Podcast appearances and mentions of jonathan mcdowell

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Jake and Anthony are joined by Jonathan McDowell, astrophysicist at Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and the namesake of the McDowell Line at 80 kilometers, to talk about his fundraiser to move his epic space library to a new, permanent home.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 188 - Barry Up the Street (with Jonathan McDowell) - YouTubeFundraiser by Jonathan McDowell : Fund Jonathan's Space Report Library TransitionJonathan's Space ReportThe edge of space: Revisiting the Karman Line - ScienceDirectFollow JonathanJonathan McDowell (@planet4589.bsky.social) — BlueskyJonathan McDowell (@planet4589) / XFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the DiscordOff-Nominal (@offnom) / TwitterOff-Nominal (@offnom@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow AnthonyMain Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | TwitterMain Engine Cut Off (@meco@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | TwitterAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo@jawns.club) - jawns.club

In this week's episode of The Astro Ben Podcast (sponsored by SkyFi), we dive into the cosmos with the legendary Jonathan McDowell, an astronomer known for his extensive work in cataloging space objects and his invaluable contributions to the space community. Ben and Jonathan discuss his journey, the importance of space tracking, and his monumental effort to transition his private space library to the UK, for which he's currently seeking support through a GoFundMe campaign (link below). Tune in to learn about the significance of his work, the future of space cataloging, and how you can contribute to preserving space history! This weeks episode is sponsored by Sky Fi. Check them out: https://skyfi.com/ OUTLINE: Here's approximate timestamps for the episode. 00:00 Intro and thanks SkyFi! 00:52 Intro to Jonathan Mc Dowell and journey to Jonathan's Space Report 02:48 Educational foundation 04:57 Chandra X-ray Center (X-ray cousin of the Hubble!) 07:10 AI and effect on Astrophysics 08:45 Space tracking 10:58 UFO Misinterpretations 13:15 Most unusual item catalogued 15:16 Space Junk 17:09 Public Engagement 18:16 Favourite era of space history 22:14 Jonathans library 26:48 Moving the library! 27:47 Book recommendations 30:30 Space culture 33:10 Final thoughts 34:44 Wrap Up and Socials Follow Jonathan on Socials: Website: https://planet4589.org/ X: https://x.com/planet4589 Fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/fund-jonathans-space-report-library-transition Stay connected with us! Use #Astroben across various social media platforms to engage with us! Youtube: www.youtube.com/@astrobenpodcast Website: www.astroben.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/astrobenpodcast/ X: https://x.com/Gambleonit Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@astrobenpodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/astrobenpodcast/

Jonathan McDowell—astrophysicist at Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and the namesake of the McDowell Line at 80 kilometers—joins me to talk about his fundraiser to move his epic space library to a new, permanent home. Let's help him out!This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 32 executive producers—Frank, Lee, Joel, Theo and Violet, Harrison, Josh from Impulse, Matt, Warren, Will and Lars from Agile, Donald, Russell, Kris, Fred, Better Every Day Studios, Pat from KC, Joakim, Steve, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), Ryan, Pat, David, Stealth Julian, Bob, The Astrogators at SEE, Jan, Joonas, and four anonymous—and hundreds of supporters.TopicsFundraiser by Jonathan McDowell : Fund Jonathan's Space Report Library TransitionJonathan's Space ReportJonathan McDowell (@planet4589.bsky.social) — BlueskyJonathan McDowell (@planet4589) / XThe edge of space: Revisiting the Karman Line - ScienceDirectT+105: Jonathan McDowell - Main Engine Cut OffThe ShowLike the show? Support the show on Patreon or Substack!Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.comFollow @WeHaveMECOFollow @meco@spacey.space on MastodonListen to MECO HeadlinesListen to Off-NominalJoin the Off-Nominal DiscordSubscribe on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn or elsewhereSubscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off NewsletterArtwork photo by SpaceXWork with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works

Our guest today is Astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell. In his day job, Jonathan is an astronomer at the Center for Astrophysics, Harvard and Smithsonian working on the Chandra X ray Observatory Space Telescope, but it's his out of hours work that attracts the most attention. Jonathan has become the leading voice in the US for chronicling the history of the space program and keeping track of space debris.  You can connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn, and learn more about his work on his website. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you'll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It'll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Imperfect Paradise brings you New Hampshire Public Radio's Outside/In.  In this episode, host Nate Hegyi and producer Justine Paradis explore the new space race and how it could impact our views of the Big Dipper. What if you were to look up at the sky and see more visible satellites than stars? What if the Big Dipper and Orion were drowned out by a satellite traffic jam, criss-crossing through space? A growing number of astronomers are sounding the alarm about such a possibility, even within the next decade. Featuring Samantha Lawler, Jonathan McDowell, Aaron Boley, and Roohi Dalal, with thanks to Edward Oughton. Listen to new episodes of Outside/In every Thursday wherever you get your podcasts.Support LAist Today: https://LAist.com/join

Maybe you've looked at the sky on a clear night and spotted the International Space Station, a tiny white dot gliding through the stars. Maybe it felt special, a rare glimpse of a human-made satellite in space. But what if you were to look up at the sky and see more visible satellites than stars? What if the Big Dipper and Orion were drowned out by  a satellite traffic jam, criss-crossing through space? A growing number of astronomers are sounding the alarm about such a possibility, even within the next decade. A new space race is already well underway. Commercial satellite traffic in low Earth orbit has skyrocketed in recent years, with more satellites launched into space than ever before. The majority of these satellites are owned and operated by a single company: Starlink. Featuring Samantha Lawler, Jonathan McDowell, Aaron Boley, and Roohi Dalal, with thanks to Edward Oughton.  SUPPORTOutside/In is made possible with listener support. Click here to become a sustaining member. Subscribe to our newsletter to get occasional emails about new show swag, call-outs for listener submissions, and other announcements.Follow Outside/In on Instagram or Twitter, or join our private discussion group on Facebook. LINKSHere's a link to the most popular proceedings in the FCC docket, and a step-by-step guide for submitting your own comments (this guide was compiled for a previous filing by an advocacy group which includes Samantha Lawler).COMPASSE, or the Committee for the Protection of Astronomy and the Space Environment, also stays up-to-date on FCC procedures.In this episode, Nate and Justine looked at this 3D rendering of satellite constellations around the globe, including GPS and Starlink. Space Data Navigator has nice visualizations of the number of launches, satellites, and debris over time, which relies in part on Jonathan McDowell's data. Aaron Boley's article in Nature, “Satellite mega-constellations create risks in Low Earth Orbit, the atmosphere and on Earth.”A talk by Samantha Lawler about Kuiper belt objects and the challenges to astronomy posed by sharp increase in satellites. An open-access paper which found that internet from satellite mega-constellations could be up to 12-14 times more emission-intensive than terrestrial broadband.For more from Outside/In on the “earth-space environmental system,” check out our episode on property rights in airspace and space-space, this one on the element of aluminum, and an oldie-but-a-goodie on geoengineering.A piece on the cutting room floor: the risk that you'll get hit by satellite debris falling back to Earth is quite low… but the risk that someone will get hit is rising. Here's a global map of light pollution, and a tool to find dark sky sites near you.On the issue of orbital crowding, there have been a couple notable traffic jams in space. Last month, a decommissioned Russian satellite disintegrated in low Earth orbit, posing potential risks to astronauts on board the ISS. In 2019, an important weather-monitoring satellite had to dodge a Starlink satellite, a fuel-expensive maneuver. In 2021, Starlink and OneWeb debated what really happened when their satellites passed within 190 feet of each other in orbit. A note on space regulationOur episode did not cover all the groups regulating space. At a global level, this includes the UN's International Telecommunication Union and the UN Office of Outer Space Affairs. Within the United States, the Office of Space Commerce also plays a role, in addition to the Federal Aviation Administration and the Federal Communications Commission CREDITSOutside/In host: Nate HegyiReported, produced, and mixed by Justine Paradis Edited by Taylor QuimbyOur team also includes Felix Poon. NHPR's Director of Podcasts is Rebecca LavoieMusic in this episode came from Victor Lundberg, Lofive, Harbours & Oceans, Spiegelstadt, Curved Mirror, Silver Maple, Wave Saver, Cobby Costa, and From Now On.The blue whale calls were recorded by NOAA's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory.Outside/In is a production of New Hampshire Public Radio.

