Spacevidcast devoted their latest live program to several recent space news items: Amazing space news from around the world – 6.04 – Spacevidcast.
Emergency escape chambers beneath Saturn V launch pads
Todd Halvorson writes about a little known feature of the Apollo Saturn launch pads: ‘Rubber Room’ built by NASA for the emergency that never came: Mysterious facility there to protect astronauts, but instead fostered its own legend – Florida Today
AMSAT and ISS amateur radio
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 041 Weekly AMSAT Bulletin – February 9, 2013:
* Mid-West USA High Altitude Balloon Launch on February 16
* Amateur Radio Participates in ISS Plasma Thrust Shadow Experiment
* CubeSats Form Asteroid Mining Exploration Fleet
* PCSAT normal(?) operations resume
* AMSAT-UK to provide Amateur Radio payload for ESEO satellite
* OSCAR-11 ANNUAL REPORT 2012
* UKube-1 to launch in June 2013
* Five new CubeSats hope for 2013 launch
* ARISS News
* Satellite Shorts From All Around
Animation of flyby of asteroid 2012 DA14
Here is an animation of the flyby of asteroid 2012 DA14. On February 15th, the 45 meter diameter asteroid will pass just 27,700 kilometers (17,200 mi) above the Earth’s surface.
The simulation was made with NASA’s Eyes on the Solar System program by Adrian Wenz of BINARY SPACE. It shows the flyby from the viewpoint of the asteroid and includes the positions of a number of satellites.
Spacecraft replicas from Papafoxtrot
Here’s a story about spacecraft models from the company Papafoxtrot. The wood, metal and plastic replicas include the SpaceX Dragon capsule and the Orbital Sciences Cygnus cargo carrier : The Charge of the Satellite Brigade | Geek Chic – WSJ.com