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The White House recently released its budget for FY 2026, which has led to significant concerns at NASA as it recommends significant cuts to international programs, education, and research. In addition, many of these cuts call for the cancellation of key elements of NASA's Artemis Program and its plans for sending crewed missions to Mars. This includes the Space Launch System (SLS), the Orion spacecraft, and the Lunar Gateway.
It's time for Rod and Tariq to catch up on headlines... and space dad jokes! We're going to update you on the ever-slimming NASA budget, the latest news on the Voyager spacecraft, what's up with the SLS, Orion capsule, and Artemis programs? SpaceX's 9th Starship test flight, AliBaba in orbit, and the end of the universe. And more space jokes than ever for you to choke on. Gilmore Space Launch Attempt: Gilmore Space's Ares rocket experienced a payload fairing separation on the pad before launch. NASA Budget Cuts & Artemis Program: Proposed budget cuts threaten NASA's Space Launch System (SLS), Orion capsule, and Lunar Gateway, sparking debate about the future of the Artemis program and a potential shift towards commercial solutions. Voyager 1 Thrusters: After 21 years of inactivity, Voyager 1 successfully fired its backup thrusters, ensuring continued communication from interstellar space. NASA Advisory Groups React: NASA advisory groups, including the Mars Exploration Program Advisory Group, expressed concern over budget cuts and their potential to hinder U.S. leadership in space exploration. Texas MARS Act: Texas Senator John Cornyn proposed allocating $1 billion for modernizing the Johnson Space Center. Intuitive Machines Update: Intuitive Machines plans to return to the moon in Q1 2026 with Intuitive Machines 3, having identified and addressed the causes of previous landing failures. SpaceX Starship Update: Elon Musk will provide an update on SpaceX's Mars plans before the next Starship test flight, frlight 9, addressing challenges like refueling the vehicle in space. The End of the Universe: Astrophysicists predict the universe's end, or "heat death", will occur sooner than previously thought, approximately 10 to the power of 78 years from now. China's Orbital Computing Sats: China launched its first 12 orbital computing satellites, part of a planned 2,800-satellite constellation designed to shift power-hungry computing and AI capabilities off-planet. Starlink Profitability: SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet business has generated $11.8 billion in revenue in 2024, surpassing its space transportation business. VIPER Lunar Rover: NASA may be working to save the VIPER lunar prospecting rover mission, which was previously canceled due to lander delays. Solar Flare Activity: The sun has unleashed a strong solar flare, an X2.7 magnitude, with the potential for increased auroras on Earth. Auroras on Mars: Perseverance rover images reveal the first visible light auroras on Mars from the planet's surface. Virgin Galactic Update: Virgin Galactic plans to launch its new Spaceship Delta fleet in early 2026 and resume ticket sales, with prices increases to come. Hosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik Download or subscribe to This Week in Space at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit
It's time for Rod and Tariq to catch up on headlines... and space dad jokes! We're going to update you on the ever-slimming NASA budget, the latest news on the Voyager spacecraft, what's up with the SLS, Orion capsule, and Artemis programs? SpaceX's 9th Starship test flight, AliBaba in orbit, and the end of the universe. And more space jokes than ever for you to choke on. Gilmore Space Launch Attempt: Gilmore Space's Ares rocket experienced a payload fairing separation on the pad before launch. NASA Budget Cuts & Artemis Program: Proposed budget cuts threaten NASA's Space Launch System (SLS), Orion capsule, and Lunar Gateway, sparking debate about the future of the Artemis program and a potential shift towards commercial solutions. Voyager 1 Thrusters: After 21 years of inactivity, Voyager 1 successfully fired its backup thrusters, ensuring continued communication from interstellar space. NASA Advisory Groups React: NASA advisory groups, including the Mars Exploration Program Advisory Group, expressed concern over budget cuts and their potential to hinder U.S. leadership in space exploration. Texas MARS Act: Texas Senator John Cornyn proposed allocating $1 billion for modernizing the Johnson Space Center. Intuitive Machines Update: Intuitive Machines plans to return to the moon in Q1 2026 with Intuitive Machines 3, having identified and addressed the causes of previous landing failures. SpaceX Starship Update: Elon Musk will provide an update on SpaceX's Mars plans before the next Starship test flight, frlight 9, addressing challenges like refueling the vehicle in space. The End of the Universe: Astrophysicists predict the universe's end, or "heat death", will occur sooner than previously thought, approximately 10 to the power of 78 years from now. China's Orbital Computing Sats: China launched its first 12 orbital computing satellites, part of a planned 2,800-satellite constellation designed to shift power-hungry computing and AI capabilities off-planet. Starlink Profitability: SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet business has generated $11.8 billion in revenue in 2024, surpassing its space transportation business. VIPER Lunar Rover: NASA may be working to save the VIPER lunar prospecting rover mission, which was previously canceled due to lander delays. Solar Flare Activity: The sun has unleashed a strong solar flare, an X2.7 magnitude, with the potential for increased auroras on Earth. Auroras on Mars: Perseverance rover images reveal the first visible light auroras on Mars from the planet's surface. Virgin Galactic Update: Virgin Galactic plans to launch its new Spaceship Delta fleet in early 2026 and resume ticket sales, with prices increases to come. Hosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik Download or subscribe to This Week in Space at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit
It's time for Rod and Tariq to catch up on headlines... and space dad jokes! We're going to update you on the ever-slimming NASA budget, the latest news on the Voyager spacecraft, what's up with the SLS, Orion capsule, and Artemis programs? SpaceX's 9th Starship test flight, AliBaba in orbit, and the end of the universe. And more space jokes than ever for you to choke on. Gilmore Space Launch Attempt: Gilmore Space's Ares rocket experienced a payload fairing separation on the pad before launch. NASA Budget Cuts & Artemis Program: Proposed budget cuts threaten NASA's Space Launch System (SLS), Orion capsule, and Lunar Gateway, sparking debate about the future of the Artemis program and a potential shift towards commercial solutions. Voyager 1 Thrusters: After 21 years of inactivity, Voyager 1 successfully fired its backup thrusters, ensuring continued communication from interstellar space. NASA Advisory Groups React: NASA advisory groups, including the Mars Exploration Program Advisory Group, expressed concern over budget cuts and their potential to hinder U.S. leadership in space exploration. Texas MARS Act: Texas Senator John Cornyn proposed allocating $1 billion for modernizing the Johnson Space Center. Intuitive Machines Update: Intuitive Machines plans to return to the moon in Q1 2026 with Intuitive Machines 3, having identified and addressed the causes of previous landing failures. SpaceX Starship Update: Elon Musk will provide an update on SpaceX's Mars plans before the next Starship test flight, frlight 9, addressing challenges like refueling the vehicle in space. The End of the Universe: Astrophysicists predict the universe's end, or "heat death", will occur sooner than previously thought, approximately 10 to the power of 78 years from now. China's Orbital Computing Sats: China launched its first 12 orbital computing satellites, part of a planned 2,800-satellite constellation designed to shift power-hungry computing and AI capabilities off-planet. Starlink Profitability: SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet business has generated $11.8 billion in revenue in 2024, surpassing its space transportation business. VIPER Lunar Rover: NASA may be working to save the VIPER lunar prospecting rover mission, which was previously canceled due to lander delays. Solar Flare Activity: The sun has unleashed a strong solar flare, an X2.7 magnitude, with the potential for increased auroras on Earth. Auroras on Mars: Perseverance rover images reveal the first visible light auroras on Mars from the planet's surface. Virgin Galactic Update: Virgin Galactic plans to launch its new Spaceship Delta fleet in early 2026 and resume ticket sales, with prices increases to come. Hosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik Download or subscribe to This Week in Space at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit
UAP safety risks with Todd Curtis, a troubling wave of US Army aviation accidents, the impact of aviation accidents on public perception of safety, the Flexjet order for Embraer jets, and Boeing's worries about the future of the Space Launch System. Guest Todd Curtis Todd Curtis is a risk consultant who systematically uses data to understand and reduce aviation incidents. He is also a co-host of the Flight Safety Detectives podcast, which evaluates accidents, incidents, and risks from all areas of aviation. Todd explains that UAP safety risks are not separate and distinct from other safety issues, and lessons learned from UAP encounters may carry over to one or more other aviation risks. The recent interview with the Flight Safety Detectives about the UAP's close encounter with a sailplane (Hair-Raising UAP Encounter Shared by Pilot – Episode 252) illustrates a key crossover between UAP and other aviation risks. Todd argues that the key challenge is to develop a fundamental understanding of UAP and a set of shared goals and definitions that will serve to support processes that will identify, reduce, or eliminate UAP-related aviation risks. Todd has spent most of his aviation career focusing on aviation safety. After earning electrical engineering degrees at Princeton University and the University of Texas, he served as a flight test engineer in the U.S. Air Force. After earning master's degrees from MIT, one in policy and another in management, he was a safety engineer at Boeing, where he supported accident investigations and conducted safety analyses during the development of the 777. His 2000 book, "Understanding Aviation Safety Data," described his approach to analyzing aviation risk and evaluating accident and incident trends. See: AIAA UAP Integration and Outreach Committee 767 Encounters UAP – Episode 256 Flight Safety Detectives on Instagram, Facebook, X, and YouTube. Aviation News For The Army, the D.C. Crash Is the Latest In A Wave Of Troubling Accidents [Paywall] The Army had 15 Class A flight accidents in fiscal 2024 that claimed 11 lives. In 2023 there were 9 Class A flight accidents that killed 14. Army crash investigators say 82% of the accidents over the past five years were primarily caused by human error. The Army has acknowledged that inexperienced aircrews are a problem. Recent aviation disasters cause fears about the safety of flying Public concern about air safety is growing with news of the fatal crashes in Washington, DC, Philadelphia, and Alaska, as well as other incidents such as the wing of a Japan Airlines 787 striking the tail of a stationary Delta Airlines 737, and a United A319 with an engine fire during takeoff. Experts point out the overall safety of the system, but is it enough to influence perception? Flexjet signs $7bn order for 182 aircraft with Embraer Global fractional ownership provider Flexjet announced the order for 182 Praetor 600, Praetor 500, and Phenom 300E models to be delivered over the next five years. The deal includes 30 options and an enhanced services and support agreement. Boeing has informed its employees that NASA may cancel SLS contracts Boeing's vice president and program manager for the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket announced to employees at an all-hands meeting that Boeing's contracts for the rocket could end in March. Boeing was planning for layoffs of about 400 in case the cost-plus contracts were not renewed. Boeing is the primary contractor for the Space Launch System rocket. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (or WARN) Act requires US employers with 100 or more full-time employees to provide a 60-day notice in advance of mass layoffs or plant closings. Memorable Flybys Listener Tom describes a low-level flyover by a pair of F-84 jets. Mentioned Asking Why After an Accident? Consider the Source Boom or No Boom could determine overland operations
In the first hour, publisher Joel Skousen delved into the complexities of drone sightings, their potential implications for national security, and why experts have trouble telling the difference between drones, aircraft, and UFOs. There has been a prevalence of strange sightings across the US, particularly in New York and New Jersey. After reviewing hundreds of videos, he believes that some of the objects are clearly not drones. "Drones simply can't travel across the sky in a second and a half... that's more speed than hypersonic," he remarked, adding that "95% of hobby drones don't have transponders," making them nearly invisible to radar, and all the more difficult to track at night.Regarding the drones, "the government is not being forthcoming... to say it's not foreign indicates that they're hiding something," he continued. Skousen also touched on the phenomenon of drones purportedly shooting lasers, suggesting that while there are videos of such events, the craft may be more likely to be UFOs. The public deserves clarity on aerial threats, he urged, especially given the historical context of military operations that often go unannounced. However, he dismissed claims that the recent drone sightings could be a prelude to a "false flag" operation, stating, "It can't be a false flag if it doesn't generate massive public fear... there's been no damage." He added that while UFOs may be investigating nuclear facilities, they do not interfere with human activities.------------In the middle two hours, space historian Robert Zimmerman discussed the evolving landscape of space exploration, emphasizing the crucial role of private companies, and what we might expect in the new year. "I don't want a space program. A space program implies that somebody in the government is dictating what everyone must do," he stated, advocating for a competitive environment that fosters innovation. He highlighted SpaceX's dominance, noting they "actually had more launches than everyone else in the entire world combined." However, he lamented the challenges smaller startups face due to stringent regulations imposed by the FAA, which he described as a "nightmare" that has stifled innovation. He argued that this regulatory framework has driven many promising companies out of the market, and called for a return to a more flexible regulatory environment like in 2020.Zimmerman also shared insights on NASA's future direction under the potential leadership of Jared Isaacman, a billionaire with private spaceflight experience. He believes NASA should focus on purchasing services from private companies rather than building everything in-house. He contrasted the high costs associated with NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion capsule with SpaceX's Starship, which he said could operate at a fraction of the price. Zimmerman expressed concerns about NASA's upcoming Artemis missions to the Moon, and anticipates further delays in their timeline to launch in 2026. He continues to be excited about Mars rovers Curiosity and Perseverance, which are exploring new terrains and providing stunning visuals.
In the first hour, publisher Joel Skousen delved into the complexities of drone sightings, their potential implications for national security, and why experts have trouble telling the difference between drones, aircraft, and UFOs. There has been a prevalence of strange sightings across the US, particularly in New York and New Jersey. After reviewing hundreds of videos, he believes that some of the objects are clearly not drones. "Drones simply can't travel across the sky in a second and a half... that's more speed than hypersonic," he remarked, adding that "95% of hobby drones don't have transponders," making them nearly invisible to radar, and all the more difficult to track at night.Regarding the drones, "the government is not being forthcoming... to say it's not foreign indicates that they're hiding something," he continued. Skousen also touched on the phenomenon of drones purportedly shooting lasers, suggesting that while there are videos of such events, the craft may be more likely to be UFOs. The public deserves clarity on aerial threats, he urged, especially given the historical context of military operations that often go unannounced. However, he dismissed claims that the recent drone sightings could be a prelude to a "false flag" operation, stating, "It can't be a false flag if it doesn't generate massive public fear... there's been no damage." He added that while UFOs may be investigating nuclear facilities, they do not interfere with human activities.------------In the middle two hours, space historian Robert Zimmerman discussed the evolving landscape of space exploration, emphasizing the crucial role of private companies, and what we might expect in the new year. "I don't want a space program. A space program implies that somebody in the government is dictating what everyone must do," he stated, advocating for a competitive environment that fosters innovation. He highlighted SpaceX's dominance, noting they "actually had more launches than everyone else in the entire world combined." However, he lamented the challenges smaller startups face due to stringent regulations imposed by the FAA, which he described as a "nightmare" that has stifled innovation. He argued that this regulatory framework has driven many promising companies out of the market, and called for a return to a more flexible regulatory environment like in 2020.Zimmerman also shared insights on NASA's future direction under the potential leadership of Jared Isaacman, a billionaire with private spaceflight experience. He believes NASA should focus on purchasing services from private companies rather than building everything in-house. He contrasted the high costs associated with NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion capsule with SpaceX's Starship, which he said could operate at a fraction of the price. Zimmerman expressed concerns about NASA's upcoming Artemis missions to the Moon, and anticipates further delays in their timeline to launch in 2026. He continues to be excited about Mars rovers Curiosity and Perseverance, which are exploring new terrains and providing stunning visuals.
