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We have some cool bits of Space Music to roundup this week. First, we’ve already covered NASA’s first and last artist in residence (AIR), but what about SETI? The ET-seeking non-profit just signed on multimedia artist Charles Lindsay for a three year stint as its first AIR, during which he’ll grow the program and “encourage cross disciplinary artistic expression in order to explore and illuminate the origin, nature and prevalence of life in the universe.”
Are there plants on board the International Space Station?
by Marshall Brain | January 21, 2011
You Asked: Are there plants on board the International Space Station? — Mark, Corona, Calif. Marshall Brain Answers: There are some plants on the ISS, as part of different experiment packages. Here is a description of the APEX-Cambium experiment, which grew tree seedlings on the space station: Why aren’t there more plants on the ISS, [...]
Holiday Greetings from the International Space Station
by Marshall Brain | December 23, 2010
At the beginning, Scott Kelly mentions the speed of the ISS. You can get a better sense of that speed in this post: Putting things into perspective – the actual speed of anything in orbit is 17,500 MPH Here’s where the greeting came from – a quick space station tour: See also: Understanding the different [...]
NASA’s Robonaut robot is about to go to the International Space Station to do real work alongside human astronauts. It’s been in development since 1998, and is a good example of “dexterous telepresence”. The R2 version will be the first to go to the space station. This video shows not only what the robot can [...]
Skylon – The British space plane that could revolutionize space travel
by Marshall Brain | September 21, 2010
If nothing else, the Skylon space plane is ambitious. It will be a shuttle-like vehicle with wings and a cargo bay, and it is reusable. However, it will take off from a runway and be able to turn around for its next mission very quickly…
As this article points out, NASA and ESA are about to put the most expensive science experiment ever – the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) – on the International Space Station…
Obama will announce a new NASA plan tomorrow (thursday, 4/15)
by Marshall Brain | April 14, 2010
Last week we discussed rumors that the massive NASA cuts announced by the White House in February might be reversed: Could there be a compromise for NASA that keeps Americans in space? These cuts were going to basically gut NASA’s manned space flight capability, and were also going to eliminate a huge number of jobs [...]
February was an incredibly depressing month if you love NASA and the whole spaceflight thing. Right before the STS-130 Shuttle launch, NASA formally announced the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2010 and the immediate cancellation of the Ares and Constellation program for going back to the moon. Human space flight for America died [...]
The STS-130 Shuttle Mission #19 – The shuttle has safely landed
by Marshall Brain | February 22, 2010
Space Shuttle Endeavor landed safely, bringing STS-130 to a successful conclusion after a nearly flawless mission. Here is the landing: The video description mentions: Flames from the tail are normal. The APU which powers the hydraulics vents excess energy after landing. The hydraulics system is what helps the crew to land since they have no [...]
The STS-130 Shuttle Mission #18 – Getting ready to come home
by Marshall Brain | February 19, 2010
The following video talks about NASA’s activities yesterday, as the shuttle crew starts making preparations to come home: The video talks about the view out of the new Cupola, boosting the space station to a higher orbit, stowing equipment in the shuttle for the return home, capping off oxygen tanks and so on. Day 11 [...]
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