When astronaut Scott Kelly told his nine-year-old daughter he was going to spend a full year aboard the International Space Station, she exclaimed "awesome!"

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A Visit to The Downey Space Plant, Birthplace of the Space Shuttle (1929-2012)
On November 29, 2012, Richard Schave of Esotouric visited Jerry Blackburn, President of the Aerospace Legacy Foundation, to talk about the fascinating history of space flight research in Downey, and the heartbreaking view just out Jerry #39;s window of the ongoing demolition of the buildings in which the Apollo Mission and Space Shuttle were developed. This September, the Space Shuttle Endeavor flew over Downey to honor the work done on this site. By the end of 2012, there will be an empty lot where space history was made. The city of Downey and the project developers are in discussions with Walmart to bring a superstore to the site. For more on the Downey Space Plant and Jerry #39;s educational and archival work, visit http://www.aerospacelegacyfoundation.com For more on Esotouric #39;s tours into the secret heart of Los Angeles, visit httpFrom:esotouricViews:67 0ratingsTime:21:11More inTravel Events

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Running To The Hills In Preparation For 2012 Armageddon
Running To The Hills In Preparation For 2012 Armageddon The Doomsday clock to December 21, 2012 has begun, and some are already taking action in hopes they #39;ll be able to avoid Armageddon: Armageddon-fearing pilgrims were flocking to a village deep in the southern French hills after a countdown was started to the end of the world. Followers of the Mayan calendar believe the mountain in the Corbieres hills overlooking the village of Bugarach, east of the Pyrenees, was endorsed by aliens as a safe place to survive the demise of civilization. Images By: (Mac Slavo - http://www.SHTFplan.com) and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Source: Author: Mac Slavo http://www.SHTFplan.com Please subscribe, comment and share and get the message out, peace.From:MrKeyOfKnowledgeViews:813 3ratingsTime:03:58More inEducation

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Management Lessons of the Moon Program (Andrew Chaikin)
Andrew Chaikin, space author and historian, discussed the role of project management during Apollo during the Organizational Silence event at Goddard Space Flight Center on July 31, 2012. 0:33 Ed Rogers Introduction 2:32 Andrew Chaikin Read More: http://www.nasa.gov Learn More about Goddard OCKO: http://www.nasa.govFrom:NASAappelViews:73 1ratingsTime:01:04:46More inScience Technology

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Opening Remarks (Ed Hoffman, Chris Scolese)
Ed Hoffman, NASA Chief Knowledge Officer and Director of the Academy of Program/Project Engineering Leadership, and Chris Scolese, Goddard Space Flight Center, introduce Goddard Organizational Silence event. There are different forms of silence. Goddard Space Flight Center Director Chris Scolese recalled that when he first became a manager, "They took my #39;engineer #39; card away." Things changed. "It #39;s another form of silence," he said. "People don #39;t talk to you the same way they used to." Intimidation and other dynamics also come into play. "How do we get around that?" He said that it was important for forums like the Organizational Silence event at Goddard to discuss the issue and maintain awareness of the agency-wide dissenting opinion process. "If there are things that we do well, let #39;s talk about them," said Hoffman, NASA Chief Knowledge Officer and Director of the Academy of Program/Project Engineering Leadership. "If there are things that we need to do better, let #39;s talk about them." 0:34 Ed Hoffman 3:42 Chris Scolese Read More: http://www.nasa.gov Learn More about Goddard OCKO: http://www.nasa.govFrom:NASAappelViews:11 0ratingsTime:12:31More inScience Technology

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Curiosity Shakes, Bakes, and Tastes Mars with SAM
NASA #39;s Curiosity rover analyzed its first solid sample of Mars with a variety of instruments, including the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument suite. Developed at NASA #39;s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., SAM is a portable chemistry lab tucked inside the Curiosity rover. SAM examines the chemistry of samples it ingests, checking particularly for chemistry relevant to whether an environment can support or could have supported life.From:nvdktubeViews:2 1ratingsTime:02:21More inScience Technology

