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National Selfie day. Entertainment from 2011. US Constitution ratified. First woman to parachute out of an airplane, Spaceshipone won X-Prize of $10 million. Todays birthdays - Jane Russell, Bernie Kopell, Ray Davies, Michael Gross, Meredith Baxter, Kathy Mattea, Kip Winger, Juliette Lewis, Chris Pratt, Brandon Flowers. Charles Krauthammer died.Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard http://defleppard.com/Selfies - Nina NesbittRolling in the deep - AdeleHoney Bee - Blake SheltonBirthdays - In da club - 50 Cent http://50cent.com/Loveboat TV themeYou really got me - The KinksFamily Ties TV themeEighteen wheels and a dozen roses - Kathy MatteaSeventeen - WingerSomebody told me - The KillersExit - Its not love - Dokken http://dokken.net/Follow Jeff Stampka on Facebook and cooolmedia.com
2004 год (часть 1) 4 января Марсоход «Спирит» (MER-A) успешно спустился на поверхность Марса. 1 апреля Открылась почта Gmail от Google. 21 июня Первый в мире частный управляемый суборбитальный космический корабль «SpaceShipOne» впервые вышел в космос. Самый продаваемый сингл 2004 года в мире: Maroon 5 - This Love (7.791.000 копий).
Nearly 50 years ago, Burt Rutan turned the experimental aircraft community on its head with the VariViggen, a two-seat pusher aircraft with a canard hanging out in front. In 2004, he broke the final frontier with back-to-back flights of SpaceShipOne which became the first privately built, flown and funded manned craft to reach space. “SocialFlight Live!” is a live broadcast dedicated to supporting General Aviation pilots and enthusiasts during these challenging times. Register at SocialFlightLive.com to join the live broadcast every Tuesday evening at 8pm ET (be sure to join early because attendance is limited for the live broadcasts).
Spaceflight News— Electron suffers upper stage failure (spacenews.com) (spaceflightnow.com) (youtu.be)Short & Sweet— Stoke Space hops (spacenews.com)— Sierra Space does a burst test (spacenews)— China plans for lunar sample return (spacenews.com)Questions, Comments, Corrections— A big thanks to Unc'willy, Fonji, Chris S in particular for helping Ben track down and fix an issue with our Discord botThis Week in Spaceflight History— 29 September, 2004: Flight 16P of SpaceShipOne (en.wikipedia.org) (sma.nasa.gov) (erikmadaus.medium.com) (airbum.com)— Next week (10/10 - 10/16) in 2000: Four forbidden cough drops
Peter Diamandis. A.I. WILL DISRUPT EVERYTHING, 10X GROWTH & CREATE MASSIVE WEALTH 5,091 views • July 21, 2023 Listen to the podcast https://londonreal.tv/peter-diamandis-a-i-will-disrupt-everything-10x-growth-create-massive-wealth/#popup1 Listen to the first 24 minutes on Rumble- https://rumble.com/v31khe1-early-access-peter-diamandis-a.i.-will-disrupt-everything-10x-growth-and-cr.html Serial Entrepreneur & Business Leader Get The Book I'm delighted to be joined today by Peter Diamandis, a serial entrepreneur, business leader, author, world-renowned speaker and philanthropist to get a better understanding of exactly what is happening in the world of technology innovation and artificial intelligence. Peter has had a long and storied career, starting over 20 companies in the areas of longevity, space, venture capital and education since he graduated MIT in the early ‘80s and subsequently completing his Doctor of Medicine studies at Harvard Medical School. Peter's entrepreneurial spirit, fascination with space travel and thirst to innovate are central to his core business philosophy and approach of “exponential thinking”. He advocates that technology and innovation progress exponentially and that disruptive technologies and entrepreneurial approaches can solve humanity's most significant challenges and create a future of abundance. Peter is focused on the idea of leveraging technology and market forces to drive positive change and encourages individuals, business owners and budding entrepreneurs to think big, take risks, and embrace failure as an essential part of the learning process. In the mid ‘90s, Peter founded the XPRIZE Foundation, a non-profit organisation with the goal of bringing about radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity through incentivised competitions. The foundation gained global attention with its first competition, the Ansari XPRIZE, which resulted in the flight of SpaceShipOne in 2004, firmly establishing the viability of private space travel. In 2008, Peter co-founded the Singularity University, a benefit corporation that aims to educate, inspire and empower leaders to apply exponential technologies to address humanity's grand challenges. Peter also oversees Human Longevity Inc., Futureloop, Bold Capital Partners and Celularity among many others, in a diverse and wide ranging portfolio of businesses. As an author, Peter has teamed up with former London Real guest Steven Kotler to write the bestsellers “Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think“, “Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth, and Impact the World“ and “The Future Is Faster Than You Think“. He has also worked with Tony Robbins to pen the powerful and transformative book, “Life Force”. His most recent project is “Exponential Organisations 2.0: The New Playbook for 10x Growth & Impact”, which Peter has co-authored with Salim Ismail and is a deep dive into how organisations can achieve exponential growth and impact by leveraging technology, innovation, and creativity. Peter believes the future belongs to those who can harness the power of exponential technologies and innovate at a very high pace, and those businesses that collaborate, embrace AI and all it brings will see huge success. As for the rest… well they'll get left behind. To underline just how significant the technological change that's coming is, and the unquantifiable impact it will have on our everyday lives, Peter explains that we'll experience more progress in the next decade up to 2033 than we've seen in the past century from 1923. Peter says the convergence of exponentially growing technologies, especially artificial intelligence, will reinvent every business model and accelerate the global pace of change. This is going to be a fascinating conversation and I can't wait to explore the ways Peter is looking to leverage AI and a whole host of metatrends that are going to shape the next decade. Peter is a really knowledgeable guy, incredibly successful, and fiercely passionate. He is also unwaveringly optimistic and cares deeply about the future of humanity and the planet. “We are witnessing a new breed of organisation that is scaling and generating value at a pace never before seen in business. It's important to understand why this is happening and how unprecedented this shift is.” Don't miss this one, especially if you want to learn about how our future world will look and more importantly how to prepare and profit from this technological revolution. Trailer Watch the trailer for this exclusive video interview with Peter Diamandis: Download clips A number of clips from this exclusive interview are now available to download, share and repost. Spread the word: grab these clips today! Is artificial general intelligence here already? Are we heading for a dystopian future? Are we prepared for artificial intelligence? AI renders the future harder to predict than ever before How to harness the power of change How to extend your lifespan 20-30 years Everything will have an AI-user interface A gateway to unprecedented potential and connection How to build a massive transformative purpose Using AI to build an exponential growth organization The Vatom NFT Platform takes extended reality to the next level We will see millions of humanoid robots Will AI end capitalism? What's it like to hang out with Elon Musk? What's next for Peter Diamandis?
This week's Pathfinder podcast features the CEO of the XPRIZE Foundation, Anousheh Ansari – our first guest who's actually been to space (it's shocking to us too that it's taken this long). After immigrating to the United States from Iran as a teenager, she co-founded Telecom Technologies, a telecommunication company that integrated voice and data. In 2006, she became the first first-privately funded female and Iranian-American to travel to space and the International Space Station.Catch up: The $10 million purse, sponsored by the Ansari family, set forth a competition to stimulate innovation in private spaceflight. It challenged private entities to design a reusable crewed spacecraft capable of two flights within a two-week period. In 2004, the Mojave Aerospace Ventures team's SpaceShipOne clinched the prize, catalyzing a paradigm shift in the realm of commercial spaceflight. Virgin Galactic eventually licensed the technology for its SpaceShipTwo vehicle.In addition to Anousheh's background, we discuss:The origins of the XPRIZE FoundationHow to focus on the right global challengeThe future of commercial spaceflightStructuring the incentives to promote innovationXPRIZE WildfireAnd much more…• Chapters •00:00 - Intro01:02 - Moving from Iran to the US07:45 - Going to space10:09 - Becoming the first Iranian-American astronaut13:47 - The Overview Effect17:18 - Introduction to XPRIZE27:28 - The XPRIZE Brain Trust33:00 - Equity ownership at XPRIZE?38:21 - Wildfire detection & suppression39:45 - XPRIZE & Crowdsourcing41:58 - How has the experience of space flight changed?46:41 - Regulations in the commercial space flight industry51:37 - Game changing technology for humanity55:12 - What does Anousheh do for fun?56:15 - Favorite sci-fi movies?56:42 - How to get involved with the X Prize Foundation• Show notes •XPRIZE website — https://www.xprize.org/Anousheh's socials — https://twitter.com/anoushehansariMo's socials — https://twitter.com/itsmoislam Payload's socials — https://twitter.com/payloadspace / https://www.linkedin.com/company/payloadspace Pathfinder archive — Watch: https://www.youtube.com/@payloadspace Pathfinder archive — Listen: https://pod.payloadspace.com/episodes • About us •Pathfinder is brought to you by Payload, a modern space media brand built from the ground up for a new age of space exploration and commercialization. We deliver need-to-know news and insights daily to 15,000+ commercial, civil, and military space leaders. Payload is read by decision-makers at every leading new space company, along with c-suite leaders at all of the aerospace & defense primes. We're also read on Capitol Hill, in the Pentagon, and at space agencies around the world. Payload began as a weekly email sent to a few friends and coworkers. Today, we're a team distributed across four time zones and two continents, publishing three media properties across multiple platforms: 1) Payload, our flagship daily newsletter, sends M-F @ 9am Eastern (https://newsletter.payloadspace.com/) 2) Pathfinder publishes weekly on Tuesday mornings (pod.payloadspace.com) 3) Polaris, our weekly policy publication, hits inboxes Tuesday (https://polaris.payloadspace.com/) 4) Parallax, our weekly space science briefing, hits inboxes Thursday (https://parallax.payloadspace.com/)
SpaceshipOne team member Sydney speaks with Awoe Mauna-Woanya, a LA-based climate consultant and host of the new podcast Fostering Our Earth. Learn more about how we can improve infrastructure in the US at America's Infrastructure Report Card.
Virgin Galactic, la empresa de turismo espacial de Richard Branson, ha logrado un gran avance. Han llevado a sus primeros clientes pagos al borde del espacio. El hito se alcanzó casi 20 años después de que Branson comenzó su sueño de crear un negocio de turismo espacial. El vuelo partió desde Spaceport America en Nuevo México. Los pasajeros eran oficiales de la fuerza aérea italiana y un ingeniero. Realizaron experimentos científicos y ejercicios de entrenamiento.Este es un punto de inflexión en el turismo espacial.En 2004, Richard Branson adquirió los derechos de la tecnología de SpaceShipOne. Con esta tecnología, formó Virgin Galactic. Su objetivo era llevar a las personas al borde del espacio. Su nave, llamada Unity, se lanza desde un avión de doble fuselaje. Después de ser liberada, Unity asciende verticalmente hasta cruzar la frontera del espacio.El viaje inaugural ocurrió ayer. Los pasajeros experimentaron unos minutos de ingravidez mientras estaban en el espacio. También realizaron experimentos científicos. Unity alcanzó una altitud máxima de 53 millas antes de regresar a la Tierra. Este es un gran logro para Virgin Galactic.Sin embargo, el camino no ha sido fácil. En 2014, un accidente fatal durante una prueba de vuelo cobró la vida de un piloto y lesionó gravemente a otro. Virgin Galactic ha estado trabajando para mejorar sus operaciones comerciales. Aún así, la empresa reportó pérdidas en los primeros trimestres de 2022 y 2023.Ahora, con el éxito del primer vuelo comercial, Virgin Galactic espera un futuro brillante. La empresa espera volar más clientes que han pagado hasta $450,000 por un boleto. Algunos han estado esperando años para volar. Con el logro de este hito, Virgin Galactic está lista para llevar el turismo espacial al siguiente nivel.Encuentra también nuestro pódcast más largo y completo en El Siglo 21 es Hoy
Welcome to SpaceshipOne, where we talk solutions that can repair and fuel our original spaceship (planet Earth), for the long haul, with abundance for all. Episodes produced by Anna Michel. Co-hosted by Anna Michel and Paloma Ledesma.
