New spacecraft is being tested, and we had a weird visitor from outside the solar system. That, plus the first crewed Gemini missions (complete with secret beef sandwiches) this fortnight.

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Links and Show Notes

First Fleet: NASA's Space Shuttle Program 1981-1986 by John A. Chakeres — Kickstarter

Gravitational wave hunters have picked up signals from the lightest black holes yet - The Verge

NASA Completes Review of SLS, Orion Deep Space Exploration Mission | NASA

Stratolaunch tests all six engines on its massive rocket-launching plane - The Verge

Sierra Nevada satisfied with Dream Chaser glide test - SpaceNews.com

Dream Chaser Free Flight Test 2017 - YouTube

First-known interstellar visitor is a bizarre, cigar-shaped asteroid | Ars Technica

A one-of-a-kind supernova was seen exploding — over and over again - The Verge

Nickname a Distant World