{"id":21247,"date":"2020-02-21T16:42:37","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T21:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=21247"},"modified":"2020-02-21T16:42:37","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T21:42:37","slug":"videos-space-to-ground-iss-report-feb-21-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=21247","title":{"rendered":"Videos: &#8220;Space to Ground&#8221; ISS report &#8211; Feb.21.2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is the latest episode in NASA&#8217;s <strong><em>Space to Ground<\/em><\/strong> weekly report on activities related to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/main\/index.html\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Space Station<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E5sEcxiRPEQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>NASA &amp; Axiom Space Designing Commercial Expansion Of Space Station<\/strong> &#8211; Scott Manley<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">It&#8217;s been 4 years since NASA first seriously suggested the idea of commercial expansion of the International Space Station, and at the end of January they announced an agreement with Axiom Space to begin designing the extension with launches happening possibly as early as 2024. The specific details of the agreement are not clear at this time, however it&#8217;s known that the initial phase is a design study and business case analysis with reviews required before approving the next phase. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nextstep\/issport\">https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nextstep\/issport<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/laSDomsAa3c?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir discusses the Zero-G Oven with Michigan students<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 62 Flight Engineer Jessica Meir of NASA discussed the revolutionary Zero-G oven recently used on the orbital outpost during an in-flight question and answer session Feb. 19 with students from the East Middle School in Grand Blanc, Michigan. The oven was launched on a Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo ship last November, and, along with cookies baked in the oven, was returned to Earth in January on a SpaceX\/Dragon resupply vehicle.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nHcvmpiP8k8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\">** <strong>OSCAR: NASA is developing tech for recycling in space<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"><em>The Orbital Syngas Commodity Augmentation Reactor, or OSCAR, is an Early Career Initiative project funded by NASA\u2019s Space Technology Mission Directorate in 2018. Work on OSCAR has demonstrated new ways to manage trash and waste in space by offering new options for safe disposal and the potential to transforming it into useful resources.<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"><em>OSCAR has a reactor that uses heat, oxygen and steam to turn things like food packaging, old clothing and even human waste into water and a gas mixture. Industry calls this mixture synthetic gas or syngas, and it is primarily carbon dioxide with small amounts of hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and methane. Molecules from syngas can be used as building blocks for beneficial products like fuel for the spacecraft. The crew can also vent these gases for easy trash disposal.<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"><em>On Dec. 11, 2019, OSCAR reached a major milestone when it launched on a Blue Origin New Shepard rocket. This suborbital flight added around three minutes of valuable microgravity performance data to OSCAR\u2019s previous data from lab and drop tests. During the flight, OSCAR was able to autonomously inject trash into the high temperature reaction chamber and collect targeted product gases.<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">To learn more about NASA&#8217;s investments in space technology, visit: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/spacetech\">https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/spacetech<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tgZOWZHF8T8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>See also:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/recycling-in-space-waste-handling-in-a-microgravity-environment-challenge\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Waste Handling in a Microgravity Environment Challenge | NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-feature\/team-prepares-oscar-technology-for-suborbital-flight-test\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Team Prepares OSCAR Technology for Suborbital Flight Test | NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mediacast\/episode-7-turning-space-trash-into-gas\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rocket Ranch &#8211; Episode 7: Turning Space Trash into Gas | NASA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-21247-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/atoms\/audio\/rocket_ranch_podcast_episode_7.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/atoms\/audio\/rocket_ranch_podcast_episode_7.mp3\">https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/atoms\/audio\/rocket_ranch_podcast_episode_7.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>== Amazon Ad ==<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1989044034\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1989044034&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkId=468ff49ede077d250412965bfd1e1e95\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Outpost in Orbit:<br \/>\nA Pictorial &amp; Verbal History of the Space Station<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1989044034\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18573\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=18573\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bigelow-xbase-_20160808-001.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3300,2550\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bigelow-xbase-_20160808-001\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bigelow-xbase-_20160808-001-1024x791.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18573 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bigelow-xbase-_20160808-001-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bigelow-xbase-_20160808-001-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bigelow-xbase-_20160808-001-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/bigelow-xbase-_20160808-001-1024x791.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is the latest episode in NASA&#8217;s Space to Ground weekly report on activities related to the International Space Station: ** NASA &amp; Axiom Space Designing Commercial Expansion Of Space Station &#8211; Scott Manley It&#8217;s been 4 years since NASA first seriously suggested the idea of commercial expansion of the International Space Station, and at &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=21247\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Videos: &#8220;Space to Ground&#8221; ISS report &#8211; Feb.21.2020<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,17,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-in-space-infrastructure","category-living-in-space","category-space-systems"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-5wH","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":21351,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=21351","url_meta":{"origin":21247,"position":0},"title":"Axiom Space contracts SpaceX to take private astronauts to the ISS","author":"TopSpacer","date":"March 5, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"SpaceX gets a second contract for a commercial human mission to low earth orbit on the Crew Dragon just a couple of weeks after the first one: Axiom Space plans first-ever fully private human spaceflight mission to International Space Station HOUSTON \u2013 Today Axiom Space announced it is planning history\u2019s\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Living in Space&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Living in Space","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=17"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/cupolaview_iss14_500x366-300x200.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":26860,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=26860","url_meta":{"origin":21247,"position":1},"title":"Space habitat reports \u2013 July.1.2024","author":"TopSpacer","date":"July 1, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Here is this week's selection of videos and news items about government and commercial space habitats, living in space, and space settlement. === International Space Station & NASA **\u00a0Space to Ground: Laying the Groundwork: June 28, 2024 - NASA Johnson https:\/\/youtu.be\/pBJ509DpwFA ** Expedition 71 Space Station Crew Talks with Yahoo\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;In Space Infrastructure&quot;","block_context":{"text":"In Space Infrastructure","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=15"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1200px-International_Space_Station_after_undocking_of_STS-132-500x319.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":26390,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=26390","url_meta":{"origin":21247,"position":2},"title":"Videos: Space habitat reports \u2013 Jan.13.2024","author":"TopSpacer","date":"January 13, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Here is this week's selection of videos and news items about space habitats, living in space, and space settlement. 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