In this episode, Jud and AJ ask the big question: "when do we get to go to space?". They'll dive into three major leaps in private space enterprise including SpaceShipOne, SpaceX Inspiration 4, and Blue Origin.Additional Topics Include: the Artemis Program, billionaires, and the world's best view... from the toilet. Click here to support us on all socials! link
We're kicking off the new year and a new season with a round of intros to the SpaceshipOne team! Get to know co-hosts Anna and Paloma, as well as interns Michelle, Sydney, and Barnabas as they share their passions, experiences with environmentalism, and goals for 2023.
Discover how Kevin Heath (Founder of Space Crystals and CEO of Waypoint 2 Space) is creating the option to immortalize you, why he said to "beware of the squirrel", and when his "10-second rule" has successfully helped him deal with crisis (17 minute episode). CEO BLINDSPOTS® PODCAST GUEST: Kevin Heath, Founder of Space Crystals LLC and CEO of Waypoint 2 Space. Mr. Heath has dedicated the past twenty years to technology and aerospace, leading management and business development teams for startups, mid-size, and Fortune-500 companies. His extensive resume includes experience in Commercial Human Spaceflight solutions – launch vehicles, spacecraft, and satellites. He had the unique experience of being a part of the SpaceShipOne program, which made the very first commercial Astronaut. He worked on the Dream Chaser Space Plane program as a replacement for the Shuttle for NASA. Mr. Heath also conceptualized and helped bring to fruition the very first space satellite mission for the Operationally Responsive Space office, making history for building and launching a satellite in four short months. He has been a part of global satellite constellation studies for the Missile Defense Agency and DARPA, worked with Air Force Research Lab, Naval Research Lab, Space and Mission Command, and other military organizations to further space technologies. Mr. Heath attended the University of Phoenix, where he received a Bachelor's degree in Business Management and a Masters in Business Administration in Technology Management. He is the CEO of Waypoint 2 Space – the only existing U.S.-based company to have FAA Safety Approval for four commercial space training programs including Sub-Orbital, Orbital, and Payload Specialist. For more information about Kevin and Space Crystals LLC, visit https://myspacecrystals.com/ To ask questions about this episode (or one of the 175+ other CEO Blindspots® Podcast episodes), send an email to birgit@ceoblindspots.com CEO Blindspots® Podcast Host: Birgit Kamps. Birgit was speaking five languages by the age of 10, and lived in five countries with her Dutch parents prior to becoming an American citizen. Birgit's professional experience includes starting and selling an “Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Company” and a “Best Company to Work for in Texas”, and serving as a Board Member with various companies. In addition, Birgit is the President of Hire Universe LLC, and the host of the CEO Blindspots® Podcast which was recognized by Spotify for having the “biggest listener growth” in the USA by 733%;https://www.ceoblindspots.com/
This episode is an audio version of SpaceshipOne's blog post, published on 10/6/22, titled "Passionate About Climate Change? Here Are 10 Exciting NGO Climate and Environmental Initiatives to Consider". Read it here. Episode produced by Anna, featuring music by Miranda and the Beat. Links to orgs featured in episode: 1. Climatebase 2. Project Drawdown 3. The Greenlining Institute 4. Indigenous Environmental Network 5. Foundation for Climate Restoration 6. GRID Alternatives 7. Fridays For Future 8. Grist 9. ecoAmerica 10. Anthropocene Institute
This episode is an audio version of SpaceshipOne's blog post, published on 8/18/22, titled "The Breadcrumbing Blunders of US Climate Policy: From Build Back Better to the Inflation Reduction Act". Read it here. Episode produced by Anna, featuring music by Toy Mashin.
Co-hosts Anna & Paloma speak with Parker Maritime Technologies about decarbonizing the shipping industry and protecting ocean life. Learn more at Decarbonized, the United Nations, and the International Maritime Organization. Episode produced by Anna, featuring music by Toy Mashin. Full episode transcript on the SpaceshipOne blog.
Co-hosts Paloma & Anna speak with Max Feinberg, CTO of Verdova, about leveraging data to help farmers make soil-based carbon offsets. Episode produced by Anna, featuring music by Di Ivories. Full episode transcript coming soon to the SpaceshipOne blog.
Co-hosts Anna & Paloma speak with Dr. Beth Rose Middleton Manning, a Professor of Native American studies at UC Davis, about the importance of cultural burning and Indigenous land stewardship. Episode produced by Anna, featuring music by Tilden (NYC). Episode transcript available on the SpaceshipOne blog.
17 Tháng 12 Là Ngày Gì? Hôm Nay Là Ngày Sinh Của Võ Sĩ Quyền Anh Manny Pacquiao SỰ KIỆN 1892 – Tạp chí Vogue được phát hành lần đầu tiên. 1935 – Máy bay chở khách Douglas DC-3 có chuyến bay đầu tiên. 1950 - Phi vụ đầu tiên của F-86 Sabre tại Hàn Quốc. 2003 - SpaceShipOne , do Brian Binnie điều khiển , thực hiện chuyến bay siêu thanh đầu tiên và được cung cấp năng lượng . 1865 – Giao hưởng số 8 của Franz Schubert được trình diễn lần đầu tiên. Sinh 1984 – Hà Anh Tuấn, ca sĩ Việt Nam 1853 - Pierre Paul Émile Roux , bác sĩ và nhà miễn dịch học người Pháp, đồng sáng lập Viện Pasteur (mất năm 1933) 1770 – Ludwig van Beethoven, nhà soạn nhạc người Đức (m. 1827) 1926 – Bùi Giáng, nhà thơ, dịch giả và là nhà nghiên cứu văn học người Việt Nam (m. 1988) 1927 – Hoàng Tụy, nhà toán học người Việt Nam 1978 – Manny Pacquiao, võ sĩ quyền Anh và chính trị gia người Philippines 1991 – Nadech Kugimiya, diễn viên người Thái Lan Mất 2011 – Kim Jong-il, chính trị gia người Triều Tiên, Lãnh tụ Triều Tiên (s. 1942) 1933 – Thổ-đan Gia-mục-thố, Đạt-lại Lạt-ma thứ 13 của Tây Tạng (s. 1876) Chương trình "Hôm nay ngày gì" hiện đã có mặt trên Youtube, Facebook và Spotify: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aweektv - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AWeekTV - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6rC4CgZNV6tJpX2RIcbK0J - Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../h%C3%B4m-nay.../id1586073418 #aweektv #17thang12 #Vogue #SpaceShipOne #FranzSchubert #Pacquiao #Kugimiya #KimJongil #Beethoven Các video đều thuộc quyền sở hữu của Adwell jsc (adwell.vn) , mọi hành động sử dụng lại nội dung của chúng tôi đều không được phép. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aweek-tv/message
In 2007 and 2008, Time named Paul Allen, the cofounder of Microsoft, one of the hundred most influential people in the world. Since he made his fortune, his impact has been felt in science, technology, business, medicine, sports, music, and philanthropy. His passion, curiosity, and intellectual rigor-combined with the resources to launch and support new initiatives-have literally changed the world. In 2009 Allen discovered that he had lymphoma, lending urgency to his desire to share his story for the first time. In this long-awaited memoir, Allen explains how he has solved problems, what he's learned from his many endeavors-both the triumphs and the failures-and his compelling vision for the future. He reflects candidly on an extraordinary life. The book also features previously untold stories about everything from the true origins of Microsoft to Allen's role in the dawn of private space travel (with SpaceShipOne) and in discoveries at the frontiers of brain science. With honesty, humor, and insight, Allen tells the story of a life of ideas made real.
4 Tháng 10 Là Ngày Gì? Hôm Nay Là Ngày Mất Của Đại Tướng Võ Nguyên Giáp SỰ KIỆN 2006 - WikiLeaks ra mắt. 2004 - SpaceShipOne giành được Giải thưởng Ansari X cho chuyến bay vũ trụ tư nhân. 1957 - Sputnik 1 trở thành vệ tinh nhân tạo đầu tiên quay quanh Trái đất. Ngày lễ và kỷ niệm Ngày Động vật thế giới Ngày Phòng cháy, chữa cháy toàn dân Sinh 1300 – Trần Minh Tông, hoàng đế thứ năm của nhà Trần (m. 1357). 1814 – Jean-François Millet, họa sĩ Pháp (m. 1875) 1903 - John Vincent Atanasoff , nhà vật lý và hàn lâm người Mỹ, đã phát minh ra máy tính Atanasoff – Berry (mất năm 1995) 1961 - Kazuki Takahashi , tác giả và họa sĩ minh họa người Nhật, tạo ra trò chơi Yu-Gi-Oh! Mất 2013 – Võ Nguyên Giáp, nhà chỉ huy quân sự và nhà hoạt động chính trị Việt Nam (s. 1911). 1904 - Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi , nhà điêu khắc người Pháp, thiết kế Tượng Nữ thần Tự do (sinh năm 1834) 1997 - Gunpei Yokoi , nhà thiết kế trò chơi người Nhật, tạo ra Game Boy (sinh năm 1941) Chương trình "Hôm nay ngày gì" hiện đã có mặt trên Youtube, Facebook và Spotify: - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aweekmedia - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AWeekTV - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6rC4CgZNV6tJpX2RIcbK0J - Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../h%C3%B4m-nay.../id1586073418 #aweektv #4thang10 #WikiLeaks #SpaceShipOne #Yu-Gi-Oh #VõNguyênGiáp #GameBoy Các video đều thuộc quyền sở hữu của Adwell jsc, mọi hành động sử dụng lại nội dung của chúng tôi đều không được phép. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aweek-tv/message
For Rocket Roundup, we have the latest in a long series of US weather satellites, a Chinese remote sensing satellite on a small rocket's return to flight, and another secret Chinese satellite launched into an unusual orbit. Plus, this week in rocket history we look back at the first competition flight of SpaceShipOne.
