Category Archives: Space participation

Solar Sci-Fi, Space participation, Space TV

Spaceflight reality show and a Mars neo-Western

Via Jeff Foust comes a pointer to a reality show based on a spaceflight contest:

And a pointer to a Mars Western: CW Buys Mars Drama From ‘Mentalist’ Duo – Deadline.com

Written by Szentgyorgyi, Red is described as a neo-Western drama about the first human settlement on Mars and life on this new frontier, centering on the relationships between the town’s female sheriff, a doctor and a criminal. WME-repped Szentgyorgyi and Heller executive produce for Warner Bros. TV where Heller is under an overall deal.

 

DIY space, Education, Space participation

Democratizing space – the cost to put experiments into space is dropping

Opportunities for students to put experiments into space, both suborbital and orbital, are growing as costs for spaceflight fall: Got $5,000? Do A Science Experiment In Space: Space is becoming democratized. No matter how silly or smart your science is, you can soon pay to launch it to the stars – Co.Exist

DIY space, Rockets, Space participation

Copenhagen Suborbitals: Production of 1.6 meter propellant tanks

Copenhagen Suborbitals starts building some seriously big propellant tanks – Twitter / KvonBengtson:

The production of Ø 1,6 meter propellant tanks has begun at #copenhagensuborbitals pic.twitter.com/0gWjaGOQw3

Update: Kristian von Bengtson of CS posts an article about the tank construction and shows several more photos and diagrams: Major League DIY Space Rockets – Wired Science.
Here is the rocket design for the tanks:

heat1600/tdsII

Activism, Education, Space participation

The British Interplanetary Society is 80 and going strong

The British Interplanetary Society (BIS) reaches four score years: Spacewatch: The British Interplanetary Society at 80 – The Guardian

 

 

DIY space, Space participation, Space Systems

Objective Europa update

Here’s an article about the OBJECTIVE EUROPA project to use a crowd-sourcing approach to the design of a crewed mission to Jovian moon Europa: Why Wait for NASA? Let’s Start Planning a Manned Mission to Europa Now – Wired Science

http://www.objective-europa.com/featured/

Update Sept.23.13: Another article about the project: Move over, Mars: Manned Europa mission considered – Crave/CNET