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On this day in 2001, NASA launched the Mars Odyssey spacecraft, which was contracted out to Lockheed Martin and had an expected cost for the entire mission of $297 million. It was on that crisp April morning Odyssey was launched on a Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Learn more in today's KTAR timeline brought to you by Beatitudes Campus. 

This week on TechTime with Nathan Mumm® Mark Elliot Zuckerberg's Metaverse is dead, and we explore the impacts on META. And why is a new Ford patent so concerning? Then, TikTok sets a new default screen-time limit for teen users, but is it enough? Next, we have a complete segment on ChatGPT implementation, both good and bad. Will you ever ride a robo-taxi? People in California sure are enjoying it. Finally, why does Nathan love Pluto TV? We cover this and much more on the nation's top one-hour weekly technology show.Join us on TechTime Radio with Nathan Mumm, the show that makes you go "Hummmm" Technology news of the week for March 5th - 11thEpisode 143: Starts at 1:35--- [Now on Today's Show]: Starts at 4:00--- [Top Stories in Technology]: Starts at 5:58TikTok sets a new default screen-time limit for teen users. - https://tinyurl.com/z3788rjx A new Ford patent imagines a future in which self-driving cars repossess themselves - https://tinyurl.com/4zsz4etp It is past midnight on a quiet residential street, and a robotaxi with no human driver is taking you home. No, this is not HBO's Westworld's future. This is the present.Have you wanted the best email client on your Mac? Microsoft is giving you Outlook free to use on Mac, but it is unknown if this is limited time offer. So – Get this now - https://tinyurl.com/bdf2fzh3--- [Pick of the Day - Whiskey Tasting Reveal]: Starts at 23:30Johnny Drum Bourbon - Private Stock | 101 Proof |$ 66.69--- [Technology Insider a look at all the news for ChatGPT]: Starts at 25:37Microsoft's new AI chatbot has been saying some 'crazy and unhinged things'ChatGPT has thrown gasoline on fears of a U.S.-China arms race on AIEven Slack has a ChatGPT app nowNew Google Sheets ChatGPT Plugin Is an Absolute Game-Changer.--- [This Week in Technology]: Starts at 36:38March 6, 2009, NASA's "Kepler" spacecraft lifted off March 6, 2009, from Launch Complex 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. --- [Marc's Whiskey Mumble]: Starts at 39:29--- [Technology Fail of the Week]: Starts at 42:30This week's “Technology Fail” comes to us from META's CEO - Mark Zuckerberg as he just buried the metaverse. META's metaverse is officially dead. .--- [Mike's Mesmerizing Moment brought to us by StoriCoffee®]: Starts at 48:19--- [Nathan Nugget]: Starts at 50:16Nathan loves Pluto.tv and they just announced the arrival of Pluto TV Rocky, a new channel on the streaming platform that will air the first six Rocky movies — Rocky I–V and Rocky Balboa — on a continuous loop 24/7. Along with scheduled airings of the Rocky movies, Pluto's users will be able to access each of the features on demand. --- [Pick of the Day Whiskey Review]: Starts at 54:40Johnny Drum Bourbon - Private Stock | 101 Proof |$ 66.69Mike: Thumbs UpNathan: Thumbs Up

Photo:  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Falcon 9 rocket soars off Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, carrying the SpaceX CRS-4 mission to orbit.  #SpaceX: More flight contracts to ISS. Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/spacex-wins-more-nasa-manned-flights-to-iss/

Photo:  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The first stage of the SpaceX COTS-2 Falcon 9 rocket being moved into a SpaceX hangar at Pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Once assembled, it will be a two-stage fully integrated launch vehicle, consisting of a first stage powered by nine SpaceX-developed Merlin 1C engines, a second stage, an interstage, an unpressurized trunk and the Dragon spacecraft qualification unit. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-2011-3181 #SpaceX: Starship in June. Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/elon-musk-gives-another-tour-of-starbase/

Episode 7 - Keith Amsden - Dual Silver Snoopy Award Winner - 2021-12-18 - Slightly Off Axis Podcast - Hosted by Ken Otto.  This was recorded specifically for an audio podcast and there is no video version on our social media. Slightly Off Axis Podcast interviews or allows guests from the space program communities in the USA - Military, NASA or Commercial - to tell their work history or both.  This episode features possibly the only recipient of two Silver Snoopy Awards, Keith Amsden.  Keith Amsden's Backstory:"I received a Silver Snoopy from Fred Haines while stationed at Patrick AFB with FTD 326K. I taught the recording system on the ARIA aircraft. When I retired in May 1971 I went to work for McDonnell Douglas and my first assignment, I had the HONOR to teach all systems of SKYLAB our first Space Station. Got my pink slip day of launch and went to our TICO division and taught the DRAGON anti tank weapon system. I also received another Silver Snoopy from Mario Ronko while on the SPOC program at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station."

Episode 7 - Keith Amsden - Dual Silver Snoopy Award Winner - 2021-12-18 - Slightly Off Axis Podcast - Hosted by Ken Otto.  This was recorded specifically for an audio podcast and there is no video version on our social media. Slightly Off Axis Podcast interviews or allows guests from the space program communities in the USA - Military, NASA or Commercial - to tell their work history or both.  This episode features possibly the only recipient of two Silver Snoopy Awards, Keith Amsden.  Keith Amsden's Backstory:"I received a Silver Snoopy from Fred Haines while stationed at Patrick AFB with FTD 326K. I taught the recording system on the ARIA aircraft. When I retired in May 1971 I went to work for McDonnell Douglas and my first assignment, I had the HONOR to teach all systems of SKYLAB our first Space Station. Got my pink slip day of launch and went to our TICO division and taught the DRAGON anti tank weapon system. I also received another Silver Snoopy from Mario Ronko while on the SPOC program at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station."

Czech President Milos Zeman has been hospitalized for a week with no word to his constituents about what's wrong with him.捷克总统米洛什·泽曼已住院一周，但没有向选民们透露他的病情。Zeman was taken into intensive care on October 10.泽曼于10月10日被送进了重症监护室。No diagnosis has been provided.还未提供诊断结果。His doctors have not said how long he will need to recover.他的医生还未说明他需要多久才能康复。The president's silence is all the more worrying because the Czech Republic has just held an election and it is the president's duty to appoint the next prime minister.总统的沉默更加令人担忧，因为捷克共和国刚刚举行了选举，总统有责任任命下一任总理。(A) president spokesman said Zeman has been in communication and following developments in the country.总统发言人说，泽曼一直在沟通之中并关注着该国的事态发展。He said being in the hospital has not gotten in the way of the president's constitutional duties.他说，住院并没有妨碍总统履行宪法职责。NASA launched a first-of-its kind mission on Saturday to study Jupiter's Trojan asteroids, two large clusters of space rocks that scientists believe are remnants of primordial material that formed the solar system's outer planets.美国国家航空航天局周六启动了一项史无前例的任务，对木星的特洛伊小行星进行研究。木星特洛伊小行星是由两大群太空岩石组成的，科学家们认为它们是形成太阳系外行星的原始物质的残留物。The space probe dubbed Lucy and packed inside a special cargo capsule lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.名为“露西”的太空探测器装载在一个特殊的货舱里，从佛罗里达州的卡纳维拉尔角空军基地发射升空。And South Korea plans to test its first domestically produced space launch vehicle next week.韩国计划下周测试其首个国产太空运载火箭。That's a major step toward jump-starting the country's space program and achieving ambitious goals in 6G networks, spy satellites and even lunar probes.这是该国启动太空计划迈出的重要一步，也是实现6G网络、间谍卫星甚至月球探测器方面宏伟目标的重要一步。If all goes well, the three-stage rocket designed by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute will carry a dummy satellite into space on Thursday.如果一切顺利，韩国航空宇宙研究院设计的3级火箭将于周四搭载模拟卫星进入太空。The man who killed five people with a bow and arrow and other weapons in Norway on Wednesday was probably suffering from mental illness, according to police.据警方称，周三在挪威用弓箭和其他武器杀死5人的男子可能患有精神疾病。The attacker went on a half-hour rampage in the southern town of Kongsberg on Wednesday, assaulting people in the streets and forcing his way into houses and into one supermarket.周三，这名袭击者在南部城市康斯伯格横冲直撞半小时，袭击了街上的人，并强行闯入民宅和一家超市。Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said the government is keen not to interfere in any file related to the judiciary, this according to a statement from his office on Saturday.据黎巴嫩总理纳吉布·米卡提办公室周六发表的一份声明称，政府不愿意干涉任何与司法有关的卷宗。The statement came following a meeting with the justice minister and the head of the higher judicial council after seven people were killed in violence in Beirut on Thursday.该声明是在与司法部长和高级司法委员会负责人会晤后发表的，此前有7人于周四发生在贝鲁特的暴力事件中丧生。

Czech President Milos Zeman has been hospitalized for a week with no word to his constituents about what's wrong with him.捷克总统米洛什·泽曼已住院一周，但没有向选民们透露他的病情。Zeman was taken into intensive care on October 10.泽曼于10月10日被送进了重症监护室。No diagnosis has been provided.还未提供诊断结果。His doctors have not said how long he will need to recover.他的医生还未说明他需要多久才能康复。The president's silence is all the more worrying because the Czech Republic has just held an election and it is the president's duty to appoint the next prime minister.总统的沉默更加令人担忧，因为捷克共和国刚刚举行了选举，总统有责任任命下一任总理。(A) president spokesman said Zeman has been in communication and following developments in the country.总统发言人说，泽曼一直在沟通之中并关注着该国的事态发展。He said being in the hospital has not gotten in the way of the president's constitutional duties.他说，住院并没有妨碍总统履行宪法职责。NASA launched a first-of-its kind mission on Saturday to study Jupiter's Trojan asteroids, two large clusters of space rocks that scientists believe are remnants of primordial material that formed the solar system's outer planets.美国国家航空航天局周六启动了一项史无前例的任务，对木星的特洛伊小行星进行研究。木星特洛伊小行星是由两大群太空岩石组成的，科学家们认为它们是形成太阳系外行星的原始物质的残留物。The space probe dubbed Lucy and packed inside a special cargo capsule lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.名为“露西”的太空探测器装载在一个特殊的货舱里，从佛罗里达州的卡纳维拉尔角空军基地发射升空。And South Korea plans to test its first domestically produced space launch vehicle next week.韩国计划下周测试其首个国产太空运载火箭。That's a major step toward jump-starting the country's space program and achieving ambitious goals in 6G networks, spy satellites and even lunar probes.这是该国启动太空计划迈出的重要一步，也是实现6G网络、间谍卫星甚至月球探测器方面宏伟目标的重要一步。If all goes well, the three-stage rocket designed by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute will carry a dummy satellite into space on Thursday.如果一切顺利，韩国航空宇宙研究院设计的3级火箭将于周四搭载模拟卫星进入太空。The man who killed five people with a bow and arrow and other weapons in Norway on Wednesday was probably suffering from mental illness, according to police.据警方称，周三在挪威用弓箭和其他武器杀死5人的男子可能患有精神疾病。The attacker went on a half-hour rampage in the southern town of Kongsberg on Wednesday, assaulting people in the streets and forcing his way into houses and into one supermarket.周三，这名袭击者在南部城市康斯伯格横冲直撞半小时，袭击了街上的人，并强行闯入民宅和一家超市。Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said the government is keen not to interfere in any file related to the judiciary, this according to a statement from his office on Saturday.据黎巴嫩总理纳吉布·米卡提办公室周六发表的一份声明称，政府不愿意干涉任何与司法有关的卷宗。The statement came following a meeting with the justice minister and the head of the higher judicial council after seven people were killed in violence in Beirut on Thursday.该声明是在与司法部长和高级司法委员会负责人会晤后发表的，此前有7人于周四发生在贝鲁特的暴力事件中丧生。

Czech President Milos Zeman has been hospitalized for a week with no word to his constituents about what's wrong with him.捷克总统米洛什·泽曼已住院一周，但没有向选民们透露他的病情。Zeman was taken into intensive care on October 10.泽曼于10月10日被送进了重症监护室。No diagnosis has been provided.还未提供诊断结果。His doctors have not said how long he will need to recover.他的医生还未说明他需要多久才能康复。The president's silence is all the more worrying because the Czech Republic has just held an election and it is the president's duty to appoint the next prime minister.总统的沉默更加令人担忧，因为捷克共和国刚刚举行了选举，总统有责任任命下一任总理。(A) president spokesman said Zeman has been in communication and following developments in the country.总统发言人说，泽曼一直在沟通之中并关注着该国的事态发展。He said being in the hospital has not gotten in the way of the president's constitutional duties.他说，住院并没有妨碍总统履行宪法职责。NASA launched a first-of-its kind mission on Saturday to study Jupiter's Trojan asteroids, two large clusters of space rocks that scientists believe are remnants of primordial material that formed the solar system's outer planets.美国国家航空航天局周六启动了一项史无前例的任务，对木星的特洛伊小行星进行研究。木星特洛伊小行星是由两大群太空岩石组成的，科学家们认为它们是形成太阳系外行星的原始物质的残留物。The space probe dubbed Lucy and packed inside a special cargo capsule lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.名为“露西”的太空探测器装载在一个特殊的货舱里，从佛罗里达州的卡纳维拉尔角空军基地发射升空。And South Korea plans to test its first domestically produced space launch vehicle next week.韩国计划下周测试其首个国产太空运载火箭。That's a major step toward jump-starting the country's space program and achieving ambitious goals in 6G networks, spy satellites and even lunar probes.这是该国启动太空计划迈出的重要一步，也是实现6G网络、间谍卫星甚至月球探测器方面宏伟目标的重要一步。If all goes well, the three-stage rocket designed by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute will carry a dummy satellite into space on Thursday.如果一切顺利，韩国航空宇宙研究院设计的3级火箭将于周四搭载模拟卫星进入太空。The man who killed five people with a bow and arrow and other weapons in Norway on Wednesday was probably suffering from mental illness, according to police.据警方称，周三在挪威用弓箭和其他武器杀死5人的男子可能患有精神疾病。The attacker went on a half-hour rampage in the southern town of Kongsberg on Wednesday, assaulting people in the streets and forcing his way into houses and into one supermarket.周三，这名袭击者在南部城市康斯伯格横冲直撞半小时，袭击了街上的人，并强行闯入民宅和一家超市。Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said the government is keen not to interfere in any file related to the judiciary, this according to a statement from his office on Saturday.据黎巴嫩总理纳吉布·米卡提办公室周六发表的一份声明称，政府不愿意干涉任何与司法有关的卷宗。The statement came following a meeting with the justice minister and the head of the higher judicial council after seven people were killed in violence in Beirut on Thursday.该声明是在与司法部长和高级司法委员会负责人会晤后发表的，此前有7人于周四发生在贝鲁特的暴力事件中丧生。

