The world is mourning the uncontrolled collapse of the Arecibo observatory, even as China's Chang’e-5 mission is underway to return lunar samples to Earth, which would be a first since the final Apollo mission. Also: an update on the SLS and Orion and a look at what's going on at Roscosmos.

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The Arecibo Observatory Platform Has Collapsed - Universe Today

Deborah Martorell on Twitter — Photos of Collapsed Arecibo

Contact (1997) - IMDb

Rocket Lab declares success in Electron rocket recovery - SpaceNews

Russian spaceport officials are being sacked left and right | Ars Technica

Russia’s replacement for the Proton rocket costs way too much | Ars Technica

NASA Prepares for Next Series of RS-25 Engine Tests for SLS Rocket – Artemis

Component failure in NASA’s deep-space crew capsule could take months to fix - The Verge

Update on Orion Final Assembly and Transfer – Artemis

China Launches Lunar Sample Return Mission – SpacePolicyOnline.com

China launches ambitious mission to bring back samples from the Moon - The Verge

Chang’e-5 successfully lands on moon to collect youngest lunar samples - SpaceNews