Category Archives: Activism

Activism, General, SpaceCasts

The Space Show this week

The guests for The Space Show this week:

1. Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, 2-3:30 PM PST (5-6:30 PM EST, 4-5:30 PM CST): We welcome DRAGOS BRATASANU to the program to discuss his film project, “The American Future.” Dragos Bratasanu is an award winning space scientist and consultant. 

He is the Founder & President of Success Engineering Corporation, company offering international clients access to the same tools and techniques used by NASA in their highly complex projects, including the Space Shuttle, space telescopes, robots on Mars, and space missions. Dragos is also s PhD candidate in space sciences at the University of Siegen in Germany and a graduate of the Business & Management Department at the International Space University Space Studies Program 2012 hosted by Florida Institute of Technology and NASA Kennedy Space Center.

2. Tuesday, Nov. 26 2013, 7-8:30 PM PST (10-11:30 PM EST, 9-10:30 PM CST): We welcome CAED ALDWYCH, Commander of the Global Space Organization. Visit www.gso-space.org. We will be discussing the GSO plans for going to the Moon and more.

3. Friday, Nov.29, 2013, 9:30-11 AM PST (11:30- 1 PM CST, 12:30PM-2:00 PM EST): We welcome back DR. ROGER LAUNIUS regarding his new book, Space Shuttle Legacy.

4. Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013, 12-1:30 PM PST (3-4:30 PM EST, 2-3:30 PM CST). We welcome back space attorney Michael Listner for a space legal year in review for 2013.

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.

Activism, Contests and Games, SpaceCasts

The Space Show: New time for Bill Harwood interview + Don Flournoy and Sunsat Design Competition

Time Change For Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013 Program

SPECIAL TIME: The Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013 program time has been changed to 3-4:30 PM PST, (6-7:30 PM EST, 5-6:30 PM CST): We welcome William (Bill) Harwood to the program. Bill is the CBS News space consultant who has covered America’s space program full time for more than 25 years, focusing on space shuttle operations, planetary exploration and astronomy. Based at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Harwood provides up-to-the-minute space reports for CBS News and regularly contributes to Spaceflight Now and The New York Times.

CBS News:space is written, edited and maintained by CBS News space analyst William Harwood, who has covered America’s space program full time for three decades, focusing primarily on space shuttle operations, assembly of the International Space Station and planetary exploration. Based at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Harwood provides up-to-the-minute space reports for CBS News and CNET, including detailed email updates. He also contributes to Spaceflight Now and The New York Times. Listeners can talk with Bill Harwood or the host and express their views using toll free 1 (866) 687-7223, and by sending e-mail during the show to drspace@thespaceshow.com. Please note the toll free number is only available during a live Space Show program.

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Dr. Don Flournoy of Ohio University was on the Space Show last Friday and discussed the International SunSat Design Competition, is offering $30,000 in prizes for winning designs of space based solar power systems: Dr. Don Flournoy, Friday, 11-22-13 -Thespaceshow’s Blog.

See also the recent announcement from the National Space Society, a partner in the contest: Participate in the International SunSat Competition – NSS

Activism, General, SpaceCasts

The Space Show this week

Here is the schedule for The Space Show this week:

1. Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, 2-3:30 PM PST (5-6:30 PM EST, 4-5:30 PM CST): We welcome DR. YOUNG K. BAE [Y.K.Bae Corp.] regarding his ward winning work with Photonic Laser Thrusters. See www.nasa.gov/spacetech/niac/2013phaseII_bae.html#.UnsFq_mVN8E.

