Space participation, Space Radio, Space Systems

Amateur radio operators reached Juno during its fly-by

December 17, 2013 TopSpacer

When the Juno spacecraft recently did a fly-by of earth on its way to Jupiter, amateur radio enthusiasts were urged to try to contact Juno. This brief documentary video describes the successful project:

http://youtu.be/_yqHy_MpNiQ

Caption:

During its close flyby of Earth, NASA’s Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft listened for a communication from amateur radio operators transmitting from locations around the world. This video clip depicts results, the “dits” and the “dahs,” of this high-flying social experiment.

And this short video displays the signals : Juno Detects a Ham Radio “HI” from Earth – NASA JPL Photojournal

Eyes in the Sky, Living in Space, Multiple media

Video: “The World Outside My Window”, time-lapse of ISS images of earth

December 17, 2013 TopSpacer

David Peterson created this video from imagery of earth from the ISS:

Watch in HD and full screen:

The World Outside My Window – Time-Lapses of Earth from the ISS
from David Peterson on Vimeo.

General

Carnival of Space #332 – Everyday Spacer

December 17, 2013 TopSpacer

The Everyday Spacer blog hosts the latest Carnival of Space.

Activism, General, SpaceCasts

The Space Show this week

December 16, 2013 TopSpacer

Here’s the schedule for guests and topics on The Space Show this week:

1. Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, 2-3:30 PM PST (5-6:30 PM EST, 4-5:30 PM CST): We welcome back BRUCE PITTMAN for commercial space updates, perspectives and more.

2. CLASSROOM: Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013, 7-8:30 PM PST (10-11:30 PM EST, 9-10:30 PM CST): We welcome back DR. JIM LOGAN AND DR. JOHN JURIST to discuss human spaceflight and space radiation for Mars and deep space HSF. Prior to this Classroom program, Dr. Jurist will post a special radiation PPT on both The Space Show Blog & The Classroom blog (see website newsletter for URLs). We will be referring to some of these slides during our program but we will not be going through the PPT slide by slide. This PPT is for information and educational purposes.

3. Friday, Dec. 20, 2013, 9:30-11 AM PST (11:30- 1 PM CST, 12:30PM-2:00 PM EST): We welcome back DR. JASON CASSIBRY [Univ. of Alabama at Huntsville] for updates on his fusion work and more.

4. Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, 12-1:30 PM PST (3-4:30 PM EST, 2-3:30 PM CST). OPEN LINES AND 2014 SPACE PREDICTION SHOW. All space & stem comments welcome. Also, call in with your space industry predictions for 2104. This is our first ever New Years prediction show! Be a part of it!

See also:
/– The Space Show on Vimeo – webinar videos
/– The Space Show’s Blog – summaries of interviews.
/– The Space Show Classroom Blog – tutorial programs

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