We all know that pictures are worth a thousand words, but does that maxim also apply to the world of astronomy? A team based at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Mass., has been trying to find out the answer with a years-long review of the lure of cosmic photos. The project, known as “Aesthetics & Astronomy,” consists of astronomy outreach coordinators, science writers and astrophysicists, as well as education professors who specialize in aesthetics Continue reading
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Assignment: Outerspace (1960) – B Movie – Video
Assignment: Outerspace (1960) – B Movie Space Men is a 1960 science fiction film starring Rik Van Nutter and directed by Antonio Margheriti. It follows an assignment by Interplanetary News reporter Ray Peterson aboard a space station in the 21st century.From:vintagemoviearchiveViews:0 0ratingsTime:01:12:44More inEntertainment Continue reading
1971 NASA Highlights: Aeronautics and Space Report 1971 Mariner 9, YF-12, Apollo 14
1971 NASA Highlights: Aeronautics and Space Report 1971 Mariner 9, YF-12, Apollo 14 15, Skylab… more at scitech.quickfound.net “Includes Mariner orbit of Mars, Interplanetary Monitoring Platform, Orbiting Solar Observatory, small scientific satellite, sounding rockets, Stratoscope 11, earth resources, aeronautics, jet noise abatement, airport runway safety, Apollo 14 and 15, and Skylab.” Public domain film from NASA, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and mild video noise reduction applied. The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization. Continue reading
Orbiter 2010 – Learn With Me #3 (Part 3) – Trans Jovian Injection Burn – Video
Orbiter 2010 – Learn With Me #3 (Part 3) – Trans Jovian Injection Burn Series Playlist: www.youtube.com The completed version of this Phobos base by dgatsoulis can be downloaded here: orbithangar.com You can visit dgatsoulis's youtube channel here: www.youtube.com Add-on MFD's that I tend to use the most: AeroBrakeMFD: orbithangar.com BaseSyncMFD: koti.mbnet.fi (scroll to the bottom of the page) Burn Time Calculator: orbithangar.com Launch MFD: orbithangar.com Glideslope MFD: orbithangar.com Other Add-on MFD's that I don't use often, but I like them for their specific purpose: Attitude MFD: orbithangar.com Interplanetary MFD 5.5: koti.mbnet.fi Rendezvous MFD: orbithangar.com LunarTransferMFD: koti.mbnet.fi Note, the version of TransX that comes bundled with Orbiter 2010 has a known bug that causes it to draw the graphics improperly. (The graphic appears as a solid white circle.) You can read about the problem here: www.orbiter-forum.com To work around this bug, I am using TransX 3.13.1.2, which I downloaded from here: orbiter.quorg.org Orbiter is a free space simulator by Martin Schweiger. Visit the main Orbiter website here: orbit.medphys.ucl.ac.uk Download Orbiter here orbitersimulator.com XR2 Ravenstar / XR5 Vanguard by Doug Beachy www.alteaaerospace.com D3D9Client is a Graphics Client addon for Orbiter space flight simulator It provides basically the same features as the build-in engine of the Orbiter using DirectX 9 interface. Continue reading
Orbiter 2010 – How to install add-ons – Video
Orbiter 2010 – How to install add-ons I'm not sure how useful this video will be, but I gave it a shot. Orbiter is a free space simulator by Martin Schweiger. Visit the main Orbiter website here: orbit.medphys.ucl.ac.uk Download Orbiter here orbitersimulator.com Orbit Hangar: www.OrbitHangar.com Dan Steph's Orbiter page orbiter.dansteph.com XR2 Ravenstar XR5 Vanguard by Doug Beachy www.alteaaerospace.com 7-zip www.7-zip.org Add-on MFD's that I tend to use the most AeroBrakeMFD: orbithangar.com BaseSyncMFD: koti.mbnet.fi (scroll to the bottom of the page) Burn Time Calculator: orbithangar.com Launch MFD: orbithangar.com Glideslope MFD: orbithangar.com Other Add-on MFD's that I don't use often, but I like them for their specific purpose: Attitude MFD: orbithangar.com Interplanetary MFD 5.5: koti.mbnet.fi Rendezvous MFD: orbithangar.com LunarTransferMFD: koti.mbnet.fi Note, the version of TransX that comes bundled with Orbiter 2010 has a known bug that causes it to draw the graphics improperly Continue reading
NASA Uses Interplanetary Internet to Control Robot on Earth – Video
NASA Uses Interplanetary Internet to Control Robot on Earth Astronauts aboard the International Space Station successfully controlled a Lego robot in Germany using an “interplanetary internet.”From:NewsyScienceViews:44 6ratingsTime:01:21More inNews Politics Continue reading
NASA's Planetary Science Program Endangered by Budget Cuts
Image: Scott Brundage Last year, after a lengthy, circuitous journey through the solar system, a NASA probe known as MESSENGER entered into orbit around Mercury. No spacecraft had visited the innermost planet in more than three decades, and none has paid an extended visit. With MESSENGER’s arrival, NASA and its international counterparts now have spacecraft stationed at Mercury, Venus, Mars and Saturnnot to mention Earth and the moon. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center Delivers Flight Hardware For NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission
PALO ALTO, Calif., June 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –Engineers and scientists at the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] Space Systems Advanced Technology Center (ATC) have completed delivery of key hardware subsystems for NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale mission (MMS). The delivery comprised four flight subsystems and one flight spare unit. The prime contractor Southwest Research Institute (SWRI) partnered with Lockheed Martin to develop and build the Hot Plasma Composition Analyzer (HPCA) as part of the MMS instrument suite. Continue reading
NASA Wanted Astronauts to View Venus Up-Close
In a little over a week, were all going to be looking skyward and focusing our sights (safely) on Venus as it crosses the disk of the sun. It’s going to be a fantastic view, especially since most of us only ever see Venus as a tiny dot of light in the sky Continue reading