Here is this week’s selection of videos about space stations and living in space starting with NASA’s latest Space to Ground report for the International Space Station:

** Expedition 69 Astronaut Frank Rubio Talks with ABC’s Good Morning America – Aug. 11, 2023 – NASA Video

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio of NASA discussed life and work aboard the orbital outpost during an in-flight interview August 11 with ABC’s “Good Morning America”. Rubio is in the midst of a record breaking long-duration mission living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies for future human and robotic exploration missions. Such research benefits people on Earth and lays the groundwork for future human exploration through the agency’s Artemis missions, which will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future expeditions to Mars. When Rubio returns to Earth on September 27 he will have spent a total of 371 days in space—the longest single spaceflight by a US astronaut.

** Expedition 69 Space Station Crew Answers Kingfisher, Oklahoma, Student Questions – Aug. 14, 2023 – NASA Video

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 69 Flight Engineers Frank Rubio and Steve Bowen of NASA answered questions about life and work on the orbiting laboratory during an in-flight event Aug. 14 with students attending Kingfisher High School in Kingfisher, Oklahoma. Rubio and Bowen are in the midst of a science mission living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies. Such research benefits people on Earth and lays the groundwork for future human exploration through the agency’s Artemis missions, which will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future expeditions to Mars.

** ISSRDC 2023: Multiple videos of presentations and panel discussions from the 12th Annual International Space Station Research and Development Conference (ISSRDC) held July 31-August 3, 2023 in Seattle, Washington
are available on the ISS National Lab YouTube channel. Here are two samples:

*** ISSRDC Day1 Panel – Future Of R&D in Low Earth Orbit:

*** ISSRDC Day2 Panel – Pioneering Low Earth Orbit (LEO):

** Replay! Russian spacewalkers outside International Space Station [Aug.9.2023] – VideoFromSpace

Streamed live on Aug 9, 2023 … Two Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin will perform a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) today (Aug. 9). Learn more: https://www.space.com/russian-cosmona…

** China’s Space Station “Tiangong” Fly Around – Hazegrayart

The Tiangong Space Station is a Chinese space station that is fully operational. It is being developed by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) as a part of China’s ambitious space program. The name “Tiangong” translates to “Heavenly Palace” in English.

The Tiangong Space Station consists of multiple modules that will serve various purposes, including living quarters for astronauts, scientific research laboratories, and facilities for conducting experiments in microgravity. It is designed to be a long-term, modular space station similar to the International Space Station (ISS), but with a smaller scale.

** Live Video from the International Space Station (Official NASA Stream) – NASA

Watch live video from the International Space Station, including inside views when the crew aboard the space station is on duty. Views of Earth are also streamed from an external camera located outside of the space station. During periods of signal loss due to handover between communications satellites, a blue screen is displayed.

The space station orbits Earth about 250 miles (425 kilometers) above the surface. An international partnership of five space agencies from 15 countries operates the station, and it has been continuously occupied since November 2000. It’s a microgravity laboratory where science, research, and human innovation make way for new technologies and research breakthroughs not possible on Earth. More: https://go.nasa.gov/3CkVtC8

Did you know you can spot the station without a telescope? It looks like a fast-moving star, but you have to know when to look up. Sign up for text messages or email alerts to let you know when (and where) to spot the station and wave to the crew: https://spotthestation.nasa.gov

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Space arts roundup – Aug.14.2023

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This Space arts roundup offers a selection of news and resources from the intersection of space and the arts.

** Ax-2 Mission | John Shoffner announced International Space Art Content winners from the ISS – Axiom Space

Axiom Space is guided by the vision of a thriving home in space that benefits every human, everywhere. The leader in providing space infrastructure as a service, Axiom offers end-to-end missions to the International Space Station today while privately developing its successor – a permanent commercial destination in Earth’s orbit that will sustain human growth off the planet and bring untold benefits back home. More information about Axiom can be found at www.axiomspace.com.

See also the gallery of submissions to the Space Art Contest for the Axiom mission.

** Moon Gallery is an

international collaborative artwork and a gallery of ideas worth sending to the Moon. Moon Gallery aims to set up the first permanent museum on the Moon. Moon Gallery will launch 100 artefacts to the Moon within the compact format of 10 x 10 x 1cm plate on a lunar lander exterior panelling as early as 2025. In this Petri-dish-like gallery, we are developing a culture for future interplanetary society. What are the ideas we want to promote into the future? What are the ideas we want to leave behind?