China y Francia lanzan satélite para explorar el universo, cooperando en busca de explosiones cósmicas.   El sábado, un cohete Long March 2-C despegó llevando el satélite Space Variable Objects Monitor, conocido como SVOM, desarrollado conjuntamente por China y Francia. Este lanzamiento es un gran ejemplo de cómo dos países pueden trabajar juntos para entender mejor el universo. El satélite, que pesa 930 kilogramos, está equipado con cuatro instrumentos científicos, dos desarrollados por Francia y dos por China, y buscará destellos de rayos gamma. Estos destellos son emitidos por fenómenos cósmicos extremadamente violentos, como la explosión de estrellas masivas o la fusión de estrellas compactas.   Explosiones cósmicas y cooperación internacional.   El SVOM tiene la capacidad de detectar destellos de rayos gamma cuya luz ha viajado miles de millones de años luz para llegar a la Tierra. Estos destellos, generados tras la explosión de estrellas más de 20 veces más grandes que el sol, o la fusión de estrellas compactas, emiten una cantidad de energía equivalente a la de miles de millones de soles. Observar estos rayos es como "mirar hacia atrás en el tiempo", ya que su luz tarda mucho en llegar a nosotros, explicó Ore Gottlieb, astrofísico del Centro de Astrofísica del Instituto Flatiron en Nueva York. Estos rayos gamma llevan trazas de las nubes de gas y galaxias que atraviesan en su viaje, proporcionando datos valiosos para comprender la historia y evolución del universo.   Los científicos esperan que SVOM pueda resolver varios misterios en el campo de los estallidos de rayos gamma, incluyendo la detección de los más distantes en el universo. Estos estallidos corresponden a los primeros eventos cósmicos, producidos solo 630 millones de años después del Big Bang, cuando el universo estaba en su infancia. "Estamos interesados en los estallidos de rayos gamma por su propia naturaleza, ya que son explosiones cósmicas extremadamente extremas que nos permiten comprender mejor la muerte de ciertas estrellas", dijo Frederic Daigne, astrofísico del Instituto de Astrofísica de París. "Estos datos permiten probar las leyes de la física con fenómenos que son imposibles de reproducir en la Tierra".   Una vez analizados, los datos obtenidos por SVOM podrían ayudar a comprender mejor la composición del espacio, la dinámica de las nubes de gas y otras galaxias. El proyecto es fruto de una asociación entre las agencias espaciales francesa y china, así como otros grupos científicos y técnicos de ambas naciones. Este nivel de cooperación espacial entre Occidente y China es poco común, especialmente desde que Estados Unidos prohibió toda colaboración entre la NASA y Beijing en 2011.   En 2018, China y Francia lanzaron conjuntamente el CFOSAT, un satélite oceanográfico utilizado principalmente en meteorología marina. Varios países europeos también han participado en el programa de exploración lunar Chang'e de China. Aunque SVOM no es único, sigue siendo significativo en el contexto de la colaboración espacial entre China y Occidente, dijo Jonathan McDowell, astrónomo del Centro Harvard-Smithsonian de Astrofísica en Estados Unidos.   Además, el lanzamiento del SVOM no estuvo exento de incidentes. Restos del cohete Long March 2-C cayeron en una zona poblada cerca del condado de Guiding, en la provincia de Guizhou. Este incidente fue registrado en video y compartido en la red social china Sina Weibo, mostrando a personas corriendo para ponerse a salvo. Los restos del cohete contenían propulsores hipergólicos, una mezcla tóxica de tetroxido de nitrógeno y dimetilhidrazina asimétrica, conocida por su alta peligrosidad. El gas o humo marrón rojizo visible en el video podría ser indicativo de tetroxido de nitrógeno, mientras que el gas amarillo podría haber sido causado por la mezcla de hidrazina con el aire.   Los restos de cohetes caen comúnmente en áreas pobladas durante los lanzamientos desde los tres sitios de lanzamiento interiores de China. Estos sitios, establecidos durante la Guerra Fría para proporcionar protección contra tensiones con Estados Unidos y la Unión Soviética, están ubicados en zonas del interior del país, lejos de la costa. Aunque las autoridades chinas suelen emitir avisos y órdenes de evacuación para las áreas en riesgo, la caída de restos sigue siendo un problema recurrente. Este lanzamiento del SVOM fue el vigésimo noveno de China en 2024, y se espera que el país realice alrededor de 100 lanzamientos este año, incluyendo aproximadamente 30 misiones comerciales.   

Jonathan McDowell is an astrophysicist and astronomer for Harvard and we finally get to ask someone of his caliber all of the big space questions we've been saving up. Why are we headed back to the moon? What does failure mean? And is Shawn right about Space photos?

Dr. Jonathan McDowell is an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, MA. A staff member of the Chandra X-ray Center, he studies black holes, quasars and X-ray sources in galaxies, as well as developing data analysis software for the X-ray astronomy community. Dr. McDowell has a B.A in Mathematics (1981) and a Ph.D in Astrophysics (1986) from the University of Cambridge, England, and has previously worked at the Royal Greenwich Observatory, the Jodrell Bank radio observatory and NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. Dr. McDowell's scientific publications include studies of the cosmological extragalactic background light and the possibility that massive black holes contribute to the dark matter problem; the X-ray emission from the merging galaxy Arp 220; the nature of the broad emission line region in quasars, and the broad-band spectral energy distributions of quasars. He helped design the CIAO data analysis package and the software infrastructure for the Chandra X-ray Observatory data processing pipelines. Dr. Jonathan McDowell is also the editor of Jonathan's Space Report, a free internet newsletter founded in 1989 which provides technical details of satellite launches, and a contributing editor to Sky and Telescope Magazine. Dr. McDowell's web site provides the most comprehensive historical list of satellite launch information starting with Sputnik, and he carries out research on space history topics using original sources including declassified DoD documents and Russian-language publications. Jonathan is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society (1985) and an American Astronomical Society Fellow (2020). He won the Sir Arthur Clarke Award for Individual Space Achievement in 2019. the Prix Alexandre Ananoff of the French Astronomical Society in 2020 for contributions to astronautics culture and popularization, and the Geoffrey Pardoe Space Award of the Royal Aeronautical Society for service to the space industry. The asteroid (4589) McDowell was named after him in 1993. Website - https://planet4589.org/index.html Twitter - https://twitter.com/planet4589?lang=en Artwork by Phillip Thor - ⁠https://linktr.ee/Philipthor_art ⁠ The Way Podcast - ⁠www.PodcastTheWay.com⁠ - Follow at ⁠Twitter⁠ / ⁠Instagram⁠ - @podcasttheway (Subscribe/Follow on streaming platforms and social media!) To watch the visuals with the trailer go to ⁠https://www.podcasttheway.com/trailers/⁠ Thank you Don Grant for the Intro/Outro. Check out his podcast - ⁠https://threeinterestingthings.captivate.fm⁠ Intro guitar copied from Aiden Ayers at ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UiB9FMOP5s ⁠ *The views demonstrated in this show are strictly those of The Way Podcast/Radio Show*

According to satellite cataloger Jonathan McDowell, there are now 18 satellite constellations, like Starlink, being planned. These constellations will contain 543,811 satellites.    This is a whole lot of missions to try and keep from colliding and all it takes is one particularly bad collision to transform the more than half-million objects from useful technologies to a shield of shrapnel that protects our universe from us by trapping us here.    In our closer look today, we are going to look at early warning systems that are being developed, and how future - more highly mobile satellites, can both do good and create chaos. (This episode was originally released on YouTube July 29, 2023.)   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.  Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!  Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations.  Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.

According to satellite cataloger Jonathan McDowell, there are now 18 satellite constellations, like Starlink, being planned. These constellations will contain 543,811 satellites. This is a whole lot of missions to try and keep from colliding and all it takes is one particularly bad collision to transform the more than half-million objects from useful technologies to a shield of shrapnel that protects our universe from us by trapping us here. In our closer look today, we are going to look at early warning systems that are being developed, and how future - more highly mobile satellites, can both do good and create chaos. (This episode was originally released on YouTube July 29, 2023.)

Dr Jonathan McDowell and Dr Fiona Mendes present their abstracts. This talk is part of the Paediatric Emergencies 2023 event. To get your CME certificate for listening to the podcast please visit https://www.paediatricemergencies.com/paediatric-emergencies-2023-feedback/ #PaediatricEmergencies #PaediatricEmergencies2023 #Toxicology

Leah finally takes on her arch-nemesis; the two-faced, arrogant, cold-hearted… moon. And despite her lunar love, Chelsea gets roped into the destruction. Together, they plot to crack it like an egg, vaporise it into nothingness and drill into it with a giant jackhammer… all while dodging the space police.Our space marauders recruit the assistance of astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell, of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and Haym Benaroya at Rutgers University.Dead Planets Society is a podcast that takes outlandish ideas about how to tinker with the cosmos – from punching a hole in a planet to unifying the asteroid belt. The hosts are Leah Crane and Chelsea Whyte.If you have a cosmic object you'd like to figure out how to destroy, email the team at deadplanets@newscientist.com. Or if you just want to chat about this episode or wrecking the cosmos more generally, tweet @chelswhyte and @downhereonearth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yields screaming higher. Big week for economic news that may flip the script. It is official - correction in many sectors and major indices. PLUS we are now on Spotify and Amazon Music/Podcasts! Click HERE for Show Notes and Links DHUnplugged is now streaming live - with listener chat. Click on link on the right sidebar. Love the Show? Then how about a Donation? Follow John C. Dvorak on Twitter Follow Andrew Horowitz on Twitter Warm Up - Back from Barbados - Diving good and bad ---ROTI! -- Space Debris - fines being issued - Politicians on trial - Japan car deal - stopped - House Speaker Kevin McCarthy ? Market Update - 10Yr Yield approaching 4.5%   4.8%!!! - 30 Year was 4.65% Friday - now 4.94% - Friday Jobs number important - JOLTS was much stronger than expected today - Ugly market conditions - appears to be The TTBOWTBW coming soon. - UPDATE- Last week: Oversold reading - switched the short small-caps today This week: Closed position after failure to launch DUMB Stuff - Inflation is not some uncontrollable item that we are all victims of. We help to perpetuate inflationary trnds by paying up the prices and spend, spend, spend. If we look at strikes - for more $$ due to cost of living, that is ass-backwards. JCD: Bring Back HUAC? Space Junk - Dish Network Corp. was fined $150,000 by US regulators for leaving a retired satellite parked in the wrong place in space, reflecting official concern over the growing amount of debris orbiting Earth and the potential for mishaps. - “This is a breakthrough settlement, making very clear the FCC has strong enforcement authority and capability to enforce its vitally important space debris rules,” Loyaan A. Egal, the agency's enforcement bureau chief, said in a statement. - The FCC says it has applications pending for more than 56,000 satellites. - The number of satellites has reached almost 9,000, compared with roughly 2,000 less than five years ago, according to Jonathan McDowell, an astrophysicist at Harvard University. - SPACEX accounts for 4,800 of the total Political Funhouse - Donald Trump on trial in NY (Civil) ---- Outcome could be devastating for his business - Hunter Biden up on gun charges --- President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden is expected to plead not guilty on Tuesday to lying about his drug use while buying a handgun - Both families need to get in the White House badly so that they will be able to issue pardons. The Issue... - Yields rising...Long-Bond getting hammered - Markets now spooked - Fed hawkish not helping - Govy Shutdown not helping - TLT down 17% in 3 months Long Bond ETF Bond Vigilantes - Benchmark US yields jumped to the highest levels in 16 years Monday, extending an uptrend that began in May. - The latest surge shows Treasuries are detached from their fundamental drivers, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. - The move shows rising alarm at what fiscal policymakers are doing, economist Ed Yardeni says. - The slide in Treasuries has been excessive given recent economic data and Federal Reserve policy, suggesting it's instead being driven by fears over the swelling US deficit IPO Debacle - Instacart weakness continues as shares are now trading 36% below its IPO opening price of $42; slowing growth and a full valuation are primary culprits for the selloff - What about ARM - about 0% below opening day IPO price - Birkenstock - newest IPO that is being discussed Japan Putting Hammer Down - Japan's move to bar most used-car sales to Russia slammed the brakes on a trade nearing $2 billion annually that had boomed in the shadow of sanctions over Ukraine elsewhere - In early August, Japan's government banned exports of all but subcompact cars to Russia, cutting off a lucrative backchannel in trade in used Toyotas, Hondas and Nissans for a network of brokers and smaller ports - While wiping out Russia's biggest source of used cars,