In the first hour, publisher Joel Skousen delved into the complexities of drone sightings, their potential implications for national security, and why experts have trouble telling the difference between drones, aircraft, and UFOs. There has been a prevalence of strange sightings across the US, particularly in New York and New Jersey. After reviewing hundreds of videos, he believes that some of the objects are clearly not drones. "Drones simply can't travel across the sky in a second and a half... that's more speed than hypersonic," he remarked, adding that "95% of hobby drones don't have transponders," making them nearly invisible to radar, and all the more difficult to track at night.Regarding the drones, "the government is not being forthcoming... to say it's not foreign indicates that they're hiding something," he continued. Skousen also touched on the phenomenon of drones purportedly shooting lasers, suggesting that while there are videos of such events, the craft may be more likely to be UFOs. The public deserves clarity on aerial threats, he urged, especially given the historical context of military operations that often go unannounced. However, he dismissed claims that the recent drone sightings could be a prelude to a "false flag" operation, stating, "It can't be a false flag if it doesn't generate massive public fear... there's been no damage." He added that while UFOs may be investigating nuclear facilities, they do not interfere with human activities.------------In the middle two hours, space historian Robert Zimmerman discussed the evolving landscape of space exploration, emphasizing the crucial role of private companies, and what we might expect in the new year. "I don't want a space program. A space program implies that somebody in the government is dictating what everyone must do," he stated, advocating for a competitive environment that fosters innovation. He highlighted SpaceX's dominance, noting they "actually had more launches than everyone else in the entire world combined." However, he lamented the challenges smaller startups face due to stringent regulations imposed by the FAA, which he described as a "nightmare" that has stifled innovation. He argued that this regulatory framework has driven many promising companies out of the market, and called for a return to a more flexible regulatory environment like in 2020.Zimmerman also shared insights on NASA's future direction under the potential leadership of Jared Isaacman, a billionaire with private spaceflight experience. He believes NASA should focus on purchasing services from private companies rather than building everything in-house. He contrasted the high costs associated with NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion capsule with SpaceX's Starship, which he said could operate at a fraction of the price. Zimmerman expressed concerns about NASA's upcoming Artemis missions to the Moon, and anticipates further delays in their timeline to launch in 2026. He continues to be excited about Mars rovers Curiosity and Perseverance, which are exploring new terrains and providing stunning visuals.
In the first hour, publisher Joel Skousen delved into the complexities of drone sightings, their potential implications for national security, and why experts have trouble telling the difference between drones, aircraft, and UFOs. There has been a prevalence of strange sightings across the US, particularly in New York and New Jersey. After reviewing hundreds of videos, he believes that some of the objects are clearly not drones. "Drones simply can't travel across the sky in a second and a half... that's more speed than hypersonic," he remarked, adding that "95% of hobby drones don't have transponders," making them nearly invisible to radar, and all the more difficult to track at night.Regarding the drones, "the government is not being forthcoming... to say it's not foreign indicates that they're hiding something," he continued. Skousen also touched on the phenomenon of drones purportedly shooting lasers, suggesting that while there are videos of such events, the craft may be more likely to be UFOs. The public deserves clarity on aerial threats, he urged, especially given the historical context of military operations that often go unannounced. However, he dismissed claims that the recent drone sightings could be a prelude to a "false flag" operation, stating, "It can't be a false flag if it doesn't generate massive public fear... there's been no damage." He added that while UFOs may be investigating nuclear facilities, they do not interfere with human activities.------------In the middle two hours, space historian Robert Zimmerman discussed the evolving landscape of space exploration, emphasizing the crucial role of private companies, and what we might expect in the new year. "I don't want a space program. A space program implies that somebody in the government is dictating what everyone must do," he stated, advocating for a competitive environment that fosters innovation. He highlighted SpaceX's dominance, noting they "actually had more launches than everyone else in the entire world combined." However, he lamented the challenges smaller startups face due to stringent regulations imposed by the FAA, which he described as a "nightmare" that has stifled innovation. He argued that this regulatory framework has driven many promising companies out of the market, and called for a return to a more flexible regulatory environment like in 2020.Zimmerman also shared insights on NASA's future direction under the potential leadership of Jared Isaacman, a billionaire with private spaceflight experience. He believes NASA should focus on purchasing services from private companies rather than building everything in-house. He contrasted the high costs associated with NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion capsule with SpaceX's Starship, which he said could operate at a fraction of the price. Zimmerman expressed concerns about NASA's upcoming Artemis missions to the Moon, and anticipates further delays in their timeline to launch in 2026. He continues to be excited about Mars rovers Curiosity and Perseverance, which are exploring new terrains and providing stunning visuals.
NASA's Space Launch System Faces Uncertain Future Under Trump Administration Hey, remember when the SLS rocket absolutely nailed that Artemis I mission back in 2022? Makes you wonder why they'd even think about canceling such a successful program now, right? The future of NASA's most powerful rocket hangs in the balance following Donald Trump's recent electoral victory. The Space Launch System (SLS), a cornerstone of America's ambitious return to the Moon, faces potential cancellation according to space industry insiders. The US space journalist Eric Berger recently posted on X: "To be clear we are far from anything being settled, but based on what I'm hearing it seems at least 50-50 that Nasa's Space Launch System rocket will be cancelled." The SLS rocket serves as the primary launch vehicle for NASA's Artemis program, which aims to return humans to the Moon for the first time since the Apollo era ended in 1972. This massive rocket has demonstrated its capabilities through successful testing, including the unmanned Artemis I mission in 2022. The completed Artemis III mission would mark humanity's return to the lunar surface, with plans to land the first woman and person of color on the Moon. The current mission architecture for Artemis III involves a carefully choreographed sequence of events. Four astronauts will launch aboard NASA's Orion spacecraft, carried by the SLS rocket, into lunar orbit. Upon reaching lunar orbit, two crew members will transfer to SpaceX's Starship vehicle, which will have launched separately, to make the descent to the Moon's surface. After completing their lunar exploration, these astronauts will return to orbit in Starship, rejoin their colleagues in Orion, and make the journey back to Earth. Technical challenges have pushed the timeline for the first crewed lunar landing to Autumn 2026, considerably later than initially planned. Various factors contribute to these delays, including necessary redesigns of astronaut spacesuits, complications with Orion's heat shield and life support systems, and ongoing development issues with SpaceX's Starship lunar lander. Additionally, the upgraded mobile launch tower for the SLS has experienced both cost overruns and schedule delays. China's space program has announced plans to send its own astronauts to the lunar surface by 2030, adding a competitive element to the timeline. Chinese space missions typically maintain conservative scheduling estimates, suggesting their projected timeline may be more reliable than American estimates. This development has created pressure on NASA to maintain its schedule and technological edge in space exploration.
Life:Enjoy time and family. Nobody says: should have worked more. Blue Origin deleted a video of the mission after Emily Calandrelli, the 100th woman in space, shared how online trolls ruined her milestone with misogynistic comments that reduced her to tears.She is a star! Point here is embrace people making fun of you. You take away their power. But never be embarrassed. Own it! Make a joke and nobody can make fun of you!First the Kamala message? Don't let anyone take your power! Golf:Bryson made the hole in 1. Day 16. #14 134th attempt. Break 50 with Tom Brady. 5 eagles and 13 birdies. Markets:Booming: S&P 500 up 27% YTDBitcoin: $96,000DOGEHow can this be “partisan”. It's our money! NIH spent $1.9b to study racism in 2024JPMorgan raised estimate of Argentina Growth to 8.5% next year. WSJ DOGE from Elon and Vivek: B2G:DOGE Cast Failed Audits. SpaceX & NASANASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, which costs over $2 billion per launch, could reportedly be cancelled entirely.SpaceX has made rapid progress with Starship in the last 1.5 years, which aims to ultimately cost under $10M per launch, or 99.5% less than NASA's SLSPer Bloomberg: $100b Artemis program. SLS a National disgrace: Space Launch SystemFour years on, the program has consumed another $20b with nothing to show for it. $20b, bringing total development cost to over $100b. This program burns $12m per day! A single engine of the SLS rocket ($146M) is more expensive than a Starship Full stack ($100M, when expended). An engine that was already built and that flew several times with the Space Shuttle.TeslaPer Brad on B2G 2024 was Chat GPT moment. 2025 will be Autonomous driving. Moved investment from uber to Optimus is catching tennis balls. This real!! Marc Andreeson on Joe RoganPerhaps most important podcast of the year. Most Federal Workers are at home. 1 day per month. Debanking. PEP: politically exposed persons. 450 agencies. Independent federal agencies.AI Meetings with previous administration. We will soon assume all info is AI generated, unless we have Blockchain Crypto key. Recommendatio
Title: Trump's Victory Could Boost Elon Musk's Mars Dreams Introduction: The election of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States is expected to significantly impact the American space program, particularly Elon Musk's ambitious plans to send humans to Mars. According to sources familiar with the emerging space policy agenda, NASA's Artemis program may shift its focus more directly toward Mars under Trump's leadership. Three key questions to be answered: Musk's Support for Trump and Its Implications: Elon Musk has been an outspoken supporter of Donald Trump, contributing $119 million to his White House bid. Musk's endorsement of Trump has successfully elevated the importance of space policy during the presidential transition. The Trump administration is expected to prioritize a more direct approach to Mars exploration, potentially accelerating the timeline for sending humans to the Red Planet. Regulatory Changes and Their Impact on SpaceX: Under a Trump presidency, SpaceX may benefit from reduced regulatory hurdles, particularly at the Federal Aviation Administration's commercial space office. NASA is expected to favor fixed-price contracts that place greater responsibility on private companies while scaling back over-budget programs. The shift in contracting approach could have significant implications for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, potentially leading to a restructuring or streamlining of the program. Musk's Ambitious Mars Timeline: Elon Musk has outlined an ambitious timeline for reaching Mars, including landing a Starship on the Red Planet by 2026 and launching a crewed mission four years later. Many industry experts view this timeline as overly optimistic and improbable, given the technical challenges associated with safely landing a spacecraft on Mars and establishing a sustainable human presence. Environmental Concerns and Legal Challenges: The development of SpaceX's Starship rocket at the Boca Chica launch site in Texas has raised environmental concerns, with evidence suggesting that launches have a detrimental impact on the surrounding wetlands and wildlife. The Center for Biological Diversity and local environmental organizations are currently suing the FAA for failing to conduct a comprehensive environmental impact statement before permitting SpaceX to launch Starship from the site. If regulators take a more lenient approach under the Trump administration, the courts may assume a more prominent role in enforcing environmental regulations. The Future of American Space Exploration: The potential for increased collaboration between NASA and private companies like SpaceX could accelerate the development of technologies and infrastructure necessary for human missions to Mars. However, the exploration of Mars is an enormously complex and expensive endeavor that will require sustained political support, robust funding, and close collaboration among various stakeholders. As the Trump administration takes shape, the specifics of its space policy agenda will become clearer, providing a more definitive picture of how it intends to support and shape the future of American space exploration. Conclusion: The election of Donald Trump represents an important inflection point in the history of space exploration, particularly for Elon Musk's ambitious plans to send humans to Mars. As the new administration begins to shape its space policy agenda, the world will be watching closely to see how the United States chooses to pursue this grand vision of human exploration beyond Earth.
We want to hear from you! Send us a text message.Get an inside look at NASA's plans to return to the Moon, build a sustainable presence, and prepare for the first human mission to Mars—powered by the most advanced rocket technology ever created.This week we sat down with Dr. Sharon Cobb, Associate Program Manager for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS), to discover NASA's next endeavors in space exploration. As NASA embarks on its Artemis program, Dr. Cobb shares how this monumental initiative will pave the way for sustained lunar presence and the eventual mission to Mars.NASA's Artemis program aims to return astronauts to the moon, establishing the groundwork for long-term exploration and setting the stage for human missions to Mars. Dr. Cobb explains how advanced materials, 3D printing, and digital twins are revolutionizing rocket design, making space travel safer and more efficient. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the challenges and innovations powering NASA's journey from the Moon to the Red Planet.Inside this episode:How NASA's Artemis program will establish the first human colony on the Moon, and what it means for future Mars exploration.The role advanced manufacturing, including 3D printing, plays in building the next generation of space rockets.Why material science is a critical component of space engineering and how NASA is innovating with composites and lightweight materials.The unexpected challenges and breakthroughs in building the most powerful rocket ever constructed.How diversity and inclusion are shaping NASA's most ambitious missions, including plans to land the first woman and person of color on the Moon.Quotable Moments:"The generation that's out there today is the Artemis generation. They're going to be a part of making this happen... The more we can engage a large number of people from different backgrounds, the more we can solve problems better."3 Big Takeaways from this Episode:The Artemis program aims to establish a long-term human presence on the Moon, paving the way for future Mars exploration.The Artemis missions will focus on sending both crew and equipment to the Moon, where humans will learn to live and work on another planetary surface. This knowledge will be crucial for overcoming the longer, more complex journey to Mars.Advanced manufacturing, particularly additive manufacturing, is revolutionizing space technology.NASA is using 3D printing to significantly reduce costs and time, like reducing the welds on a critical engine part from 127 to just four. This innovation is enabling faster, more efficient production of rockets and spacecraft components.The next generation, known as the "Artemis generation," will play a pivotal role in space exploration.Dr. Cobb believes that today's young people will be the ones to drive forward NASA's long-term goals of lunar habitation and Mars colonization. Engaging people from diverse backgrounds will help solve the complex challenges that come with space exploration.Resources in this Episode:NASA Artemis ProgramResources for educatorsMore notes & resources on the episode page: Instagram - Facebook - YouTube - TikTok - Twitter - LinkedIn
Aerojet Rocketdyne recently completed work on the four RS-25 engines that will help power NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on the Artemis IV mission. Artemis IV is the ambitious plan that will see astronauts live and work in Gateway, the first lunar space station in history. The mission will help prep future human missions to Mars and will include multiple launches and spacecraft dockings in lunar orbit, including the debut of NASA's larger, more powerful SLS rocket.Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to subscribe to the Today in Manufacturing podcast.
