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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23361924 (220940ZJUL25) Notable: NYPD discovered Hillary’s emails on Anthony Weiner’s laptop, McCabe, Priestap & Toscas covered it up

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Sidney Powell 🇺🇸 Attorney, Author, Gladiator

@SidneyPowell1

Yes they did!! See my articles at

https://observer.com/2015/08/the-countless-crimes-of-hillary-clinton-special-prosecutor-needed-now/

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NYPD discovered Hillary’s emails on Anthony Weiner’s laptop during their underage sexting investigation.

McCabe, Priestap & Toscas covered it up.

Hillary’s emails ended up on a sex offenders computer then it disappeared.

This group also tried to frame Trump.

The FBI is evil.

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11:27 AM · Jul 21, 2025

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23361925 (220941ZJUL25) Notable: Trump says he is searching for a candidate who can run against Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky, "someone I can endorse and vigorously campaign for!"

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Eric Daugherty

@EricLDaugh

🚨 JUST IN: President Trump says he is searching for a candidate who can run against Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky, "someone I can endorse and vigorously campaign for!"

"The worst Republican congressman...a real loser!"

"An Embarrassment to Kentucky."

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Thomas Massie and Thomas Massie for Congress

2:21 PM · Jul 21, 2025

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23361931 (220945ZJUL25) Notable: Fed Declines Trump Official Request For On Site Visit to Tour Building Renovations, Releases ‘Virtual Site Visit’

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The Gateway Pundit

@gatewaypundit

What Are They Hiding? Fed Declines Trump Official Request For On Site Visit to Tour Building Renovations, Releases ‘Virtual Site Visit’

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23362082 (221219ZJUL25) Notable: @USDebtClock1 - THE HOUR IS UPON US… NOTHING CAN STOP WHAT IS COMING.

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US Debt Clock

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THE HOUR IS UPON US... NOTHING CAN STOP WHAT IS COMING.

7:55 PM · Jul 21, 2025

https://x.com/USDebtClock1/status/1947445306393592280

NOTHING...

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23362090 (221228ZJUL25) Notable: 2022 reminder - There Are 46 US Military-Funded Biolabs in Ukraine

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from spreading Gonorrhea in a petri dish?

ukraine bio labs were wiped

no more ukarine dough

O oh

US Department of Defense Finally Comes Clean – Admits in Public Document that There Are 46 US Military-Funded Biolabs in Ukraine

It wasn’t that long ago that Mitt Romney was threatening former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard for suggesting the US was funding biolabs in Ukraine.

Back in March, RINO Senator Mitt Romney accused former Democrat Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of spreading ‘treasonous lies’ for simply talking about the US-funded biolabs in Ukraine.

“There are 25+ US-funded biolabs in Ukraine which if breached would release and spread deadly pathogens to US/world.” Gabbard said on Sunday.

“We must take action now to prevent disaster. US/Russia/Ukraine/NATO/UN/EU must implement a ceasefire now around these labs until they’re secured and pathogens destroyed,” she added.

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There are 25+ US-funded biolabs in Ukraine which if breached would release & spread deadly pathogens to US/world. We must take action now to prevent disaster. US/Russia/Ukraine/NATO/UN/EU must implement a ceasefire now around these labs until they’re secured & pathogens destroyed pic.twitter.com/dhDTH5smIG

— Tulsi Gabbard 🌺 (@TulsiGabbard) March 13, 2022

Tulsi Gabbard made her statement based on testimony from the Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs in Eurasia, Victoria Nuland.

Victoria Nuland admitted during testimony before a US Senate committee the existence of biological research labs in Ukraine.

Less than 24 hours later, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that reports of biolabs in Ukraine were fake news propagated by Russia.

The Democrat-fake news-media complex then attacked anyone who brought up the biolabs in Ukraine.

Mitt Romney lashed out at Tulsi Gabbard, saying, “Tulsi Gabbard is parroting false Russian propaganda. Her treasonous lies may well cost lives.”

