Videos: New Glenn animation + Global rocket race + Space communicators + SpaceX’s Gwynne Shotwell

A selection of space related videos:

** New Glenn: Blue Origin’s Big Reusable Rocket – YouTube – A nice animation of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, including the return and landing of the first stage onto a ship platform at sea.

New Glenn is a 7-meter-diameter (23 ft) two-stage orbital launch vehicle with an optional third stage and a reusable first stage. The first stage will be powered by seven BE-4 methane/oxygen engines—designed and manufactured by Blue Origin—producing 17,000 kN (3,800,000 lbf) of liftoff thrust. Launches of the New Glenn are planned to be made from Spaceport Florida Launch Complex 36 in 2020

** SpaceX Killer – The Great Rocket Race | MUST WATCH – YouTube – A look at rocket projects around the world that are aiming to lower the cost of getting to space.

In this video we look into the Competitors of SpaceX, some of whom have great plans to take on SpaceX , by launching reusable rockets like Jeff Bezos’s Blue origin or by simple efficient and low cost manufacturing process as implemented by India, whose low cost seems to have baffled even the experts.

We look at different countries from Arianne Group (EU) to China and India, and also different companies like Blue origin , ULA , Virgin Orbit , who may give SpaceX the run for the buck in this new era of Space Race.

** Talking Science Communication with @thespacegal, Emily Calandrelli – YouTube

“Emily Calandrelli is here to talk with me all about what it’s like to be the SpaceGal. A full blown science rockstar with e masters degrees from Harvard in Aeronautics and Astronautics, author of “Ada Lace”, a TV producer and host of “Xploration Station” on Fox and corespondent on “Bill Nye Saves the World.””

** SpaceX’s plan to fly you across the globe in 30 minutes | Gwynne Shotwell – YouTube – An on-stage interview with SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell from last May at a TED conference:

What’s up at SpaceX? Engineer Gwynne Shotwell was employee number seven at Elon Musk’s pioneering aerospace company and is now its president. In conversation with TED curator Chris Anderson, she discusses SpaceX’s race to put people into orbit and the organization’s next big project, the BFR (ask her what it stands for). The new giant rocket is designed to take humanity to Mars — but it has another potential use: space travel for earthlings.

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