2. CLASSROOM: Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, 7-8:30 PM PST (10-11:30 PM EST, 9-10:30 PM CST): This is a Space Show Classroom program from 7-9 PM PST featuring Dr. Jim Logan, Dan Adamo, Dr. John Jurist and myself. We will be discussing Dan’s new orbital work, Trajectory Challenges Faced By Reusable Infrastructure In Earth Orbit Supporting Multiple Departures For Mars. Prior to this program, I will upload to both The Space Show Classroom blog and The Space Show blog Dan’s charts and graphs supporting his analysis. I strongly recommend you become familiar with this material prior to the broadcast. Don’t forget, as a Classroom show, listener questions must be relevant to the topic being discussed. Only those questions specific to our discussion will be accepted. See the website newsletter for the blog URLs. www.thespaceshow.com/newsletterfinal.htm.

3. Friday, Nov. 22, 2013, 9:30-11 AM PST (11:30- 1 PM CST, 12:30PM-2:00 PM EST): We welcome DR. DON FLOURNOY re the upcoming SunSat design competition. The competition announcement is at www.nss.org/news/releases/NSS_Release_20131028_SunSat.html. Dr. Don Flournoy is a Prof. of Telecommunications and the Editor of the Online Journal of Space Communication; Scripps College of Communication, Ohio University in Athens Ohio.

4. Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013, 12-1:30 PM PST (3-4:30 PM EST, 2-3:30 PM CST). We welcome WILLIAM (BILL) HARWOOD to the program. Bill is THE CBS News Space journalist/reporter.

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.

Activism, Space participation

A NASA Meetup for space enthusiasts

Here’s a report on a NASA Social event in Pasadena, California : Inside a NASA Meetup, Where Science Fans Become Space Ambassadors – Underwire/Wired.com

The NASA Socials are the brainchild of JPL News and Social Media Manager Veronica McGregor, who started the program in January of 2009 (in those days, they were called “tweetups”; NASA switched to “socials” in 2012). For a year, McGregor had seen NASA’s burgeoning social media community connect space fans around the world. Now, she wanted to see if that engagement could translate to real life.

Four years and over 70 events later, nearly 5,000 space enthusiasts have attended 73 NASA meetups at 10 locations. Some give attendees a front-row seat to milestone events like launches and landings; others — like the one we’re at now — are intensive introductions to current and upcoming missions. Cumulatively, their impact has been significant: Not only have they given NASA fans an up-close and personal glimpse of their space program, but they’ve created a legion of enthusiastic and informed ambassadors for science and space exploration, armed with new tools and connections.

“The NASA Social alumni community are family to me,” says Shannon Moore. She’s been attending NASA tweetups and socials since the STS-129 launch in November of 2009. These days, she’s one of the group of volunteers who run and maintain the community wiki NASAtweet.com – the unofficial online hub for NASA socials and other space-related meetup events.

 

Activism, General, SpaceCasts

The Space Show this week

The guests and topics for The Space Show this week:

1. Monday, Nov. 11, 2013, 2-3:30 PM PST (5-6:30 PM EST, 4-5:30 PM CST): We welcome author ADAM JOHNSON to discuss his new book 2001: The Lost Science. The science and technology of the most influential films ever made.

2. Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013, 7-8:30 PM PST (10-11:30 PM EST, 9-10:30 PM CST): OPEN LINES. All calls welcome regarding space, STEM, space policy. First time callers welcome. Remember, we have only one toll free line for all the callers. If you have been waiting, don’t hesitate to email me that you want to call in on the program and are waiting for the line to clear.

3. Friday, Nov. 15, 2013, 9:30-11 AM PST (11:30- 1 PM CST, 12:30PM-2:00 PM EST): We welcome back FRANK WHITE, founder of the Overview Effect. Frank will update us on the impact of the Overview Effect film and much more.

4. Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013, 12-1:30 PM PST (3-4:30 PM EST, 2-3:30 PM CST). We welcome JAMIE GUINED to the show. Jamie is Founder of LAUNCH Fitness & Human Performance, and creator of the first professional credential that is designed to provide fitness professionals with the knowledge and skills they need to become a valuable member of the commercial spaceflight aerospace medicine team: the Spaceflight Fitness Specialist. She is also an Exercise Scientist with the Exercise Physiology & Countermeasures Project at the NASA Johnson Space Center.

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.