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Visit my website at http://www.junglejoel.com - NASA #39;s Goddard Space Flight Center has taken delivery of the crucial secondary mirror -one of the most important components of the next-generation Webb Space Telescope. Please rate and comment, thanks! Video Credit NASAFrom:CoconutScienceLabViews:2 4ratingsTime:02:17More inScience Technology

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New Black Hole Discovered! - NASA #39;s X-ray Nova Reveals 2012 Discovery
New Black Hole Discovered! - NASA #39;s X-ray Nova Reveals 2012 Discovery - An X-ray outburst caught by NASA #39;s Swift on Sept. 16, 2012, resulted from a flood of gas plunging toward a previously unknown black hole. Gas flowing from a sun-like star collects into a disk around the black hole. Normally, this gas would steadily spiral inward. But in this system, named Swift J1745-26, the gas collects for decades before suddenly surging inward. - SUBSCRIBE to Bright Enlightenment http://www.youtube.com - JOIN the club: http://www.facebook.com Credit: NASA #39;s Goddard Space Flight CenterFrom:Bright EnlightenmentViews:2 1ratingsTime:02:17More inEducation

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Image Credit & Copyright: Ben Cooper (Launch Photography), Spaceflight Now | Posted: Thursday, November 29, 2012 2:35 pm

What would it be like to fly a space shuttle? Although the last of NASA's space shuttles has now been retired, it is still fun to contemplate sitting at the controls of one of the humanity's most sophisticated machines. Pictured above is the flight deck of Space Shuttle Endeavour, the youngest shuttle and the second to last ever launched. The numerous panels and displays allowed the computer-controlled orbiter to enter the top of Earth's atmosphere at greater than the speed of sound and -- just thirty minutes later -- land on a runway like an airplane. The retired space shuttles are now being sent to museums, with Endeavour being sent to California Space Center in Los Angeles, California, Atlantis to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex on Merritt Island, Florida, and Discovery to the Udvar-Hazy Annex of the National Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, Virginia. Therefore sitting in a shuttle pilot's chair and personally contemplating the thrill of human space flight may actually be in your future.

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Webb Mirrors Arrive at NASA Goddard
James Webb Space Telescope #39;s secondary mirror, along with a primary mirror segment arrived at NASA #39;s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., on Nov. 5, 2012. Credit: NASA #39;s Goddard Space Flight Center Related story: http://www.nasa.govFrom:nvdktubeViews:0 0ratingsTime:02:17More inScience Technology

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My boys piloting a shuttlecraft though turbulence, in a space flight simulation. This was Kids Day in Matamoros, MX.From:Larry RodgersViews:0 0ratingsTime:00:42More inPeople Blogs

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Manned Spacecraft Center : Where Tomorrow Begins - 1970 #39;s NASA Educational Documentary
An overview of NASA #39;s Manned Spacecraft Center, which played a key role during the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo Skylab space flight programs. Note: Comments stating the moon landings were a hoax will be deleted and user blocked.From:wdtvlive42Views:0 5ratingsTime:29:56More inScience Technology

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more at scitech.quickfound.net "The history of America #39;s space program, from Alan Shepard #39;s Mercury flight to Space Shuttle flight STS-26." Excellent US manned spaceflight highlights, with sound, but no distracting narration. 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. en.wikipedia.org The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation #39;s civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research. Since February 2006, NASA #39;s mission statement has been to "pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics research." On September 14, 2011, NASA announced that it had selected the design of a new Space Launch System that it said would take the agency #39;s astronauts farther into space than ever before and provide the cornerstone for future human space exploration efforts by the US NASA was established by the National Aeronautics and Space Act on July 29, 1958, replacing its predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). The agency became operational on October 1, 1958. US space exploration efforts have since been led by NASA, including the Apollo moon-landing missions, the Skylab space station, and later the Space Shuttle ...From:webdev17Views:0 2ratingsTime:12:43More inScience Technology

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Webb Mirrors Arrive at NASA Goddard. James Webb Space Telescope #39;s secondary mirror, along with a primary mirror segment arrived at NASA #39;s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., on Nov. 5, 2012. Credit: NASA #39;s Goddard Space Flight Center.From:okrajoeViews:3 0ratingsTime:02:08More inFilm Animation