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NASA | 2012 and the Future of Fire
The US fire season in 2012 was by some measures a record-breaking season. NASA scientist Doug Morton discusses the links between climate and wildfires and the likelihood of seeing more extreme fire events in the future. Learn more at: http://www.nasa.gov This video is public domain and can be downloaded. To see a video of the active fires across the United States in 2012: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov Like our videos? Subscribe to NASA #39;s Goddard Shorts HD podcast: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov Or find NASA Goddard Space Flight Center on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com Or find us on Twitter: twitter.comFrom:NASAexplorerViews:1370 52ratingsTime:02:26More inScience Technology

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Curiosity Finds Organic Compounds in Martian Soil
The Mars Curiosity rover analyzed Martian soil from the planet #39;s Gale crater and found that it contained organic compounds like water and sulfur, possible building blocks for life. But they have "no definitive detection of Martian organics," said Paul Mahaffy of NASA #39;s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., during Monday #39;s announcement.From:PBSNewsHourViews:1700 2ratingsTime:01:08:55More inScience Technology

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Mars Rover Curiosity Finds Traces Of Carbon On Surface Of Red Planet
Mars Rover Curiosity Finds Traces Of Carbon On Surface Of Red Planet Mars Rover Curiosity Finds Traces Of Carbon On Surface Of Red Planet Nasa #39;s Mars rover Curiosity, dispatched to look for the chemical ingredients and environments for microbial life, has found hints of carbon, though whether this building block for life on Earth has played a similar role on Mars is unknown, scientists said on Monday. "Just finding carbon somewhere doesn #39;t mean that it has anything to do with life, or the finding of a habitable environment," lead scientist John Grotzinger, with the California Institute of Technology, told reporters at the American Geophysical Union conference in San Francisco. "If you have organic carbon and you don #39;t have any water, you don #39;t have a habitable environment," he said. Even with carbon and water, life needs other chemicals, such as sulfur, oxygen, phosphorous and nitrogen, to form and evolve. "It #39;s not unexpected that this sand pile would not be rich in organics. It #39;s been exposed to the harsh Martian environment," added planetary scientist Paul Mahaffy, with Nasa #39;s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. "It #39;s really going to be an exciting hunt over the course of this mission to find early environments that might be protected from this surface Mars environment and see what we can add to the carbon story," Mahaffy said. The rover, which in August touched down on the floor of a 93-mile wide (150-km) impact crater near the Martian equator, has ...From:hi5ViralNewsViews:0 0ratingsTime:02:09More inEntertainment

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NASA | Death-Defying Comets Explore the Sun #39;s Atmosphere
To observe how winds move high in Earth #39;s atmosphere, scientists sometimes release clouds of barium as tracers to track how the material corkscrews and sweeps around #65533; but scientists have no similar technique to study the turbulent atmosphere of the sun. So researchers were excited in December 2011, when Comet Lovejoy swept right through the sun #39;s corona with its long tail streaming behind it. NASA #39;s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captured images of the comet, showing how its long tail was buffeted by systems around the sun, offering scientists a unique way of observing movement as if they #39;d orchestrated the experiment themselves. Since comet tails have ionized gases, they are also affected by the sun #39;s magnetic field, and can act as tracers of the complex magnetic system higher up in the atmosphere. Comets can also aid in the study of coronal mass ejections and the solar wind. This video is public domain and can be downloaded at: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov Like our videos? Subscribe to NASA #39;s Goddard Shorts HD podcast: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov Or find NASA Goddard Space Flight Center on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com Or find us on Twitter: twitter.comFrom:NASAexplorerViews:3484 260ratingsTime:03:35More inScience Technology

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A Full Day at Mercury #39;s North Pole
This animation depicts the illumination of the topography near Prokofiev crater, showing the small proportion of sunlight that reaches Prokofiev #39;s floor and rim. The north-facing portions of the rim and interior remain in perpetual shadow, as do those of numerous other craters. The movie simulates approximately one Mercury solar day (176 Earth days) and uses the digital terrain model derived from MLA measurements. Contrast has been enhanced for best viewing. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington Via messenger.jhuapl.eduFrom:JMajorLITDViews:1 0ratingsTime:00:16More inScience Technology

