The latest episode of This Week @ NASA begins with a report on the AMS-02 results reported this week. Several other space news topics are also presented:
A list of free space apps for Android
Here’s a list of free spaceflight related apps for Android platforms, with a description of each app: Free Space Apps for Android – On a Mission – SpaceKate.
Earth from Orbit in 2012 from NASA
This NASA video, with a snappy musical soundtrack, shows off the best earth observation images of 2012:
Ed Lu talks about the asteroid threat and the Sentinel space telescope
Glenn Reynolds interviews former Shuttle astronaut Ed Lu of the B612 Foundation about asteroid impact prevention and about the B612 group’s plan to launch the Sentinel space telescope to do an extensive census of near earth objects: Asteroid Apocalypse: The Tech Exists to Deflect Asteroids, So Why Aren’t We Using It? – Glenn Reynolds/PJTV
Space on the John Batchelor Show this week with Bob Zimmerman & Hotel Mars
Bob Zimmerman reports on the latest space news during regular weekly slots (usually Tuesday and Thursdays) on the John Batchelor radio program. See the iTunes free Podcast for links to the latest shows.
Tuesday, April 2: Climate
- James Hansen retires to become a full time global warming activist.
- Global warming activists admit the climate hasn’t warmed in 20 years.
Segment 1: Space
- The rollout of Antares for its first launch is set for Saturday.
- SpaceShipTwo successfully completes more glide tests.
- India successfully tests a homebuilt engine for its more powerful rocket.
- A successful commercial Proton rocket launch last week.
- A discussion of Peter Wilson’s Aviation Week op-ed, proposing that SLS be killed.
- Spaceport legislation in both New Mexico and Texas
Segment 2: Climate, environmentalism, and the UN.
- A discussion the ramifications of Canada’s decision to pull out of UN desertification program, and how that relates to the politics of the IPCC and global warming.
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This week’s Hotel Mars segment of the Batchelor show with David Livingston included an interview of space scientist David Grinspoon, who talked about the extreme weather of Venus and the complex organic chemistry of Titan, a moon of Saturn: The John Batchelor Show Hotel Mars, Wednesday, 4-3-13 – Thespaceshow’s Blog.