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J-2X Power Pack: Back in the Saddle
J-2X: Back in the Saddle. A J-2X power pack assembly burns brightly during a hot fire test Nov. 27 at NASA #39;s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. Engineers pulled the assembly from the test stand in September to install additional instrumentation in the fuel turbopump. The test, which ran for 278 seconds, verified the newly installed strain gauges designed to measure the turbine structural strain when the turbopump is spinning at high speeds that vary between 25000 and 30000 rotations-per-minute. The J-2X engine -- built by Pratt Whitney Rocketdyne of Canoga Park, Calif. -- will power the upper stage of NASA #39;s Space Launch System, managed at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. The new heavy-lift rocket system will launch the Orion spacecraft and enable humans to explore new destinations beyond low Earth orbit. (NASA/SSC).From:okrajoeViews:2 0ratingsTime:05:02More inFilm Animation

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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.From:okrajoeViews:1 0ratingsTime:00:11More inNews Politics

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This video shows how the shape of Mecury is seen from orbit. 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 CenterFrom:knowledgeorbViews:1 0ratingsTime:00:11More inScience Technology

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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Teresa Vanhooser, a native of Johnson City, Tenn., has been appointed deputy director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.

In her new position, Vanhooser will work with Marshall Center Director Patrick Scheuermann to manage one of NASA's largest field installations, with nearly 6,000 on- and near-site civil service and contractor employees -- including those at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans -- and an annual budget of approximately $2.5 billion. Vanhooser will help oversee a broad range of propulsion, scientific and space transportation activities contributing to the nation's space program.

"There is no better candidate than Teresa Vanhooser to help me lead the Marshall Center into NASA's next era of exploration and discovery," Scheuermann said. "Over the course of her career, she has led, managed and supported projects and programs that span the breadth of Marshall's mission: space systems, propulsion systems, flight hardware, science and engineering.

"Teresa remains a tireless champion of the agency's goals and the nation's interests," he added. "I'm extremely proud to call on her to serve Marshall and NASA in this critical post."

Vanhooser previously was manager of the Marshall Center's Flight Programs & Partnerships Office from 2011 to 2012, leading implementation of the center's human exploration projects and tasks; flight mission programs and projects; and external partnerships.

She was appointed in 2000 to the Senior Executive Service, the personnel system that covers most of the top managerial, supervisory and policy positions in the executive branch of the federal government.

From 2007 to 2011, Vanhooser served as deputy manager, acting manager and manager of Ares Projects -- the launch vehicle development effort at Marshall which laid the foundation for development of NASA's Space Launch System, the heavy-lift launch vehicle set to carry human explorers to new destinations beyond Earth orbit.

From 2004 to 2007, she was co-deputy director of the Engineering Directorate at Marshall, overseeing design, testing, evaluation and operation of hardware and software associated with space transportation, spacecraft systems and science instruments and payloads at the center.

Vanhooser was deputy director of the Flight Projects Directorate in 2004. She was responsible for project management, design, development, integration, testing and operations of ground and flight systems for the International Space Station, and oversaw operations of the Chandra X-ray Observatory -- the world's most powerful X-ray telescope.

From 2000 to 2004, she was manager of the Payload Operations and Integration Department, overseeing all space station science research experiment operations, payload training and safety programs for the station crew and ground support personnel.

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The future of America's space program is at a critical point in time; decisions are being made that will affect our ability to successfully maintain our leadership in human space flight, our national security and our capability to successfully compete with the international community in the commercial use of space.

What does the future hold for U.S. human spaceflight? The United States had been the undisputed leader in space exploration for several decades, until recently.

With the completion of its last flight in July of 2011, the space shuttle has been arbitrarily retired. And today, Russia is the only partner in the International Space Station program that is able to transport astronauts and cosmonauts to and from low Earth orbit (LEO).

BIG PIC: Historic Pairing: Shuttle Docked to the ISS

The space shuttle amassed an impressive record of achievement during its lifetime, culminating in the very successful assembly of the space station. It was a very versatile spacecraft that allowed the crews to perform extravehicular activities (EVAs), assemble structures in space, repair satellites and perform spacecraft retrieval missions.

In addition, the shuttle was also a superb research platform, especially when equipped with a Spacelab or Spacehab module. It could carry a cargo of 60,000 pounds (27,000 kilograms) to orbit or return a cargo of equal weight to Earth.

In its place the U.S. is developing Orion, referred to as a Multipurpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV). Orion returns the nation to flying capsules that return to Earth via parachutes using technology from the 1960s. It has no capability to carry cargo, support EVAs, do structural assembly in space, accomplish satellite repair or retrieval missions. It returns to Earth by parachute, landing in the water, as Orion is too heavy to be recovered on land.