Czech President Milos Zeman has been hospitalized for a week with no word to his constituents about what's wrong with him.捷克总统米洛什·泽曼已住院一周，但没有向选民们透露他的病情。Zeman was taken into intensive care on October 10.泽曼于10月10日被送进了重症监护室。No diagnosis has been provided.还未提供诊断结果。His doctors have not said how long he will need to recover.他的医生还未说明他需要多久才能康复。The president's silence is all the more worrying because the Czech Republic has just held an election and it is the president's duty to appoint the next prime minister.总统的沉默更加令人担忧，因为捷克共和国刚刚举行了选举，总统有责任任命下一任总理。(A) president spokesman said Zeman has been in communication and following developments in the country.总统发言人说，泽曼一直在沟通之中并关注着该国的事态发展。He said being in the hospital has not gotten in the way of the president's constitutional duties.他说，住院并没有妨碍总统履行宪法职责。NASA launched a first-of-its kind mission on Saturday to study Jupiter's Trojan asteroids, two large clusters of space rocks that scientists believe are remnants of primordial material that formed the solar system's outer planets.美国国家航空航天局周六启动了一项史无前例的任务，对木星的特洛伊小行星进行研究。木星特洛伊小行星是由两大群太空岩石组成的，科学家们认为它们是形成太阳系外行星的原始物质的残留物。The space probe dubbed Lucy and packed inside a special cargo capsule lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.名为“露西”的太空探测器装载在一个特殊的货舱里，从佛罗里达州的卡纳维拉尔角空军基地发射升空。And South Korea plans to test its first domestically produced space launch vehicle next week.韩国计划下周测试其首个国产太空运载火箭。That's a major step toward jump-starting the country's space program and achieving ambitious goals in 6G networks, spy satellites and even lunar probes.这是该国启动太空计划迈出的重要一步，也是实现6G网络、间谍卫星甚至月球探测器方面宏伟目标的重要一步。If all goes well, the three-stage rocket designed by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute will carry a dummy satellite into space on Thursday.如果一切顺利，韩国航空宇宙研究院设计的3级火箭将于周四搭载模拟卫星进入太空。The man who killed five people with a bow and arrow and other weapons in Norway on Wednesday was probably suffering from mental illness, according to police.据警方称，周三在挪威用弓箭和其他武器杀死5人的男子可能患有精神疾病。The attacker went on a half-hour rampage in the southern town of Kongsberg on Wednesday, assaulting people in the streets and forcing his way into houses and into one supermarket.周三，这名袭击者在南部城市康斯伯格横冲直撞半小时，袭击了街上的人，并强行闯入民宅和一家超市。Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said the government is keen not to interfere in any file related to the judiciary, this according to a statement from his office on Saturday.据黎巴嫩总理纳吉布·米卡提办公室周六发表的一份声明称，政府不愿意干涉任何与司法有关的卷宗。The statement came following a meeting with the justice minister and the head of the higher judicial council after seven people were killed in violence in Beirut on Thursday.该声明是在与司法部长和高级司法委员会负责人会晤后发表的，此前有7人于周四发生在贝鲁特的暴力事件中丧生。

Photo:  The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is guided into position above a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex 41 at Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in preparation for its Orbital Flight Test. CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor CBS Audio Network @Batchelorshow Boeing Starliner paused; & What is to be done? Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/starliner-unmanned-demo-flight-likely-delayed-until-22/

Photo:  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, Falcon 9 rocket is in position for a wet dress rehearsal at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. During the rehearsal, the rocket will be fully fueled and launch controllers will perform a countdown demonstration. The rehearsal is in preparation for the company's first Commercial Resupply Services, or CRS, mission to the International Space Station aboard the Dragon capsule.  . CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor CBS Audio Network @Batchelorshow Scrambling commercial space booster builders. Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/relativity-signs-deal-to-expand-rocket-facility/

Photo: Bennu.           OSIRIS-REx traveled to near-Earth asteroid Bennu and is bringing a small sample back to Earth for study. The mission launched Sept. 8, 2016, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The spacecraft reached Bennu in 2018 and [traveling 1.4 billion miles homeward] will return a sample to Earth in 2023.CBS Eye on the World with John BatchelorCBS Audio Network@BatchelorshowOSIRIS-REx call home.  Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.comhttps://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/osiris-rex-on-its-way-back-to-earth/