A collection of art pieces were sent to the ISS in February 2022 on the NG-17 mission of the Northrop-Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft. For this test mission, the gallery grid featured

… 8×8 cells housing 64 physical artefacts and one engraved AR artwork. Sixty-five art projects featured in the gallery reached the final frontier of human habitation and marked the historical meeting point of the Moon Gallery and the cosmos. Reaching low Earth orbit on our way to the Moon is the first step in extending our cultural dialogue to space.

Check out an image at Instagram of the housing floating on the ISS.

See the gallery of diverse artwork for the Moon mission. More info at their LinkTree page.

** A profile of Don Davis in the final episode of the Artist Depiction film series about noted space artists:

** A European Ariane 5 rocket launched last April with a student’s artwork on the nosecone: Ariane 5 rocket decorated with winning Juice artwork – ESA

ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) will launch in April on an Ariane 5 rocket. The nosecone faring has been decorated with the winning artwork in the *‘**JUICE Up Your Rocket!**’ competition*. The artwork came from 9-year-old Yaryna.

Here is a video about the “JUICE Up Your Rocket!” art project:

The Jupiter Icy moons Explorer (Juice) is an ESA planetary exploration mission currently under construction, development and testing at different sites across Europe. This is the seventh episode of a series, in which we take the viewer behind the scenes of the European space industry, space technology and planetary science community around the Juice mission.

In this Episode Manuela Baroni, head of the Juice Project Control Section, presents the idea and results of the ‘JUICE Up Your Rocket!’ competition, which invited children from all over the world to create a work of art related to the mission. The winning artwork will be placed on the nose (fairing) of the rocket that will launch Juice into space!

This episode is part of a film project that will result in a one-hour documentary film to be released before the launch of Juice. Produced for ESA by Lightcurve Films. Original music by William Zeitler. Animations by Rafael Andres (ESA).

** The STAR SPHERE | Space Inspiration Project is a Sony sponsored project to support creativity inspired by space. The Art from Space Perspectives

… is not limited to creating works such as photographs, videos, movies, and media art from images and footage taken by the space camera.

We will work on various creative activities with many people, including artists and creators, by offering new inspiration from experiences connecting with space through operation of our satellite and content that brings users various forms of “Space perspectives.”

It will have the possibility to bring about inspiration in creativity in all kinds of domains, from creations such as artworks including paintings and sculptures, design in fashion and architecture, animation, games, narratives, and poetry to expressions and performances such as music, theater, and dance. STAR SPHERE will unleash space for artists and creators with the latest technology and entertainment that imparts fresh meanings of space.

Here is a profile of Hiroshi Sugimoto, the first partner in this initiative: Inspiring Space Experiences × Hiroshi Sugimoto

** Boldly Going: Planet and The Roddenberry Foundation Collaboration – Planet Labs

The company Planet Labs has built, launched, and operated hundreds of small satellites in orbit that provide near continuous high resolution images of the entire surface of the Earth. On January of 2022, three dozen Planet satellites were taken into orbit on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The side panels of ten of the satellites were engraved with artwork and quotes selected from submissions from over 1000 fans of Star Trek and Gene Roddenberry.

A Planet SuperDove with the Boldly Go Campaign artwork laser etched onto its side panels. Credit: Planet Labs PBC

Here is a video from Planet about The Boldly Go Campaign:

We recently launched 36 Planet SuperDove satellites with SpaceX, with a select number of these satellites featuring Star Trek inspired quotes as a part of Planet and Roddenberry Foundation’s shared commitment to make the world a more sustainable and secure place. The Roddenberry Foundation’s Rod Roddenberry, son of Star Trek Creator’s Gene Roddenberry, gets the scoop from our very own VP of Launch Mike Safyan on how sats are reaching the final frontier…of making the world a better place. Watch now!

** Sci-Fi Short Documentary “Artist Depiction by Steve R. Dodd” | DUST

Working at home in Tennessee with no internet or computer, Steve R. Dodd has created hundreds of beautiful ‘spacescapes’ visions of a positive future. Now 69 years old, this is his first on camera interview.