In this Better Satellite World podcast series, we ask the question: “What would you do if you had the power to make the world a better place during your career?” Joining SSPI's Lou Zacharilla to answer that question in the second episode are 3 members of the “20 Under 35” cohort of 2023: Julie Newman, Program Chief Engineer at Boeing; Dr. Zhe Liu, Senior Materials & Process Engineer at Maxar; and Alix Rousselière, Strategy Consultant for Satcom at Euroconsult. Julie Newman is Program Chief Engineer for Satelit Nusantara Lima N5 (SNL), a major geostationary communications satellite program, at Boeing. In this role, she has been instrumental in overseeing risk management and problem resolution for the satellite, particularly in the midst of a challenging shift to a different payload. Julie regularly directs and approves the work of senior engineering staff and provides recommendations to the program management office and the customer. She has also represented her executive manager in various critical functions, ranging from safety to quality assurance across Boeing's El Segundo site and has spearheaded multiple process improvement initiatives, including major efforts to improve Boeing's engineering training and metrics tracking systems. Before taking on her current position, Julie was the Technical Program Manager, a role in which she led a team of 15 engineers to develop the engine controller assembly for the Space Launch System (SLS) first stage rocket. The team consistently exceeded expectations under her leadership while executing a late re-design of the unit to resolve a leakage issue associated with a sneak path discovered during testing of the engineering model. She received a Promise Award from SSPI in 2023. Dr. Zhe Liu is Senior Materials & Process Engineer at Maxar as well as an accomplished scientist with a broad range of expertise in material science, biopolymers and computer science. Originally from China, Dr. Liu began her academic journey with an undergraduate degree in her home country. She then spent several years engaged in research and development in biopolymers before moving to the U.S. for further studies. She earned a Master's degree in Material Science with a concentration in composite materials from the University of Dayton before pursuing a PhD at Florida State University, where her research focused on nano composite materials for thermal ablative applications. During her PhD, Dr. Liu joined a California-based start-up company that specialized in the novel 3D printing of continuous fiber carbon composites. As team leader, she characterized the materials and developed the process for printing structural components. This crucial work paved the way for the successful commercialization of a carbon fiber/thermoplastic composite bicycle. Dr. Liu is currently working on a second Master's degree in Computer Science at Georgia Tech while working full-time for Maxar. Alix Rousselière is Strategy Consultant for Satcom at Euroconsult, which she joined in April 2022. Her role responsibilities include advising satellite operators and space agencies, conducting commercial and financial assessments and developing market intelligence reports on a variety of topics, including milsatcom and NGSO constellations. Although not an engineer herself, Alix has completed exemplary work on highly technical technology harmonization dossiers for the European Space Agency (ESA), demonstrating her ability to learn and adapt quickly. She participated in more than 12 international consulting missions within her first year at Euroconsult. Before joining Euroconsult, Alix spent two years at Thales in Abu Dhabi where she worked on Strategy and Commercial Development for Defense & Space Key Accounts. In particular, Alix formulated and helped implement a new, transversal, coordinated 5-year Strategic Plan for the company's UAE Defense accounts by analyzing trends and providing recommendations to C-level executive management on priority subjects and associated investments.
https://clubelon.supercast.com/ At NASA's Kennedy Space Center, a flurry of activity surrounds the preparations for the upcoming Artemis II mission, now slated for September 2025 following a recent delay. The mission, a cornerstone in NASA's ambitious plan to return humans to the lunar surface, relies on the seamless integration of the Orion spacecraft and the mighty Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. The Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program is at the forefront of these preparations, meticulously finalizing the new ground systems essential for crewed launches.
At NASA's Kennedy Space Center, a flurry of activity surrounds the preparations for the upcoming Artemis II mission, now slated for September 2025 following a recent delay. The mission, a cornerstone in NASA's ambitious plan to return humans to the lunar surface, relies on the seamless integration of the Orion spacecraft and the mighty Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. The Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) program is at the forefront of these preparations, meticulously finalizing the new ground systems essential for crewed launches.
In this Making Leaders podcast, we hear from Julie Newman, Program Chief Engineer at Boeing and one of three Promise Award Recipients in 2023. Julie is Program Chief Engineer for Satelit Nusantara Lima N5 (SNL), a major geostationary communications satellite program. In this role, she has been instrumental in overseeing risk management and problem resolution for the satellite, particularly in the midst of a challenging shift to a different payload. Julie regularly directs and approves the work of senior engineering staff and provides recommendations to the program management office and the customer. She has also represented her executive manager in various critical functions, ranging from safety to quality assurance across Boeing's El Segundo site and has spearheaded multiple process improvement initiatives, including major efforts to improve Boeing's engineering training and metrics tracking systems. Before taking on her current position, Julie was the Technical Program Manager, a role in which she led a team of 15 engineers to develop the engine controller assembly for the Space Launch System (SLS) first stage rocket. The team consistently exceeded expectations under her leadership while executing a late re-design of the unit to resolve a leakage issue associated with a sneak path discovered during testing of the engineering model. Julie is a graduate of Caltech with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.
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Have you ever wondered how those giant space rockets are prepared for launch? It takes a lot of planning and testing. We are excited to chat with Nathalie Quintero, an aerospace engineer with Boeing who works on the on Space Launch System (SLS) program as the Core Stage Launch Operations Lead. Doesn't that sound like a cool job? Take a listen and find out some amazing facts about how to get a rocket ready for launch
In this episode, Host Dave Schlom visits with managers from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to find out what goes into launching America's Artemis missions to the Moon with the Orion spacecraft perched atop the Space Launch System (SLS).
In today's episode, NASA engineer Shehnaz Soni shares how the "Quantum Aspect" has allowed her to see through great suffering in her life to see a greater purpose in her life.Though our circumstances appear on the surface to be crushing and insurmountable, with a tilt in perspective, we can look back on them and see how they were instrumental in tempering our spirit and leading to greater victories than we would experience if "everything went our way."In this interview with Shehnaz, you'll discover:-How painful memories from childhood have led to Shehnaz' current path of bringing a "Star Trek world" to reality...02:05-The journey from a forced marriage to success in academics and in career...06:30-Why Jennifer believes our souls choose our circumstances...10:50-The tools available for us to break through crushing circumstances...12:30-Hardships beget resilience, which begets endurance...16:00-What we think we want often comes in the form of hardship...21:10-Shehnaz' greatest material failure, and how it was a bridge to ultimate success...23:20-The test of our will and spirit is ongoing...30:50-And much more...Resources mentioned:Quantum Being: A Self-Sustaining and Magnificent Human Craft by Shehnaz Sonishehnazsoni.comAbout the guest:Shehnaz was born and raised as an orthodox Muslim in Karachi, Pakistan. From day one, she was asked to fit inside a box that didn't align with her true calling. She grew up feeling trapped within a patriarchal, cultural mindset where women are groomed, expected to be wives and homemakers, and not encouraged to go to school. Being a bright and headstrong young girl, she pushed over one barrier after another in her determination to complete her high school education and go on to college. Shehnaz graduated high school as the valedictorian and continued engineering at the University of Karachi despite persistent cultural and familial abuse and degradation as a female.Her aspirations to achieve a college degree and financial independence were soon obliterated when obligatory arranged marriage disrupted her education. Dictated by cultural tradition, she was married off to a stranger after a one-hour interview, and quickly after the wedding, she immigrated to the United States with her new groom, leaving everything behind.Upon her arrival in the United States, she faced a new set of challenges, including financial, cultural, and language barriers—as she tried to acculturate to her new life. In facing the choice to either do what was expected and approved or to expand her inner self, Shehnaz reawakened her trailblazer instincts and chose the path of transformation.Committed to pursuing her dream life, she attended a community college to learn English. She already spoke three languages – Urdu, Gujarati (goo-jar-a-tee), and Hindi but had long-dreamed of speaking English fluently. Her decision not to take “no” for an answer rewarded her with a degree in electrical engineering at the University of California, Irvine. This achievement launched her into a life of financial independence, space exploration, and an ongoing personal expedition of change at both the physical and quantum level.Shehnaz has worked as a rocket scientist for both Boeing and NASA. Her work on the massive rocket called the Space Launch System (SLS) will be used in one of the earlier missions to facilitate living on the Moon. Additionally, she assisted in building and implementing the Falcon 9 rocket which provided...
Join Sandy and Sandra as they embark on an awe-inspiring exploration of the captivating world of rocket science with the esteemed guest, Garry Lyles, as he shares his personal journey, from a childhood fascination with rockets to becoming a revered figure in the space sector on the podcast today. Garry also reviews the challenges, triumphs, and trade-offs that encompass the design and construction of rockets, with a particular focus on the groundbreaking Space Shuttle main engines (SSMEs) and their evolution into the awe-inspiring Space Launch System (SLS). Through captivating storytelling and insightful anecdotes, this episode will take you on an exhilarating voyage through the intricacies of rocket design and the fascinating developments in the Artemis Program, igniting your imagination and leaving you inspired to reach for the stars. Together with our hosts, Garry dives into various themes surrounding rocket design, manufacturing, and the future of space exploration, and provides a window into his remarkable journey, discussing the challenges and successes encountered while working on the iconic Space Shuttle main engines. He reveals the transformative process that led to the development of NASA's cutting-edge Space Launch System (SLS) and insights into the visionary Artemis program. With an emphasis on the intricate trade-offs involved in rocket design, the importance of rigorous testing and failure analysis, and the critical considerations when crafting crewed and uncrewed vehicles, this episode unveils the awe-inspiring intricacies of the cosmos and offers a glimpse into the promising future of space exploration. Join us on this enthralling adventure that encapsulates the essence of human ingenuity, resilience, and the relentless pursuit of knowledge. The Finer Details of this Episode: Garry's journey in the space sector Insights into the design, development, and challenges of the successful SSMEs during the Space Shuttle era The role of mechanical engineering, fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics in rocket propulsion systems The size and capabilities of the Space Launch System (SLS) compared to previous systems Behind-the-scenes stories and lessons learned from the Artemis One launch The trade-offs and complexities in rocket design and the role of the chief engineer The importance of rigorous testing and failure analysis in rocket design Challenges, innovations, and future technologies in rocket manufacturing and propulsion Quotes: "When you grow up near Huntsville, you're kind of automatically attracted to rockets and NASA." "You can't plan these things the way they happen... don't worry about planning your life too much because you can't do that." "Those engines are what they are because of the requirements of the Space Shuttle... a thermodynamic cycle that we had never built before." "This nation does a lot of things that are very technically difficult... there's nobody else who can do this kind of stuff." "The big job of the chief engineer... is to manage all of those trades." "It is hard to beat a hydrogen combustion when you want to go take heavy things very fast." "I think the nearest term non-combustion kind of technology... will be nuclear propulsion." "The Artemis One launch was flawless.” Links: The Adrenaline Zone Homepage The Adrenaline Zone on Instagram The Adrenaline Zone on Twitter The Adrenaline Zone on TikTok Garry Lyle on LinkedIn
The Starship rocket is designed to generate up to 17 million pounds of thrust at liftoff, and the latest hot fire test saw the rocket generate 7.9 million pounds of thrust, meeting the test's objectives, even though two engines shut off. The upcoming orbital flight test will throttle the rocket's engines up to 90%, which will surpass the current most powerful rocket on Earth, NASA's Space Launch System (SLS), which generates 8.8 million pounds of thrust. If the upcoming orbital flight test is successful, the Starship rocket will set two records. It will break the world record for the most engines fired at the same time, and it will become the most powerful rocket in history, surpassing the Soviet Union's N1 rocket, which generated 10.2 million pounds of thrust but failed on all four launch attempts.
Nell'appuntamento di lunedì 13 febbraio, le Donne al Volante – con Katia De Rossi e Liliana Russo – hanno fatto un viaggio nello spazio grazie a Gianluca Ranzini del mensile Focus, il giornalista ha parlato delle missioni Artemis per riportare l'uomo sulla Luna: «L'uomo è da circa 60 anni che non mette piede sul suolo lunare, la prima missione, che portò la razza umana sul suo satellite, è stata Apollo 11 nel luglio del 1969 con Neil Armstrong, mentre l'ultima è stata nel dicembre del 1972 con l'incarico Apollo 17».MISSIONI ARTEMIS - Gianluca Ranzini ha spiegato quali saranno i prossimi impegni spaziali: «Le missioni Artemis hanno, e avranno, l'incarico di riportare l'uomo sulla Luna. La prima missione si è appena conclusa, Artemis 1, ed è stata un test, molto ben riuscito, per verificare che il razzo Space Launch System (SLS) e che la capsula dell'equipaggio, al momento fittizio con dei manichini per verificare i possibili problemi del viaggio, funzionasse, e così è stato. Le prossime saranno Artemis 2 nel maggio del 2024 e Artemis 3, a missione finale che porterà l'uomo sul satellite terrestre, nell'ottobre del 2025». Il giornalista di Focus ha spiegato che tutti questi viaggi sono una collaborazione della NASA con Elon Musk, che costruirà i razzi e il lander per poter effettuare al meglio la missione.
NASA continues to evaluate data and learn more about the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket's debut performance during the agency's Nov. 16 Artemis I launch. Following an initial data assessment and review that determined the SLS rocket met or exceeded all performance expectations, SLS engineers are now taking a closer look at the Moon rocket's performance to prepare for the first crewed Artemis missions. Building off the assessment conducted shortly after launch, the preliminary post-flight data indicates that all SLS systems performed exceptionally and that the designs are ready to support a crewed flight on Artemis II. The post-flight analysis team will continue reviewing data and conducting final reporting's.
Sony Playstation and DBrand 0:49, SpaceX, NASA and Space Science 9:10, The Doomsday clock 90 to Midnight 32:17. Sony Playstation and DBrand: DBrand manufactures decorative cases for gamers, and got their start with Sony Playstation. After a lawsuit, they moved onto other gaming consoles. Along the way, they made a mistake, and demonstrated exemplary accountability in the process. One happy customer tells his story. SpaceX, NASA and Space Science: Elon Musk will be launching his SpaceX Starship next month, the largest rocket ever built and twice the power of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS). From there, SpaceX intends to colonize Mars and leave NASA behind, but why should this be the case? Today, NASA is dependent on companies like Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to operate missions like Artemis 3 that will take humans back to the Moon after over 50 years. Image what we could do if we started funding NASA's budget. NASA spinoffs have given us so many things from Invisalign to LASIK eye surgery to wireless headphones and GPS. But, it does so much more: tracking asteroids, studying climate change, and various science experiments in physics, astronomy, and biology that encourage humans to dream big. And to that point, NASA inspires and is inspired, most notably demonstrated by its intertwined relationship with pop culture media like Star Trek. Star Trek has been cited by generations of astronauts, space engineers and scientists as the reason they got into space science. The Doomsday clock 90 to Midnight: The world is on the brink of nuclear war. Climate change is warming our planet causing ecosystems to collapse and forcing life to adapt or die. The world's experts on doom have decided to advance the Doomsday Clock further towards midnight, but what does that really mean? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Shehnaz is someone who has overcome far more obstacles than your average human being but she has in equal measure also accomplished far more than your average human being too. This remarkable woman shares some of her life's journey as well as her deep insights into healing on many levels through quantum healing but with a difference....because Shehnaz is a highly successful aerospace engineer and possesses a knowledge of the workings of the human energy field that very few have. Listen in to hear how she makes quantum physics & manifestation so much more understandable for the layman and how we truly can transform ourselves. ....... Biog Shehnaz is an accomplished Aerospace Engineer, an Author, a Health and Transformational Coach, an Energy Healer and the proud Mother. She has worked as a rocket scientist for both Boeing and NASA. Her work on the massive rocket called the Space Launch System (SLS) will be used in one of the earlier missions to facilitate living on the Moon. In addition to the above, Shehnaz is also a transformational coach, where she uses the bio-individuality philosophy, meaning everyone is unique. What is one person's food can be another person's poison. She is Certified at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition Health Coach. She is also the author of ‘The Quantum Being' - part memoir, part guide for humanity, this book will bridge science and spirituality to help the reader realize the truth of their magnificence as human beings on the journey to manifest their own miracles. Her quest for understanding life force energy has provided her with various certifications as an Energy Healer including a certified Life Activation Practitioner, certified Access Consciousness Bars Healer, and certified Reiki Level II. ........ Find out more about Shehnaz and how she can help you on your journey: https://www.shehnazsoni.com ........ Her book: ‘The Quantum Being' is for anyone looking for inspiration, direction, and comprehension to jump-start their life to move forward, embrace freedom and create their magickal life. By reading this book, you will embark on a journey to get you in touch with your superpower within. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Quantum-Being-Self-Sustaining-Magnificent-Human/dp/1958405191 ........ This podcast is for information purposes only and represents the views and opinions of the speakers. Always use your own discernment in relation to anything discussed. Any information presented relating to any aspect of health & well being is for information purposes only and is not meant to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease. We recommend you seek the advice of a healthcare practitioner before beginning any natural, complimentary, or conventional treatment.
NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen at sunrise atop the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, as the Artemis I launch teams load more than 700,000 gallons of cryogenic propellants including liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen as the launch countdown progresses at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA's Artemis I flight test is the first integrated test of the agency's deep space exploration systems: the Orion spacecraft, SLS rocket, and supporting ground systems. ►► https://starshipshirts.com ►► https://discord.gg/dMXghpX ►► https://twitch.tv/spacenewspod ►► https://facebook.com/spacenewspod ►► https://patreon.com/spacenewspod ►► https://twitter.com/spacenewspod ►► https://instagram.com/thespacenewspod ►► https://gofund.me/0c6956f4
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 16 November 2022: Liftoff! NASA's Artemis 1 Mega Rocket Launches Orion to the Moon: * Following a successful launch of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS), the agency's Orion spacecraft is on its way to the Moon as part of the Artemis program. Carrying an uncrewed Orion spacecraft, SLS lifted off for its flight test debut at 5:47 p.m. AEDT on Wednesday, 16 November from Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. * The European Space Agency contributions to the Artemis program 55 Years Ago: Apollo 4, the First Flight of the Saturn V Lunar Flashlight: Roughly the size of a briefcase, Lunar Flashlight is a very small satellite being developed and managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory that will use near-infrared lasers and an onboard spectrometer to map ice in permanently shadowed regions near the Moon's south pole.
NASA continues to target launch of its Artemis I mission from the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 1:04 a.m. EST, Wednesday, Nov. 16. There is a two-hour launch window for the agency's first integrated flight test of its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft. ►► https://starshipshirts.com►► https://discord.gg/dMXghpX►► https://twitch.tv/spacenewspod►► https://facebook.com/spacenewspod►► https://patreon.com/spacenewspod►► https://twitter.com/spacenewspod►► https://instagram.com/thespacenewspod►► https://gofund.me/0c6956f4 #artemis #artemis1 #nasa
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#nasa #artemis #space Briefing participants include: Jim Free, associate administrator, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters Cliff Lanham, senior vehicle operations manager, Exploration Ground Systems Program, Kennedy Teams are on track to roll the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to Launch Pad 39B no earlier than Friday, Nov. 4 with first motion targeted for 12:01 a.m. EDT. Minor repairs identified through detailed inspections are mostly completed. Preparations are underway to ready the mobile launcher and VAB for rollout by configuring the mobile launcher arms and umbilicals and continuing to retract the access platforms surrounding SLS and Orion as work is completed. Testing of the reaction control system on the twin solid rocket booters, as well as the installation of the flight batteries, is complete and those components are ready for flight. Engineers also have replaced the batteries on the interim cryogenic propulsion stage (ICPS), which was powered up for a series of tests to ensure the stage is functioning properly. Teams successfully completed final confidence checks for the ICPS, launch vehicle stage adapter and the core stage forward skirt. Teams are continuing to work in the intertank area of the core stage and upper section of the boosters to replace batteries. These areas will remain open to support remaining battery and flight termination system activities. Flight termination system testing will start next week on the intertank and booster and once complete, those elements will be ready for launch. Charging of the secondary payloads in the Orion stage adapter is complete. Teams recharged, replaced and reinstalled several of the radiation instruments and the crew seat accelerometer inside Orion ahead of the crew module closure for roll. Technicians will refresh the specimens for the space biology payload at the launch pad. The crew module and launch abort system hatches are closed for the roll to the pad, and engineers will perform final closeouts at the pad prior to launch. NASA is targeting the next launch attempt of the Artemis I mission for Monday, Nov. 14 with liftoff of the Space Launch System "SLS" rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft planned during a 69-minute launch window that opens at 12:07 a.m. EST. Artemis I is an uncrewed flight test to launch SLS and send Orion around the Moon and back to Earth to thoroughly test its system before flights with astronauts. LEAVE A TIP: https://streamelements.com/carolinawxgroup/tip SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/carolinaweather SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/carolinaweathergroup VISIT OUR WEBSITE: https://carolinaweathergroup.com The Carolina Weather Group operates a weekly talk show of the same name. Broadcasting each week from the Carolinas, the show is dedicated to covering weather, science, technology, and more with newsmakers from the field of atmospheric science. With co-hosts across both North Carolina and South Carolina, the show may closely feature both NC weather and SC weather, but the topics are universally enjoyable for any weather fan. Join us as we talk about weather, environment, the atmosphere, space travel, and all the technology that makes it possible. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/carolinaweather/message
NASA is targeting the next launch attempt of the Artemis I mission for Monday, Nov. 14 with liftoff of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft planned during a 69-minute launch window that opens at 12:07 a.m. EST. Teams are on track to roll the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to Launch Pad 39B no earlier than Friday, Nov. 4 with first motion targeted for 12:01 a.m. EDT. ►► https://starshipshirts.com►► https://discord.gg/dMXghpX►► https://twitch.tv/spacenewspod►► https://facebook.com/spacenewspod►► https://patreon.com/spacenewspod►► https://twitter.com/spacenewspod►► https://instagram.com/thespacenewspod►► https://gofund.me/0c6956f4
La NASA cancela por segunda vez el lanzamiento de la misión Artemis I: una nueva fuga de hidrógeno arruina los planes para el despegue. La NASA ha cancelado el segundo intento para lanzar el cohete Space Launch System (SLS) de la misión Artemis, luego de que se registrara una fuga en una tubería de desconexión rápida, que conecta el sistema de tierra al cohete y no pudiera ser solucionada luego de múltiples intentos. Aunque se esperaba que la agencia lanzara la misión a la 1:17 pm hora del centro de México de este sábado 3 de septiembre, la fuga, detectada aproximadamente siete horas antes del despegue, terminó por frustrar el intento.
Lots of rocket talk as Gregr joins the show from Orlando waiting between launch windows for the newest and biggest rocket ever built by NASA, the Space Launch System (SLS). Because of the holiday, this was recorded before we knew that the 2nd attempt was scrubbed off making Gregr's trip to Florida a very expensive alligator sight seeing trip...
Antariksh Matters: Putting space ambitions in context— Pranav R SatyanathThe Artemis 1 mission rocket stays grounded, ready to launch on another day. The North American Space Administration (NASA) made two unsuccessful attempts to get the massive Space Launch System (SLS) rocket off the ground. The first attempt to launch the Artemis 1 mission, the rocket's Engine-3 (SLS has four engines) faced a cooling issue. During the second attempt on September 3rd, NASA aborted the launch due to a fuel leak issue.. But the SLS stands tall to be launched another day. The Artemis mission has raised the prospect of a new space race in popular media, with some even proclaiming that space is getting excited once again. But the narrative around the space race is flawed, both in the context of the Cold War and the present day. True, the United States and China plan to send humans back to the Moon by 2026. By pitting two countries' space programmes, however, we often forget the domestic politics and organisational drivers of national space programmes. The refusal to open the ‘black box' of domestic politics often skews our perception as to what really motivates countries to undertake certain actions, whether it is in the realm of national security or civilian space programmes. During the Cold War, the US and the Soviet Union had set up their respective space programmes to achieve completely separate goals. In the US, successive Presidential administrations kept the civilian and military space programmes strictly separate, with NASA placed as the heart of all civilian space ambitions. The Department of Defense (and individual branches of the US military) took it upon themselves to drive the direction of the ballistic missile and missile defence programmes. Approval of budgets and high-level decision-making fell on the hands of the President, with each new Presidentsetting the course of the space program and fighting for NASA's budgets in Congress.In stark contrast, decision-making in the Soviet Union was decentralised. The Soviet military, in particular, prioritised the missile programme in order to match the numerical and technological prowess of the US. The technology derived from the ballistic missile programme often drove the space programme. In parallel, influential heads of design bureaus, namely Sergei Korolev (design bureau OKB-1), Vladimir Chelomey (design bureau OKB-52) and Valentin Glushko (OKB-546), led the way to propose space missions and rocket payloads to the higher Soviet leadership. The outcome of interpersonal rivalries between these men (and their design bureaus) often led to a disorganised space programme within the USSR.While the Soviets achieved great success with the launch of the world's first satellite, dog, man and woman in space, the Moon did not capture the interest of the Soviet leadership, led by Nikita Khrushchev until August 1964 — three months after the first launch of the Saturn-1 rocket that carried Apollo astronauts to the Moon. The Soviet Union ultimately lost the “race” to the Moon as the motives and commitment to a Moon race was very different from what the Americans perceived Soviet ambitions to be.Today, the new race to the Moon is also driven by domestic politics and marketed by domestic politics and asymmetric goals. The US aims to make its Moon landing sustainable with a long-term presence alongside its partners. On the other hand, China's goals are much more modest as it seeks to land humans on the Moon's surface by 2026. To claim the existence of a space race often takes away the nuances of national ambitions and achievable goals. As policy wonks, therefore, we must be wary of catchy yet flawed narratives,Matsyanyaaya #1: Where Knowledge is Free and Accessible to All— Bharath ReddyA White House directive on 25th August requires agencies to update their public access policies as soon as possible to provide open access to taxpayer-funded publications and research. The move is expected to broaden access to research and yield significant benefits to the public on issues ranging from climate change to cancer research to protecting civil liberties in an automated world. This directive not only makes scientific research more accessible to the broader research community, it could also have implications for research funded by Indian taxpayers. This White House directive overrides a 2013 directive which required federal agencies with an annual grant greater than $100 million to make their research publicly available. The 2013 directive also allowed for a year-long embargo on the research and accompanying data. As expected, scientific journals use embargos to create exclusive access to research and gain subscriptions. Academics would also prefer to publish their research in journals with a better impact factor, which is a measure of the number of times an average article in the journal has been cited. The new directive expands the scope to all agencies receiving federal funding and ends the optional embargo.This move is expected to radically transform access to research and has been praised by open research advocates and the research community. The New York Times quotes Mr Tanenbaum of the Open Research Funders Group as saying the policy “broadens the circle of science. It broadens the conversation”. This move could, however, have a significant impact on the current revenue models of journals. It would force them to look at alternative sources of revenue, which might significantly increase article processing costs. Publishing research in journals has been the conventional approach of communicating research. Journals operate on a subscription-based model. They charge hefty amounts from authors for publication and are only accessible by those who pay the significant subscription charges. These paywalled articles pose a significant cost barrier, and the costs can add up when referencing dozens of articles for a paper. Many people will end up not having access to such research unless they are part of a large institution that pays for a subscription to most of the journals. Studies have shown that across disciplines, freely available articles have a greater research impact. In addition, it is unethical that the fruits of the research funded by taxpayer money should not be accessible to the public. The trend has been changing, with more research being published in online open-access journals. Open access requires granting all users an unrestricted, irrevocable, worldwide, perpetual right of access with a licence to copy, distribute, transmit and display the work publicly and digital publication in at least one open access repository. Awareness and momentum around open access to research has been growing globally with many institutions across USA and Europe adopting open access policies.India has had a policy on open access to the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Department of Science and Technology(DST) funded research since late 2014. Per this policy, any research partially or fully funded by DBT or DST or performed on infrastructure built with the support of these organisations should be made available in open access repositories maintained by their institutions or those maintained by DBT and DST. If the research is published prior in a journal that insists on an embargo, the policy recommends that the period of the embargo should not exceed one year. While this policy is laudable in terms of its intent, the implementation and impact have been poor. This can be attributed to poor state capacity and non-alignment of the journal and academic incentives. With the reforms imposed by the White House directive, the incentives and revenue models of the journals are expected to change significantly. This precedent could have a positive impact on Indian taxpayer-funded research as well. The MHRD must take the initiative to expand the open access policy to all government-funded research. In addition to setting up national open access repositories, high-quality open journals should also be set up in multiple disciplines to provide a credible platform for academics to publish their research. The journal editorial board should include renowned academics from around the world and be granted operational independence to ensure the quality of the research being published. The platform should not be restricted only to Indian research but must welcome excellent research from across the world. Over time the costs incurred will yield returns by providing broad access to research but also in nurturing and growing the research community.These timeless lines by Tagore can guide us, “Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high, where knowledge is free”, “Into that heaven of freedom, my father, let my country awake”.Matsyanyaaya #2: How can India use Technology as a Strategic Tool to Advance its Interests?— Arjun GargeyasIn the current Information Age, technology has become a ubiquitous part of every country's society. Citizens are empowered in a wide range of ways with improved access to technology, states' economic sectors are transitioning into the digital space, and tech development has been outpacing regulations and governance regularly. This is the era where technology is becoming a strategic tool for the state to drive growth and protect its interests. India, as a fledgling and rising technological power has the ability to leverage technology for the greater good. As seen from the past two decades, tech has simplified policy decisions and has improved the quality of governance in the country. The questions on accessibility, inclusion and levelling the playing field have been bridged by the use of technology to a certain extent. The Indian state should now start viewing technology and its adoption from a more strategic lens. But how can India use ‘technology' to tackle existing problems as well as try to deploy it as a prospective solution in key areas of governance?India's Technology Assets Frontier Areas of Expertise and Scale - India must focus on identifying and building on certain technology areas where it has made and can make a significant global impact. This can aid its technology exports and help expand its international digital and technological footprint. Low-cost telecommunication operations, renewable energy systems, and digital payment frameworks can serve as model areas that India can use as soft power tools in the technology sphere.Skilled Labour Workforce in Multiple Domains - India should look to leverage the presence of the abundant domestic human capital in the country to create a strong workforce in specific technology areas that might prove to be critically important in the near future. The availability of low-cost labour must be used to persuade technologically advanced states to look at the Indian workforce as a contributing partner to some labour-intensive supply chains. Semiconductor design and IT services are areas that continue to require large pools of human resources, and India's workforce has proven to be competent in these fields.A Notable Presence in International Technology Supply Chains - Though a rising technological power, India has become essential in key areas of the high-technology realm. Other states depend considerably on India for certain technology supply chains because of its comparative advantages and expertise in specific processes. This must be used to India's strategic advantage and to ensure it remains a factor in the international technology trade ecosystem.Research and Development The identification of critical technologies or key areas in technology supply chains to invest scientific and financial resources remains critical. The Indian state must consider extensive collaboration with the domestic private sector to enhance research and match global developments in specific strategic science and technology areas. This can eventually result in increased influence through a dominant domestic technology sector.The focus on promoting research in technology areas where India-specific solutions are needed and are unlikely to be addressed by the developed world can be prioritised. Encouraging the use of open-source technologies to promote innovation free from state intervention, technology oligopolies, and international politics can help in India's tech growth trajectory. This would make technology more accessible and more relevant to developmental challenges. Open-source technologies also serve as a counterweight to the dominance of Big Tech and aid technology sovereignty in an uncertain geopolitical climate. It can also bridge the trust deficit between the state and the citizens by addressing privacy and surveillance concerns.While gaining a foothold in technology product development can create a zero-sum game between two or more parties, the scientific knowledge in the field itself is a non-zero-sum game. The Indian state should prioritise improving the dissemination of technical expertise as part of its technology strategy.International CooperationThe Indian state should not favour isolationism especially in the field of technology development. The process of collaborating in high-technology areas to tackle the existing bottlenecks in several supply chains must be one of the sector's priorities. The principle of ‘plurilateralism being a necessity and not a choice' while dealing with critical and emerging technologies must be championed if India aims to become a leading tech power.Leading talks with fraternal multilateral groupings to build technological partnerships can be done. The Indian state should also engage in responsibilities such as improving technology-related trade, facilitating technology transfer agreements between participating states, and setting credible technology standards in critical and emerging technologies.A good example would be to move forward on the recently signed India-Europe Trade and Technology Council to build a robust technology trade infrastructure. The focus should be removing export controls on components related to critical technologies and reducing import tariffs for high-tech products.The Ministry of External Affairs must also take up a technology diplomacy approach to include science and technology as a source of outreach through appointed officials leading diplomatic conversations in the field.A non-discriminatory data-sharing framework between states so long as the data in question does not infringe on India's national security can allow India to be integrated digitally worldwide. This can include participation in multilateral technology data-sharing agreements if there are no compulsions to share critical data threatening its internal security and ensuring India's access to similar data from other signatories.Finally, the state can lead global efforts to set forth universally-acceptable and legally-binding instruments on technologies that threaten the safety and security of all states. A techno-democratic alliance that prevents the control of specific technologies by selective groups, especially those potentially impacting warfare and conflict and detrimental to international security, can be led by India and its diplomatic partners.Technology has become an integral aspect of international relations, foreign policy, military and defence in the recent past. As an aspiring world power, India should focus on utilising its strengths in the technological realm to advance its strategic interests. This would benefit both the Indian and society in the long run. Our Reading Menu[Book] The Red Rockets' Glare: Spaceflight and the Soviet Imagination, 1857-1957 by Asif A. Siddiqi.[Op-ed] Making the case for a new geolocation data privacy paradigm by Jason Sarfati.[Blog] Takshashila Issue Brief - Public Access to Knowledge Resources. 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
After standing down on today's Artemis I launch attempt when engineers could not overcome a hydrogen leak in a quick disconnect, an interface between the liquid hydrogen fuel feed line and the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, mission managers met and decided they will forego additional launch attempts in early September. Over the next several days, teams will establish access to the area of the leak at Launch Pad 39B, and in parallel conduct a schedule assessment to provide additional data that will inform a decision on whether to perform work to replace a seal either at the pad, where it can be tested under cryogenic conditions, or inside the Vehicle Assembly Building. To meet the requirement by the Eastern Range for the certification on the flight termination system, currently set at 25 days, NASA will need to roll the rocket and spacecraft back to the VAB before the next launch attempt to reset the system's batteries. The flight termination system is required on all rockets to protect public safety. During today's launch attempt, engineers saw a leak in a cavity between the ground side and rocket side plates surrounding an 8-inch line used to fill and drain liquid hydrogen from the SLS rocket. Three attempts at reseating the seal were unsuccessful. While in an early phase of hydrogen loading operations called chilldown, when launch controllers cool down the lines and propulsion system prior to flowing super cold liquid hydrogen into the rocket's tank at minus 423 degrees F, an inadvertent command was sent that temporarily raised the pressure in the system. While the rocket remained safe and it is too early to tell whether the bump in pressurization contributed to the cause of the leaky seal, engineers are examining the issue. Because of the complex orbital mechanics involved in launching to the Moon, NASA would have had to launch Artemis I by Tuesday, Sept. 6 as part of the current launch period. Artemis-1 Launch Windows: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/artemis-i-mission-availability LEAVE A TIP: https://streamelements.com/carolinawxgroup/tip SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/carolinaweather SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/carolinaweathergroup VISIT OUR WEBSITE: https://carolinaweathergroup.com The Carolina Weather Group operates a weekly talk show of the same name. Broadcasting each week from the Carolinas, the show is dedicated to covering weather, science, technology, and more with newsmakers from the field of atmospheric science. With co-hosts across both North Carolina and South Carolina, the show may closely feature both NC weather and SC weather, but the topics are universally enjoyable for any weather fan. Join us as we talk about weather, environment, the atmosphere, space travel, and all the technology that makes it possible. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/carolinaweather/message
Following the Artemis I pre-launch briefing, meteorologists with the U.S. Space Force Space Launch Delta 45 predict a 60% chance of favorable weather conditions at the beginning of the two-hour launch window that opens at 2:17 p.m. EDT Sept 3, increasing to an 80% chance of favorable weather conditions toward the later part of the window. The primary weather concern for the two-hour launch window remains scattered rain showers. The weather guidelines for NASA's Artemis I flight test identify conditions to launch the agency's Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft. Teams will continue working their way through the countdown conducting planned health checks on SLS and Orion systems. The mission management team will meet early in the morning, Saturday, Sept. 3 and give the final determination for a “go” or “no-go” decision to begin tanking operations. The uncrewed flight test will test SLS and Orion as an integrated system, demonstrating the performance of the rocket and testing the spacecraft's capabilities as it journeys about 40,000 miles beyond the Moon over the course of about six weeks. The first in an increasingly complex series of missions, Artemis I will pave the way for long-term lunar exploration, providing the foundation for extending human presence to the Moon and beyond. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/carolinaweather/message
The coming test of the Artemis rocket is re-raising the boisterous debate about returning to the Moon. Should we go back or move on? Here's a quick summary of the pros and cons. A human hasn't stepped on the Moon since 1972! The new Moon rocket being tested is called the Space Launch System (SLS), and it's the most powerful rocket that the U.S. has ever built. This first rocket launch, Artemis 1, is uncrewed for safety reasons, with the next step being a crewed flyby mission, Artemis II, in 2024. The goal is the first crewed Moon landing as soon as 2025 (Artemis III).Join Rob as he touches on several topics from the Old Farmers' Almanac - including topics such as: Labor Day gardening, squash problems, raising chickens, zucchini recipes...and of course the article that is the topic of today's show...RETURNING TO THE MOON! So what do you think? Go back again? Do not return.Join Elon on Mars?Let us know in the comments below!~Connect on social media! Telegram Group Chat - https://t.me/allaroundgrowth MeWe Group - https://mewe.com/join/theallaroundgrowthcommunity Twitter - https://twitter.com/allaroundgrowth Flote - https://flote.app/allaroundgrowth Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/allaroundgrowth Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/allaroundgrowth ~ Follow this link to ALL EPISODES ~ How To Leave a Rating & Review in Apple Podcast AppThis really *does* affect the algorithm......as of recording in August 2022 - I would invite you to do this!The podcast game is changing - help us with a rating and review!~ Have a Question or any feedback for Rob?Send me an email at allaroundgrowth@gmail.com~Discussion Links:Old Farmer's Almanac - Daily Almanac LABOR DAY GARDENING: WHAT TO DO IN THE GARDEN THIS WEEKENDRETURN TO THE MOON? PROS AND CONSRAISING CHICKENS 101: CHOOSING THE RIGHT CHICKEN BREEDSYork Meadow Farm - Online Store SOON! Hand-crafted probiotic-rich fermented foods and all-natural bath and body products.Fountain: Value-for-Value Podcast Player Fountain is the only podcast app that rewards both listeners and podcasters for the value they bringDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.
Contents: Background Initial delays Preparation Artemis 1 Artemis 1, officially Artemis I and formerly known as Exploration Mission-1, is a planned uncrewed Moon-orbiting mission and the first spaceflight in NASA's Artemis program. It is also the first flight of the agency's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the complete Orion spacecraft. The launch was originally scheduled for 29 August 2022, but technical difficulties and uncertainty about the weather forced a cancellation. The test flight launch has not yet been rescheduled. Artemis 1 will last for six weeks and will test all the rocket stages and spacecraft that would be used in later Artemis missions. After reaching orbit and performing a trans-lunar injection (burn to the Moon), the mission will deploy ten CubeSat satellites and the Orion spacecraft will enter a distant retrograde orbit for six days. The Orion spacecraft will then return and reenter the Earth's atmosphere, protected by its heat shield, and splash down in the Pacific Ocean. The original launch date of Artemis 1 was planned in December 2016, but it was delayed at least sixteen times due to technical issues with the SLS and the Orion spacecraft. Other factors contributing to the delays are the cost overruns (which is the main criticism of the SLS) and budget limits imposed by the federal government. After the Artemis 1 mission, Artemis 2 will perform a crewed lunar flyby and Artemis 3 will perform a crewed lunar landing, five decades after the last Apollo mission. SUPPORT AUDIO WIKIPEDIA: Please consider supporting Audio Wikipedia podcast at Ko-fi.com if you enjoy it: https://ko-fi.com/audiowikipedia Become a valuable contributor & member by supporting us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AudioWikipedia BASIC INFORMATION: Title: Artemis 1 Find out about the author(s) & basic information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_1 Read the full article on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_1 [CC] license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0 Photo By NASA/Joel Kowsky - https://flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/52292004124/in/dateposted/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=121880685 Follow us on Twitter: @Audiowikipedia1
Após engenheiros detectarem vazamento em um dos motores do foguete Space Launch System (SLS), a Nasa cancelou o lançamento da Missão Artemis I em direção à órbita da lua, previsto para esta segunda-feira (29). A Agência informou que técnicos já trabalham para solucionar o problema e apontou a previsão de lançar o foguete em 5 de setembro.
Interview with Dave Reynolds, NASA's Deputy Program Manager for SLS Booster SubsystemsIn this episode we'll discuss NASA's upcoming Artemis 1 mission, scheduled to launch no earlier than the end of this month. The Space Launch System rocket, or “SLS” will propel the Orion spacecraft on its mission around the Moon and back to Earth. Artemis 1 will be an uncrewed flight test that will travel farther than any other human-rated spacecraft has traveled before. This mission, the first of an increasing series of complex missions, will demonstrate NASA's capability to extend human existence to the Moon, and on to Mars.Joining me in this episode from NASA's Marshal Space Flight Center is Dave Reynolds, Deputy Program Manager for SLS Booster Subsystems. Artemis I Mission OverviewArtemis I is the first integrated test of NASA's deep space exploration systems: the Orion spacecraft, Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the ground systems at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I is an uncrewed flight test that will provide a foundation for human deep space exploration and demonstrate our commitment and capability to return humans to the Moon and extend beyond.During this flight, Orion will launch atop the most powerful rocket in the world and fly farther than any spacecraft built for humans has ever flown. Over the course of the mission, it will travel 280,000 miles (450,000 kilometers) from Earth and 40,000 miles (64,000 kilometers) beyond the far side of the Moon. Orion will stay in space longer than any human spacecraft has without docking to a space station and return home faster and hotter than ever before.This first Artemis mission will demonstrate the performance of both Orion and the SLS rocket and test our capabilities to orbit the Moon and return to Earth. The flight will pave the way for future missions to the lunar vicinity, including landing the first woman and first person of color on the surface of the Moon.With Artemis I, NASA sets the stage for human exploration into deep space, where astronauts will build and begin testing the systems near the Moon needed for lunar surface missions and exploration to other destinations farther from Earth, including Mars. With Artemis, NASA will collaborate with industry and international partners to establish long-term exploration for the first time.For more information visit Nasa.gov/artemis-1Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show
NASA's giant new rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), will soon embark on its maiden journey to lunar orbit. The launcher is designed to send humans back to the Moon, but was built on old technology, and is years late and shockingly over budget. Does NASA even need a successor to the Space Shuttle, when Elon Musk's SpaceX is developing a cheaper, more powerful alternative? Host Alok Jha examines the politics behind the SLS and the role of NASA against the backdrop of a now-flourishing, innovative, private-sector space industry.Listen to our guide to SpaceX's Starship rocket at economist.com/starship-pod.For full access to The Economist's print, digital and audio editions subscribe at economist.com/podcastoffer and sign up for our weekly science newsletter at economist.com/simplyscience. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
NASA's giant new rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), will soon embark on its maiden journey to lunar orbit. The launcher is designed to send humans back to the Moon, but was built on old technology, and is years late and shockingly over budget. Does NASA even need a successor to the Space Shuttle, when Elon Musk's SpaceX is developing a cheaper, more powerful alternative? Host Alok Jha examines the politics behind the SLS and the role of NASA against the backdrop of a now-flourishing, innovative, private-sector space industry.Listen to our guide to SpaceX's Starship rocket at economist.com/starship-pod.For full access to The Economist's print, digital and audio editions subscribe at economist.com/podcastoffer and sign up for our weekly science newsletter at economist.com/simplyscience. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
Artemis I is the first integrated test of NASA's deep space exploration systems: the Orion spacecraft, Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the ground systems at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I is an uncrewed flight test that will provide a foundation for human deep space exploration and demonstrate our commitment and capability to return humans to the Moon and extend beyond.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/elon-musk-pod/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
This week, NASA has announced that they are moving towards the first launch attempt for the Artemis I mission with the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft currently in the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA is currently targeting launch for no earlier than Monday, Aug. 29, at 8:33 a.m. EDT during a 2 hour window!!!!! So, Dean and Beth dig right in to the who, what, where, when, why and how of NASA's Space Launch System on this week's episode of the Casual Space Podcast! NASA's SLS (Space Launch System) is the world's most powerful rocket and the backbone of NASA's human lunar exploration program (check out this reference guide ASAP: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/sls_reference_guide_2022_v2_508_0.pdf). No other rocket can send astronauts and the Orion spacecraft directly to the Moon for the Artemis missions. SLS provides an unmatched capability to deliver greater mass and volume than any current launch vehicle for both human and robotic exploration of the Moon, Mars, and the outer planets. SLS was established by the NASA Authorization Act of 2010. The program was created at Marshall in 2011 and received funding in FY2012. SLS is the world's first exploration-class launch vehicle since the Apollo Program's Saturn V. Along with SLS, NASA's Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate in the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate is developing the EGS and the Orion spacecraft for crew. Orion, managed at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, is a spacecraft designed to carry astronauts on exploration missions into deep space. EGS has converted facilities at Kennedy into a next-generation spaceport capable of supporting launches by multiple types of vehicles. More about NASA's SLS: https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/index.html
We are going to the Moon, to stay, by 2024. And this is how. Special thanks to William Shatner for lending his voice to this project. About NASA's Moon to Mars plans: https://www.nasa.gov/specials/moon2mars/Credit: NASAThe Artemis program is organized around a series of Space Launch System (SLS) missions. These space missions will increase in complexity and are scheduled to occur at intervals of a year or more. NASA and its partners have planned Artemis I through Artemis V missions; later Artemis missions have also been proposed. Each SLS mission centers on the launch of an SLS booster carrying an Orion spacecraft. Missions after Artemis II will depend on support missions launched by other organizations and spacecraft for support functions.Artemis I (2022) will be an uncrewed test of the SLS and Orion, and is the first test flight for both craft.[b] The goal of the Artemis I mission will be to place Orion into a lunar orbit, and then return it to Earth. The SLS will use the ICPS second stage, which will perform the trans-lunar injection burn to send Orion to lunar space. Orion will brake into a retrograde distant lunar orbit and remain for about six days before boosting back toward Earth. The Orion capsule will separate from its service module, re-enter the atmosphere for aerobraking, and splash down under parachutes. Artemis 1 was originally scheduled for late 2021, but the launch date has been pushed back to no earlier than August 2022.Artemis II (2024) will be the first crewed test flight of SLS and the Orion spacecraft. The four crew members will perform extensive testing in Earth orbit and Orion will then be boosted into a free-return trajectory around the Moon, which will return Orion back to Earth for re-entry and splashdown.Artemis III (2025) will be a crewed lunar landing. The mission depends on a support mission to place a Human Landing System (HLS) in place in a near-rectilinear halo orbit (NRHO) of the Moon prior to the launch of SLS/Orion. After HLS reaches NRHO, SLS/Orion will send the Orion spacecraft with a crew of four, which is intended to include the first woman and the first person of color to land on the Moon, to rendezvous and dock with HLS.[c] Two astronauts will transfer to HLS, which will descend to the lunar surface and spend about 6.5 days on the surface. The astronauts will perform at least two EVAs on the surface before the HLS ascends to return them to a rendezvouGlobal Admissions Apply to universities online ____________________________________________________________Check out more episodes and subscribe on 2030school.com You can also email us at rich@2030school.com
El cohete Space Launch System (SLS) de la misión Artemis, que volverá a llevar humanos a la Luna; La foto del día con Fernando de HaroEl cohete Space Launch System (SLS) de la misión Artemis, que volverá a llevar humanos a la Luna, pasa la prueba de fuego. Concluye con éxito el ensayo general húmedo, crucial antes de un lanzamiento real al espacio. Ha sido en el segundo intento del cargado de combustible, ya que el pasado mes de abril hubo una fuga de hidrógeno durante el abastecimiento, lo que obligó a la NASA a posponer las pruebas. Alejandro Manuel Gómez San Juan es profesor ayudante en Área de Ingeniería Aeroespacial de la Universidad de Vigo. Series de televisión con Javier García Arevalillo y la foto del día con Fernando de HaroEscucha ahora 'La Tarde', de 18 a 19 horas. 'La Tarde' es un programa presentado por Pilar Cisneros y Fernando de Haro que se emite en COPE, de lunes a viernes, de 16 a 19 horas con más de 470.000 oyentes diarios según el último EGM. A lo largo de sus tres horas de duración, "La Tarde" ofrece otra visión, más humana y reposada, de la actualidad, en busca de historias cercanas, de la cara real de las noticias; periodismo de carne y hueso.En "La Tarde" también hay hueco para los testimonios, los sucesos...
Our Mark Ratterman was on hand at NASA's Kennedy Space Center for the rollout of America's new launch vehicle: NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion Spacecraft sitting atop the 322 foot stack. . It was the first time a large rocket set on its way to the launch pad from the Vehicle Assembly Building since the Space Shuttle. No longer on the drawing board or an artistic rendering, Mark was on hand to bring us his unique perspective on this moment of history, including a reminder that space travel isn't just technology, there's a very human side to it too. The team discussed the upcoming preparations for the initial Wet Dress Rehearsal, a test of the rocket's ground support equipment, procedures, and the people who will be responsible for launching the SLS/Orion combination on the first leg of the journey to the Moon. The team also examines further the impact of Russia's actions in Ukraine and the continued fallout there has been for the spaceflight community, and we end with a light side of space courtesy of the Canadian Space Agency. All this and more on this edition of Talking Space Show recorded: 4-2-2022 Host: Sawyer Rosenstein Panelists: Mark Ratterman & Gene Mikulka
La NASA comenzó el viernes una prueba crítica de dos días de duración de su cohete gigante Space Launch System (SLS) completo con una cuenta regresiva simulada, mientras la agencia se prepara para llevar humanos a la Luna.
On The Space Show for Wednesday, 6 April 2022: Space Show News: Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1): A private crewed mission to the International Space Station (ISS) for Axiom Space Three Chinese taikonauts to return to Earth this month from the Chinese Space Station after completing their six-month Shenzhou 13 mission Artemis 1: Space Launch System (SLS) wet dress rehearsal delayed Sustaining Lunar Development Project: NASA seeks proposals for future Lunar Human Landing Systems Hubble Space Telescope archival data reveals evidence of water vapour in the atmosphere of Jupiter's moon Ganymede Planet Earth - Episode 35: NASA partners with Australian Space Agency on Earth observation: ASA and NASA sign Statement of Intent Gilmour Space Technologies and Lat Connect 60 announce an agreement to launch micro-satellites for a planned high resolution, hyperspectral Earth-imaging constellation Sea level rise and flooding: Rising Waters - Four Time Horizons with John Englander, Executive Director of the Caribbean Centre for Rising Seas
“We found that the first four Artemis missions will each cost $4.1 billion per launch, a price tag that strikes us as unsustainable,” NASA Inspector General Paul Martin said during a meeting of the House Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.Artemis is the name of NASA's lunar program. It represents a series of missions for which the agency is developing its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion capsule, which would deliver astronauts to the moon. Boeing is the lead contractor building SLS, while Lockheed Martin is leading Orion development.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/elon-musk-pod/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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News: NASA Solar Sail Spacecraft to Chase Tiny Asteroid After Artemis I Launch | SciTechDaily (01:25) Launching with the Artemis I uncrewed test flight, NASA's shoebox-size Near-Earth Asteroid Scout will chase down what will become the smallest asteroid ever to be visited by a spacecraft. The asteroid being targeted is, 2020 GEnear-Earth asteroid (NEA) that is less than 60 feet (18 meters) in size Asteroids smaller than 330 feet (100 meters) across have never been explored up close before. The spacecraft will use its science camera to get a closer look, measuring the object's size, shape, rotation, and surface properties. It will ride as one of 10 secondary payloads aboard the powerful Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, which will launch no earlier than March 2022. After it is dispensed in space it will use stainless steel alloy booms to unfurl a solar sail that will expand from a small package to a sail about the size of a racquetball court, or 925 square feet (86 square meters).Will generate thrust by reflecting solar photons – quantum particles of light radiating from the Sun Sunlight acts as a constant force, so a tiny spacecraft equipped with a large solar sail can eventually travel many miles per second. Maneuver by tipping and tilting its sail to change the angle of sunlight The mission will act as a nimble scout for future human and robotic missions that may utilize asteroid resources – and will gain important planetary defense insights about this class of NEA. Julie Castillo-Rogez, the mission's principal science investigator, provides insight as to why looking at even small asteroids are important:“Although large asteroids are of most concern from a planetary defense perspective, objects like 2020 GE are far more common and can pose a hazard to our planet, despite their smaller size.” Altos bursts out of stealth with $3B, a dream team C-suite and a wildly ambitious plan to reverse disease | FierceBiotech (08:11) Early details of Altos leaked out last year when MIT Technology Review reported Jeff Bezos had invested to support development of technology that could “revitalize entire animal bodies, ultimately prolonging human life.” The official reveal fleshes out the vision in more detail Hal Barron, M.D, the future CEO of Altos, provided a statement on the company:“It's clear from work by Shinya Yamanaka, and many others since his initial discoveries, that cells have the ability to rejuvenate, resetting their epigenetic clocks and erasing damage from a myriad of stressors. These insights, combined with major advances in a number of transformative technologies, inspired Altos to reimagine medical treatments where reversing disease for patients of any age is possible.” Yamanaka is a 2012 Nobel Prize winner for the discovery of the ‘Yamanaka factors' — four transcription factors (Oct3/4, Sox2, c-Myc and Klf4) that can reprogram cells to roll back cellular aging and repair tissues. Altos is bringing in the biggest names in life sciences to staff out their C level positions at the company. The team will use $3 billion in capital committed by investors to turn breakthroughs in our understanding of cellular rejuvenation into transformational medicines. Co-founder, Rick Klausner, M.D., stated in a press release:"Remarkable work over the last few years beginning to quantify cellular health and the mechanisms behind that, coupled with the ability to effectively and safely reprogram cells and tissues via rejuvenation pathways, opens this new vista into the medicine of the future. Altos begins with many of the leading scientists who are creating this new science. Together, we are building a company where many of the world's best scientists can collaborate internally and externally and develop their research with the speed, mission, and focus of private enterprise. Our success will depend upon a culture of intense collaboration, enthusiasm, and openness." David Baltimore, PhD, a board member provided a positive goal Altos is shooting for:“The goal of Altos will be to reverse the ravages of disease and aging that lead to disability and death, reinvigorating and extending the quality of life. Altos will provide an unparalleled environment for collaborative discovery and has already attracted a most impressive group of investigators to the daunting task of reversing ill health and taking medicine in a new direction.” Patient-specific spinal model may predict the effect of disc implants | New Atlas (16:28) As people get older, the intervertebral discs in their spine tend to deteriorate, some of which end up being surgically replaced with implants. Who doesn't know someone that has a bad back? A new patient-specific spinal model by scientists at Florida Atlantic University, could help determine how successful such surgery will be. Process:Obtain a CT scan of a patient's spine Create a 3D computer model from the scan Produce a 3D-printed model of one section of the spine with a cervical disc implant already in place Utilize a robotic arm to flex and extend the spinal replica, simulating five different real-life spinal postures Sensors then monitored the manner in which the added implant was causing stress to be distributed throughout the spine. The setup was found to be 100 percent accurate at replicating the effects that the postures would have on the real spine, with the addition of the implanted disc. Once developed further, the technology could be used to determine what sort of implant and/or surgical technique would work best, before the surgery is performed. Additionally, simulations could provide information as to what movements are best while recovering from the surgery. Intel Is Investing $20 Billion Towards a Massive New Semiconductor Plant | Interesting Engineering (21:10) According to a Reuters report, Intel is set to invest $20 billion into a massive new semiconductor chip manufacturing site near Columbus, Ohio. All coincides with a recent analysis informing that China is "three or four generations" away from being at the cutting edge of semiconductor production. Chipmakers worldwide are frantically trying to boost output amid the global chip shortage brought on by massive demand and supply chain disruption fueled by the pandemic. Intel's new investment will go towards building two new semiconductor manufacturing plants, bringing 3,000 new permanent jobs to the 1,000-acre site in Albany, OhioThe first step in building an eight-factory complex that could cost additional tens of billions of dollars. Intel also recently announced plans for another U.S. campus site that would begin construction before the end of the year.The new site, according to reports, could cost $100 billion and eventually employ 10,000 people. Elon Musk's brain chip firm Neuralink lines up clinical trials in humans | The Guardian (27:10) The billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's brain chip startup is preparing to launch clinical trials in humans. This is stemming from a job post for Neuralink for a “Clinical Trial Director.” What is mentioned in this post?“As the clinical trial director, you'll work closely with some of the most innovative doctors and top engineers, as well as working with Neuralink's first clinical trial participants …. You will lead and help build the team responsible for enabling Neuralink's clinical research activities and developing the regulatory interactions that come with a fast-paced and ever-evolving environment.” Just last month, Elon Musk, mentioned his optimism in allowing quadriplegics to move again:“We hope to have this in our first humans, which will be people that have severe spinal cord injuries like tetraplegics, quadriplegics, next year, pending FDA approval … I think we have a chance with Neuralink to restore full-body functionality to someone who has a spinal cord injury. Neuralink's working well in monkeys, and we're actually doing just a lot of testing and just confirming that it's very safe and reliable and the Neuralink device can be removed safely.” The company is also recruiting for a “clinical trial coordinator” to help build a team of people to run the trial and liaise with regulators. These applicants, according to the posting, have an “opportunity to change the world and work with some of the smartest and the most talented experts from different fields”.
This week we are excited to welcome Dr. Scott Bellamy to the WSH. Scott is the Mission Manager for NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission which successfully launched in the early morning hours from Vandenberg atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on November 24, 2021. Scott Bellamy is one of the Mission Managers in the Planetary Missions Program Office (PMPO) at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Huntsville, AL. Presently, Scott is responsible for day-to-day oversight of the Europa Clipper flagship mission, as well as the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission. DART's mission is to conduct a real-life experiment in changing an asteroid's orbit through kinetic impact. In late September 2022, DART will intercept the moonlet (i.e., Dimorphos,) of the asteroid Didymos — a binary system — and slow Dimorphos' orbit by up to 10 minutes. DART is the first-ever mission of this type and is sponsored by NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office. Europa Clipper, on the other hand, will launch in October 2024 to perform a detailed exploration of Jupiter's ocean-world moon, Europa. This mission will provide priceless information on the thickness and composition of the ice shell to possibly enable a future mission to land a probe on Europa and search for microbial life. Prior to these missions, Scott was simultaneously the Mission Manager for another project that we at CosmoQuest hold near-and-dear to our hearts, the Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission to obtain and return the first-ever United States asteroid sample; the NASA Evolutionary Xenon Thruster–Commercial (NEXT-C) project providing DART's primary propulsion; and the Near Earth Object Surveyor (NEO Surveyor) mission to provide the capability for detecting low-observable asteroids. Scott originally came to Marshall Space Flight Ccenter as the Air Force Liaison Office in 2008 and afterwards retired with over 25 years of service. He then served in several roles, including being a member of the very small team that shaped what later became the Space Launch System (SLS), before joining the Planetary Missions Program Office in 2013. **************************************** The Weekly Space Hangout is a production of CosmoQuest. Want to support CosmoQuest? Here are some specific ways you can help: ► Subscribe FREE to our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/cosmoquest ► Subscribe to our podcasts Astronomy Cast and Daily Space where ever you get your podcasts! ► Watch our streams over on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/cosmoquestx – follow and subscribe! ► Become a Patreon of CosmoQuest https://www.patreon.com/cosmoquestx ► Become a Patreon of Astronomy Cast https://www.patreon.com/astronomycast ► Buy stuff from our Redbubble https://www.redbubble.com/people/cosmoquestx ► Join our Discord server for CosmoQuest - https://discord.gg/X8rw4vv ► Join the Weekly Space Hangout Crew! - http://www.wshcrew.space/ Don't forget to like and subscribe! Plus we love being shared out to new people, so tweet, comment, review us... all the free things you can do to help bring science into people's lives.
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https://youtu.be/LQPXb3g92LY Host: Fraser Cain ( @fcain )Special Guest: This week we are excited to welcome Dr. Scott Bellamy to the WSH. Scott is the Mission Manager for NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission which successfully launched in the early morning hours from Vandenberg atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on November 24, 2021. Scott Bellamy is one of the Mission Managers in the Planetary Missions Program Office (PMPO) at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Huntsville, AL. Presently, Scott is responsible for day-to-day oversight of the Europa Clipper flagship mission, as well as the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission. DART's mission is to conduct a real-life experiment in changing an asteroid's orbit through kinetic impact. In late September 2022, DART will intercept the moonlet (i.e., Dimorphos,) of the asteroid Didymos — a binary system — and slow Dimorphos' orbit by up to 10 minutes. DART is the first-ever mission of this type and is sponsored by NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office. Europa Clipper, on the other hand, will launch in October 2024 to perform a detailed exploration of Jupiter's ocean-world moon, Europa. This mission will provide priceless information on the thickness and composition of the ice shell to possibly enable a future mission to land a probe on Europa and search for microbial life. Prior to these missions, Scott was simultaneously the Mission Manager for another project that we at CosmoQuest hold near-and-dear to our hearts, the Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission to obtain and return the first-ever United States asteroid sample; the NASA Evolutionary Xenon Thruster–Commercial (NEXT-C) project providing DART's primary propulsion; and the Near Earth Object Surveyor (NEO Surveyor) mission to provide the capability for detecting low-observable asteroids. Scott originally came to Marshall Space Flight Ccenter as the Air Force Liaison Office in 2008 and afterwards retired with over 25 years of service. He then served in several roles, including being a member of the very small team that shaped what later became the Space Launch System (SLS), before joining the Planetary Missions Program Office in 2013. Regular Guests: Ashley Walker ( https://www.blackinastro.com/ @That_Astro_Chic ) Dave Dickinson ( http://astroguyz.com/ & @Astroguyz ) Pam Hoffman ( http://spacer.pamhoffman.com/ & http://everydayspacer.com/ & @EverydaySpacer ) This week's stories: - Diamond rain in the ice giants. - James Webb. Again. - Everything to see in the night sky in the next month. - A strange mystery at Jupiter. SOLVED! - An interstellar probe proposal. 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.
On today’s episode, NASA lands on the show to talk with Dooner and The Dude about moving monster-sized rockets on barges. The final piece of the world’s most powerful rocket – Space Launch System (SLS) – sailed into NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center on April 25 after a 900-mile journey aboard the one-of-a-kind Pegasus barge. The 212-foot-tall rocket core stage is the final piece for the 2021 Artemis 1 launch. We’ll find out how it all came together.Plus, MTS Logistics’ 11th Annual Bike for Autism; moving freight in Latin America; a heist at Lowe’s; air cargo handlers steal gold bars; the public is afraid of autonomous trucks; a trucking company shutdown is among Canada’s largest since the pandemic began; and Amazon AmaZen booths called “despair closets.” They’re joined by special guests Cliff Lanham, senior vehicle operations manager of exploration ground systems at NASA; Lili Villareal, spacecraft and offline operations manager at NASA; Sedat Saka, CEO of MTS Logistics; and Diego Bertezzolo, co-founder of Avancargo. Visit our sponsorSubscribe to the WTT newsletterApple PodcastsSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts
On today’s episode, NASA lands on the show to talk with Dooner and The Dude about moving monster-sized rockets on barges. The final piece of the world’s most powerful rocket – Space Launch System (SLS) – sailed into NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center on April 25 after a 900-mile journey aboard the one-of-a-kind Pegasus barge. The 212-foot-tall rocket core stage is the final piece for the 2021 Artemis 1 launch. We’ll find out how it all came together.Plus, MTS Logistics’ 11th Annual Bike for Autism; moving freight in Latin America; a heist at Lowe’s; air cargo handlers steal gold bars; the public is afraid of autonomous trucks; a trucking company shutdown is among Canada’s largest since the pandemic began; and Amazon AmaZen booths called “despair closets.” They’re joined by special guests Cliff Lanham, senior vehicle operations manager of exploration ground systems at NASA; Lili Villareal, spacecraft and offline operations manager at NASA; Sedat Saka, CEO of MTS Logistics; and Diego Bertezzolo, co-founder of Avancargo. Visit our sponsorSubscribe to the WTT newsletterApple PodcastsSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts
Die Pläne für die Mondlandung 2024 der NASA sind gestrichen. Nach dem Rücktritt von NASA-Administrator Jim Bridenstine, der das Projekt Artemis für Donald Trump durchboxen sollte zurückgetreten. Nach 50 Jahren sollten Astronauten und zum ersten mal auch eine Astronautin wieder auf dem Mond landen. Während das Space Launch System SLS der NASA auf sich warten lässt, schießt SpaceX mit der Crew Dragon und der Falconrakete weit nach vorne. Wie steht es um die zukünftigen Projekte der NASA?
Reporter VOA Vina Mubtadi berbincang dengan Marko Djuliarso, insinyur Indonesia yang kini terlibat dalam proyek pembangunan roket terbaru NASA dan Boeing, Space Launch System (SLS), yang akan meluncurkan astronaut ke Bulan – dan pada akhirnya Mars. Seperti apa kisah keterlibatannya?
NASA is in the testing phase for its largest rocket ever, the Space Launch System (SLS). This is the rocket that will take us back to the moon and beyond. - Article Link Here. Microwave Photons and Magnons are being studied to develop the next generation of advanced electronics for Quantum Computing. - Article Link Here. Shadow is the app that helps you find lost pets for free. - Article Link Here.Follow the STEMnews Podcast on Twitter or LinkedIn. Feel free to send an email at stemnewspodcast@gmail.com with any questions, feedback, recommendations, or ideas for future topics to discuss.
Tara began her quest building rockets in 2008 as a Systems Engineer working on Space Launch System (SLS). Currently, she supports the Systems Engineering Integration and Test capability with component verification in Huntsville, AL. She has, also, supported the Avionics and Software team with verification of component requirements and constructing new specifications. An important part of her role is to ensure the suppliers who are developing the components understand the requirements and are able to verify how the requirements will be met (Verification) and also that the component operates as outlined in the requirements document (Validation). Prior to her adventures in space exploration, Tara designed control systems via writing rungs of ladder logic and developing Human Machine Interface (HMI) screens as a Controls Engineer at Arnold AFB, TN. This AFB in particular, is a simulation test facility operating 32 aerodynamic and propulsion wind tunnels, rocket and turbine engine test cells, space environmental chambers, arc heaters, ballistic ranges and other specialized units. Her task was to design the control system specific to the tests performed in a certain test cell. Tara obtained a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from The Alabama A&M University and a Master's of Science in Management (Acquisitions and Contracts Management) from Florida Institute of Technology. Shortly after graduating from AAMU, Tara was an Engineering intern with the Department of Energy in New Orleans, LA. traveling to various petroleum storage sites and analyzing power related issues with the relay system within the substations. In her spare time, Tara is the Chief Financial Officer of a 501c3 non profit organization handling payroll, contracts, pricing and facilities maintenance.
Joe Cassady is Executive Director of Space Programs in the Washington DC Operations for Aerojet Rocketdyne. Joe and the AR team help to plan human missions to the Moon and Mars, helping to develop the strategy and architectures for future space and launch systems. Joe and Beth met at the NASA Stennis Space Center and the NASA Michoud Assembly Center in New Orleans for the NASA Artemis Day celebration. Together, Beth and Joe geek out about rocket engines and what it takes to get us to the Moon and Mars and beyond. They discuss the different types of rockets, types of propulsion systems, how building rocket engines is a kind of architecture, and working to shorten the transit time of getting to the places we want to go in space. Learn what the GREEN RUN test is coming up, and why it’s another HUGE milestone in our journey toward our return to the moon. What surprises people most when it comes to rocket engines? Find out all this and more on this episode with Joe! Beth’s favorite quote from Joe on the podcast: “Literally, tens of thousands of people and hundreds of companies are involved- many are small companies that are our suppliers…they’re the real lifeblood of things like this and they are very proud of it. Being able to go out, and go across the country and say to people, ‘The road to Mars and the road back to the Moon starts here, in your town. You’re part of this’. It’s really exciting. More great stuff from Joe: “We’re able to use what we learned on the Space Shuttle Program- some of the very engines themselves on a fleet of orbiters that flew three of the RS-25s that gave us an inventory of engines! Rather than keeping them on the orbiters that went to museums, they removed the flight engines and we’ll be using them for the first few Artemis missions! We went back an equipped them with a new brain, and electronic controller…it’s really neat to see them be available to the nation to get us on this path in an accelerated way. “I’m looking forward to the day we put those boots back on the Moon, and I’m really really looking forward to seeing the first steps taken on the surface of Mars.” About Joe Cassady is Aerojet Rocketdyne's Executive Director for Space in the company’s Washington Operations. He is responsible for strategy and capture activities related to many of the company’s NASA programs, including: the Space Launch System (SLS);the propulsion system for the Orion deep space capsule; Commercial Crew propulsion and power systems; advanced electric propulsion; International Space System (ISS) power system, as well as AFRL and DARPA programs. He also is involved with research activities for next-generation space technology, including additive manufacturing, advanced materials, non-toxic propellants, modular propulsion for small satellites, and nuclear propulsion and power technology efforts. Joseph Cassady joined Aerojet in 1985 and was appointed to his present position in June 2013. Previously, he served in various Engineering and Business Development positions related to advanced propulsion for missiles and spacecraft. He began his career at the Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory at Edwards AFB, where he performed research into the acceleration mechanisms of Magneto Plasma Dynamic (MPD) thrusters as part of an AFOSR graduate program. After graduation, Joseph Cassady continued his research at the AFRPL, where he helped to create the in-house Electric Propulsion Laboratory (EPL). He earned his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the Purdue University. He is the recipient of several technical awards from Aerojet Rocketdyne and outside organizations. Joseph Cassady has authored or co-authored more than 50 papers dealing with mission design, space architectures, and propulsion technology and its applications and holds four patents for electric propulsion technologies. His professional affiliations included the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, where he is an Associate Fellow; the American Astronautical Society; and the Electric Rocket Propulsion Society, where he serves as Vice President. He also serves on the board of ExploreMars, Inc., an organization dedicated to education, STEM activities and outreach related to the exploration of Mars. Videos and more from this rocket engine conversation: State of NASA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRvLuM8ZzGc What is the Green Run test mentioned? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebzxYAIOb-w What is Artemis Core Stage? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWkBeOqvtWA What is a rocket and how does it work? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI-HeXhsUIg About AeroJet Rocketdyne: https://www.rocket.com/ “Aerojet Rocketdyne is a world-recognized aerospace and defense leader providing propulsion and energetics to its space, missile defense, strategic, tactical missile and armaments customers throughout the world. Aerojet Rocketdyne's strategic and tactical missile programs defend America, our troops and our allies.” More about Joe and where to find him: Twitter: @MarsJoe Joe obtained his BS and MS in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Purdue University as well as a Graduate Certificate in Systems Engineering from the George Washington University. He has nearly 40 years of experience in various forms of rocket propulsion and mission and systems analysis and has authored more than 60 technical papers dealing with electric propulsion, power and attitude control systems, space architectures and mission analysis. Recently, Mr Cassady collaborated with three Purdue University professors to co-author a new textbook for university level studies entitled Rocket Propulsion. He also serves on the Board of the non-profit Explore Mars, Inc.
In Part 8 of our series of RETUN TO THE MOON TO STAY, our report focuses on the design of the Space Launch System (SLS) being prepared for the Moon and beyond.
In this episode, the Fellowship discuss all things rocket science with special guest, Nathalie Quintero (@NathalieQH)! Nathalie has degrees in aerospace and systems engineering from fancy colleges and is currently working on the Space Launch System (SLS) down at Kennedy Space Center. So, grab a drink and take a listen to learn about how rockets work and what will be launching humanity to space in the future. Drinks this week: Saturn V, Ion Drive, Hydrazine, and Caffeine Loaded Engine Section *Always drink responsibly* Music credits can be found: cosmoswithcosmos.com
Friday, August 16, NASA's Jim Bridenstine will discuss the Artemis project at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The conference will reveal progress on the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and other efforts key to landing the first woman and the next man on the Moon in 2024. Get 2 Free Audio Books at Audible: https://amzn.to/2l7FrWH SoFi - FREE $50 when you sign up and Deposit money into your Checking or Savings account. Get the best of checking and savings—in one account. Earn 2.25% APY. Start earning interest on your money from day one. See sofi site for details. https://sofi.com/share/2166964 Become a member of Space News Pod! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX3HDBasMU2qS3svgtuzD2g/join https://anchor.fm/space-news https://patreon.com/spacenewspodcast https://youtube.com/spacenewspod https://twitch.tv/astrowil https://spacenewspodcast.com https://twitter.com/spacenewspod https://facebook.com/spacenewspod https://instagram.com/spacenewspod1 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/space-news/support
The Trump administration demands that we are going back to the moon in 5 years, but the Space Launch System (SLS) continues to give NASA a bad name. Oh yeah, and we were right about everything somehow? If you have a topic suggestion you would like to hear on the show, email us at ClearlyFuture@gmail.com
Mary is a Structural Engineer at NASA supporting the Space Launch System (SLS) program. It is her job to help analyze NASA's Special Test Equipment to ensure the passing of safety standards and America's return to outer-space! She is also a blogger who highlights her personal experiences and insights in thriving in STEM and refers to herself as a STEMinist. On the third episode of TDTM, I talk to Mary about her path to NASA and what it's like being responsible for the safety of our men and women in space.
CNN releases oppo research dump on Bernie Sanders showing that he wanted to nationalize most industries in the 1970s, and that’s bad why? The House votes 420 - 0 on a resolution to make Mueller’s final report public. But, Lindsay Graham wants to throw his body in front of that bus and block the resolution from being taken up in the Senate. Manafort gets more jail time and his lawyer keeps lying. New York State drops new pardon-proof charges against Manafort moments after he was sentenced in federal court. 49 people dead and 48 injured in New Zealand as white nationalist terrorist opened fire on two mosques in Christchurch, the country’s third most populous city. It was the worst mass shooting in New Zealand history. The self-proclaimed fascist left behind a white nationalist manifesto and live streamed part of the shooting. And the breaking news this week that rich people are cheating the system to get their kids into top colleges and universities shocks...well, nobody really. Now we just have more concrete proof from the U.S. Department of Justice that the system is rigged. Big time. Chances are that you already know that Beto O’Rourke announced he is running for president. He hit social media hard as he hit the campaign trail in Iowa yesterday. He seems to be hoping that by performing excitement and positivity, he can avoid taking progressive positions - or any positions - on key policy issues such as Medicare for All. Beto’s entry into the race brings the total number of candidates to 17 with Uncle Joe expected to announce next week. And, if you care, Corey Booker is officially dating Rosario Dawson. Boeing grounded due to problems with their 737 Max that led the Ethiopian Airlines flight that killed the 157 people. Nancy Pelosi says she’s against impeaching Trump, just like she was against impeaching Bush because it “divides the country.” I think she got impeachment confused with the Mississippi River. Hundreds of thousands of students are walking out of school today as part of a global youth climate strike. They are taking to the streets to protest the failure of politicians to take the necessary actions to stave off a dystopian climate future. Organizing for coordinated strikes grew after the Swedish teenager, Greta Thunberg, held a solo protest outside the Swedish parliament last September. And, holy crap is Tucker Carlson a racist, sexist, asshole. Again, not exactly shocking. Democrats won two special elections on Tuesday night! Larry Krasner staffer Movita Johnson-Harrell will become the first Muslim to ever serve in Pennsylvania and Bridget Malloy Kosierowski blew out the Old Forge Pizzagate loving Boomer Frank Scavo in a district that voted for Trump by 7%. Pennsylvania House has officially introduced legislation to bail out the nuclear industry, which is creating lots of strange bedfellows on both sides of the issue. Lehigh University in Bethlehem is having its #MeToo moment as an associate professor files a federal lawsuit saying that she was used as a “sacrificial lamb to its own racial agenda” to appear more progressive than it was. “Lehigh sacrificed vulnerable young women, who they permitted to be abused because its image as an unbiased and racially diverse college was more important,” the suit alleges. It’s Meek Mill Weekend! Philadelphia’s City Council honored Mill’s work on improving the criminal justice system and gave us all a reason to celebrate this weekend. NASA’s huge Space Launch System (SLS) looks like it may be sidelined in favor of private space companies. The SLS was supposed to be the main launch vehicle for NASA’s Orion spacecraft - its main vehicle for getting to Mars and establishing a presence on the Moon. The SLS has missed several deadlines and with NASA’s goal of launching around the moon in June 2020, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine told the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation that the agency is now looking to private industries like Space X - even though they do not yet have a launch vehicle able to carry Orion to its lunar mission. New US/Russian Crew launches to the International Space Station from Kazakhstan on Pi Day! Two of the astronauts on this mission were on the aborted mid-flight launch last October. Elon Musk took to the LiveStream last night to unveil the latest TESLA vehicle. It’s a mid-sized SUV called the Model Y. They will run $47,000 to $60,000 and offer more battery range. Those will ship starting in 2020. Workers at San Francisco’s Anchor Brewing vote to unionize! If all goes as planned, one of America’s first craft breweries could be members of the ILWU - the Longshoremen! We’ve got a list of Irish Craft Brews for you this St. Patrick’s Day weekend...if you can find them of course. Shippensburg University, with the help of a grant from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, launches courses to support and train the state’s craft beer industry. For real! Tomorrow, Free Will releases Sexy Goodies once again. Sexy Goodies is a New England style Double IPA brewed with flaked oats, flaked barley, and milk sugar. Hopped with a collection of Calypso, Mosaic, Citra, and Apollo. This beer has a smooth, gentle mouthfeel with notes of Makrut Lime leaves, strawberry, and peach. 8.5% ABV And big news for Free WIll: Free Will confirmed that it is opening up in Souderton, PA - joining forces with Broad Theater, the under-renovation historic movie venue in the center of town. Free Will will be operating a bar in the lobby! Look forward to a viewing-focused experience with beverages in-hand. Sean does Lent his way.
In 2011, the storied Space Shuttle flew for the last time. Three spacecraft survive in retirement as specimens in museums around the country. But the program isn't dead yet: Many of its parts are popping up as zombie components in spacecraft now in development. Modified left-over Shuttle engines will power NASA's delayed Space Launch System (SLS), a giant launch vehicle intended for lunar missions and, eventually, Mars.
In this episode, we discuss the upcoming Space Launch System (SLS) being developed by NASA and Starship / Super Heavy being developed by SpaceX and why all roads to space lead through Alabama. We also discuss a new wearable, the Embr Wave personal thermostat.
News: Elon Musk is prepping for Mars SpaceX announced that they are building the first Mars, or interplanetary ship, and they think we'll be able to do short trips and flights by early 2019 NEXT YEAR!! Their original plan was to send a cargo ship to Mars in 2022, thus making these test flights. SpaceX's BFR rocket system is expected to travel to other planets, and be fully reusable AND a flight will cost less than the initial Falcon 1 flights, which Musk estimated in the $5 to $6 million range. He hopes if BFR launches, others will believe Mars travel is possible, and follow suit. Musk noted that as soon as all of the necessities for life are installed on Mars "then really the explosion of entrepreneurial opportunity [will begin], because Mars will need everything from iron foundries to pizza joints.” NASA is sending another lander to Mars! InSight, (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport), is a Mars lander designed to measure the inside of Mars: its crust, mantle, and core. NASA will be launching InSight from Vandenberg Air Force Base on May 5th as the first planetary mission launched from the West Coast! Today’s Topic: The Future of Humans on Mars Mars 2020 Rover Launch: July/August 2020 Landing: February 2021 Mission Duration: At least 1 Mars Year (687 Earth Days) 4 Science Goals Determine whether life ever arose on Mars Characterize the Climate of Mars Characterize the Geology of Mars Prepare for Human Exploration To support these goals, Mars 2020 has 4 Science Objectives Determine Habitable Environments Seek signs and biosignatures of past life Collect rock and Soil samples and store them on MArs Test Oxygen Production from the Martian atmosphere The atmosphere is 96% Carbon Dioxide. Mars 2020 will test technology (MOXIE- Mars Oxygen ISRU Experimaent) to extract the oxygen for humans to breathe. Potential Landing Sites Gusev Crater (goo-sev) Jezero Crater Northeast Syrtis (seer-tis) NASA’s Journey to Mars NASA is on a journey to Mars with a goal to humans there by 2030s. We’ve actually already started this process with satellites, rovers, private companies, international cooperation and Mars 2020. NASA has classified this journey into 3 thresholds: Earth Reliant Proving Ground Earth Independant Earth Reliant ISS operation through 2024 Commercial development of Low Earth Orbit Development of deep space systems, life support, and human health ISS, Orion… Proving Ground (Cislunar space) Regular crewed missions and spacewalks in cislunar space ISS is hours away from home, cislunar space is days, Mars is months Verify deep space habitation The first of these missions will launch NASA's powerful new rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS). The mission will carry the Orion spacecraft (without astronauts) thousands of miles beyond the moon during an approximately three week mission. Then, astronauts will climb into Orion for a similar mission, traveling farther than humans have ever traveled before. Also in the 2020s, we'll send astronauts on a yearlong mission into this deep space proving ground, verifying habitation and testing our readiness for Mars. Earth Independant Demonstrate Entry, Descent, landing and ISRU Conduct robotic round trip with sample return in late 2020s Send humans to orbit Mars in the early 2030s How has Trump changed any of this? On Dec. 11, Trump signed Space Policy Directive 1, a document that shifts U.S. policy, directing NASA to land astronauts on the moon before sending them on to the Red Planet. "This time, we will not only plant our flag and leave our footprint, we will establish a foundation for an eventual mission to Mars," Trump said at the event. President Trump said Thursday that he wanted to "top" President John F. Kennedy's ambitions to send a man to the moon by pursuing a trip to Mars. "We're looking at Mars, by the way," Trump said. "Trying to top [Kennedy]. We're going to get there. It's moving along pretty good. A lot of things have happened ... having to do with that subject. Way ahead of schedule." So… in his 2019 budget request The Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway (LOP-G) is a concept for a crew-tended cislunar space station led by: ESA, NASA, Roscosmos, JAXA and CSA. Formerly known as the Deep Space Gateway, the station was renamed in NASA's proposal for the 2019 United States federal budget. The station would be used as a staging point for the proposed Deep Space Transport, which is a concept of a reusable vehicle that uses electric and chemical propulsion and would be specifically designed for crewed missions to destinations such as Mars. This is the new Proving Ground
Breaking story about the possible fate of NASA's new Space Launch System (SLS) program.
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Stream episodes from www.bitesz.com or www.spacetimewithstuartgary.com (both mobile friendly). Subscribe to our new YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhpBkuHSLfIRnliLB12HoC1QE0rwr8qRS Hi...Stuart with the Show Notes for Episode 62....and for enhanced Show Notes including pictures to accompany this episode visit http://www.bitesz.com/spacetime-show-notes *Philae found Rosetta’s missing Philae lander has finally been found – less than a month before the end of the spacecraft’s historic mission to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The tiny lander went missing during its touchdown on the surface of the five kilometre wide comet back in November 2014. *New Trans Neptunian objects found in the search for Planet Nine Astronomers searching the outer solar system for a proposed ninth planet have detected several never-before-seen small trans Neptunian objects at extreme distances from the Sun in the outer solar system. The new discoveries could help planet hunters narrow down the size and distance from the Sun of the predicted ninth planet. *Scientists predict the existence of a new force particle to explain dark matter Physicists say a new theoretical particle called the Madala boson might help explain dark matter. Understanding dark matter is one of the biggest puzzles in science today. *Sentinel-1A Struck by Space Debris The European Space Agency’s Sentinel-1A Earth Observation has been damaged by impacting space junk. On August 23rd something crashed into one of the spacecraft’s solar arrays. *Expedition 48 returns home Three expedition 48 crew members have returned safely to Earth following their 172 day mission aboard the International Space Station. The Soyuz TMA-20 M capsule parachuted down to an early morning landing of the windswept Kazakhstan Step three hours and 22 minutes after undocking from the orbiting outpost’sPoisk docking module. *Dragon splashdown A SpaceX dragon cargo ship carrying over 1400 kilograms of scientific experiments and equipment has successfully splashed down in the North Pacific Ocean less than six hours after undocking from the International Space Station. The Dragon CRS-9 capsule had been berthed at the orbiting outpost for just over a month on a resupply mission. *Skywatch Jonathan Nally is the editor of Australian Sky and Telescope magazine joins us to check out the night skies of September on Skywatch. *NASA successfully test-fires its new rocket engine NASA has successfully tested its RS-25 rocket engine which will power the agency’s massive new Space Launch System -- SLS rocket designed for deep space missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond. The seven and a half minute full thrust engine test took place at NASA’s Stennis Space Centre in Mississippi. *New rocket engine record set NASA and the United States Naval Research Lab have just set a new Guinness World record for the most rocket engines installed on a single launch vehicle. The Charged Aerosol Release Experiment rocket was fitted with 44 small rocket engines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/spacetime. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this first episode of the WeMartians podcast, we explore the fundamental question facing all space exploration but especially those seeking to travel to Mars - why go? Why spend the money and take the risk on this important endeavour? We'll hear from industry experts and visionaries as well as my own opinions. Then we explore a 2015 Year in Review, covering topics from NASA's Evolvable Mars Campaign (using the Orion capsule, Space Launch System rocket, and more) as well as efforts from the private industry including Elon Musk and SpaceX. We'll talk about pop culture influences like Mars One and The Martian and ultimately show that 2015 was an amazing year for Mars - we want to go, and we're making real progress to get there! Audio Links from the show: Buzz Aldrin with Euronews Dr. Robert Zubrin at NASA Ames Barack Obama at Kennedy Space Centre Elon Musk with CNN Orion Exploration Flight Test 1 (EFT-1) Elmo on Orion NASA Telecon following Orion Key Decision Point C SLS Solid Rocket Booster Qualification Test NASA Marshall's SLS Booster Information RS-25 Development Test #7 Space Launch System (SLS) post Critical Design Review NASA Astronaut Recruitment Video with Charlie Bolden Orbcomm-2 Launch and Landing Webcase (courtesy SpaceX) Bas Landorp on DailyMail The cast of The Martian interview ISS crewmembers Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren The cast of The Martian test a prototype Mars rover Matt Damon on the importance of The Martian Jessica Chastain and Tracy Caldwell Dyson on The Martian NASA audio used under public domain. All others used under fair use policy. WeMartians Cover Art Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech WeMartians Theme Song is "RetroFuture" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Kendall explains how he cooks for his user group every month. Kendal talks about how he got his pilot's license at 15 years old. Cecil and Kendal talk about their experiences watching Space Shuttle launches. Richie talks about how awesome the Atlantis exhibit at the Kennedy Space Center. Richie and Kendal discuss the new Space Launch System (SLS). Kendal talks about his experience with the NASA Social program. Kendal gives some resources to learn more about space and space flight. Links NASA NASA Socials Spaceflight Now Kennedy Space Center The Year of Pluto - New Horizons Documentary Bio Kendal is a database strategist, community advocate, public speaker, ...
Derek Deville designs solid rocket powered model rockets that have gone to space! So he was the perfect person to send to Utah to watch NASA test a solid rocket booster for their upcoming monster Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. Derek's GoPro melted due to its proximity to the rocket but the footage survived and it's incredible!
NASA EDGE checks out NASA's new Space Launch System [SLS] which will help astronauts explore beyond Low Earth Orbit. Will the Co-Host's SLS pass the test?
NASA EDGE checks out NASA's new Space Launch System [SLS] which will help astronauts explore beyond Low Earth Orbit. Will the Co-Host's SLS pass the test?
On this episode, we talk about China's second docking attempt, except this time manual, and discuss the future of the Chinese space program and how the United States might react. We then discuss updates on the Space Launch System (SLS) and talk about our opinions on NASA's next program. Of course, the important part of this episode is the second part of Mark Discovers Discovery: Extended Edition. This time, we hear from some of the astronauts from Discovery's final flight, STS-133. Lastly, we get a listener question from Mark Zaugg on the gap between the Apollo and Shuttle program, as well as the significance of Mark's interviews. Thanks to Mark Z. for sending in his audio question. You can send your question in text form or as a .mp3 to mailbag@talkingspaceonline.com and we may answer it on the air! Host this week: Sawyer Rosenstein. Panel Members: Gene Mikulka and Mark Ratterman Show Recorded - 6/25/2012 with additional recordings on 6/27/2012
On this episode, we discuss the safe return of the Expedition 28 crew after their 6 month stay aboard the International Space Station. In doing so, we discuss the Soyuz and Progress 44 failure and the impact it will have on the ISS in the near future. We then get into a large discussion about the official announcement and presentation of NASA's new vehicle to carry humans beyond Low Earth Orbit, and that is the Space Launch System (SLS) scheduled for completion in 2017. We discuss the composition of the vehicle as well as the actual announcement itself. We then discuss our opinions on the vehicle and if we think it's going to fly. We them move on to ATK's new commercial rocket as well as an update on the UARS satellite scheduled to make a fiery return to Earth sometime this week. We then mention a discovery by the spacecraft Keppler of a Tatooine-type planet from Star Wars. Lastly, we mention that last week our show celebrated its 2 year anniversary and we reflect on where we've come, who's helped us, and where we're going next. Please feel free send us your comments regarding the SLS announcement or any other story. You can email us at mailbag@talkingspaceonline.com, send us as tweet at @talkingspace or post it on our Facebook wall at facebook.com/talkingspace Two images were inserted here. To view them, please visit http://talkingspaceonline.com Host this week: Sawyer Rosenstein. Panel Members: Gene Mikulka and Mark Ratterman Show Recorded - 9/18/2011
On this episode, we begin with a new control center which will be going online in a unique location in the world for the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-02). We then move on to a previously-deleted discussion about the Mars Science Laboratory, also known as Curiosity. We then discuss the next moon mission coming up called GRAIL, which will be two tandem spacecrafts operating together. Following that we discuss a DARPA aircraft which prematurely performed a nosedive into the Pacific Ocean and the impact of this crash. We continue on to a shuttle shuffle where Discovery and Endeavour swapped places and ended up meeting nose-to-nose. We finish off with a surprise discussion regarding the Space Launch System (SLS) and it's new completion date of 2032. Two images were inserted here. To view them, please visit http://talkingspaceonline.com Host this week: Sawyer Rosenstein. Panel Members: Gene Mikulka and Mark Ratterman Show Recorded - 8/14/2011
On this episode, we begin with a status update of STS-135, from the tanking tests, to a leaky valve, to a very interesting view on what will be in Atlantis's payload bay. We also make a big announcement about Talking Space's coverage of STS-135. An announcement for the ages, not to be missed! We talk about the Multi-Puropse Crew Vehicle (MPCV) taking a tour around the states as well as an announcmement about a date for the announcement of the new Space Launch System (SLS). We then conclude with a heated, interesting discussion that occured at a Republican debate in New Hampshire regarding the United State's space program and its future. To learn about Symbiotic Modulation, check out the site mentioned in the show:http://sciencestorm.com/award/0414463.html For a visual to help out on the audio clip supplied by Mark, please visit http://talkingspaceonline.com for the link Host this week: Sawyer Rosenstein. Panel Members: Gina Herlihy, Gene Mikulka, and Mark Ratterman Show Recorded - 6/19/2011