The New Horizons probe will pass by Pluto 14 days from now. Closest approach will happen on July 14 at 11:49:57 UTC. Here is a video update released today: — Here is an interesting article about Alan Stern, the New Horizons science principle investigator: How […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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The guests and topics of discussion on The Space Show this week: 1. Monday, June 29, 2015: 2-3:30 PM PDT (5-6:30 PM EDT; 4-5:30 PM CDT): We welcome back BRENT SHERWOOD from JPL to discuss human spaceflight, Discovery Proposals, t […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a story about a neat 3D projection display technology that just might make it to market: This Touchable Midair 3D Laser Display Is Pretty Magical – Singularity HUB –
I’ve often posted about the many projects of JP Aerospace, a hybrid commercial/volunteer organization that carries out high altitude balloon and airship flights with innovative hardware and is even trying to get to orbit (pdf). To make a living they often fly products of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This week’s episode of NASA’s Space to Ground report on activities related to the International Space Station:
Scott Nammacher is a prolific astrophotographer who is profiled in this article: White Plains artist keeps eye on universe – Lohud.com. Check out the wonderful gallery of astronomical images on his website: Starmere === The UK Space Agency is sponsoring a Announcement of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The “black metal” band Vattnet Viskar (Facebook) has created the album Settler inspired by the Christa McAuliffe story: Vattnet Viskar – Settler -Album Reviews/Consequence of Sound 10 Best Metal Releases of Summer 2015 – OC Weekly Free clips can be heard at iTunes – Settler by Vattnet […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This video has been out for a month or so but I just saw it. Don’t know if the flying platform will develop into a practical recreational system but it’s quite an impressive technical accomplishment regardless: Video: Watch incredible footage of farthest […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The MIT spinoff company 24M has unveiled a new approach to lithium battery manufacturing that it says can reduce the cost by a factor of two. The standard li-ion construction process involves coating the active materials onto long strips of an inert […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Below is a new video overview of the New Horizons mission, which will fly past the Pluto system on July 14th. A team led by Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab (APL) and the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is in charge of the NASA funded project. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The ESO (European Southern Observatory) Giant Galaxy is Still Growing Messier 87 has swallowed an entire galaxy in the last billion years New observations with ESO’s Very Large Telescope have revealed that the giant elliptical galaxy Messier 87 has swallowed an entire […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
RR Auction is selling a large set of Apollo related items from the estate of noted space collector Leon Ford. The auction includes some items that were taken to the Moon and returned by astronauts: Space collector’s legacy heads to auction: Leon Ford’s […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Malloy Aeronautics of the UK and SURVICE Engineering Company in the state of Maryland are teaming on development of the Malloy Hoverbike under a US Army grant. U.S. Defense Department to develop UK hoverbike – Reuters The US Army Is Developing Hoverbikes – Popular Mechanics Here […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Dawn spacecraft returns new photos of the dwarf planet Ceres: Ceres Spots Continue to Mystify in Latest Dawn Images The closer we get to Ceres, the more intriguing the distant dwarf planet becomes. New images of Ceres from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The guests and topics of discussion on The Space Show this week: 1. Monday, June 22, 2015: 2-3:30 PM PDT (5-6:30 PM EDT; 4-5:30 PM CDT): No show today. 2. Tuesday, June 23, 2015:,7-8:30 PM PDT (10-11:30 PM EST, 9-10:30 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The latest TMRO.tv life program discussed the potential of commercial space ventures to push back the space frontier: Can commercial space expand the frontier? – TMRO Is Neil deGrasse Tyson correct in assessing that private space can’t open the space frontier? Only […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The New Horizons spacecraft approaching Pluto sends some color images of Pluto and its moon Charon: First Color Animated Images Show Pluto and its Moon Charon The first color movies from NASA’s New Horizons mission show Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here is this week’s NASA report on activities related to the Int. Space Station:
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