Activism

The Space Show this week

The Space Show this week:

1. Monday, Feb.18, 2013: 2-3:30 PM PST (5-6:30 PM EST, 4-5:30 PM CST): We welcome the return of DR. JOHN HUNTER to discuss impulse launch, rail guns, etc.

2. Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, 7-8:30 PM PST (10-11:30 PM EST, 9-10:30 PM CST): OPEN LINES. First time callers welcome. Space, science, and STEM topics welcome.

3. Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013:, 7-8:30 PM PST (10-11:30 PM EST, 9-10:30 PM CST): We welcome back DR. JOHN LEWIS to discuss recent meteorite, asteroid passes and more. Dr. Lewis is a professor emeritus of planetary science at the University of Arizona’s Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. Visit his blog at www.johnslewis.com.

4. Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, 9:30-11 AM PST (12:30-2 PM EST, 11:30AM-1PM CST): We welcome back ROD AND RANDA MILLIRON Interorbital Systems for updates

5. Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013.,12-1:30 PM PST (3-4:30 PM EST, 2-3:30 PM CST): DR. DOUG PLATA joins us regarding space advocates/enthusiasts on taking action on their space ideas and theories.

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.

Eyes in the Sky, Space Arts

Chris Hadfield: A portrait painting, AMA, latest earth photos

Check out the striking oil painting of Chris Hadfield by Feohria at deviantART.

Chris Hadfield is currently on the International Space Station. He participated in a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) session on Sunday: I Am Astronaut Chris Hadfield, currently orbiting planet Earth. : IAmA.

He frequently posts images of the earth’s surface  on his Twitter page like like this one of “Dragon skin”.

Astronomy, Education, Space Science

Virtual Space TV 3D – February 2013

We have posted the February episode of the Virtual SpaceTV 3D series. These are created by BINARY SPACE with story content from HobbySpace.com.

In this new show, Amanda Bush and James C. Birk talk about asteroids, asteroids and asteroids…
00:00 – 02:26 Asteroid 2012 DA14
02:27 – 03:25 Meteor Shower in Chelyabinsk
03:26 – 05:10 Deep Space Industries
05:11 – 07:05 Bigelow Aerospace
07:06 – 07:57 Curiosity Update

Other Virtual SpaceTV 3D shows are available on the  HobbySpace Youtube Channel.

These videos are intended as educational programs and as demonstrations of an experimental technique for generating animated presentations. The show was generated autonomously by software according to a text script. The project is described in the Virtual Producer whitepaper (pdf). For further information contact info@binary-space.com.

Everyone can participate in space