Videos: “Space to Ground” & other space habitat reports – May.13.2022

Here is the latest episode in NASA’s Space to Ground weekly report on activities related to the International Space Station:

** Watch SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts’ fun ‘spacesuit waltz’ on ISSVideoFromSpace

SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, Kayla Barron, and Matthias Maurer had some fun in their spacesuits on the International Space Station.

** Expedition 67 – Astronaut Jessica Watkins Talks with AccuWeather, KMGH-TV in Colorado- May 13, 2022NASA Video

Aboard the International Space Station, NASA Expedition 67 Flight Engineer Jessica Watkins discussed living and working in space during an in-flight interview May 13 with AccuWeather Network and KMGH-TV in Denver, Colorado. Watkins is in the midst of a six-month long mission living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies for future human and robotic exploration missions as part of NASA’s Moon and Mars exploration approach, including lunar missions through NASA’s Artemis program.

** See the European Robotic Arm unfolded for 1st time during spacewalk VideoFromSpace

The European Robotic Arm was prepared for use on the International Space Station by Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev during a spacewalk on April 18, 2022.

** Replay! Tianzhou-4 cargo mission launches to Chinese space stationVideoFromSpace

A Long March 7 rocket launched the Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft to the Tiangong space station on May 9, 2022 (May 10 – Beijing Time). Full Story: https://www.space.com/china-launches-…

** Watch Tianzhou-4’s approach & docking to Chinese space stationVideoFromSpace

The Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft docked with the Tiangong space station on May 9, 2022 (May 10 – Beijing Time). Watch the launch: https://www.space.com/china-launches-…

** ISS Live video stream – IBM/ISS HD Earth Viewing Experiment

Currently, live views from the ISS are streaming from an external camera mounted on the ISS module called Node 2. Node 2 is located on the forward part of the ISS. The camera is looking forward at an angle so that the International Docking Adapter 2 (IDA2) is visible. If the Node 2 camera is not available due to operational considerations for a longer period of time, a continuous loop of recorded HDEV imagery will be displayed. The loop will have “Previously Recorded” on the image to distinguish it from the live stream from the Node 2 camera. After HDEV stopped sending any data on July 18, 2019, it was declared, on August 22, 2019, to have reached its end of life. Thank You to all who shared in experiencing and using the HDEV views of Earth from the ISS to make HDEV so much more than a Technology Demonstration Payload!

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The Space Show this week – May.10.2022

The guests and topics of discussion on The Space Show this week:

1. Tuesday, May. 10, 2022; 7 pm PST (9 pm CST, 10 pm EST): No show today as will be driving to Nevada with Pepper

2. Hotel Mars – Wednesday, May. 11, 2022; 1:00 pm PST (3:00 pm CST, 4:00 pm EST): TBD. Check the Upcoming Show Menu at www.thespaceshow.com for updates on scheduling.

3. Friday, May.13, 2022; 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 am-1 pm CST, 12:30-2 pm EST): Sir Martin Rees and Donald Goldsmith will talk about their latest book, “The End Of Astronauts: Why Robots Are The Future Of Exploration“.

4. Sunday, May.15, 2022; 12-1:30 pm PST (2-3:30 pm CST, 3-4:30 pm EST): Open Lines. Talk about your favorite topics. All callers welcome. Call 1-866-687-7223.

Some recent shows:

David has not hosted any programs since April 26th due to his move to Nevada and dental surgery. It appears the program will return to the usual schedule this Friday.

** Tuesday, April.26.2022Aggie Kobrin and Rod Pyle discussed the “National Space Society, the ISDC 2022 (International Space Development Conference), business plan competition, Ad Astra magazine, Rod’s upcoming books, Aggie’s conference assessment post the pandemic”.

** Sunday, Apr.24.2022 –  Joshua Carlson discussed “commercial space, LEO, national security space, all in the context of his book [Spacepower Ascendant: Space Development Theory and a New Space Strategy, Amazon commission link]. He provided concrete solution steps to accomplish what he considered to be space and security policy goals of an imperative nature“.

** Friday, Apr.22.2022Dr. John Horackfrom Ohio State was with us today regarding the LEO super charged economy. We fielded multiple economically oriented questions, we talked about different segment of the commercial and NewSpace sectors, plus we talked national security space and the private sector“.

** Tuesday, Apr.9.2022Dr. Anita Sengupta discussed er “new company, Hydroplane.us, hydrogen propulsion for aviation, fuel cells, storage issues, hydrogen economics, hydrogen safety facts, hydrogen propulsion, creating a hydrogen infrastructure and more“.

