The Urban Astronomer hosts the latest Carnival of Space.
Carnival of Space #554 – Urban Astronomer
Video: “When Mars Was Like Earth: Five Years of Exploration with the Curiosity Rover”
The Astronomical Society of the Pacific sponsors the Silicon Valley Astronomy Lectures, include the recent talk by Dr. Ashwin Vasavada (Project Scientist for the Curiosity Mission to Mars at JPL) on the exploration of Mars. The title of the talk was “When Mars Was Like Earth: Five Years of Exploration with the Curiosity Rover”:
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Videos: ‘Space to Ground’ report on ISS – Mar.24.2018
The latest Space to Ground report from NASA on activities related to the International Space Station:
A Soyuz with three new crew members docked with the ISS on Friday:
More at:
- Soyuz spacecraft with crew of three docks with space station – Spaceflight Now
- Soyuz MS-08 mission, first crew launch of 2018, docks with ISS – NASASpaceFlight.com
Here is a video about plants growing in weightlessness:
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Videos: TMRO.tv reports on AI robots on ISS, Artsy Neanderthals, Jupiter’s Jetstreams! and more
A selection of recent TMRO.tv SpacePod short reports:
** SpacePod: Artificial Intelligence Robot headed for ISS
Michael tells us about how Airbus, in cooperation with IBM, is developing CIMON (Crew Interactive MObile CompanioN), an AI-based assistant for astronauts for the German Space Administration, DLR.
** SciPod: Artsy Neanderthals
Jade explains how neanderthals may be more artistic than we first thought. Humans have long been credited with being the first real artists of the world, but this may not be the case anymore!
** SpacePod: Jupiter’s Jetstreams!
Athena explains how Jupiter’s interior might be totally different that previously thought. New data collected from the Juno mission shows epic and large cyclones happening in clusters on the poles of Jupiter, which may tell us something about Jupiter’s atmosphere!
** SpacePod: Orbital ATK reveals plan for on-orbit satellite servicing
SpaceMike explains how Orbital ATK are developing a new version of a satellite life extension vehicle intended to provide more flexibility to customers while also moving the company closer to more advanced in-space servicing.
** SciPod: A Martian’s paradise city!
Athena explains how life rebounded on the driest desert on earth and how it may be possible for the super dry Martian surface as well!
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Videos: 3D printing rockets, Amateur suborbital, Launching from Kodiak, Atlas V launch panorama, Firing the BE-4
A sampling of rocket related videos:
** Relativity Space has created giant 3D printers to make its rockets: Need a new car? Want to launch a rocket? 3D print it with metal. – Miles O’Brien Productions
** All-volunteer organization Copenhagen Suborbitals aims to build a launch system to send a volunteer astronaut up to 100 kolometers and back safely Here is an update on the development of the capsule for the vehicle:
** A nicely made short film documentary about the launching of rockets from remote but splendid Kodiak Island in Alaska:
** An interactive 360 degree panorama view of the launch of the GEOS-S weather satellite on a ULA Atlas V rocket on March 1, 2018:
** Blue Origin, the company owned by Amazon mogul Jeff Bezos, recently posted a video of a test firing of the company’s big bad BE-4 Methane/Liquid Oxygen engine:
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