This episode of Space Nuts in brought to you by NordVPN...the best in online security. Visit www.nordvpn.com/spacenuts to get the deal Andrew talks about and help support the show.In the vast expanse of space, where triumph and discovery often reign, there are moments that grip our hearts with unexpected sorrow. Picture this: a Russian probe, destined for greatness, hurtling towards the moon's surface with anticipation and hope. But then, an unthinkable twist of fate sends it spiraling into an uncontrollable crash. The shockwaves of this failed mission reverberate through the cosmos, leaving us with unanswered questions and a deep longing to uncover the true cause. Join us as we delve into the tragic tale of the Russian probe Lunar 25, where every twist and turn leaves us yearning for closure. In this episode, you will be able to: · Uncover the facts behind the unsuccessful Russian Lunar 25 mission and delve into what went wrong. · Explore the bewildering world of dark energy and the revolutionary new ways it can be measured. · Contemplate potential end-of-the-world scenarios, evaluating their likelihood and impact. · Appreciate the crucial role of international partnerships in the face of space discovery and exploration. · Get an insider's look at future lunar and Mars missions, exploring the plans scientists, engineers, and astronauts are making today. List 2: We all do it. It's not a bad plan, actually. We'll watch with interest. - Andrew Dunkley Exploring End-of-the-World Scenarios In this episode, we will explore the different scenarios that could potentially result in the end-of-the-world scenario. From the rise of artificial intelligence to cosmic events, we touch on possibilities that, while unlikely, provide thought-provoking perspectives about our place in the universe. As we examine these scenarios, we aim to illuminate the fragile nature of existence and the awe-inspiring forces that surround us. The resources mentioned in this episode are: · Check out the Roscosmos website for more information on their lunar missions and future plans. · Learn more about the Lunar 24 mission, the last successful mission in the series, and its achievements. · Stay updated on the latest developments in space exploration by following Jonathan McDowell and his insights on all things space. · Discover the Chandrayaan-3 mission and its goals, including the planned rover exploration of the lunar south pole region. · Explore the concept of using helium-3 as a potential clean nuclear fuel for future energy needs. · Gain a deeper understanding of dark energy and its significance in the universe by reading up on current research and theories. · Keep an eye out for upcoming research papers and studies that delve into measuring dark energy, including the possible use of Andromeda as a tool for measurement. · Stay informed about the latest discoveries and advancements in the field of astronomy and space science by regularly tuning in to Space Nuts and similar podcasts or shows. · Engage with the space science community by joining online forums, attending conferences, or following social media and joining the Space Nuts Podcast group. · New! Follow Space Nuts on Tumblr for all the latest space and astronomy news. https://www.tumblr.com/blog/spacenutspodThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/2631155/advertisement

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- 180 cohetes fueron lanzados con éxito a la órbita de la Tierra, según el informe de Jonathan McDowell https://planet4589.org/space/papers/space22.pdf - Vídeo de Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, directora de lanzamiento de Artemis 1, viendo el despegue por fin https://twitter.com/go4gordon/status/1613672636437131264 - Déjanos preguntas en @parsecpodcast, @javiatapu o @matiass PARSEC es un podcast semanal sobre exploración espacial presentado por Javier Atapuerca y Matías S. Zavia. Haznos llegar tus preguntas por Twitter: @parsecpodcast@JaviAtapu@matiass Puedes escucharnos en todas las plataformas a través de parsecpodcast.com.

It's been a busy year for space exploration. Phase one of NASA's Artemis mission is scheduled to conclude on Monday, bringing us spellbinding new images of our moon.

Antariksh Matters: Shattering Space Record Myths— Pranav R SatyanathEarlier this week, a record was broken in the shadowy world of military space tech. At least, that's what some of the headlines make you believe. The secretive X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) uncrewed spaceplane, operated by the US Space Force, landed at the NASA Kennedy Space Center on November 12th after spending 908 days in orbit. It broke the previous orbital record (780 days) by a large margin. The spaceplane, which is built by Boeing, has been in operation since 2010. Its mission and purpose are largely unknown, building some sort of a myth around this mini-Space Shuttle-looking vehicle.Let's take a step back. From all the open-source images available, we know that the X-37B has a single liquid-fuelled engine built by Aerojet and powered by storable propellants. This means it can stay in orbit by increasing its altitude. So, one can say that spaceplanes are not very different from regular satellites, which operate for years and decades in orbit. Now compare those years and decades to 908 days. Not much, right? Well, yes. So long as the spaceplane can maintain orbital speed, it can stay in orbit as long as its operators wish. Although we don't know much about the X-37B's true purpose, we know some meta details that give clues as to what the purpose might be. The programme that gave birth to the X-37B isn't a secret. Back in the early 1990s, people in the US government got pretty worried about the costs of operating the Space Shuttle. It was reusable for sure, but it was a slow and painstaking process to get the vehicle back to space. So, the US Congress told NASA to go and look at other alternatives. The result was the Access to Space study, which outlined faster, better, cheaper and smaller alternatives to the Suttle. After pondering their heads over what to test, NASA began to fund a handful of companies to research and develop reusable spaceplanes, including Single-Stage To Orbit (SSTO) tech, which is considered the pinnacle of rocketry.Chief among these experimental spaceplanes included Lockheed Martin's X-33 and Orbital Science's X-34 reusable launch vehicles, along with Boeing's X-37 experimental space manoeuvring vehicle. By 1999, NASA saw the funds dry up and no progress to show. The US Air Force (USAF) was ready to take up the X-34 and the X-37 programmes. The X-34 programme got cancelled, and the X-37 was transferred to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Two years later, the X-37B was in the hands of the USAF.From what we know, we can draw out two hypotheses:* The X-37B is a highly manoeuvrable vehicle used to inspect suspicious activities and objects in space. * The X-37B is a test vehicle for the US Space Force (and Air Force) which allows them to test hypersonic re-entry, autonomous capabilities and perhaps, deployment of small payloads.A part of the second hypothesis is already confirmed. Astronomer and space watcher Jonathan McDowell reported that the X-37B launched a subsatellite named the FalconSAT-t8, an experimental payload developed by the Air Force Academy. The second hypothesis is less likely to be true, as small satellites can perform a far better (and less suspicious) job of inspecting suspicious activities and objects.Like the US, the Chinese also have a handful of spaceplane projects. It will not be surprising that these vehicles will have both civilian and military uses. India is also testing a version of its spaceplane called the Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD). Spaceplanes are interesting. But we must not get carried away by spooky headlines.Comments on the Draft Telecommunications Bill, 2022— Satya Sahu and Gayathri PotiThe draft Telecommunications Bill, 2022 will do more to prohibit Digital India's growth story rather than facilitate it. We outline some of its most glaring issues:Definitional Over-breadth, Legislative Conflict and Procedural Lacunae* Explanatory Note to the Bill in para.51 reassures that provisions concerning internet shutdowns recognize citizens' rights; there is no enumeration of this safeguard in the concerned clause nor mechanisms for judicial oversight or review panels to record the legality of suspension orders à la the Telecom Suspension Rules, 2017.* The Union Government recently withdrew the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2021. In the absence of a data protection regime and an independent Data Protection Authority vested with powers to implement safeguards on the access and use of personal data by public authorities in line with the principles laid out in Puttaswamy and Shreya Singhal. , Clause 24(2)(b) contributes to the increasingly fragmented data protection framework in India, alongside the IT Act, 2000, SEBI Data Sharing Policy, 2019, Payments and Settlements Act, 2008 etc. Regulatory uncertainty and compliance costs within this framework become increasingly difficult due to the wide gamut of entities subject to the definition of "Telecommunication services" under Clause 2(2). The increased cost of compliance with implementing KYC norms and mandatory licensing regimes will result in extremely high barriers to entry for players in the OTT market. It will ensure that only market players with significant resources to meet these obligations can afford to remain in it, amplifying concerns about stifled innovation and competition in this oligopolistic sector.* Subjecting OTT platforms to DoT jurisdiction creates regulatory overlap with MeitY's powers, creating potentially conflicting laws, duplication of efforts by regulators and market players alike, ownership of implementation measures, and increasing costs of conducting business.* OTT platforms like real-time messaging services deploy E2E encryption. Currently, access to encrypted communication is governed by the 2021 Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code released by MeitY. Under this, significant social media intermediaries are only expected to enable the identification of the first originator of the information. The rules deliberately refrain from mandating access to the contents of the communication (especially since the 2015 draft rules that insisted on making available the plaintext of communications was met with heavy criticism), but Clause 24 empowers the Government to gain access to the contents of the communication as well. This conflicts with the 2021 Code and further aggravates the issue of regulatory overlap. The provision implicitly requires OTT platforms to create encryption backdoors and inevitably undermines Constitutional protection for free speech afforded by encryption.* The territorial applicability of the provisions of the Bill has not been described unlike in the Telegraph Act, 1885, and the IT Act, 2000, which circumscribe their application in terms of geography and cyber attribution. The telecom and OTT sectors depend on cross-border interconnectivity and rely on internationally administered infrastructure like satellites, marine fibre-optic cable networks, etc. It is necessary to foresee and describe the territorial limits of domestic law to avoid international conflict of laws to maintain market confidence and decrease legal costs and instances of interruption in critical services.* Clause 46 (k) of the Bill dilutes TRAI's standing to requisition information from the Government and provide recommendations before awarding licenses. Deleting the non-obstante clause and provisos to S.11 (1) of the TRAI Act eliminates TRAI's role in ensuring a level playing field for TSPs and fair and non-discriminatory treatment by the Government. Vesting TRAI with the power to investigate predatory pricing exacerbates existing overlap between the mandates of TRAI and CCI, increasing possibility of regulatory arbitrage. * Clause 24(1) vests the Central Government with the power to take temporary possession of telecommunication services, networks, and infrastructure, in the occurrence of any public emergency or in the interest of public safety. Clause 24(4) makes the exercise of this power concomitant with the duration of a public emergency or occasion. The Bill, however, does not provide any procedure for Government action nor define the terms' public safety' and 'public emergency', undermining the temporary nature of this power, inviting constitutional scrutiny and low investor confidence.Insufficient Justifications for Overarching Policy * OTT platforms should be permitted to continue operating under the existing framework without any regulatory intervention until the ITU and similar foreign jurisdictions conclusively determine the regulation of such platforms. TRAI's 2020 recommendations propose no deviation from this approach, especially since there has been limited global progress concerning OTT regulation.* Compliance with KYC norms is mandated for the issuance of SIM Cards and broadband connections; extending this requirement for accessing OTT communication services is unwarranted. The rigours associated with KYC rules are reserved for tightly regulated sectors like banking, where identity verification systems combat the incidence of high-risk pernicious activities. Mandating adherence to the KYC process for creating an account on an IM/e-mail/video telephony platform is not only disproportionate but is likely to dissuade users from accessing critical services. In particular, KYC formalities will deter consumers from testing newer platforms which could result in market stagnation.* Clause 32 envisages framing regulatory sandboxes to enable innovation and technological development in the sector. However, it allows access to regulatory sandboxes only as part of the terms and conditions under its new licensing regime defeating the intent of a regulatory sandbox. Providing access to this environment only upon the award of a license raises the costs of introducing new technology in a fixed-capital-intensive sector like telecom and entrenches the market power of already dominant entities who can bear this cost. The extent and nature of the usage of new technology cannot always be preempted in the terms of a license at the time of licensing. This creates the future burden of bearing opportunity costs of not being able to leverage its own technology in new ways on the licensee, leading to avoidable legal costs and ad hoc renegotiation.The authors are students of Takshashila's GCPP (Technology & Policy) Programme.Matsyanyaaya: Splinternet Conviction?— Bharath ReddyWe often hear predictions about a splinter-net or a bifurcated Internet. What does this mean? And what are the incentives at play other than the obvious state control and censorship?To get an idea of how the Internet could split and what it means, a good example would be Runet - the Russian national segment of the Internet. Russian interventions to create an independent national Internet range from state censorship to mandating ISPs to use national Domain Name System (DNS) servers (where website names are translated to addresses). There are also forces from outside Russia incentivising the split as well. During the initial phase of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, there were appeals by Ukraine to remove Russian domains from DNS servers which would cut them off from the rest of the Internet. This request was rejected as it could destroy trust in a global internet if the DNS does not remain neutral. However, requests by Ukraine to certificate authorities that issue SSL and TLS certificates for websites have been more successful, creating barriers in the process. Lastly, the hardware sanctions and market exits following the conflict could potentially lead to a split in internet standards.As you might know, the Internet is based on communication protocols which enable different devices to speak a common language and communicate with each other. Broadly, these protocols can be classified under - content, logic and infrastructure layers. While censorship at the content layer is quite common, a fork in the lower logic and infrastructure layers could have serious ramifications. Network effects, protocol politics and geopolitics, come together here. The largest networks have incentives to refuse to be interoperable with competitors. In the current nature of the Internet, the US and its allies wield power to cut off competitors from critical chokepoints. This power has been exercised to an extent during the recent sanctions against China and Russia. The threat of such actions creates incentives for bifurcated supply chains and in this world of bifurcated supply chains there would be takers for China's vision of national internet sovereignty. In such a scenario, future network protocols such as New IP being developed by Huawei could become more widespread. The intelligence built into the protocols at the logic and infrastructure layers could enable more surveillance and control by the ISPs and the State.The concerns around the splitting of the Internet is thus a complex interplay between technology, geopolitics, and the relation between the State and the individual.The report titled “One, Two, or Two Hundred Internets” by the Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich is an exciting read that covers this subject in detail. As the author hopes, it helps enable informed discussion and decision-making on splitting the Internet.Our Reading Menu[Opinion] Road Ahead for UPI: Free Public Infrastructure or Yet Another Payment Mechanism? by Rohan Pai and Mihir Mahajan.[Chapter] Gene Editing and the Need to Reevaluate Bioweapons by Shambhavi Naik.[Book] Cellular: An Economic and Business History of the International Mobile-Phone Industry by Daniel D. Garcia-Swartz and Martin Campbell-Kelly. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hightechir.substack.com

