Videos: “Space to Ground” & other space habitat reports – Aug.15.2023

Here is this week’s selection of videos about space stations and living in space starting with NASA’s latest Space to Ground report for the International Space Station:

** Expedition 69 Astronaut Frank Rubio Talks with ABC’s Good Morning America – Aug. 11, 2023 – NASA Video

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio of NASA discussed life and work aboard the orbital outpost during an in-flight interview August 11 with ABC’s “Good Morning America”. Rubio is in the midst of a record breaking long-duration mission living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies for future human and robotic exploration missions. Such research benefits people on Earth and lays the groundwork for future human exploration through the agency’s Artemis missions, which will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future expeditions to Mars. When Rubio returns to Earth on September 27 he will have spent a total of 371 days in space—the longest single spaceflight by a US astronaut.

** Expedition 69 Space Station Crew Answers Kingfisher, Oklahoma, Student Questions – Aug. 14, 2023 – NASA Video

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 69 Flight Engineers Frank Rubio and Steve Bowen of NASA answered questions about life and work on the orbiting laboratory during an in-flight event Aug. 14 with students attending Kingfisher High School in Kingfisher, Oklahoma. Rubio and Bowen are in the midst of a science mission living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies. Such research benefits people on Earth and lays the groundwork for future human exploration through the agency’s Artemis missions, which will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future expeditions to Mars.

** ISSRDC 2023: Multiple videos of presentations and panel discussions from the 12th Annual International Space Station Research and Development Conference (ISSRDC) held July 31-August 3, 2023 in Seattle, Washington
are available on the ISS National Lab YouTube channel. Here are two samples:

*** ISSRDC Day1 Panel – Future Of R&D in Low Earth Orbit:

*** ISSRDC Day2 Panel – Pioneering Low Earth Orbit (LEO):

** Replay! Russian spacewalkers outside International Space Station [Aug.9.2023] – VideoFromSpace

Streamed live on Aug 9, 2023 … Two Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin will perform a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) today (Aug. 9). Learn more: https://www.space.com/russian-cosmona…

** China’s Space Station “Tiangong” Fly Around – Hazegrayart

The Tiangong Space Station is a Chinese space station that is fully operational. It is being developed by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) as a part of China’s ambitious space program. The name “Tiangong” translates to “Heavenly Palace” in English.

The Tiangong Space Station consists of multiple modules that will serve various purposes, including living quarters for astronauts, scientific research laboratories, and facilities for conducting experiments in microgravity. It is designed to be a long-term, modular space station similar to the International Space Station (ISS), but with a smaller scale.

** Live Video from the International Space Station (Official NASA Stream) – NASA

Watch live video from the International Space Station, including inside views when the crew aboard the space station is on duty. Views of Earth are also streamed from an external camera located outside of the space station. During periods of signal loss due to handover between communications satellites, a blue screen is displayed.

The space station orbits Earth about 250 miles (425 kilometers) above the surface. An international partnership of five space agencies from 15 countries operates the station, and it has been continuously occupied since November 2000. It’s a microgravity laboratory where science, research, and human innovation make way for new technologies and research breakthroughs not possible on Earth. More: https://go.nasa.gov/3CkVtC8

Did you know you can spot the station without a telescope? It looks like a fast-moving star, but you have to know when to look up. Sign up for text messages or email alerts to let you know when (and where) to spot the station and wave to the crew: https://spotthestation.nasa.gov