Podcasts about Spacelab

Welcome to the daily304 – your window into Wonderful, Almost Heaven, West Virginia. Today is Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. …and now for the rest of the stories…on today's daily304.com! #1 – From WEST VIRGINIAVILLE – Homer Hickam: More than a Rocket Boy Mention Homer Hickam, and chances are you think rockets. Coalwood. "Rocket Boys." And the movie it inspired, "October Sky." But Hickam would like to add another word to the list: Author. A WestVirginiaVille podcast and profile explores Hickam's life as a writer, a career that stretches far beyond the story that made him famous. Hickam has published 19 books, ranging from memoir and military history to science fiction, thrillers and romance. His first book, "Torpedo Junction," explored German U-boat attacks along America's Atlantic Coast during World War II. Then came "Rocket Boys." The story of Hickam and his fellow McDowell County teenagers building rockets in Coalwood became a No. 1 New York Times bestseller, was translated into multiple languages and inspired October Sky. Hickam was also a NASA engineer, whose career included training the first Japanese astronauts sent to the European Space Agency's Spacelab and helping train the crew that repaired the Hubble Space Telescope. But through all of it, Hickam says writing is what he loves to do. Listen now: https://westvirginiaville.substack.com/p/homer-hickam-a-writer-from-the-hills?es_id=9c4f4a7d81 #2 – From METRO NEWS – Charleston's LIFT Center gets ready for what's next The LIFT Center, a new $20 million manufacturing facility, is scheduled for completion in November on the former Kanawha Manufacturing Company property. The 55,000-square-foot building sits on eight acres with both rail and truck access. Kanawha Manufacturing occupied the property for more than a century, providing jobs largely connected to the coal industry. The new chapter is focused on advanced manufacturing or energy. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito recently toured the project as the Charleston Area Alliance continues searching for the facility's first manufacturer. Alliance President and CEO Mara Boggs says several potential businesses have already visited the site. The building itself is designed as a shell, allowing its eventual tenant to configure the space around its manufacturing needs. Construction has already supported about 50 jobs. Read more: https://wvmetronews.com/2026/08/31/charleston-lift-project-looks-for-lift-with-first-manufacturer-capito-tours-site/ #3 – From WV TECH PARK – Need a wet lab? West Virginia has room What exactly is a wet lab? A wet lab is designed for hands-on work involving chemicals, liquids, biological materials and other physical substances. That means it requires specialized infrastructure and safety systems you won't find in ordinary commercial space. And the West Virginia Regional Technology Park has some ready to go. Building 740 in South Charleston offers 132,000 square feet of flexible space, including approximately 25,000 square feet of available wet laboratory space, plus nearby offices for laboratory and administrative teams. That's important for a growing science or technology company. Building specialized laboratory space from scratch takes time and capital. Moving into existing wet-lab space can help a company get its operation running faster and put more of its investment toward the actual research and business. Read more: https://www.wvtechpark.com/post/what-is-a-wet-lab-a-guide-to-wet-laboratory-space Find these stories and more at wv.gov/daily304. The daily304 curated news and information is brought to you by the West Virginia Department of Commerce: Sharing the wealth, beauty, and opportunity in West Virginia with the world. Follow the daily304 on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @daily304. Or find us online at wv.gov and just click the daily304 logo. That's all for now. Take care. Be safe. Get outside and enjoy all the opportunity West Virginia has to offer.

⚠️ Heads up: this episode opens with combat footage from the Tet Offensive and includes graphic descriptions of battlefield injury, a child in medical crisis, and animal experimentation. If you or someone you know is struggling, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available by call or text at 988.⚠️ Jeb and Blake look at the birth of NDE research: a field of study with a significant footprint in the metro-Atlanta area. Rats are bothered. Soldiers are wounded. Canadian teens are frozen. ...and we're here to talk about all of it.

Elliot Williams is out where the deer and the antelope play for the next week, so it's up to Tom Nardi and Al Williams to wrangle this episode of the Hackaday Podcast. They'll start off by reading some listener messages before talking about the slow extinction of time broadcasts, Linux on cheap smartphones, microcontroller VPNs, and the computers of Spacelab. You'll also hear about using a video game's "Photo Mode" to capture 3D imagery, strange red lights in deep space, and ASCII fish that you don't need to feed. The episode wraps up with a discussion of WWII spy tech and the revelation that modern smartphones and powerful magnets don't always mix. Check out the links if you want to follow along, and as always, tell us what you think about this episode in the comments!

This recording accompanies a presentation I gave on the Rest Less Platform on 12 January 2026. You can also use the introduction and three short lessons for your own learning and explorations. The recording includes: A16 minute Introduction: from 0 to around 16 minutes A 16 minute Lesson 1 Rolling to Sitting (start): From 16.30 minutes to 33 minutes An 8 minute Lesson 2 Non-Dominant Hand : From 33 minutes to 41 minutes A 13 minute Lesson 3 Step in, Step out, Step over: From 41 minutes to 54 minutes   Here is how the presentation was introduced: Better Bones - The Anatomy of Movement How Form Follows Function: What Astronauts, Wolves and Antifragility Teach Us (12th January) Explore how lifespan bone strength is shaped by movement, gravity, and challenge—in this engaging and interactive session led by Jill Wigmore-Welsh MSc HCPC, CEO & Healthy Bone-Span Expert at OsteoProSisters. You'll discover: How 1970s Spacelab research changed everything- the dramatic impact of gravity on bone health Why Wolves matter—the physiological law bones follow at every age How bones respond to life's pressures - fragile systems break down, antifragile ones grow stronger—even in the face of stress and uncertainty Join us for a friendly, interactive session designed for all abilities. Take away a clearer understanding of the relationship between gravity, bones, antifragility and simple strategies you can start using every day to future-proof your frame and move with confidence for life.   If you want to send me a message to update how you got on, you can email me through my website: EMAIL:   

A look at the crazy ferrite core density in the Ampex 1600 16k x 18 bit word magnetic core memory from Ampex Memory Products Division, used in the Mitra 125S computer for the Spacelab program on the Space Shuttle. 00:00 – Magnetic core memory 01:52 – How magnetic core memory works 07:12 – Ampex high …