Via the robot guy blog comes this video of the Home Made Rocket episode of the National Geographic Channel’s How Hard Can It Be? program:
Vin, Paul and Eric attempt to send a rocket into space using materials and know-how that anyone could acquire.
Video: A Mars One crew candidate
A brief snippet of a BBC interview with Ryan MacDonald, who passed the first cut in the selection by Mars One of the applicants for their first crew : ‘I really want to live on Mars’ – Ryan MacDonald – BBC
AMSAT & 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 001 Weekly AMSAT Bulletin – January 5, 2014:
* Ham radio CubeSats launched to ISS
* AMSAT SKN Best Fist Nominations Due
* KARTS Challenges Clubs to Contribute to the SA AMSAT Cubesat Project
* UK Amateur Radio Groups Respond to 2.4 and 5 GHz Sharing Proposal
* UNSA-SAT1 – The first 3.4 GHz CubeSat
Spirit & Opportunity 10 year photo highights + Stargazing art + The Big Cosmic Hand
A big collection of Mars rover photos: Spirit & Opportunity 10-Year Highlights – Mars Exploration Program
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A nice collection of space inspired artworks : Stargazing’s Paintings at BBC My Paintings
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Looks like Adonais is still out grabbing things : Gallery – Mystery ‘Hand of God’ stars in celestial visual feast – New Scientist
Video: A report from the Mars Desert Research Station
In this video journalist Elizabeth Howell reports on the activities of Crew 133, which is currently carrying out a Mars mission simulation at the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) in Utah: Video Update from MDRS – The Mars Society