** See also:
* The Space Show Archives
* The Space Show Newsletter
* The Space Show Shop

The Space Show is a project of the One Giant Leap Foundation.

The Space Show - David Livingston
The Space Show – Dr. David Livingston

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Videos: “Space to Ground” & other space habitat reports – May.6.2022

Here is the latest episode in NASA’s Space to Ground weekly report on activities related to the International Space Station:

** NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3: Mission for ScienceNASA

After more than six months aboard the International Space Station, the astronauts of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission are returning home. The four crew members — NASA astronauts Kayla Barron, Raja Chari, and Tom Marshburn, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer — will travel back to Earth inside a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule. These crew members contributed to hundreds of scientific investigations and technology demonstrations while aboard the orbiting laboratory. This valuable research helps to prepare humans for future space exploration missions while generating numerous innovations and benefits for humanity on Earth. Check out their scientific journey: https://go.nasa.gov/3vQmSXL

** Change of Command of International Space Station Takes Place NASA Johnson

Aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn handed over command of the International Space Station to Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev during a change of command ceremony May 4. Farewell remarks also took place ahead of Crew-3 undocking and splashdown following their six-month mission aboard the orbital outpost. Marshburn and Artemyev are in the midst of long duration missions living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies for future human and robotic exploration missions

** NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Astronauts Undock from the International Space StationNASA

Join us to watch the Crew Dragon Endurance undock live from space with the four crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 aboard: NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, and Kayla Barron, as well as ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer. Undocking from the International Space Station (ISS) is targeted to begin at 1:05 a.m. EDT (5:00 UTC), on Thursday, May 5. During their stay on the ISS, Crew-3 members worked on experiments to benefit humans in space and on Earth, like testing new methods for growing crops, studying drought-resistant cotton plants, and printing bandages made from skin cells: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/st…

** Watch NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Mission Splash Down on EarthNASA

The four astronauts of Crew-3 are on the way home to Earth. Watch live as they reenter the atmosphere and splash down off the coast of Florida. Splashdown is targeted for 12:37 a.m. EDT (4:37 UTC), Friday, May 6. NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, and Kayla Barron, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer spent six months living and working on the International Space Station. During their stay, they contributed to experiments to benefit life on Earth: https://go.nasa.gov/3vQmSXL

** Expedition 67 – Space Station Crew Talks with CBS News, CNN – May 6, 2022NASA Video

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 67 Flight Engineers Jessica Watkins of NASA and Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA (European Space Agency) discussed life and work aboard the orbital outpost during an in-flight event May 6 with CBS News and CNN. Watkins and Cristoforetti are in the midst of a planned four-and-a-half month mission living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies for future human and robotic exploration missions as part of NASA’s Moon and Mars exploration approach, including lunar missions through NASA’s Artemis program.

** Down to Earth – S2:E2 | Sensory Overload NASA Johnson

In episode two of Down to Earth: Conversations, astronaut Sunita Williams and environmental studies student Adrien Prouty explore what it’s like to conduct a spacewalk on the International Space Station.

** International Space Station reboost | Cosmic KissEuropean Space Agency, ESA on Youtube

Get in line with ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer and his Expedition 66 crew mates to experience a reboost of the International Space Station from the inside. This video is sped up 8 times fast. The International Space Station flies around Earth at around 400 km. It is reboosted periodically to maintain its orbit and overcome the effects of atmospheric drag created by molecules of the atmosphere, which causes the Station to lose about 100 m of altitude per day

. A Space Station reboost maneuver also optimizes phasing for future visiting vehicles arriving at the station. In March 2022 the ISS performed a reboost using Russia’s ISS Progress 79 cargo craft. By firing its engines for several minutes, the station was put at the proper altitude for a crew ship orbit rendezvous and landing operations. During the manoeuvre, the astronauts inside the station keep flying at the same speed and direction. While it seems like the astronauts are moving inside the station, it is in fact the ISS that gets the boost and is moving around them. More info on Cosmic Kiss here: https://bit.ly/ESACosmicKiss

** Mission Minerva meets Cosmic Kiss | Two astronauts in orbitEuropean Space Agency, ESA on Youtube

For the first time since mid 2011, ESA has two astronauts living and working together aboard the International Space Station. Watch a conversation between Samantha Cristoforetti and Matthias Maurer in this rare moment for Europe in space. The astronauts’ meeting marks a brief crossover between the start of Samantha’s second space mission, Minerva, and Matthias’s final days in orbit for his first mission, Cosmic Kiss. Samantha arrived with Crew-4 on 28 April in @SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom, while Matthias will depart with Crew-3 in SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance in May after almost six months on the Station.