The weather; everyone talks about it, so the old joke goes, no one does anything about it. Dr. Leela Watson, founder and CEO of InitWeather, says that by using advanced algorithms and machine learning, we can make faster and more reliable predictions about the weather that can help a wide range of industries, including agriculture, energy, and aerospace. “When I started this,” said Dr. Watson, “it was, oh , let’s just do this. And then when you dive into it, you realize why not so many people have been using machine learning within weather, because it is such a big problem. And just sorting through all the different ways that it can be done is a challenge.” TRANSCRIPT: Intro: 0:01 Inventors and their inventions. Welcome to Radio Cade, a podcast from the Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention in Gainesville, Florida. The museum is named after James Robert Cade, who invented Gatorade in 1965. My name is Richard Miles. We’ll introduce you to inventors and the things that motivate them. We’ll learn about their personal stories, how their inventions work, and how their ideas get from the laboratory to the marketplace, Richard Miles: 0:40 The weather: everyone talks about it, but so the old joke goes, no one does anything about it. However, using advanced algorithms and machine learning, we can make faster and better predictions about the weather that can help a wide range of industries. Welcome to Radio Cade . I’m your host, Richard Miles. Today I’m very pleased to welcome Dr. Leela Watson, a former NASA meteorologist, and the co-founder and CEO of InitWeather. Welcome to Radio Cade, Leela. Dr. Leela Watson: 1:05 Thank you. Thanks for having me. Richard Miles: 1:06 So Leela, I’m guessing that as a meteorologist, you have probably heard lots of jokes about the weather. Are there any good ones out there, because it’s not exactly comedy gold, right? Dr. Leela Watson: 1:15 No, it’s definitely not. I mean, I’ve heard them all, so I’m waiting for that really great one. That real zinger, that– Richard Miles: 1:20 That actually makes you laugh, right? Yeah. There are a lot of lame weather jokes, but none that I’ve heard that are really good. So that’s a tragedy for your profession, but anyway, why don’t we start out by explaining for the listener exactly what it is that InitWeather does. And as I understand it, you crunch a lot of existing data to come up with faster and more reliable forecast. Something that is very particularly useful for things like the agricultural industry. And of course, utility companies, as we saw in Texas a few weeks ago, actually. So, how does it weather differ from other weather forecasts? Dr. Leela Watson: 1:51 So, at a really basic level, what we do is we use machine learning to create better weather forecasts. So, the way that we’re different is that weather forecasts are generally made from computer weather models that are out there and forecasters take that information and make their weather forecast . So what we do in our product takes that weather data that’s available. We run it through our machine learning algorithm, and then we do create better weather forecasts than what are currently out there now. Richard Miles: 2:20 But you’re taking obviously, from more than one data set, when you see a weather forecast on the TV or in the newspaper, are they all drawing from the same pool of data or do they all have different data sources that go into that forecast? Dr. Leela Watson: 2:31 So when you watch a TV program, say you’re watching the evening news and they’re showing you graphics of the weather that’s coming through the front, that’s coming down, or precipitation that’s going to impact that area. Those are graphics that are produced from a weather model. So, a weather model at the most basic level is really just a series of equations that govern the atmosphere and create forecasts of temperature, precipitation, and all sorts of other variables. So, those forecasters on TV and the government, anywhere, are taking those weather models and then creating their own forecast, refining them a little bit and specifying for their particular area of interest. So, that’s one source of data for weather forecasts, and of course you have observational data. So what’s happening. now? You have weather stations that can give you your precipitation amounts, so your temperature, humidity, and all that. So, it’s kind of a combination. Forecasters look at tons and tons of data to make their forecasts . So not everybody uses the same thing, but generally there’s a certain set of weather models that everyone’s looking at. And of course, using your observations for your own local area to help make your forecast Richard Miles: 3:38 So InitWeather then, just so I understand, it’s not a person like you or somebody on your staff that’s sort of sorting through this like a news station might; you’ve got a software program, I’d take it right? That sucks in all this data. Is it faster guesses about what the weather’s going to be like, or do they turn out to be more reliable or is it both? Dr. Leela Watson: 3:56 Most specifically, it’s more reliable forecasts because we do rely on other data that’s out there. So, whenever that data becomes available, then we take it and run it through our algorithm . So, sometimes in some cases, yes, we can be a little faster than what’s out there, but really what we’re shooting for is more reliable, so that various industries, people who work in those industries, can then use our forecasts more reliably than what’s already out there and available. Of course, everybody wants a better forecast. So, that’s what we’re trying to give them. Richard Miles: 4:24 So, Leela, if you could give me an idea of what’s sort of the degree of precision that say a farmer or a large agricultural company needs in order to count as a better forecast for them? Let’s say next week, a normal weather forecast say, well, we think we’re going to have between three to five inches of rain in your area. If you say, okay, it’s only going to be two to four. Is that valuable information to that farmer, that agricultural business? What degree of precision are we talking about? Dr. Leela Watson: 4:47 That’s absolutely valuable. And for the general public, a three-day to five-day forecast that you get from the local weather from the national weather service is good enough, but for a lot of industries, they need to have more specific forecasts , especially tailored for their areas. For example, in agriculture, temperature’s actually obviously a huge, huge issue, especially frost or freezing temperatures, or if there’s excess of heat. So for example, if we talk about when are we going to reach freezing? So say that we have a forecast that says, oh, it’s going to be about 30 to 32 degrees on this particular night. Well, that’s a big deal. If somebody is trying to protect their crops from being damaged by freezing temperatures, if they’re off, if it turns out to be 35, well, then they’ve gone through all these procedures to protect their crops and then they didn’t really need to do that. They could have saved that time and money doing something else. On the other hand, if the forecast is saying, oh, it’s going to be about 35 degrees, and then all of a sudden it hits 30, well, that’s a big problem too. They have to take these preventative measures to protect their crops. So, having something very accurate is very important for them. Richard Miles: 5:58 I see. So if you can even buy them a few hours, for instance, if you know it’s going to hit freezing at exactly 2:30 AM, as opposed to 4 or 12 or wetter, then that could make the difference between getting out that equipment, say to save a citrus crop or something like that and not. Is that more or less accurate? Dr. Leela Watson: 6:11 Absolutely. It’s not only how low the temperature will go, but like you mentioned, what’s the timing, especially with precipitation, also. We can do pretty good with precipitation forecast, but usually we’re off with timing or maybe location, and that stuff is very important to the farmers that are relying on precipitation for their crops and definitely in other industries as well. Richard Miles: 6:33 So give us an idea of the other industries. I mean, I mentioned that the utility industry, the whole experience in Texas, where they had to sub freezing weathers for a long time, they didn’t really know, is that a one-off thing or is that a common problem for utility companies as they try to forecast demand and so on? Would something InitWeather give them as much of an advantage as say a farmer? Dr. Leela Watson: 6:52 Absolutely. Yeah . Weather impacts almost every industry in some way or another. Of course, we hear a lot about severe weather and that has very detrimental effects on many industries. And then there’s of course, just the mundane weather. When are we going to reach freezing like I mentioned, or is it going to be very, very hot or lots of rain, but we work in many different industries, and one area that we also work in is aerospace. So, they’re not really concerned with temperatures at the surface; their big problem is upper-level winds. So, for them having accurate upper level winds forecast is very important, and it doesn’t even have to be a large wind event to make an issue for them. So, it’s just blowing slightly harder at the upper levels, well, that has an impact on their rocket. So, that could change their trajectory, it could blow the rocket, it could topple over. So there’s many, many different areas that, industries that the weather will impact. Richard Miles: 7:46 That’s fascinating, because that’s obviously a case in which being a little bit off can cost you a hundred million dollars or a lot of money if you lose a rocket or something like that. Is it correct? Are you partnering now with a company to get into the unmanned aerial vehicle space to collect very, very high altitude weather? Is that correct? Dr. Leela Watson: 8:03 That is actually a project we’re working on right now. So, we would love to be able to have better upper level observations, especially wind observations for the aerospace industry. And actually, it can be useful to other industries as well. Right now we rely on weather balloons. That technology is almost over a hundred years old and it does its job and it works okay, but we’re thinking let’s look to the future. How are we going to improve that some more? So the project we’re working on is to take a UAV and use it like a weather balloon and send it up vertically, collect weather observations, and bring it down and be able to do that multiple times in the leadup to a launch, so they can get that information and use that for their rocket trajectories and forecasting for launch. Richard Miles: 8:47 So very much like a custom design solution. This would be for a particular client who wants a very particular, say, launch window or period of time that you would put up that UAV. This wouldn’t be an ongoing service, because I imagine that’d be pretty expensive. Dr. Leela Watson: 8:58 Yes, it would be pretty expensive. Um, but so it would be designed for launches, and launches, they’re doing many, many more of them now, and there’s more launch sites that are opening up worldwide. So, there is a market for that. It’s still in its infancy, this project, but we’re hoping that it takes off soon. Richard Miles: 9:16 Tell us a little bit, Leela, about the origin stories of InitWeather. For some young companies or inventors, it’s the classic Eureka moment: all of a sudden you have this blinding insight. Was it like that for you and your co-founders? Did it just dawn on you: hey, we’ve got something that we can package into a model that is very useful? Or did you just sort of iterate or stumble your way towards that model? Dr. Leela Watson: 9:36 I would say it was years in the making for me. My job before I started this company was working for NASA’s applied meteorology unit. So, we had a contract and I worked on that contract and we worked with NASA and supported their space program. And, I was the resident weather modeler, so I ran weather models and I came up with solutions specific to Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. And of course, everybody wants a better model, better output, but there’s only so much you can do with what you have. Now, what’s out there is , is pretty amazing, but it comes to a point where it’s very hard to keep improving that model. So, a series of events happened , um , and I started this company, and the idea was: let’s come up with a different way to improve the models instead of the same old way of throwing more computing resources at it, which equals more money for very little improvement. Let’s come up with a new way to create a better forecast. And of course, artificial intelligence machine learning is not new, and it had been being used in other industries and even within weather, but I hadn’t seen it implemented in the weather industry, maybe in little pockets, but that was my push to develop this and to create that better weather model. Richard Miles: 10:48 And Leela, remind me what year was that? That was 2016. Is that right? Dr. Leela Watson: 10:51 Correct. Richard Miles: 10:52 Yeah. And how has it been since then? This is a fairly common path, or it’s not an unusual path that a university researcher or somebody sort of in advanced research working in the private sector will say: Hey, I’ve got a new idea. They form a company and they take their technology invention to market. How has it been for InitWeather? How many employees do you have right now? And what has that journey been like so far? Dr. Leela Watson: 11:10 So we’re still very small. We’re only three of us, and it’s been a very slow process, I would say, because I think at the end of the day, it’s great to say: Oh yes, we’re going to use machine learning, create a better weather forecast, but there are so many different ways that you can use machine learning to create these better forecasts. I always call it the original, big data problem. There’s so much data, and so it takes some time to gather that data, run it through the algorithm, decide what’s the best way to proceed, what the best data is. So, it has kind of been a learning process along the way as well. When I started this, it was: Oh , let’s just do this. And then when you dive into it, you realize why not so many people have been using machine learning within weather, because it is such a big problem. And just sorting through all the different ways that it can be done is a challenge, but we’ve gotten really great results. So, now we are in the process of selling product to a lot more customers, and we’re starting to grow now. Richard Miles: 12:06 That’s great news. I know you’ve done well in competition, including the Cade Prize competition, when you entered there and you were a finalist. I imagine it’s a different world, right? This is what always fascinates me, is that a lot of these pitch competitions or so on, you rarely encounter a bad idea. I mean, all the ideas are pretty good and you , you see them and you, you hear about them and go: well that, yes, it’s plausible, it’s useful. But then, getting from that stage where people will say, yep , good idea to , okay, who exactly is going to buy it or pay for this great idea, how do you do it in such a way that it’s sustainable and not just a one-off thing?, And that is particularly for people from a research background, sometimes can be frustrating I imagine. Dr. Leela Watson: 12:44 Absolutely. It can definitely be frustrating. And then within weather , we have to compete with free data, free weather, national weather service. They have issued their forecasts all the time and that’s free. You can just go to their website and look at it. But you know, private weather industry really focuses on specific industries and specific problems, and so that’s kind of what we’re going after. We want to help the industries and our customers that the national weather service forecast is not going to help them. You know, they need more specific information, and they need more consistently better information. So, I think that’s really important too . You know, there’s a lot of times that weather models or forecasters really hit one event really well. They nailed it, but we want to be able to do that all the time. And so that’s our goal with our machine learning product is be better and be consistent. Richard Miles: 13:30 Right, it’s a reliability factor. I think you’re probably onto something, concentrating on the agricultural field. I interviewed last year, the national director of the 4H Foundation, and she pointed out to me that farmers in particular have always been actually early adopters of technology, because they have to be. When you present them with something that actually saves them money right away, they’ll try it out, and they don’t need a whole lot of convincing. And then if it doesn’t work, well, then they stop. But if you can show them that it’s going to increase the yield or protect crops in your case, then they’re willing to give it a try. And a lot of the innovation that is actually later made it to the broader market starts in the agriculture market because of farmers trying to solve problems or agricultural companies trying to solve problems. Dr. Leela Watson: 14:09 Yeah, absolutely. Our first customers, the first people that came up to us were all within the agriculture industry. And that wasn’t actually even our focus at first, you know, we were kind of looking more towards commodities, which is agriculture to that in aerospace. And then we just had farms, farmers, anybody in the agriculture industry come up to us and say, well , this is really great. We could definitely use this. And that’s kind of how we got into that industry. So, they’ve been great. They’ve been willing to try our product and use it and it’s worked for them. So, we’re happy about that. Richard Miles: 14:41 I don’t know how much you work with commodities traders or if you’re pitching this product to them. But this idea of being able to seize on a market opportunity, even a few hours before somebody else, it hadn’t dawned on me that wow, that of course would be a valuable service that you could provide. If you were able to provide that again, that reliable data, you can only be really wrong once, right. People will quit using it . Dr. Leela Watson: 15:01 Absolutely. They do, they need that information and they need it quickly. And we’re definitely aware that we need to be correct. We’re not on a local news. We can’t be wrong and still keep our job if we don’t perform and produce something really great, they can just say: Hey, we’re done and move on. Richard Miles: 15:15 I was going to say probably the second, most proper type of weather joke is complaining about the weather man , right, who got it completely wrong? I think you’re part of a trend that’s obviously been underway for a while of being able to take large data, big data and crunch it and use it, really add value to a certain segment of the market. Obviously, probably not the retail market for quite a while . I’ve mentioned this before my daughter works in the insurance industry and the car insurance industry, and she was telling me that there’s one company that basically just has a huge data set on every single car produced, every single feature down to the nth degree, so that a car insurance company knows exactly how safe or unsafe that car is particularly now with semi-autonomous vehicles. And those companies that aggregate that data and sell it to the car insurance companies do pretty well, because that’s extremely valuable set of information that a handful of customers out there are willing to pay a lot of money for. Dr. Leela Watson: 16:05 Yeah, absolutely. I’ve noticed that there are many different industries that need that weather data and they don’t know how to get it, process it, and use it for their industry. So that’s definitely a big thing for weather companies too, is being able to get all that data, put it together in a way that is useful to them, presenting it in an easy to use way as well. Richard Miles: 16:25 So Leela, you mentioned you’re still very small ,about four people. How do you spend most of your day now? I don’t imagine it’s in sort of the research and , or is it? Or are you on the phone talking to clients or potential customers, or where do you put your energies at this point? Dr. Leela Watson: 16:39 A little bit of both. So I have a really great business partner, Jordanna, and she takes on a lot of the business side of things and allows me to keep my hands in the research part. So, I do a lot of coding still, and I really love that. I mean, that’s my bread and butter type thing. Of course, I am on the business side of things as well, but the idea was born out of my experience using weather models. So, we found that it was important for me to keep my hands in that side of things. I spend a lot of my day doing that. And then of cours,e we’re a new company or new-ish company, I should say, we’re small. So, we all have to do our part and do all the other administrative and business things that occur, so. Richard Miles: 17:15 So, I have to wonder with my limited experience of starting institutions, just the Cade Museum, we had a staff of four forever. And then all of a sudden we went to a staff of 30 almost overnight. And you always worry about what if we fail, but you never really think, well, what if we succeed? Then all of a sudden your life gets a lot busier and actually more complicated. So managing success is often part of the managing decline. So just a word of caution. So Leela, you were born and raised in Massachusetts, like a lot of people from the Northeast, you ended up in Florida. You picked up a bachelor’s degree at the University of Miami and then a Master’s and PhD at Florida State University. And you said your first real interest in the weather was after experiencing or surviving a hurricane in Miami, I’m not sure which. Tell us what was that like and how did that steer you into meteorology? Dr. Leela Watson: 17:56 It was actually just a small, small, I put in quotes, hurricane that actually had a big impact out of Miami, as far as flooding. I wasn’t very worried about it, and then I found that I was trying to get home–I was working actually–and the storm was coming up from the South, and I had to drive South back down to Miami. I was working in Fort Lauderdale and had to drive back down South. And so, when I left Fort Lauderdale things weren’t too bad, but by the time I got down to Miami, it was a different story, and my road was flooded and I had to find a different way of getting home. And it actually just left a big impact on me because for a small, again quote small storm, it had a big impact. So that really fascinated me. I’d always been fascinated by weather, but that was kind of the nail in the coffin that made me realize: Hey, I think this is what I want to do and study this. And so, that’s how I got into meteorology and decided to go to grad school and get my degree there. Richard Miles: 18:48 So you’d already graduated with your undergraduate degree and you were working after that, and that’s when you figured out, okay, this is pretty interesting. Dr. Leela Watson: 18:53 Yeah. So my undergraduate degree was environmental science. And so, I decided to move on to meteorology. I was still interested in environmental science, but meteorology just really fascinated me. So I moved onto that. Richard Miles: 19:07 So inventors often marched to the beat of a different drummer, and we’ve talked a lot of inventors and entrepreneurs on this show and , and often they have very interesting paths. What were you like as a kid? Were you a good student? What were your interests? Do you remember when you were small, let’s say in grade school first or second grade, do you remember what you wanted to be when you grew up? Dr. Leela Watson: 19:24 I was definitely an introvert, and I was a good student. Weirdly enough, when I was young, I wanted to be a stockbroker. I don’t know why. Richard Miles: 19:39 Oh wow! That’s a very unusual first grade dream. Dr. Leela Watson: 19:39 I know, very weird, but as I grew up and grew older, I realized science was what I was really interested in. And so it was just a no-brainer for me to go down that path. I never thought I would do anything else. And as I got older, I knew again, I was going to go to grad school. When, I didn’t know, if I was going to take some time off and then go. But my path was actually pretty clear. And then the whole entrepreneurship thinking about business, it kind of had always been there. My father was a doctor, he had his own practice, and he always talked about business and how he wanted to be in business. So, that kind of got ingrained in me, and I started thinking about it early. I didn’t know if I would actually ever start my own business, but that seed was planted early. And then of course, just working and having so many ideas of how we could do things better from the science side, from the business side, from the marketing side, it became clear. Alright, this is my time. I need to do something about it and start my own business. Richard Miles: 20:31 So these things or these inclinations often run in families. You mentioned your dad was a doctor. Anyone else in your family, extended family, that is in the general field of numbers, number crunching? I think it’s really interesting you wanted to be a stockbroker. Ultimately, right, that’s processing big data every day for a lot of money or maybe a lot of money. Anyone else? Do you have siblings that do something similar, or? Dr. Leela Watson: 20:50 My brother is an engineer. My other brother is in computers. My sister was a stay at home mom, but she’s in the political arena now. So not quite the same path as me. I think it is interesting. The fact that I did want to be a stockbroker and then ended up meteorologist I guess my path is always to try to predict the future. That was the path I was on for my job. So, Richard Miles: 21:11 And certainly in both fields, stock picking and picking the weather, people know when you’re wrong, right? Dr. Leela Watson: 21:16 Yes, absolutely. Richard Miles: 21:17 There’s no hiding from your prediction, like oh I didn’t mean that. Dr. Leela Watson: 21:20 Yeah. At least I don’t have to worry about other people’s money. It’s just the weather. Is it going to rain on their head or not. Richard Miles: 21:24 Exactly. Exactly. You’re at the stage in your career now where you’ve had some early success and you’re probably asked to speak maybe to groups or people ask you for advice. What do you tell them? Are there any things that you know now that you should know known , say when you were a college freshmen or recent college graduate that you’ve learned either at NASA or in starting up InitWeather that you would impart to say a younger version of you, Dr. Leela Watson: 21:46 As far as choosing meteorology, I would definitely say, be ready for math and physics. Because when I got into meteorology, you see on the weather channel the graphics and talking about the weather, but then when you get into school, you realize the fundamentals behind the meteorology are all math and physics. And I’ve heard that a lot with students that came in to the meteorology program, they didn’t realize that was what it was. So you have to love science. You have to love math in order to succeed. Um, as far as starting my own business, what advice would I impart? Just be ready to work. It’s a lot of work you’re going to work all the time. I work pretty much every day of the week, but on the flip side, it’s something you love. It’s something that gives you happiness. I wake up and I’m happy to start work, which doesn’t always happen for everybody. So be ready to put your head down and grind and the rewards will come. Richard Miles: 22:38 So one thing I find fascinating is someone who goes from working for fairly large organization. So you’ve worked at NASA, a subcontractor, right? For NASA. So you worked for one of the largest organizations out there and you go to a four person business compare and contrast. What is that like? In terms of just the whole psychology of on one hand was my case. I worked for the Federal Government for a long time, you show up at work and you’re at a large office building with hundreds of thousands of people. You never have to worry. Who’s going to pay the light bill. You never have to worry about that sort of stuff. And then you go to this existence where you worry about that all the time. So was it a psychological hurdle? Was it exciting? Was it terrifying? All of the above? Dr. Leela Watson: 23:15 All of the above. Definitely. So working for a larger organization, your voice is not heard as much when you have a conference, there’s 30 people in the room talking and you can put your ideas out there, but there’s a whole lot of other people and ideas floating around. So sometimes you’d feel like you’re not heard. So going to a small group. It’s nice because everybody’s heard everybody’s ideas are taken into consideration as far as paying the electric bill and , and keeping me awake at night. Yes, I’ve definitely gone through that. I definitely wake up sometimes and think we need to do X, Y, and Z. It has to be done right now. And it is somewhat terrifying, but it’s very rewarding at the same time. And I like being small right now. I don’t think if we grew overnight, like you mentioned earlier, it’s a different set of problems. So it’s nice that we’re a small group. Now I can handle that now and hopefully we’ll grow and I’ll be able to transition into that managing a larger group as well. But I like it, how it is now, Richard Miles: 24:10 I think you put your finger on something you said earlier, and this is my own experience as well, going from the federal government to starting a little nonprofit . And when you’re working for larger organization, often you’re working on very big, exciting, important things, but you’re not exactly sure what your contribution was sometimes where you’re one of a cast of dozens or hundreds or thousands, but in your own little micro company or nonprofit by golly, you know, exactly at the end of the day, what you did get done or didn’t get done. And what your role in that success or failure was, there’s never any doubt about the importance of your role, whereas you do have sometimes at , and in much larger corporations, you think, well, I did a good job. It doesn’t matter. So what I tell people sometimes particularly if you were relatively young in your twenties and so on, consider working for a small corporation, small company, or a startup, because a lot of people that age want responsibility. And then unfortunately the large organization, you may not get that in your career until you’re considerably older before you get real managerial responsibility or decision-making authority. So it sounds like you’re happy with that trade off as well that you get to look back on your day and know precisely where the Leela Watson played a role and what it meant. Dr. Leela Watson: 25:15 Yeah, absolutely. Every day is different. And I love that. And every problem and challenge is different. And I love that. And I absolutely agree with somebody who wants to come into a smaller organization. Yes, you’re taking a risk because who knows what the future of that organization is, but you will absolutely be given responsibility when we hire anybody. We want them to take the reins . We want them to think outside the box and come up with new ideas and go off on their own and be innovative. And we hope that’s what they’ll do, because quite honestly, we don’t have time to micromanage everybody. So that’s what we’re looking for. And so if that’s what interests you in a small organization is absolutely a great place to be. Richard Miles: 25:54 So Leela, great advice. Thank you for being on Radio Cade and at a minimum, we now have at least one more person we can blame if the weather doesn’t turn out right now. We can be more precise about our blame. Like, Hey, it didn’t freeze exactly 2:30. Like they said it was going too. Dr. Leela Watson: 26:07 Yeah, we’ll take it. We’re used to it. Richard Miles: 26:10 Best of luck InitWeather you all have gotten a strong start and you look like you’re headed to a big things. And so I hope we can have you back at some point after your IPO, right. And you’re cashing out your millions of dollars. Anyway. Thank you very much for joining us on Radio Cade. Dr. Leela Watson: 26:25 Thank you, thanks for having me . Outro: 26:28 Radio Cade is produced by the Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention located in Gainesville, Florida. Richard Miles is the podcast host and Ellie Thom coordinates inventor interviews. Podcasts are recorded at Heartwood Soundstage, and edited and mixed by Bob McPeak. The Radio Cade theme song was produced and performed by Tracy Collins and features violinist Jacob Lawson.