Become a Patron! Help to support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/TheCommute Making his second appearance on the show, Astrophysicist, Jonathan McDowell, climbs aboard the us and discussed all things related to outer space. During our 34-minute journey, we talk black holes, the Chandra x-ray telescope, the big bang, UFOs, and how Steve is in a category with Neil deGrasse Tyson. An funny and extremely informative guest, Jonathan breaks down complex concepts and makes them easy & relatable!

Harvard-Smithsonian astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell is back on the Cold Star Project, and our topic is space infrastructure. From the Deep Space Network though JWST and Starlink, host Jason Kanigan and Dr. McDowell discuss what our experience so far has been and what our priorities in the field should be. Cold Star Tech founder Jason Kanigan asks Dr. Jonathan McDowell about Starlink altitude charts, recent discoveries regarding black holes, new space technologies, how JWST missions are determined, and more! USEFUL LINKS: JWST Observing Schedule: https://www.stsci.edu/jwst/science-execution/observing-schedules Jonathan's Space Report website: https://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/jsr.html Dr. McDowell's previous appearance on the Cold Star Project: https://coldstarproject.com/auS02E24JonathanMcDowell Talk to Cold Star: https://coldstartech.com/talktous

Antariksh Matters #1: Spying on Spy Satellites— Pranav R SatyanathIn February this year, the United States launched a nondescript satellite simply designated as NROL-87. Those who keep a close of space launches know that the NROL designation stands for national security satellites operated by the National Reconnaissance Office. The satellite likely entered a 284 x 425 km Sub-synchronous orbit with an inclination of 97.25 degrees. The NROL-87, also designated as USA 326, is suspected to be a new generation of electro-optical imaging satellite. This spy satellite, one among many operated by the US, kept to itself with nothing to bother its mission. Until now.Earlier this month, Russia launched a nondescript satellite on board a Soyuz-2.1V from the Plesetsk launch site. The secret satellite, Kosmo-2558, was launched just as NROL-87 passed above the Russian launch complex. Space watchers like Jonathan McDowell quickly predicted that Kosmos-2558 would likely reach the planar orbit of NROL-87 within 80 km of the American spy satellite’s range. The orbital behaviour of the Kosmos-2558 resembles that of an ‘inspector satellite’, which, in other words, means that Russia launched a satellite to spy on another satellite.Of course, the presence of inspector satellites in space is not a new phenomenon. Classified under the category of Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO), satellites have been launched to either inspect or potentially attack other satellites in the past. Not all RPO satellites have malign intentions. For example, in the 1990s, Canada proposed using inspector satellites to verify arms control agreements in outer space. More recently, however, RPOs have been viewed with suspicion. The sharp increase in the number of satellites being placed in orbit has made it all the more difficult to predict the purpose of satellites which may or may not have military utility. Since countries do not disclose details of the satellites they launch, the lack of transparency does little to decrease uncertainties. Policymakers and policy analysts have considered several possible solutions to the problem of transparency. Some scholars propose a pre-launch notification mechanism under which countries not only notify others of the launches of rockets and ballistic missiles that are set to take place but also provide details about the nature of the launch vehicle or ballistic missile.Pre-launch notification agreements concerning ballistic missiles have been signed in bilateral settings in the past. The United States and Russia signed such an agreement in 1988. India and Pakistan signed a similar agreement in 2005. No attempt has been made to craft similar agreements for space launch vehicles. One reason might be that providing pre-launch notifications might be because countries fear that adversary countries might take countermeasures against potential spy satellites. Such concerns were expressed as far back as 1958, as seen in the memorandum from the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) to the President of the United States.Another solution that has been proposed to avoid the risk of RPOs is to implement a keep-out zone for satellites. While such an agreement does not require a verification mechanism, countries could choose to use space situational awareness (SSA) capabilities to enforce a keep-out zone agreement. SSA capabilities have their limitations as no single national system can currently provide full coverage of Low-earth orbit (LEO) and geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO). Establishing a global SSA network is also challenging and expensive.Although RPOs have not been a problem till date, they may become a problem in the future. Analysts have already begun to take notice of the increase in RPOs in recent years. If countries wish to mitigate the risks associated with RPOs, they must start preliminary negotiations sooner rather than later.(The author would like to thank Aaron Bateman for providing access to declassified documents related to the US space progaramme.)Antariksh Matters #2: The Indian Army’s ‘Skylight’ Exercise— Aditya RamanathanIt would be unusual for readers of this newsletter to find an entry describing an exercise conducted by the Indian Army. However, there was much about the recently concluded Exercise Skylight that was unusual, and that warranted an entry in Technopolitik. What little is known about the exercise comes from scant official information and a few news stories. The Army’s official Twitter handle described it as a satellite communication exercise. It went on to add:“100% satellite communication assets were activated to ensure operational readiness of hi-tech satellite systems and exercise various contingencies.”The tweet would indicate Exercise Skylight tested all of the Army’s orbital communications (which are scattered across multiple satellites) and that these systems were tested for ‘contingencies’. What might be these contingencies? ThePrint cited an anonymous source who indicated the Army wanted to validate its ability to use space-based communications as a redundancy during wartime:“Conflict situations demand space-based communication because we are going by the assumption that the primary means of communication — terrestrial media — gets disrupted”.Of course, the Army understands the vital advantages space-based communications provide. This is especially evident in the Himalayas along the Line of Actual Control (LaC) with China, where satellites can enable tactical communication well beyond the line-of-sight. The Russia-Ukraine war also seems to loom over Exercise Skylight. The Times of India cited an anonymous source as saying the Army was carefully following the use of cyber and electronic warfare in that conflict. In particular, the Army appears to be impressed by the resilience of the SpaceX Starlink satellite internet constellation, which Ukrainian forces have been using to coordinate operations against Russia. In the coming years, the Army is expected to look to acquire easily portable satellite phones and “satellite high speed data backbone,” which would likely require a constellation of low earth orbit  (LEO) satellites link Starlink.Before it turns to LEO, the Army will be most eager to get its own communications satellite in geostationary orbit. In March, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh cleared the path for developing the GSAT-7B satellite for the Indian Army. At present, the Army shares satellites with the other services and civilian organisations. If the GSAT-7B is put into orbit by the planned date of 2025, the Army will join the Indian Navy (which already operates the GSAT-7A) and the Indian Airforce (which operates the GSAT-7C) in having its own dedicated communications satellites parked over the most suitable spot of orbital real estate.Matsyanyaaya: How can the US-India iCET Succeed?— Arjun GargeyasA couple of months ago, the United States (US) and India decided to enhance cooperation in the technology domain. President Biden and Prime Minister Modi’s meeting resulted in the Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET) announcement to expand the existing partnership between the two states in specific strategic technology sectors. One interesting aspect of the iCET remains the departments spearheading the initiative. Both states' National Security Councils have been responsible for driving forward outcome-oriented projects related to the iCET. The defence and national security angle behind the technology cooperation is clearly visible through this initiative. With certain technology sectors attaining a strategic status, the iCET has the ability to help the two states focus on technologies that might have a massive impact on the security and military side. These agreements, when announced can create a flutter of conversation and remain exciting on paper. But what are the actual policy implementations under the iCET which can actually translate into on ground impact for both the states? Are there areas of focus which can improve the effectiveness of the initiative itself is something to look at. A People-Centric Approach The single point of focus in the initiative should be the human capital model to achieve the desired outcomes. Technical knowledge is central to the overall development of emerging technology areas such as 5G, quantum computing and semiconductors. With human capital being the biggest strength for both India and US, the iCET will thrive if it is made individual-centric. The governments should facilitate this exchange of ideas and foster the talent pool that exists in both countries. One of the goals set by the initiative as per the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) was to forge better linkages between government, academia and industry in specific technology areas. This would entail cross-border human capital movement being essential to achieving those goals. Scientists, engineers and other researchers in both countries who are involved in working on critical technologies can have access to research facilities in both countries under the initiative. The exchange of STEM researchers between universities across both countries and industrial leaders and technology entrepreneurs engaged in developing strategic tech can help translate lab-level research into potential applications. An important area in the people-centric approach are the students and academic researchers studying in each other’s universities. Although this is heavily skewed towards Indians in the US academic institutions, this initiative can introduce academic fellowships for scholars to work and contribute to specific emerging technology sectors. This would help in IP creation and dissemination across borders as well as cultivate a thriving set of scientists and engineers who can contribute to technology collaboration at the government level.Focus on Funding Specific Research ProjectsAs per the White House Press Release, the US-India iCET will involve the scientific government departments from both states. As per the press statement, the National Science Foundation (NSF) of the US, along with the Department of Science and Technology (DST) will drive forward the implementation of research projects under the initiative. The statement also mentioned that the US has agreed to join six of India’s Technology Innovation hubs. This is in the hope of spearheading over 25 projects across emerging domains such as artificial intelligence and data science. This sets the foundation for another area of focus for the success of the initiative. One of the main objectives of the iCET must be to secure funding (for research and product development) for outcome-driven projects that employ critical and emerging technologies. Enhancing technological cooperation between the two states and improving the efficiency of the initiative can be done when government bodies would indulge in funding crucial research projects on emerging technologies. The iCET must put its resources into funding and supporting specific research projects that can provide a solid output and outcome. The focus must be on emerging technology areas that have the potential to use said technology to create different applications and products to tackle some of the biggest challenges faced by both countries. Improving agriculture output, mitigating climate change effects and similar research can be prioritised for funding. Another aspect would be to identify areas of technology that might dominate in the near future and focus on them. Developing state-of-the-art quantum computer systems, and building telecommunication networks using 6G are just a few among the plethora of technology areas on which the iCET can spend its resources on. Our Reading Menu[Book] A Technological History of Cold-War India, 1947–⁠1969: Autarky and Foreign Aid by William A.T. Logan.[Article] Wargame of Drones: Remotely Piloted Aircraft and Crisis Escalation by Erik Lin-Greenberg.[Report] Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains: An Affirmative Agenda for International Cooperation by William Alan Reinsch et. al. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hightechir.substack.com

How do you track a satellite? How reliable is its re-entry into the atmosphere? And how do we know what is happening in space? Dr Jonathan McDowell, astronomer at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, talks to us about orbital profiles, space debris, and just how crowded LEO (lower Earth orbit) is getting these days. We discuss re-entry into the atmosphere, how mega-constellations might challenge our previous assumptions about the atmosphere, and how X-ray telescopes are helping us explore space.

Jonathan McDowell, Astrophysicist; CXC Science Data Systems Group Lead, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.

Spaceflight news— JWST deployment — A detailed timeline is available from Jonathan McDowell (planet4589.org) — Hexapod actuators (PDF: esmats.eu) — A photo of an early actuator development unit (PDF, p2: sci-hubtw.hkvisa.net)Short & Sweet— Chang'e 5 identifies water on the moon (space.com) (science.org)— Perseverance rover prepares to clear blocked sampling tube (nasa.gov)— SLS hoping for March launch (spacenews.com)— Orbit Fab signs deal to provide on-orbit fueling for Astroscale (spacenews.com)Questions, comments, corrections— Follow up on that moon rock (twitter.com/AJ_FI)This week in Spaceflight history— January 20 1978, Maiden flight of the Progress spacecraft (wiki.org) (russianspaceweb.com) (spaceref.com)— Next week (1/25 - 1/31) in 1995. Get me my briefcase.

New models of sublimating nitrogen show that the process creates enough heat to drive the formation and texture of the polygons in Sputnik Planitia. Plus, black holes, star formation, and an interview with Dr. Jonathan McDowell, orbital police.   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.  Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!  Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations.  Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.

New models of sublimating nitrogen show that the process creates enough heat to drive the formation and texture of the polygons in Sputnik Planitia. Plus, black holes, star formation, and an interview with Dr. Jonathan McDowell, orbital police.

We'd love to hear from you (feedback@breakingbadscience.com)Look us up on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/385282925919540Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breakingbadsciencepodcast/Website: http://www.breakingbadscience.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/breakingbadscienceIn the continuation of last week's episode, we talk more rocket science and the incredible feats of Jordan Slavish's high school students.NASA Student Launch is a program designed to test High School and University rocketry students, and give them the opportunity to evaluate their understanding in real life situations. Jordan Slavish is a teacher in Oregon and our podcast's go-to person for rocket information and expertise. Dr. Jonathan McDowell, also featured in this episode, is an astrophysicist and a fountain of knowledge on rocket launches since as early as the Apollo missions. He is here to answer the questions of the students involved in this challenge from Jordan's class. Join hosts Shanti and Danny for part 2 while we learn more about astrophysics and rocketry from Dr McDowell, Jordan, and his class.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/breakingbadscience?fan_landing=true)

We'd love to hear from you (feedback@breakingbadscience.com)Look us up on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/385282925919540Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breakingbadsciencepodcast/Website: http://www.breakingbadscience.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/breakingbadscienceNASA Student Launch is a program designed to test High School and University rocketry students, and give them the opportunity to evaluate their understanding in real life situations. Jordan Slavish is a teacher in Oregon and our podcast's go-to person for rocket information and expertise. Dr. Jonathan McDowell, also featured in this episode, is an astrophysicist and a fountain of knowledge on rocket launches since as early as the Apollo missions. He is here to answer the questions of the students involved in this challenge from Jordan's class. Join hosts Shanti and Danny while we learn more about astrophysics and rocketry from Dr McDowell, Jordan, and his class. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/breakingbadscience?fan_landing=true)

Overskrifterne i rumpanelet: Alarm på Den Internationale Rumstation: Astronauterne måtte søge tilflugt i rumkapslerne efter det russiske militær lavede en lidt frisk nedskydning af en gammel sovjet-satellit. Menneskeheden tager hævn for dinosaurerne - ny rumsonde skal smadre ind i asteroide og ændre dens kurs. Og så bliver NASA revset i en ny rapport; månelanding i 2024 totalt urealistisk og alt, alt for dyr. Medvirkende: Hans Kjeldsen, Professor ved Institut for Fysik og Astronomi ved Aarhus Universitet, Thomas Andersen, Administrerende Direktør ved Danish Aerospace Company, Jonathan McDowell, astrofysiker ved Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Joan Salute, Associate Director for Flight Programs - Planetary Science Division - NASA Headquarters, Jeff Foust, redaktør mediet spacenews.com Det er overskrifterne i dagens rumpanel på Den Nye Rumalder, hvor jeg har inviteret to rumnørder med i studiet, for at blive klogere på de seneste rumfart-historier. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jake and Anthony are joined by Jonathan McDowell, an astronomer at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian to talk about Russia's latest endangerment to the ISS—their anti-satellite operationthat resulted in a huge debris field—and about how Jonathan does all the excellent work he does tracking launches, satellites, and where everything in space is going.DrinksPhelddagrif - Thodes Ale - UntappdSátiro - Thodes Ale - UntappdGenmaichaOrangina | Sparkling Citrus DrinkAnthony's Gin & Tonic: half Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin, half Schweppes Tonic, and a shitload of limeTopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 46 - Anti-Satellite Own Goal (with Jonathan McDowell) - YouTubeRussia destroys satellite in ASAT test - SpaceNews2021 Russian satellite intercept - YouTubeOfficial ASAT - Anti Satellite Missile Mission / Mission Shakti Video by DRDO - YouTubeJonathan McDowell on Twitter: “Here is the orbit of ISS (blue) compared to that of the Ikar No. 39L satellite (cover name Kosmos-1408) (magenta) and the part of the orbit where the crew have been warned of possible collisions with a debris field (red). This shows Kosmos-1408 is a plausible candidate”Jonathan McDowell on Twitter: “The latest Starlink batch (Group 4-1) of 53 sats seems to include one dud - Starlink 3123 (red) is not orbit raising. (Green: deployment rods).”Jonathan McDowell on Twitter: “Another space collision of interest was the disintegration on 2020 Jul 12 of object 43673, an inert piece of a Japanese rocket. (Event - green; debris objects cataloged later - red; orbit height of 43673 itself - blue)”The edge of space: Revisiting the Karman Line - ScienceDirectOrbiting Frog Otolith - WikipediaKSP History Part 66 - Orbiting Frog Otolith - ImgurInternational Cometary Explorer - WikipediaKSP History Part 112 - ISEE-3 - post - ImgurPicksFoundation | Apple TV+The Planet Factory: Exoplanets and the Search for a Second Earth by Elizabeth TaskerAsteroids: How Love, Fear, and Greed Will Determine Our Future in Space by Martin ElvisUnmanned Spaceflight.comFollow JonathanJonathan McDowell (@planet4589) / TwitterJonathan's Space ReportFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterFollow AnthonyMain Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | TwitterAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | TwitterOff-Nominal MerchandiseOff-Nominal Logo TeeWeMartians Shop | MECO Shop

This week we're back with another special episode! David comes on to lead Marques and Andrew through a discussion about internet for all via Starlink satellites and some of the effects it can have on astronomy and observers of the night sky. It's a big topic but also a fun discussion with plenty of expert interviews. Twitter Links: https://twitter.com/wvfrm https://twitter.com/mkbhd https://twitter.com/andymanganelli https://twitter.com/AdamLukas17 https://twitter.com/DurvidImel Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/wvfrmpodcast/ Special thanks to: Emily Zhang: https://twitter.com/emilylinzhang Dr. Jeremy Tregloan-Reed: https://bit.ly/3kzhAeQ Dr. Jonathan McDowell: http://www.planet4589.org/ Dr. Josef Koller: https://bit.ly/3zzRvjR Robin Dicky: https://bit.ly/2ZrI9dP Links: shop.mkbhd.com https://discord.gg/mkbhd Music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this exclusive episode Jonathan Mcdowell speaks to Indian Genes about Space Exploration & Its impact specifically Space Debris.The main-belt asteroid 4589 McDowell was named after him in 1993.Jonathan is an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. He is a staff member at the Chandra X-ray Center. McDowell is the author and editor of Jonathan's Space Report, an e-mail-distributed newsletter documenting satellite launches.McDowell has a BA in Mathematics (1981) from Churchill College and a PhD in Astrophysics (1986) from the Institute of Astronomy, both at the University of Cambridge, England. After high school, McDowell worked for six months at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich and held a summer job at the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh before he began his PhD studies. His first post-doctoral position was at Jodrell Bank followed by another at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Massachusetts. McDowell then moved to Huntsville, Alabama, where he spent a year at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. In 1992, McDowell returned to Cambridge, Massachusetts, and currently works there as a staff member at the Chandra X-ray Center.

