Category Archives: Living in Space

Living in Space, Rockets, Space Systems

Videos: SpaceX Falcon 9 launch, booster landing, and Dragon berths to the ISS

SpaceX successfully launched a Dragon Cargo vehicle on a Falcon 9 rocket late Sunday night. The Dragon reached the Int. Space Station this morning and berthed to it. The first stage of the Falcon 9 returned for a landing a few minutes after liftoff. Below are videos of the F9 launch, the booster landing, and the Dragon rendezvous and berthing.

And two videos of the first stage booster landing:

The Dragon approaches the ISS:

And astronauts on the station reach out and grab the Dragon with the station’s robotic arm and bring it in for attachment to a port:

 

Living in Space, Space Systems, SpaceCasts

Video: ‘Space to Ground’ update on the ISS – July.15.2016

Here is this week’s edition of NASA’s Space to Ground report on activities related to the Int. Space Station:

Living in Space, Space Systems, SpaceCasts

Video: “Space to Ground” report on the ISS – July.9.16

Here is the latest weekly Space to Ground report from NASA on activities related to the Int. Space Station:

Living in Space, Space Systems, SpaceCasts

Video: “Space to Ground” report on the ISS – July.1.16

The latest episode of NASA’s Space to Ground report on activities related to the Int. Space Station includes news about 3D printing and robotic spheres on the station:

Living in Space, Mars, Multiple media

Mars explorer travel posters

Check out the free Mars Posters at NASA JPL . Here is a sampling:

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Explorers Wanted on the Journey to Mars Hike the solar system’s largest canyon, Valles Marineris on Mars, where you can catch blue sunsets in the twilight, and see the two moons of Mars (Phobos and Deimos) in the night sky.
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Work the Night Shift on Martian Moon Phobos Night owls welcome! If you lived on Mars’ moon Phobos, you’d have an office with a view, mining for resources with Mars in the night sky. Settlers below on Mars would see Phobos rise and set not once, but twice in one day!
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Farmers Wanted for Survival on Mars Got a green thumb? This one’s for you! In space, you can grow tomatoes, lettuce, peas, and radishes just like you would find in your summer garden. New ways of growing fresh food will be needed to keep brave explorers alive.
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Assembly Required to Build Our Future on Mars and its Moons Are you someone who can put things together, solving challenges to ensure survival? Dare to forge our future with space-age tools – build spaceships to carry us to Mars and back, and habitats to protect us while we’re there.