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NASA’s Perseverance Rover began its long journey to Mars today by successfully launching from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on a ULA Atlas V rocket.

NASA’s Perseverance Rover began its long journey to Mars today by successfully launching from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on a ULA Atlas V rocket.

Korea24 – 2020.07.21. (Tuesday) - News Briefing: SpaceX successfully launched on Monday South Korea's first military satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. (Robert Koehler) - In-Depth News Analysis: Law Professor Song Se-ryun from Kyunghee University and Professor Kim Byoung-joo from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies discuss the floor leader of the ruling Democratic Party Kim Tae-nyeon's(김태년) call for the relocation of major government bodies to Sejong City in an effort to counter the soaring housing prices. - Korea Trending with Lee Ju-young: A star lecturer(전한길) jumps ship to another company that leaves students stunned and upset, actor Kim Min-seok(김민석) catches a man illegally filming a woman, and the prestigious football award Ballon d'Or(발롱도르) is cancelled due to the pandemic. - Touch Base in Seoul: Poet, author, and translator EJ Koh talks about her latest memoir, "The Magical Language of Others." She shares how translating her mother's letters helped her understand her family more, and also talks about her project where she writes love letters to complete strangers. - Morning Edition Preview with Mark Wilson-Choi: Korea Times has a story that features author Hallie Bradley, who released her bilingual children's bedtime storybook, "The Sun & The Moon Story."

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The Dark Horde Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-dark-horde UK to Release UFO Files to Public, Will United States be Next? Link: https://929nin.com/uk-to-release-ufo-files-to-public-will-united-states-be-next/ The UK just decided to make its classified files on UFOs public, and Americans want the same here. At least that's the result of a Piplsay survey. According to the survey, 23% of the nearly 31,000 respondents claimed to have seen something they couldn't explain and 27% think extra terrestrial entities are real. 34% weren't sure. Those numbers track pretty consistently with the numbers from the UK participants so the whole UFO phenomenon seems to be intriguing people world wide. While less than a third of the Americans in the survey believed in alien life, a full 58% think the U.S. government is investigating it, and 61% are in favor of the United States government releasing its classified files to the public. There's no doubt that our government has a lot of X-File information they're not sharing with us. After the Tic-Tac UFO information broke out they even renamed the whole Unidentified Flying Object subject to Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon. Was that to make it a more specific type of event? Or was it something to throw off searches for UFOs? We may never know. Live coverage: SpaceX readies Falcon 9 for fifth Starlink mission Link: https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/02/13/live-coverage-spacex-readies-falcon-9-for-fifth-starlink-mission/ Live coverage of SpaceX's preparations for the next Falcon 9 rocket launch from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The mission will launch SpaceX's fifth batch of Starlink broadband satellites. A Falcon 9 rocket has been lifted into position at launch complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station as SpaceX prepares to launch its fifth batch of Starlink satellites. The payload fairing housing the 60 broadband satellites is attached to the rocket. The rocket is being prepared for a static test fire of the rocket's nine Merlin first stage engines on Friday followed by a launch on Saturday at 10:46 a.m. EST (1546 GMT). Forecasters at the 45th Space Wing are predicting a 70% chance that weather conditions will be acceptable for launch. Winds and cumulus cloud are the primary concerns. Harvard Prof: Deep Space Signal May Be From Alien Civilization The mysterious signal is repeating every 16 days. A Harvard researcher says it could be of "artificial origin." Link: https://futurism.com/harvard-prof-deep-space-signal-alien-civilization Earlier this month, Canadian researchers announced they'd discovered a powerful radio signal, emanating from a distant galaxy in bursts every 16 days. And Avi Loeb, the chair of Harvard University's astronomy department, told Futurism this week that he thinks one possibility is that the signals are coming from an alien civilization. To be clear, Loeb also acknowledged that the signals — “fast radio bursts,” or FRBs — could be generated by young neutron stars called magnetars, or by another, yet-undiscovered natural phenomenon. “But at the moment we do not have a smoking gun that clearly indicates the nature of FRBs,” he wrote in an email. “So all possibilities should be considered, including an artificial origin.” One concrete possibility, he said, is an extraterrestrial civilization using a beam of energy to propel cargo through space — and that the Canadian researchers picking up radiation leaking away from it. Loeb pointed out that he previously examined that concept in a 2017 paper, however, and found that the energy required to move cargo with energy beams would be absolutely staggering. In fact, he said, such a beam would require about as much energy as the entirety of sunlight that hits the Earth. “This would require a huge engineering project, far more ambitious than we currently have on Earth,” he wrote. “So the main technological challenge is in the huge power that the radio beam need[s] to carry.” Show Stuff The Dark Horde Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-dark-horde The Dark Horde, LLC – http://www.thedarkhorde.com Twitter @DarkHorde or https://twitter.com/HordeDark TeePublic Store - Get your UBR goodies today! http://tee.pub/lic/2GQuXxn79dg UBR Truth Seekers Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/216706068856746 UFO Buster Radio: https://www.facebook.com/UFOBusterRadio YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCggl8-aPBDo7wXJQ43TiluA To contact Manny: manny@ufobusterradio.com, or on Twitter @ufobusterradio Call the show anytime at (972) 290-1329 and leave us a message with your point of view, UFO sighting, and ghostly experiences or join the discussion on www.ufobusterradio.com For Skype Users: bosscrawler

The Dark Horde Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-dark-horde UK to Release UFO Files to Public, Will United States be Next? Link: https://929nin.com/uk-to-release-ufo-files-to-public-will-united-states-be-next/ The UK just decided to make its classified files on UFOs public, and Americans want the same here. At least that's the result of a Piplsay survey. According to the survey, 23% of the nearly 31,000 respondents claimed to have seen something they couldn't explain and 27% think extra terrestrial entities are real. 34% weren't sure. Those numbers track pretty consistently with the numbers from the UK participants so the whole UFO phenomenon seems to be intriguing people world wide. While less than a third of the Americans in the survey believed in alien life, a full 58% think the U.S. government is investigating it, and 61% are in favor of the United States government releasing its classified files to the public. There's no doubt that our government has a lot of X-File information they're not sharing with us. After the Tic-Tac UFO information broke out they even renamed the whole Unidentified Flying Object subject to Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon. Was that to make it a more specific type of event? Or was it something to throw off searches for UFOs? We may never know. Live coverage: SpaceX readies Falcon 9 for fifth Starlink mission Link: https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/02/13/live-coverage-spacex-readies-falcon-9-for-fifth-starlink-mission/ Live coverage of SpaceX's preparations for the next Falcon 9 rocket launch from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The mission will launch SpaceX's fifth batch of Starlink broadband satellites. A Falcon 9 rocket has been lifted into position at launch complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station as SpaceX prepares to launch its fifth batch of Starlink satellites. The payload fairing housing the 60 broadband satellites is attached to the rocket. The rocket is being prepared for a static test fire of the rocket's nine Merlin first stage engines on Friday followed by a launch on Saturday at 10:46 a.m. EST (1546 GMT). Forecasters at the 45th Space Wing are predicting a 70% chance that weather conditions will be acceptable for launch. Winds and cumulus cloud are the primary concerns. Harvard Prof: Deep Space Signal May Be From Alien Civilization The mysterious signal is repeating every 16 days. A Harvard researcher says it could be of "artificial origin." Link: https://futurism.com/harvard-prof-deep-space-signal-alien-civilization Earlier this month, Canadian researchers announced they'd discovered a powerful radio signal, emanating from a distant galaxy in bursts every 16 days. And Avi Loeb, the chair of Harvard University's astronomy department, told Futurism this week that he thinks one possibility is that the signals are coming from an alien civilization. To be clear, Loeb also acknowledged that the signals — “fast radio bursts,” or FRBs — could be generated by young neutron stars called magnetars, or by another, yet-undiscovered natural phenomenon. “But at the moment we do not have a smoking gun that clearly indicates the nature of FRBs,” he wrote in an email. “So all possibilities should be considered, including an artificial origin.” One concrete possibility, he said, is an extraterrestrial civilization using a beam of energy to propel cargo through space — and that the Canadian researchers picking up radiation leaking away from it. Loeb pointed out that he previously examined that concept in a 2017 paper, however, and found that the energy required to move cargo with energy beams would be absolutely staggering. In fact, he said, such a beam would require about as much energy as the entirety of sunlight that hits the Earth. “This would require a huge engineering project, far more ambitious than we currently have on Earth,” he wrote. “So the main technological challenge is in the huge power that the radio beam need[s] to carry.” Show Stuff The Dark Horde Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-dark-horde The Dark Horde, LLC – http://www.thedarkhorde.com Twitter @DarkHorde or https://twitter.com/HordeDark TeePublic Store - Get your UBR goodies today! http://tee.pub/lic/2GQuXxn79dg UBR Truth Seekers Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/216706068856746 UFO Buster Radio: https://www.facebook.com/UFOBusterRadio YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCggl8-aPBDo7wXJQ43TiluA To contact Manny: manny@ufobusterradio.com, or on Twitter @ufobusterradio Call the show anytime at (972) 290-1329 and leave us a message with your point of view, UFO sighting, and ghostly experiences or join the discussion on www.ufobusterradio.com For Skype Users: bosscrawler

Den 11. november sidste år sendte det amerikanske rumfirma, Space X, 60 internet-satellitter op med deres egen Falcon 9 raket fra Cape Canaveral Air Force Station i Florida.Et ambitiøst projekt, kaldet STARLINK, der via et netværk af satellitter skal gøre det muligt at få adgang til en hurtig, stabil internetforbindelse, uanset hvor man befinder sig på jordkloden. Det lyder alt sammen meget godt, mener mange, men antallet af satellitter – og vi taler...

Den 11. november sidste år sendte det amerikanske rumfirma, Space X, 60 internet-satellitter op med deres egen Falcon 9 raket fra Cape Canaveral Air Force Station i Florida.Et ambitiøst projekt, kaldet STARLINK, der via et netværk af satellitter skal gøre det muligt at få adgang til en hurtig, stabil internetforbindelse, uanset hvor man befinder sig på jordkloden. Det lyder alt sammen meget godt, mener mange, men antallet af satellitter – og vi taler...

SpaceX launched Wednesday, January 29 at 9:09 a.m. EST, or 14:09 UTC, for its fourth launch of Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Falcon 9’s first stage previously launched Crew Dragon on its first demonstration mission in March 2019 and the RADARSAT Constellation Mission in June 2019. Following stage separation, SpaceX will land Falcon 9’s first stage on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Approximately 45 minutes after liftoff, SpaceX’s two fairing recovery vessels, “Ms. Tree” and “Ms. Chief,” will attempt to recover the two fairing halves. Get 2 Free Audio Books at Audible: https://amzn.to/2l7FrWH SoFi - FREE $50 when you sign up and Deposit money into your Checking or Savings account. Get the best of checking and savings—in one account. Earn 2.25% APY. Start earning interest on your money from day one. See sofi site for details. https://sofi.com/share/2166964 Become a member of Space News Pod! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX3HDBasMU2qS3svgtuzD2g/join https://anchor.fm/space-news https://patreon.com/spacenewspodcast https://youtube.com/spacenewspod https://twitch.tv/astrowil https://spacenewspodcast.com https://twitter.com/spacenewspod https://facebook.com/spacenewspod https://instagram.com/spacenewspod1 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/space-news/support

