The latest episode of TMRO.tv Space program is now available: How to launch and land a model Falcon Heavy – Orbit 12.05
Joe Barnard of BPS.space joins us to talk about his work in making model rockets emulate larger, liquid fueled vehicles such as Falcon and Electron. He has created many amazing models and has been working on thrust vector control (TVC) steering of models as well as being able to stage and even land model rockets. This is his story.
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NASA restarts the Space to Ground reports on activities related to the International Space Station:
Here is an animation showing the assembly of the ISS:
Assembling the International Space Station pic.twitter.com/yVCRL3HqhN
— Universal-Sci (@universal_sci) December 24, 2018
Here is a new NASA video highlighting the agency’s projects in the coming year:
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The guests and topics of discussion on The Space Show this week:
1. Monday, Jan. 28, 2019: 2-3:30 pm PST (4-5:30 pm CST, 5-6:30 pm EST): We welcome Laura Forczyk to the show. She will discuss her consulting company Astralytical and the rise of the Space Age millennials.
2. Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019: 7-8:30 pm PST (9-10:30 pm CST; 10-11:30 pm EST): We welcome back Rod Pyle to discuss his new book Interplanetary Robots 
3. Wednesday, Jan. 30 2019: Hotel Mars. See Upcoming Show Menu and the website newsletter for details. Hotel Mars is pre-recorded by John Batchelor. It is archived on The Space Show site after John posts it on his website.
4. Friday, Feb. 1, 2019: 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 am -1 pm CST; 12:30-2 pm EST): We welcome back Dr. Michael Schmidt and Dr. Thomas Goodwin to discuss their new work on pharmaceutical usage in space.
5. Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019: 12-1:30 pm PST (3-4:30 pm EST, 2-3:30 pm CST): Open Lines. We discuss your favorite topics. Everyone welcome. The water is fine so jump right in with a call to 1-866-687-7223.
Recent programs:
** Friday, 01/25/2019 – Dr. Paul Davies talked about “Interstellar developments, advanced propulsion, extraterrestrial life searches, space and lunar artifacts, The Beyond Center for big universe questions and more”.
** Sun, 01/27/2019 – Robert (Rob) Godwin talked about his new book, Outpost in Orbit: A Pictorial & Verbal History of the Space Station
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.
A sampling of links to recent space policy, politics, and government (US and international) related space news and resource items that I found of interest:
Webcasts:
** Quartz asks government and business leaders in Davos about the new space age
** WeMartians 53 – The State of Mars 2019 (feat. Brendan Byrne and Emilee Speck) – “The fourth season of WeMartians has begun, and we bring in our friends and regular guests Brendan Byrne and Emilee Speck to talk about rockets, rovers, and Mars in pop culture.”
** ISPCS 2018: Panel Discussion: CRS Progress toward the Commercialization Tipping Point
NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) providers have been highly successful resupplying the ISS and advancing the low Earth orbit economy. By merging NASA’s extensive technical expertise with industry’s agility and innovative methods, these private-public partnerships are leading the way to leading the way to lowering the cost of access to space and broadening the market for NASA, DoD, industry and academia. Come hear form key leaders at NASA, Northrop Grumman, Sierra Nevada Corporation, and SpaceX on their progress toward the “tipping point” of commercialization of low Earth orbit.
** ISPCS 2018: Panel Discussion: Commercial Crew: Changing the Face of Human Space Transportation
The scales have tipped and as a result, NASA’s Commercial Crew Program has changed the face of the space transportation industry. Commercial Crew, along with partners Boeing and SpaceX, will soon complete uncrewed and crewed test flights as part of the certification of their spaceflight systems. This historic government-industry partnership will allow for routine crewed missions to the International Space Station from American soil, once more. Join representatives from NASA, Boeing and SpaceX as they discuss the challenges and opportunities inherent in commercial spaceflight.
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The latest episode of TMRO.tv Space program:
Martin Siedorf and Martin Zietz from KSat, the University of Stuttgart Small Sat Society to talk about how students are building rocket-repair robots, sending experimental pumps to the International Space Station, launching their own satellite in 2020 and more! Which of their projects excites you the most?
Other topics covered:
A TMRO report on recent launches:
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