BLUE.png" alt=Facebook></span></b></a><span class=storyshareiconseparator><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> </span></span><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTqKCifOtUBVWPWW" title=""Email" t "><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0164A1;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.175in;height:.175in' id="_x0000_i1035" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/EMAIL_BLUE.png" alt=Email></span></b></a><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#999999'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='max-width:487.5pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td colspan=2 style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/a2?case=UP&a=EC6EF95D-E157-4BCB-A3C8-DC748576F131&c=0DCC0804-51FE-401D-9F89-D0F0BF0183F8&l=E71CC8C9-53FE-42D0-A00F-CD8104B8F649&s=719739a7-5996-4aa2-b2d0-f37dd1d62f80&b=58e4de65-c57f-4cd3-9a5a-609994e2c5a9"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=650 height=1 style='width:6.775in;height:.0083in' id="_x0000_i1034" src="https://sli.space.com/imp?s=826457&m=372068fef3b3a2417ca3f6d6b6e8594b&p=5d7975979dfa4206078d9f0505453185&stpe=default"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/a2?case=UP&a=EC6EF95D-E157-4BCB-A3C8-DC748576F131&c=0DCC0804-51FE-401D-9F89-D0F0BF0183F8&l=826EDAD8-BF48-4588-9D4A-B474529F688A&s=719739a7-5996-4aa2-b2d0-f37dd1d62f80&b=58e4de65-c57f-4cd3-9a5a-609994e2c5a9"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=116 height=1 style='width:1.2083in;height:.0083in' id="_x0000_i1033" src="https://sli.space.com/imp?s=826458&m=372068fef3b3a2417ca3f6d6b6e8594b&p=5d7975979dfa4206078d9f0505453185&stpe=static"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/a2?case=UP&a=EC6EF95D-E157-4BCB-A3C8-DC748576F131&c=0DCC0804-51FE-401D-9F89-D0F0BF0183F8&l=B19F9184-3E95-49D4-9322-FC388B883CD6&s=719739a7-5996-4aa2-b2d0-f37dd1d62f80&b=58e4de65-c57f-4cd3-9a5a-609994e2c5a9"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=19 height=1 style='width:.2in;height:.0083in' id="_x0000_i1032" src="https://sli.space.com/imp?s=826460&m=372068fef3b3a2417ca3f6d6b6e8594b&p=5d7975979dfa4206078d9f0505453185&stpe=static"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=40 style='width:30.0pt'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=1 style='width:.0083in;height:.0083in' id="_x0000_i1031" src="https://sli.space.com/imp?s=126555200&m=372068fef3b3a2417ca3f6d6b6e8594b&p=5d7975979dfa4206078d9f0505453185&stpe=pixel"><o:p></o:p></p></div></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=1 style='width:.0083in;height:.0083in' id="_x0000_i1030" src="https://sli.space.com/imp?s=126555201&m=372068fef3b3a2417ca3f6d6b6e8594b&p=5d7975979dfa4206078d9f0505453185&stpe=pixel"><o:p></o:p></p></div></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=1 style='width:.0083in;height:.0083in' id="_x0000_i1029" src="https://sli.space.com/imp?s=126555202&m=372068fef3b3a2417ca3f6d6b6e8594b&p=5d7975979dfa4206078d9f0505453185&stpe=pixel"><o:p></o:p></p></div></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=1 style='width:.0083in;height:.0083in' id="_x0000_i1028" src="https://sli.space.com/imp?s=126555203&m=372068fef3b3a2417ca3f6d6b6e8594b&p=5d7975979dfa4206078d9f0505453185&stpe=pixel"><o:p></o:p></p></div></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=1 style='width:.0083in;height:.0083in' id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://sli.space.com/imp?s=126555204&m=372068fef3b3a2417ca3f6d6b6e8594b&p=5d7975979dfa4206078d9f0505453185&stpe=pixel"><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal> <img border=0 width=1 height=1 style='width:.0083in;height:.0083in' id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://r.smartbrief.com/a2?case=UP&a=EC6EF95D-E157-4BCB-A3C8-DC748576F131&c=0DCC0804-51FE-401D-9F89-D0F0BF0183F8&s=719739a7-5996-4aa2-b2d0-f37dd1d62f80&o=BOTTOMBANNER&b=58e4de65-c57f-4cd3-9a5a-609994e2c5a9&t=LiveIntent"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #DBDBDB 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse;border:none'><tr><td style='border:none;border-top:solid black 1.0pt;padding:7.5pt 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white'><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 0in 7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTpqCifOtUBVolLt?format=multipart" target="_blank"><span style='color:#121F20;text-decoration:none'>Sign Up</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#A71930'> | </span><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTqLCifOtUBVdecL?format=multipart" target="_blank"><span style='color:#121F20;text-decoration:none'>Update Profile</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#A71930'> | </span><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTqMCifOtUBVkMIO?format=multipart" target="_blank"><span style='color:#121F20;text-decoration:none'>Unsubscribe</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 0in 7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTqNCifOtUBVtPXz?format=multipart" target="_blank"><span style='color:#121F20;text-decoration:none'>Privacy Policy</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#A71930'> | </span><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTqOCifOtUBVEocy?format=multipart" target="_blank"><span style='color:#121F20;text-decoration:none'>Cookies Policy</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#A71930'> | </span><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTqPCifOtUBVQgpb?format=multipart" target="_blank"><span style='color:#121F20;text-decoration:none'>Terms and Conditions</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:15.0pt 7.5pt 22.5pt 7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#A71930'>CONTACT US: </span></b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="mailto:space@smartbrief.com"><b><span style='color:#121F20;text-decoration:none'>FEEDBACK</span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#A71930'> | </span><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://www.futureplc.com/contact/"><b><span style='color:#121F20;text-decoration:none'>ADVERTISE</span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='border:none;padding:7.5pt 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:black'><tr><td style='padding:11.25pt 18.75pt 15.0pt 18.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:white'><a href="http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/orsuCKjdenDqxTqSCifOtUBVMszH" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=100 height=30 style='width:1.0416in;height:.3083in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://cdn.smartbrief.com/images/briefs2/common/FUTURE_logo_3_RGB_100x30_white.png"></span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:11.25pt 18.75pt 15.0pt 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:white'>© Future US, Inc. 555 11th ST NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20004 <o:p></o:p></span></i></p></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>