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Hoyt Davidson, Sunday, 12-30-12

Updated: 2012-12-31 04:09:30

Hoyt Davidson, Sunday, 12-30-12 http://archived.thespaceshow.com/shows/1920-BWB-2012-12-30.mp3 Guest: Hoyt Davidson. Topics: Commercial space financing, markets, and risks. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright [...]

Receptionist Wanted

Updated: 2012-12-29 00:18:29

Job Posting: Mojave Air & Space Port has an excellent career opportunity for an experienced Receptionist. We’re looking for someone with a bubbly personality who will greet visitors and answer phones. In addition to the receptionist role, this position will provide clerical support to the executive team. Must be proficient in Word/Excel/Outlook and type at [...]

Shiny Delivery this Holiday Season for the “Time and Navigation” Exhibit

Updated: 2012-12-28 22:35:41

Preparation of the upcoming Time and Navigation exhibition is in full swing, and objects are being installed in cases throughout the gallery. In fact, the gallery became a little more shiny just in time for the holiday season thanks to … Continue reading →

Today on New Scientist: 28 December 2012

Updated: 2012-12-28 18:00:00

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Mars Curiosity Rover Self-Portrait, Wide View

Updated: 2012-12-27 17:54:33

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International Space Station Crew Celebrates Christmas

Updated: 2012-12-27 15:39:00

Aboard the orbiting International Space Station, Expedition 34 Commander Kevin Ford, Russian Flight Engineers Oleg Novitskiy, Evgeny Tarelkin and Roman Romanenko, NASA Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn and Canadian Space Agency Chris Hadfield celebrated Christmas on the orbital laboratory Dec. 25, 2012 through song and downlink messages of cheer for flight controllers on the ground. The crew spent Christmas enjoying a joint meal with one another, sharing holiday greetings with their families in private conferences and soaking up the view of the Earth from the outpost.

Curiosity Rover Report: Curiosity's Martian Holiday

Updated: 2012-12-24 14:26:40

Curiosity will spend the holidays at a location on Mars dubbed "Grandma's House."

A Message from the International Space Station to All Humankind

Updated: 2012-12-24 14:10:00

NASA Television shares this inspiring production by Italian videomaker, Giacomo Sardelli, about the International Space Station, its inhabitants, and its role in space exploration. Sardelli writes of the video, "I'm not the first one to use NASA's pictures taken from the International Space Station to craft a Timelapse video. You can find many of them on the Internet, that's where my inspiration came from. What I wanted to do, though, was to look beyond the intrinsic beauty of those pictures, and use them to tell a story and share the messages sent by the astronauts who worked on the station in the last 11 years."

Enter the Santa Copter

Updated: 2012-12-24 14:00:57

The good girls and boys of the Coast Guard Air Station Brooklyn get a visit from Santa, December 1944. Santa’s getting a lift on a Coast Guard HNS-1, the naval version of the Sikorsky R-4, the first helicopter to see … Continue reading →

ScienceCasts: Christmas Sky Show

Updated: 2012-12-24 13:43:35

The Moon and Jupiter are converging for a heavenly sky show on Christmas 2012. Got a telescope? Something extra-special is happening on Jupiter that makes it an appealing target for backyard optics.

SpaceX launches its Grasshopper rocket on 12-story-high hop in Texas

Updated: 2012-12-24 04:06:31

SpaceX's prototype Grasshopper rocket took one giant leap last week, rising to a 12-story height and settling back down safely on its landing legs at the company's Texas rocket test facility. Just for fun, the engineers let a dummy cowboy go along for the ride. The Dec. 17 test f hellip;

A Note From Ho Chi Minh

Updated: 2012-12-23 20:24:20

In 1968, in the midst of war, Apollo 8 offered a glimmer of hope and humanity.

All Clear Given on Potential Impact of Asteroid 2011 AG5

Updated: 2012-12-22 19:32:09

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A Backlit View Of Saturn

Updated: 2012-12-22 19:02:56

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Mission Accomplished for Landsat 5

Updated: 2012-12-21 18:36:59

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Today on New Scientist: 21 December 2012

Updated: 2012-12-21 18:00:00

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Studio sessions show how Bengalese finch stays in tune

Updated: 2012-12-21 15:52:00

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What Are the Health Requirements for Space Tourism?

Updated: 2012-12-21 00:28:41

With space tourism right on the cusp of taking off, one has to wonder what are the health requirements in order to go into low earth orbit (LEO)? This is a question that medical professionals and the space tourism industry is asking right now. According to SFGate, “With space tourism on the cusp of becoming [...]

