Monthly Archives: December 2016

Activism, Space Policy, SpaceCasts

The Space Show this week – Dec.19.2016

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

SPECIAL TIME: 1. Monday, Dec. 19 2016: 10 AM PST (1 PM EST, 12 PM CST): We welcome back FRANK WHITE who will discuss the Mars Overview Effect.

2. Tuesday, December 20, 2016: 2016: 7-8:30 PM PST, 10-11:30 PM EST, 9-10:30 PM CST: BOB ZIMMERMAN returns for a 2016 space year in review.

3. Friday, Dec. 23, 2016: 9:30-11AM PST; (12:30-2 PM EST; 11:30 AM – 1 PM CST) We welcome back CHRIS STONE on national security space and a close look at the recent CNN special on this subject.

4. Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016: 12-1:30 PM PST (3-4:30 PM EST, 2-3:30 5PM CST): MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE. NO SHOW TODAY.

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.

Activism, Space Settlement, SpaceCasts

Video: TMRO 9.41 – 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge

A new episode of TMRO.tv has been posted in the archive: 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge – 9.41

For our last show of 2017 we are joined by Eric Reiners of Caterpillar Inc and Dr. Pelin Gultekin-Bicer with Bradley University, Peoria, IL talking about the NASA Centennial 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge. When we start to colonize the solar system we likely won’t bring our homes with us. 3D-Printed habs are likely the way we will live both out in space and here at home.

Eric Reiners is a Program Manager within the Innovation & Technology Development Division of Caterpillar Inc. He is responsible for program definition and funding for Caterpillar’s research focus in Automation & IoT Site Solutions.

Dr. Pelin Gultekin-Bicer is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering and Construction at Bradley University, Peoria, IL. She joined Bradley University in Fall 2015 after receiving her Ph.D. degree from Penn State, Architectural Engineering Department with her dissertation on design of a decision support system for energy efficient retrofit projects.

http://bradley.edu/challenge/
https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spa…

Space news topics covered:

* Launches
* Rocket Lab ready for Electron test flights
* ALMA Finds Evidence for Forming Pair of Planets
* SpaceX first crewed flight shifts to 2018
* Martian Minerals Point Towards Past Habitability

 

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Here is a recent TMRO Space Pod short report: 7 ways space can change your life – Space Pod 12/14/16 – TMRO

NASA has just released their Spinoff 2017 report listing how space technology can help people HERE on Earth. Lisa Stojanovski walks you through her top 7 space spinoffs making the world a better place.

TMRO is viewer supported:

TMRO:Space is a crowd funded show. If you like this episode consider contributing to help us to continue to improve. Head over to http://www.patreon.com/tmro for information, goals and reward levels. Don’t forget to check out our SpacePod campaign as well over at http://www.patreon.com/spacepod

 

Exoplanets, Space Systems

Video: Overview of the TESS mission to look for exoplanets around nearby stars

Dr. George Ricker is the Principle Investigator of the TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) Mission, which will succeed Kepler as the primary US space observatory looking for exoplanets. He reviews the mission, which will launch in 2017, in this video:

From the caption:

The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) will discover thousands of exoplanets in orbit around the brightest stars in the sky. In its two-year prime survey mission, TESS will monitor more than 200,000 bright stars in the solar neighborhood for temporary drops in brightness caused by planetary transits. This first-ever spaceborne all-sky transit survey will identify planets ranging from Earth-sized to gas giants, around a wide range of stellar types and orbital distances.

TESS stars will typically be 30-100 times brighter than those surveyed by the Kepler satellite; thus, TESS planets will be far easier to characterize with follow-up observations. For the first time it will be possible to study the masses, sizes, densities, orbits, and atmospheres of a large cohort of small planets, including a sample of rocky worlds in the habitable zones of their host stars.

An additional data product from the TESS mission will be full frame images (FFI) with a cadence of 30 minutes. These FFI will provide precise photometric information for every object within the 2300 square degree instantaneous field of view of the TESS cameras. These objects will include more than 1 million stars and bright galaxies observed during sessions of several weeks. In total, more than 30 million objects brighter than magnitude I=16 will be precisely photometered during the two-year prime mission. In principle, the lunar-resonant TESS orbit could provide opportunities for an extended mission lasting more than a decade, with data rates in excess of 100 Mbits/s.