Please join us today as we have an interesting discussion with a repeat guest, Jonathan Firth, who is Chief Operating Officer at D-Orbit, an international New Space company with solutions covering the entire lifecycle of a space mission. We first met Jonathan as the organizer of the Las Cruces Space Festival and met him again at a robotics competition while he was in the U.S. working with Virgin Galactic. He was a long-standing member of the senior executive team that started up Virgin Galactic and we are blessed to call him a friend who has done a lot to support the STEM Southwest Podcast. Show Notes Watch episode here Jonathan Firth has been directly involved in the development of the commercial space industry since 2004, when ‘SpaceShipOne' reached suborbital space and won the ‘Ansari X-Prize'. He is the Chief Operating Officer at D-Orbit, an international New Space company with solutions covering the entire lifecycle of a space mission, including: mission analysis and design, engineering, manufacturing, integration, testing, launch, and end-of-life decommissioning. Previously he was a long-standing member of the senior executive team that started up Virgin Galactic, The Spaceship Company and Virgin Orbit, leveraging his previous business development and program management experience in the commercial aviation, long distance rail, mass transit, and oil & gas industries. Jonathan is a mechanical engineering graduate of Imperial College London and holds an MBA from Henley Business School, UK. He is a regular keynote speaker on space activities and the global space economy at international events. D-Orbit ION Satellite Carrier Solutions (D-Orbit) Las Cruces Space Festival Virgin Galactic 97th Burning of Zozobra kicks off in Santa Fe Be Greater Than Average Gift of Learning Be Greater Than Average Courses Be Greater Than Average Family Fun! Be Greater Than Average A Semester of STEM Activities E-Book Battling Bots League (Partnership between Be Greater Than Average and Electric Playhouse) Contact: Jonathan Firth info@dorbit.space Linkedin Facebook (D-Orbit) Linkedin (D-Orbit) Twitter (D-Orbit) Instagram (D-Orbit)
Please join us today as we have an interesting discussion with a repeat guest, Jonathan Firth, who is Chief Operating Officer at D-Orbit, an international New Space company with solutions covering the entire lifecycle of a space mission. We first met Jonathan as the organizer of the Las Cruces Space Festival and met him again at a robotics competition while he was in the U.S. working with Virgin Galactic. He was a long-standing member of the senior executive team that started up Virgin Galactic and we are blessed to call him a friend who has done a lot to support the STEM Southwest Podcast. Show Notes Watch episode here Jonathan Firth has been directly involved in the development of the commercial space industry since 2004, when ‘SpaceShipOne' reached suborbital space and won the ‘Ansari X-Prize'. He is the Chief Operating Officer at D-Orbit, an international New Space company with solutions covering the entire lifecycle of a space mission, including: mission analysis and design, engineering, manufacturing, integration, testing, launch, and end-of-life decommissioning. Previously he was a long-standing member of the senior executive team that started up Virgin Galactic, The Spaceship Company and Virgin Orbit, leveraging his previous business development and program management experience in the commercial aviation, long distance rail, mass transit, and oil & gas industries. Jonathan is a mechanical engineering graduate of Imperial College London and holds an MBA from Henley Business School, UK. He is a regular keynote speaker on space activities and the global space economy at international events. D-Orbit ION Satellite Carrier Solutions (D-Orbit) Las Cruces Space Festival Virgin Galactic 97th Burning of Zozobra kicks off in Santa Fe Be Greater Than Average Gift of Learning Be Greater Than Average Courses Be Greater Than Average Family Fun! Be Greater Than Average A Semester of STEM Activities E-Book Battling Bots League (Partnership between Be Greater Than Average and Electric Playhouse) Contact: Jonathan Firth info@dorbit.space Linkedin Facebook (D-Orbit) Linkedin (D-Orbit) Twitter (D-Orbit) Instagram (D-Orbit)
Richard Branson will take a rocket-powered space plane on a 2,400 mile-per-hour ride to the edge of space this weekend. That's if everything goes according to plan. And there's plenty that could go wrong.The rocket motor could fail to light up. The cabin could lose pressure and threaten the passengers' lives. And the intense physics involved when hurtling out of — and back into — the Earth's atmosphere could tear the vehicle apart.But Branson is ready to follow in the footsteps of the test pilots and Virgin Galactic employees who have already flown on VSS Unity, the vehicle Branson's company, Virgin Galactic, has spent nearly two decades working to develop. If all goes as planned, Branson will also be the first billionaire ever to travel to space aboard a vehicle he helped fund the development of, beating fellow space baron Jeff Bezos by just nine days.Any time humans are on an airborne vehicle, there's risk involved. Here's a breakdown of just how much danger Branson -— and the three people going with him — will be taking on.About the space plane: VSS UnityRichard Branson founded Virgin Galactic in 2004, after watching a space plane called SpaceShipOne rocket into space to win the Ansari X Prize. Branson bought the rights to that tech, and a team of engineers set to work developing a larger vehicle capable of carrying two pilots and up to six paying customers on a high-speed joy rides. The evolved designed is called SpaceShipTwo.SpaceShipTwo takes off from an airplane runway attached beneath the wing of a massive, custom-designed quad-jet double-fuselage mothership known as WhiteKnightTwo. Once the mothership reaches about 40,000 feet, the rocket-powered plane is dropped from in between WhiteKnightTwo's twin fuselages, and fires up its engine to swoop directly upward, accelerating up to more than three times the speed of sound, or 2,300 miles an hour.Once it reaches the very top of its flight path, it hangs, suspended in microgravity, as it flips onto its belly before gliding back down to a runway landing. From takeoff to landing, the whole trip takes roughly an hour.VSS Unity — the name of the SpaceShipTwo that Branson will be taking to space and the first to make the full trek — has completed three successful test flights so far. But the company's development program has also endured years of delays for a variety of reasons, including a fatal 2014 crash that killed a test pilot.A planned test flight in December was also halted when VSS Unity's onboard rocket motor computer lost connection. And Virgin Galactic encountered a potentially serious safety hazard during a test flight in 2019, New Yorker staff writer Nicholas Schmidle revealed in a new book, "Test Gods." A safety probe was ordered to investigate why a seal on its space plane's wing had come undone, risking loss of the vehicle and the lives of the three crew members on board. No one was harmed in the test flight, which was publicly deemed a success.But after VSS Unity's third test flight in May, the company received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to begin flying passengers. That doesn't mean, however, that the FAA — which is focused primarily on ensuring safety of people and property on the ground — is guaranteeing the spacecraft is safe. That decision is left up to Virgin Galactic, and the company made the surprise announcement on July 1 that Branson would be on the very next test flight — becoming the first non-crew member ever to make the trek — this Sunday.Markus Guerster, an aerospace industry professional who co-authored a 2018 paper on the risks of suborbital space tourism, said there is never a perfect time for a company to deem its spacecraft safe enough to fly members of the public."It's kind of a difficult decision to make — if you're ready, or if you're not ready, because there is some risk remaining. But if you don't try it, you're also not going to learn," Guerster said. "I think the first group of people who will...
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Anna speaks with Peter Shannon, founder of Radius Capital, about the innovations in flight and other technologies that can help us better detect and respond to wildfires. Learn more about fire safety and preparedness at https://www.ready.gov/wildfires. Episode produced by Anna, featuring music by Querencia. Episode transcript available on the SpaceshipOne blog.
Paloma speaks with Dr. Lupita Montoya, an indoor air quality expert, about COVID-19 health disparities, the importance of air circulation/ventilation, key takeaway lessons of the pandemic, and more. Episode produced by Paloma & Anna, featuring music by Chase Porter. Episode transcript available on the SpaceshipOne blog.
Continuing the theme of our last two episodes, we discuss more facts and insights about nuclear power— this time with a particular focus on Germany's “Atom Exit”, featuring Dutch energy analyst Mathijs Beckers. Learn more at the E-Lise Foundation (https://en.e-lise.nl/) and watch Mathijs' new documentary, Atom Exit, on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42-nMGG_9t8. Episode produced by Anna, featuring music by Smalls. Episode transcript available on the SpaceshipOne blog.
Anna and guest co-host Andrew talk with Canon Bryan, CFO of Terrestrial Energy, about nuclear energy: the next generation of reactor technology, as well as the next generation of young people working in the industry, who're motivated to serve their communities and help build a brighter future for us all. Our favorite quote: "The more you know about nuclear, the less afraid of it you are." Learn more at terrestrialenergy.com and gotnuclear.net. This episode was produced by Anna, and features music from Toy Mashin. Episode transcript available on the SpaceshipOne blog.
Nuclear energy gets a bad rap; it doesn't get enough credit for helping with air quality and climate change. In part two, we interview an Earthling who works in nuclear energy innovation! Learn more about how #NuclearSavesLives at gotnuclear.net. Episode produced by Anna, with music from Riderz. Episode transcript available on the SpaceshipOne blog.
In this special two-part interview, youth climate organizer Danielle Platt shares stories of hope, courage, inspiration, and the stirring yet sobering experience of getting out the vote in recent US elections. Learn more at sunrisemovement.org and hope.xyz. Episode produced by Anna, featuring music by Miranda And The Beat. Episode transcript available on the SpaceshipOne blog.
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A duo of environmental justice leaders tell us about their community-driven work; how it's changed during the pandemic; who inspires them; their “lightbulb moment”; and their visions of transformation and resilience. Learn more at breakthroughcommunities.info and earthhousecenter.org. Episode produced by Anna, featuring music by Miranda And The Beat. Episode transcript available on the SpaceshipOne blog.
Just 20 years ago the dream of starting a space company could not have become a reality unless you had significant capital and access to government programs. Mark Sirangelo, one of the founders of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation, along with Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, joins us to discuss how the space industry is becoming far more accessible and how you can start your very own space company. TRANSCRIPT: Intro: 0:01 Inventors and their inventions. Welcome to Radio Cade the podcast from the Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention in Gainesville, Florida. The museum is named after James Robert Cade, who invented Gatorade in 1965. My name is Richard Miles. We’ll introduce you to inventors and the things that motivate them, we’ll learn about their personal stories, how their inventions work and how their ideas get from the laboratory to the marketplace. James Di Virgilio: 0:39 Welcome to a special edition of Radio Cade. I’m your host, James Di Virgilio. And today we’re going to explore what sort of space company we might want to start, which kind of venture would you get into? What would be the wise thing to do? And how complicated is this? My guest today is Mark Sirangelo. He is one of the pioneers of commercial space flight, the commercial space industry, and someone who has a wealth of knowledge and depth of expertise, not only in space, but a wide variety of entrepreneurial ventures and projects. Mark, thanks for being with us today. Mark Sirangelo: 1:10 Well, thank you, James. I’m excited to talk a little bit about one of my favorite topics here and talk a little bit about the future and how people who might be looking at space might look at it. James Di Virgilio: 1:20 Now let’s revisit the past here you were in fact, one of the pioneers of commercial space flight . So non-government oriented space flight , private space flight. What was the genesis for that? And what did that look like in those days? Mark Sirangelo: 1:33 I’d be happy to go back a bit. And it’s funny because in going retrospective, you sometimes think it’s decades, but it really wasn’t. Most of what is now known as the commercial space flight industry largely started in the early 2000s. And in my case, 2004, when I took over a small little company called SpaceDev, that was based in San Diego. But about that time, it was interesting for me and a number of others who sort of created the foundation of this industry. We all seem to a number of us and I’m speaking of Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk and Paul Allen, and a number of other people all from different directions started to look at the space industry and say that as an industry, it had not been disrupted in any really significant way for quite a long time. Really the only bellwether entrepreneurial company was a company called Orbital Sciences that was started by Dave Thompson. Who spun out of graduate school with an idea and a project that turned into a very significant company. But beyond that and a few others there , it was really not a sector in space for the most part was dominated by legacy companies, very large companies. And I think there was a convergence of people who had experience in disrupting other industries or who involved in the tech growth industry of the nineties and the early two thousands who looked at space and said, this seemed to be in an area which has a fascination to it. And that’s not a small part of why people get engaged, but had not been really refreshed for many, many years and decades, even. And from different perspectives. All within a couple of years, we approach various problems in space and said, how could we do this differently with a couple of benefits and one might see detriments, but the benefits being that none of us myself included had grown up in the space industry. We all had experience from other areas, but in doing that, we all had a pretty clean mind about how we might do it. And one of the challenges I think the industry had faced is because there’d been so much money invested into infrastructure and machine and equipment and processes that was very hard for them to step away and look at things differently. And I know in my own case, as I got together and a number of us met in the early days and sort of talked about how we might do this and how the industry might move forward. Most of the people and the names that I mentioned all gravitated to the rocket or the launch business, and the idea of finding a much less expensive way to bring things to space. And I think Elon puts it pretty well in that at the time, the rockets, which were one use rockets cost about the same as a seven 47, would you fly a seven 47 once and then throw it away. And that was his early comment in looking at this. And I think others felt the same way and still are in all those people are absent . Paul passed away recently were involved in getting up the space industry, mostly in the area of propulsion. I took similar view of disruption, but in my direction, in my company’s direction, surrounded by a tremendous group of very energetic people, numbering just about a couple of dozen people. In the early days, we decided to look at what was being brought to space, what goes on top of these rockets. And that would be the satellite industry. That would be the sensor industry. That would be the rock , the motors that move things around this space, not launched them. And we took a hard look at that and decided that the satellite industry really could benefit from the knowledge that came from other industries, other industries, meaning the computer laptop business or the medical device industry, many of which were able to build pretty exquisite stuff in a way that was not being done in space. Most satellites were being built by hand even into the early 2000s. So my path took me down the direction of wildlife associates out in the industry. We’re all looking to figure out how to launch things better, cheaper, and faster. I went to what would we launch on these things? And that seemed to be a fortuitous path to take, because it was at least in the early days, a lot less competition in that area, but it was a very difficult thing to do space. The reason why it hadn’t had new entries is that it’s a very capital intensive business. The primary customers being governments or large companies don’t really want to risk their business on new entries. It requires precision that requires a lot of quality control, a lot of gut checking on what you’re trying to accomplish. And that is very difficult to stand up. But nonetheless, we were able to take credit for launching one of the very first small satellites into orbit satellite with something small satellite, which has become fairly common these days at the time was not. I could control that satellite from my laptop, which was a pretty big breakthrough. And we produced it in the terms of months instead of years, and for tens of millions of dollars instead of hundreds of millions of dollars. But to do that, my motivation was not in and our groups motivation was not look to the space industry. We actually went out to look at other places, for example, Dell computer, which at the time was riding high building, essentially custom computers from a standardized system of choices and delivering fairly quickly a custom computer to your home. And we said, well, why can’t we apply some of these other techniques to space? And it worked quite well. We were part of a team that got us on the map. We won something called the X prize. We were part of the team that won the first X prize and at that time, and it seems crazy in some ways now, but the prize was to take a human on a spaceship to space and be able to do that three times in a month without any government money and working together with scaled composites and Paul Allen who financed it. We were able to do that and something called SpaceShipOne, which now hangs in the Smithsonian, and our company’s contribution to that was the rocket motor that enabled that trip to take place. And it was done out in the Mojave desert and felt very much like the wild West in many ways. It was quite an interesting environment. And still to this day, many entrepreneurial space companies gravitate to the high deserts out in California to collaborate and work together. James Di Virgilio: 7:33 So let’s visit for a second, Mark, something you mentioned. So you have private companies entering in, you have this disruption as you’re mentioning, and you touched on large companies, the risk reward benefit, how they may not want to invest so heavily. And as you mentioned, new ideas, new ventures, more risky ideas. Why is it in your opinion that governments in general are obviously not going to be looking at the same things that you did that Elon did that others did? Like you just mentioned what the Dell computer, why is it that there is sort of that blinder effect that they don’t approach the problem the same way? Mark Sirangelo: 8:07 You know, it’s interesting. And I like to think of myself as a bit of a historian. And when you actually look at cycles, and one of the things that propelled us in the early days was that, although what we were doing was new to the space industry, what we were doing in terms of disruption was certainly not new. If you went back into the seventies and eighties and looked at the birth of the computer, most people look at these computers in the personal computer industry and said, what could you possibly want to do at home? What could you do with a computer that has no computing power and has no battery power and so on and so forth. And most of the mainframe companies at that time just looked at that industry and said, it just doesn’t make any sense to us to go do this. And, and famously, they looked at software and they said, this software is not where the money is. It’s in hardware . And as many people know, that’s what launched Microsoft. IBM at the time did not think software is important. Then they seeded that largely to Bill Gates and Microsoft, as it turns out far clips to the hardware industry. And I bring that up only to say that those kinds of thinking processes in my view were exhibited in the space industry as well, that people looked at these small satellites and realized our first few satellites, we couldn’t do very much. It was like Sputnik was in the 1950s. Basically we can send it up and make some noise with it, take a few pictures maybe. And that was about it. And no one saw it as a serious tool for being used in government or being used in business. And the mistake was made that is, that had been made in the past that people just discounted it and this then credited it off to something else. If you look at Kodak who owned the photography and camera market for 50 years and had its 70 or 80% market share, they decided that digital photography would never work. And they are now relegated to historical footnote, if you will. And I think that philosophy is what drove us in that said it’s a very big market, which is very important when you’re starting something it’s tens of billions of dollars a year in acquisition. If you could break into that marketplace, even in a small way, it’s a fair amount of revenue. And I think Elon and Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson and others looked at the launch market and said, well, there’s 20 to 40 launches a year. And in each one costs a couple of hundred million dollars. If we can bring a product to market at half that price, aren’t we going to have a really good chance of getting a significant share in the market. And that’s in fact what happened. James Di Virgilio: 10:27 So then let’s look at what happens. Like you mentioned, they are successful with that as we’ve all witnessed in a watch. And now that marketplace, as you mentioned, very competitive, the rocket, they get to space, if you will marketplace. And now we’re seeing space businesses obviously grow in range of diversity because we can get there with rockets because we can get there more efficiently. We can now begin to say, well, Hey, maybe more people have access to doing things and helping things which brings us to our topic for today. As you look around the landscape, as you’re seeing what’s needed, as you’re seeing maybe the next wave of disruption, what are some ideas or what are some endeavors that people can begin to work on further disrupting. And this, as you mentioned, large market large industry. Mark Sirangelo: 11:07 Just to put it in perspective from the time where I launched into this industry, which is 17 years ago now, 16, 17 years ago, the company that I held was privileged to lead , or the several companies that we may end up doing acquisitions and mergers had completed over 300 space missions. And something we built has gone to seven of the nine planets has gone to the sun. It’s gone to our moon in my wildest dreams. Would I have thought that I would have visited seven planets in my space career? It was not something we were thinking about. We have done that and survived , but in part, I think every entrepreneur has to look at their business. And one of the hardest things to do is to be completely honest about it. Not only honest about the technology, but the timeframes, how long might it take. And in my case, when I looked at it, it was clearer to me that we could build the technologies. It was less clear to me that we would be accepted. And it was even less clear that even if we weren’t accepted many of these things take years to come to fruition. We were on the new horizons mission to Pluto, which took 10 years to get to Pluto, but it took six years to build. And so from start to finish, it was almost a 15 or 16 year journey. And when you’re starting a small company, how do you survive with those kinds of timeframes? So you have to look at it. And in my case, I made a pretty fateful decision. And that was while I was pursuing these big dreams of rocket motors and satellites. And eventually the craziest part of that was that we thought we could build a replacement for the space shuttle when we were less than 50 people on the space shuttle at the time was still flying in at 18,000 people working on it. But that was disruption at its maximum concept, if you will. And it has come to fruition that we did wind up building the spaceship. It is now built and tested, and it’s going to be flying here within the next year. So it was a long journey, but well, over 10 years we went from a crazy concept to something that could be one of the basis for US space flight for a long time to come. But in the midst of all those dreams you have to survive. One has to, I use the analogy. I may want to become a movie star, but I’m waiting tables for a while until I do. And in our case, what we decided to do is to go into the manufacturer of components and the pieces of other people’s spacecraft. It was not the most glamorous part of it. It wasn’t the most exciting dream part of it, but we got to be good at it. And we found out that everybody would buy our parts and our components and it paid the light bills and still does in any way. It’s a good business. If you get into it, it’s not the glamorous part of the business, but it is a good business. And I think in every entrepreneurial mindset, you have to look at what it is that you ultimately are going to do. But then you have to look at how do you get there? Part of it’s raising money. Part of it is having enough business to keep yourself afloat. Part of it is to build a reputation and we made a pretty fateful choice and somewhat laughed at at the time to diverge a part of our resources to go into this business and bought a company that was doing that and added them to the mix. So we had this idea of two or three big dream projects supported by a lot of sort of blocking and tackling simple stuff. And as I look at today, one of the things I think I talk about when I lecture at the University of Colorado and privileged to be able to do that, but a lot of people want to talk about the hardware, particularly since I’ve built so much of it and my teams have built so much of it. And it’s exciting, it’s sure is it’s exciting to build a new shuttle . It’s exciting to build a satellite, or we were on five missions to Mars that landed on Mars and sitting on the mountain here in Colorado and looking up at Mars, you’d say, you know, something I’ve built in touched is on that little star up there. It’s pretty mind-blowing. But what I do that today, and the answer is probably not as alluring and sexy is the rockets. And the hardware is a lot of people have entered that space. And particularly on the satellite side, it has become more and more ubiquitous in the sense of people trying to build small satellites. But what isn’t and where I would go is I think a little bit different. And again, history shows an analogy, but in the past 50 or so years, we have normally somewhere in the 3 to 5,000, depending on how you count them, satellites have launched. And that’s from the beginning of the space industry in the 1950s, that number of satellites will be launched in the next five years. And when you think of that, what’s the outcome of that while we’ve got all this hardware that’s up there. Now, the question is, what do we do with it? And my analogy here is imagine that you S had broadband to every house in America, but didn’t have anything on broadband. What has happened in the last 10 years, you’ve seen this massive movement to apps, this massive movement to content providers, and everyone can turn on their TV and get 900 channels. Now it’s not so much about the hardware anymore in maybe with an exception of 5g and a few things. Most of it is about what you deliver. And I think that analogy is where I would go in space. There’s going to be a significant amount of space, data, and access to other data. And the question is, what do you do with it? And I talk about the space app industry. What are the apps from space using this amount of information 10 years ago? If you talk to someone about the fact that we would get all our airline and travel done on our phones, and we would not need maps and everything would be done electronically, we do all our banking from our living room. People would have questioned that maybe thought you were a little nuts, but that’s in fact what’s happened. And it is happened because the hardware was built to accommodate it. But mostly because we now have a way to get that information. I have a friend who was involved with the Apple music business and they said, well, we had the Apple, the iPods and other music devices. We knew we could build them and we had them, but we had to wait until broadband hit to about 30% of the US market before we could really launch the business because no, one’s going to wait two hours to download a song. And that’s what’s happening in space. We were at the precipice of having huge amount of data and infrastructure. Some of it is going to be used for traditional methods. Others are though , it’s going to be open for creativity. How can one use this information? What new businesses can you derive? Some of it we’re seeing right now, we’re all going through the COVID response in our own way, in our own personal lives. But one of the things that’s come out of it is this idea of telemedicine using phones, using computers, to visit with doctors, to get a lot of our medical information moved and taken care of. That’s a new business that was driven forward faster because of the pandemic. But nonetheless, it’s a use of what I would call the app side of life, as opposed to the hardware side of life. And we’re seeing that in space. And I think that would be a big area that I would look at. How does one create new businesses? Businesses are , or applications. People may not even know they need or want right now. And that to me is where that opening is in the future. James Di Virgilio: 17:56 Lets take what tends to be the sexiest story of entrepreneurship, which is somebody in their garage, tinkering with an idea, somebody nowadays writing code somewhere by themselves, somebody just off and their little nook, thinking about a problem and solving it. Are there any problems like that, that people are able to work on? Let’s call it the garage entrepreneur in space, or is it still too capital intensive as you mentioned earlier? Mark Sirangelo: 18:20 Well, I think the point here is that someone else is building the infrastructure. You can tap into it, those people in the garages that do what they’re doing. They’re not building broadband networks, but they’re accessing it. We all are from our homes. So you don’t have to look very far to look at how much the access to broadband has changed our everyday lives. I mean, I probably have a hundred apps on my phone doing everything I ever wanted to do. So I think to look at this and say, you have to have hundreds of millions of dollars to raise a ticket in some space. That is the case now, or has been the case. It was the case in my run up. But I think once this infrastructure is up there, it’s going to be for sale. So let’s take, for example, several companies are doing imaging from space, commercially that used to be the privilege of the governments of the world. You can pretty much now get imaging of any location, any time that you want. The question is how good is the image and how fast is it updated, which is going to change very rapidly. So for example, the real estate industry where you will not buy or sell house in most of America without seeing images of that house from space, most, every realtor uses that somehow to show you the neighborhood, to show you the house, to show you what the property looks like to show you where you sit relative to those shopping malls that didn’t exist a few years ago. And that’s all using space imagery that imagery for the most part is weeks or months old. And what’s happening now is that imaging might be days old or hours old. What new industries can come out of that one for example, is that cities are managing their locations from space, a lot more actively using cameras, remote cameras, and imaging, big cities out here in the West, where I live. You can figure out where to go pile their streets by looking at the snow drifts and the snow falls and vectoring the piling to a place that’s needed more. We’re seeing how their huge forest fires out in the West. Many of those images from space are now telling us where to send the firefighters. And that helps us put the fires out, save lives, save a lot of money, but also helps us save the forest that we’re in those kinds of trends, which are already here are only going to accelerate very rapidly in the future. And the people who have the idea. If I were looking at this, I would say, how do I use that infrastructure to solve a problem that either hasn’t been solved in a good way, or maybe people don’t even know they want solved yet to me, that’s the wave of change here. Yes. They’re going to be people who still want to build small satellites or want to put the camera up in space, but that marketplace has dozens of companies already in it. I would say, if I were doing this, I’d go to the soft side of this, the software side, and figure out assuming that all this happens in the next few years, how do I use it for the betterment of society, for the people I need for the businesses that might need it? We used our satellites, for example, to track there’s a company out there as a public company called Orbcomm that I worked with in the past and their business was not space. We built the satellites for them. Their business was to track things for other people. So Walmart wanted to know where all their trucks were and FedEx wanted to know where all their packages, where they could track using space, tracking all those assets so that somebody sitting in Bentonville, Arkansas, who runs all the assets for Walmart , knows exactly where every one of their mobile assets is at any point in time. And not only knows where it is, but also knows how it is. What speed is, is it parked ? Is it moving? Is it, if it’s a refrigerated truck is a refrigerated compartment at the right temperature, all that’s using a commercial privately built space asset to do. And the reason you can get on your phone and find out where your Amazon packages immediately is because of this infrastructure. James Di Virgilio: 21:55 Now we can look at this. You mentioned Dell earlier, just like the computer industry, right? Once upon a time, not that many years ago, computer was a huge, massive capital intensive fixed cost item. And now of course, your cell phone right, is a supercomputer and everyone has access. As you mentioned to app stores to code writing, to open source platforms, to all the things that allow you to go on and do the things you do without thinking about it. You know, once upon a time nobody would have had access. I think there’s this demystification of space. That is your saying seems to be right on the horizon of happening where right now, if you think, if you talk to most people, space feels so pioneering so far away, solving problems seems almost so other worldly. So complicated yet on this Radio Cade series, we find out that every person we talk to, they get into it much like somebody gets on any business here on earth, they get introduced to it and they see a problem and they think, well, I’ve got some expertise that might be able to solve that problem in the landscape. Your painting is that these problems are going to becoming more available, essentially becoming more available for someone to solve versus before, where as you mentioned, you know, you had to be a government or you had to be one of the engineers or thought leaders on the project, but pretty soon that’s not going to be the case. And then there’s going to be a wide array of options in space. It almost seems too, sci fi oriented to think that that’s so close, but here that is. And what I want to talk about now is your background. I get this question a lot. Yeah. But I don’t have the right background for that. Or I didn’t go to school for that specific thing. Or I just would have no way of getting into that. But your background is fascinating. You were a photographer, you were involved with Broadway, and now here you are. And if you just listened to the majority of this podcasts , I’m sure it’s quite surprising for the listener to find out what you have done, how Mark do those things possibly coincide. How do you get to where you are today? Mark Sirangelo: 23:41 Thank you, but I think one of the things I like to talk about is the idea that they , these worlds that people think are so disparate actually coincide quite a lot. In my case, I have lived an active artistic path while I was building businesses. As space was my third entrepreneurial business that I was able to build and be successful in, but I never really left what I’ll call the artistic side, left brain, right brain. And the reason I say that is because most of what I do or most of what happens, even in something as technical as the space industry is art in a different way to bring an example of that, going to land a Rover on Mars. Very few people would think is art. But before that ever happened, somebody had to sit there and come up with the creative idea of how would we do this? What would the vehicle look like? What does Mars look like? How do you imagine the elements and something that you will never see personally, that we only have skin images on. And many of the people in my organization, which grew to be thousands of people, I would say are the creative mind. There’s a creative mind. There’s the people who come up with the creative idea and turn it into a prototype. And then people who take the prototype and figure out how to make it and make it successfully. If I can say in a broad scope, in any successful entrepreneurial company. And then there’s the fourth element of that, which is all the people who keep the company and all the activities of the company working and those four elements of any successful entrepreneur company and the three that I’ve built, you have that balance and that tension between those pieces. But you need all those pieces. You can’t come up with an idea. Even the conversation we’re having today is what do you do in the future? People think of that as somehow business orientated or technical orientated, and certainly is. But a lot of that is in the creative side. And many of the people that I employed, even directly artists, frankly, in this space, because we storyboarded out, like you would storyboard a movie, we storyboarded out. What would it be like to build this vehicle? And there’s an awful lot of overlap between the two. And I like to point that out for people. The other two things I would add is that space is somewhat of a paradox. And the paradox is that most people who aren’t in it believe it to be so advanced. They can’t conceive it. But the truth of it, most things that happen in space are actually behind the technology that exists on earth. It takes somewhere. If you’re building a big satellite or a program to go to another planet or even a spaceship, it can take 10 to 15 years from concept to flight in that period of time, somewhere around, let’s say, if it’s a ten-year program, somewhere around year three, you’re locking down the design, which means the computers, the sensors, everything that’s on there is what exists in year three. It may not launch until year seven. It may not get to where it’s going to year 10. So by the time it gets there in year 10, it’s using seven year old technology. And that is the case for virtually all the things that happen in space. And when you think of it in those terms, in some ways, the paradox is that it is less mystifying because in fact, it’s a bunch of computers and a bunch of sensors and cameras and wiring and composites and metals all put together to do something. And yes , it’s a very difficult thing to do, but the elements are not that difficult. And the other piece that I think is important as , as you do this, is that not everybody needs to be a specialist. The joke that a lot of people talk about saying it’s not rocket science. Well in my world, it was rocket science. And I was fortunate to have well over a thousand PhDs and rocket scientists. And I’d like to say, if I am successful, if I walk into a room and I’m the least smart person in the room, that wasn’t my job, my job wasn’t to be the specific person who knew physics, about how something lands on Mars. There are people who know that you spend your whole life on those kinds of things. My job was to round up all these very smart people, all of whom were smarter than me and get them to move in the right direction and make the right calls about where to move them and to get them to believe in what I was doing enough to follow me down that path. And I think people confuse the two that yes, I’ve become one of the leaders of the space industry. And I’ve had this fabulous career, but the idea is mostly behind. I am fortunate enough to have so many talented, good people. All of whom were specialists, that we were able to point in the right directions and win most times. James Di Virgilio: 27:58 And that’s such a true picture of here on earth or here in space, as you mentioned, needing each other, needing creative diversity, needing different skillsets , what motivates us and utilizing the people skills, the different desires we have to come together and truly achieve something fascinating. When you described standing on top of a mountain in Colorado and seeing something you touched reach Mars, right, reach a planet that is such a great depiction of what an incredible creative process that took. And oftentimes we think of sciences, anti creative, which couldn’t be further from the truth is you just mentioned to look up in the sky and say, I want to get there. And I’m going to figure out how to get there is absolutely peak creativity. And as you mentioned, there are going to be more and more questions, more and more things that we can do to explore, to take things that we learned from space and improve the very lives that we live here on earth, as well as going into space. And all of those things are going to occur. As you mentioned, in , in what is a frontier market, that’s becoming much more accessible as a closing thought here, Mark, as you look out into the future, as you see where we are, I’d be remissed. If I didn’t ask you, there’s so many projections, when are we going to wind up being on the moon? When are we going to be on Mars? How realistic do you think some of these projections are about humans, truly having any kind of actual stable setup on any planet? Is this really as close as people make it out to be? Is that something that’s going to happen or is that too much of a moonshot right now? Mark Sirangelo: 29:25 No, I think it is when you say close, close in space terms, I think is entirely feasible that we will have some type of presence on the moon within the next 10 years. And I don’t just mean sending someone there to walk around and take pictures and bring home rocks. I think what we’re moving towards and it’s pretty rapidly moving towards this is to have something. The easiest example is what we have in Antarctica and Antarctica research station that exists on the moon. And there’s a lot more similarities in those connections than most people realize. And Antarctica is the station we’ve been having for 50 years. It’s visited by countries all over the world. It’s not owned by any one country. And the research goes on there every year and people come in and out of the research station and do their work. They don’t stay there forever. And sometimes only there for a few months at a time. And it’s an enormously harsh environment that takes two or three days to get to some times . That’s what I think we’re going to wind up having on the moon. And there’s a lot of good reasons for it. Some of those are scientific. Some of those are resource driven. There’s potentially huge amounts of resources on the moon. We have found that there is significant what appears to be water ice for much of the Southern hemisphere and the moon, and perhaps even elsewhere. And we also want to think about, we have a space station that’s been flying around for the last 20 years this week as its 20th anniversary of the space station, being a human, going to the space station for the first time. But that’s base stations in the latter years of its life and is not going to continue. And there isn’t any plans and you made your plans to build a new one. I think that idea is shifting to saying rather than having something that’s mechanical, that’s flying around and tends to fall apart. Why not move that concept and put it permanently on the moon? We have everything that we need to do that some things have to be developed. We have to develop the right landing systems and the rovers and the computers and all those things. But there isn’t anything major there that has to be created in my view, the living part of it has to be figured out, how do we actually live there for long-term we’ve been living in space. Our astronaut’s been there for six to 12 months at a time they come home. There’s no harm to it. So I think that is well within the realistic possibilities and those things that need to be developed are largely onto the development path. And then the question is, could we go to Mars? Well, certainly we could go to Mars. We’ve already sent things there and they’re working and they’re working as we speak right now. And there’s a new Mars Rover that it’s on its way there. It’s about halfway to Mars. It’s going to land in another four months or so. So we have proven we can get there. And the question is, do we need to go there with humans? And what will it take to send a human there? And it’s really not about the time as much humans have survived in isolation kinds of situations for more than a 9 or 12 months, it takes to get to Mars. But right now the human going to Mars wouldn’t survive the trip because of radiation and other issues. And the question is, is that necessary? And that’s become an esoteric question I think is as society, both in the United States and around the world, do we want to continue that exploration it’s expensive. It takes a lot of commitment, probably a global kind of cooperation to get to Mars because no one country has those resources. Do we want to do it? And do we want to do it as humans? Do we want to continue the pattern of exploration that goes back now, thousands of years, when the first people got on their first sailboats and started moving, why did the Polynesians leave their homes to go to Hawaii? I mean, they left islands that were pretty good, but then went to look for something else. And I happen to like Hawaii. So I’m glad they did, but that question is not a new question. And it’s a question that I think is part science, part technical, but a large part, the human spirit. And maybe on that point, I’ll end by saying, I think a large part of why space is important, why it’s still important. Why we still talk about the moon program from Apollo is because it drove people to want to do more than what they’re doing now. And I don’t just mean in space. I mean, in computers, many of the early founders of computers were inspired by the space program. I mean, in medicine and list goes on and on. People saw that activity that pushing the envelope that we did in the sixties and seventies and they took it and they moved in into so many different areas. And I would argue, that’s probably one of the biggest benefits to society. Now as an inactive space program is what we learned , what we bring home, the things that are better, the medicine, the medical devices, and other things, we move into society, but we also create people who want to do something more and it’s still unknown how that will play out. But we can look back at history in the last 50 years and see what did all those people like myself, who were inspired by the early space program and aviation pioneers to go do something else. And I think that’s the hope of society. James Di Virgilio: 34:00 It’s rather remarkable. As you mentioned for all of human history, we could say, I want to go over here because I don’t know what’s on the other side of the ocean, or even today, if you’ve traveled the world right now, you can’t stand outside and see across the world. You can’t see Antarctica. You can’t see China or Australia. You can’t even see the neighboring County, but you can look up in the sky at night and you can see the moon. And for much of the year, you can see a variety of planets. And to think that, like you mentioned, we’ve been there. We’re going to get there. Things are going to happen there. I think, is this other worldly feeling yet? It’s connected to the first humans who thought I’m going to go into the next set of woods . I’m going to go over the horizon. So absolutely fascinating stuff, Mark. Thanks for joining us. Everyone should know that you are a Hall of Famer, always great to announce a Hall of Famer at NASA and Space Foundation’s Technology Hall of Fame amongst so many other things. Wonderful discussion today. I know it enlightened me and I’m sure it enlightened to all of our Radio Cade listeners. Mark Sirangelo: 34:52 Well, thank you very much, James and I am privileged to be able to talk a little bit to you and all the listeners take care now. James Di Virgilio: 34:58 For Radio Cade, I’m James Di Virgilio. Outro: 35:00 Radio Cade is produced by the Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention located in Gainesville. This podcast episodes host was James Di Virgilio and Ellie Thom coordinates, inventor interviews. Podcasts are recorded at Heartwood Soundstage, and edited and mixed by Bob McPeak. The Radio Cade theme song was produced and performed by Tracy Collins and features violinists , Jacob Lawson .
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As a young child, Burt Rutan was captivated by the nature of aviation and set out to challenge the norms. In true entrepreneurial style, he started small, designing model aircraft whilst juggling responsibilities of school and college. In a time that was considered quite primitive for aviation, he was working only with radio control for his models, meaning most would come back in pieces after a maiden flight. Rutan went on to graduate with a degree in aeronautical engineering. Fast-forward to 1982, he established Scaled Composites LLC, responsible for the Beechcraft Starship prototype. Creating some of the world's most recognisable long-range and unusual-looking aircraft, Rutan went on to design the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer and SpaceShipOne. Listen in as we leave no note unturned with this aerospace giant.
My guest today is George Whitesides, who is the CEO and President of Virgin Galactic, the spaceflight company founded by Sir Richard Branson. With Scaled Composites, the company has developed the WhiteKnightTwo and SpaceShipTwo vehicles, based on the X Prize-winning SpaceShipOne. In his role, he is responsible for guiding all aspects of the company to commercial operation at Spaceport America.Prior to Virgin Galactic, he served as Chief of Staff for NASA. Upon departure from the agency he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, the highest award the agency confers. He is also a fellow of the UK's Royal Aeronautical Society.In our conversation we talk about the strengths and weaknesses of NASA, how space exploration is like aviation 100 years ago, and what the future of Virgin Galactic looks like. Below are the show notes and associated time stamps: Background (minute 02:40)Strengths and weaknesses of NASA (06:45)Working with Richard Branson (10:45)Leadership (15:00)How they're getting to space (19:00)Training (24:00)How space will change our culture (25:00)Lots of technical questions... (27:00)Next 5-10 years for VG (37:15)Aviation 100 years ago (39:15)SpaceX and Blue Origin (43:30)Make sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode I've also started a monthly newsletter where I send out a few useful or insightful things that have helped me over the last month. You can sign up by clicking here.LinkedIn-- @justinfighterpilotInstagram-- @justinfighterpilotFacebook--@justinfighterpilotThis episode was edited by Trevor CablerIf you'd like to help out, you can review the show by tapping here and scrolling to the bottom where it says: "Write a Review." Thanks for the support
Here we are again the latest episode from the triplets of Nerdity, that’s right folks those wacky goofballs have done it again. First up we have Buck bringing us news about new robots using the art of Kirigami. The art of cutting paper, in this case it is cutting and folding paper. This method has been applied to robotics with some awesome results. Now while it is only early days, we ask you to remember the Origami claw we featured a while back. With this in mind you will understand why Buck is excited, and Professor joins in with the excitement. This is just the start of the show and it is already looking fantastic.Next we look at the dismal lack of taste exhibited by the foolish bunch of weirdos in Hollywood behind the Golden Globes. That’s right we said it, actually Buck did if any snipers are being sent for reprisals. But seriously, just get those idiots to go look at some of the amazing work in animation out there. It doesn’t have to be all CGI, honestly Hollywood was built on proper special effects. These days they struggle to do anything outside a computer lab. While we are not meaning to insult CGI and the wonders it can produce, why can’t we have some proper animation and anime getting awards. When can we see some real special effects like we used to get back in the day. Not meaning to sound as grumpy as Buck or as old as a Boomer but seriously the talent involved in special effects was astounding.Last we look at a remake of Sonic 06 that is actually looking good. That is until corporate lawyers realised they could make money by getting it shut down. Take a moment and open the link, doesn’t that look so much better then what was dumped on the market like so much garbage? The amount of work involved must be mind-blowing, but there may be hope for the future. Want to know what that might be, well you will need to listen in to find out. You thought I was slipping and going to tell you everything, but believe me, there is so much more for you.We finish with the regular shout outs, remembrances, birthdays, and special events. As always we hope you take care of yourselves, look out for each other and stay hydrated.Self-folding robots using kirigami- https://techxplore.com/news/2019-12-robots-self-folding-kirigami-materials.html- https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/12/11/1906435116/tab-figures-dataAnime Movies snubbed from Golden Globes - https://www.cbr.com/golden-globes-shuts-out-anime-films-promare-weathering-with-you-i-lost-my-body/Sonic 06 Remade by a Fan - https://www.engadget.com/2019/12/11/sonic-p-06-unity-pc-fan-remake/Games currently playingBuck– Pirates Slay - https://www.crazygames.com/game/pirates-slayRating: 4.5/5DJ– Frenzy Retribution - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1108560/FrenzyRetribution/Rating: 4/5Professor- Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition - https://store.steampowered.com/app/813780/Age_of_Empires_II_Definitive_Edition/Rating: 4.733/5Other topics discussedKirigami Definiton (variation of origami that includes cutting of the paper, rather than solely folding the paper as is the case with origami, but typically does not use glue.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirigami- https://www.origami-resource-center.com/kirigami-for-kids.htmlT-1000 (A fictional character in the Terminator franchise. A shape shifting android assassin, it was created by Skynet. The T-1000 is described in Terminator 2 as being composed of liquid metal, or a mimetic polyalloy (nanorobotics) that it can manipulate to assume various forms.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-1000Origami Gripper (A team at MIT CSAIL have been working on a solution to this problem, which they call the Origami gripper. The gripper consists of a flexible, folding skeleton surrounded by an airtight skin.)- https://hackaday.com/2019/03/18/origami-gripper-is-great-for-soft-and-heavy-objects/Microbots (tiny nanobots constructed by Hiro Hamada from Big Hero 6)- https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/MicrobotsPoisoned books in universities- https://theconversation.com/how-we-discovered-three-poisonous-books-in-our-university-library-98358Shadows from the Walls of Death (printed in 1874 it is a noteworthy book for two reasons: its rarity, and the fact that, if you touch it, it might kill you. It contains just under a hundred wallpaper samples, each of which is saturated with potentially dangerous levels of arsenic)- https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/shadows-from-the-walls-of-death-bookSouth Korean Cinemas suing Disney over Frozen 2- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/12/03/disney-sued-frozen-2s-monopoly-south-korean-cinemas/Banana on the wall masterpiece and aftermath- https://www.smh.com.au/culture/art-and-design/the-banana-on-the-wall-was-a-masterpiece-until-somebody-ate-it-20191209-p53i0u.html- https://nypost.com/2019/12/09/banana-wall-vandalized-with-jeffrey-epstein-theory-at-art-basel/PPAP (Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen) (is a single by Pikotaro, a fictional singer-songwriter created and portrayed by Japanese comedian Daimaou Kosaka.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PPAP_(Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen)Banksy painting purchased and shredded- https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/banksy-s-shredded-painting-stunt-was-viral-performance-art-who-ncna921426Money Heist (Spanish television heist crime drama series.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_HeistThe Grand Tour (created by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May, and Andy Wilman, produced by Amazon exclusively for its online streaming service Amazon Prime Video)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grand_TourBlack Sails (American historical adventure television series set on New Providence Island and written to be a prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sails_(TV_series)P.T. (initialism for "playable teaser") is a first-person psychological horror video game developed by Kojima Productions, under the pseudonym "7780s Studio", and published by Konami. The game was directed and designed by Hideo Kojima, in collaboration with film director Guillermo del Toro.- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P.T._(video_game)Fan Remake Of P.T. for free (indie developer managed to remake the P.T. demo and give it out to the general public for free, so for everyone who missed out on it years ago can play the fan remake right now.)- https://www.cinemablend.com/games/2444440/you-can-play-a-fan-remake-of-pt-for-freeKonami shuts down P.T fan remake- https://www.cinemablend.com/games/2450779/the-pt-fan-remake-was-just-killed-by-konamiP.T fan remake Developer offered an internship- https://www.polygon.com/2018/7/13/17570252/pt-on-pc-fan-remake-cease-desist-pulledMarkets (Age of Empires 2 building)- https://ageofempires.fandom.com/wiki/Market_(Age_of_Empires_II)Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (also known as Soviet Ukraine, was one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union from the Union's inception in 1922 to its breakup in 1991.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Soviet_Socialist_RepublicShoutouts17 Dec 1989 – First episode of The Simpsons airs in the United States with the episode titled Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire, although it was titled onscreen as "The Simpsons Christmas Special" -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpsons_Roasting_on_an_Open_Fire17 Dec 2003 – SpaceShipOne, piloted by Brian Binnie, makes its first powered and first supersonic flight, which was also the one-hundredth anniversary of the Wright Brothers' historic first powered flight. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceShipOne17/12/2019 - Shoutout to the New South Wales and Queensland Fire fighters along with their Rural Fire Association Queensland Raffle- https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/very-unpredictable-fire-conditions-forecast-for-nsw-amid-soaring-temperatures-volatile-winds/live-coverage/76f62241194e47b012e83caf81c535a8- https://www.rfbaq.org/au75Remembrances20 Nov 2019 – Tony Brooker, British academic, was a computer scientist known for developing the Mark 1 Autocode language. He also designed the compiler-compiler which is a programming tool that creates a parser, interpreter, or compiler from some form of formal description of a programming language and machine. He died at the age of 94 in Hexham - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/13/technology/tony-brooker-dead.html17 Dec 1907 - William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, Irish-Scottish (of Ulster Scots heritage) mathematical physicist and engineer who was born in Belfast in 1824. At the University of Glasgow he did important work in the mathematical analysis of electricity and formulation of the first and second laws of thermodynamics, and did much to unify the emerging discipline of physics in its modern form. Absolute temperatures are stated in units of kelvin in his honour. While the existence of a lower limit to temperature (absolute zero) was known prior to his work, Kelvin is known for determining its correct value as approximately −273.15 degree Celsius or −459.67 degree Fahrenheit. He died from a severe chill at the age of 83 in Largs, Ayrshire - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Thomson,_1st_Baron_Kelvin17 Dec 2016 - Henry Judah Heimlich, American thoracic surgeon and medical researcher. He is widely credited as the inventor of the Heimlich maneuver, a technique of abdominal thrusts for stopping choking, described in Emergency Medicine in 1974. He also invented the Micro Trach portable oxygen system for ambulatory patients and the Heimlich Chest Drain Valve, or "flutter valve", which drains blood and air out of the chest cavity. He died after complications from a heart attack at the age of 96 in Cincinnati, Ohio - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_HeimlichFamous Birthdays17 Dec 1905 - Simo "Simuna" Häyhä, nicknamed "White Death"by the Red Army,was a Finnishsniper. He is believed to have killed 500 men during the 1939–40 Winter War, the highest number of sniper kills in any major war. He used a Finnish-produced M/28-30 rifle, a variant of the Mosin–Nagant rifle, and a Suomi KP/-31 sub machine gun. His unit's captain Antti Rantama credited him with 259 confirmed kills by sniper rifle and an equal number of kills by sub machine gun during the Winter War. Häyhä never talked about it publicly but estimated in his diary that he killed around 500. He was born in Rautjärvi, Viipuri Province. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simo_H%C3%A4yh%C3%A417 Dec 1920 - Kenneth Eugene Iverson, Canadian computer scientist noted for the development of the programming language APL. He was honored with the Turing Award in 1979 "for his pioneering effort in programming languages and mathematical notation resulting in what the computing field now knows as APL; for his contributions to the implementation of interactive systems, to educational uses of APL, and to programming language theory and practice". He was born in Camrose, Alberta - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_E._Iverson17 Dec 1929 - Jacqueline Hill, British actress known for her role as Barbara Wright in the BBC science-fiction television series Doctor Who. As the history teacher of Susan Foreman, the Doctor's granddaughter, Barbara was the first Doctor Who companion to appear on-screen in 1963, with Hill speaking the series' first words. She played the role for nearly two years, leaving the series in 1965 at the same time as fellow actor William Russell (who played the companion Ian Chesterton). Hill returned to Doctor Who in 1980 for an appearance in the serial Meglos, as the Tigellan priestess Lexa. She was born in Birmingham - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacqueline_Hill17 Dec 1975 - Milica Bogdanovna "Milla" Jovovich, American actress, model, and musician. Her starring roles in numerous science fiction and action films led the music channel VH1 to deem her the "reigning queen of kick-butt" in 2006. In 2004, Forbes determined that she was the highest-paid model in the world. Jovovich gained attention for her role in the 1991 romance film Return to the Blue Lagoon, as she was then only 15. She was considered to have a breakthrough with her role in the 1997 French science-fiction film The Fifth Element, written and directed by Luc Besson. She and Besson married that year, but soon divorced. She starred as the heroine and martyr in Besson's The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc. Between 2002 and 2016, Jovovich portrayed Alice in the science fiction horror film franchise Resident Evil, which became the highest-grossing film series to be based on video games. She was born in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milla_JovovichEvent of interest17 Dec 1903 – The Wright brothers make the first controlled powered, heavier-than-air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. It flew about four miles (6.4 km) for four times. Today, the airplane is exhibited in the National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C. The U.S. Smithsonian Institution describes the aircraft as "the first powered, heavier-than-air machine to achieve controlled, sustained flight with a pilot aboard. The flight of Flyer I marks the beginning of the "pioneer era" of aviation. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_Flyer17 Dec 1957 – The United States successfully launches the first Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The missile named (R&D) Atlas A 12A which was an SM-65A Atlas landed in the target area after a flight of 600 miles. This was the first Atlas with a functional guidance system.- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SM-65_Atlas- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SM-65A_Atlas- https://web.archive.org/web/20060204073649/http://www.geocities.com/atlas_missile/Chronology.html18 Dec 1971 – On Her Majesty's Secret Service, the sixth in the James Bond series was released, with its premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square in London. As On Her Majesty's Secret Service had been filmed in stereo, the first Bond film to use the technology, the Odeon had a new speaker system installed to benefit the new sounds. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Her_Majesty%27s_Secret_Service_(film)- https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/movies/ohmss_premiere?id=04625IntroArtist – Goblins from MarsSong Title – Super Mario - Overworld Theme (GFM Trap Remix)Song Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GNMe6kF0j0&index=4&list=PLHmTsVREU3Ar1AJWkimkl6Pux3R5PB-QJFollow us onFacebook- Page - https://www.facebook.com/NerdsAmalgamated/- Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/440485136816406/Twitter - https://twitter.com/NAmalgamatedSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6Nux69rftdBeeEXwD8GXrSiTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/top-shelf-nerds/id1347661094RSS - http://www.thatsnotcanonproductions.com/topshelfnerdspodcast?format=rssInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/nerds_amalgamated/General EnquiriesEmail - Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.com
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Kalifornien in den USA. Am Montagmorgen des 21. Juni 2004 stehen tausende Besucher in der Mojave-Wüste, erleben einen Moment, der Raumfahrtgeschichte schreibt. Um 6.47 Uhr Ortszeit startet die SpaceShipOne, das erste private Raketenflugzeug. Autorin: Claudia Friedrich
I det svåra bildskärmsavsnittet söker Jocke sin nästa skärm av modell 4K till vettigt pris. Vi avhandlar också alla tiders bästa science fiction-filmer och en rad andra ämnen såsom: Njajave, fler saker på vilka Jocke stör sig IKEA lämnar kollin hos Fredrik Farliga och härliga sporter. Som Speedball Chockbeskedet: Jocke velar mellan Linux och Mac Och söker skärmar, som sagt Fredrik funderar på amerikansk tangentbordslayout med egna modifikationer Morgan Knutsons historia om att jobba på Google+ Paul Allen död vid 65 års ålder. Fredrik tipsar om Idea man Creative Selection: Jocke har läst 150 sidor. Frontier - verkar coolt, verkar Hypercard, vore spännande att ha nu Fantastisk science-fiction? Tydligen svår fråga. remaster: The Matrix, Moon, The Fifth Element, Interstellar, The Martian Macmattias: Her, District 9, Matrix Iller: Firefly, The Matrix, Star Wars 4-6 Eggsy: Blade Runner, War Games, Star Wars 4 (Ghost in the shell som tia) Jockes förslag: Blade Runner. Andra plats: remaken av Solaris av Steven Soderbergh. På tredje plats: Sunshine av Danny Boyle Fredrik: Her, med Primer och Dark city som starka tips Länkar Speedball II Midlanda Nyköping Skärmförslag från Benq, på Ginza TN vs IPS Multi-stream transport Dell U2718Q Dell UP2414Q Pok3r - programmerbart, klickigt och underbart litet tangentbord Morgan Knutson om livet inuti Google+ Nikom-Niklas blogg om att jobba på Google i USA Paul Allen Idea man Spaceshipone Creative selection Insanely great Folklore.org - underbar webbplats Revolution in the valley - underbar bokform av samma webbplats Teepublic-tröjor Frontier Hypercard David Winer Rainer på Github Brent Simmons blogg Anita Sarkeesian Inbox zero Chipmem och fastmem The alien within Event horizon Firefly Serenity Ghost in the shell Lucy Solaris, 2002-versionen Michael Clayton Intolerable cruelty Solaris 1972-versionen Cliff Martinez soundtrack till Solaris Sunshine Her Ex machina Primer Upstream color Dark city De tolv apornas armé Looper Arrival Gattaca The martian, och författarens snack på Google Brazil Två nördar - en podcast. Fredrik Björeman och Joacim Melin diskuterar allt som gör livet värt att leva. Fullständig avsnittsinformation finns här: https://www.bjoremanmelin.se/podcast/avsnitt-143-mental-styrka-i-mutant.html.
