How we'll find life on other planets
• http://www.ted.com, Aomawa ShieldsAstronomer Aomawa Shields searches for clues that life might exist elsewhere in the universe by examining the atmospheres of distant exoplanets.
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Space Travel and Exploration
Stephen Hawking to help roll out, christen SpaceShipTwo No. 2
• spaceflightinsider.comVirgin Galactic is almost back to conducting test flights again. SpaceShipTwo (SST), Tail No. 2 will be unveiled at a special event held at the Mojave Air and Space port, this according to a report appearing on GeekWire.
What's The Best Way To Protect Earth From Incoming Asteroids?
• popsci.comNuclear explosions, space collisions, or gentle nudges from an ion beam?
Host:
Ernest Hancock
01-07-16 -- Mark Edge - Tim Pickens - Dr. Phranq Tamburri NMD = Trump Report (MP3s/VIDEO LOADED)
Program Date:Mark Edge (Co-Host Free Talk Live) In Studio - Tim Pickens (Propulsion Department Manager for Bigelow Aerospace) comes on the show to talk about private space travel and exploration, propulsion technology and materials - Dr. Phranq Tamburri
Floppy disks of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry finally yield data
• https://www.yahoo.comLogically, many fans are hoping the recovered information found on Gene Roddenberry's computer disks will lead to new Star Trek stories to enjoy.
Why Ghana Started a Space Program
• motherboard.vice.comPlantain sellers, fruit vendors and market stalls line the road as taxis and local tro tro buses dart through the busy high street.
Hold Onto Your Astro-Butts, 2016 Will Be a Big Year for Space
• MotherboardAs noted in our recap of the year's biggest space stories, the past 12 months have been a riveting joyride complete with spacecraft redemption, juicy rivalries, and Plutonian glamor shots. In short, 2016 has big spaceboots to fill.
Elon Musk says the Falcon 9 rocket SpaceX successfully landed is 'ready to fire again'
• theverge.comSpaceX's reusable Falcon 9 rocket successfully made it back to Earth last month, touching down gently at Cape Canaveral after traveling out of our atmosphere, into space, and back again.
Potential delay for first test flight of India's spaceplane demonstrator
• http://www.gizmag.com, DAVID SZONDYThe Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) may have to delay the first test flight of its experimental Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD) spaceplane.
Hold Onto Your Astro-Butts, 2016 Will Be a Big Year for Space
• motherboard.vice.comWhen it comes to daring space adventures, 2015 will be a tough act to follow. As noted in our recap of the year's biggest space stories, the past 12 months have been a riveting joyride complete with spacecraft redemption, juicy rivalries, and Pluto
Space Defender: Interview With Air Force Lt. Gen. John W. Raymond
• popsci.comInsight into the fourth domain of warfare
The World Is Racing to Build a Moon Base -- Here's What It Could Look Like
• MIC.comThe European Space Agency just reminded the world that it wants to build a base on the moon by 2030, using 3-D printed parts made from materials found on the lunar surface.
Congress Wants NASA To Create A Deep Space Habitat By 2018
• popsci.comThe next big step towards sending humans to Mars
Elon Musk `Stepping on Toes' in Space Race, Russia Official Says
• http://www.bloomberg.com"The main goal today is to make space cheap," Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, who's in charge of defense, told Rossiya 24 TV in an interview on Wednesday in Moscow. "Competitors are stepping on our toes. Look at what billionaire Musk is
Judges Killed a Patent Aimed at Stopping SpaceX's Reusable Rocket Plan
• motherboard.vice.comOne of the more bizarre patent suits in the commercial spaceflight world is finally over:
2015 Was the Most Dramatic Year for Space Nerds in Recent Memory
• motherboard.vice.comFrom Plutonian flybys to launchpad explosions, the year 2015 has been a total roller-coaster for space nerds.
NASA wants to give everyone the chance to journey to Mars... via virtual reality
• sciencealert.comThis is so cool.
Elon Musk's SpaceX already knows what it's going to do with the history-making rocket --
• Business Insider- but it's not what you think
US restarts production of plutonium-238 to power space missions
• gizmag.comIn an effort to avert an outer space energy crisis, the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has restarted production of plutonium-238 (PU-238) after almost 30 years.
Host:
Ernest Hancock
12-24-15 -- Phranq Tamburri - Michael Belfiore - SpaceX (MP3s & VIDEO LOADED)
Program Date:Dr. Phranq Tamburri (NMD and local activist) in studio to discuss the Trump Report - Michael Belfiore (Author, Writer) provides and update on the private space race; Space X's Falcon 9 First Stage landing, and why the future looks bright...
SpaceX's new high-res images get up close and personal with historic rocket landing
• gizmag.comSpaceX's new high-res images get up close and personal with historic rocket landing
Missed The SpaceX Landing? Watch It Here
• popsci.comNailed it
After 40 Years, New Results From The Moon's Surface
• popsci.comChinese lunar rover digs into the history of the moon's volcanoes
Scientists plan to grow potatoes under Martian conditions
• gizmag.comA new collaborative project between the International Potato Center (CIP) and NASA will see a crop of potatoes grown on Earth under the same conditions found on the Red Planet.
Billionaire Space X boss Elon Musk says...
• http://www.mirror.co.uk,Super-rich tech guru dreams of setting up permanent home on the Red Planet - but would anyone want to live there?
'Welcome back, baby': Elon Musk celebrates SpaceX rocket launch and landing
• http://www.theguardian.comFalcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral, delivered communications satellites to orbit before its main-stage booster returned to a landing pad
Update Landed! VIDEOS: SpaceX Falcon 9 Florida Landing Monday - LANDED!
• http://www.forbes.comThe rocket was due to blast off at 8.29pm ET on Sunday, but SpaceX decided to go for the second launch opportunity at 8.33pm ET today instead.- (We're Going To Space... And Government Is Not Invited)
SpaceX Will Launch (And Land?) Its Most Powerful Rocket Yet
• WiredUPDATE 12/20/2015: Looks like SpaceX's launch is being delayed 24 hours until Monday night.
SpaceX static firing test of Falcon 9
• gizmag.comSpaceX has announced that its Falcon 9 rocket may head back into space on Sunday after being grounded for nearly six months due to a mid-air explosion.
Do the Robot! NASA's Valkyrie Gets Down in New Video
• http://www.space.com, by Kasandra BrabawMaybe it's time to rethink the stiff, mechanical movements of the popular "robot" dance: A new NASA video features the agency's humanoid R5 robot breaking it down on the dance floor to an epic techno beat.
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