Today on New Scientist: 20 December 2012

Updated: 2012-12-20 18:00:00

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Science Definition Team for the 2020 Mars Rover

Updated: 2012-12-20 17:58:20

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Spider builds giant decoy of itself

Updated: 2012-12-20 16:30:00

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Brevard family watches nephew fly to ISS FLORIDA TODAY floridatoday.com

Updated: 2012-12-20 13:01:23

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NASA communications satellite arrives for January launch FLORIDA TODAY floridatoday.com

Updated: 2012-12-20 13:01:23

Today on New Scientist: 19 December 2012

Updated: 2012-12-19 18:00:00

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Cassini captures spectacle in Saturn's shadow

Updated: 2012-12-19 14:04:00

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Soyuz crew streaks toward International Space Station FLORIDA TODAY floridatoday.com

Updated: 2012-12-19 13:41:16

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Soyuz Rocket Launches Expedition 34 to the International Space Station

Updated: 2012-12-19 00:45:00

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A Cosmic Holiday Ornament, Hubble-Style

Updated: 2012-12-19 00:07:10

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Spy Pigeons

Updated: 2012-12-18 20:59:46

Unlikely soldiers during World War II: More than 250,000 pigeons deployed by the British.

Today on New Scientist: 18 December 2012

Updated: 2012-12-18 18:00:00

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Colourful claw of tiny ocean predator

Updated: 2012-12-18 17:08:00

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Mark Bray, Monday, 12-17-12

Updated: 2012-12-18 16:57:24

Mark Bray, Monday, 12-17-12 http://archived.thespaceshow.com/shows/1916-BWB-2012-12-17.mp3 Guest: Mark Bray. Topics: Commercial space market development. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are [...]

Today on New Scientist: 17 December 2012

Updated: 2012-12-17 18:00:00

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BBC interviews David Mackay, Virgin Galactic pilot

Updated: 2012-12-17 15:21:39

An interview with David Mackay, Chief Astronaut Pilot with Virgin Galactic: Virgin Galactic: Commercial trips to space by 2014 -- BBC News David Mackay: The pilot who will fly to space -- BBC News

UKSEDS welcomes new branches

Updated: 2012-12-17 15:19:01

(Source: UKSEDS) The UK Students for the Exploration & Development of Space (UKSEDS) network continues to grow, with the establishment of several new branches: Bath PhySoc, Exeter PhySoc, Edinburgh AstroSoc, Universities of Liverpool AstroSoc, Nottingham Trent University Astronomy and Physics Society (APSoc), QMUL Psistar Society, St Andrews Astronomy Society, UCL Mechanical Engineering Society (MechEngSoc) and Warwick PhySoc. UKSEDS now has nearly 30 branches nationwide.

Virgin looking for propulsion design engineer

Updated: 2012-12-17 15:14:49

(Source: Twitter) Virgin Galactic is looking for a propulsion design engineer with extensive experience in liquid rocket propulsion. Rocketeer comments: Insert obligatory comment about "we told you about nitrous hybrids but oh no, you wouldn't listen..."

Jim Keravala, Shackleton Energy Co., Friday, 12-14-12

Updated: 2012-12-15 17:35:27

Jim Keravala, Shackleton Energy Co., Friday, 12-14-12 http://archived.thespaceshow.com/shows/1914-BWB-2012-12-14.mp3 Guest: Jim Keravala. Topics: Shackleton Energy’s cislunar economic development plans. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation [...]

The First Planetary Explorers

Updated: 2012-12-15 00:04:30

Fifty years ago today, a JPL team overcame the odds and pulled off the first visit to another planet.

CERN becomes first pure physics voice in UN chorus

Updated: 2012-12-14 22:45:00

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Today on New Scientist: 14 December 2012

Updated: 2012-12-14 18:00:00

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Global cuteness increased by discovery of new loris

Updated: 2012-12-14 17:46:00

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Today on New Scientist: 13 December 2012

Updated: 2012-12-13 18:00:00

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Violent beauty at the end of an Alaskan glacier

Updated: 2012-12-13 17:50:00

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Qi3: The International Space Station is open for business

Updated: 2012-12-13 00:34:30

Business development advisory group Qi3 welcomes the UK government investment in microgravity R&D on the International Space Station: The International Space Station is now open for business -- Qi3 Insight

Timeshift: The British Space Race [VIDEO]

Updated: 2012-12-13 00:15:16

The accomplishments of the British rocket programme in the 1960's, tragically cut short by Government shortsightedness...