Then this happened– Russia released alleged captured documents from Ukraine exposing...

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/06/us-department-defense-finally-comes-clean-admits-public-document-46-us-funded-biolabs-ukraine/

by Jim Hoft Jun. 12, 2022 9:00 am

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23362141 (221255ZJUL25) Notable: Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi admits Iran’s nuclear facilities had been “seriously damaged/destroyed”

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During an interview Monday with Fox New’s Bret Baier, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi admitted that several of Iran’s nuclear facilities had been “seriously damaged/destroyed” but that the extent of the damage is still under evaluation, adding that Iran is not currently enriching uranium because of damage caused to the Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear facilities by last month’s strikes by the U.S. Air Force and Navy.

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Seems like the Trump Admin are still negotiating with Iran, Khomenie has not cursed America lately and this man has done two interviews in the U.S.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23362186 (221313ZJUL25) Notable: @thejimwatkins Is it safe to come out yet?

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23362306 (221345ZJUL25) Notable: Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey appears before Commons Treasury Committee

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questionaire: when are you going to decide.

bailey: you can do it through commerical banks, through retail investments.

we are going to work with the banks in the u.k and investments.

we are not saying no,

questionaire: the us seems to be going down this route. the have

issued a stable coin.

randell: the banks could be hit by the genious act as investments

could be moving out of the fed assets and into stable coins.

bailey: stable coins proport to be money, thats the test they

are going to prove. if they fail to meet that,

carolyn: it is very importand whether it can show the us stable coin

can of value along with its assets. they have to be properly regulated.

questionaire: do stable coins make the markets stable or less stable.

bailey: they can do, but without regulations the answer is no,

questionaire: are you thinking of extending the limit to salary to lending

above the current limit on mortgages.4.5 times their salary

bailey: access to the deposit not the repayment rules.

(harder to get mortgages). the supply issue is the problem

it is not the mortgages (the mass immigrantion trap) scarcity

pushes up the property markets. bigger rents and global assets

buying up houses, renting them out using taxpayers money to house

immigrants.

questionaire: The pension question, the mega pension funds.

bailey: the rate of investment needs to be raised in the u.k

i am very strongly in favour of it. mandating it 10% will bring

both good and bad, (forceing people by using their pensions

to invest in global corporations, it is stealing money from pensions

and using their money to fund the global world order).

caroline: in canada we are using the same model pension plan

bailey: we will deliver a report on sme in the 4th Quarter (small and medium entriprises).

randel: the bank of england governs both the monetary policy committee

and the banks of england policy committee is chaired by andrew bailey.

(that fucker is holding everyone hostage).

bailey: i have moar hats than i can count on committees (control)

1.10 and 1.13 timestamp (fire alarm set off twice) ignored.

bailey: i asked them if they agree, they were not going to say they

were going to disagree my decision (power).

ending a big discussion on QT and QE monetary policy

and reserve held by banks including the bank of england.

SUMMARY: Bailey is as slippery as powell, he holds a lot

of power over the decision making on many committees and

is using the nations assets, pensions to help prop up

global w.e.f corporations. trump is hammering them on

all levels by putting pressure on powell where most

of the finance is regulated and the reserve dollar

is the key to global stability.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23362349 (221358ZJUL25) Notable: Today in Q Post History we have 10 Deltas - Jul 22

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Today in Q Post History we have 10 Deltas

Jul 22

There were10 Q Postson the date ofJul 22.

LINK - https://qalerts.app/?q=Jul+22

ARCHIVE - https://archive.ph/8Ppd2

Keep up the lawful fight, fight, fight, and I will, too!

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23362360 (221401ZJUL25) Notable: Statement from @DAGToddBlanche - I anticipate meeting with Ms. Maxwell in the coming days

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Statement from @DAGToddBlanche

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This Department of Justice does not shy away from uncomfortable truths, nor from the responsibility to pursue justice wherever the facts may lead. The joint statement by the DOJ and FBI of July 6 remains as accurate today as it was when it was written. Namely, that in the recent thorough review of the files maintained by the FBI in the Epstein case, no evidence was uncovered that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties.

