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ksp docking
KSP 18 probe docked to space stationFrom:manwithagun89Views:3 0ratingsTime:02:02More inGaming

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Kerbal Space Program [0.18] Part 1: Space Station Deployment
A very wobbly rocket makes it to a high-ish orbit. Turns out my audio doesn #39;t work right on Bandicam. Figuring that out. You can faintly hear me talking at quiet parts, but eh. Mostly boring anyway because it #39;s just a launch and orbit. A quick video I just made testing out Bandicam and the new KSP. I decided to make a vehicle to bring a huge hunk of the space station up at one time, and the next video is going to be docking with it at 500km. With no mechjeb, circularization can be hard, but the basic idea is, burn until apoapsis is at the desired height, then circularize via another prograde burn at the apoapsis to circularize the periapsis and you #39;re done. Other handy things: 1) You can now group different actions under #39;gear #39; or #39;lights #39; to deploy them all at once. No more clicking everything individually. 2) An easy way to get rid of debris is to doubleclick on it to make it active and #39;end flight #39;. Kerbal magical self destruct. Basically cheating, but I don #39;t have enough time on my hands to do rendezvous with every piece of garbage in the universe.From:armrhaViews:9 0ratingsTime:39:34More inGaming

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Space woman Sunita Williams talk About space station ISS
Space Woman Sunita Williams The record breaking Austronaut Talks about Space station ISS. Please Subscribe my channel. Love From DenmarkFrom:buitenhuissViews:0 0ratingsTime:03:30More inNews Politics

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Kerbal Space Program Powered decent
Sent first part of my space station to orbit, but when I was returning I noticed that I forgot to put parachutes to my return capsule... So powered decent was my only option. I haven #39;t tried it before which I guess shows from this video...From:JunafaniFINViews:0 0ratingsTime:01:36More inGaming

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The SOLAR instrument located on the exterior of the Columbus module on the ISS. Credit: ESA

Content provided by Nancy Atkinson, Universe Today

This weekend the International Space Station (ISS) will turn itself to face the sun, enabling ESA's SOLAR instrument to capture an entire rotation of the solar surface. This is the first time the Station has changed attitude for scientific reasons alone.

This instrument has been on the space station since 2008, and for the first time will record a full rotation of the sun. It began this effort on Nov. 19, 2012, and on Dec. 1, the Station will spend two hours turning about 7 degrees so that observations can continue. It will hold this angle for ten days before returning to its original attitude.

PHOTOS: An Awe-Inspiring Space Station Odyssey

"We want to record a complete rotation of the sun and that takes around 25 days, said Nadia This, operations engineer at the Belgian User Support and Operations Center that controls SOLAR.

SOLAR needs to be in direct view of the sun to take measurements but the Space Station's normal orbit obscures the view for two weeks every month.

All the international partners had to agree on changing the ISS's orientation.

However, moving a 450-ton orbital outpost the size of a city block isn't a simple undertaking. Aside from calculating the correct orbit to keep SOLAR in view of the sun, other factors need to be taken into account such as ensuring the solar panels that power the Station also face the sun. Additionally, communication antennas need to be reoriented to stay in contact with Earth and other scientific experiments must be adjusted.

PHOTOS: Space Station Astronauts Log One Million Photos

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Space Florida, the state's aerospace development organization and spaceport authority, and NanoRacks, LLC, today [29 november 2012] announced the winners of the International Space Station (ISS) Research Competition at The American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR) Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. A team of 15 independent judges evaluated the proposals based on defined value in the commercial marketplace, potential for future benefits in space travel, and professional qualifications of the applicants. Four (4) winning proposals originated from the commercial field and four (4) in the area of education and research.

The winners will each receive research payload transportation to the ISS via an upcoming SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Launch is currently slated for December 2013.

The 8 Competition winners are as follows:

1. Cella Energy - Dr. Stephen Perusich, Cella Energy USA, KSC-SLSL, and Dr. Stephen Bennington, Cella Energy Ltd, Harwell Science Campus, OX, UK - "Evaluation of Cella Energy Hydrogen/Boron-Based Radiation Shielding Materials on the ISS".

2. CSS-Dynamac, Florida & Limerick Institute of Technology, Ireland - Dr. Michael Roberts, CSS-Dynamac, and Dr. Gary Stutte, Limerick Institute of Technology - "Symbiotic Nodulation in a Reduced Gravity Environment (SyNRGE II)".

3. Florida Institute of Technology, Florida - Drs. Sam Durrance, Daniel Kirk, and Hector Gutierrez - "Self-Assembly in Biology and the Origin of Life (SABOL) (A study into Alzheimer's)".

4. German Aerospace Center, Germany - Dr. Akram Abdellatif - "Egypt Against Hepatitis C Virus".

5. Stanford University, NASA Ames Research Center and Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, California - Dr. Peter Lee, Stanford University; Dr. Sharmila Bhattacharya, NASA Ames Research Center; Dr. Rolf Bodmer, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute; Dr. Karen Ocorr, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute - "HEART FLIES: Heart Effect Analysis Research Team conducting Fly Investigations and Experiments in Spaceflight - a medical experiment to understand the effects of space travel on astronaut cardiovascular systems".

6. Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute at Lake Nona, Florida - Dr. Siobhan Malany & Dr. Steve Vasile - "Fluorescent Polarization in Microgravity: Validation of the M5 Microplate Reader Aboard the ISS".

7. University of California-Davis, SciStarter.com, ScienceCheerleader.com, California- Dr. Jonathan Eisen, Ms. Wendy Brown, Ms. Darlene Cavalier, Mr. Russell Neches, Mr. Mark Severance & Summer Williams - "Comparison of the Growth Rate & DNA/RNA Quantitation of Microgravity Exposed Microbial Community Samples Collected by the Astronauts Onboard the International Space Station And by Citizen Scientists & Student Scientists at Public Venues".

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