SpaceUp Atlanta is currently under way at the GTRI Conference Center (250 14th Street Northwest). Some reports from the event can be found at
Ed Wright
@RocketAcademy is speaking about citizen science in space at@SpaceUpATL pic.twitter.com/SawuO4SI4r
Paul Graham (the
@openluna one, not@paulg!) talks about spacesuits you can wear for 30 days at@SpaceUpATL pic.twitter.com/HN6SzDUmQs
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.
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
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
The British Interplanetary Society (BIS) reaches four score years: Spacewatch: The British Interplanetary Society at 80 – The Guardian