President Trump has told us to release all credible evidence. If Ghislane Maxwell has information about anyone who has committed crimes against victims, the FBI and the DOJ will hear what she has to say.

Therefore, at the direction of Attorney General Bondi, I have communicated with counsel for Ms. Maxwell to determine whether she would be willing to speak with prosecutors from the Department. I anticipate meeting with Ms. Maxwell in the coming days. Until now, no administration on behalf of the Department had inquired about her willingness to meet with the government. That changes now.

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23362394 (221410ZJUL25) Notable: NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day - A Double Detonation Supernova

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NASA Astronomy Picutr of the Day

July 22, 2025

A Double Detonation Supernova

Can some supernovas explode twice? Yes, when the first explosion acts like a detonator for the second. This is a leading hypothesis for the cause of supernova remnant (SNR) 0509-67.5. In this two-star system, gravity causes the larger and fluffier star to give up mass to a smaller and denser white dwarf companion. Eventually the white dwarf's near-surface temperature goes so high that it explodes, creating a shock wave that goes both out and in - and so triggers a full Type Ia supernova near the center. Recent images of the SNR 0509-67.5 system, like the featured image from the Very Large Telescope in Chile, show two shells with radii and compositions consistent with the double detonation hypothesis. This system, SNR 0509-67.5 is also famous for two standing mysteries: why its bright supernova wasn't noted 400 years ago, and why no visible companion star remains.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23362410 (221415ZJUL25) Notable: USA to withdrawal from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

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US to leave UNESCO

Washington perceives the agency as hostile to Israel and influenced by China

The US has announced its withdrawal from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) over alleged anti-Israel bias.

In February, President Donald Trump ordered a 90-day review by the State Department into US involvement in UNESCO programs. The move was part of abroader push to disengage from UN institutionsthat officials claim act counter to American interests and undermine US allies, while “propagating anti-Semitism.”

Trump’s decision to exit the agency followed findings thatUNESCO “works to advance divisive social and cultural causes,” the State Department declared on Tuesday. It also cited the agency’s recognition of the state of Palestine and “proliferation of anti-Israeli rhetoric within the organization.”

UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay called the development regrettable, if anticipated, and stressed the organization’s role in Holocaust education and the fight against anti-Semitism.

The US has previously withdrawn from UNESCO. President Ronald Reagan did so in 1984, citing financial mismanagementand accusations that the agency’s policies undermined free markets in favor of so-called Third World agendas. That decision was reversed by President George W. Bush in 2002 as the US sought global support for the Iraq invasion.

Trump pulled out of the agency again during his first term, only for President Joe Biden to rejoin UNESCO in 2023.

The New York Post was the first to report the imminent announcement, followed by other media outlets. The newspaper cited UNESCO programs addressing gender and racial discrimination that the Trump administration’s review found objectionable. The administration also believes “China has leveraged its influence over UNESCO to advance global standards that are favorable to Beijing’s interests,” White House deputy spokesperson Anna Kelly told the Post.

Beijing urged Washington to avoid “confrontation and division” at UNESCOwhen US membership was last restored.

Israeli officials have previously accused UNESCO of anti-Semitism, particularly over its recognition of Palestinian cultural heritage sites in occupied territories. Israel left the agency alongside the US in 2019.

UNESCO has denied disregarding Jewish historical legacy in Palestine.

Last month, Trump authorized US military strikes on Iran in support of an Israeli campaign targeting Tehran’s nuclear infrastructure – an action that drew international criticism and was labeled by some governments as unlawful aggression.

https://www.rt.com/news/621809-trump-unesco-withdrawal-nyp/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23362415 (221416ZJUL25) Notable: [they] have lost their minds due to jealousy and failure.

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They lost their minds due to jealousy and failure.

