SCIENCE & SPIRITUALITY, DR J P AGARWAL, MANAV DHARAM SANDESH, TALK SHOW EPISODE-3(II) – Video

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Talk Show, Episode 3 Part II, live webcast by Golivewithus.com on 28th December 2014. at 10.30 AM to 11.30 AM. Dr. J P Agarwal answering questions related to Science and Spirituality in Hindi,...

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CDI to host conversation, raise awareness on religion and spirituality

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This week, the Center for Diversity and Inclusion is hosting Cultural Conversations: Religion and Spirituality, an intercultural dialogue about the distinctions between and intersections of religion and spirituality as a part of the AD Bruce Religion Centers 50th anniversary.

The conversation will befrom 12 to 1 p.m. onTuesday in the Student Center South, Room B12. Students of all backgrounds are encouraged to participate in the dialogue.

Not many universities have Religion Centers, and we are in a unique position to not only have one but also to have this conversation that explores this aspect of diversity, said CDI director Niya Blair.

The conversation, which will be led by student panelists, will focus on sharing personal definitions and interpretations of religion and spirituality. Individuals are encouraged to add to the dialogue by sharing how they connect with various identities. CDI is hoping that through theconversation, students will understanding while valuing diversity in all areas of life is so important to the university.

The Center for Diversity and Inclusion acknowledges religion and spirituality as important aspects of diversity, Blair said. We have a highly diverse campus and its important for usas a Centerto make sure voices from all aspects are heard, understood and valued.

It is important to continually have open dialogues about new and/or unfamiliar topics with individuals of various backgrounds and experiences because it can help expand our base understanding and help us view these topics from a perspective different than our own, Blair said. We hope to provide individuals of different backgrounds the opportunity to engage with one another while discussing different thoughts and points of view in a respectful and educational way.

We hope to expand others minds in regards to diversity and move the conversation forward.

Students can learn more about the conversation by visiting CDIs website.

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SSTV transmission from ISS RS0ISS International Space Station – Baofeng UV-5R – Video

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An example of SSTV (slow-scan television) transmission being received on a ham radio, 2m band (145800mhz). The signal has to be decoded with a software on a PC - used MMSSTV (coding PD180).

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Space Foundation Statement on President's Proposed NASA Budget

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Washington, D.C.,(Feb. 2, 2015) -- The Space Foundation today said it supports President Obama's FY2016 budget request for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). That request, released today, calls for a FY2016 top line budget of $18.5 billion for the nation's space agency -- a $519 million increase over what Congress approved for the current fiscal year.

"The President's request is a move in the right direction," said Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham.

"The U.S. investment in NASA is a strategic investment in the future -- one that fuels our technology base, our global economic competitiveness, and our ability to lead international partnerships," Pulham said."In that context, we believe the NASA budget can, and should, continue to grow.The President's FY2016 budget request preserves International Space Station operations through 2024, increases NASA science programs by $43 million to $5.29 billion, keeps the SLS-Orion program on track to provide capabilities for human exploration beyond low earth orbit, and preserves a space technology budget of $724.8 million.

"The proposed budget also includes a credible aeronautics program, funded at $571.4 million," Pulham said, "and, very importantly, it keeps commercial crew transport programs on track with $1.2 billion in funding toward a competitive, two-supplier system that will return America to human spaceflight operations in just two years' time."

About the Space Foundation Founded in 1983, the Space Foundation is the foremost advocate for all sectors of space, and is a global, nonprofit leader in space awareness activities, educational programs and major industry events, including the annualSpace Symposium, in support of its mission "to advance space-related endeavors to inspire, enable and propel humanity." Space Foundation World Headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA, has a publicDiscovery Center, includingEl Pomar Space Gallery,Northrop Grumman Science Center featuring Science On a Sphere and the Lockheed Martin Space Education Center.The Space Foundation has a field office in Houston, and conducts government affairs from its Washington, D.C., office.It annually publishesThe Space Report: The Authoritative Guide to Global Space Activity,andthrough itsSpace CertificationandSpace Technology Hall of Fame programs,recognizes space-basedinnovations that have been adapted to improve life on Earth. Visitwww.SpaceFoundation.org, follow us onFacebook,Instagram,LinkedIn,Pinterest,TwitterandYouTube,and read our e-newsletterSpace Watch.

