Monthly Archives: May 2014

General, Mars, SpaceCasts

Video: TMRO – The Martian Settlers Experience – 7.14

The latest program from TMRO, formerly known as Spacevidcast, is now available in their archive: The Martian Settlers Experience – 7.14

Caption:

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In Space News: Soyuz launches a spy satellite, no more Russian engine injunction, US House sub-committee wants the military to bring engine development to the US, SpaceX tests F9R-Dev1 up to 1000 meters, OPALS removed from Dragon, KickSat has run in to trouble and the ISS has lost some power.

Our main topic: who will put humans on Mars first and what will it be like for those first Martian settlers?

Don’t forget, we have a ton of awesome info on our sub-Reddit page – http://www.reddit.com/r/tmro

TMRO is a weekly show all about space and the comsos. Covering major events from NASA, ESA, JAXA, Roscosmos, SpaceX and more, TMRO is your weekly news and views show for every space geek! Featuring monthly live shows and weekly cosmic updates, get your Space Geek on right here! Don’t forget to subscribe.

Activism, General, SpaceCasts

The Space Show this week

The guests and topics for The Space Show this week:

1. Monday, May 12, 2014, 2-3:30 PM PDT(5-6:30 PM EDT, 4-5:30 PM CDT): NO SHOW TODAY THIS IS MY MEDICAL FOLLOW UP DAY.

2. Tuesday, May 13, 2014:, 7-8:30 PM PDT (10-11:30 PM EDT, 9-10:30 PM CDT): We welcome CHRIS LASTER who is the coordinator of the Russell Space Center, a program that he created in 1998. Students in the Russell Space Center program train throughout the school year for a 27-hour simulated Space Shuttle mission that takes place near the end of the school year. He also created an elementary science lab program that served as a model for several other area schools. For more information, visit http://russellroadrunners.typepad.com/space.

3. Friday, May 16 2014, 9:30 AM-11 AM PDT (12:30-2 PM EDT; 11:30 AM-1 PM CDT): We welcome FRANK VAN RENSSELEAR, SVP, Schafer Aerospace & Strategic Business Development.

4. Sunday, May 18 2014, 12-1:30 PM PDT (3-4:30 PM EDT, 2-3:30 PM CDT). OPEN LINES DISCUSSION. All space and STEM topics welcome. First time callers are encouraged to give us a call.

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.

General

Carnival of Space #353 – The Venus Transit

The Venus Transit blog is hosting the latest Carnival of Space.

Science and Technology, Speculation

John G. Cramer on Space Drives

Professor John G Cramer, a theoretical physicist at the Univ. of Washington, has had a column for many years in the magazine Analog Science Fiction & Fact in which he writes about topics at the leading edge of science and beyond. His latest column is about two concepts for propellantless propulsion systems and some intriguing experimental results: Is It Space Drive Time – Alternate View/Analog.

Here are some resources :

Here is a video of the talk – Exotic Paths to the Stars – by John G. Cramer at the Starship Century Symposium in June 2013 (see post here):

Gary Hudson, of the Space Studies Institute, gave a talk at NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Symposium (see post here) in which he discussed (starting at aound 1:17:30 into the video) of SSI’s support for Woodward’s research.

Robert Winglee,  David Wettergreen, & Gary Hudson
Watch live streaming video from niac2014 at livestream.com
Amateur/Student Satellite, Space Radio

AMSAT, student satellites and space radio news – May.11.14

Here are the latest headlines from AMSAT News about developments in amateur and student satellites and for updates about amateur radio on the ISS.

ANS 131 Weekly AMSAT Bulletin – May 10, 2014:
* Fox-1 Launch Update
* New Speaker Announced for the AMSAT Dayton Forum
* KC8YLD to Address Instructors, Youth at Dayton Hamvention
* ARRL’s ETP Feature Space Topics at Hamvention
* Delfi-n3Xt: 2405 MHz Downlink Test
* FUNcube-1 AO-73 satellite SSB signal test
* Future FUNcube missions – 2014 launch dates
* Two QB50 satellites with ham radio payloads delivered
* KickSat Sprite deployment may not happen
* Delfi-C3 celebrates 6 years in space
* Upcoming AMSAT Events
* ARISS News
* Satellite Shorts from All Over

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Other student/amateur satellite news: