Always On - The future of space travel
cnet.com Molly Wood visits Cape Canaveral, Fla., where SpaceX was gearing up for its first mission to the International Space Station. She witnesses her first rocket launch and looks at the future of space exploration.From:CNETTVViews:1025 59ratingsTime:04:21More inShows
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Kerbal Space Program: IKSC - Eva #39;in it up
Just messing around in Eva around my new space station that I call IKSC (no idea, just sounded cool) Kerbal Space Program: kerbalspaceprogram.comFrom:Rob321LaunchViews:1 0ratingsTime:02:30More inGaming
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KSP 0.18.1 Space Station Quick Visit
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NASA's International Space Station will be visible in the skies over the New Orleans metropolitan area for a few minutes the next few nights, starting Tuesday night. On Tuesday, the space station will be visible for four minutes, starting at...
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SpaceX, founded by Elon Musk, regularly delivers payloads to the International Space Station.
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There are three prime opportunities to see the International Space Station fly over Baltimore over the next week. For those who saw its last pass-over in October, the show should be just as spectacular.
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Three prime opportunities to view International Space Station ahead
Astronaut Chris Hadfield is putting a Canadian stamp on his upcoming mission to the international space station, packing some iconic maple syrup, recording a song on board with a Canuck musician, and snapping photos from space of Sarnia, Ont., and other parts of the country close to his heart.
He also hopes to arrange for one night when all residents in Sarnia, where he was born, will turn on their lights,so the Canadian astronaut can see it from high above.
"It will be really nice to know that people in Sarnia are leaving the lights on for me," he said. "That people are thinking of me, and I can, just with my own eyes, see evidence of my friends on Earth," Hadfield said during a telephone news conference Tuesday.
The 53-year-old trailblazer is currently in quarantine at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan preparing to make history. On Dec. 19, he is scheduled to blast off in a Soyuz capsule bound for the International Space Station, where he will take over as its first Canadian commander in March.
Now in the final days after years of preparation, Hadfield says he is taking refresher classes, exercising daily, getting rest, and preparing mentally for the mission.
As part of the preparations, Hadfield and his fellow crew members put a call out to Canada for suggestions on Canadian foods they could take on board.
The astronauts are allowed to bring a selection of so-called "bonus foods" beyond the regular menu, provided they have a long shelf life and are appropriate for space travel, he said.
Out of hundreds of suggestions, they chose about a dozen foods, including jerky with cranberries from northern Saskatchewan, chocolate from B.C., a bar with East Coast blueberries produced in Toronto, and, naturally, maple syrup, said Hadfield.
"We found something iconically Canadian, but also with a space twist," he said. "We found a really good quality maple syrup, and it comes in tubes When you're eating food on a repetitive cycle, to be able to grab a big tube from Canada and squirt something so sweet and flavourful on top will be really nice."
He is also taking special mementoes into space for his family, including specially made wedding rings for his wife, a watch for his daughter, and a tie tack and pins with the mission logo for his sons, he said.
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NASA Typically satellites launch from Earth, requiring dedicated launch vehicles to propel them into the proper orbit. The cost for this launch scenario could be reduced considerably if there was another way to get the satellites into their optimal orbit. The Japan Aerospace and Exploration Agency ( JAXA ) found a way to cut the costs of this activity by designing a small satellite launcher ...
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Doll-like robot that can speak Japanese, recognize faces and perform simple tasks will join next crew of ISS
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When Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata arrives in space in 2013 to take command of the International Space Station, he'll have a little robotic helper ready to assist him.
A consortium of companies is constructing two doll-like robots that speak Japanese, recognize faces and perform simple experiment tasks. One will fly to the space station next year, while the other will stay on the ground as a backup.
The humanoid robot will live in the station's Japanese Kibo module. It doesn't even have a name yet, but the public is being asked for suggestions on a Japanese website.