The Dark Horde Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-dark-horde SpaceX is launching 60 more Starlink satellites Tuesday. Here's how to watch live. Link: https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-3-satellite-launch-webcast.html The private spaceflight company SpaceX will launch 60 new Starlink satellites to join its growing broadband internet megaconstellation in orbit today (Jan. 27), and you can watch it live online. The goal of SpaceX's Starlink project is to provide constant, high-speed internet access to users around the world through a massive constellation of broadband internet satellites operating in low Earth orbit. Users on the ground would then only need a small terminal that's no bigger than a laptop to gain internet access. "Starlink will provide fast, reliable internet to locations where access has been unreliable, expensive, or completely unavailable," the company wrote in its Starlink mission description. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Starlink mission from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is scheduled for no earlier than 9:49 a.m. EST (1449 GMT). You can watch SpaceX's Starlink launch webcast here on Space.com, courtesy of SpaceX, beginning about 15 minutes before liftoff. You can also watch the launch directly from SpaceX here. SpaceX has a 50% chance of good launch weather today, according to the 45th Weather Squadron of the U.S. Air Force, with thick clouds and "disturbed weather" as the chief concern. If SpaceX is unable to launch the Starlink-3 mission today, the company has a backup launch opportunity on Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 9:28 a.m. EST (1428 GMT). That launch day has an 80% chance of good weather. The goal of SpaceX's Starlink project is to provide constant, high-speed internet access to users around the world through a massive constellation of broadband internet satellites operating in low Earth orbit. Users on the ground would then only need a small terminal that's no bigger than a laptop to gain internet access. "Starlink will provide fast, reliable internet to locations where access has been unreliable, expensive, or completely unavailable," the company wrote in its Starlink mission description. The majority of SpaceX's missions in 2020 will consist of Starlink launches as the company works to expand its fleet of internet-beaming satellites, including at least one more batch of 60 Starlink satellites scheduled to launch before the end of January. SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk has said the company will need at least 400 Starlink satellites in orbit to offer "minor" broadband coverage, and at least 800 to provide "moderate" coverage. SpaceX plans to operate its initial batch of 1,584 satellites 341 miles (549 kilometers) above Earth, hovering much lower than traditional communications satellites that operate out of geostationary orbit. Those satellites are too far away to provide the kind of lower-cost coverage SpaceX aims to establish, Musk has said Update for 6:30 p.m. ET: SpaceX is now targeting no earlier than Wednesday (Jan. 29) at 9:06 a.m. EST (1406 GMT) for this Starlink launch "due to poor weather in the recovery area," the company tweeted Monday night. House legislators want to hand NASA's human spaceflight program over to Boeing Link: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/01/house-bill-seeks-to-gut-nasas-artemis-plan-resurrect-journey-to-mars/ On Friday evening, a US House of Representatives committee released H.R. 5666, an authorization act for NASA. Such bills are not required for an agency to function, and they do not directly provide funding—that comes from the appropriations committees in the House and Senate. Authorization bills provide a "sense" of Congress, however and indicate what legislators will be willing to fund in the coming years. The big-picture takeaway from the bipartisan legislation is that it rejects the Artemis Program put forth by the Trump White House, which established the Moon as a cornerstone of human exploration for the next decade or two and as a place for NASA astronauts to learn the skills needed to expand toward Mars in the late 2030s and 2040s. Instead, the House advocates for a "flags-and-footprints" strategy whereby astronauts make a few short visits to the Moon beginning in 2028 and then depart for a Mars orbit mission by 2033. Moreover, Artemis recognized that spaceflight has changed in 50 years. The Artemis program included new players in the industry, such as SpaceX and Blue Origin, as well as up-and-coming companies like Maxar, along with the established aerospace giants like Boeing and Lockheed Martin. NASA's plans, essentially, invited everyone to the table. Over time, the companies that provided the most reliable services at the lowest costs were likely to get more contracts. The Artemis Program also emphasized that NASA should be one of many customers, instead of the sole customer. It placed an emphasis on private investment in rockets and spacecraft—asking contractors to put more skin in the game. By opting for fixed-price contracts for the Human Landing System instead of cost-plus deals, the Artemis Program attempted to obtain services at lower costs while also giving contractors incentive to deliver on time. The net effect of this is to shut down all potential competition and cost savings for the lunar lander. It is particularly telling that there is only one company—Boeing—that has proposed building an integrated lunar lander, has the contract for the Exploration Upper Stage, and is building core stages for the Space Launch System rocket. US Navy submarine ‘encountered 500mph Nimitz UFO in ocean' 4 years after sighting Link: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/navy-submarine-encountered-500mph-nimitz-21357187 EXCLUSIVE: A former United States Air Force intelligence expert claims he found reports of a Los Angeles-class submarine seeing an unidentified submerged object in "2007 or 2008" that travelled at 550mph underwater. It supposedly matched the description of the USS Nimitz UFO The US Navy is still unable to explain the object, previously identifying it as an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena. But Mike Turber, an intelligence expert who claims to have worked in the USAF, claims the craft was actually created by the US military. He first made his bombshell comments on The Hidden Truth Show with Jim Breslo. And in an exclusive chat with Daily Star Online, he suggested the craft is capable of hurtling at astonishing speeds in both the air and sea. “There was a submarine situation – that report will probably come out further down the line,” he explained. “It (the tic-tac object) was travelling at 550mph. As far as I know, it was a Los Angeles-class submarine. “I believe it was around 2007 and 2008. Physicists: Ancient life might have escaped Earth and journeyed to alien stars Link: https://www.livescience.com/microbes-colonize-space-riding-comets.html A pair of Harvard astrophysicists have proposed a wild theory of how life might have spread through the universe. Millions or billions of years ago, back when the solar system was more crowded, a giant comet grazed the outer reaches of our atmosphere. It was moving fast, several tens of miles above the Earth's surface — too high to burn up as a fireball, but low enough that the atmosphere slowed it down a little bit. Extremely hardy microbes were floating up there in its path, and some of those bugs survived the collision with the ball of ice. These microbes ended up embedded deep within the comet's porous surface, protected from the radiation of deep space as the comet rocketed away from Earth and eventually out of the solar system entirely. Tens of thousands, maybe millions, of years passed before the comet ended up in another solar system with habitable planets. Eventually, the object crashed into one of those planets, deposited the microbes — a few of them still living — and set up a new outpost for earthly life in the universe. Which Religion Is Friendliest to the Idea of Aliens? Link: https://gizmodo.com/which-religion-is-friendliest-to-the-idea-of-aliens-1841241730 Every major religion on Earth could easily accommodate the discovery of (intelligent) alien life, with one exception: Christianity. Christians maintain that persons who have committed moral wrongs are in desperate need of divine salvation. The good news is that, out of grace, God will save many (according to universalism, all) human sinners. Christians also believe that Jesus Christ plays an essential part in God's terrestrial work of salvation: Jesus was a divine incarnation whose atonement (suffering, teaching, good example…) will ultimately reconcile many (or all) human sinners to God. While it might sound like the plot of a sci-fi novel, the idea that benevolent and highly advanced beings from other planets are secretly facilitating human evolution is common to a number of religions. Members of the Brazilian religion called the Valley of the Dawn (Vale do Amanhecer), for example, claim to be the spiritual descendants of a race of beings from the distant star Capella, sent by God to jumpstart Earth's evolution. On the North American continent, a related idea is central to Unarius, whose charismatic leader Ruth Norman, aka the Archangel Uriel, claimed to be in contact with the “Space Brothers”—highly evolved intelligences inhabiting other galaxies. Uriel promised her followers that the Space Brothers will touch down on Earth in their massive starships to usher in a new era of peace and unity, but only when human beings are ready to understand their message. Whether expressed in science fiction or religious mythology, our fascination with the possibility of extraterrestrial beings is a venerable one. Show Stuff The Dark Horde Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-dark-horde The Dark Horde, LLC – http://www.thedarkhorde.com Twitter @DarkHorde or https://twitter.com/HordeDark

Space is hard. SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at the Kennedy Space Center today. We'll get into why space exploration can never be routine. All 9 bodies have been removed from the crashed helicopter in Southern California Tuesday as the world continues to come to grips with the sudden loss of NBA legend Kobe Bryant. We had breaking news on our radio show today as an AMBER Alert was issued for a girl out of South Florida. We talk about the history of the Amber Alert and why it's so important that we quickly handle Amber Alert information.

The Dark Horde Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-dark-horde SpaceX is launching 60 more Starlink satellites Tuesday. Here's how to watch live. Link: https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-3-satellite-launch-webcast.html The private spaceflight company SpaceX will launch 60 new Starlink satellites to join its growing broadband internet megaconstellation in orbit today (Jan. 27), and you can watch it live online. The goal of SpaceX's Starlink project is to provide constant, high-speed internet access to users around the world through a massive constellation of broadband internet satellites operating in low Earth orbit. Users on the ground would then only need a small terminal that's no bigger than a laptop to gain internet access. "Starlink will provide fast, reliable internet to locations where access has been unreliable, expensive, or completely unavailable," the company wrote in its Starlink mission description. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Starlink mission from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is scheduled for no earlier than 9:49 a.m. EST (1449 GMT). You can watch SpaceX's Starlink launch webcast here on Space.com, courtesy of SpaceX, beginning about 15 minutes before liftoff. You can also watch the launch directly from SpaceX here. SpaceX has a 50% chance of good launch weather today, according to the 45th Weather Squadron of the U.S. Air Force, with thick clouds and "disturbed weather" as the chief concern. If SpaceX is unable to launch the Starlink-3 mission today, the company has a backup launch opportunity on Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 9:28 a.m. EST (1428 GMT). That launch day has an 80% chance of good weather. The goal of SpaceX's Starlink project is to provide constant, high-speed internet access to users around the world through a massive constellation of broadband internet satellites operating in low Earth orbit. Users on the ground would then only need a small terminal that's no bigger than a laptop to gain internet access. "Starlink will provide fast, reliable internet to locations where access has been unreliable, expensive, or completely unavailable," the company wrote in its Starlink mission description. The majority of SpaceX's missions in 2020 will consist of Starlink launches as the company works to expand its fleet of internet-beaming satellites, including at least one more batch of 60 Starlink satellites scheduled to launch before the end of January. SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk has said the company will need at least 400 Starlink satellites in orbit to offer "minor" broadband coverage, and at least 800 to provide "moderate" coverage. SpaceX plans to operate its initial batch of 1,584 satellites 341 miles (549 kilometers) above Earth, hovering much lower than traditional communications satellites that operate out of geostationary orbit. Those satellites are too far away to provide the kind of lower-cost coverage SpaceX aims to establish, Musk has said Update for 6:30 p.m. ET: SpaceX is now targeting no earlier than Wednesday (Jan. 29) at 9:06 a.m. EST (1406 GMT) for this Starlink launch "due to poor weather in the recovery area," the company tweeted Monday night. House legislators want to hand NASA's human spaceflight program over to Boeing Link: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/01/house-bill-seeks-to-gut-nasas-artemis-plan-resurrect-journey-to-mars/ On Friday evening, a US House of Representatives committee released H.R. 5666, an authorization act for NASA. Such bills are not required for an agency to function, and they do not directly provide funding—that comes from the appropriations committees in the House and Senate. Authorization bills provide a "sense" of Congress, however and indicate what legislators will be willing to fund in the coming years. The big-picture takeaway from the bipartisan legislation is that it rejects the Artemis Program put forth by the Trump White House, which established the Moon as a cornerstone of human exploration for the next decade or two and as a place for NASA astronauts to learn the skills needed to expand toward Mars in the late 2030s and 2040s. Instead, the House advocates for a "flags-and-footprints" strategy whereby astronauts make a few short visits to the Moon beginning in 2028 and then depart for a Mars orbit mission by 2033. Moreover, Artemis recognized that spaceflight has changed in 50 years. The Artemis program included new players in the industry, such as SpaceX and Blue Origin, as well as up-and-coming companies like Maxar, along with the established aerospace giants like Boeing and Lockheed Martin. NASA's plans, essentially, invited everyone to the table. Over time, the companies that provided the most reliable services at the lowest costs were likely to get more contracts. The Artemis Program also emphasized that NASA should be one of many customers, instead of the sole customer. It placed an emphasis on private investment in rockets and spacecraft—asking contractors to put more skin in the game. By opting for fixed-price contracts for the Human Landing System instead of cost-plus deals, the Artemis Program attempted to obtain services at lower costs while also giving contractors incentive to deliver on time. The net effect of this is to shut down all potential competition and cost savings for the lunar lander. It is particularly telling that there is only one company—Boeing—that has proposed building an integrated lunar lander, has the contract for the Exploration Upper Stage, and is building core stages for the Space Launch System rocket. US Navy submarine ‘encountered 500mph Nimitz UFO in ocean' 4 years after sighting Link: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/navy-submarine-encountered-500mph-nimitz-21357187 EXCLUSIVE: A former United States Air Force intelligence expert claims he found reports of a Los Angeles-class submarine seeing an unidentified submerged object in "2007 or 2008" that travelled at 550mph underwater. It supposedly matched the description of the USS Nimitz UFO The US Navy is still unable to explain the object, previously identifying it as an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena. But Mike Turber, an intelligence expert who claims to have worked in the USAF, claims the craft was actually created by the US military. He first made his bombshell comments on The Hidden Truth Show with Jim Breslo. And in an exclusive chat with Daily Star Online, he suggested the craft is capable of hurtling at astonishing speeds in both the air and sea. “There was a submarine situation – that report will probably come out further down the line,” he explained. “It (the tic-tac object) was travelling at 550mph. As far as I know, it was a Los Angeles-class submarine. “I believe it was around 2007 and 2008. Physicists: Ancient life might have escaped Earth and journeyed to alien stars Link: https://www.livescience.com/microbes-colonize-space-riding-comets.html A pair of Harvard astrophysicists have proposed a wild theory of how life might have spread through the universe. Millions or billions of years ago, back when the solar system was more crowded, a giant comet grazed the outer reaches of our atmosphere. It was moving fast, several tens of miles above the Earth's surface — too high to burn up as a fireball, but low enough that the atmosphere slowed it down a little bit. Extremely hardy microbes were floating up there in its path, and some of those bugs survived the collision with the ball of ice. These microbes ended up embedded deep within the comet's porous surface, protected from the radiation of deep space as the comet rocketed away from Earth and eventually out of the solar system entirely. Tens of thousands, maybe millions, of years passed before the comet ended up in another solar system with habitable planets. Eventually, the object crashed into one of those planets, deposited the microbes — a few of them still living — and set up a new outpost for earthly life in the universe. Which Religion Is Friendliest to the Idea of Aliens? Link: https://gizmodo.com/which-religion-is-friendliest-to-the-idea-of-aliens-1841241730 Every major religion on Earth could easily accommodate the discovery of (intelligent) alien life, with one exception: Christianity. Christians maintain that persons who have committed moral wrongs are in desperate need of divine salvation. The good news is that, out of grace, God will save many (according to universalism, all) human sinners. Christians also believe that Jesus Christ plays an essential part in God's terrestrial work of salvation: Jesus was a divine incarnation whose atonement (suffering, teaching, good example…) will ultimately reconcile many (or all) human sinners to God. While it might sound like the plot of a sci-fi novel, the idea that benevolent and highly advanced beings from other planets are secretly facilitating human evolution is common to a number of religions. Members of the Brazilian religion called the Valley of the Dawn (Vale do Amanhecer), for example, claim to be the spiritual descendants of a race of beings from the distant star Capella, sent by God to jumpstart Earth's evolution. On the North American continent, a related idea is central to Unarius, whose charismatic leader Ruth Norman, aka the Archangel Uriel, claimed to be in contact with the “Space Brothers”—highly evolved intelligences inhabiting other galaxies. Uriel promised her followers that the Space Brothers will touch down on Earth in their massive starships to usher in a new era of peace and unity, but only when human beings are ready to understand their message. Whether expressed in science fiction or religious mythology, our fascination with the possibility of extraterrestrial beings is a venerable one. Show Stuff The Dark Horde Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-dark-horde The Dark Horde, LLC – http://www.thedarkhorde.com Twitter @DarkHorde or https://twitter.com/HordeDark

Come watch! https://youtu.be/vpuAKPkgQ8M SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, January 29 at 9:09 a.m. EST, or 14:09 UTC, for its fourth launch of Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Falcon 9’s first stage previously launched Crew Dragon on its first demonstration mission in March 2019 and the RADARSAT Constellation Mission in June 2019. Following stage separation, SpaceX will land Falcon 9’s first stage on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Approximately 45 minutes after liftoff, SpaceX’s two fairing recovery vessels, “Ms. Tree” and “Ms. Chief,” will attempt to recover the two fairing halves. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/space-news/support

Den 11. november sidste år sendte det amerikanske rumfirma, Space X, 60 internet-satellitter op med deres egen Falcon 9 raket fra Cape Canaveral Air Force Station i Florida. Et ambitiøst projekt, kaldet STARLINK, der via et netværk af satellitter skal gøre det muligt at få adgang til en hurtig, stabil internetforbindelse, uanset hvor man befinder sig på jordkloden. Det lyder alt sammen meget godt, mener mange, men antallet af satellitter – og vi taler om flere tusinde - kan gå hen at gøre det besværligt eller måske endda umuligt at observere fra jorden, så astronomerne er bekymrede. Andre kommercielle firmaer vil nemlig også i fremtiden tilbyde rumbaseret internet. Men er det et reelt problem eller bare nogle emsige astronomer, der bekymrer sig uden grund? Morten Remar har talt med astronom Mads Fredslund Andersen fra Institut for Fysik og Astronomi på Århus Universitet.