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The Global Water Cycle - using data from NASA/Goddard Space Flight Visualization Centre
I made this video using videos from NASA/Goddard (svs.gsfc.nasa.gov and combined them to show all three facets of the water cycle in one animation: evaporation, vapor transport, and precipitation. The original videos I found are at http://www.youtube.com - evaporation http://www.youtube.com - water vapor http://www.youtube.com - precipitation I can do no better than quote the original uploader, djxatlanta (www.youtube.com for the description: The three animations of atmospheric phenomena were created using data from the GEOS-5 atmospheric model on the cubed-sphere, run at 14-km global resolution for 25-days. Variables animated here include hourly evaporation, water vapor and precipitation. I turned the animations into loops by dissolving the ends to the beginnings and overlaid all three using blue for evaporation, magenta for water vapor, and yellow for precipitation. Try watching one location, or following a current or eddy to discover patterns in the flow. Disclaimer: I am not associated with NASA or the scientists who created the atmosphere models or the data. They #39;re not to blame!From:49andrewViews:8 0ratingsTime:02:56More inEducation

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Gemini Status Report 1964
The unmanned Gemini I launch in early 1964 and concludes with the recovery of the Gemini II space capsule following the early January 1965 launch. Explains the purposes behind the Gemini Program in testing the various systems and sub-systems necessary to manned space flight. Explains the intricacies of the various systems, their purposes and functions.Courtesy Nasaimages.orgFrom:Bel99TVViews:6 0ratingsTime:33:25More inEducation

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The Age of Uncertainty: Improving Your Journalism Career Prospects In This Economy -- Promo
This promotional video is of Common Sense Entertainment #39;s journalism panel, networking and career-building event--THE AGE OF UNCERTAINTY: IMPROVING YOUR JOURNALISM CAREER PROSPECTS IN THIS ECONOMY--that we created and hosted at Knight Hall, the home of the University of Maryland #39;s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, on October 16, 2012. This alumni panel--which was held less than a week prior to the journalism school #39;s annual Career Fair--was led by Common Sense Entertainment Vice President Eugene Obah, and comprised of Brian Kapur (Sports Editor, Northwest Current and Reporter, DCSportsFan.com), Caleb Calhoun (Reporter, Herald-Mail), Laura Betz (Writer, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) and Esther French (Local Editor, Wheaton Patch), who provided students at Maryland and across the DC region advice and critical insight into the realities of entering the journalism industry after college. The full version of this panel is set to be released in mid-December. ______ Like us on Facebook: Facebook.com/CommonSenseEntertainment Follow us on Twitter: Twitter.com/commonsense_ent (C) 2012 Common Sense Entertainment, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDFrom:CSEVideoProductionsViews:6 0ratingsTime:01:15More inEducation

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Mercury: New Evidence for Water Ice at Mercury #39;s Poles http://WWW.GOODNEWS.WS
goodnews.ws Animation of Mercury #39;s and Earth #39;s revolution around the Sun. - MESSENGER image of Mercury with three visible colors mapped to 1000 nm, 700 nm, and 430 nm wavelengths. - Time-Lapsed Animation of a Mercury Day: Parts of Prokofiev crater (center) and Kandinsky crater (upper left side of Prokofiev) stay in darkness, making it possible for ice to persist on the surface. This time-lapsed animation represents nearly a full Mercury day. The illumination is derived from information provided by the Mercury Laser Altimeter. - MESSENGER Laser Altimeter: MESSENGER #39;s Mercury Laser Altimeter sends out laser pulses that hit the ground and return to the instrument. The amount of light that returns for each pulse gives the reflectance at that point on the surface. The amount of time it takes the pulse to make its trip indicates how far away that point on the surface is, allowing the topography to be mapped. Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center. Mercury: New Evidence for Water Ice at Mercury #39;s Poles http://WWW.GOODNEWS.WS goodnews.wsFrom:newssciencenewsViews:41 2ratingsTime:01:14More inScience Technology

