Here’s the latest This Week @ NASA program:
Analysis of the first ever sample of rock powder collected by the Mars Curiosity rover has proven that the Red Planet location it’s exploring once had everything needed to support microbial life including a lakebed filled with not salty or acidic but fresh water. Also, innovative space technology; students help space exploration; women aspiring, inspiring; IceBridge preps; SLS @ TennTech; career day; and more!
Canadian astronaut and ISS commander Chris Hadfield (Chris Hadfield (Cmdr_Hadfield) on Twitter) has become a star, so to speak, with his music, photography and outreach activities on the station: ISS commander is a station sensation – Florida Today.
Here are a couple of posts for St. Patrick’s Day:
Wearing the green – Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the International Space Station! pic.twitter.com/v0Kr9gpmsB
Galway, Ireland, in the afternoon sun. pic.twitter.com/CqhqgQgSzE
The latest Spacevidcast live program has been posted on line: Spacevidcast Live 6.08 – The Mars Initiative –
Want to help get footprints on Mars? Check out this live show where we interview Steve Bassett of The Mars Initiative.
In Space News we talk about SpaceUp San Diego, Yuri’s Night 2013, the US has restarted production of Plutonium-238 and a Canadian takes command of the most the International Space Station.
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Bob Zimmerman reports on the latest space news during regular weekly slots (usually Tuesday and Thursdays) on the John Batchelor radio program. See the iTunes free Podcast for links to the latest shows.
Tuesday March 12, 2013:
Segment 1: science and space
1. No life found in Lake Vostok, contradicting previous reports.
2. No life found in Gale Crator by Curiosity, though the conditions were right.
2. Grasshopper flies again! Also, Dragon has been unloaded at ISS.
3. The budget battle at NASA.
Segment 2: environment and climate:
1. Fukushima radiation not as bad as expected.
2. The dirty little secret of electric cars.
3. The tropical rain forests will not be harmed by global warming.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Segment 1: Science
1. ALMA, the world’s largest telescope, opens today.
2. Pluto might have 15 moons.
3. WISE has found the third closest star system, a binary system only 6.5 light years away.
4. Russia satellite damaged by Chinese space junk from its ASAT test.
Segment 2: Space exploration
1. Europe has inked a partnership deal with Russia for its ExoMars mission, replacing the U.S.
2. China says it will do a re-entry test of its lunar sample return mission in 2015.
3. Boeing considers building a civilian X-37B.