“Artist Depiction by Steve R. Dodd” directed by Brett Ryan Bonowicz

Connect with the Filmmaker:
https://twitter.com/BRBonowicz
https://twitter.com/artistdepiction
https://www.clindar.net/

** An interview with artist James Vaughan: NSS Space Forum – From Fashion to Space: An Artist’s Adventures, A Conversation with James Vaughan – Youtube. This video presents a conversation with

… James Vaughan, aerospace illustrator and primary cover artist for Ad Astra magazine. Ad Astra Editor-in-Chief Rod Pyle sits down to talk with Jim about his stunning work in illustrating the future of spaceflight, his career in Chicago’s advertising and fashion industries, and what makes some of his landmark works stand out in a crowded field–and why everyone from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to Lockheed Martin, to the NSS have engaged him to communicate their vision. Enjoy this informative and fun space forum with one of the most prominent space artists of today.

** Lunar lander to include artist’s engraving

The artist Sacha Jafri has placed an engraving on Astrobotic‘s Peregrine lunar lander, which will be launched to the Moon on the first flight of the ULA Vulcan rocket. The UK company Spacebit worked with Jafri on the installation of the artwork on the lander.

SELENIAN – Official website for the Jafri project.
First Artwork on the Moon – Selenian
Sacha Jafri’s artwork is going to be on the moon ‘for eternity’ | CNN Style
Sacha Jafri We Rise Together By the Light of the Moon | Hypebeast

** Winning entries in the 2023 Commercial Crew Program Children’s Artwork contest can be seen here. Here’s more info on the

Don’t see any word yet on whether there will be a 2024 contest

** The Earthling Project‘s Art gallery has a large selection of space inspired artworks submitted by earthlings from all over the globe.

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Videos: “Space to Ground” & other space habitat reports – Aug.9.2023

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A new set of videos about space stations and living in space starting with NASA’s latest Space to Ground report for the International Space Station:

** Expedition 69 Northrop Grumman Cygnus Cargo Craft Arrives at Space Station – Aug. 4, 2022 – NASA Video

Loaded with food, fuel, and supplies, the unpiloted Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo craft arrived at the International Space Station Aug. 4 where it was installed to the nadir port of the Unity module. Cygnus launched from the agency’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Aug. 1 atop an Antares rocket and will remain docked to the space station for approximately two months on the company’s 19th resupply mission to the International Space Station for NASA. Northrop Grumman named the Cygnus spacecraft the S.S. Laurel Clark after late NASA astronaut Laurel Clark. Clark was a crew member of NASA’s STS-107 mission aboard space shuttle Columbia, successfully conducting 80 experiments while logging 15 days in space. She and her fellow STS-107 crew members tragically lost their lives when Columbia did not survive its re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere.

** Expedition 69 Northrop Grumman Cygnus Cargo Craft Secured to Space Station – Aug. 4, 2022 – NASA Video

** Russian Spacewalk 60 Animation – Aug. 8, 2023 – NASA Johnson

Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin conduct a spacewalk August 9 out of the Poisk module at the International Space Station to attach three debris shields to the nearby Rassvet module where other hardware had been stowed prior to their relocation to the Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module. The two cosmonauts then attached a portable workstation to the end of the European Robotic Arm, allowing Prokopyev to ride at the end of the arm to test its sturdiness as it was operated from inside Nauka by cosmonaut Andrey Fedyayev. It was the 267th spacewalk in support of space station assembly, maintenance and upgrades, the eighth in Prokopyev’s career and the sixth for Petelin.

** Astronaut Sultan Alneyadi Answers International Space University Student Questions Aug. 1, 2023 – NASA

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi of UAE (United Arab Emirates) answered questions about life and work on the orbiting laboratory during an in-flight event Aug. 1 with International Space University students in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Alneyadi is in the midst of a science mission living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies. Such research benefits people on Earth and lays the groundwork for future human exploration through the agency’s Artemis missions, which will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future expeditions to Mars.

** Expedition 69 Space Station Crew Answers Louisiana NASA ASTRO CAMP Student Questions – Aug. 8, 2023 – NASA Video

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 69 Flight Engineers Frank Rubio and Woody Hoburg of NASA answered questions about life and work on the orbiting laboratory during an in-flight event Aug. 8 with students in Louisiana. Rubio and Hoburg are in the midst of a science mission living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies. Such research benefits people on Earth and lays the groundwork for future human exploration through the agency’s Artemis missions, which will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future expeditions to Mars.

