Astronaut Drew Feustel gives an excellent performance in this music video recorded on the International Space Station with gorgeous views of the earth passing below:
NASA astronaut Drew Feustel recorded this music video from space. Feustel launched to the International Space Station in March 2018 and is currently serving as Expedition 56 Commander. Drew thanks all who helped bring this to life, including his friend, Gord Sinclair, for giving him permission to use the song, and the crew of Expeditions 55 and 56 for their support and participation in NASA’s human space exploration mission.
Here is a Chris Hadfield’s famous rendition of Space Oddity on the ISS:
Hadfield also performed the song I.S.S. simultaneously with Barenaked Ladies and a choir back on earth:
A mostly SpaceX episode as the ambitious company provides updated details regarding its huge new rocket and introduces its first astronauts. Mat Kaplan shares more from the company’s headquarters, while Planetary Society Digital Editor explains and explores the BFR. Jason also celebrates the successful landing of two asteroid “rovers” from Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft. And we’ll tell you What’s Up in the night sky as we offer another space trivia contest.
** The Space Show | 02 Oct 2018 – Dr. Christopher Morrison talked about “new ideas for space nuclear power, new approaches and fuels being developed by his company, UltraSafe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) and multiple related nuclear space topics“.
** The Space Show | 01 Oct 2018 – Bjarke Gotfredsen from Cape Town, South Africa discussed “STEM in South Africa, global STEM learning with technology tools, astrobiology partnerships with the Carl Sagan Center at SETI, searching for Mars life via the Andes and much more“.
As we learned from our podcasts at the Small Satellite Conference in Utah this August, the small sat industry is simultaneously growing in so many directions…from new streamlined manufacturing techniques, to more launch options, a plethora of emerging applications and, of course the economic outlook for the industry Who better to discuss these issues than Carolyn Belle, Senior Analyst at NSR, who built their Small Satellite practice. Listen as Carolyn discusses the potential impact of SpaceX, One Web and other planned mega constellations on the GEO operators; the impact of new small sat propulsion systems and the emergence of in-orbit services including satellite refueling, life extension and salvage. Carolyn also addresses the hype that has surrounded the industry but believes that we’re only starting to scratch the surface of the value they might deliver moving forward.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from the Vandenberg AFB on Sunday night with an Argentine radar earth observation satellite. The satellite was successfully placed into a low earth polar orbit. The rocket created a marvelous light show over Southern California, particularly when the upper stage separated from the first stage booster, which flew back to Vandenberg for a successful landing on the ground there. All previous boosters that returned for landings after launches from VAFB set down onto sea platforms.
The launch came just after sunset and created a marvelous light show over Southern California, particularly when the upper stage separated from the booster and the booster began its descent back to VAFB. Here are some videos posted of the event:
In this video, at 1:30 the staging occurs. And around 4:45 the booster fires its engines on its return flight.
While Space Law may not sound super fun on the surface, it is one of those things that will directly impact our ability to explore the cosmos. Who is allowed to own what parts of space? What happens if someone is injured by your space debris? Space Law Advisor to the Secure World Foundation Chris Johnson joins us this week to talk over some of the things that the aerospace industry needs changed and maybe a few things you have never even thought of before!
Other topics covered:
Orbital Launches: * Ariane5’s 100th launch
* Kuaizhou 1A rocket
Space News: * Differential rotation speeds observed in other stars
* More Vulcan stuff.. but this time it’s a rocket * Martian moons’ origin stories EXPOSED (kinda)
