Category Archives: SpaceCasts

The Space Show: The Evoloterra ceremony + Mars 2020

July 18, 2013 TopSpacer

In what has become an annual tradition, Rand Simberg and Bill Simon came on the Space Show to discuss the Evoloterra ceremony they created to celebrate when humans landed for the first time on another world. Rand Simberg, Bill Simon, EVOLOTERRA, Tuesday, 7-16-13 | Thespaceshow’s Blog

TheEvoloterra program

remembers and honors the first time humans left Earth for another planet. Apollo 11 launched for the Moon on July 19, 1969 and landed on the Moon on July 20, 1969. You can learn more about Evoloterra and actually do the ceremony this Saturday evening, July 20, with your friends and families by visiting www.evoloterra.com. Click on the astronaut’s helmet to go to the pdf of the Evoloterra ceremony.

They also discussed Rand’s new book, Safe Is Not an Option and various aspects of space policy and history.

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In the latest Hotel Mars segment on The John Batchelor Show, the plans for the Mars 2020 rover (see earlier post here) were discussed: The John Batchelor Show Hotel Mars, Wednesday, 7-17-13 | Thespaceshow’s Blog.

Living in Space, Science and Technology, SpaceCasts

Video: Drinking coffee in zero-gravity

July 15, 2013 TopSpacer

The latest NASA ScienceCasts video deals with The Zero Gravity Coffee Cup:

And there is the older video from 2008 with astronaut Don Pettit demonstrating the fluid actions in weightlessness and how the zero-g coffee cup works:

Activism, SpaceCasts

The Space Show this week

July 15, 2013 TopSpacer

Here’s a list of guests on The Space Show this week:

1. Monday, July 15, 2013, 2-3:30 PM PDT (5-6:30 PM EDT, 4-5:30 PM CDT): We welcome back TOM OLSON and JEFFKRUKIN to tell us about the upcoming NewSpace Business Plan Competition.

2. Tuesday, July 10, 2013, 7-8:30 PM PDT (10-11:30 PM EDT, 9-10:30 PM CDT): We welcome back RAND SIMBERG & BILL SIMON for the Evoloterra Ceremony honoring our first mission to the Moon and its significance. Visit www.evoloterra.com.

3. Friday, July 19, 2013, 9:30-11 AM PDT (11:30- 1 PM CDT, 12:30PM-2:00 PM EDT): We welcome back DR. PAT PATTERSON to discuss the Small Sat Conference upcoming in August 2013 and why it is of special interest this year. Visit www.smallsat.org for details. .

4. Sunday, July 21, 2013, 12-1:30 PM PDT (3-4:30 PM EDT, 2-3:30 PM CDT). We welcome back DR. PAUL SPUDIS to discuss our space policy, Congress, ISRU, Lunar testing for Mars, and much more. See his blog at http://blogs.airspacemag.com/moon & his website at www.spudislunarresources.com.

See also:
/– The Space Show on Vimeo – webinar videos
/– The Space Show’s Blog – summaries of interviews.
/– The Space Show Classroom Blog – tutorial programs

The Space Show is a project of the One Giant Leap Foundation.

Astronomy, SpaceCasts

StarTalk Radio Show with Neil deGrasse Tyson: Cosmic Queries

July 15, 2013 TopSpacer

The latest episode of StarTalk Radio Show by Neil deGrasse Tyson is titled: Cosmic Queries: Planet Earth –

StarTalk Radio comes down to Earth as astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice answer fan questions about our home planet. How was Earth formed? What is the earliest limit of the fossil and tectonic record? How does the high proportion of landmass in the Northern Hemisphere affect Earth’s rotation? Which will happen first – the Sun’s expansion into a red giant or the death of the dynamo inside Earth? Could a shift in magnetic poles happen in the near future, and what would that mean? In terms of natural disasters, where is the safest place to live? Does the full Moon affect tides? What would carbon-based life be like if Earth had double the gravity? Were there red sunsets in prehistoric times, before human pollution? All this, plus Neil’s classic answer to the question, “If the moon is getting further away from the Earth each year, how can we have a Super Moon?”

Co-Host:
Chuck Nice, comedian