Robert Walker on the Space Show today – Mars colonization, etc.

October 4, 2013 TopSpacer

I recently mentioned a couple of interesting essays on Science 2.0 by the “inventor and programmer” Robert Walker he which he discussed the use of asteroids to enable colonization of the solar system and what such colonization implies for the Fermi Paradox. He has many more such essays on his blog. The latest entry is With Mars Far From Ideal, Where Is The Best Place To Colonize In The Solar System?

Walker will be on The Space Show today to talk about such things – Twitter / SpaceShow:

Robert Walker on Mars (see http://science20.com ), 9:30 AM PDT (12 PM EDT) today. Listen @ http://www.thespaceshow.com . 1-866-687-7223 #fb #i.

Activism, General, Space participation

The new SEDS NOVA on line magazine

October 4, 2013 TopSpacer

SEDS (Students for the Exploration and Development of Space) have revamped their NOVA newsletter into an on line resource: NOVA | The Official Publication of SEDS-USA

Fellow explorers,

We at SEDS-USA are thrilled to relaunch the NOVA as an online publication. Historically, the NOVA has functioned as a newsletter among SEDS chapters since 1996. The publication has evolved through various forms into a bi-annual magazine.

This year, we are changing things up and establishing the NOVA as an online platform for student space articles and related artistic pieces. We want to open the SEDS community to showcase work by space enthusiasts from across the globe. Feel free to explore the new site and check out our archived publications!

Ad Astra,
Ekaterina Khvostova
Editor in Chief of NOVA

Events, History, Space Policy

Conference on human spaceflight at US Naval Academy

October 3, 2013 TopSpacer

The 2013 U.S. Naval History Conference Past, Present and Future of Human Space Flight is underway this morning at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. The first panel includes Jim Lovell, Bob Crippen, Bob Cabana, Ken Ham, moderator David Hartman.

Find notes on the event sessions at:

Update: Here’s another conference underway, the theme of which undermines some of the statements in the first session of the above conference about HSF deteriorating in the US: Workshop on Golden Spike Human Lunar Expeditions: Opportunities for Intensive Lunar Scientific Exploration