Michael Shinabery, a space historian with the New Mexico Museum of Space History, posts his latest article from the early years of the Space Age : Rats … Cosmic Radiation Turns Hair Grey! – This Week In Space History/Moonandback
Earth barely escaped major solar weather disaster in 2012
Earth nearly got hit with a huge blast from the sun in July of 2012 that could have knocked out electrical systems for months or longer:
Space policy roundup – March.23.14
Selection of space policy/politics related links:
- The Promise of Astronomy on the Moon – Daily Planet/Air & Space Magazine
- Calling Congress Is Easy – The Planetary Society
- Further Analysis of NASA’s FY15 Budget Proposal: Steady As She Goes? – The Planetary Society
[ Update:
- Space Policy Events for March 24-28, 2014 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
- India and Space Defense – The Diplomat
- NOAA Seeks Boost for Sat Programs Great and Small in 2015 Budget – SpaceNews.com
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Here’s a video of and two items about the recent panel “Selling Space” debate on commercial spaceflight moderated by moderator Neil deGrasse Tyson at the American Museum of Natural History in NYC:
- Private Space Travel Is Worth the Risk, If Done Right, Experts Say | Space.com
- Selling Space – Stephen C. Smith/Space KSC
AMSAT, student satellites, & ISS amateur radio news – March.23.14
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 082 Weekly AMSAT Bulletin – March 22, 2014:
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* AC0RA Road Trip to Activate Grids in ND, SD, CO, NE, and KA
* High Altitude Balloon Flight to Carry APRS and Crossband Repeater
* Es’hailSat 2 Satellite to Carry Amateur Transponder
* $50Sat Receives an OSCAR Number
* FO-29 Extreme DX Contact
* Satellite Activation From the Isle of Lewis
* 33rd Annual 2014 ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference Announcement
* 2014 AMSAT Field Day Rules Now Available
Other links:
- Former NASA Astronaut Visits Missouri School as Kids Talk via Ham Radio with the ISS – ARRL
- The CubeSat Story, and a New Chapter – Kentucky Space
Update: Qatar ARS and AMSAT-DL announce Phase 4 satellite payload – AMSAT-NA
A collaboration between the Qatar Amateur Radio Society, the Qatar Satellite Company, and AMSAT-DL has resulted in the announcement of a geostationary amateur radio payload aboard the proposed Es’HailSat-2 commercial satellite.
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Spacevidcast 7.09: What will our Martian Government look like?
The latest Spacevidcast live show is now in the archive: What will our Martian Government look like? – Spacevidcast
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We will be making a colony on Mars within the next generation. When that happens, what will our new Martian colony look like?
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