Spaceflight news— Rocket3.3 Exits Stage Right (astra.com) (space.com) (youtube.com) (youtube.com) — Follows an abort on Friday called by the guidance system near T-0 (space.com) — Jonathan McDowell guessed a “fatal problem” in the air (twitter.com/planet4589)Short & Sweet— 7GB of paperwork for HLS (twitter.com/joroulette) (spacenews.com) (businessinsider.com) (spacenews.com)— Starlinks get lasers (spacenews.com)— First test of Astroscale satellite capture technology (​​spacenews.com) (astroscale.com)Questions, comments, corrections— From the intro: A Shortfall of Gravitas struts its stuff (spacenews.com) (twitter.com/elonmusk)This week in SF history— 4 Sep 1968: Von Braun tests a suit in the NBS (facebook.com/SpaceWalkOfFame) (twitter.com/nasahistory) (books.google.com) — Further reading: a collection of Von Braun's daily notes (collectspace.com)— Next week (9/7 - 9/13) in 2004: The end of the beginning and the beginning of the salvaging.

Jonathan McDowell is an astrophysicist at the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, who studies black holes, quasars and X-ray sources in galaxies, as well as supporting the development of data analysis software for the X-ray astronomy community. In addition to his research Jonathan runs `Jonathans Space Report', which is a newsletter that has been running since 1989 that reports on recent space launches, International Space Station activities and space craft developments. In this episode of the podcast Jonathan discusses space junk, where it comes from, why it is a problem, and possible solutions for cleaning it up. ►Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/BMdw1VueAiw ►Check out Jonathan's space report here: https://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/jsr.html ►Find out more about Jonathan's research here: https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/people/jonathan-mcdowell ►Visit Jonathan's personal website here: https://planet4589.org/jcm/index.html

In episode 27, we blast off to outer space with famed Harvard-Smithsonian Astrophysicist Dr. Jonathan McDowell. Ioanna & I have shared a love of space since the inception of our cosmic friendship, so we are honored that Jonathan joined us for a chat on our favorite subject! Jonathan has worked for decades studying all things space, including black holes, x-rays, and lately a lot of falling space junk (ex: the falling Chinese rocket that captivated the world earlier this year). He is the go-to guy for press inquiries and information on space, leading to him creating “Jonathan's Space Report” and his appearing in thousands of media and print pieces. We're obsessed with his live tweets and he is the funniest scientist we have ever met! Jonathan tells us about his work at the Chandra X-ray Center, why a giant rocket fell uncontrolled to earth this year, what's really inside a black hole, and he shares with us his favorite non-alcoholic beverage of choice (which he sipped on during our interview), The Mango Lassi!

Jeffrey's team is at it again.  This time, they (and Jonathan McDowell!) caught an unannounced (and failed) Iranian space launch attempt and have now caught what appears to be a second unannounced (and failed) Iranian space launch attempt.  The failed launch detection was covered by Zachary Cohen and Oren Liebermann at CNN, who were kind enough to get the Pentagon to confirm that the first launch did, in fact, fail. We're still waiting to hear about that second one though... Jeffrey and Scott walk through Iran's textbook space launch preparations, how Jeffrey's team tracked the preparation and launch, and how one assesses that a rocket flight failed in absence of a big, obvious explosion.   Support us over at Patreon.com/acwpodcast! Please note that any views expressed on the Arms Control Wonk Podcast are the views of individual hosts, and do not represent the views of hosts' respective employers.

It was their twentieth launch of the Electron rocket. Unfortunately for only the third time the entire payload and second stage was lost due to an anomaly. Jonathan McDowell, space launch and activities commentator is back to discuss what this means. The post Second Stage Failure : Jonathan McDowell Comments On Rocketlabs' “Anomaly” appeared first on Trekzone.

Photo: The Long March 5 rocket was named after the extraordinary trek of thousands of Party members, led by Mao Tse-tung, who's pictured here:  in the Northern Shaan-hsi during the second civil war, 1947. CBS Eye on the World with John BatchelorCBS Audio Network@Batchelorshow#HotelMars: Long March 5B is a design flaw failure. David Livingston, SpaceShow.com; Jonathan McDowell, Center for Astrophysics, Harvard and Smithsonian.https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/people/jonathan-mcdowell 

¡Llámenle a Bruce Willis!, porque se prevé que el fin de semana caiga del cielo un enorme cohete chino de 22 toneladas… no es broma: usualmente, la basura espacial se quema al sentir el rigor de la atmosfera, pero en este caso, el cohete es tan grande que no se descarta que caigan pedazos… y quien sabe dónde. “Potencialmente, no es nada bueno”, comentó a The Guardian el astrofísico de Harvard, Jonathan McDowell. ¡ALV!

Jonathan Mcdowell is an astronomer at the Harvard-Smithsonian center of astrophysics. He studies black holes, quasars and X-ray sources in galaxies and also happens to be one of the few astronomers who takes an active interest in tracking satellites and recording rocket launches.Jonathan takes us through his work at the Smithsonian and talks about different kinds of astronomers and their research. He apparently feels like Forrest Gump (but I say way smarter!) having witnessed so many incredible breakthroughs made in astronomy during the last three decades. He is an avid reader of space sci-fi and loves to show everyone the incredible night sky through a telescope. Jonathan has an interesting take on solving the space traffic management problem and shares his perspectives on the drake equation.