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Hubble Space Telescope Could Survive Through 2020

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Scientists working with the long-lived Hubble Space Telescope say that the intrepid eye on the sky could continue functioning through 2020, and even beyond.

Hubble is currently in good shape. The instruments repaired during the last Hubble servicing mission in 2009 have operated longer since the repairs than they did with the original hardware, Kenneth Sembach of the Space Telescope Science Institute said during a news conference in January at the 225th meeting of the American Astronomical Society.

Many of the other systems on Hubble are functioning well, even with the telescope reaching its 25th year in space in 2015. NASA did a study in 2013 evaluating Hubble's engineering and subsystems that ultimately showed a good likelihood that the telescope would continue functioning at least until 2020, Sembach said. [See amazing images taken by Hubble]

Operating the telescope through 2020 is an important goal for NASA. Hubble's successor NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) should launch in 2018, creating a one-two punch of space telescope observations for at least a couple years before Hubble's mission ends.

And officials are doing all they can to be sure that the spacecraft keeps working through at least that target date.

"We're conducting what we're calling the '2020 vision' for Hubble, and that is to make sure that the observatory is ready to run for at least five or six years to get at least a year of overlap with James Webb, if not more," Sembach said. "We're lucky in that we have very proactive engineering that's been going on over the last few years and continues to go on both at the [Space Telescope Science] Institute and at [NASA's] Goddard [Space Flight Center] to make sure that we're operating the observatory as safely and as effectively as we can. So, we're going to get to 2020."

JWST and Hubble are designed to observe somewhat different cosmic spectacles. JWST will extend Hubble's reach into the early universe, allowing scientists to potentially learn more about how the earliest galaxies formed.

If the two telescopes do function simultaneously, scientists might be able to observe one target using both observatories, giving researchers a more detailed spectrum of science from the cosmic target.

"The Hubble Space Telescope mission office and the James Webb Space Telescope mission office are discussing ways that we can allow people that have excellent science ideas that require both facilities to take data of the same targets to get those data sets on both missions," Jason Kalirai of the Space Telescope Science Institute said during the news conference. "We're in the process of putting together policies that are going to ensure that's possible."

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Space flight can age immune system prematurely

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Spending long duration on space flights may accelerate ageing of the immune system in astronauts, finds a research.

"This study shows that a model of spaceflight conditions could not only be used to test the efficacy of molecules to improve immune responses following a spaceflight in astronauts but also in the elderly and bed-ridden populations on Earth," said Jean-Pol Frippiat, researcher from Lorraine University in Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France.

This model could also help understanding the aging of the immune system called immunosenescence, he said.

Frippiat and colleagues used a ground-based model called hindlimb unloading (or HU), that simulates some of the effects of spaceflight on mice.

"Getting to Mars and beyond promises to be a huge task, requiring contributions from almost every scientific discipline," said Gerald Weissmann, editor-in-chief of The FASEB Journal that published the paper.

"For biologists and medical researchers, knowing how altered gravity affect our immune system from challenges aloft can already be studied on Earth. Fortunately for biologists, it is not rocket science," he said.

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Water, water, everywhere – even recycled by body – in space

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HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) -

NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden is hoping the President gets from Congress what he's asking for in next year's budget.

If that's the case, American astronauts will be hitching a ride to the ISS in 2017, and the Huntsville- designed and developed deep space rocket, the Space Launch System, should be on the launch pad for a test flight in 2018.

NASA's Bolden told a crowd at the Kennedy Space Center that hopes to see $18.5-billion in funds from Congress to work on SLS, ISS and the James Webb Telescope.

So what's in that money pie for Huntsville's Marshall Space Flight Center?

$2-billion is allocated for the MSFC. Marshall's Center Director and Deputy Director are happy.

It means stability for the workforce and no program cancellations.

"I think we are in good shape," said Deputy Director Theresa Vanhoozer. "Moving forward the SLS. Making progress everyday. We hope the continued support, and the President in increasing the budget for NASA, will be seen as a positive thing for us going forward."

Going forward includes focusing on how to live in deep space once astronauts are bound for an asteroid or Mars.

So far, a 6-month stay is the longest they've lived away from earth on the ISS, and that's with regular supplies, like food and water.

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Daria Stanojevic – Intervju – Nasa nedelja – (TV Nasa 01.02.2015.) – Video

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