This week in SF history— October 12, 1977, ALT-15, first flight of Shuttle without tail cone (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Approach_and_Landing_Tests)Spaceflight news— MASCOT successfully lands on Ryugu's surface (http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2018/mascot-landing-on-ryugu-successful.html) — Wonderful images of — Its shadow (planetary.s3.amazonaws.com) — a 3-frame movie of its descent (planetary.org) — a nice image of both the rover/hopper and its shadow (planetary.s3.amazonaws.com) — a surface image showing it reflecting sunlight (planetary.s3.amazonaws.com) — Orbit and operations website (haya2now.jp)Short & Sweet — Changes are being planned for SLS' upper stage (spacenews.com) — Commercial Crew test flights slip to next year (spaceflightnow.comQuestions, comments, corrections — /u/nerobro clarifies pressure-fed vs autogenously pressurized tanks (reddit.com/r/orbitalpodcast)Data Relay: Combustion Instability — Thanks to Arin Cross for presenting this topic! (linkedin.com) — Historical Perspective of Combustion Instability in Motors: Case Studies* (PDF reader: docslide.net) — NASA Experience with Pogo in Human Spaceflight Vehicles (PDF: nasa.gov) — Apollo 13 had issues with Pogo (youtu.be) — Overview of Combustion Instabilities in Liquid-Propellant Rocket Engines (PDF: core.ac.uk) — Comprehensive Review of Liquid-Propellant Combustion Instabilities in F-l Engines (PDF: gatech.edu) — How NASA brought the monstrous F-1 “moon rocket” engine back to life (arstechnica.com) — F-1 injector diagrams, and an example of different impinging injector setups (heroicrelics.org) — Combustion Instabilities in Solid Propellant Rocket Motors (PDF: dtic.mil) — Lessons Learned In Solid Rocket Combustion Instability (PDF: dtic.mil) — Newspace examples — SpaceShipOne “was a cranky, shuddering, shaking, vibrating motor” (dailymail.co.uk) — SpaceShipTwo possibly suffered combustion instabilities due to the selection of HTPB (telegraph.co.uk)(aviationweek.com) — Treatment of BE-4 suggests it's had instability issues in the past (spaceflightnow.com) — Rocketlab may be concerned about fuel sloshing (cosmosmagazine.com) — Active damping systems may be viable in the future (PDF: princeton.edu)
Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Pasada la Segunda Guerra Mundial, EE.UU. decidió tener al bombardero B-36 como vector de armas nucleares que amenazasen a la URSS y sus aliados para proteger sus intereses. La disuasión nuclear empezaba a cobrar vida. Pero los B-36 debían atravesar espacio hostil o, como mínimo, estar mucho tiempo volando lejos de sus principales bases de escoltas que los protegiesen de la caza enemiga. Por eso nace la necesidad de un caza parásito que acompañase a estos bombarderos a partir de naves nodriza a partir de conversiones de B-36. Se diseñó un caza que pudiese "habitar" en las bodegas de los bombarderos y que pudiese protegerlos de enemigos, el XP-85 Goblin (luego XF-85). También se probó la simbiosis con F-84D y F-84F a partir de sistemas TOM-TOM y TIP-TOW, con anclajes de punta alar donde un bombardero podía transportar dos cazas unidos por su punta alar. Se gastó mucho dinero en el programa FICON (Fighter Conveyour) y llegó a estar operativo a partir de mediados de los 50. Otros parásitos que veremos serán algunos de los Aviones X, que servían para la experimentación. Lanzadera B-29 con X-2 Pero también veremos drones de reconocimiento, ya a finales de los 60, montados a lomos de los Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, y varias misiones secretas de reconicimiento sobre el complejo Lop Nur de investigación de armamento nuclear chino. Por último, el futuro nos depara nuevos parásitos como lanzadera espacial (como vimos en el White Knight con el Spaceshipone), pero el más prometedor es la nodriza cargada de enjambres de drones, o micro-drones de observación, ataque o contramedidas. Accede al MATERIAL ADICIONAL que refuerza al audio en http://casusbellipodcast.blogspot.com/p/aviones-parasito.html Los Casus Belli + son programas exclusivos para afiliados. Afíliate por solo 1,5€ al mes. Tendrás acceso a más programas como este, y apoyarás nuevos proyectos de Casus Belli Podcast.. Esto es Casus Belli + Con Dani CarAn, Con la colaboración de Frank Guerra aportando la voz del comercial de la McDonell sobre el Goblin. Lo podéis encontrar en los podcasts Unocon la Fuerza y Cosas de Monstruos. Programa solo para afiliados Los Casus Belli Plus son audios exclusivos para afiliados. Puedes hacerte afiliado en Ivoox, desde nuestro programa (funciona solo en app android o iphone) accediendo desde el botón de Apoyar Estamos en: casusbelli.top Facebook, nuestra página es @casusbellipodcast https://www.facebook.com/CasusBelliPodcast Telegram, nuestro canal es @casusbellipodcast https://t.me/casusbellipodcast Y nuestro nuevo chat de aviones es @aviones10 Twitter, como @casusbellipod https://twitter.com/CasusBelliPod Pinterest, como @casusbellipod, https://es.pinterest.com/casusbellipod ¿Queréis contarnos algo? También puedes escribirnos a casus.belli.pod@gmail.com Si te ha gustado, y crees que nos lo merecemos, nos sirve mucho que nos des un like, que es el corazoncito que sale en el episodio en el móvil arriba a la derecha, si nos escuchas desde la app de ivoox, sea android o IOS. La música que acompaña al programa es Freedom Soldiers de Grégoire Lourme, bajo licencia Creative Commons. Muchas gracias por escucharnos, y hasta la próxima. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals
In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Dan Kreigh about his experiences as the lead structural analyst working on SpaceShipOne and his personal interest in designing and building a flying car. Why listen to this podcast: • Building SpaceShipOne was an iterative and incremental project • There are many parallels between the development of SpaceShipOne and an agile software product • Dan’s definition of a flying car is one that you can drive on the freeway and to the store, then drive to an airport and take off and fly to your next destination • There are a number of debates about the best designs for flying cars with multiple different approaches to addressing the challenges • Dan’s approach is to build a flying car which will fit in a home garage using well understood technologies and incremental development More on this: Quick scan our curated show notes on InfoQ https://bit.ly/2KfKpYo You can also subscribe to the InfoQ newsletter to receive weekly updates on the hottest topics from professional software development. bit.ly/24x3IVq Subscribe: www.youtube.com/infoq Like InfoQ on Facebook: bit.ly/2jmlyG8 Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/InfoQ Follow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/infoq Check the landing page on InfoQ: https://bit.ly/2KfKpYo
In this episode, we are joined by XPRIZE-winning engineer and RC guru, Dan Kreigh. We talk about: FMS F-18F Super Hornet, E-flite Maule M-7, A tale of two swap meets, Meet Dan Kreigh, Dan and Burt Rutan, Dan and SpaceShipOne, Dan and Stratolaunch, Dan and the IFO, Dan tries the RC biz again
ENCORE For a half-century, space has been the playground of large, government agencies. While everyone could dream of becoming an astronaut, few could actually do so. Things have changed. We hear how a geeky son of immigrant parents incentivized the ground-breaking launch of SpaceShipOne, and spawned the commercial rocket industry. And while you're waiting for a ticket to ride, why not build your own satellite to keep tabs on the kids or just check out the back forty? A CubeSat could be your next basement project. And the hitherto untold story of how black women mathematicians a half-century ago helped get a man into orbit, and astronauts to the moon. Guests: Margot Lee Shetterly – Author of Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race. Simon “Pete” Worden – Chairman of the Breakthrough Prize Foundation and former Center Director of NASA Ames Research Center Julian Guthrie – Journalist and author of How to Make a Spaceship: A Band of Renegades, an Epic Race, and the Birth of Private Spaceflight Eddie Allison – Head of Aviation Services, Orbital Access Sean League – Cofounder and Spacecraft Engineering Director, SpaceFab.US John Gruener – Planetary Scientist, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston Takanori Shibata – Chief Senior Research Scientist and Professor, National Institute for Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ENCORE For a half-century, space has been the playground of large, government agencies. While everyone could dream of becoming an astronaut, few could actually do so. Things have changed. We hear how a geeky son of immigrant parents incentivized the ground-breaking launch of SpaceShipOne, and spawned the commercial rocket industry. And while you’re waiting for a ticket to ride, why not build your own satellite to keep tabs on the kids or just check out the back forty? A CubeSat could be your next basement project. And the hitherto untold story of how black women mathematicians a half-century ago helped get a man into orbit, and astronauts to the moon. Guests: Margot Lee Shetterly – Author of Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race. Simon “Pete” Worden – Chairman of the Breakthrough Prize Foundation and former Center Director of NASA Ames Research Center Julian Guthrie – Journalist and author of How to Make a Spaceship: A Band of Renegades, an Epic Race, and the Birth of Private Spaceflight Eddie Allison – Head of Aviation Services, Orbital Access Sean League – Cofounder and Spacecraft Engineering Director, SpaceFab.US John Gruener – Planetary Scientist, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston Takanori Shibata – Chief Senior Research Scientist and Professor, National Institute for Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Episode Links: A quick note that I didn't include in the podcast because it wasn't directly related to today's content, Stratolaunch had at one time been planning to use an air-launched variant of a SpaceX developed rocket. SpaceShipOne Information Page (https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/spaceshipone) SpaceShipOne Scaled Composite Information Page (http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/) SpaceShipOne- Launch Video (https://youtu.be/LXNkUNP75-Q) Stratolaunch Website (http://stratolaunch.com/) NASA STS-57 Mission Page (https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-57/mission-sts-57.html)
Episode Links: Definitely check out the videos that are available at the links below. The video of SpaceX landing the Falcon 9 for a second time after successfully launching that rocket is astounding. For a sense of scale, the rocket you see landing is about as tall as a 14 story building. Pretty nuts eh? http://www.spacex.com/news/2013/03/31/reusability-key-making-human-life-multi-planetary http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/aviation/virgins-space-flights-fully-booked-until-2021/news-story/5171757ae21cb9916f59e872a09624cf http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/ https://www.blueorigin.com/#youtuberEdk-XNoZpA
Some better events of 2004 with some pics to come. SpaceShipOne is a suborbital air-launched spaceplane that completed the first manned private spaceflight in 2004. That same year, it won the US$10 million Ansari X Prize and was immediately retired from active service. Itsmother ship was named "White Knight". Both craft were developed and flown by Mojave Aerospace Ventures, which was a joint venture between Paul Allenand Scaled Composites, Burt Rutan's aviation company. Allen provided the funding of approximately US$25 million. 8 Sung-Chih Road, Hsin-Yi DistrictTaipei Taiwan Status: built Construction Dates Began 1998 Finished 2004 Floor Count 101 Basement Floors 5 Floor Area 412,500 m² Building Uses - office - communication - conference - library - observation - restaurant - retail - fitness center Structural Types - highrise - tuned mass damper - pole Architectural Style - pagoda style Materials - glass - steel Heights Value Source / Comments Spire 1667 ft Roof 1470 ft Architect plans Top floor 1437 ft Architect plans 101st floor, Observation deck (inside) Floor 91 1282 ft Architect plans Observation deck (outside) Floor 89 1254 ft Architect plans Observation deck (inside) Floor 86 1213 ft Architect plans Club house Floor 12 207 ft Podium roof (highest point) Floor 6 124 ft Podium main roof Ground level 0 ft Sea level -4 ft Floor b5 -103 ft Queen Mary RMS Queen Mary 2 is a transatlantic ocean liner. She was the first major ocean liner built since Queen Elizabeth 2 in 1969, the vessel she succeeded as flagship of the Cunard Line. The new ship was named Queen Mary 2 by Queen Elizabeth II in 2004 after the firstRMS Queen Mary, completed in 1936. Queen Mary was in turn named after Mary of Teck, consort of King George V. With the retirement ofQueen Elizabeth 2 from active duty in 2008, Queen Mary 2 is the only transatlantic ocean liner in line service between Southampton andNew York, which operates for part of each year. The ship is also used for cruising, including an annual world cruise.[9]
Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen, via his new venture, Stratolaunch Systems, hopes to launch spacecraft from massive airplanes. John Matson reports
Richard Branson has formed Virgin Galactic and is now taking reservations aboard the maiden voyage of SpaceShipOne. Would you spend the estimated $200,000 for a 45-minute trip into space? Neil and Lynne also discuss the mechanics of sex in space. NOTE: All-Access subscribers can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/all-access/would-you-be-a-space-tourist/?_sf_s=would+you+be+a+space+tourist
Prizes are proving themselves as powerful tools to accelerate goal-specific innovation. Diamandis, the founder and chairman of the X Prize Foundation, has built on the success of the $10 million Ansari X Prize that inaugurated private-sector spaceflight in 2004 with Burt Rutan's SpaceShipOne. Currently in play are new prizes for a $10,000 human genome, for a private Moon landing, and for a super-efficient car, with more in the pipeline. But prize contests so far have focussed on near-term goals---spectacular achievements that can be accomplished in a decade or two. What might be prize-worthy hundred-year goals, or thousand-year goals? What goals might a century of focussed effort transform from the clearly impossible to the merely difficult?
From ISDC 2008, George and Tim interview Dan Linehan the author of SpaceShipOne: An Illustrated History. It's an incredible look back of the history of the world's first commercial manned space program.
Here we go with the first Episode of the year - Episode 20. We'll party in New York, see where the candidates stand on the issues, answer viewer email - and take a look at the next few months ahead.
While the recent shuttle launch marks a momentary return for NASA to manned space flight, private enterprise is not far behind. The world altitude record was broken by Burt Rutan and SpaceShipOne, claiming the Ansari X-Prize. On this program, Brian Binnie, the pilot, discussed breaking the world altitude record.
A Special Planetary Radio: SpaceShipOne Wins the X Prize!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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