The Space Show this week – Mar.7.2016

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

1. Monday, March 7, 2016: 2-3:30 PM PST: We welcome back ROBERT WALKER from the UK for a discussion about Mars and HSF. Check out his writings at www.science20.com/space.

2. Tuesday, March 8, 2016: 7-8:30 PM PST (10-11:30 PM EST, 9-10:30 PM CST): We welcome ROLAND MILLER to discuss his new book, Abandoned in Place: Preserving America’s Space History.

3. Friday, March 11, 2016: 2016; 9:30-11AM PST; (12:30-2 PM EST; 11:30AM – 1 PM CST. We welcome back DR. CATHARINE (Cassie) CONLEY, the Director of the NASA Office of Planetary Protection.

4. Sunday, March 13 2016: 12-1:30 PM PST (3-4:30 PM EST, 2-3:30 PM CST): This is an OPEN LINES discussion. All STEM, space, and STEAM topics are welcome. First Time callers are welcome.

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, Mars, SpaceCasts

Video: TMRO 9.08 – The Path to Mars

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The latest episode of TMRO.tv is now available on line: The Path to Mars – #PathToMars – TMRO

Now that we have completed a #YearInSpace the crew of TMRO asks: What is our Path to Mars from here?

Space news topics covered:

* SpaceX Finally launches SES-9
* #YearInSpace
* Methane snow has been found on Pluto
* China to launch new space lab later this year
* Asteroid 2013TX68 to make close pass on March 8th
* NASA slips schedule of Asteroid Redirect Mission

TMRO is viewer supported:

TMRO Live Shows are crowd funded. If you like this episode consider contributing to help us to continue to improve. Head over to http://www.patreon.com/tmro for information, goals and reward levels. Don’t forget to check out our SpacePod campaign as well over at http://www.patreon.com/spacepod

Astronomy, SETI

Video: Review of SETI projects and the $100M Breakthrough Listen Initiative

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In this SETI Institute seminar, Dr. Andrew Siemion, Director of the Berkeley SETI Research Center (BSRC) at the University of California, Berkeley, gives an excellent review of SETI projects past, present, and future and includes an

overview of the Breakthrough Listen Initiative, 100-million-dollar, 10-year search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Dr. Siemion will also discuss other SETI efforts ongoing at the BSRC, including the successful citizen science project SETI@Home, as well as a concerted effort to undertake panchromatic observations of the mysterious Kepler star KIC 8462852

Activism, Space Radio, SpaceCasts

Video: TMRO Space Pod – Amateur radio on the International Space Station

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Below is a TMRO.tv Space Pod short report on students communicating with crew members on the Int. Space Station via its amateur radio station: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station – Space Pod 3/2/16 – TMRO

Students all over the world are talking to the space station using amateur radio. TMRO correspondent Lisa Stojanovski discusses how schools can get involved, and how an Australian, Tony Hutchinson, is helping it all happen.

See the recent posting here on astronaut Sunita Williams’ comments about the ISS ham radio station. As mention there, you can check the ARISS Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) website for info on how to arrange for your local school to have a ham radio session with the ISS.

TMRO is viewer supported:

TMRO Space Pods are crowd funded shows. If you like this episode consider contributing to help us to continue to improve. Head over to http://www.patreon.com/spacepod for information, goals and reward levels. Don’t forget to check out our weekly live show campaign as well over at http://www.patreon.com/tmro