Archive for August, 2015

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Video of New Horizons flyby of the Pluto system + Kuiper Belt target candidate chosen for flyby

Aug31
by TopSpacer on August 31, 2015 at 8:06 pm
Posted In: Pluto and beyond, Space Science, Space Systems

Check out this excellent animation of the New Horizons probe flying out from earth and past Pluto: To Pluto and Beyond: Animating New Horizons’ Flight Through the Pluto System – Pluto New Horizons === A candidate target out in the Kuiper Belt for the New Horizons […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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The Space Show this week – Aug.31.15

Aug31
by TopSpacer on August 31, 2015 at 11:27 am
Posted In: Activism, Space Policy, SpaceCasts

The guests and topics of discussion on The Space Show this week: 1. Monday, August 31, 2015: No Show due to AIAA Space 2015 Conference. 2. Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, 7 PM PDT (10 PM EDT, 9 PM CDT): No […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Video: TMRO.tv 8.25 – A walkthrough of Copenhagen Suborbitals

Aug30
by TopSpacer on August 30, 2015 at 4:36 pm
Posted In: General, Space participation, SpaceCasts

The latest TMRO.tv live program included an interview with Mads Wilson of Copenhagen Suborbitals about a recent workshop that they held : A walkthrough of Copenhagen Suborbitals – TMRO From the caption: TMRO Live is a crowd funded show. If you […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Video: ESA Euronews report – update on the Rosetta mission

Aug30
by TopSpacer on August 30, 2015 at 4:32 pm
Posted In: Asteroids & Comets, Space Science, Space Systems

This ESA Euronews video reports on various Euro space news and then focuses on Rosetta mission to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, , including the study of organic molecules: The Rosetta Mission has been writing a new chapter in what we know about the formation of life. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Mars Society not quite to crowdfunding target for GreenHab + 1 year Mars habitat sim starts in Hawaii with 6 volunteers

Aug29
by TopSpacer on August 29, 2015 at 4:35 pm
Posted In: Mars, Simulators, Space Settlement

With three days left, Mars Society is near but not yet over its crowdfunding target for the funding of a new “GreenHab” greenhouse facility at the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah: Veggies on Mars – Help Rebuild the MDRS GreenHab – Indiegogo. The previous greenhouse […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Video: Update on the Kepler exoplanet search

Aug28
by TopSpacer on August 28, 2015 at 3:25 pm
Posted In: Exoplanets, Space Systems

The Kepler space observatory was thought to be out of the exoplanet finding business for good due to a failure in the guidance hardware.  However, the system was returned to action using a clever technique with solar light pressure to maintain the telescope’s […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Video: ‘Space to Ground’ report about the ISS – Aug.28.15

Aug28
by TopSpacer on August 28, 2015 at 3:16 pm
Posted In: Living in Space, Space Systems, SpaceCasts

Here’s the latest report from NASA on activities related to the Int. Space Station:

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Sci-Tech: New venture aims to develop vertical takeoff and landing biz-plane

Aug27
by TopSpacer on August 27, 2015 at 8:16 pm
Posted In: Science and Technology

The XTI Aircraft Company includes an aviation industry A-list group of founders and engineers who intend to develop a vertical take-off and landing aircraft called the Trifan 600. As seen below, the vehicle has three ducted fans to provide vertical lift. During horizontal flight the center […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Hubble: “The wings of the butterfly’ – beautiful view of the Twin Jet Nebula

Aug26
by TopSpacer on August 26, 2015 at 12:38 pm
Posted In: Astronomy

A release today from the Hubble Space Telescope team: The wings of the butterfly The shimmering colours visible in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image show off the remarkable complexity of the Twin Jet Nebula. The new image highlights the nebula’s shells […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Dawn probe sends sharpest images yet of Ceres

Aug25
by TopSpacer on August 25, 2015 at 1:58 pm
Posted In: Asteroids & Comets, Space Science, Space Systems

The Dawn Mission posts new and sharper images of the Ceres dwarf planet in the asteroid belt: Dawn Sends Sharper Scenes from Ceres The closest-yet views of Ceres, delivered by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft, show the small world’s features in unprecedented detail, including […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Video: TMRO 8.24 – “How Masten Space will get us to the Moon and Mars”

Aug24
by TopSpacer on August 24, 2015 at 8:14 pm
Posted In: Activism, Rockets, SpaceCasts

The latest TMRO.tv live program included an interview with Dave Masten of Masten Space Systems of Mojave, California: How Masten Space will get us to the Moon and Mars – TMRO This week we bring on Dave Masten, CTO of Masten […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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The Space Show this week – Aug.24.15

Aug24
by TopSpacer on August 24, 2015 at 11:39 am
Posted In: Activism, Space Policy, SpaceCasts

The guests and topics of discussion on The Space Show this week: 1. Monday, August 17, 2015: 2-.We welcome Dr. Judy Curry to the show. Dr. Curry is the former Chair of the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Video: One Direction’s ‘Drag Me Down’ filmed at JSC

Aug22
by TopSpacer on August 22, 2015 at 2:04 pm
Posted In: Space Music

The band One Direction releases a new video filmed at NASA Johnson Space Center: One Direction Are Made of the Right Stuff in Their ‘Drag Me Down’ Video: Watch – Billboard  

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Carnival of Space #420 – Everyday Spacer

Aug22
by TopSpacer on August 22, 2015 at 1:51 pm
Posted In: General

The Everyday Spacer blog hosts the latest Carnival of Space.

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Mars: The Mars One/MIT debate video + How SpaceX will colonize Mars + Curiosity update

Aug22
by TopSpacer on August 22, 2015 at 1:47 pm
Posted In: Mars, Space Science, Space Settlement

The general consensus seems to be that the Mars One vs MIT students debate last week at the Mars Society conference was a clear win for the students: Mars One admits its mission is not feasible to MIT students – Tech Insider. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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‘SPACE ART: an evening in the stars’ – multi-media art and performance event in Pittsburgh

Aug22
by TopSpacer on August 22, 2015 at 12:02 pm
Posted In: Events, Space Arts, Space Music

SPACE ART: an evening in the stars will take place on Sunday, August 23rd at the Neu Kirche Contemporary Art Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The event is described as an experimental and inter-disciplinary event of multi-media art, installations, performance, music, film, & spoken word […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Video: “Galileo’s Fingers” – astronomy history

Aug21
by TopSpacer on August 21, 2015 at 3:03 pm
Posted In: Astronomy, History

Astro Maven Rick Boozer points me to the video below showing a talk he gave at the University of NC at Asheville as the guest of the Astronomy Club of Asheville. In it I discuss astronomical history using photos I shot at […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Video: ‘Space to Ground’ report on ISS – Aug.21.15

Aug21
by TopSpacer on August 21, 2015 at 2:37 pm
Posted In: Living in Space, Space Systems, SpaceCasts

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

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Video: New trailer for the movie “The Martian”

Aug19
by TopSpacer on August 19, 2015 at 12:19 pm
Posted In: Mars, Solar Sci-Fi, Space films and videos

A new trailer has been released for the movie, The Martian, which will be in theaters starting October 2nd: The book was written by Andy Weir. Find interviews with him here and here. See also his entertaining speech at the recent […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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ESO: Sibling Stars in the cluster IC 4651

Aug19
by TopSpacer on August 19, 2015 at 7:00 am
Posted In: Astronomy

The latest report from ESO (European Southern Observatory): Sibling Stars Open star clusters like the one seen here are not just perfect subjects for pretty pictures. Most stars form within clusters and these clusters can be used by astronomers as laboratories to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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