Nhân loại đã bắt đầu thám hiểm Sao Hỏa ngay từ thập niên 1960, nhưng cuộc chạy đua lên Hành tinh Đỏ có vẻ như đang tăng tốc: chỉ trong khoảng thời gian từ giữa tháng 7 đến đầu tháng 8/2020, đã có 3 chuyến bay lên Sao Hỏa, tranh thủ lúc hành tinh này và Trái đất nằm cùng phía với Mặt trời, tức là nằm gần nhau nhất. Trong bối cảnh Hoa Kỳ và Trung Quốc đang căng thẳng với nhau trên nhiều hồ sơ, từ Biển Đông, Hồng Kông, cho đến thương mại, gián điệp công nghiệp, một « mặt trận » khác lại vừa được mở ra trong tháng 7/2020 giữa hai cường quốc hàng đầu thế giới : Sao Hỏa Trung Quốc : Chuyến bay đầu tiên lên Sao Hỏa Ngày 23/07, thêm một sự kiện đánh dấu lịch sử của ngành không gian Trung Quốc : Lần đầu tiên nước này phóng một phi thuyền không người lái và một robot lên Sao Hỏa. Phi thuyền mang tên Thiên Vấn-1 (Tianwen-1) sẽ bay khoảng 7 tháng, tức là sang năm 2021 mới đến hành tinh này. Tham vọng của Trung Quốc rất lớn : lần đầu tiên tự mình thực hiện tất cả những gì mà Hoa Kỳ đã làm trong nhiều chuyến bay lên Sao Hỏa từ thập niên 1960 đến nay. Có nghĩa là đặt phi thuyền lên quỹ đạo của Hành tinh Đỏ, đáp xuống đây, rồi từ phi thuyền này một robot được điều khiển từ xa sẽ tiến hành các phân tích trên bề mặt Sao Hỏa. Robot nặng hơn 200 kg, được gắn 4 tấm pin Mặt trời và 6 bánh xe, theo dự kiến sẽ hoạt động trong 3 tháng trên Hành tinh Đỏ, để phân tích bề mặt, bầu khí quyển, chụp ảnh, lập bản đồ của hành tinh này và tìm dấu vết của sự sống trước đây. Về việc này, Trung Quốc đã có nhiều kinh nghiệm, vì họ đã từng đưa hai robot lên Mặt trăng, Thỏ Ngọc-1 và Thỏ Ngọc-2, vào năm 2013 và năm 2019. Theo lời chuyên gia Jonathan McDowell, nhà thiên văn học tại Trung tâm Thiên văn học Havard-Smithsonian, với hai robot Thỏ Ngọc, coi như Trung Quốc đã tập dợt trước, vì bề mặt của Mặt trăng và Sao Hỏa rất giống nhau. Có điều Sao Hỏa nằm xa hơn Trái đất rất nhiều so với Mặt trăng, chuyến du hành càng dài thì nguy cơ hỏng hóc máy móc càng cao và việc liên lạc viễn thông với Trái đất sẽ chậm hơn nhiều. Thật ra, Trung Quốc đã từng muốn phóng một phi thuyền lên Sao Hỏa vào năm 2011 trong một chuyến bay chung với Nga, nhưng ý định này đã không thành. Tên lửa đẩy của Nga đã không thể bay đến quỹ đạo trung chuyển lên Sao Hỏa, toàn bộ các thiết bị đã rơi trở lại Trái đất và một phần bị phân rã trong bầu khí quyển. Sau thất bại đó, Bắc Kinh quyết định sẽ một mình thám hiểm Hành tinh Đỏ. Trước mắt, như ghi nhận của Jonathan McDowell, nhà thiên văn học tại Trung tâm Vật lý Thiên văn Harvard - Smithsonian, Hoa Kỳ, được AFP trích dẫn ngày 23/07/2020, đây rõ ràng là một sự kiện quan trọng đối với Trung Quốc, vì lần đầu tiên họ đi xa đến như thế trong Thái Dương Hệ. Chen Lan, nhà phân tích của trang mạng GoTaikonauts.com chuyên về các chương trình không gian Trung Quốc, nhấn mạnh nếu chuyến bay Thiên Vấn-1 thành công, đây sẽ là lần đầu tiên một phi thuyền và một robot tự hành không phải là của Mỹ hoạt động trên Sao Hỏa. Cuộc chạy đua lên Sao Hỏa giữa Trung Quốc và Hoa Kỳ khiến người ta liên tưởng đến cuộc chạy đua vào không gian giữa Mỹ và Liên Xô vào thời gian chiến tranh lạnh. Nhưng thực sự Bắc Kinh nhắm mục tiêu gì khi phóng phi thuyền lên Hành tinh Đỏ ? Theo lời Carter Palmer, chuyên gia về không gian của công ty Mỹ Forecast International, được hãng tin AFP trích dẫn, mục tiêu của Trung Quốc cũng giống như nhiều cường quốc không gian khác : Nâng cao hiểu biết của nhân loại về Sao Hỏa. Mặt khác, thám hiểm không gian còn là một niềm tự hào dân tộc. Qua việc nâng cao khả năng thám hiểm không gian, Bắc Kinh cũng gia tăng ảnh hưởng chính trị và vị thế trên trường quốc tế. Trung Quốc đang đầu tư hàng tỷ đô la vào chương trình không gian của họ với hy vọng bắt kịp châu Âu, Nga và Hoa Kỳ. Thậm chí, họ còn dự trù lắp ráp một trạm không gian lớn từ đây đến năm 2022 và trong khoảng một chục năm nữa sẽ cố gắng đưa phi hành gia lên Mặt trăng.    Tìm bằng chứng sự sống trên Sao Hỏa Về phần Hoa Kỳ, cường quốc không gian hàng đầu thế giới, Sao Hỏa vẫn là một mục tiêu dài hạn. Ngày 30/07/2020, cơ quan không gian NASA đã phóng lên Sao Hỏa xe tự hành tinh vi nhất của họ, một chiếc xe lớn có 6 bánh, mang tên Perseverance (Kiên trì), để cố tìm ra những bằng chứng là cách đây 3 tỷ rưỡi năm đã có đầy những vi khuẩn sống trong các con sông trên Hành tinh Đỏ, tức là ở đây đã từng có sự sống. Chuyến du hành từ Trái đất đến Sao Hỏa của Perseverance sẽ kéo dài hơn 6 tháng và nếu đáp xuống mà không bị trục trặc gì, xe tự hành này sẽ ở lại đây trong suốt nhiều năm để thu thập và đóng gói nhiều mẫu đá mà sau này sẽ được một robot khác đem về Trái đất vào năm 2031. Như vậy, Perseverance tiếp nối công việc của 4 xe tự hành, tất cả đều là của Mỹ, đã từng đáp xuống Sao Hỏa và đã giúp cho chúng ta hiểu được Hành tinh Đỏ trước đây không phải là một hành tinh khô cằn và lạnh giá như hiện nay, mà trên đây đã từng có nước, có các hợp chất hữu cơ và một bầu không khí thuận lợi cho sự sống. Chỉ có điều, theo các nhà khoa học, sự sống trên Sao Hỏa đã không có đủ thời gian phát triển thành những dạng phức tạp hơn trước khi hành tinh này trở nên khô cằn. Trong số 4 xe tự hành mà Hoa Kỳ đã phóng lên Sao Hỏa (Pathfinder, Spirit, Opportunity và Curiosity), hiện Curiosity vẫn còn hoạt động. Mặc dù đang có dịch Covid-19, cơ quan NASA đã vẫn cố giữ nguyên lịch trình phóng Perseverance lên Sao Hỏa, một chuyến bay tốn kém đến 2,7 tỷ đô la. Cứ khoảng 26 tháng, Trái đất và Sao Hỏa lại nằm cùng một phía với Mặt trời, khoảng thời gian lý tưởng để thực hiện chuyến bay lên Hành tinh Đỏ, một cơ hội không thể bỏ lỡ. Nặng gần 1 tấn, Perseverance được gắn 19 camera, hai micro và một cánh tay robot dài 2 mét, mang theo những công cụ như máy chiếu tia laser và tia X. Trên xe tự hành này còn có một trực thăng tí hon nặng 1,8 kg, mang tên Ingenuity. Nếu thành công, Ingenuity sẽ là trực thăng đầu tiên bay trên một hành tinh khác. Theo dự kiến, Perseverance sẽ đáp xuống Sao Hỏa ngày 18/02/2021. Tham vọng không gian của Các Tiểu Vương Quốc Ả Rập Thống Nhất Nhưng không chỉ có các cường quốc không gian như Mỹ, Nga, Trung Quốc hay Liên Hiệp Châu Âu, mà nhiều nước nhỏ nay cũng có tham vọng chinh phục Hành Tinh Đỏ. Al-Amal (Hy Vọng), đó là tên phi thuyền đầu tiên của một nước Ả Rập bay lên Sao Hỏa. Phi thuyền không có người lái của Các Tiểu Vương Quốc Ả Rập Thống Nhất đã cất cánh ngày 20/07/2020 từ trung tâm không gian Tanegashima (miền tây nam Nhật Bản), sau hai lần bị đình hoãn vì lý do thời tiết xấu. Nhiệm vụ của Al-Amal Phi thuyền Al-Amal, nặng 1.350 kg, sẽ bay trong 7 tháng, vượt qua đoạn đường dài 493 triệu km để đến Sao Hỏa vào tháng 2/2021, vừa kịp lúc để đánh kỷ niệm 50 năm ngày thống nhất 7 tiểu vương quốc Ả Rập. Sau đó, Al-Amal sẽ ở trên quỹ đạo trong suốt một năm Sao Hỏa, tức là 687 ngày. Theo lời bà Sarah al-Amiri, bộ trưởng Các công nghệ tiên tiến của Các Tiểu Vương Quốc Ả Rập Thống Nhất, nhiệm vụ của Al-Amal là giúp các nhà khoa học nắm tường tận những thay đổi khí hậu của Sao Hỏa trong cả một năm. Hiểu được các bầu khí quyển của các hành tinh khác sẽ giúp các nhà khoa học hiểu rõ hơn về khí hậu Trái đất. Trả lời phỏng vấn RFI Pháp ngữ ngày 20/07/2020, chuyên gia Pháp về các vấn đề địa chính trị không gian Isabelle Sourbès Verger nhấn mạnh đến sự hợp tác quốc tế trong chương trình Sao Hỏa của Các Tiểu Vương Quốc Ả Rập Thống Nhất : « Cần phải nói rõ rằng phi thuyền được một tên lửa Nhật Bản phóng lên từ Nhật Bản. Khác với các cường quốc không gian như Trung Quốc, cũng phóng phi thuyền lên Sao Hỏa trong cùng thời gian, Các Tiểu Vương Quốc Ả Rập Thống Nhất dựa vào hợp tác quốc tế để giúp họ thực hiện chương trình này. Trong khi đó chương trình Sao Hỏa của Trung Quốc hoàn toàn tự lập, họ sử dụng tên lửa riêng và tự chế tạo phi thuyền bằng những phương tiện của họ. Nhưng họ trình bày chuyến bay này như là một sự đóng góp của khối Ả Rập vào khoa học không gian, trong sự trở lại sân khấu quốc tế, ngành khoa học các nước Ả Rập đã chọn con đường khám phá thế giới của ngày mai. Chính Trung Tâm Không Gian Các Tiểu Vương Quốc Ả Rập Thống Nhất đã phát triển một phần các dụng cụ trên phi thuyền dưới sự chỉ đạo của Mỹ. Mặc dù chịu nhiều áp lực, các kỹ sư của nước này đã hoàn thành tốt nhiệm vụ trong một thời gian rất ngắn để cho phi thuyền bay đến quỹ đạo Sao Hỏa kịp với thời điểm kỷ niệm 50 năm thống nhất các tiểu vương quốc Ả Rập. Họ không được phép phạm sai lầm vì nếu bỏ lỡ cơ hội trong khoảng thời gian mà Sao Hỏa nằm gần Trái đất, thì sẽ phải đợi thêm 2 năm rưỡi nữa. Như vậy chúng ta giống như đang trở lại thời kỳ đầu của công cuộc chinh phục không gian, với sự trợ giúp chủ yếu là của Mỹ và đôi khi là của Liên Xô đối với khối Cộng sản Đông Âu, các nước thứ ba đã có thể tham gia thám hiểm không gian, tuy chưa tự lập về khả năng phóng phi thuyền." Việc Các Tiểu Vương Quốc Ả Rập Thống Nhất phóng phi thuyền lên Sao Hỏa có phải là một kiểu « trưởng giả học làm sang » ? Không hẳn như thế, vì cũng theo lời chuyên gia Isabelle Sourbès Verger, đây hoàn toàn không phải là một sự phung phí tiền của : « Đúng hơn đây là những chuyến bay nhằm mục đích nghiên cứu  khoa học cơ bản, để tìm hiểu trước đây đã có sự sống trên Sao Hỏa hay không, khí hậu trên hành tinh này ra sao, bầu khí quyển Sao Hỏa phản ứng lại với gió Mặt trời như thế nào. Những chuyến bay này tuy tốn kém, nhưng chi phí không phải là lớn quá mức, hơn nữa lại được trải dài nhiều năm, không phải một một sự phung phí. Chúng ta có thể nghi ngờ về tính khả thi của việc xây dựng một căn cứ trên Mặt trăng, nhưng còn các chuyến bay lên Sao Hỏa đã có từ thập niên 1970, và đó những chương trình nghiên cứu khoa học cơ bản để tìm hiểu thêm về không gian, kể cả về lịch sử của chính hành tinh của chúng ta. Chuyến bay lên Sao Hỏa cũng là dịp khơi lại lòng tự hào dân tộc và biết đâu qua đó có thể thu hút thế hệ trẻ đến với nghiên cứu không gian. Tương tự như các chuyến bay của Appollo ở Mỹ trước đây đã lôi cuốn công chúng trở lại với khoa học kỹ thuật, và nhiều người đã chọn đường nghiên cứu khoa học, không nhất thiết chỉ trong ngành không gian. » Thật ra tuy nhỏ, nhưng Các Tiểu Vương Quốc Ả Rập Thống Nhất là một quốc gia dầu hỏa giàu có của vùng Vịnh và hiện đã có mặt trong không gian với 9 vệ tinh nhân tạo đang hoạt động trên quỹ đạo và cộng thêm 8 vệ tinh nhân tạo dự trù sẽ được phóng. Vào tháng 09/2019, Hazza al-Mansouri đã là phi hành gia đầu tiên của Các Tiểu Vương Quốc Ả Rập Thống Nhất bay lên không gian trên phi thuyền Soyouz và cũng là công dân đầu tiên của khối Ả Rập làm việc trên Trạm Không gian Quốc tế (ISS). Tham vọng của quốc gia vùng Vịnh này không dừng ở việc phóng một phi thuyền không người lái lên Sao Hỏa, mà họ còn dự tính đưa người lên sống trên hành tinh này từ đây đến năm 2117. Trước mắt, Các Tiểu Vương Quốc Ả Rập Thống Nhất sẽ xây dựng một « thành phố khoa học » tại vùng sa mạc gần thủ đô Dubai, để mô phỏng các điều kiện sống trên Sao Hỏa, từ đó phát triển các công nghệ cần thiết để con người lên định cư trên hành tinh này. Chưa hết, Các Tiểu Vương Quốc Ả Rập Thống Nhất còn đang chuẩn bị các dự án khai thác quặng mỏ và du lịch không gian. Họ đã ký một hiệp định với Virgin Galactic, công ty du lịch không gian của nhà tỷ phú người Anh Richard Branson.  

