Tranquility Base hosts the latest Carnival of Space.
Carnival of Space #292 – Tranquility Base
Tranquility Base hosts the latest Carnival of Space.
Spacevidcast 6.07: How you can help mine asteroids
The latest Spacevidcast program is now available on line: How you can help mine asteroids – 6.07 – Spacevidcast –
In Space News we have SpaceX’s CRS-2 Mission to the International Space Station, Golden Spike Company video content, Curiosity Rover is back on Track and Soyuz will be trying a new short approach to the space station.
Isaac Stott of Stott Space joins us for a live Skype interview. We talk about who Stott Space is and how you can be involved in the NewSpace revolution.
Don’t let the conversation stop here! We continue our interview in Spacevidcast After Dark which is available to epic subscribers. Not a subscriber? Consider joining now for as little as $10/mo or $100/ye. Your membership not only gets you access to exclusive content, but it also helps to keep Spacevidcast broadcasting! Check out http://www.spacevidcast.com/epic for more information.
More near-miss asteroids
Irene Klotz writes about the rise in asteroid encounters with earth recently: Earth gets a rush of weekend asteroid visitors – Reuters/NBC.
FISO: Combined SEP-Chemical for manned Mars missions
The latest presentation to the Future In-Space Operations (FISO) study group is now posted in the FISO Working Group Presentations Archive. Both slides (pdf) and audio (mp3) are available for the talk, Combined SEP-Chemical for Piloted Mars Missions, Steve Oleson , NASA GRC – March 6, 2013.
Unfortunately, all the plans he discusses rely on the SLS vehicle, which will cost billions to fly and so there will be no funding left for projects like this.
AMSAT and ISS amateur radio news
Go to AMSAT News for the latest headlines about developments in amateur and student satellites and for updates about amateur radio on the ISS.
ANS 069 Weekly AMSAT Bulletin – February 5, 2013:
* AMSAT Now Preparing for Two Launch Opportunities
* AMSAT.ORG Web Site Testing On-Line Now
* SpaceTrack Approves AMSAT Request for Redistribution of KEPS
* Help Wanted: AMSAT News Service Rotating Editor Positions Available
* Rare Grid Square Opportunities
* SARL National Convention Includes SumbandilaSat Ground Station Visit
* NASA-TV Coverage Schedule for ISS Expedition 34 Departure/Landing
* 2013 Amateur Transponder Launch Opportunity Summary
* ARISS School Contacts Nearing 800 Mark
* NASA Summer 2013 Internship Applications Close on March 15
* Microsoft Blocking arrl.net and arrl.org E-mail Addresses
* Satellite Shorts From All Over