For pointers, so to speak, on what to look for in the night sky this August, check out NASA JPL’s What’s Up for August 2014:
Monthly Archives: August 2014
Virtual SpaceTV 3D – July/August 2014
Here is the latest episode of The Virtual SpaceTV 3D show with Amanda Bush. The programs are created by BINARY SPACE (www.binary-space.com) with story content from HobbySpace.com.
In this show, Amanda Bush talks about the following topics:
01:35 – 03:07 Another Swan visits the Space Station
03:08 – 04:58 A Falcon flies and returns
04:59 – 06:20 A Rehearsal of a new Russian Rocket
06:21 – 07:28 Dry Ice Slides on Mars
07:29 – 10:13 Comets coming and going
Previous 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 (Release 1.1, Oct.2013, pdf). For further information contact info@binary-space.com.
Videos: Spacecraft and mission control simulators for kids
Check out this awesome spacecraft playroom simulator built by Jeff Highsmith for his young son : Making Fun: Kid’s Room Spacecraft – MAKE
And a mission control console/desk goes with it : Making Fun: Mission Control Desk – MAKE