The MPCV is supposedly being developed for exploration missions beyond Earth orbit but it provides no protection from space radiation for the crew. The first planned human flight is currently scheduled for 2021. That date is dependent upon the availability of a new Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that is yet to be developed.

Currently, only funds for research, development and risk mitigation have been awarded for SLS, which raises the question of whether or not the launch system will ever be developed at all.

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(Reuters) - Here is a look at the Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine (SABRE) developed by Reaction Engines Ltd over the last 20 years which could power a re-usable space plane.

Sabre will be a new engine class that can operate in both air-breathing and rocket modes.

* Alan Bond, a former British aircraft engineer, began his career with Rolls-Royce's Rocket Division, and went on to design the HOTOL space plane. The HOTOL or "Horizontal Take Off and Landing" project was to be fitted with an air-breathing engine, the RB454, which would extract the air's oxygen to burn. Once the air became too thin, a small supply of Liquid Oxygen would be used to place the craft in orbit. Around 7 tons of cargo could have been orbited for an estimated cost of 5 million pounds, less than for a Space Shuttle launch. The HOTOL study was launched in 1986, but two years later the government refused to fund it further. In 1989 Bond helped form Reaction and designed its new concept craft, Skylon.

* Designing a single stage to orbit propulsion system has been unsuccessful till now, largely due to the weight of the on-board oxidiser including liquid oxygen, needed by conventional rocket engines. A possible solution was to reduce the weight by using oxygen in the atmosphere in the combustion process just like an ordinary jet engine. The saving in weight would enable single stage launch vehicles to be re-usable. Ultra-lightweight heat exchangers are the key enabling components in the engines for Mach 5 cruising speed and aircraft-like access to space.

* This new approach would enable Sabre-powered vehicles to save carrying over 250 tons of on-board oxidant on their way to orbit, and removes the necessity for massive throw-away first stages that are jettisoned.

* Sabre could be the first engine to achieve this goal by operating in two modes: initially in air-breathing mode and then in conventional rocket mode. The rocket engine sucks in atmospheric air as a source of oxygen (as in a typical jet engine) to burn with its liquid hydrogen fuel in the rocket combustion chamber. Secondly in conventional rocket mode - the engine is above the atmosphere and transitions to using on-board liquid oxygen.

* The Skylon space plane only exists on paper. It would use the Sabre engine, could operate without a pilot, and be capable of transporting 15 tonnes of cargo into space. Lapcat is a concept passenger aircraft that could use the Sabre engine to cut flight time from Brussels to Sydney to less than 4 hours.

Sources: Reuters/http://www.reactionengines.co.uk/http://www.britain-in-space.co.uk

(Reporting by David Cutler, London Editorial Reference Unit)

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Kerbal Space Program ep. 1 Learning the Ropes
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:16 4ratingsTime:21:43More inGaming

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Astronaut Neil Armstrong: Short Documentary Film - The Real Right Stuff - NASA Video
Astronaut Neil Armstrong: Short Documentary Film - The Real Right Stuff - NASA Video - Famed Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, was an engineering research test pilot at the NACA High-Speed Flight Station, later the NASA Flight Research Center, at Edwards from 1955 through 1962. This video recalls some of the many contributions he made to aerospace research during his seven-year stint at the center before he was selected for NASA #39;s astronaut corps. (summary from NASA) SUBSCRIBE to Bright Enlightenment: http://www.youtube.com JOIN the club: http://www.facebook.com More about Neil Alden Armstrong: Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 -- August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and the first human to walk on the Moon. He was also an aerospace engineer, naval aviator, test pilot, and university professor. Before becoming an astronaut, Armstrong was an officer in the US Navy and served in the Korean War. After the war, he earned his bachelor #39;s degree at Purdue University and served as a test pilot at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics High-Speed Flight Station, now known as the Dryden Flight Research Center, where he logged over 900 flights. He later completed graduate studies at the University of Southern California. A participant in the US Air Force #39;s Man in Space Soonest and X-20 Dyna-Soar human spaceflight programs, Armstrong joined the NASA Astronaut Corps in 1962. He made his first space flight, as command pilot of Gemini 8, in 1966, becoming ...From:Bright EnlightenmentViews:5 1ratingsTime:04:41More inEducation

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SLS and Orion Spacecraft Adapter First Circumferential Weld
First Circumferential Weld. Engineers at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., conduct their first circumferential weld of the "pathfinder #39; version of the adapter design for SLS and Orion. (NASA/MSFC). NASA Video.From:okrajoeViews:0 0ratingsTime:01:49More inScience Technology

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