Even at this early stage, lead designer Tomotaka Takahashi said the concept of a humanoid robot in space is capturing the participating companies' imagination. [Photos: Robonaut 2, Robot Butler for Astronauts]
"Only a few people use [iPhone voice recognition software] Siri in Japan because we are uncomfortable to talk to square gadgets. But we sometimes talk to our pets, even if they're a turtle or a fish," said Takahashi, a University of Tokyo researcher who founded the humanoid robot company Robo Garage.
"We talk to these animals because we can feel some kind of life to them that we cannot with the iPhone," Takahashi added. "So what we are doing for the Kibo robot is to encourage people to be willing to communicate with such things."
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When completed in February, the robot will be about 13 inches (34 centimeters) tall and weigh 2.2 pounds (1 kilogram), making it easy to ship up to the station in the summer.
The delivery spacecraft hasn't been chosen yet, but Takahashi suspected it will be an unmanned Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Kounotori HTV. The robot will return to Earth at a yet-to-be-determined time.
The robot will do simulated, simple experiments with Wakata that could involve tasks such as mixing liquids, Takahashi said. The robot can also send information to scientists back on Earth.
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Doll-Like Robot Will Keep Astronauts Company on Space Station
When Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata arrives in space in 2013 to take command of the International Space Station, he'll have a little robotic helper ready to assist him.
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Kerbal Space Program Ep. 1 - Destination Orbit!
Welcome to the wonderful worlds of Kerbal Space Program! I #39;ll be your guide on wondrous adventures through the Kerbol system. And hopefully I won #39;t get anyone killed! Kerbal Space Program, for those unaware, is a game all about space flight (and some air flight). You build rockets and send them places. Sometimes they explode, though I try to avoid that. In today #39;s episode, I get Jebidiah Kerman into space!From:DrIzixsViews:2 0ratingsTime:19:15More inGaming
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Space Science - The Future of Spaceflight K4600DVD
To order a copy of this video, please visit tmwmedia.com The role of getting people, satellites and other instruments into space is falling to private companies, especially with the retirement of NASA #39;s space shuttle fleet in 2011. Reaching an altitude of 100 kilometers is required to be considered spaceflight. There have been just over 500 people that have reached this mark and only 24 have traveled beyond low Earth orbit. It is projected that within ten years, the number of people who will have flown into space will increase by about 600 percent due to the increasing market of sub-orbital spaceflight and the possibility of private citizens utilizing space flight. This program explains sub-orbital and orbital spaceflight and the requirements for vehicles to complete these journeys. With a behind the scenes look at many of the private companies involved in taking on the tasks to travel to low Earth orbit and beyond, this program uncovers some of the technology used to accomplish these goals.From:TMWMediaViews:0 0ratingsTime:03:13More inEducation
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henaac 2012 awards show Winner Monsi Roman NASA - part 20
AWARD: Outstanding Technical Achievement - Government. WINNER: Monserrate C. Roman, Chief Microbiologist, Environmental Control and Life Support Systems, NASA - Marshall Space Flight Center. PRESENTER: Robin Henderson, Associate Director, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.From:gmiSTEMViews:6 0ratingsTime:04:05More inScience Technology
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The Dragon spacecraft first reached the International Space Station in 2012.
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SpaceX's Dragon: First Private Spacecraft to Reach Space Station
The mysterious US military space plane X-37B launches in Florida for the third unmanned flight in a secretive test programme.
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The military's small, top-secret version of the space shuttle rocketed into orbit Tuesday for a repeat mystery mission, two years after making the first flight of its kind.
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An Atlas V rocket carrying the unmanned craft, which looks like a miniature space shuttle, has the green light for a planned liftoff Tuesday. Just don't ask what it's up to.
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Dark Knight Rises star Anne Hathaway turns heads at Les Miserables premiere.
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Les Miserables New York Premiere: Anne Hathaway Stuns in Black at Red Carpet [PHOTOS]