** Live Video from the International Space Station (Official NASA Stream) – NASA

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Night sky highlights for August 2023

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** What’s Up: August 2023 Skywatching Tips from NASA – NASA JPL

What are some skywatching highlights in August 2023?
Saturn reaches opposition this month, meaning it’s at its biggest and brightest for the year, and visible all night. The “shooting stars” of the annual Perseid meteors are a must-see, overnight on August 12th. And this month brings two full moons – the second of which is a “Super Blue Moon.”

0:00 Intro
0:11 Saturn at opposition
0:40 Pairings of the Moon, stars, and planets
1:05 Perseid meteor shower
2:16 Super Blue Moon
3:46 August Moon phases

Additional information about topics covered in this episode of What’s Up, along with still images from the video, and the video transcript, are available at https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/skywatch….

** Tonight’s Sky: August 2023 – Space Telescope Science Institute – Tonight’s Sky

In August, a flock of star-studded figures soars overhead. Look for the Vega and Lyra constellations, which point to Epsilon Lyrae and the Ring Nebula. You can also spot three bright summer stars: Vega, Deneb, and Altair, which form the Summer Triangle. Keep watching for space-based views of these and other stars and nebulas.

** What to see in the night sky: August 2023 – BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Astronomers Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the best things to see in the night sky this month, including Mercury and Venus, Saturn at opposition, Comet C/2020 V2 (ZTF), a perigee full Moon and the Perseid meteor shower.

** Sky & Telescope’s Sky Tour Podcast – August 2023 – Sky & Telescope Youtube

Our monthly Sky Tour #astronomy #podcast provides an informative and entertaining 10-minute guided tour of the nighttime sky. Listen to the August episode and stalk a Blue #moon; peek perchance at some #Perseids; welcome #Saturn to the evening sky; and gaze at the center of the #milkyway.

The Space Show this week – Aug.1.2023

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The guests and topics of discussion on The Space Show this week:

1. Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023; 7 pm PST (9 pm CST, 10 pm EST): We welcome the CEO of the developing Las Vegas Spaceport, Rob Lauer. For more information see https://lasvegasspaceport.org.

2. Hotel Mars – Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023; 1:00 pm PST (3:00 pm CST, 4:00 pm EST): Rick Fisher will talk with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about China space developments.

3. Friday, Aug.4, 2023; 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 am-1 pm CST, 12:30-2 pm EST): We welcome Dr. Ethan Siegel for updates and news on his new project.

4. Sunday, Aug.6, 2023; 12-1:30 pm PST (2-3:30 pm CST, 3-4:30 pm EST): We welcome back Robert (Sam) Wilson of the Aerospace Corp on his paper [on] Space Force budget and priorities.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, July.30.2023 – Gary Barnhard discussed

his idea about using the ISS as an SSP [Space Solar Power] research platform when it is retired. Gary’s presentations and papers are on our blog for you to read and follow during this program. He suggested additional uses for the ISS upon retirement but SSP was his main focus.

** Friday, July.28.2023 – Matt Shindell of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum discussed “his new Mars book [For The Love of Mars (Amazon commission link)] which focuses on the role Mars plays in human culture dating back to the ancients“.

** Hotel Mars – Wednesday, July.26.2023 – Douglas Messier gave John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston an update “on Starship, preparations for the next launch, improvements being made and possible FAA delays“.

** Tuesday, July.25.2023 – John Jossy discussed “his blog posts [regarding] ISDC, sex in space and the need to have the gravity prescription determined, commercial companies seeking to spin or create art gravity on a commercial basis and more“.

** Sunday, July.23.2023 – John Strickland gave

an in-depth discussion on terraforming Mars. Don’t forget to check out his information sheet on the blog and his publication list on his bio page.

** Friday, July.21.2023 – Patrick O’Neill talked about the “the ISS National Lab, who uses it, how it works, a national lab for the private stations, research and more“.

** Thursday, July.20.2023 – Rand Simberg was a

special guest for this special Space Show July 20th program. We talked about multiple topics including going to the lunar S. Pole or returning to Tranquility base. Starship was a main top throughout our discussion. The need for the gravity RX for human settlement, the renewal of the learning time extension coming due in Oct and much more.

** Hotel Mars – Wednesday, July.19.2023 – Stephanie Thomas of Princeton Satellite Systems gave John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston an update

on progress with both fusion energy and fusion propulsion for space. Stephanie talked about PSS and their work on a direct drive fusion rocket engine for propulsion, she mentioned timelines plus she mentioned other fusion methodology. We also talked about research for fusion for space and fusion for electricity here on Earth.