In this video Matthias is impressed by Samantha’s floating ability and says it’s like she never left. Samantha confirms weightless was the thing she missed the most on Earth and talks about the differences on Station since her Italian Space Agency ASI-sponsored Futura mission in 2014-15. Matthias is pleased with what he’s achieved in his time on Station, including the science he’s supported and the spacewalk he performed. He wishes Samantha all the best for her mission as she wishes him a safe return to Earth.

Find out more about the Cosmic Kiss: https://bit.ly/ESACosmicKiss

Learn more about Mission Minerva: https://bit.ly/MissionMinerva

** ISS Live video stream – IBM/ISS HD Earth Viewing Experiment

Currently, live views from the ISS are streaming from an external camera mounted on the ISS module called Node 2. Node 2 is located on the forward part of the ISS. The camera is looking forward at an angle so that the International Docking Adapter 2 (IDA2) is visible. If the Node 2 camera is not available due to operational considerations for a longer period of time, a continuous loop of recorded HDEV imagery will be displayed. The loop will have “Previously Recorded” on the image to distinguish it from the live stream from the Node 2 camera. After HDEV stopped sending any data on July 18, 2019, it was declared, on August 22, 2019, to have reached its end of life. Thank You to all who shared in experiencing and using the HDEV views of Earth from the ISS to make HDEV so much more than a Technology Demonstration Payload!

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“The Magic of Inspiration” – A documentary film

Alvin Remmers, whom I met while he was making a video series focused on the NewSpace industry and community, tells me about a new documentary film he is producing and directing. The Magic of Inspiration aims to

… unleash the potential of young women and cultivate their aspirations for careers in STEM-related fields. Firm in the belief that “If you can see it, you can be it”, the film is bursting at the seams with role models who have the ability to launch dreams into careers. 

We are profiling women who will provide a look behind the curtain at their remarkable careers, the paths they took to get there and the challenges and joys they derive from their vocations. Our  goal is to develop a more diverse and capable workforce. 

We also will profile organizations and institutions dedicated to developing the curiosity in young people necessary to begin to imagine themselves solving today’s puzzles and influencing tomorrow’s outcomes.

The Magic of Inspiration – a documentary intended to inspire girls and young women to pursue STEM careers.

Alvin says the website, themagic.film, “contains brief info about the film, the reasons for making it, the film’s intended audiences and profiles of the filmmakers“.

Sign up here for updates on the making of the movie.

Night sky highlights for May 2022

** What’s Up: May 2022 Skywatching Tips from NASA – NASA JPL

What are some skywatching highlights in May 2022? May provides some great planet spotting, including a close conjunction of Jupiter and Mars. At mid-month, a total eclipse of the Moon should delight skywatchers across the Americas, Europe, and Africa. And all month long, the Coma star cluster (aka, the Coma Berenices star cluster, or Melotte 111) is a great target for binoculars in the evening. YouTube Full Description (i.e., “Show More”)

0:00 Intro
0:11 Planet-spotting opportunities

1:02 Lunar eclipse
2:27 The Coma star cluster
3:33 May Moon phases

Additional information about topics covered in this episode of What’s Up, along with still images from the video, and the video transcript, are available at https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/skywatch….

** Tonight’s Sky: May Space Telescope Science InstituteTonight’s Sky

In May, we are looking away from the crowded, dusty plane of our own galaxy toward a region where the sky is brimming with distant galaxies. Locate Virgo to find a concentration of roughly 2,000 galaxies and search for Coma Berenices to identify many more. Keep watching for space-based views of galaxies like the Sombrero Galaxy, M87, and M64. About this Series “Tonight’s Sky” is a monthly video of constellations you can observe in the night sky. The series is produced by the Space Telescope Science Institute, home of science operations for the Hubble Space Telescope, in partnership with NASA’s Universe of Learning. This is a recurring show, and you can find more episodes—and other astronomy videos—at https://hubblesite.org/resource-galle….

** What to see in the night sky: May 2022BBC Sky at Night Magazine

What can you see in the night sky tonight? Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal their pick of May’s night-sky highlights.

** Night Sky Notebook May 2022Peter Detterline

What’s happening in the skies above for May 2022.

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