Space as the next frontier? – GOOD Magazine

GOOD Magazine,  a quarterly print publication “for people who want to live well while doing good”, has an article about space in the latest issue:

Space As The Next Frontier?

As mankind continues to ravage the planet, we find ourselves increasingly casting our gaze upwards in search of a solution, and, if need be, an escape. Could space be the answer we’re looking for? Take a look at some of this summer’s blockbusters—Elysium, After Earth, Oblivion. Outer space and what that vast expanse may or may not contain, has become a recurring theme not only in pop culture, but among artists, social innovators, entrepreneurs, and futurists as well. Journalist Maxwell Williams explores our fascination with space and contemplates it as the next frontier, with artists Tom Sachs, Michael Salvatore Tierney, and Trevor Paglen, tech activist Kosta Grammatis, Virgin Galactic’s Loretta Hidalgo, space commerce figure Peter Diamandis, host of National Geographic’s pop-science smash Brain GamesJason Silva, Buckminster Fuller Institute president David McConville, and more joining the conversation.

The issue is available on newsstands and via subscription.

The Space Show this week

Here’s a list of the programs on The Space Show this week:

1. Monday, July 1, 2013, 2-3:30 PM PDT (5-6:30 PM EDT, 4-5:30 PM CDT): We welcome back DR. MARCELO VAZQUEZ to discuss space radiation, especially issues relevant to HSF travel to Mars.

2. Tuesday, July 2, 2013, 7-8:30 PM PDT (10-11:30 PM EDT, 9-10:30 PM CDT): We welcome DR. PAUL ABEL of the BBC program, The Sky At Night. Visit www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mk7h.

3. Friday, July 5, 2013, 9:30-11 AM PDT (11:30- 1 PM CDT, 12:30PM-2:00 PM EDT): No show today for the July 4th holiday weekend.

4. Sunday, July 7, 2013, 12-1:30 PM PDT (3-4:30 PM EDT, 2-3:30 PM CDT). We welcome back DAVE KETCHLEDGE to discuss his work relevant to landing large payloads on Mars.

See also:
/– The Space Show on Vimeo – webinar videos
/– The Space Show’s Blog – summaries of interviews.
/– The Space Show Classroom Blog – tutorial programs

The Space Show is a project of the One Giant Leap Foundation.

 

Planetary Resources exceeds $1.5M for Arkyd space telescope Kickstarter

The Planetary Resources Kickstarter  campaign to fund the ARKYD public space telescope ended this evening with 17,612 backers pledging $1,505,276 towards the original goal of $1,000,000. Richard Branson is adding another $100k.

Congratulations to the PRI team on a very successful crowdfunding effort and a great public participation project that will be active for many years.

Richard Branson adds $100k to Arkyd public space telescope Kickstarter

Live webcast from 6:00 – 9:00 pm ET:

A message from Planetary Resources:

In the final hours, we’re $100K closer to $2M —
Sir Richard Branson supports the ARKYD!

Hi there,

Well here we are, in the final hours of our crowdfunding campaign.  We have a lot in store for you during our LIVE FINALE EVENT, beginning at 3:00 p.m. PDT today (convert to your time) through the close of our Kickstarter campaign at 7:00 p.m. PDT.  But before all of that fun starts, we wanted to share with you some exciting news.

We are pleased to announce that Sir Richard Branson has joined Planetary Resources’ core group of investors.

“I’m excited to be part of the Planetary Resources’ team working on extracting precious minerals from near Earth asteroids.  The only way to truly explore our Solar System is to develop the technology and means to sustain our presence in space without depleting resources of Earth.” — Richard Branson, Chairman of the Virgin Group.

AND . . . he is so excited that the ARKYD will provide unprecedented public access to space, he has generously made his own campaign pledge of $100,000 to support interactive programming to strengthen STEM education, and to move us closer to our remaining three stretch goals.

The remaining stretch goals have been reduced by $100,000 thanks Sir Richard Branson’s substantial pledge to ARKYD – A Space Telescope For Everyone:

$1.4 Million — THE BETA-SELFIE: Double your selfie experience and see yourself in development! Every selfie pledge or higher receives an exclusive digital Beta-Selfie, taken in 2014 during the crucial integration phase of spacecraft build! Become a part of the build and catch a glimpse of our clean-room squad in action!

$1.6 Million — ASTEROID ZOO: We will team with Zooniverse to develop a platform that will allow YOU to find asteroids at home, and help train computers to better find them in the future. Support citizen science that helps astronomers to identify more asteroids today, and the ARKYD to find asteroids when it arrives in orbit.

$1.9 Million — ALIEN PLANETS: We will add exoplanet detection capability to the ARKYD by enhancing the space telescope’s stability systems and dedicating time to monitoring candidate star systems.

We thank you Richard for your support of Planetary Resources and for your contribution to inspire and excite the next generation of explorers!

Let’s keep kickin’ to $2 million!!!  Our campaign closes at 7:00 p.m. PDT today!

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Thanks!

Chris Lewicki, President & Chief Engineer
Eric Anderson, Co-Chairman and Co-Founder, and
Peter Diamandis, Co-Chairman and Co-Founder 

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