Video: TMRO 9.33 – The beautiful data of rocket launches

October 16, 2016 TopSpacer

The latest TMRO.tv live program is now available on line: The beautiful data of rocket launches – TMRO

We are joined by Declan Murphy of http://www.flightclub.io — Flight club is an innovative and nerdy way to look at rocket launch data to understand where the rocket is and the different characteristics of its flight.

News topics discussed:

* Boeing delays CST-100 by 6 months, consequences loom
* The Universe Contains 10-20 Times The Number of Galaxies We Expected
* Obama support for Mars sparks new incentives for ISS
* Astronomers Are Preparing to Study the Epoch of Reionization
* Boeing says they can beat SpaceX to Mars, here’s How
* The Most Mysterious Star in the Milky Way Gets Even Weirder

TMRO is viewer supported:

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Future space, Space Policy

Video: Interplanetary Track at the White House Frontiers Conference

October 15, 2016 TopSpacer

Last Thursday, President Obama and the White House held The Frontiers Conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The conference was

a national convening co-hosted with the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University to explore the future of innovation here and around the world …

The conference [focused] on building U.S. capacity in science, technology, and innovation, and the new technologies, challenges, and goals that will continue to shape the 21st century and beyond.

Here is a video of the Interplanetary track, in which participants from industry and academia discussed the future of space development and space science exploration:

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Activism, Space films and videos

Videos: “SpaceX Look Up”

October 14, 2016 TopSpacer

A couple of inspiring videos:

https://youtu.be/CgBZg74JUyo

https://youtu.be/xB1etfHySQ4

Events, Mars, Space Systems

Webcast coverage of the ExoMars arrival at the Red Planet

October 14, 2016 TopSpacer

The European/Russian ExoMars mission is nearing the Red Planet. The spacecraft consists of two parts: the Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) and the Schiaparelli lander. On Sunday, Oct. 16th the two will separate and on Wednesday, Oct. 19th the TGO will go into orbit and Schiaparelli will make its landing.

exomars_2016_separation_node_full_image_21 — Artist’s impression visualising the separation of the ExoMars entry, descent and landing demonstrator module, Schiaparelli, from the Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO). The separation is scheduled to occur on 16 October 2016, about seven months after launch. Schiaparelli is set to enter the martian atmosphere on 19 October, while TGO will enter orbit around Mars.

Webcasts reports will cover the events on both days:

The Live coverage overview

16 October – spacecraft separation

In addition to text updates here and via our twitter channels, a short statement confirming the outcome of the separation will be streamed live from the main control room of ESA’s Spacecraft Operations Centre starting at 14:30 GMT / 16:30 CEST.

19 October – landing and arriving at Mars

Live coverage of ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter arrival and Schiaparelli landing on Mars will begin with our Social TV programme via ESA’s Facebook page and Livestream 13:00–15:15 GMT / 15:00–17:15 CEST on 19 October.

The ESA TV programme will be broadcast on this page in two parts on 19 October:

15:44–16:59 GMT / 17:44–18:59 CEST
18:25–20:03 GMT / 20:25–22:03 CEST

20 October – status report and first images

A press conference is scheduled for 20 October at 08:00 GMT / 10:00 CEST, when a mission status update is expected, along with the first images from the Schiaparelli descent camera. This will also be streamed live via the player above.

For additional mission status text updates starting 14 October, see here.