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Doppler effect for electromagnetic waves
In this video I explain how to calculate the observed frequency of a light source on a space station from an incoming spaceship.From:Joshua SamsonViews:0 0ratingsTime:07:25More inEducation

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Thanksgiving Feast In Space - The Menu | Video
Crew-members onboard the International Space Station will celebrate the US day of thanks with a combination of American and Russian foods. Commander Kevin Ford runs though the list.From:VideoFromSpaceViews:51 8ratingsTime:05:04More inScience Technology

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Earth to International Space Station-Back to Earth
Earth to International Space Station-Back to Earth Source, credit to http://www.nasa.gov Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, FAIR USE NOTICE: This video has been posted to further advance our understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, Technological, democratic, scientific, and social justice issues which constitutes a "fair use" of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Act 1976. In accordance with Title 17 USC Section 107 for research and educational purposes.From:24craftsViews:1 0ratingsTime:34:57More inScience Technology

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Space Station Balkan Gameplay
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Kevin Ford Speaking from International Space Station at"0" Gravity
Kevin Ford Speaking from International Space Station at"0" Gravity Expedition 34 Commander Kevin Ford shares a Thanksgiving message from the International Space Station. Ford demonstrates how the crew will spend the holiday on orbit and describes the menu he and his two crewmates will share on Thursday. Flight Engineers Oleg Novitskiy and Evgeny Tarelkin joined Ford to send their best wishes in Russian. source credit to NASAFrom:24craftsViews:0 0ratingsTime:05:04More inNews Politics

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Elysium - Movie First Look (2013) Matt Damon Movie HD
Subscribe to TRAILERS: bit.ly Subscribe to COMING SOON: bit.ly Elysium - Movie First Look (2013) Matt Damon Movie HD Special thanks to Project Entropy for the music: soundcloud.com Set in the year 2159, where the very wealthy lives on a man-made space station while the rest of population reside on a ruined Earth, a man takes on a mission that could bring equality to the polarized worlds. Cast: Matt Damon: j.mp Jodie Foster: j.mp William Fichtner: j.mp Alice Braga: j.mp Diego Luna: j.mp Director: Neill Blomkamp: j.mp Producer: Simon Kinberg: j.mp Elliot Ferwerda: j.mp Bill Block: j.mp Stacy Perskie Sue Baden-Powell: j.mp Ross Fanger: j.mp Victoria Burkhart Writer: Neill Blomkamp: j.mp Editor: Julian Clarke: j.mp Cinematographer: Trent Opaloch: j.mp Composer: "Matt Damon" "Jodie Foster" "William Fichtner" "Alice Braga" "Diego Luna" movieclips movieclipstrailers movieclips movieclipsDOTcom movieclipscomingsoon JOronoz "Movie first look" "new movie photo" "elysium photo" "matt damon movie photo" gun weapons sci-fi action drama battle fight war kill death shoot shot "gun fight" elysium "22nd century" "class conflict" future "space station"From:MOVIECLIPSdotcomViews:62 2ratingsTime:00:50More inFilm Animation

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Safe and well ... from left: Akihiko Hoshide, Yuri Malenchenko and Sunita Williams. Photo: AP/NASA

Three astronauts have touched down on the snowy steppes of Kazakhstan in a flawless pre-dawn landing aboard a Russian Soyuz capsule after spending over four months aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

Russia's Yuri Malenchenko, Sunita Williams of the US and Akihiko Hoshide of Japan touched down as scheduled just before 2am GMT on Monday (1pm Monday AEDT), the Russian Space Flight Control Centre announced as the message "Landing Accomplished" was flashed on a giant screen.

The successful landing came after fears it could be postponed after workers in the Moscow region on Wednesday accidentally cut through a cable providing communications between Russia's mission control and the ISS.

Touchdown ... the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft shortly after it landed. Photo: AFP/NASA

The three landed an hour before sunrise a few kilometres from the target north-east of Arkalyk in central Kazakhstan, an official said on NASA TV which showed the landing.

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After stepping out of the capsule one by one, the three were placed side by side on a special seat and covered with a blue blanket to protect them from the cold and falling snow, with the outside temperature about minus 10 degrees Celsius.

They appeared in good shape, with the American and the Japanese astronauts smiling for the cameras and the officials who greeted them.

The Russian cosmonaut Malenchenko, 50, said the return to Earth had gone "admirably" well. Hehad just completed his fifth space mission, while the other two had been on their second mission.The team were then taken to a tent set up nearby to undergo medical tests.