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23362445 (221423ZJUL25) Notable: Kremlin reveals low expectations for upcoming Ukraine talks

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Kremlin reveals expectations for upcoming Ukraine talks

A miracle breakthrough should not be expected in the third round of negotiations in Istanbul, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said

Russia does not expect a breakthrough “of the miraculous kind” in the upcoming peace negotiations with Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said.

The third round of talks is expected to take place this week in Istanbul, where the two sides met in May and June.

During the previous round last month, the two delegations exchanged draft memorandums on peace terms and agreed to humanitarian measures, including the return of prisoners of war and transferring the remains of soldiers.

Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, Peskov said Russia hopes the next meeting will be held this week, adding that the date will be announced once both sides are ready.

According to the spokesman, the upcoming session will include discussions of the memorandums shared earlier, among other topics.

Asked about Moscow’s expectations for the upcoming talks, Peskovsaid, “there is no reason to count on any miraculous breakthroughs,” as the situation is too complex.

Peskov pushed back, however, against suggestions that the talks will be fruitless. He pointed to previous progress, such as the humanitarian exchanges, saying they represent tangible results.

He reiterated that Russia expects to secure its interests and “fulfill the tasks that we set from the very beginning.”

Asked whether a peace deal could be expected within a year or any other time period, Peskov said, “Any forecasts would be wrong” due to the number of variables involved.

https://www.rt.com/russia/621808-kremlin-russia-ukraine-talks/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23362448 (221423ZJUL25) Notable: 5 Things to Know About Powerful New U.S. - India Satellite, NISAR

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https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/nisar/2025/07/21/nasa-isro-earth-satellite-mission-set-to-launch-july-30/

5 Things to Know About Powerful New U.S.-India Satellite, NISAR

Jul 21, 2025

Data from NISAR will map changes to Earth’s surface, helping improve crop management, natural hazard monitoring, and tracking of sea ice and glaciers.

A new U.S.-India satellite called NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) will provide high-resolution data enabling scientists to comprehensively monitor the planet’s land and ice surfaces like never before, building a detailed record of how they shift over time.

Hailed as a critical part of a pioneering year for U.S.-India civil space cooperation by President Trump and Prime Minister Modi during their visit in Washington in February, the NISAR launch will advance U.S.-India cooperation and benefit the U.S. in the areas of disaster response and agriculture.

As the first joint satellite mission between NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), NISAR marks a new chapter in the growing collaboration between the two space agencies.

Years in the making, the launch of NISAR builds on a strong heritage of successful programs, including Chandrayaan-1 and the recent Axiom Mission 4, which saw ISRO and NASA astronauts living and working together aboard the International Space Station for the first time.

The information NISAR provides will help decision-makers, communities, and scientists monitor agricultural fields, refine understanding of natural hazards such as landslides and earthquakes, and help teams prepare for and respond to disasters like hurricanes, floods, and volcanic eruptions.

The satellite will also provide key global observations of changes to ice sheets, glaciers, and permafrost, as well as forests and wetlands.

The NISAR mission is slated to launch no earlier than July 30 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre on India’s southeastern coast aboard an ISRO Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle.

Here are five things to know about NISAR:

1. The NISAR satellite will provide a 3D view of Earth’s land and ice.

Two synthetic aperture radars (SARs) aboard NISAR will detect changes in the planet’s surface down to fractions of an inch.

The spacecraft will bounce microwave signals off Earth’s surface and receive the return signals on a radar antenna reflector measuring 39 feet (12 meters) across.

The satellite’s ability to “see” through clouds and light rain, day and night, will enable data users to continuously monitor earthquake- and landslide-prone areas and determine how quickly glaciers and ice sheets are changing. It also will offer unprecedented coverage of Antarctica, information that will help with studying how the continent’s ice sheet changes over time.

2. Data from NISAR will provide critical insights to help governments and decision-makers plan for natural and human-caused hazards.

