Here are the numbers for NASA and other R&D agencies if the budget sequestration process is implemented:
Thunderbirds to return to TV
The 1960’s Thunderbirds will be returning to TV in 2015 but its futuristic world and characters will be depicted with computer graphics rather than with the Supermarionation puppetry techniques created by the late Gerry Anderson:
Name the moons of Pluto
Vote for names for the moons of Pluto at Pluto Rocks!
If you don’t like the choices given, you can suggest better names at Write-In Ballot – Pluto Rocks!
The contest deadline is February 25th.
More about the contest at Help scientists name Pluto’s moons – Cosmic Log.
The Space Show this week
The Space Show this week:
1. Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, 2-3:30 PM PST (5-6:30 PM EST, 4-5:30 PM CST): We welcome back DR. JIM WERTZ of Microcosm, Inc. Our discussion will focus on Reinventing Space — Methods for Dramatically Reducing Space Mission Cost and Schedule, including a USC graduate course, the AIAA course in May, and a new joint Microcosm/USC Reinventing Space Project.
2. Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013 7-8:30 PM PST (10-11:30 PM EST, 9-10:30 PM CST): We welcome DR. SEAN CASEY for <a href=”http://www.svsc.org/” target=”_d”>Silicon Valley Space Center</a> updates.
3. Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, 9:30-11 AM PST (11:30- 1 PM CST, 12:30PM-2:00 PM EST): No show today.
WEBINAR 4. Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, 1-3 PM PST (4-6 PM EST, 3-5 PM CST). We welcome back DR. HAYM BENAROYA for a webinar addressing the engineering needed for space infrastructure. Dr. Benaroya will take us behind the scenes to show and explain to us that which is not in plain sight! This webinar will be co-hosted by DR. JOHN JURIST. On the Saturday prior to this webinar, I will post Dr. Benraoya’s presentation material on The Space Show Blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. You can watch the webinar on The Space Show UStream site, www.ustream.tv/channel/the-space-show.
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.aa
Colorful life on other planets
The colors of exoplanets may tell us if they possess life: Extreme life might be visible on colourful exoplanets – New Scientist