NASA is racing to save an aging telescope from falling back to Earth with a daring rescue mission.
The $30 million salvage operation gets underway as soon as this week with the planned launch of a robotic lifesaver.
NASA hired startup
Katalyst Space Technologies
to boost the Swift Observatory to a higher orbit
where it can continue hunting for some of the universe’s biggest explosions.
A three-armed spacecraft built by Katalyst will chase after Swift once …
U.S.-Iran ceasefire could go up in flames (Barak Ravid/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/06/28/us-iran-ceasefire-could-go-up-in-flames
http://www.memeorandum.com/260628/p20#a260628p20
Dungeons & Doctorates
A D&D podcast following the adventures of three postgraduates in a fantasy university dealing with supervisors, monsters, and peer-reviewers...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/dungeons-doctorates/
The Justice Department Is Now Reformatting Trump Truth Social Posts as Court Filings (Madiba K. Dennie/Balls and Strikes)
https://ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics/justice-department-trump-ballroom-filing/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260428/p134#a260428p134
@… a flip side to unprecedented disaster:
― the precedent of humans causing disasters, and failing to learn from their human mistakes.
POL-HK: Munster: Diebstahl aus Gartenhaus; Soltau: Tasche aus Fahrradkorb entwendet; Bad Fallingbostel: Diebstahl aus Rohbau; Walsrode: Diebe leeren Opferstock Heidekreis (ots) - 13.-24.04.2026 / Diebstahl aus Gartenhaus Munster: In der Zeit zwischen Montag, 13.042026 und Freitag, 24.04.2026 entwendeten Unbekannte aus einem unverschlossenen Gartenhaus am Emminger Weg einen Laubbläser, eine Heckenschere ...
Iran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait following US strikes and threatens to halt talks to end the war (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-israel-war-hormuz-strait-june-28-2026-1132d316545db2cddb3928b6e7840f51
http://www.memeorandum.com/260628/p7#a260628p7
There is a frenzied feeling to the news coming from the White House these days. ... (Heather Cox Richardson/Letters from an American)
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-28-2026
http://www.memeorandum.com/260429/p44#a260429p44
Economic Fury Targets Illicit Oil Revenue Fueling Iran's Military (U.S. Department of the Treasury)
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0510
http://www.memeorandum.com/260529/p124#a260529p124
Commission preliminarily finds Meta in breach of Digital Services Act for failing to prevent minors under 13 from using Instagram and Facebook (European Commission)
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_920
http://www.memeorandum.com/260429/p103#a260429p103