The winners in the ReBrick LEGO/NASA Imagine and Build contest have been announced:
The grand prize winner was Hushpup’s Sunbeam:
A runner up was Epic185’s LEGO Asteroid Initiative
More images of other winners at NASA’s Missions Winners – ReBrick.
More about LEGO space modeling at LEGOspace.com and in the HobbySpace Modeling section
A couple of space policy related items:
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Videos of some of the sessions during last week’s AIAA SPACE 2013 conference are now available on line. Here, for example, is the lunchtime panel that discussed NASA’s asteroid retrieval/redirect mission: Space Exploration for Inspiration and Profit – AIAA/Livestream –
And here is a panel about NASA’s Mars program:
Copenhagen Suborbitals is profiled in this Guardian article: The DIY Danes planning to launch a man into space: Shoestring project puts faith in homemade spacesuits and cork-tile heat shields – The Guardian.
Unfortunately, the article does not credit Cameron Smith and John Haslett for the development of the spacesuits.
Here’s a recent CS video:
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 258 Weekly AMSAT Bulletin – September 14, 2013:
* Secondary Payloads On Board for First Vandenberg Falcon 9 Launch
* Radio Amateur in Crew Increment Headed to ISS in Late September
* Australia’s Own BLUEsat Ready for Launch
* ARISS Ham Video – EST and Simulations
* Upcoming ARISS Contacts
Check for a SpaceUp Unconference near you this year: