Activism, In Space Infrastructure, SpaceCasts

Video: TMRO Orbit 11.35 – “How NanoRacks can put anything you want in space”

The latest episode of TMRO: Space is now available on line: How NanoRacks can put anything you want in space – Orbit 11.35 – TMRO

NanoRacks CTO Mike Lewis joins us to talk about all of the different things they are working on, including how they launch stuff from the International Space Station, they are building a docking collar and Lunar Gateway plans! 

Launch and space news topics:

Launch Minute:
Long March 2C | Haiyang-1C

Space News:
USGS Gets Serious about Space Mining
Chinese Launch Startups are growing fast
Lunar Swirls Point to the Moon’s Moody Past

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Eyes in the Sky, Space Systems

Videos:”Space to Ground” ISS report + Viewing Hurricane Florence from the ISS

Here’s the latest Space to Ground report from NASA on activities related to the International Space Station:

Hurricane Florence is heading towards the East Coast of the US. Good thing we have spacecraft like the ISS and weather satellites to provide lots of warning time on such storms: Hurricane Florence Viewed from the Space Station | NASA

Astronaut Ricky Arnold, from aboard the International Space Station, shared this image of Hurricane Florence on Sept. 10, taken as the orbiting laboratory flew over the massive storm. Tweeting from @astro_ricky, he said “Hurricane #Florence this morning as seen from @Space_Station. A few moments later, #Isaac & the outer bands of #Helene were also visible.” Image Credit: NASA. [Full scale image]
A video of Florence from the ISS:

A video from a week ago of the tropical storm Gordon:

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Activism, Space Policy, SpaceCasts

The Space Show this week – Sept.10.2018

The guests and topics of discussion on The Space Show this week:

1. Monday, Sept. 10, 2018; 2-3:30 pm PDT (4-5:30 pm CDT, 5-6:30 pm EDT): We welcomed Dr. Chris Limbach to discuss his work on particle beam and laser interstellar propulsion.

2. Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018: 7-8:30 pm PDT; 9-10:30 pm CDT; 10-11:30 pm EDT: We welcome back Dallas Bienhoff to the show.

3. Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018: Hotel Mars. See Upcoming Show Menu and the website newsletter for details. Hotel Mars is pre-recorded by John Batchelor. It is archived on The Space Show site after John posts it on his website.

4. Friday, Sept. 14 2018; 9:30 am -11 am PDT, (12:30 -2 pm EDT; 11:30 am -1 pm CDT): No show today.

5. The Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018 program from 12-1:30 pm PDT, (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): We welcome back Jay Wittner and Ron Jones to update us with the Integrated Space Plan and more.

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.

The Space Show - David Livingston
David Livingston

 

Asteroids & Comets, Space Science, Space Systems

Video: The Dawn misison to Vesta and Ceres

An overview of NASA’s Dawn mission, the first time a probe has orbited two different celestial bodies:

NASA’s Dawn spacecraft turned science fiction into science fact by using ion propulsion to explore the two largest bodies in the main asteroid belt, Vesta and Ceres. The mission will end this fall, when the spacecraft runs out of hydrazine, which keeps it oriented and in communication with Earth. For more info on the mission, visit https://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov

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Multiple media, Rockets

Video of Chinese rocket launch as seen from space

The Chinese rocket company OneSpace launched a OS-X suborbital rocket on Thursday powered by a solid-fueled motor, which typically produce more rapid acceleration than liquid-fueled engines. The launch was captured in a remarkable video by a Chinese imaging satellite:

Here’s what the launch looked like from the ground:

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