Today on New Scientist: 12 December 2012

Updated: 2012-12-12 18:00:00

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Data art shows what years of computer use looks like

Updated: 2012-12-12 17:29:00

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Robert (Bob) Zimmerman, Monday, 12-10-12

Updated: 2012-12-11 18:01:13

Robert (Bob) Zimmerman, Monday, 12-10-12 http://archived.thespaceshow.com/shows/1911-BWB-2012-12-10.mp3 Guest: Robert (Bob) Zimmerman. Topics: Apollo 8, launch industry, HSF, SLS, Mars missions, NASA budget, & more. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space [...]

Today on New Scientist: 11 December 2012

Updated: 2012-12-11 18:00:00

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Out-of-season's greetings from the Arctic frost flowers

Updated: 2012-12-11 17:30:00

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Today on New Scientist: 10 December 2012

Updated: 2012-12-10 18:00:00

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The Overview Effect

Updated: 2012-12-07 21:59:42

A new film celebrates the perspective that comes with seeing the Earth from afar.

GENIE flights rescheduled for early 2013

Updated: 2012-12-07 19:18:16

Due to technical delays encountered during flight test operations, the planned C4 and C5 flights of the GENIE system</a on XA-0.1B have been delayed (see original campaign package). The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory and Masten Space Systems, in conjunction with the NASA Flight Opportunities Program, are looking to resume the activity after the holiday season. Please check back here or on Twitter for future updates.

Fly me to the moon? Can do, for $1.5B

Updated: 2012-12-06 20:18:55

By Mark K. Matthews, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — The idea sounds so preposterous that even its backers admit it seems lifted from the pages of an Isaac Asimov novel. But the architects of a new aerospace company plan to do what kids have dreamed about since the Apollo age: create a business that can [...]

Gorgeous Victorian 4BR 2.5BA, Priced To Ship to Mars ASAP!

Updated: 2012-12-06 17:45:13

A realty company wondered what it might cost to launch your house to Mars.

Golden Spike promo video

Updated: 2012-12-06 17:15:45

Results of consultation on 1986 Outer Space Act delayed

Updated: 2012-12-06 13:38:27

UKSA reports that they have received so many replies to a consultation about changes to the 1986 Outer Space Act that the Government response has been delayed. They expect it some time in the first half of 2013. Reform of the Outer Space Act 1986 consultation update -- UK Space Agency

Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo could become science lab

Updated: 2012-12-06 13:34:43

Wil Pomerantz promotes the microgravity research applications of the Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo spaceplane at the recent meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). Virgin spaceship aims to be science lab -- BBC News

Countdown to Disaster

Updated: 2012-12-05 22:06:59

When it comes to the Fiscal Cliff, says one aerospace executive, “Not only are we running out of time, we’re running out of metaphors.”

Golden Spike Announcement: The Future of Lunar Space Travel

Updated: 2012-12-05 20:26:08

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Space Innovation & Growth Strategy: Restack Meeting Nov 2012

Updated: 2012-12-04 22:07:28

Dr Paul Spudis to speak at Royal Astronomical Society

Updated: 2012-12-04 21:44:25

There will be public lectures by Dr Paul Spudis (Lunar and Planetary Institute) on 'Water on the Moon', and Dr Xavier Dumusque (Geneva Observatory) on 'The Planet Next Door: An Earth-Mass World Orbiting Alpha Centauri B' at the Royal Astronomical Society on 14th December. RAS Discussion Meetings 2012

Willetts: Harwell to become a 'Space City'; UK third in ESA contributions

Updated: 2012-12-04 21:37:13

Cambridge Consultants in Iridium NEXT technology development

Updated: 2012-12-04 21:27:57

UK technology design specialist Cambridge Consultants is leading development of prototype subscriber communications equipment for the upcoming Iridium NEXT satellite constellation. Cambridge Tech in Nextgen Space Programme -- Business Weekly

4Growth campaign meeting

Updated: 2012-12-04 09:39:55

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Satellite production at SSTL

Updated: 2012-12-04 09:34:36

A promotional video from SSTL:

MOU signed in Spacefleet project

Updated: 2012-12-04 09:32:16

Twitter @spacefleet_ceo: Raymond D. Wright of the Spacefleet RLV demonstrator project reports that an MOU has been signed between the international partners, and now "All we need is the funding (~£2M)".