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The Space Show this week – Dec.2.13

Here’s the schedule for The Space Show this week:

1. Monday, Dec. 2, 2013, 2-3:30 PM PST (5-6:30 PM EST, 4-5:30 PM CST): We welcome SCOTT LOWTHER, aerospace historian to the show regarding aerospace art and design work. Visit http://aerospaceprojectsreview.com and http://www.aerospaceprojectsreview.com/blog.

2. Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013, 7-8:30 PM PST (10-11:30 PM EST, 9-10:30 PM CST): We welcome back ROBERT (BOB) ZIMMERMAN for space news and updates. Also, Bob will go over some of his past Space Show predictions/comments and we can see how he did using hindsight as our guide. Visit his excellent blog, behindtheblack.com.

3. Friday, Dec. 6,, 2013, 9:30-11 AM PST (11:30- 1 PM CST, 12:30PM-2:00 PM EST): We welcome back DR. BRUCE CORDELL to discuss and update us with his Maslow Windows and what’s coming up for space development.

4. Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013, 12-1:30 PM PST (3-4:30 PM EST, 2-3:30 PM CST). We welcome back JIM LEWIS of Communications Concepts at the Cape. Jim will talk about animals in space per one of his recent documentaries.

See also:
/– The Space Show on Vimeo – webinar videos
/– The Space Show’s Blog – summaries of interviews.
/– The Space Show Classroom Blog – tutorial programs

The Space Show is a project of the One Giant Leap Foundation.

Space Policy

Space policy roundup – Dec.2.13 [Update]

Today’s selection of space policy/politics related items:

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Update 2:

Amateur/Student Satellite, Space Radio

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 335 Weekly AMSAT Bulletin – November 30, 2013:
* November/December 2013 AMSAT Journal is Ready
* Commands for WREN SSTV Released
* FUNcube – AO73 Data Warehouse
* South Africa ZACube-1 Now Named TshepisoSat
* AMSAT in the Press
* AMSAT SKN ON OSCAR 2014 IN MEMORY OF W2LV

Chinese space, The Moon

Chang’e 3 launch to the Moon [Update]

The Chinese Chang’e 3 mission to the Moon is about to launch. (See earlier posts here and here.)  Watch the lift-off of the Long March 5 on Chinese TV webcast.

[ Update: The launch was a success:

The cameras on the stages gave dramatic views of the flight, including the burn of the third stage to send the spacecraft on a trajectory to the Moon. Even after separation of the spacecraft from the third stage, the camera showed the Chang’e 3 – Twitter / SpaceflightNow:

A view of China’s Chang’e 3 lunar lander firing thrusters just after deploying from the Long March upper stage. pic.twitter.com/liqsFN47ET

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Update 2: The Chang’e 3 will go into lunar orbit on December 6th and the landing is planned for December 14th.

Some reports on the launch:

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Updates at

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Chinese space, Mars

China to launch lunar lander/rover

The Chinese Chang’e 3 lunar lander/rover combo is set to launch this Monday, December 2nd at 1:20 am local time (Sunday, 12:20 pm EST, 5:20 pm GMT) from the the Xichang space center in Sichuan province in southwestern China. It will land on the Moon on December 14th.

The  rover is named Yutu or Jade Rabbit  (see earlier post here) .

This would be the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the Moon since the Soviet Union put the Luna 24 rover on the Moon  in 1976.

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