Why do we need to go to space anyhow? Don’t we have enough problems here at home to deal with?
We have many problems here on Earth, and even as we solve these problems new ones will always crop up. There are many potential ways that humans could be rendered extinct: the super volcano under Yellowstone National Park could devastate millions or billions of lives, an asteroid impact large enough (as large or larger than what killed off the dinosaurs), a scientific experiment gone awry (we are working with anti-matter and super colliders which create micro black holes), and the list goes on and on. We need to get off of this planet and find ways to inhabit other planets with inhospitable environments to simply ensure the survival of the human race.

There are immediate benefits to space travel as well. In space everything from air to water to waste needs to be recycled. Techniques used to recycle these resources in space can be modified to work here on Earth as well. Things like famine, global warming and clean water for the ever growing worlds population can be obtained.

By only looking at the issues at hand and never looking forward then we’ll never be able to look forward and will always have huge issues here. It takes visionaries, but the future of the human race isn’t here on Terra Nova, it’s amongst the stars.

Do you work for NASA?
No. No one on the Spacevidcast.com site works for NASA or any other space program. We are simply space enthusiasts who believe that the future of the human race depends on space travel.

What do you use to add the special effects to your video
We use a program called CamTwist which is a free video switching and effects application for Mac OS X. There is no Windows version nor is there any plan for a Windows version.

How can I go in to space?
Today it costs many millions of dollars for a seat on a spacecraft. In the very near future Virgin Galactic and XCOR are looking to bring that price down to $200,000 per seat and I fully expect that price to continue to drop. It is also the goal of Spacevidcast to earn enough money to be able to give away tickets on SpaceShip 2, Virgin Galactics consumer space ship.

How can I help?
We have a page dedicated to different jobs that we need help with. If you have a specific talent you think would be useful, don’t hesitate to contact benjamin@spacevidcast.com and introduce yourself!