Earthquakes, volcanoes, and aging infrastructure can pose risks to lives and property. Able to see subtle changes in Earth’s surface, NISAR can help with hazard-monitoring efforts and potentially give decision-makers more time to prepare for a possible disaster.

For earthquakes, NISAR will provide insights into which parts of a fault slowly move without producing quakes and which are locked together and could potentially slip.

3. The most advanced radar system ever launched as part of a NASA or ISRO mission, NISAR will generate more data on a daily basis than any previous Earth satellite from either agency.

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23362465 (221428ZJUL25) Notable: RT - Calls around the world to end Gaza war is ‘wrong and dangerous’ – Israeli official

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22 Jul, 2025 11:13

Call to end Gaza war is ‘wrong and dangerous’ – Israeli official

A joint statement by 28 nations urging a ceasefire undermines talks with Hamas, prime ministerial adviser Dmitry Gendelman has claimed

A joint call by 28 countries for an immediate end to the war in Gaza and the full resumption of humanitarian aid is “wrong and dangerous” and undermines ongoing negotiations, an adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday.

The statement – signed by more than a dozen EU nations, along with Britain, Japan, Canada, Australia, Norway, New Zealand, Switzerland, and others – warned that Gaza’s humanitarian crisis had reached intolerable levels. The foreign ministers condemned the “drip feeding of aid”and the “inhumane killing of civilians, including children” seeking food and water. Citing UN and Gaza Health Ministry figures showing over 800 Palestinians killed while seeking aid, the statement called the situation “horrifying” and urged Israel to meet its obligations under international humanitarian law.

Netanyahu’s adviser Dmitry Gendelman said the appeal sent Hamas a “wrong and dangerous message,” calling it a “delusion” that ignored the “obvious truth” that Hamas alone was blocking a ceasefire. He accused the militant group of launching the war, holding hostages, and rejecting “clear and fair” truce proposals accepted by Israel.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry also dismissed the statement as “disconnected from reality,”accusing Hamas of prolonging the war by refusing a US-backed ceasefire and hostage deal.

Ceasefire talks resumed in Doha on July 6 under US, Qatari, and Egyptian mediation. The current proposal, reportedly endorsed by Israel, involves a 60‑day truce, phased hostage releases, partial Israeli troop withdrawals, and expanded humanitarian aid.Hamas, however, is demanding a full and permanent ceasefire, complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, and international guarantees on reconstruction.

Israel launched its military campaign in Gaza in 2023 after a deadly Hamas incursion. Since then, over 59,000 Palestinians have been killed, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.

Gaza’s 2 million residents face a dire humanitarian crisis, with 90% displaced and dependent on limited aid. The 21-month war has pushed the territory to the brink of famine and sparked global protests.

Israel’s actions during the conflict have triggered genocide accusations and led to an ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu. The EU, UK, Canada, and France have warned of possible sanctions if conditions do not improve.

https://www.rt.com/news/621801-israel-ceasefire-statement/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23362524 (221442ZJUL25) Notable: #28472

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Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23362532 (221444ZJUL25) Notable: After the US defunds GAVI, Bill Gates declares: “All the progress we’ve made is at risk”

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After the US defunds GAVI, Bill Gates declares: “All the progress we’ve made is at risk”

By Rhoda Wilson on July 22, 2025

At a GAVI fundraising event, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the United States would halt funding to GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance, citing concerns over vaccine safety.

Bill Gates gave a speech at the same event, stating that the US cuts and other funding cuts have resulted in a $30 billion decrease in aid. “All the progress we’ve made is at risk,” he said. Asking the audience to think what it must be like for a mother when her child is not vaccinated, he said, “This is agonising.”

No Gates, mothers are not agonising over whether their child is vaccinated.

more:

https://expose-news.com/2025/07/22/gates-declares-all-the-progress-weve-made-is-at-risk/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23362562 (221453ZJUL25) Notable: Kansas City Grocery Store FAIL Debunks Socialist Democrat Dreams

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Kansas City Grocery Store FAIL Debunks Socialist Democrat Dreams

KC Sun Fresh lost $885,000 last year and now has only about 4,000 shoppers a week. That’s down from 14,000 a few years ago, according to Emmet Pierson Jr., who leads Community Builders of Kansas City, the nonprofit that leases the site from the city. Despite a recent $750,000 cash infusion from the city, the shelves are almost bare.

