John Walker, founder of Autodesk, Inc and co-author of AutoCAD, reviews the e-book version of Gerard O’Neill‘s book, The High Frontier, about space settlement in large in-space habitats: Saturday night science: The High Frontier – Ricochet.com. The re-appearance of this book in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The SkyCube amateur satellite project needs some crowd-observing to help locat their bird, which was recently released from the International Space Station: Satellite Lost and Found in Space – SkyandTelescope.com (via Behind The Black). SkyCube, a crowd-funded nanosatellite built to engage the public […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
More about the Uwingu partnership with Mars One (see earlier post): Dr. Alan Stern & Bas Lansdorp, Sunday, 3-2-14 – Thespaceshow’s Blog Uwingu wants to develop a Mars map, and Mars One promises to use it – NewSpace Journal
The guests and topics for The Space Show this week: 1. Monday, March 3, 2014, 2-3:30 PM PST (5-6:30 PM EST, 4-5:30 PM CST): We welcome back DR. JJEFF BELL. Dr. Bell will give us his assessment of space projects […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Go to AMSAT News for the latest headlines about developments in amateur and student satellites and for updates about amateur radio on the ISS. ANS 047 Weekly AMSAT Bulletin – February 15, 2014: * University of Louisiana CAPE II Cubesat […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Chinese Yutu lunar rover is in contact with the home base but the degree to which it is disabled has not yet been revealed: Lunar rover wakes up after near-death experience – Spaceflight Now China Moon Rover Survives Lunar […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A message from the Space Frontier Foundation: Registration is Open for NewSpace 2014, Register Today! Registration for the Space Frontier Foundation’s NewSpace 2014 Conference is now open! Take advantage of this opportunity to learn about the commercial space industry and be […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
An announcement from Mars One: Mars One Slashes Applicant Pool by 99.5% Across the globe, 1058 hopefuls have been selected as candidates to begin human life on Mars in 2025. On December 30, 2013, Mars One announces the selection of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the schedule for The Space Show this week: 1. Monday, Dec. 2, 2013, 2-3:30 PM PST (5-6:30 PM EST, 4-5:30 PM CST): We welcome SCOTT LOWTHER, aerospace historian to the show regarding aerospace art and design work. Visit http://aerospaceprojectsreview.com and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Kristian von Bengtson at Copenhagen Suborbitals reports on the development of the TDS-80 capsule that they intend to fly on their HEAT2X rocket next summer: Video of TDS-80 Space Capsule Structure Assembly – and Vodka – Wired Science Caption: A demonstration of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Innovate Our World education non-profit organization has created the Moon Mission Challenge project, with sponsorship from Astrobotic Technology, Inc. They have a crowdfunding effort underway for it at Students … To The Moon! – Indiegogo. The Challenge is described […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Reporter Andrea Peterson gives a fun account of her days covering the Minotaur V launch of NASA’s LADEE probe to the Moon: Here’s exactly what it’s like to cover a rocket launch – Andrea Peterson/Washington Post. ************************** Shop Amazon Gold […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Space historian Roger Launius writes about the sad fate of Skylab, America’s first space station: Was NASA Serious about Trying to Rescue Skylab? – Roger Launius’s Blog. Jim Oberg points to his earlier article on Skylab: Skylab’s Untimely Fate: James […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Kristian von Bengtson at Copenhagen Suborbitals is posting updates on the work with Cameron Smith and John Haslett, who are visiting from the US, on space suit development and the design of the interior of the CS capsule: Space Suit […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Memory technology is reaching mind-blowing densities. The company Crossbar is making non-volatile memory chips (i.e. like flash memory, they don’t need power to retain data) that can store one terabyte of data (1,000 gigabytes) on a single chip 200 square […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The sun has once again appeared to inhabitants of the French-Italian Concordia Antarctic research station: Morning has broken – ESA This is the first sunrise at the Concordia research station since last May. The photo was taken by Antonio Litterio, one […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft is finding unexpected features in the transition between the Solar System and interstellar space: Voyager 1 Discovers Bizarre and Baffling Region at Edge of Solar System – Wired Science/Wired.com Voyager 1 Reaches Gateway to the Galaxy […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Pam Hoffman’s Everyday Spacer blog hosts the latest Carnival of Space.
An announcement from International Lunar Observatory Association (ILOA) and the Space Age Publishing Company the following educational space event”: GALAXY FORUM USA 2013 Galaxy Education, Galaxy Exploration and Galaxy Enterprise in the 21st Century JULY 4, 2013 Thursday Morning 9:30 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here is the list of guests for The Space Show this week: 1. Monday, April 29, 2013, 2-3:30 PM PST (5-6:30 PM EST, 4-5:30 PM CST): ED WRIGHT joins us for Citizens in Space updates and info about the upcoming […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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