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Springboard to Space - Atlas Booster Rocket Development - Air Force Systems
The Arnold Engineering Development Centre is part of Air Force Systems Command. Atlas booster rocket shown putting astronaut into orbit and then splash landing return. A network of wind tunnels shown, high altitude rocket tests in there to assess space and orbit conditions, flight simulations and data collection to assist in safety of space flight. US Airforce documentary 1965.From:Bel99TVViews:1 0ratingsTime:14:48More inEducation

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Kerbal Space Program ep. 2 Orbeting
Hey everybody this is the game that came in second for the 3 games contest. It is a space flight/running an company simulator, game, thing. It is more to the game side then most simulators and I think it is blast. So I hope you enjoy the show as we explore the vast reaches of the Kerban space. Kerbal Space Program Website kerbalspaceprogram.comFrom:zez4eva4Views:9 2ratingsTime:26:43More inGaming

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TDRS Tracking and Data Relay Satellite Video Clip c1990 NASA
more at scitech.quickfound.net "This video, without sound, presents Tracking and Data Relay Satellite and Goddard Space Flight Center involvement." Shows TDRS preflight, launch, deployment, and unfolding animation. Public domain film from NASA, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and mild video noise reduction applied. en.wikipedia.org A Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) is a type of communications satellite that forms part of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) used by NASA and other United States government agencies for communications to and from independent "User Platforms" such as satellites, balloons, aircraft, and the International Space Station. This system was designed to replace a pre-existing worldwide network of ground stations that had supported all of NASA #39;s manned flight missions and unmanned satellites in low-Earth orbits. The primary system design goal was to increase the amount of time that these spacecraft were in communication with the ground and improve the amount of data that could be transferred. These TDRSS satellites are all designed and built to be launched to and function in geosynchronous orbit, 22300 miles above the surface of the Earth. The first seven TDRSS satellites were built by the TRW corporation. The three later versions have been manufactured by the Boeing corporation #39;s Satellite Systems division. Ten satellites have been launched; however, one was destroyed in a launch ...From:webdev17Views:15 2ratingsTime:01:02More inScience Technology

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Beyond 2012 - Google+ Hangout - NASA
Beyond 2012 - Google+ Hangout - NASA Like or Follow at ... http://www.facebook.com http://www.twitter.com #mothershouldi Originally Streamed Live On Nov. 28, 2012 Originally Uploaded At youtu.be By http://www.youtube.com Stories about the fictional planet Nibiru and predictions of the end of the world in December 2012 have blossomed on the Internet. Contrary to some of the common beliefs out there, Dec. 21, 2012 won #39;t be the end of the world as we know, however, it will be another winter solstice. Social media users joined NASA and other scientists for a lively discussion at 2:00 pm EST on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 to discuss the 2012 rumors propagated across the internet. We had a great panel of experts on hand including: - David Morrison, astrobiologist from NASA #39;s Ames Research Center - Don Yeomans, asteroid scientist from NASA #39;s Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Mitzi Adams, solar/archaeoastronomer from NASA #39;s Marshall Space Flight Center - Lika Guhathakurta, heliophysicist from NASA Headquarters - Paul Hertz, astrophysicist from NASA Headquarters - Andrew Fraknoi, science educator from Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, Calif. Find out more about these rumors at http://www.nasa.gov This video uses copyrighted material in a manner that does not require approval of the copyright holder. It is a fair use under copyright law.Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship ...From:MotherShouldI3Views:0 0ratingsTime:52:52More inEducation

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Infinite Zoom: Space flight with music by Mark Steven Cook
Infinite Zoom: Space flight with music "Porcelain" by Mark Steven Cook. Zip through space and dimensions via the eye of a dog. Enjoy! Music from FreePlayMusic dot com.From:UncleVinnysViews:2 1ratingsTime:03:12More inMusic

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