“We’re in a dire situation,” Pierson said.

https://www.tonyskansascity.com/2025/07/kansas-city-grocery-store-fail-debunks.html

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23362615 (221503ZJUL25) Notable: NASA

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NASA Tests New Heat Source Fuel for Deep Space Exploration

Jul 22, 2025

To explore the unknown in deep space, millions of miles away from Earth, it’s crucial for spacecraft to have ample power.

NASA’s radioisotope power systems (RPS) are a viable option for these missions and have been used for over 60 years, including for the agency’s Voyager spacecraft and Perseverance Mars rover.

These nuclear batteries provide long-term electrical power for spacecraft and science instruments using heat produced by the natural radioactive decay of radioisotopes.

Now, NASA is testing a new type of RPS heat source fuel that could become an additional option for future long-duration journeys to extreme environments.

Historically, the radioisotope plutonium-238 (plutonium oxide) has been NASA’s RPS heat source fuel of choice, but americium-241 has been a source of interest for the past two decades in Europe.

In January, the Thermal Energy Conversion Branch at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland and the University of Leicester, based in the United Kingdom, partnered through an agreement to put this new option to the test.

One method to generate electricity from radioisotope heat sources is the free-piston Stirling convertor. This is a heat engine that converts thermal energy into electrical energy.

However, instead of a crankshaft to extract power, pistons float freely within the engine. It could operate for decades continuously without wear, as it does not have piston rings or rotating bearings that will eventually wear out.

Thus, a Stirling convertor could generate more energy, allowing more time for exploration in deep space.

Researchers from the University of Leicester — who have been leaders in the development of americium RPS and heater units for more than 15 years — and NASA worked to test the capabilities of a Stirling generator testbed powered by two electrically heated americium-241 heat source simulators.

“The concept started as just a design, and we took it all the way to the prototype level: something close to a flight version of the generator,” said Salvatore Oriti, mechanical engineer at Glenn.

“The more impressive part is how quickly and inexpensively we got it done, only made possible by a great synergy between the NASA and University of Leicester teams.

We were on the same wavelength and shared the same mindset.”

The university provided the heat source simulators and generator housing.

The heat source simulator is the exact size and shape of their real americium-241 heat source, but it uses embedded electric heaters to create an equivalent amount of heat to simulate the decay of americium fuel and therefore drive generator operation.

The Stirling Research Lab at Glenn provided the test station, Stirling convertor hardware, and support equipment.

“A particular highlight of this (testbed) design is that it is capable of withstanding a failed Stirling convertor without a loss of electrical power,” said Hannah Sargeant, research fellow at the University of Leicester.

“This feature was demonstrated successfully in the test campaign and highlights the robustness and reliability of an Americium-Radioisotope Stirling Generator for potential future spaceflight missions, including long-duration missions that could operate for many decades.”

The test proved the viability of an americium-fueled Stirling RPS, and performance and efficiency targets were successfully met.

As for what’s next, the Glenn team is pursuing the next version of the testbed that will be lower mass, higher fidelity, and undergo further environmental testing.

“I was very pleased with how smoothly everything went,” Oriti said of the test results. “Usually in my experience, you don’t accomplish everything you set out to, but we did that and more.

We plan to continue that level of success in the future.”

https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/nasa-tests-new-heat-source-fuel-for-deep-space-exploration/

https://science.nasa.gov/planetary-science/programs/radioisotope-power-systems/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23362638 (221507ZJUL25) Notable: for keks - JAMES COMEY GIVES AN UPDATE

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NASA Goddard Center Director Makenzie Lystrup Set to Depart

Jul 21, 2025

On Monday, NASA announced Dr. Makenzie Lystrup, director of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, is set to leave the agency on Friday, Aug. 1.