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Space station crew return to Earth in Russian capsule

ALMATY, Kazakhstan Three astronauts touched down in the dark, chilly expanses of central Kazakhstan onboard a Soyuz capsule Monday after a 125-day stay at the International Space Station.

NASA's Sunita Williams, Russian astronaut Yury Malenchenko and Aki Hoshide of Japan's JAXA space agency landed at 07:56 a.m. local time (0156 GMT) northeast of the town of Arkalyk.

Eight helicopters rushed search-and-recovery crew to assist the crew, whose capsule did not parachute onto the exact planned touchdown site due to a minimal delay in procedures.

With the departure of the outgoing crew, NASA astronaut Kevin Ford has taken command of the space station, where he remains with Russian colleagues Oleg Novitsky and Yevgeny Tarelkin. They will be joined next month by NASA's Tom Marshburn, Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency, and Russia's Roman Romanenko.

The Soyuz is the only means for international astronauts to reach the orbiting laboratory since the decommissioning of the U.S. shuttle fleet in 2011.

Williams, Malenchenko and Hoshide undocked from the space station Sunday at 1023 GMT to begin their return to earth.

Around 28 minutes before touchdown, the three modules of the Soyuz craft separated, leaving the 2.1-meter tall capsule to begin its entry into orbit.

A series of parachutes deployed to bring the capsule to gentle floating speed.

Winds pulled the descent module on its side in the snowy terrain, which is a common occurrence, but the crew was nonetheless swiftly hoisted out by the recovery crew and lifted onto reclining chairs and swaddled in blankets to shield them from the 12 Fahrenheit degree (-11 Celsius degree) temperature.

The chairs are designed to afford the astronauts comfortable acclimatization after months of living in gravity-free conditions.

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Space station astronauts land in Kazakhstan

Three astronauts touched down on the snowy steppes of Kazakhstan on Monday in a flawless pre-dawn landing aboard a Russian Soyuz capsule after spending over four months aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

Russia's Yuri Malenchenko, Sunita Williams of the US and Akihiko Hoshide of Japan touched down as scheduled just before 0200 GMT, the Russian Space Flight Control Centre announced as the message "Landing Accomplished" was flashed on a giant screen.

The successful landing came after fears it could be postponed after workers in the Moscow region on Wednesday accidentally cut through a cable providing communications between Russia's mission control and the ISS.

The three landed an hour before sunrise a few kilometres (miles) from the target northeast of Arkalyk in central Kazakhstan, a Central Asian ex-Soviet republic, an official said on NASA TV which showed the landing.

After stepping out of the capsule one by one, the three were placed side by side on a special seat and covered with a blue blanket to protect them from the cold and falling snow, with the outside temperature at around minus 10 degrees Celsius (14 degrees Fahrenheit).

They appeared in good shape, with the American and the Japanese astronauts smiling for the cameras and the officials who greeted them.

The Russian cosmonaut Malenchenko said the return to Earth had gone "admirably" well in reply to a journalist who asked him to say a few words.

Malenchenko, 50, had just completed his fifth space mission, while the other two had been on their second mission.

The team were then taken to a tent set up nearby to undergo medical tests.

A sign that read "Landing place of space vessel Soyuz TMA-05" was hammered into the ground by local officials.

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Space station crew fly to Earth in Russian capsule

Three members of the International Space Stations (ISS) Expedition 33 crew safely touched down on the surface of Earth this weekend. They landed just north of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, in the first pre-dawn landing in darkness for an ISS crew since Expedition 12 returned in 2006.

Expedition 33 Commander Sunita Suni Williams, Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide, and Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko spent more than three hours in the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft while descending to Earth. They spent a total of 127 days in space, on a mission that lasted more than four months.

NASA stated that Expedition 33 advanced research by testing radiation levels on the ISS, assessing how microgravity affects the spinal cord, and investigating melting glaciers, seasonal changes, and human impacts on the ecosystem of Earth. The crew members also participated in the Integrated Resistance and Aerobic Training Study-Sprint, a program designed to evaluate the use of high-intensity, low-volume exercise training to minimize the loss of muscle, bone, and cardiovascular functions while in microgravity. The first contracted commercial resupply mission by SpaceX was also overseen by the Expedition 33 crew.

Hoshide and Williams performed three spacewalks during their mission to repair ISS equipment. Commander Williams now holds the record for cumulative spacewalk time for a female astronaut, with 50 hours, 40 minutes.

Expedition 34 has now begun on the ISS, and NASA astronaut Kevin Ford has taken command of the space station. He and cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Evgeny Tarelkin will operate the ISS themselves for one month until the arrival of three new crew members.

(Image courtesy NASA/Bill Ingalls)

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