This week: black holes doing weird black hole things, a progress report on the SLS and a discussion of how some of NASA's facilities should be renamed.

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Building the next Canadarm - Canada.ca

NASA developing plans to fly astronauts on suborbital rockets – Spaceflight Now

American Innovations $1 | News Image Library | U.S. Mint

Annie Jump Cannon | American astronomer | Britannica

NASA Names Headquarters After ‘Hidden Figure’ Mary W. Jackson | NASA

Modern Figures | NASA

Campaign to Rename Stennis Space Center Kicks Off – SpacePolicyOnline.com

NASA Completes Artemis Space Launch System Structural Testing Campaign | NASA

NASA Plans for More SLS Rocket Boosters to Launch Artemis Missions | NASA

Astronomers see first light flare from two distant black holes colliding - The Verge

A Black Hole’s Lunch Provides a Treat for Astronomers - The New York Times