As center director of Goddard, a role she has held since April 2023, Lystrup also was responsible for guiding the direction and management of multiple other NASA field installations including Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, Katherine Johnson Independent Verification & Validation Facility in West Virginia, the White Sands Complex in New Mexico, and the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in Texas.

“Having served in a variety of science and aerospace civilian and government roles in her career, Makenzie has led development of, and/or contributed to a variety of NASA’s priority science missions including successful operations of our James Webb Space Telescope and Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer, as well as development of the agency’s Roman Space Telescope, and more,” said Vanessa Wyche, acting NASA associate administrator.

“We’re grateful to Makenzie for her leadership at NASA Goddard for more than two years, including her work to inspire a Golden Age of explorers, scientists, and engineers.”

Throughout her time at NASA, Lystrup led Goddard’s workforce, which consists of more than 8,000 civil servants and contractors.

Before joining the agency, Lystrup served as senior director for Ball’s Civil Space Advanced Systems and Business Development, where she managed new business activities for NASA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and other civilian U.S. government agencies as well as for academia and other science organizations.

In addition, she served in the company’s Strategic Operations organization, based in Washington where she led Ball’s space sciences portfolio.

Prior to joining Ball, Lystrup worked as an American Institute of Physics – Acoustical Society of American Congressional Fellow from 2011 to 2012 where she managed a portfolio including technology, national defense, nuclear energy, and nuclear nonproliferation.

Lystrup also has served on boards and committees for several organizations to include the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, International Society for Optics and Photonic, the University of Colorado, and the American Astronomical Society.

She was named an American Association for the Advancement of Science fellow in 2019 for her distinguished record in the fields of planetary science and infrared astronomy, science policy and advocacy, and aerospace leadership.

Lystrup also served as an AmeriCorps volunteer focusing on STEM education.

Lystrup holds a bachelor’s in physics from Portland State University and attended graduate school at University College London earning her doctorate in astrophysics.

She was a National Science Foundation Astronomy & Astrophysics Postdoctoral Research Fellow spending time at the Laboratory for Atmospheric & Space Physics in Boulder, Colorado, and University of Liege in Belgium.

As a planetary scientist and astronomer, Lystrup’s scientific work has been in using ground- and space-based astronomical observatories to understand the interactions and dynamics of planetary atmospheres and magnetospheres – the relationships between planets and their surrounding space environments.

Following Lystrup’s departure, NASA’s Cynthia Simmons will serve as acting center director. Simmons is the current deputy center director.

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-goddard-center-director-makenzie-lystrup-set-to-depart/

https://www.nasa.gov/people/cynthia-simmons/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23362725 (221529ZJUL25) Notable: NASA

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NASA Shares How to Save Camera 370-Million-Miles Away Near Jupiter

Jul 21, 2025

An experimental technique rescued a camera aboard the agency’s Juno spacecraft, offering lessons that will benefit other space systems that experience high radiation.

The mission team of NASA’s Jupiter-orbiting Juno spacecraft executed a deep-space move in December 2023 to repair its JunoCam imager to capture photos of the Jovian moon Io.

Results from the long-distance save were presented during a technical session on July 16 at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Nuclear & Space Radiation Effects Conference in Nashville.

JunoCam is a color, visible-light camera. The optical unit for the camera is located outside a titanium-walled radiation vault, which protects sensitive electronic components for many of Juno’s engineering and science instruments.

This is a challenging location because Juno’s travels carry it through the most intense planetary radiation fields in the solar system.

While mission designers were confident JunoCam could operate through the first eight orbits of Jupiter, no one knew how long the instrument would last after that.

Throughout Juno’s first 34 orbits (its prime mission), JunoCam operated normally, returning images the team routinely incorporated into the mission’s science papers.

Then, during its 47th orbit, the imager began showing hints of radiation damage. By orbit 56, nearly all the images were corrupted.

