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Archive for May, 2008

Lanch coverage of Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-124

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

What a beautiful launch!  This is probably one of the smoothest Space Shuttle launches I have ever seen.  We will continue to broadcast 24×7 through this mission at http://www.spacevidcast.com/live Make sure to stop on by and join the chat!  We would love to have you as a regular.


Contests, Extrasolar Planets, Phoenix Lander and STS-124 - #010

Friday, May 30th, 2008

On this episode of SpaceVidcast we talk about a lot of space news!  From contests to win up to $2000 for your space video to winning a seat on Virgin Galactic to fly in to low earth orbit yourself!  Discovery has a new 6 series show on Discovery HD called When We Left the Earth, Extrasolar planets and of course continuing coverage of the Phoenix lander and STS-124 with space shuttle Discovery!

Show Links:
Win $2,000 in the Space Contest - www.spacecontest.org
Win a trip to Low Earth Orbit - https://www.nss.org/cgi-bin/register/tdregister?$Origin=SpaceAmbassadors
When We Left Earth on Discovery - http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/nasa/programs/programs.html
8 Things on Extrasolar Planets - http://tinyurl.com/6kbz2v
Phoenix Lander - http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/phoenix/images.php
Satellite pics of Phoenix landing - http://spaceflightnow.com/mars/phoenix/080526mrochute.html
Shuttle Discovery GO for launch - http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts124
STS-124 to fix ISS toilet: crew is relieved - http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/05/29/space.toilet.ap
STS-124 Coverage on SpaceVidcast.com this Saturday


Coverage of the Phoenix landing on Mars

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

The Phoenix Lander is now safely on the surface of Mars. If you missed our coverage you can watch it below, which started about 90 minutes before descent. For pictures taken of the Martian Lander go here: http://fawkes4.lpl.arizona.edu/gallery.php

Enjoy watching the 7 minutes of terror!


7 Minutes of Terror: Live coverage of the Phoenix Lander

Saturday, May 24th, 2008

After a 10 month journey Phoenix is ready to land, and with over a 10 minute delay in communications Phoenix will have landed before we even know if the decent has started! Watch the nail biting action as we try and stop a 12,500MPH rover in under 7 minutes!

Blair Allen from NASA Edge joins us for Episode #009

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

We are joined by Blair Allen of NASA Edge, a monthly-esq videocast with an inside and outside look of all things NASA. How did Blair start at NASA, how was NASA Edge formed, what can we expect in the future and why isn’t NASA Edge distributed in HD are just a few questions we answer.

In news this week we cover the upcoming Phoenix mission to Mars, STS-124 and her payload, Indonesia launches a rocket in to space, fly through a mars valley, sending satellites to the sun and watch the ISS station fly overhead this week.

Space, Politics and US Presidential Candidates views on NASA - Episode #008

Friday, May 16th, 2008

Like it or not, space and politics go together like peanut better and jelly and that is the main focus for this weeks show.  Which candidates support NASA, which don’t, or do any of them?

In the news we have a earthrise, sunflares, missing supernovas and catholics can now believe in aliens.  All that and more, oh so much more in this 30 minute edition of SpaceVidcast, episode 008.

Show Links:
Sun flares - http://io9.com/389753/the-sun-is-exploding
Send your name to the moon - http://lro.jhuapl.edu/NameToMoon/index.php
HD earthrise from the moon - http://io9.com/389392/kaguya-satellite-shoots-stunning-earthrise-and-earthset-videos
Missing supernovas - http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/may/HQ_08126_Chandra_Supernova.html
Buy some of Mars?  I don’t think so - http://www.marsshop.com
Lunar investment properties?  Can’t fool me! - http://www.lunarinvestmentproperty.com/
SpaceVidcast paper on space and politics - http://www.spacevidcast.com/politics/
Additional info on the candidates - http://www.badastronomy.com/bablog/2008/04/24/mccain-obama-and-clinton-on-nasa/
Why is space important? - http://www.badastronomy.com/bablog/2008/04/14/what-value-space-exploration/


SpaceVidcast Episode 007 - 05/08/2008

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Our first outdoor edition! We cover space news as well as the future of the SpaceVidcast 24×7x365 video stream.


SpaceVidcast Episode 006 - 05/01/2008

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

NASA intern Adam Kimberlin joins us live via Skype to chat about space power and propulsion work that NASA is doing. Can’t do much in space if we can’t power or move the craft!

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