Videos: “Space to Ground” + Other ISS reports – Oct.8.2021

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

** Expedition 65 Video File Soyuz MS 19 Launch Docking HatchOpen – October 5, 2021NASA Video

Russian actress Yulia Peresild, Russian producer Klim Shipenko and veteran Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos launched Oct. 5 on the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on a fast-track, two-orbit journey to the International Space Station. Peresild and Shipenko will be filming scenes for a movie while on board the outpost under a commercial agreement with Roscosmos. They will return to Earth Oct. 17 with station Flight Engineer Oleg Novitskiy while Shkaplerov remains on the complex through March 2022.

** Soyuz with film crew flies around space station in these amazing viewsVideoFromSpace

The Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft carrying Russian actress Yulia Peresild, producer Klim Shipenko and cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov flew around the International Space Station while over Africa and the Mediterranean Sea ahead of docking on Oct. 5, 2021. [Watch the Soyuz launch](https://www.space.com/russian-film-cr…)

** Expedition 65 Inflight with Fox Weather – October 6, 2021NASA Video

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 65 Flight Engineer Mark Vande Hei discussed living and working in space during an in-flight interview October 6 with the Fox Weather Network. Vande Hei is in the midst of a year-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.

** Watch SpaceX Crew Dragon approach space station in stunning flashback time-lapseVideoFromSpace

The SpaceX CRS-23 Cargo Dragon spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station on Aug. 30, 2021. The spacecraft departed the orbital outpost today (Sept. 30), see the undocking here: https://www.space.com/spacex-dragon-c…

** Space workout anyone? European Space Agency, ESA on Youtube

ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet is sharing scenes from life on board the International Space Station during his second mission “Alpha”. He shared this video on social media with the caption:

“Space workout anyone? The Advanced Resistive Exercise Device or ARED is called this for a reason, it uses pressurized air in two cylinders and complicated machinery to allow us to weightlift in space: squats, deadlifts, bench press, shoulder press, biceps curl, etc, we can do it all… but we do a lot of squats: these muscles don’t do much work during our normal day. We never skip exercise on the International Space Station. Every. Single. Day. I miss having a shower, and I miss the rain, and I miss fresh food, but secretly I also miss having a day without having to exercise. Don’t tell my flight surgeon!” …

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Space policy roundup – Oct.3.2021

A sampling of links to recent space policy, politics, and government (US and international) related space news and resource items that I found of interest (find previous space policy roundups here):

International space

Webcasts:

** Episode 48 – Political Criticism of Non-Governmental SpaceSpace Thoughts (YouTube) – Space Law & Policy Solutions/Michael Listner

The article referenced in Space News can be accessed here: https://spacenews.com/un-secretary-ge…

** Episode 49 What’s Hot 3rd Quarter 2021Space Thoughts (YouTube) – Space Law & Policy Solutions/Michael Listner

** The Space Cafe Podcast #037: Andrew Jones on China’s Space endeavours – SpaceWatch.Global

** A Peek into China’s Future Space Projects at the Zhuhai Airshow, The KZ-1A Rocket Returns to FlightDongfang Hour – YouTube

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Dongfang Hour China Space News Roundup! A kind reminder that we cover many more stories every week in our Newsletter (newsletter.dongfanghour.com). This week, we discuss:
00:00 Introduction
01:04 4 Future Space Projects at Zhuhai
08:59 Major Launch Contracts
18:29 Spacecraft and Models Shown in the Exhibition
21:42
The Kuaizhou-1A Rocket Returns to Flight after a year-long absence

See a program summary: Dongfang Hour China Aerospace News Roundup 27 September – 3 October 2021 – SpaceWatch.Global.

** Space Café WebTalk – MORIBA’s VOX POPULI Edition 6 – 12. August 2021spacewatch. global – News Room – YouTube

In this session of Space Cafè “Moriba’s Vox Populi 06” Dr. Moriba Jah talked about Environmental Protection, Climate Change, and their Correlation Pleiades with Orbital Space with

Prof. Joellen Russell, University Distinguished Professor of Biogeochemical Dynamics, and Thomas R. Brown Distinguished Chair of Integrative Science at the University of Arizona,
Dr. Danielle Wood, Assistant Professor of Media Arts and Sciences and Assistant Professor (Joint) of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Dr. Imogen Napper, Expedition Scientist at National Geographic,
Dr. Michael Webber, Josey Centennial Professor in Energy Resources at the University of Texas at Austin.

Moriba’s Vox Populi is a disruptor in the current growing ocean of webcasts!  In the discussing they try to address …

**  How India Developed World Class Rockets From Humble Beginnings. – Scott Manley

** Major Starbase Update: FAA’s Environmental Assessment Explained | SpaceX Boca Chica – NASASpaceflight – YouTube

A deep dive into the recently released draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for public comment, detailing SpaceX’s future plans for Starbase and its environmental impacts to Boca Chica, and the surrounding area. Once approved, SpaceX can begin launching full stack Starships to orbit. If you’d like to submit your thoughts on the Assessment, comments may be submitted by email to SpaceXBocaChica@icf.com. The full EA draft can be found here: https://www.faa.gov/space/stakeholder…

** October 1, 2021 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast – Behind The Black/Robert Zimmerman

** September 29, 2021 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast – Behind The Black/Robert Zimmerman

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The Space Show this week – Oct.4.2021

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

1. Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): We welcome back Dr. Robert Zubrin regarding the upcoming Mars Society Conference (Oct.14-17, 2021) and more.

2. Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021: Hotel Mars TBA pre-recorded. Dr. Malcolm LeCompte will talk with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about asteroid impacts.