Long Distance Microscopic Repair

While the team knew the issue may be tied to radiation, pinpointing what, specifically, was damaged within JunoCam was difficult from hundreds of millions of miles away.

Clues pointed to a damaged voltage regulator that is vital to JunoCam’s power supply. With few options for recovery, the team turned to a process called annealing, where a material is heated for a specified period before slowly cooling.

Although the process is not well understood, the idea is that the heating can reduce defects in the material.

“We knew annealing can sometimes alter a material like silicon at a microscopic level but didn’t know if this would fix the damage,” said JunoCam imaging engineer Jacob Schaffner of Malin Space Science Systems in San Diego, which designed and developed JunoCam and is part of the team that operates it.

“We commanded JunoCam’s one heater to raise the camera’s temperature to 77 degrees Fahrenheit — much warmer than typical for JunoCam — and waited with bated breath to see the results.”

Soon after the annealing process finished, JunoCam began cranking out crisp images for the next several orbits.

But Juno was flying deeper and deeper into the heart of Jupiter’s radiation fields with each pass. By orbit 55, the imagery had again begun showing problems.

“After orbit 55, our images were full of streaks and noise,” said JunoCam instrument lead Michael Ravine of Malin Space Science Systems. “We tried different schemes for processing the images to improve the quality, but nothing worked.

With the close encounter of Io bearing down on us in a few weeks, it was Hail Mary time: The only thing left we hadn’t tried was to crank JunoCam’s heater all the way up and see if more extreme annealing would save us.”

Test images sent back to Earth during the annealing showed little improvement the first week. Then, with the close approach of Io only days away, the images began to improve dramatically.

By the time Juno came within 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) of the volcanic moon’s surface on Dec. 30, 2023, the images were almost as good as the day the camera launched, capturing detailed views of Io’s north polar region that revealed mountain blocks covered in sulfur dioxide frosts rising sharply from the plains and previously uncharted volcanos with extensive flow fields of lava.

Testing Limits

To date, the solar-powered spacecraft has orbited Jupiter 74 times. Recently, the image noise returned during Juno’s 74th orbit.

Since first experimenting with JunoCam, the Juno team has applied derivations of this annealing technique on several Juno instruments and engineering subsystems.

“Juno is teaching us how to create and maintain spacecraft tolerant to radiation, providing insights that will benefit satellites in orbit around Earth,” said Scott Bolton, Juno’s principal investigator from the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio.

“I expect the lessons learned from Juno will be applicable to both defense and commercial satellites as well as other NASA missions.”

https://www.nasa.gov/missions/juno/nasa-shares-how-to-save-camera-370-million-miles-away-near-jupiter/

https://science.nasa.gov/mission/juno/

Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/23362756 (221536ZJUL25) Notable: SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, July 22 for Falcon 9’s launch of NASA’s TRACERS mission

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SpaceX / NASA TRACERS MISSION

July 22, 2025

SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, July 22 for Falcon 9’s launch of NASA’s TRACERS mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

The 57-minute launch window opens at 11:13 a.m. PT. If needed, a backup opportunity is available on Wednesday, July 23 at the same time.

Also on board this mission is SEOPS’ Epic Athena, Skykraft’s Skykraft 4, Maverick Space Systems’ REAL, Tyvak’s LIDE, and York Space Systems’ Bard.

A live webcast of this mission will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app.

This is the 16th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-7, CRS-29, PACE, Transporter-10, EarthCARE, NROL-186, Transporter-13, and eight Starlink missions.

Following stage separation, the first stage will land on Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) at Vandenberg Space Force Base.

There is the possibility that residents of and visitors to Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura counties may hear one or more sonic booms during the launch, but what residents experience will depend on weather and other conditions.

https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=tracers

https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/tracers/2025/07/21/nasa-satellites-encapsulated-for-tracers-launch/

https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/tracers/2025/07/18/nasas-tracers-mission-targeting-launch-on-july-22/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wwhK6OBfac