Sub-Orbital Space Flights & Satellite Exploration
Hubblecast 24: Beyond Earth – Telescopes In Space. There’s no better place for a telescope than space itself. Above the Earth’s atmosphere observations are no longer hampered by air turbulence, so telescopic images of distant stars and galaxies are razor-sharp. Unlike a ground-based telescope, an instrument in Earth orbit can operate twenty-four hours a day and reach every part of the sky. Observing from space also makes it possible to study types of radiation that are otherwise absorbed by the atmosphere. Little wonder that the Hubble Space Telescope has made so many contributions to astronomy. And Hubble is not alone – more than 100 space observatories have been launched since the 1960s. Watch this Hubblecast episode and find out more. — Subscribe to Science & Reason: • www.YouTube.com • www.YouTube.com • www.YouTube.com — Credit: • ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & LL Christensen) • Host: Dr. J • Narration: Howard Cooper & Bob Fosbury • Visual design & Editing: Martin Kornmesser • Animations: Martin Kornmesser & Luis Calçada • Web Hosting: Leibniz-Rechenzentrum (LRZ) •Web Technical Support: Lars Holm Nielsen & Raquel Yumi Shida • Cinematographer: Peter Rixner • Written by: Govert Schilling & Lars Lindberg Christensen • Executive Producers: Raquel Yumi Shida, Lars Lindberg Christensen • Music: movetwo • Director: Lars Lindberg Christensen Dr. J is a German astronomer at the ESO. His scientific interests are in cosmology, particularly on galaxy evolution and quasars. Dr …
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High-speed imaging of a test with Dextre from 2010.May.04 Credit:NASA
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The Window Observational Research Facility (WORF) and Remote Sensing From the International Space Station.” – This is part 2 of 2 of a video that describes the remote sensing capabilities of the International Space Station (ISS) utilizing the United States Laboratory “Destiny” module science window and the Window Observational Research Facility (WORF). The Lab Window is the highest optical quality window ever installed on a manned space vehicle and permits the use of high resolution cameras and multi and hyper-spectral Earth science remote sensing instruments from within the pressurized volume of the ISS which eliminates the expense and complexity of having to operate an instrument outside of the ISS in the vacuum of space at extreme temperatures. The WORF provides the stable platform on which to mount cameras and sensors at the Lab Window as well as the connectivity to operate these payloads. The video is hosted by Astronaut and Lab Window/WORF developer Mario Runco who flew three Space Shuttle missions, STS-44, 54, & 77.
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Best educational channels: • www.atheism-magazine.com Best Atheist Experience clips & chat: • www.atheism-magazine.com Please subscribe to: • www.YouTube.com • www.YouTube.com The Extreme Universe: Fermi Space Telescope (NASA GLASTcast 06 in HD). NASA Renames Observatory for Fermi, Reveals Entire Gamma-Ray Sky. NASA’s newest observatory, the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, has begun its mission of exploring the universe in high-energy gamma rays. The spacecraft and its revolutionary instruments passed their orbital checkout with flying colors. NASA announced today that GLAST has been renamed the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. The new name honors Prof. Enrico Fermi (1901 – 1954), a pioneer in high-energy physics. “Enrico Fermi was the first person to suggest how cosmic particles could be accelerated to high speeds,” said Paul Hertz, chief scientist for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “His theory provides the foundation for understanding the new phenomena his namesake telescope will discover.” Scientists expect Fermi will discover many new pulsars in our own galaxy, reveal powerful processes near supermassive black holes at the cores of thousands of active galaxies and enable a search for signs of new physical laws. For two months following the spacecraft’s June 11 launch, scientists tested and calibrated its two instruments, the Large Area Telescope (LAT) and the GLAST Burst Monitor (GBM). The LAT team today unveiled …
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Hubblecast 29: Mission Accomplished – Healing Hubble. The fifth and final mission to the iconic Hubble Space Telescope was a long time coming. After a delay in the fall of 2008, spring brought new hope and, on 11 May, the seven Space Shuttle crew members headed for the mission of a lifetime. — Subscribe to Science & Reason: • www.YouTube.com • www.YouTube.com • www.YouTube.com — Credits: • ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser, Colleen Sharkey & Lars Lindberg Christensen) • Visual design & Editing: Martin Kornmesser • Web Hosting: Leibniz-Rechenzentrum (LRZ) • Web Technical Support: Lars Holm Nielsen & Raquel Yumi Shida • Written by: Colleen Sharkey & Lars Lindberg Christensen • Narration: Gaitee Hussain • Music: John Dyson from the CD darklight • STS-125 footage & still images: NASA • ESA HST team still photos: ESA/Lothar Gerlach & ESA/Colleen Sharkey • Directed by: Colleen Sharkey & Lars Lindberg Christensen Hubble European Space Agency Information Centre Garching/Munich, Germany • www.eso.org • http • hubblesite.org .
