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* What’s up! November 2015 – SpacePod 10/30/15
* The Mystery of KIC8462852 – SpacePod 10/23/15
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This video describes how they came up with the new design for the lander, which will use its propulsion system to hop to other spots on the surface:
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Someday spacecraft and cargo may go from an in-space transport node down to and back up from the Moon’s surface via a lunar space elevator. Here is a talk about how such an elevator could be built: Lunar Elevator – Seminar at NASA Ames.
In a good sign that there are likely to be more space movies with realistic-style plots in the coming years, The Martian continues to rack up solid box office numbers – currently at $392,038,124 worldwide. Author Andy Weir has given lots of talks and interviews, many linked from here, but there is always room for another, especially for someone like Weir who gives such entertaining presentations. This video is from a talk this past summer at NASA Ames and was titled, “The Martian: How Science Drove the Plot“