SpaceX is targeting Monday, January 6 at 9:19 p.m. EST, or 2:19 UTC on January 7, for its third launch of Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. A backup launch opportunity is available on Tuesday, January 7 at 8:57 p.m. EST, or 1:57 UTC on January 8. Falcon 9’s first stage supported a Starlink mission in May 2019, the Iridium-8 mission in January 2019, and the Telstar 18 VANTAGE mission in September 2018. Following stage separation, SpaceX will land Falcon 9’s first stage on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Approximately 45 minutes after liftoff, SpaceX’s fairing recovery vessel, “Ms. Tree,” will attempt to recover a payload fairing half. Get 2 Free Audio Books at Audible: https://amzn.to/2l7FrWH Become a member of Space News Pod! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX3HDBasMU2qS3svgtuzD2g/join https://anchor.fm/space-news https://patreon.com/spacenewspodcast https://youtube.com/spacenewspod https://twitch.tv/astrowil https://spacenewspodcast.com https://twitter.com/spacenewspod https://facebook.com/spacenewspod https://instagram.com/spacenewspod1 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/space-news/support

SpaceX is targeting Monday, January 6 at 9:19 p.m. EST, or 2:19 UTC on January 7, for its third launch of Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. A backup launch opportunity is available on Tuesday, January 7 at 8:57 p.m. EST, or 1:57 UTC on January 8. Falcon 9’s first stage supported a Starlink mission in May 2019, the Iridium-8 mission in January 2019, and the Telstar 18 VANTAGE mission in September 2018. Following stage separation, SpaceX will land Falcon 9’s first stage on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Approximately 45 minutes after liftoff, SpaceX’s fairing recovery vessel, “Ms. Tree,” will attempt to recover a payload fairing half. Get 2 Free Audio Books at Audible: https://amzn.to/2l7FrWH Become a member of Space News Pod! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX3HDBasMU2qS3svgtuzD2g/join https://anchor.fm/space-news https://patreon.com/spacenewspodcast https://youtube.com/spacenewspod https://twitch.tv/astrowil https://spacenewspodcast.com https://twitter.com/spacenewspod https://facebook.com/spacenewspod https://instagram.com/spacenewspod1 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/elonmusknewspod/support

Coach explains how Georges St-Pierre keeps aliens from abducting him Link: https://www.mmamania.com/2019/12/22/21034532/coach-explains-how-georges-st-pierre-keeps-aliens-from-abducting-him Learn how GSP makes sure aliens aren't stealing his time with this one simple trick. Georges St-Pierre is the greatest martial artist in the world. He's also the craziest martial artist too. That's right from the mouth of GSP's head coach, Firas Zahabi, who continues to talk up his star pupil like maybe that retirement isn't the most permanent thing in the whole world. He had this eyebrow raising exchange with UFC commentator and podcaster extraordinaire Joe Rogan recently. Well, I dunno, I don't want to speak for Georges. But man, he can kill anybody, this man. He's the world's greatest martial artist. I think so. I'm telling you, he's a monster. He's an animal. He loves to train. Like Saturday, he trained, he did all his rounds, then he was coaching some blue belts and purple belts and just kinda hanging out with them talking technique. He loves this stuff, man.” ”He's such a nutcase, Georges. He's crazy,” Zahabi continued. “He always tells me ‘So many crazy characters in MMA.' You're the craziest one of all! ‘Oh, no!'” ”He thinks aliens are stealing his time,” Rogan interjected. ”I share a hotel room with him many times,” Zahabi said. “He puts a foam roller up against the door like this. I move it, I put it away - ‘No, bro, leave it there!' For what? ‘In case the aliens get us.' He'll know the next day because the foam roller was moved.” ”Jesus Christ, doesn't he think the aliens can come through the walls?” Rogan asked. “How are they taking him out? Taking him through the hallway holding his hand?” ”Because they wipe his memory after,” Zahabi said. “But he'll know because they don't know he put the foam roller there. So when they move it, it's a cue for him to remember.” Reports of strange lights in the sky in northern Montana Link: GREAT FALLS — We have received reports and several photos from people in northern Montana of strange lights in the sky. People in and around Browning, Rocky Boy, and Lodgepole shared photos with MTN News on Wednesday evening that show a row of bright lights in the sky, and people in other areas of Montana reported seeing them, too. Meteorologist John Belski of TV station WLKY reported on Monday that SpaceX launched two sets of satellites this year called Starlink. Each launch had 60 small satellites that eventually will orbit the earth at an altitude of more than 300 miles. And on Sunday, meteorologist Will Haenni of station WWMT posted : "The bright dots in the sky are satellites, approximately 175 miles above the surface of the Earth. They appear bright due to their solar array reflecting sunlight back to the dark side of the globe." SpaceX launched 60 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The SpaceX website explains: "SpaceX is developing a low latency, broadband internet system to meet the needs of consumers across the globe. Enabled by a constellation of low Earth orbit satellites, Starlink will provide fast, reliable internet to populations with little or no connectivity, including those in rural communities and places where existing services are too expensive or unreliable." If you saw a row of UFO like lights in the sky in IL, IA, MI (like this but spaced out), that was SpaceX Starlink Satellites! You'll be able to see them in the next few days, too! Check here for a map (and set the time back to see their track today) Starlink Map Link: https://www.satflare.com/track.asp?q=starlink#TOP Space Force: Things to know about new military branch of United States Link: https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2019/12/24/space-force-military-branch-trump-pence/2740830001/ "We're starting from scratch and there's not a really good playbook on how do you stand up a separate service," Air Force Gen. Jay Raymond, the head of Air Force Space Command and U.S. Space Command, said at a Pentagon press conference last week. Space Coast win: Patrick Air Force Base designated a Space Force base Space Force: It's one step closer to reality, but we admit there are questions In addition to infrastructure, the new Space Command needs to figure out things like new uniforms and a logo. "A uniform, a patch, a song — it gets to the culture of — of a service. And so we're not going to be in a rush to — to get something and not do that right. There's a lot of work going on towards that end," Raymond said. It's assumed that the Space Force will continue to get its officers from the U.S. Air Force Academy for the foreseeable future, but perhaps will one day have its own institution. Here are the facts about the new force as we know them right now: •Air Force Gen. Jay Raymond, the head of Air Force Space Command and U.S. Space Command, will lead the Space Force until a chief is confirmed by the Senate. •16,000 Air Force Space Command active duty and civilian personnel are now assigned to the U.S. Space Force. •Initial headquarters will be located at the Pentagon just like the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. But the search is still on for the Space Command HQ. •So far five military installations have been designated as Space Force bases: Patrick Air Force Base, Peterson, Schriever, and Buckley Air Force Bases in Colorado and Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. •The Space Force website is live and has a Facebook and Twitter account. •A Netflix comedy series about the Space Force starring actor Steve Carell ("The Office") is already in production in Los Angeles. Show Stuff The Dark Horde, LLC – http://www.thedarkhorde.com Twitter @DarkHorde or https://twitter.com/HordeDark TeePublic Store - Get your UBR goodies today! http://tee.pub/lic/2GQuXxn79dg UBR Truth Seekers Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/216706068856746 UFO Buster Radio: https://www.facebook.com/UFOBusterRadio YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCggl8-aPBDo7wXJQ43TiluA To contact Manny: manny@ufobusterradio.com, or on Twitter @ufobusterradio Call the show anytime at (972) 290-1329 and leave us a message with your point of view, UFO sighting, and ghostly experiences or join the discussion on www.ufobusterradio.com For Skype Users: bosscrawler

Coach explains how Georges St-Pierre keeps aliens from abducting him Link: https://www.mmamania.com/2019/12/22/21034532/coach-explains-how-georges-st-pierre-keeps-aliens-from-abducting-him Learn how GSP makes sure aliens aren't stealing his time with this one simple trick. Georges St-Pierre is the greatest martial artist in the world. He's also the craziest martial artist too. That's right from the mouth of GSP's head coach, Firas Zahabi, who continues to talk up his star pupil like maybe that retirement isn't the most permanent thing in the whole world. He had this eyebrow raising exchange with UFC commentator and podcaster extraordinaire Joe Rogan recently. Well, I dunno, I don't want to speak for Georges. But man, he can kill anybody, this man. He's the world's greatest martial artist. I think so. I'm telling you, he's a monster. He's an animal. He loves to train. Like Saturday, he trained, he did all his rounds, then he was coaching some blue belts and purple belts and just kinda hanging out with them talking technique. He loves this stuff, man.” ”He's such a nutcase, Georges. He's crazy,” Zahabi continued. “He always tells me ‘So many crazy characters in MMA.' You're the craziest one of all! ‘Oh, no!'” ”He thinks aliens are stealing his time,” Rogan interjected. ”I share a hotel room with him many times,” Zahabi said. “He puts a foam roller up against the door like this. I move it, I put it away - ‘No, bro, leave it there!' For what? ‘In case the aliens get us.' He'll know the next day because the foam roller was moved.” ”Jesus Christ, doesn't he think the aliens can come through the walls?” Rogan asked. “How are they taking him out? Taking him through the hallway holding his hand?” ”Because they wipe his memory after,” Zahabi said. “But he'll know because they don't know he put the foam roller there. So when they move it, it's a cue for him to remember.” Reports of strange lights in the sky in northern Montana Link: GREAT FALLS — We have received reports and several photos from people in northern Montana of strange lights in the sky. People in and around Browning, Rocky Boy, and Lodgepole shared photos with MTN News on Wednesday evening that show a row of bright lights in the sky, and people in other areas of Montana reported seeing them, too. Meteorologist John Belski of TV station WLKY reported on Monday that SpaceX launched two sets of satellites this year called Starlink. Each launch had 60 small satellites that eventually will orbit the earth at an altitude of more than 300 miles. And on Sunday, meteorologist Will Haenni of station WWMT posted : "The bright dots in the sky are satellites, approximately 175 miles above the surface of the Earth. They appear bright due to their solar array reflecting sunlight back to the dark side of the globe." SpaceX launched 60 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The SpaceX website explains: "SpaceX is developing a low latency, broadband internet system to meet the needs of consumers across the globe. Enabled by a constellation of low Earth orbit satellites, Starlink will provide fast, reliable internet to populations with little or no connectivity, including those in rural communities and places where existing services are too expensive or unreliable." If you saw a row of UFO like lights in the sky in IL, IA, MI (like this but spaced out), that was SpaceX Starlink Satellites! You'll be able to see them in the next few days, too! Check here for a map (and set the time back to see their track today) Starlink Map Link: https://www.satflare.com/track.asp?q=starlink#TOP Space Force: Things to know about new military branch of United States Link: https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2019/12/24/space-force-military-branch-trump-pence/2740830001/ "We're starting from scratch and there's not a really good playbook on how do you stand up a separate service," Air Force Gen. Jay Raymond, the head of Air Force Space Command and U.S. Space Command, said at a Pentagon press conference last week. Space Coast win: Patrick Air Force Base designated a Space Force base Space Force: It's one step closer to reality, but we admit there are questions In addition to infrastructure, the new Space Command needs to figure out things like new uniforms and a logo. "A uniform, a patch, a song — it gets to the culture of — of a service. And so we're not going to be in a rush to — to get something and not do that right. There's a lot of work going on towards that end," Raymond said. It's assumed that the Space Force will continue to get its officers from the U.S. Air Force Academy for the foreseeable future, but perhaps will one day have its own institution. Here are the facts about the new force as we know them right now: •Air Force Gen. Jay Raymond, the head of Air Force Space Command and U.S. Space Command, will lead the Space Force until a chief is confirmed by the Senate. •16,000 Air Force Space Command active duty and civilian personnel are now assigned to the U.S. Space Force. •Initial headquarters will be located at the Pentagon just like the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. But the search is still on for the Space Command HQ. •So far five military installations have been designated as Space Force bases: Patrick Air Force Base, Peterson, Schriever, and Buckley Air Force Bases in Colorado and Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. •The Space Force website is live and has a Facebook and Twitter account. •A Netflix comedy series about the Space Force starring actor Steve Carell ("The Office") is already in production in Los Angeles. Show Stuff The Dark Horde, LLC – http://www.thedarkhorde.com Twitter @DarkHorde or https://twitter.com/HordeDark TeePublic Store - Get your UBR goodies today! http://tee.pub/lic/2GQuXxn79dg UBR Truth Seekers Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/216706068856746 UFO Buster Radio: https://www.facebook.com/UFOBusterRadio YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCggl8-aPBDo7wXJQ43TiluA To contact Manny: manny@ufobusterradio.com, or on Twitter @ufobusterradio Call the show anytime at (972) 290-1329 and leave us a message with your point of view, UFO sighting, and ghostly experiences or join the discussion on www.ufobusterradio.com For Skype Users: bosscrawler

SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, December 4 for launch of its nineteenth Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-19) at 12:51 p.m. EST, or 17:51 UTC, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Dragon will separate from Falcon 9’s second stage about nine minutes after liftoff and attach to the space station on Saturday, December 7. A backup launch opportunity is available on Thursday, December 5 at 12:29 p.m. EST, or 17:29 UTC. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/space-news/support

