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Spectacular Launch Pad Starlinks
Spectacular Launch Pad Starlinks
During the week of Launch Pad, the participants shared a bunch of links. Often these were relevant to astronomy, sometimes not so much, but all part of a super experience. Here are the best of these. Some really fantastic stuff here. Sorry for so many, but so many are great. Starting with ...
Launch Pad Summary
Launch Pad Summary
mikebrotherton.com — OK, one more Launch Pad post upon my return to Brazil. The workshop seems to be a... little better every year and it was a blast for me again this time. I wanted to compile some relevant posts from me and others about Launch Pad so that there’s ... (more) Launch Pad Summary
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