An extended survey by TESS of regions surrounding the North and South Ecliptic Poles will provide prime exoplanet targets for characterization with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), as well as other large ground-based and space-based telescopes of the future.

A NASA Guest Investigator program is planned for TESS. The TESS legacy will be a catalog of the nearest and brightest main-sequence stars hosting transiting exoplanets, which should endure as the most favorable targets for detailed future investigations.

TESS is currently targeted for launch in late 2017 as a NASA Astrophysics Explorer mission.

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Activism

The Space Show 2016 Fund Raising Campaign

A message from David Livingston of The Space Show:

The Space Show / One Giant Leap Foundation
2016 Annual Fund Raising Campaign
OGLF 2016 Annual Fund Raising Campaign
December 16, 2016
Dear Space Show Listeners:
Re: 2016 Annual Space Show/One Giant Leap Foundation Fundraising Drive
Christmas is literally just around the corner so once again, please let me wish all of you very Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year. To me, the time has gone by this year faster than a rocket going to orbit. Do you feel the same way? Overall, it seems to me to have been a growth year for commercial space, even on a positive legislative front. Let’s all work to see commercial space continue to expand for 2017.
I want to thank all of you who have so generously supported The Space Show/One Giant Leap Foundation (OGLF) during this and previous years. Your past support has definitely kept The Space Show going, even in these challenging economic times. Without sounding weird or over the top, there simply would be no Space Show without your support. I want each and everyone of you to know that and to know just how much everyone who listens to The Space Show appreciates your support as well but for me, it is personal, it is humbling and very rewarding. Thank you again and again and again.
Our annual fund raising has less than two weeks to go as we are rapidly approaching 2017 full speed ahead. We continue to need your support in these last days of our campaign.   As you finalize your 2016 budgets, end of the year expenses and gifts, please remember and support us.
The Space Show operates under the 501C3 nonprofit model. We do not accept advertising or fees from guests to be on the program, even from the many repeat guests on the show that are afforded nearly unlimited self-promotion exposure for guest books, websites, ideas, theories, and work related to space activities of all sorts. This year we also accepted a special category of sponsors for our updated website. Given our nonprofit model, The Space Show relies entirely upon listener support for its continued operation and programming, and in being able to keep our content free and available to everyone on the internet on a global basis. This includes all our programs going back to our start in 2001. Given our policy on making all our programs available, we do need your help to continue our operations and programming. Space Show programs are costly to produce live and archive, plus remember, we keep all our shows active and available to you on our website. Your support for The Space Show/One Giant Leap Foundation is vital to our continued operation, success and for many of you, to the nearly unlimited promotion of your work.
We understand that you have choices in making your year end tax deductible contributions and we certainly appreciate your including us in your gifting priorities. 2016 is quickly coming to a close. Now is the time to support The Space Show/OGLF by making your contribution . As a 501C3 nonprofit, if you pay U.S. federal taxes, you get a tax deduction for your gift as permitted by law. The same is true for those of you paying California taxes. I recommend that you check with your tax adviser regarding any and all tax questions. You are also encouraged to contact me with your questions and comments about the show or your support. Above all, please remember that we do need and appreciate your support
You can make your donation online using Pay Pal by clicking on the right side of our home page at www.thespaceshow.com or www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/individuals.htm. Simply click on the Pay Pal logo. If you prefer mailing a check, please make your check payable to One Giant Leap Foundation, Inc. and mail it in care of me to P.O. Box 95, Tiburon, CA 94920 USA. Remember, your gift makes The Space Show programming and all of the services such as the toll free line, archives, podcasts, email, and our blog possible.
Thank you for your support. I look forward to sharing the New Year with you through The Space Show and the One Giant Leap Foundation, Inc. Please contact me at drspace@thespaceshow.com if you have any questions. Let’s all work to make 2017 a banner year for space, prosperity, health, and peace around the world.
Sincerely, yours,
Dr. David Livingston
The Space Show

One Giant Leap Foundation, Inc.