Category Archives: Space TV

Astronomy, Space TV, SpaceCasts

Debut of COSMOS with Neil deGrasse Tyson

An updating of Carl Sagan‘s famous COSMOS series begins tonight with Neil deGrasse Tyson presenting the new COSMOS: A Spacetime Odyssey.

http://youtu.be/xb5tdqplTqQ

Some reviews of the first show:

You can watch the Sagan version at Cosmos: A Personal Voyage – Episode 1 (Carl Sagan) – YouTube.

Education, Space Science, Space TV

Video: Neil deGrasse Tyson talks about new Cosmos series with Bill Moyers

Neil deGrasse Tyson was on the Bill Moyers show to talk about his upcoming new miniseries on Fox TV titled Cosmos: A Space-Time Odyssey, which updates Carl Sagan’s famous Cosmos program:

* Neil deGrasse Tyson on the New Cosmos: Part 1 – BillMoyers.com

Neil deGrasse Tyson on the New Cosmos from BillMoyers.com on Vimeo.

* Neil deGrasse Tyson on Science, Religion and the Universe: Part 2 – BillMoyers.com

Neil deGrasse Tyson on Science, Religion and the Universe from BillMoyers.com on Vimeo.

Chinese space, History, Mars, Space TV, The Moon

Misc: Yutu update + Mars One applicants + Goddard’s secret plan + Star Trek Phase II’s latest

About to head out on a 9 hour drive so I’ll just post all at once a bunch of items that have been in my queue for days:

* Here’s an update on the Chinese lander and rover on the Moon: Chinese rover hibernating to survive frigid lunar night- Spaceflight Now

* AvWeek looks at the Mars One applicants that passed the first cut: Restless Americans Look To Mars One For New Home – Aviation Week

* Rocket pioneer Robert H. Goddard was a shy sort of guy and he kept his wildest ideas hidden away: Robert Goddard’s Secret Plan for the Future of Humankind in Space – io9

* A new episode of the Star Trek Phase II fan-made series came out on Dec.31, 2013:

http://youtu.be/419hNYe2OaY

Education, Space TV

Space Racers – new animated TV show for kids

Space Racers is a new animated series that will come to US public television in 2014: NASA helps launch ‘Space Racers’ on public television – The Family Room/EW.com

The online site SpaceRaceKids.com currently has lots of activities and videos based on the program.

Here’s a sample of the series:

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.