Space-Station Earth Fly By (S.S.E. Conceptual Space Elevator to Cities In Geostationary Orbit) – Video

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Space-Station Earth Fly By (S.S.E. Conceptual Space Elevator to Cities In Geostationary Orbit)
This is a render done in Blender of a ring of cities (or space stations...) around the earth that are suspended in geostationary orbits above the equator. th...

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HSF – International Space Station – NASA

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Space station updates have moved.

Please go to the Space Station page on the NASA Web for continuing international space station coverage.

Space travelers living on Mars for extended periods will need to grow plants, which provide food and generate oxygen. But the decreased gravity and low atmospheric pressure environment will stress the plants and make them hard to grow.

Greenhouses in the Station's Destiny Laboratory and in the Zvezda Service Module grow plants in a controlled environment. Station crews tend the plants, photograph them and harvest samples for return to Earth. Researchers can use the resulting data to develop new techniques for successfully growing plants in space.

NASA is also concerned about health hazards posed by space radiation. A spacecraft bound for Mars will be exposed to substantial amounts of radiation, and it will have to protect the humans inside from exposure.

On the station, sensors inside the crew areas monitor radiation levels. NASA scientists, who have maintained radiation data since the beginning of human space flight, continue to learn about the dangers it poses. Researchers use the station to test materials that could be used for Mars-bound spacecraft.

Will it ever be safe for humans to live on Mars? Researchers are learning more every day, thanks to the results of ISS experiments.

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Kearns Named Deputy Director of Space Flight Systems at NASA Glenn

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Joel Kearns has been named deputy director of the Space Flight Systems Directorate at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, effective Dec. 30.

In his new position, Kearns has management oversight of crosscutting functions and, as assigned by the Director of Space Flight Systems, authority in project planning and activities that produce the best results in terms of quality, efficiency, economy and timeliness. He will also have authority of the overall management of a variety of current and future programs and projects spanning all NASA space mission directorates.

"Joel brings a wealth of experience and expertise to this position," said Center Director Jim Free. "With his varied background, he is well-positioned to tackle the wide range of challenges involved in managing our Space Flight Systems portfolio."

Kearns began his NASA career at NASA Headquarters in Washington in 1988 and served in various project management roles at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. from 1995 to 1999 and Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. from 2005 to 2006.

His most recent position was Vice President and Director of Solar Wafer Research and Development at SunEdison (formerly MEMC Electronic Materials), St. Peters, Mo.

From 1999 to 2005, he was vice president for Engineering and Technology at SUMCO U.S.A., Salem, Ore., the world's second largest manufacturer of silicon wafers for microelectronics.

From 2006 to 2010, Kearns managed Space Shuttle Transition and Retirement at NASA Headquarters in the Space Operations Mission Directorate.

Mr. Kearns earned his bachelor's and Master of Science degrees in mechanical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He continues to work on his doctorate in materials science and engineering at the same school.

He has received numerous awards including the Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Senior Executive. Kearns also holds four patents on crystal growth technology.

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Seastead – Seasteading

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A seastead is a structure which is safe to live on in international waters. The goal is to enable dynamic geography where people can pick which legal system they are in without having to box up their stuff and change houses. Since the focus is on living on the water, not getting anywhere quickly or carrying heavy cargo, a seastead design can sacrifice speed through the water and cargo capacity to achieve lower costs per square foot and greater stability than a boat/yacht/ship of similar price. The goal of seasteading is to make a community of people living on affordable seasteads.

There are several different lines of thinking about what seasteads should look like and the best strategies to get them built. The table below shows the main visions for what we should be working on to advance seasteading.

Note that the above approaches are not mutually exclusive, except in the sense that if you spend your time and money on one you don't have it to spend on another.

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Redheads: Myths, Legends, and Famous Red Hair

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"Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead." - Lucille Ball

"If you want trouble... find yourself a redhead." - Unknown

"You'd find it easier to be bad than good if you had red hair," said Anne reproachfully. "People who haven't red hair don't know what trouble is."- Anne to Marilla in Anne of Green Gables

"Blondes are noticed but redheads are never forgotten." - Unknown

"Please just call me red-headed and forgive me." - Anne to Gilbert in Anne's House of Dreams

"Nobody who has known a redhead can say that redheads are tame. Even shy redheads have a burning spark of adventure inside them. Opinionated, hotheaded, logical, loyal, friendly, reserved, whatever the redheads' personality, you can bet they'll have SCADS of it!" - Review of The Redhead Encyclopedia

"I do believe my redheadedness plays a huge part in who I am. If I were a blonde or brunette, I would be an entirely different person." - Unknown

"We redheads are a minority, we tend to notice each other - you know, and notice our identity." - Juliann Moore, actress

"All throughout history, from Reuben to Robbins, redheads have been recognized as a rare breed. Blondes may have more fun, brunettes may be brainier, but when it comes down to raw energy, creativity, and personality ... you just can't beat a redhead well, you can, but beware ... she'll probably beat you back!" - Redheads Unlimited

"While the rest of the species is descended from apes, redheads are descended from cats." - Mark Twain

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Brie Larson: ‘The Spectacular Now’ Portrayed High School in a Real Way

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Brie Larson looks radiant in red as she heads home after a night out at the Chateau Marmont on Sunday night (January 12) in West Hollywood, Calif.

The 24-year-old actress recently opened up about the genuine portrayal of a high school experience in her film The Spectacular Now.

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It was definitely a conversation between James [Ponsoldt] and Shailene [Woodley] and Miles [Teller] and myself, she told Parade. Even little things like having the conversations about how none of us were really going to exercise and how we would just eat what we want. I just felt like we all kind of fell into and embraced the idea of getting a little dirty, in a way. I started thinking about it after I read the script. I had never seen a movie about high school that felt like what high school felt like to me. Its usually either an extreme or terrifying interpretation of it or its a John Hughes movie. I still feel like The Spectacular Now is the closest that Ive seen to that.

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