Carnival of Space #609

Welcome to the 609th Carnival of Space! The Carnival is a community of space science and astronomy writers and bloggers, who submit their best work each week for your benefit. We have a fantastic roundup today so now, on to this week's worth of stories!

Universe Today:

• The World’s Biggest Aircraft – the Rocket-Launching Stratolaunch – Completes its First Test Flight
• Methane-Filled Lakes on Titan are “Surprisingly Deep”
• TESS Just Found its First Earth-Sized World

Medium:

• The second-greatest thing I ever saw was the moon landing
• NASA’s Jim Bridenstine looks back at his first year

The Hill:

• Returning to the moon for rocket fuel and clean energy

Everyday Spacer:

• "My Next Book is Coming Soon! Announcing my next book, soon to be available, I’m writing today to share the new book cover!"

NextBigFuture:

• SpaceX Crew Dragon Had a Problem
• Turbo Rocket – A Single-Stage to Orbit Air-Breathing Rocket
• Breakthrough Starshot Update #SpaceAccess2019
• Antimatter Catalyzed Fusion Propulsion Update

Thank you for all of your stories - we'll see you next week!

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