Jonathan McDowell joins Tommy to talk about SpaceX Launch, going to the moon and Mars.

A large, out-of-control piece of space debris crashed into the Atlantic Ocean last week, passing over much of the United States. China launched the the Long March 5B rocket on May 5 from the Wenchang launch site in order to deploy a test model of its upcoming crew capsule. After a week in orbit, the nearly 18-metric-ton core stage re-entered the atmosphere and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, becoming the largest piece of uncontrolled space debris to re-enter the atmosphere since 1991, as Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics astronomer Jonathan McDowell noted on Twitter. After the launch, the rocket began a week-long orbit. The U.S. military soon started tracking the rocket’s core stage. After a trajectory that took it over heavily populated areas such as New York and Los Angeles, the rocket hit the ocean off the coast of West Africa. Uncontrolled reentries and eventual crash sites are difficult to model, since scientists don’t fully understand the complex dynamics of the upper atmosphere, Holger Krag, head of ESA’s Space Debris Office, said in a 2018 statement. Such debris can travel vast distances in short stretches of time. The 176-foot Long March 5B rocket is designed to bring large payloads, like components of China’s upcoming space station, into orbit. This mission deployed a prototype crew capsule that would be used to bring astronauts into orbit, as well as an experimental cargo return capsule, which malfunctioned as it returned into the atmosphere, reports Spaceflight Now. This all might remind you of the 2018 uncontrolled reentry of the Chinese satellite Tiangong-1, a relatively small piece of space debris that crashed into the Pacific Ocean. The Tiangong-2 rocket reentered the atmosphere in the South Pacific as part of a controlled deorbiting last year. But the Long March 5B core stage stands out in its size. While most of the rocket would have burned up in the atmosphere, some of the denser parts could potentially survive the descent and cause localized damage on the ground, McDowell told CNN.  The largest piece of space junk to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere was the Skylab space station in 1979; the larger Mir space station returned to the Earth as part of a controlled reentry in 2001. Earth is really big and mostly water, so the odds of death-by-space-debris are exceedingly slim. Still, we’re launching more satellites all the time, so it’s something that space agencies are increasingly having to consider. Freak accidents do happen, though: In 1997, a woman in Oklahoma was struck (but nt injured) by a piece of metal from a disintegrating rocket.

From the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for astrophysics, Astronomer Jonathan McDowell steps aboard the space bus and tells us about his fascinating world! From the Big Bang, to the origin of the universe, to black holes and quasars, he breaks it down and explains the things he studies -- in a way that males it understandable for everyone! True genius is being able to communicate complex concepts, and this guy is THE BEST! Be amazed, interested, challenged, and freaked out!

Dr. Jonathan McDowell of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics is my guest on the Cold Star Project, and our space topics are many. Main-belt asteroid 4589 McDowell was named after him in 1993, and he was a contributor to Sky and Telescope magazine from 1993 - 2010. Since 1989 he has authored and edited Jonathan's Space Report, which tracks all known space launches. We discuss: the Chandra spacecraft x-ray telescope, which recently hit the 20-year-old mark what Dr. McDowell has discovered about dark matter and quasars whether or not he believes the ISS can be considered practical for commercial ventures how much time and attention Jonathan's Space Report (JSR) takes, and what opportunities have arisen for him because of the consistent effort maintaining it how good or poor registering and tracking of space objects really is, and whether we are truly ready for megaconstellations. Planet4589 site: https://planet4589.org/jcm/index.html Jonathan's Space Report signup page: https://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/jsr.html Talk to Cold Star: https://www.coldstartech.com/bookcall

The United States Space Force is now officially a thing, complete with a commander and plans to put about 16,000 members of the military to work defending U.S. interests in space. But what exactly does it mean for the U.S. military to “deter aggression” in space? How could a war in space happen? And what are American interests in space, anyway?This episode, we’re going to answer those questions as best we can with the help of four experts on space weapons and policy and strategy: Jeffrey Lewis, professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, Calif.; Jonathan McDowell, astronomer at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Mass.; Bleddyn Bowen, lecturer in International Relations at the University of Leicester, in the UK; and Brian Weeden, director of Program Planning at the Secure World Foundation. Music used by permission via Audionetwork.com. Find a transcript of this episode: https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2020/03/ep-63-war-space/163611/

He roamed the halls of NASA as a little kid. Now he's one of the world's foremost astrophysicists. Harvard astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell joins the show. We talk Black Holes, Time Travel, Dark Energy and Space Exploration. Then, John Shull brings us back down to earth with his deja vu theory. And we discuss the Top 5 fictional dogs. Jonathan McDowell: 02:58 John Shull: 44:23 Top 5 Fictional Dogs: 01:07:53 Instagram Facebook Twitter Jonathan McDowell Twitter Jonathan's Space Report Chandra X-ray Observatory    

Learn about whether there’s actually such a thing as internet addiction; and, research-based tips for getting the most out of your next vacation. We’ll also answer a listener question about dust in space, with some help from astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell. Please support our sponsors! For $80 off your first month of HelloFresh, go to HelloFresh.com/curiosity80 and enter promo code curiosity80. In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes: Is There Really Such a Thing as Internet Addiction? — https://curiosity.im/2unl3C5 6 Science-Backed Tips for Having a Fantastic Vacation — https://curiosity.im/2ugiH8a More from Jonathan McDowell: Jonathan McDowell's Personal Home Page — https://planet4589.org/jcm/jmcdowell.html Follow @planet4589 on Twitter — https://twitter.com/planet4589 If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcom Download the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing.

Jonathan McDowell joins me to talk about his recent paper proposing 80 kilometers, rather than 100, as a more appropriate boundary of the edge of space. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 34 executive producers—Kris, Pat, Matt, Jorge, Brad, Ryan, Jamison, Nadim, Peter, Donald, Lee, Jasper, Chris, Warren, Bob, Russell, John, Moritz, Joel, Jan, David, Grant, Mike, David, Mints, Joonas, Robb, Tim Dodd the Everyday Astronaut, and six anonymous—and 205 other supporters on Patreon. Jonathan’s Space Home Page Jonathan McDowell (@planet4589) | Twitter The edge of space: Revisiting the Karman Line - ScienceDirect Jonathan’s Space Report Email your thoughts and comments to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Listen to MECO Headlines Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Buy shirts and Rocket Socks from the Main Engine Cut Off Shop Support Main Engine Cut Off on Patreon

Jonathan McDowell tells us what it takes to earn a CCP designation and what it really means.

On The Gist, guest host Jeffrey Lewis fills in for Mike and talks about trying to solve big problems. Regulating space is tough because it surrounds the whole world, and people can’t even agree where the Earth’s atmosphere stops and space begins. Jonathan McDowell, astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, thinks he has the definitive answer to where that line is. McDowell recently published “The Edge of Space: Revisiting the Karman Line” in Acta Astronautica. In the Spiel, North Korea and nuclear weapons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On The Gist, guest host Jeffrey Lewis fills in for Mike and talks about trying to solve big problems. Regulating space is tough because it surrounds the whole world, and people can’t even agree where the Earth’s atmosphere stops and space begins. Jonathan McDowell, astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, thinks he has the definitive answer to where that line is. McDowell recently published “The Edge of Space: Revisiting the Karman Line” in Acta Astronautica. In the Spiel, North Korea and nuclear weapons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What does it take to get a cheese from high in the Swiss Alps to your kitchen table? Find out from Jonathan McDowell of Southern California's Aniata Cheese Company. He sources cheeses from all over the world and deals with all the processes required to sell cheese in shops like Venissimo. From small farms in Tennessee to the famed caves of Roquefort, France- learn how cheese gets from point A to point B.

Sharon Noonan travels to Blacklion in Co Cavan to meet chef Neven Maguire at MacNean House. She visits the Limerick Urban Coop to meet Deirdre MacMahon and Brendan O Brien and find out about this year's Wise Traditions Conference. Jonathan McDowell is on Skype to talk about his on line artisan food company - Indiefude.com

This week we talk to Jonathan McDowell about X-Ray Astronomy, Chandra and much more. What's a Quasar or a Blazar. Some news about SpaceX, Tim Peake and all the ususal rocket news. Talking about the latest news in space exploration and astronautics. Take a Look at Jonathan's Space Report here: http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/jsr.html Chandra Space Telescope here! http://chandra.si.edu/ If you enjoy why not join the BIS at www.bis-space.com the oldest space advocacy organisation in the world. Click subscribe to the Interplanetary podcast on Stitcher www.stitcher.com/podcast/interplanetary-podcast Or subscribe to the Interplanetary podcast on iTunes itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/inter…ast/id1097505801 Hosts: Matt Russell and Jamie Franklin Music: Matt Russell / Iam7 Additional Narration: George Russell www.interplanetary.org.uk @interplanetypod

Susan Boyle reveals how her one woman play, A Wine Goose Chase, became a shop at Dublin Airport. Sharon Noonan meets the owners of the world’s first paleo restaurant, Sauvage Berlin. Jonathan McDowell, Indie Fude, explains the hardship of being the chief taster of artisan products for his on line shop. JP McMahon shares details about the Food on the Edge Chef Symposium amongst other things. Kenmare Foodie, Karen Coakley, reports from the Kindgom.