On Monday, November 11 at 9:56 a.m. EST, 14:56 UTC, SpaceX launched 60 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Become a member of Space News Pod! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX3HDBasMU2qS3svgtuzD2g/join https://anchor.fm/space-news https://patreon.com/spacenewspodcast https://youtube.com/spacenewspod https://twitch.tv/astrowil https://spacenewspodcast.com https://twitter.com/spacenewspod https://facebook.com/spacenewspod https://instagram.com/spacenewspod1 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/elonmusknewspod/support

On Monday, November 11 at 9:56 a.m. EST, 14:56 UTC, SpaceX launched 60 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/space-news/support

Located about 35 miles east of Orlando, NASA's Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station are two connected facilities that make up the spaceport. The site was chosen in the 1950s for its proximity to the equator, meaning rockets get an extra boost from the Earth's rotation during liftoff. Rockets launching from pads that dot the coastline also mean they immediately start flying over the Atlantic Ocean, a precaution that protects the public in the event of a failure. Get 2 Free Audio Books at Audible: https://amzn.to/2l7FrWH SoFi - FREE $50 when you sign up and Deposit money into your Checking or Savings account. Get the best of checking and savings—in one account. Earn 2.25% APY. Start earning interest on your money from day one. See sofi site for details. https://sofi.com/share/2166964 Become a member of Space News Pod! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX3HDBasMU2qS3svgtuzD2g/join https://anchor.fm/space-news https://patreon.com/spacenewspodcast https://youtube.com/spacenewspod https://twitch.tv/astrowil https://spacenewspodcast.com https://twitter.com/spacenewspod https://facebook.com/spacenewspod https://instagram.com/spacenewspod1 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/space-news/support

As Hurricane Dorian approaches, preparations are underway at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and Kennedy Space Center for the imminent storm. Get 2 Free Audio Books at Audible: https://amzn.to/2l7FrWH SoFi - FREE $50 when you sign up and Deposit money into your Checking or Savings account. Get the best of checking and savings—in one account. Earn 2.25% APY. Start earning interest on your money from day one. See sofi site for details. https://sofi.com/share/2166964 Become a member of Space News Pod! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX3HDBasMU2qS3svgtuzD2g/join https://anchor.fm/space-news https://patreon.com/spacenewspodcast https://youtube.com/spacenewspod https://twitch.tv/astrowil https://spacenewspodcast.com https://twitter.com/spacenewspod https://facebook.com/spacenewspod https://instagram.com/spacenewspod1 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/space-news/support

Today's stories: The Global Positioning System is on it's way to becoming 3 times more accurate with up to 8 times improved anti-jamming capabilities. Also, in a move that put safety first, 112 C-130 Hercules aircraft that were temporarily removed from service have been approved to return to worldwide operational duty.

The official podcast of Air Force Space Command heads east to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida! In this episode, recorded at the foot of an actual ULA Delta IV rocket at Cape Canaveral's Space Launch Complex 37, we pick up where we left off on our GPS III series. We're talking to two of our teammates from the 45th Space Wing who will support the launch of the second GPS III satellite. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. J.T. Armstrong, Staff Sgt. Dennis Hoffman, Jacob Mosolf, and Dave Grim) The views and opinions expressed or implied in this podcast are those of the participants and should not be construed as carrying the official sanction of the Department of Defense, Air Force, Air Force Space Command, or other agencies or departments of the US government.

Starship and Super Heavy will launch from Florida, with the current plan to build a second launch mount at its current LC-39A launch pad at Kennedy Space Center, which it leases from NASA and currently uses for Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches. After launching from LC-39A, the current plan is to have Starship return to Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1), which is SpaceX’s current landing area for Falcon first-stage boosters at nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Super Heavy would land downrange, aboard a drone barge ship, like the twin “Of Course I Still Love You” and “Just Read The Instructions” ships that SpaceX uses now, depending on mission conditions on both its East and West coast launches. Get 2 Free Audio Books at Audible: https://amzn.to/2l7FrWH SoFi - FREE $50 when you sign up and Deposit money into your Checking or Savings account. Get the best of checking and savings—in one account. Earn 2.25% APY. Start earning interest on your money from day one. See sofi site for details. https://sofi.com/share/2166964 Become a member of Space News Pod! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX3HDBasMU2qS3svgtuzD2g/join https://anchor.fm/space-news https://patreon.com/spacenewspodcast https://youtube.com/spacenewspod https://twitch.tv/astrowil https://spacenewspodcast.com https://twitter.com/spacenewspod https://facebook.com/spacenewspod https://instagram.com/spacenewspod1 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/space-news/support

SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, July 24 for launch of its eighteenth Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-18) at 6:24 p.m. EDT, or 22:24 UTC, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Dragon will separate from Falcon 9’s second stage about nine minutes after liftoff and attach to the space station on Friday, July 26. A backup launch opportunity is available on Thursday, July 25 at 6:01 p.m. EDT, or 22:01 UTC. SoFi - FREE $50 when you sign up and Deposit money into your Checking or Savings account. Get the best of checking and savings—in one account. Earn 2.25% APY. Start earning interest on your money from day one. See sofi site for details. https://sofi.com/share/2166964 Get 2 Free Audio Books at Audible: https://amzn.to/2l7FrWH Become a member of Space News Pod! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX3HDBasMU2qS3svgtuzD2g/join https://anchor.fm/space-news https://patreon.com/spacenewspodcast https://youtube.com/spacenewspod https://twitch.tv/astrowil https://spacenewspodcast.com https://twitter.com/spacenewspod https://facebook.com/spacenewspod https://instagram.com/spacenewspod1 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/space-news/support

Bobby remembers growing up along with America's space program, and in the same neighborhood. He gets a bit emotional recalling his half-decade working at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, recounting the wonderful and horrendous things he saw and experienced.

SpaceX is targeting Thursday, February 21 for launch of the Nusantara Satu satellite from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. https://patreon.com/spacenewspodcast https://youtube.com/spacenewspod https://twitch.tv/spacenewspod https://spacenewspodcast.com https://twitter.com/spacenewspod https://facebook.com/spacenewspod https://instagram.com/spacenewspod --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/space-news/support

Out at the Skid Strip at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Blair had an opportunity to speak to Ed Dunlap the L-1011 Senior Program Manager.

NASA EDGE takes an in-depth look at the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) Mission just hours before launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Discover how NASA and its partners from MIT developed sophisticated cameras to capture a full sky survey of the most likely Earth-like planets outside our solar system.

NASA EDGE takes an in-depth look at the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) Mission just hours before launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Discover how NASA and its partners from MIT developed sophisticated cameras to capture a full sky survey of the most likely Earth-like planets outside our solar system.

With the Eastern Range recently quiet, it's about to get busy...and fast! First, we discuss the successful launch of the Soyuz carrying three more crew members to the ISS, bringing the US side up to 4 crew members for the first time ever. We then discuss a crazy range shift as SpaceX's CRS-12 mission and the TDRS-M spacecraft set to launch aboard an Atlas V danced around with their launch days. There's Russian spacewalks and damaged antennas and static discharges to blame, and we'll help try and simplify it. In the end, you get two rockets set to launch in the same week. We also look ahead to the upcoming Falcon Heavy launch, currently slated for November. We then stick with the launch-sanity and the first ever Minotaur launch out of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station scheduled for later this month. Next, we discuss a scheduling issue that will most likely lead to a delay of the James Webb Space Telescope...again. In addition, we have another telescope, the FAST Telescope in China, that supposedly has nobody to run it. Conflicting reports from news outlets in the US and China indicate that they may be in search of an extremely qualified outsider to run the telescope, although the government says it's been staffed just fine since 2016. Lastly, we finish with fun stories as NASA responds to a job application from a young nine year old from New Jersey. Also, we give you tips to not fry your eyeballs if you're planning on viewing the solar eclipse in the United States on August 21, and this goes for everyone both inside and outside of totality. For more safety information, visit http://eclipse2017.nasa.gov Show recorded 8-7-2017 Host: Sawyer Rosenstein Panelists: Gene Mikulka and Mark Ratterman  

2017-06-12 Special EnglishThis is Special English. I&`&m Mark Griffiths in Beijing. Here is the news.China&`&s new cyber security law, which went into effect recently, is not aimed at limiting foreign companies&`& access to the Chinese market.China&`&s Internet regulator said the law is designed to safeguard China&`&s cyberspace sovereignty, national security, public interest, as well as the rights and interests of citizens, legal persons and other organizations.The Cyberspace Administration of China said in a statement that it does not restrict foreign companies or their technology and products from entering the Chinese market, nor does it limit the orderly, free flow of data. The document said China is entitled to make laws and rules to regulate its cyberspace sovereignty following international practice.The law was passed in November 2016 at a bimonthly session of the National People&`&s Congress Standing Committee after a third reading.A regulation requiring Internet products and services that may affect national security to undergo a security review will go into effect on the same day as the cyber security law.Reviews focus on whether the products or services are secure and sufficiently managed, and on assessing the risk of illegal control, disruption or interruption.They also evaluate the risk of providers using their products or services to illegally gather, store, process or make use of user information.This is Special English.Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has called on Germany to help China-developed large passenger plane C919 get an airworthiness certificate from the European Union.Li made the call during his talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin. He was on an official visit to Germany for an annual meeting between the two heads of government, a mechanism that has been in place since 2004.The twin-engine C919 made its maiden flight on May 5 in Shanghai with five crew members on board but no passengers. The success makes China the fourth jumbo jet producer after the United States, Western Europe and Russia.With a standard range of 4,075 kilometers, the narrow-bodied jet is comparable with the updated Airbus 320 and Boeing&`&s new generation 737 planes, signaling the country&`&s entry into the global aviation market.China has taken pride in developing the homegrown jumbo jet, regarding it as a symbol of national strength.In 2007, the State Council approved plans to develop a large passenger jet. In November 2015, the first C919 jet rolled off the assembly line. More than 200,000 technicians worked on the project.A total of 23 foreign and domestic customers, including China&`&s national carrier Air China, had placed orders for 570 aircraft as of May 5.You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Mark Griffiths in Beijing.U.S. space firm SpaceX has launched supplies to the International Space Station, including an experiment from a Chinese university that will test the effects of space environments on DNA.The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft lifted off on the company&`&s Falcon 9 rocket at 5:07 p.m. local time from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.Around 10 minutes later, the rocket&`&s first stage achieved a successful landing at SpaceX&`&s Landing Zone 1, just south of the launch site at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.On this trip, the Dragon will deliver almost 2,700 kilograms of supplies, including solar panels, tools for Earth-observation and equipment to study neutron stars.Among the cargo is a 3.5-kilogram device from the Beijing Institute of Technology that seeks to answer questions including "Does space radiation and microgravity cause mutations among antibody-encoding genes and if so, how does it happen."There is a U.S. law in place, known as the Wolf amendment, that bans cooperation between the U.S. space agency NASA and Chinese government entities, but this deal is purely commercial and therefore considered legal.NASA spokesperson Kathryn Hambleton confirmed to China&`&s Xinhua News Agency that there is a Chinese experiment that has been launched on this mission, known as SpaceX CRS-11.You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Mark Griffiths in Beijing.China&`&s manned submarine Jiaolong has conducted its first dive of the year in the Yap Trench.Jiaolong began diving at 8:43 a.m. local time on a rainy day on 4th of June, reaching a depth of 4,177 meters.A staff member on board said Jiaolong was not afraid of the bad weather, but the rain did make it a bit more difficult for the dive. He said they cannot hear each other clearly due to the rain, so they have to be extra careful during the operation.There will be five dives for Jiaolong in the Yap Trench, with the last dive being planned for June 12.According to scientists on the ship, the dives will focus on research in deep-sea biotic communities and gene resources.Jiaolong completed a series of dives in the Mariana Trench on June 1 and was transferred aboard its support ship to the Yap Trench afterwards.The Mariana and Yap trenches are located in the west Pacific Ocean. The Yap Trench has a depth of 8,527 meters, and the Mariana Trench, the deepest known point of Earth&`&s oceans, has a depth of 11,034 meters.Named after a mythical dragon, Jiaolong reached its deepest point of 7,062 meters in the Mariana Trench in June 2012. This is Special English.A network of remote sensing satellite ground stations that cover all of China&`&s territory and 70 percent of Asia has passed its final acceptance examination.The network is headquartered in Beijing and features three ground stations in a suburb in Beijing, in Kashgar in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Sanya in Hainan Province.According to the examination committee, it will be used to support various remote-sensing systems, especially for the western part of the country and the South China Sea. The project began in 2007. You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Mark Griffiths in Beijing. You can access the program by logging on to crienglish.com. You can also find us on our Apple Podcast. Now the news continues.India has launched its heaviest rocket, along with a satellite, that is now believed to be able to send humans into space in the future.The domestically-produced rocket, named Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle or Mark III, lifted off from the southern spaceport in Andhra Pradesh state at 5:28 p.m. local time.The state-owned Indian Space Research Organisation said the communication satellite that the rocket carried weighs more than three tonnes.The countdown for the launch of the 640-tonne rocket began on Sunday.In another development, India has successfully test fired its first all-weather tracked-chassis Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile.India&`&s state-run broadcaster All India Radio said the missile was launched from a mobile launcher in the Integrated Test Range off the Odisha coast at Chandipur at around 12:39 p.m. local time.The broadcaster reported that the test was carried out for validating various parameters of the sophisticated weapon system to further strengthen its air defence system. This is Special English.A survey of the California Current System along the U.S. West Coast of the United States found persistent, highly acidified water throughout the ecologically critical nearshore habitat.Led by Francis Chan, a marine ecologist at Oregon State University, researchers participating in the survey said conditions will continue to worsen because the atmospheric carbon dioxide primarily to blame for the increase in acidification has been rising substantially in recent years.While the findings of the study, which was published recently in Nature Scientific Reports, identified "hotspots" of pH, or the potential of hydrogen, measurements as low as any oceanic surface waters in the world, there were "refuges" of more moderate pH environments that could become havens for some marine organisms to escape more highly acidified waters.The threat of ocean acidification is global and though it sometimes seems far away, it is happening on the West Coast of the United States and those waters are already hitting the beaches. Chan said that ten years ago, they were focusing on the tropics with their coral reefs as the place most likely to be affected by ocean acidification. But the California Current System is getting hit with acidification earlier and more drastically than other locations around the world.You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Mark Griffiths in Beijing.The Federal Agency for Nature Conservation has raised concerns that meadows and pastures are becoming increasingly endangered in Germany and has released a new red list to the German Press Agency.The new red list of endangered biotypes, serves as a handbook for future conservation plans and is an update from the previous 2006 red list.Federal Minister for the Environment Barbara Hendrick from the Social Democratic Party of Germany, presented the findings that indicated almost two-thirds of the 863 species present in habitats in Germany are under severe threat from intensive agriculture, among other causes. The threat has particularly worsened in pastures or grasslands; meadows are also under increasing pressure.The Federal Office for Nature Conservation has reported some positive developments in coastal regions as well as next to rivers and streams which are benefiting from restoration or environmental protection plans as well as better sewage treatment plants. However, figures are much less positive for groundwater due to high nitrogen pollution caused by fertilizers from intensive farming. Many stagnant water volumes are also affected.There are many types of natural habitats in Germany including 46 types of water environments and 20 types of arable and fallow arable land. This is Special English.A study on young female mice reveals how puberty hormones might trigger changes in neural communication in the frontal cortices and impede some aspects of flexible youthful learning.Scientists have found that the onset of puberty hits something like a "switch" in the brain&`&s frontal cortex that can reduce flexibility in some forms of learning.The study was led by Linda Wilbrecht, an associate professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of California, Berkeley, and the senior author of the study published in the journal Current Biology.The changes occurred in a region of the frontal brain that is associated with learning, attention and behavioral regulation.Overall, children have been found to have greater brain flexibility or "plasticity" than adults, enabling them to more easily master multiple languages and other elementary scholastic pursuits.While they continue to learn after puberty, their cognitive focus in adolescence is often redirected to peer relationships and more social learning.The study noted that if hormonal changes start as early as second or third grade, when children are tasked with learning basic skills, a shift in brain function could be problematic.Puberty onset is occurring earlier and earlier in girls in modern urban settings, driven by such factors as stress and the obesity epidemic, and has been associated with worse outcomes in terms of school and mental health.This is Special English.America&`&s first Nutella Cafe opened recently in downtown Chicago, with more than 400 customers lining up for their favorite treat.This is the first standalone Nutella Cafe owned by parent company Ferrero. Its menu items include grilled baguettes, fresh-roasted hazelnut, gelato and some Italian specialties.Noah Szporn, head of marketing at Nutella North America says there&`&s an incredible dining culture in the city, and Nutella is all about the idea of sharing good food with friends and family; and they thought that Chicago would be the perfect place to do that.（文稿请浏览周六微信。）