3. Friday, Oct.8, 2021; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): No program today due to DML medical follow-up appointments.

4. Sunday, Oct.10, 2021; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): We welcome back Emily Carney, a NSS (National Space Society) blogger and journalist dealing with human spaceflight and more.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, Oct.3.2021Scott Truax talked “about his dad , Robert (Bob) Truax, Evil Knievel, rockets and more“.

** Friday, Oct.1.2021Mary Roach discussed her new book, Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law [Amazon commission link].

** Friday, Oct.1.2021 – Charles Chafer talked about “Celestis Memorial spaceflights, their multiple missions and destinations including the Moon and deep space, pets, and more“.

** Hotel Mars – John Batchelor Show/The Space Show, Wed. Sept.22.2021Robert (Rob) Godwin spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about “Rob’s book, The Heritage and Legacy of the Space Odyssey, Fred Ordway, science fiction and today’s reality plus more“.

** See also:

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Night sky highlights for October 2021

** ** What’s Up: October 2021 Skywatching Tips from NASA – NASA JPL

What are some skywatching highlights in October 2021? See several groupings of the Moon, planets, and stars at sunrise and sunset. Then get to know two bright stars that are part of a special group: along with a handful of others, they take turns with Polaris as North Star over thousands of years. Plus, Oct. 16 is International Observe the Moon Night! Details: https://moon.nasa.gov/observe 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/whats-up….

** Tonight’s Sky: MarchSpace Telescope Science InstituteTonight’s Sky

Crisp, clear October nights are full of celestial showpieces. Find Pegasus, the flying horse of Greek myth, to pinpoint dense globular star clusters and galaxies, and keep watching for space-based views of M15, NGC 7331, and the Andromeda Galaxy.

** What to see in the night sky: March 2021BBC Sky at Night Magazine

What’s in the night sky tonight? Astronomers Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel guide us through October’s night-sky highlights.

** What’s in the Night Sky October 2021 #WITNS | Orionid Meteor Shower | Draconid Meteor Shower Alyn Wallace

** Night Sky Notebook October 2021Peter Detterline

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Videos: “Space to Ground” + Other ISS reports – Oct.1.2021

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

** Pittsburgh Steelers Quarterback Talks With NASA Astronauts – September 27, 2021 NASA

Pittsburgh Steeler Josh Dobbs joins NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins, Shannon Walker, and Soichi Noguchi for a discussion focused on their recent mission to space, the future of STEM and the importance of ensuring that space is for everyone. This event is in collaboration with NASA, the Pittsburgh Steelers, EverFi Character Playbook, and the Carnegie Science Center.

** Expedition 65 SpaceX CRS 23 Departure – September 30, 2021  – NASA Video

Loaded with scientific experiments and supplies, the unpiloted SpaceX Cargo Dragon undocked from the International Space Station September 30, completing a month-long mission to the outpost for the company’s 23rd commercial resupply services mission for NASA. With NASA Flight Engineer Shane Kimbrough looking on, the SpaceX spacecraft undocked from the forward port of the Harmony module, headed for a splashdown off the coast of Florida to complete its flight, that delivered several tons of experiments and hardware to the [station.]

** Expedition 65 Soyuz MS 18 Relocation – September 28, 2021 NASA Video

The Russian Soyuz MS-18 undocked from the Rassvet module on the International Space Station and relocated for the first docking to the new “Nauka” Multipurpose Laboratory Module September 28. Aboard the Soyuz for the brief flight were NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Soyuz commander Oleg Novitskiy. The maneuver opened the Rassvet docking port for the arrival of the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft that will launch Oct. 5 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan with veteran cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov and Russian spaceflight participants Yulia Peresild and Klim Shipenko aboard.

** Expedition 65 Education Inflight with Iowa Space Grant Consortium – September 27, 2021NASA Video

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 65 Flight Engineers Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur of NASA discussed life and work aboard the orbital outpost during an in-flight event September 27, answering prerecorded questions from Iowa Space Grant students in Ames, Iowa. Kimbrough and McArthur are in the midst of a long duration 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.

** Node 3 | Space Station 360 (in French with English subtitles available) – ESAEuropean Space Agency, ESA on Youtube

ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet takes you on a tour of the International Space Station like no other. Filmed with a 360 camera, the Space Station 360 series lets you explore for yourself alongside Thomas’s explanation – episode six is NASA’s Node-3, also known as Tranquility. Node 3 has cylindrical hull 4.5 m in diameter with a shallow conical section enclosing each end. It is almost 7 m long and, together with the Space Station’s observatory Cupola, weighed over 13.5 tonnes at launch. Built in Europe, Node 3 houses the life-support equipment, the toilet and equipment racks.

** STEMonstration: Five Senses NASA Johnson

NASA Astronaut Shane Kimbrough talks about the five senses – sight, taste, smell, hearing and touch from aboard the International Space Station. Watch as Shane describe how astronauts use each of their five senses and learn how these senses adapt to life in microgravity. Learn how your own senses provide you with important information and keep you safe in your environment – whether in outer space or on Earth! Be sure to check out https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstrations for more videos like this, along with their corresponding Classroom Connection lesson plans.

** Chris Hadfield sang the tune “I.S.S. (Is Somebody Singing)” in spaceCBC Music.  Back on February 12, 2013, Chris Hadfield debuted the song “I.S.S. (Is Somebody Singing)” on the International Space Station:

I.S.S. Commander Chris Hadfield joins The Barenaked Ladies and the Wexford Gleeks in the first space-to-earth musical collaboration. The song, “I.S.S. (Is Somebody Singing) was commissioned by CBCMusic.ca and The Coalition for Music Education with the Canadian Space Agency to celebrate music education in schools across Canada.

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