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Hubblecast 06: A Battle Of Giants – Telescopes In Space And On The Ground. Have you ever wondered why some telescopes are launched into space while others are built on remote mountain tops? What is actually the best for astronomy? Here we provide a ringside view of the fight for the elusive photons from deep space – is it a battle of the telescope giants? — Subscribe to Science & Reason: • www.youtube.com • www.youtube.com • www.youtube.com — Credit: • ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser, LL Christensen & R. Shida), Luis Calçada, ESO, Spitzer Space Telescope, Keck Observatory, Subaru Observatory • Narration: Dr. Robert Fosbury • Design: Martin Kornmesser •Web Technical Support: Lars Holm Nielsen, Raquel Yumi Shida • Cinematographer: Peter Rixner (www.perix.de) • Script: Lars Lindberg Christensen, Ana Margarida Lopes • Executive Producers: Raquel Yumi Shida, Lars Lindberg Christensen • Director: Lars Lindberg Christensen Dr. J is a German astronomer at the ESO. His scientific interests are in cosmology, particularly on galaxy evolution and quasars. Dr. J’s real name is Joe Liske and he has a phd in astronomy. Hubble European Space Agency Information Centre Garching/Munich, Germany • www.eso.org • http • hubblesite.org .
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Saturday Morning Science: Astrophotography from the International Space Station. (March 1, 2003) — Expedition Six NASA ISS Science Officer Don Pettit narrates this video downlink of astrophotography images taken from the International Space Station.
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NASA Astronomy Pictures Of The Day [Week 2/2010]. — • www.youtube.com • www.youtube.com — ? The Spider and The Fly Bright clusters and nebulae abound in the ancient northern constellation of Auriga. The region includes the open star cluster M38, emission nebula IC 410 with Tadpoles, Auriga’s own Flaming Star Nebula IC 405, and this interesting pair IC 417 (lower left) and NGC 1931. An imaginative eye toward the expansive IC 417 and diminutive NGC 1931 suggests a cosmic spider and fly. About 10000 light-years distant, both represent young, open star clusters formed in interstellar clouds and still embedded in glowing hydrogen gas. • Learn more: antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov ? Atlantis to Orbit The launch of a rocket bound for space is an event that inspires awe and challenges description. The Space Shuttle Atlantis lifted off to visit the International Space Station during the early morning hours. • Learn more: antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov ? Ancient Layered Hills on Mars What may appear to some as a terrestrial coastline is in fact a formation of ancient layered hills and wind-blown sand on Mars. The pictured region spans about three kilometers in Schiaparelli Crater. What created the layers of sediment is still a topic of research. The image was taken with the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft. • Learn more: antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov ? The Flame Nebula in Infrared 1500 light years away towards the constellation of Orion lies a nebula which, from its glow and dark dust lanes, appears, on …
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By Jonathan Amos Science reporter, BBC News: Europe is set to launch the biggest, most sophisticated spacecraft in its history. The Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) is an unmanned ship that can carry up to 7.6 tonnes of supplies to the International Space Station (ISS). Its other primary role is to push the orbiting outpost higher into the sky to keep it from falling back to Earth. The ATV will launch on an Ariane 5 rocket from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana at 0403 GMT on Sunday. Its mission will be a huge statement of capability. The maiden voyage will announce that Europe now has some important new technical competencies to rival the very best in the space exploration business. The most notable is the atv’s automatic rendezvous and docking technology – the ship can find its own way to the station and attach itself without any human intervention. “The ATV is how we contribute to the operations costs of the space station – by taking up several tonnes of logistics,” says Alan Thirkettle, the European Space Agency’s (Esa) ISS programme manager. “It’s also very important as a development. ATV is a marriage of human spacecraft and satellites. It’s a very complicated spacecraft; and European industry has had the opportunity to develop new technologies and new techniques as a result of ATV,” he told BBC News. The vehicle has been dubbed “Jules Verne” for Sunday’s flight and will weigh some 20 tonnes at launch. Its booster, the Ariane 5, has had to be specially …
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Want more? Subscribe to NASA on itunes! phobos.apple.com Or get tweeted by NASA: twitter.com A fortuitous orbit of the International Space Station allowed the astronauts this striking view of Sarychev Volcano (Kuril Islands, northeast of Japan) in an early stage of eruption on June 12, 2009. Sarychev Peak is one of the most active volcanoes in the Kuril Island chain, and it is located on the northwestern end of Matua Island. For more info: earthobservatory.nasa.gov eol.jsc.nasa.gov earthobservatory.nasa.gov
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