@JoeKBraswell and @AkiliShine discuss tech & geek news on BHL's Geek. Nerd. Tech! Today's stories: A2: TECH • Congressman calls for investigation of Drumpf’s insecure Android phone • SpaceX flew a rocket back to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and it’s epic • Musk: Humans must merge with machines to survive AI • AI and Automation are about to implode blue collar jobs • Apple acquired facial recognition firm RealFace • Uber CEO launches ‘urgent investigation’ into workplace harassment • Facebook wants to help you find a job - even if you’re not looking • YouTube is killing off it’s unskippable 30 second ads • Pre-order ‘Jetsons’ style flying car (for real) • Is this helmet design the future of football • You can now buy Snapchat Spectacles online A3: GEEK • Ryan Coogler Refresher: Get to know Black Panther’s Director • Nintendo Switch vs. Xbox One • Game of the Ye

Our feature interview is from the Australian Space Research Conference where we spoke with Dr Alina Donea from Monash University who is using maths and solar satellite data to detect sun quakes and using phase shifting can accurately predict the appearance of active regions appearing around the eastern limb of our sun as it rotates, In ‘What’s Up Doc?’ this week, Dr Ian ‘Astroblog’ Musgrave tells us about viewing Venus, Mars and Saturn, a brief report on the Orionid Meteor Shower and in ‘Ian’s Tangent’ he tells us about using photometry to do meaningful research on variable stars. In the news this week: 1. The Max Planck Institute releases a paper and stunning images of a protoplanetary disk captured by the Atacama Large Millimeter/ submillimeter Array (ALMA), which has profound implications for our understanding of planet formation around young stars 2. The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) uses ALMA to explore the Hubble Ultra Deep Field and also releases amazing images and uncovers insights into the 'Golden Age' of Galaxy Formation 10 billion years ago 3. ESO and The International Centre for Radio Astronomy in Perth have shared their revolutionary NGAS data management system with the giant 500m FAST radio telescope facility in China to manage the petabytes of data it generates each year. 4. We describe how the construction of the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) is completed with a unique 8000 square metre radio telescope design which is investigating the key mysteries of dark energy. 5. We report on the NASA Mars 2020 Rover’s MOXIE instrument which will produce Oxygen on the Red Planet and will be launched atop an Atlas V booster, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida in July 2020. Apologies from Dr Cherbakov, who is taking a little break at her dacha near Tver.

On this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show talking about how Thursday, September 1st An unmanned SpaceX rocket, topped by an Israeli satellite, was being prepped for a test firing at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida when something went wrong. The 604-ton Falcon 9 rocket was being fueled with a potent mix of liquid oxygen and rocket-grade kerosene propellant when an explosion quickly enveloped the launch pad in flames. But that's not the strange part. The strange part is that a video has emerged of what appears to be an unidentified flying object zooming behind the Falcon 9 Space X rocket moments before it exploded. Then, an Arkansas witness at Little Rock reported watching an “intense white, spiraling, flat, circular light that moved at incredible speed. Then, new evidence shows that Earth was just missed  by a 180 foot Asteroid which no one saw coming until the last minute. Then, what will the vacation of the future look like? To that end, Expedia.co.uk recently released its Holiday of the Future, which has some enlightening predictions about how technology will ease our travel woes. After the break Kyle and Cam discuss some strange police encounters ranging from ghosts to UFOs to Cryptids. Thanks for listening to Expanded Perspectives. Please rate and write us a review on iTunes and don't forget to tune in to watch our entirely new show on YouTube called Unusual Encounters.  Show Notes: UFO Spotted at SpaceX Explosion Arkansas witness describes fast moving circular UFO Earth was just MISSED by a 180ft ASTEROID which no one saw coming How Virtual Reality Could Offer Vacations Without Leaving The House Unusual Encounters Music: All music for Expanded Perspectives is provided by Pretty Lights. Purchase, Download and Donate at www.prettylightsmusic.com. Songs Used: Pretty Lights vs. Led Zeppelin Vibe Vendetta We Must Go On Crave You (Flight Facilities)

On this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show talking about how Thursday, September 1st An unmanned SpaceX rocket, topped by an Israeli satellite, was being prepped for a test firing at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida when something went wrong. The 604-ton Falcon 9 rocket was being fueled with a potent mix of liquid oxygen and rocket-grade kerosene propellant when an explosion quickly enveloped the launch pad in flames. But that's not the strange part. The strange part is that a video has emerged of what appears to be an unidentified flying object zooming behind the Falcon 9 Space X rocket moments before it exploded. Then, an Arkansas witness at Little Rock reported watching an “intense white, spiraling, flat, circular light that moved at incredible speed. Then, new evidence shows that Earth was just missed  by a 180 foot Asteroid which no one saw coming until the last minute. Then, what will the vacation of the future look like? To that end, Expedia.co.uk recently released its Holiday of the Future, which has some enlightening predictions about how technology will ease our travel woes. After the break Kyle and Cam discuss some strange police encounters ranging from ghosts to UFOs to Cryptids. Thanks for listening to Expanded Perspectives. Please rate and write us a review on iTunes and don't forget to tune in to watch our entirely new show on YouTube called Unusual Encounters.  Show Notes: UFO Spotted at SpaceX Explosion Arkansas witness describes fast moving circular UFO Earth was just MISSED by a 180ft ASTEROID which no one saw coming How Virtual Reality Could Offer Vacations Without Leaving The House Unusual Encounters Music: All music for Expanded Perspectives is provided by Pretty Lights. Purchase, Download and Donate at www.prettylightsmusic.com. Songs Used: Pretty Lights vs. Led Zeppelin Vibe Vendetta We Must Go On Crave You (Flight Facilities)  

On our own return to flight episode, we discuss several upcoming events ; NASA's Osiris Rex, a sample return mission to the asteroid Bennu is scheduled for launch on 8 September 2016. The team looks at the mission objectives and the unique configuration of the United Launch Alliance (ULA)  AtlasV carrying the spacecraft. SpaceX too is making news with two upcoming commercial launches out of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. OrbitalATK is also returning it's Antares booster to flight next month launching the Cygnus cargo craft from the Mid Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA Wallops.  We also explore a SpaceNews piece indicating that the USAF awarded two National Reconnaissance Office Launch Contracts for the DeltaIV rocket in 2020 and 2023 with SpaceX mysteriously not even filing a protest. The NASA Advisory Council met during the final week of July and issued a warning concerning the Commercial Crew Program and the dangers of the program falling behind schedule. It may impact US ISS crew access. We also explore completely the recent Government Accounting Office Report on NASA's Space Launch System and Orion Exploration Vehicle, criticizing budget estimates and schedule. Don't forget about the Upcoming Pleiades Meteor Shower, peaking on August 11th and 12th If you are inclined, take a look at a Kickstarter project  to help restore the observatory at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff Arizona  where Clyde Tombaugh discovered the dwarf planet Pluto. Show Recorded 08-08-2016 Host: Sawyer Rosenstein Panel Members: Gene Mikulka and Mark Ratterman

This is NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Liu Yan in Beijing. Here is the news. Private U.S. space firm SpaceX has conducted its first rocket launch since a June failure that destroyed its cargo ship bound for the International Space Station. The California-based company's Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at around 8:30pm Local time, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, delivering 11 satellites to low-Earth orbit. But more attention may be on SpaceX's first attempt to land the rocket's first stage back at the launch site, although the company itself described the landing as "a secondary test objective". Previously, SpaceX has tried several times to land its rocket booster on a drone ship in the ocean, but all attempts failed. The new landing mission is actually easier than the drone ship idea. SpaceX is focusing on cheap space travel. Rocket landing is one of the company's first steps aimed at building fully reusable rockets, which will drastically reduce the cost of spaceflight. Currently, rockets are built only for one-time use. This is NEWS Plus Special English. At least one in 10 of the global population with hepatitis C lives in China. However, despite being available in most parts of the world, drugs known as "direct-acting antivirals" are not available in the Chinese mainland. The drugs, also known as DAAs, can cure at least 95 percent of cases. According to medical experts, hepatitis C affects the liver, and 80 percent of patients develop a chronic infection. Initially, many patients display minimal or even zero symptoms, but chronic infection can lead to cirrhosis or scarring of the liver, which can develop into liver failure or cancer over the course of 20 to 30 years. In China, the current standard treatment for Hepatitis C is a combination of Ribavirin and Interferon, to keep the level of infection low. However, only around half of the patients can endure the severe side effects the drugs provoke. A recent survey conducted by Chinese hospitals concluded that Interferon is unsuitable for around 50 percent of patients, mainly because of serious adverse reactions. Doctors have urged the drug authorities, patient organizations and pharmaceutical companies to work together to bring the new drugs to Chinese patients. Currently, several types of DAAs are undergoing the mandatory clinical trials required to obtain approval from the China Food and Drug Administration, a process that usually takes more than five years. You're listening to NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Liu Yan in Beijing. （全文见周日微信。）

EXPLICIT MATERIAL Today, the Orion Test Flight attempted to launch and faced several challenges during it's launch window and had to scrub the launch for 24 hours.   Alex goes over the first (scrubbed) launch of the Orion Spacecraft from Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.   He goes over the incidents that caused the delay. ("Higher-than-expected" winds, another boat, and "sticky" Hydrogen Valves) He tells the story of the "Four-Inch Launch" of the Mercury-Redstone 1 (MR-1) ...and gets a little too excitable about the boat that entered "restricted area".   FAN Question: How do I subscribe/set-up/use a podcast app? How does it work? ANSWER: A HOW-TO for setting up a podcast (any podcast on multiple devices) so that you can listen to it in the best way possible will be up tomorrow. Make sure to check it out   Space Links http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury-Redstone_1 http://www.universetoday.com/116986/high-winds-technical-issues-and-a-boat-delay-orion-test-flight/ http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason-davis/2014/20141204-orion-scrub-report-sticky.html

On this special episode of Talking Space, Mark Ratterman interviews Andy Scheer, a spacetweep from Merrit Island, FL also known as @apacheman Andy is husband to Jen Scheer @flyingjenny and father to their new baby, Fara. Starting in July 2000 Andy worked at Kennedy Space Center Pads 39B and 39A. He was part of the PRSD Power Reactant Storage and Distribution Shop team working on Orbiter Fuel Cell Systems and ground support equipment at the launch pad. We talk about the shuttle days plus his earlier work with the US Army, Cessna Aircraft Company and current employment with SpaceX at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Also Andy tells us his thoughts and some tips about the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex “Atlantis Exhibit”.  Since no meetup would be complete without fun with fellow spacetweeps we talk about the Endless BBQ. Host this week: Mark Ratterman with a segment by Sawyer Rosenstein. Special Guest: Andy Scheer Show Recorded 07/6/2013

This morning at 10:10 a.m. EST, a SpaceX Falcon 9 with Dragon spacecraft launched from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on its second of 12 NASA contracted resupply missions to the International Space Station (ISS). Less than 24 hours after launching, the SpaceX Dragon was supposed to arrive at the ISS where the station crew would grapple and berth the spacecraft to the ISS for an expected three week visit. However, after the Dragon spacecraft had separated from the Falcon 9 launch vehicle, and just before the Dragon solar arrays were to deploy, an anomaly occurred with the thrusters where only one of four was enabled. The spacecraft appeared to be in the correct orbit. Full story online at http://spaceref.biz

On this episode, sticking with the new format, we discuss the recent WGS-4 launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. We then proceed to how Opportunity, which is beginning its 8th year on Mars, will be spending the winter. We continue on with more on Phobos-Grunt and its demise. On our second go-around, we discuss how we're taking a look in real time at snowfall amounts. We then proceed to the naming of GRAIL-A and B, which just recently began orbiting the moon. We then move on to the groundbreaking for the exhibit which will house Space Shuttle Atlantis. On our final round, we discuss sea turtles being rescued at Cape Canaveral, a sci-fi movie made in space, and some space junk guidelines. For information on NASA's Precipitation Measurement Missions, check out their Twitter account,@NASA_Rain or their website http://pmm.nasa.gov/GCPEx/blog Host this week: Sawyer Rosenstein. Panel Members: Gene Mikulka and Mark Ratterman Show Recorded - 1/23/2012