Here is the latest episode of NASA’s Space to Ground weekly report on activities related to the International Space Station:
On Wednesday, the Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle “KOUNOTORI” (HTV) cargo module departed from the ISS. The module berthed to the station on September 28th.
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The latest episode of NASA’s Space to Ground report on activities related to the International Space Station:
An update on the latest NASA class of astronauts:
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Some of the presentations at the most recent International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2018) have been posted on Youtube. Here is a sampling:
** Reusability: The Key to Reliability and Affordability – Hans Koenigsmann, SpaceX
[ Oct.29.2018: For some reason, this video was removed from the IAC 2018 video play list. Hopefully, this is temporary. In the meantime, these two videos made by a person in the audience show Koenigsmann’s talk. The audio and video quality are actually pretty good.
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** URBAN: Conceiving a Lunar Base Using 3D Printing Technologies
** The Next Generation Plenary – Small Sats – Involving Everyone through Their Applications
** Commercial Platforms on the International Space Station – New Low Cost Opportunities for Commercial and Institutional Missions
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The High Frontier: An Easier Way
The latest episode of TMRO: Space is now available on line: How NanoRacks can put anything you want in space – Orbit 11.35 – TMRO
NanoRacks CTO Mike Lewis joins us to talk about all of the different things they are working on, including how they launch stuff from the International Space Station, they are building a docking collar and Lunar Gateway plans!
Launch and space news topics:
Launch Minute:
Long March 2C | Haiyang-1C
Space News:
USGS Gets Serious about Space Mining
Chinese Launch Startups are growing fast
Lunar Swirls Point to the Moon’s Moody Past
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The latest episode of the TMRO.TV Space webcast series looks at 3D Printing in micro gravity with Made In Space – TMRO –
If humanity is to have a permanent presence in the cosmos, we will need to learn how to create parts and structures in space itself. MadeInSpace is working on 3D printers that work in micro gravity and this week we have Justin Kugler, Business Development for Advanced Projects join us to talk about their vision of the future. Interview starts at 26:05
Other topics covered:
Launch Minute:
1:20 Vega | Aeolus
2:20 Long March 3B | BeiDou-3 M11 & M12Space News:
5:50 Water Ice Found on Lunar Surface
11:10 SpaceX Updates – Crew access to Load and Go
17:05 Why Jupiter’s Stripes Are Only Skin-Deep58:46 Community Comments
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Here’s another TMRO:Space video posted recently: Exploring Mars with VR – ISDC 2018 James Burk Interview
While SpaceMike was at the ISDC 2018 conference he had a chance to talk with James Burk from the Mars Society on a new project to help future space missions called Mars VR.
For more information visit: http://marsvr.io/
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