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Tuesday Jul 26, 2011
Tuesday Jul 26, 2011
Atlantis safely touched down on the runway at the Kennedy Space Center ending 30 years of the space shuttle program. We talk about the mission, some of the final events, and our own opinion of the Space Transportation System. We then move on to an article in a Russian newspaper taking their own view of the space shuttle program and the role of the Soyuz, the Russian spacecraft which Americans will now be riding on. We end with a special interview we conducted during our STS-134 live broadcast in May of 2011 with Bill Moore and Andrea Farmer of the Kennedy Space Center and how they will be showcasing Atlantis when she is ready for display. Two images were inserted here. To view them, please visit http://talkingspaceonline.com Host this week: Sawyer Rosenstein. Panel Members: Gina Herlihy, Gene Mikulka, and Mark Ratterman Show Recorded - 7/24/2011
Thursday Jul 21, 2011
Thursday Jul 21, 2011
On this speical episode of Talking Space, the entire team gathered at the Kennedy Space Center to broadcast live coverage of the final space shuttle launch. We were overwhelmed to find out that over 200,000 of you listened to us live on launch day. In case you missed the covereage, however, which was broadcast on http://astronomy.fm, we have the entire broadcast for you here. The broadcast lasted from 10:30am EDT to 1pm EDT on July 8, 2011. This episode is being posted on the date of the final shuttle landing. The launch which you will here was the final space shuttle launch, ending a 30 year legacy, and is broken up into three parts. Part 3: In this segment, our final and longest segment, we discuss with the people who were there what launch felt like. We ask the questions of the people who witnessed it whether it be for the first time or the fifth. We also have two very special conversations with the team developing future space suits as well as Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Chris Hadfield, who will be going up next year for a long-duration stay aboard the International Space Station. Host: Sawyer Rosenstein. Live Stream Host: Michael Foerester Panel Members: Gina Herlihy, Gene Mikulka, and Mark Ratterman. Special thanks to Astronomy.FM for hosting the live stream and to all affiliate stations who joined it. Also, thank you to anybody who came on, listened, or ever had a dream about going in to space. This is for you as well. Show Recorded - 7/8/2011 Live from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida Listen now:
Thursday Jul 21, 2011
Thursday Jul 21, 2011
On this speical episode of Talking Space, the entire team gathered at the Kennedy Space Center to broadcast live coverage of the final space shuttle launch. We were overwhelmed to find out that over 200,000 of you listened to us live on launch day. In case you missed the covereage, however, which was broadcast on http://astronomy.fm, we have the entire broadcast for you here. The broadcast lasted from 10:30am EDT to 1pm EDT on July 8, 2011. This episode is being posted on the date of the final shuttle landing. The launch which you will here was the final space shuttle launch, ending a 30 year legacy, and is broken up into three parts. Part 2: In this segment, we welcomed in our affiliate radio stations tuning in to us throughout the world. It begins right after the poll conducted by the launch team at the Kennedy Space Center giving Atlantis the "go" for launch. We then proceed through the countdown, all the way to a glitch at T-31 seconds. After a quick resolution, you hear the launch in all of its glory. The final flight of the shuttle program can be heard directly from our own microphones as we narrate the 8 and 1/2 minute climb to orbit which Atlantis performed. Host: Sawyer Rosenstein. Live Stream Host: Michael Foerester Panel Members: Gina Herlihy, Gene Mikulka, and Mark Ratterman. Special thanks to Astronomy.FM for hosting the live stream and to all affiliate stations who joined it. Also, thank you to anybody who came on, listened, or ever had a dream about going in to space. This is for you as well. Show Recorded - 7/8/2011 Live from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida
Thursday Jul 21, 2011
Thursday Jul 21, 2011
On this speical episode of Talking Space, the entire team gathered at the Kennedy Space Center to broadcast live coverage of the final space shuttle launch. We were overwhelmed to find out that over 200,000 of you listened to us live on launch day. In case you missed the covereage, however, which was broadcast on http://astronomy.fm, we have the entire broadcast for you here. The broadcast lasted from 10:30am EDT to 1pm EDT on July 8, 2011. This episode is being posted on the date of the final shuttle landing. The launch which you will here was the final space shuttle launch, ending a 30 year legacy, and is broken up into three parts. Part 1: In this segment, we introduce the team and the mission at hand. We discuss the crew as well as the goal of the originally-scheduled 12 day mission. We discuss payload to the future of NASA, to the weather predictions which were not in our favor. Host: Sawyer Rosenstein. Live Stream Host: Michael Foerester Panel Members: Gina Herlihy, Gene Mikulka, and Mark Ratterman. Special thanks to Astronomy.FM for hosting the live stream and to all affiliate stations who joined it. Also, thank you to anybody who came on, listened, or ever had a dream about going in to space. This is for you as well. Show Recorded - 7/8/2011 Live from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida
Tuesday Jul 19, 2011
Tuesday Jul 19, 2011
On this episode of Talking Space, we discuss the STS-135 mission, and give an update on its status from spacewalks to unloading and reloading cargo. We also talked about special bits of memorabilia special to this mission including flags, flowers, and even M&Ms. We then go into a lengthy discussion regarding the spacecraft Dawn which successfully entered orbit around the asteroid Vesta. To learn more about Dawn, you can follow them on Twitter as @NASA_Dawn. Afterwards, we move onto the possible cancellation of the James Webb Space Telescope. Finally, we move on to an interview with Elmo conducted by Gina and Sawyer on launch day. Below is the video of the interview. If you are unable to view it, you can go direct to the original hosting of the video on Vimeo at http://vimeo.com/26359611 Host this week: Sawyer Rosenstein. Panel Members: Gene Mikulka, and Mark Ratterman Show Recorded - 7/17/2011
Thursday May 19, 2011
Thursday May 19, 2011
In this special episode of Talking Space, Gene Mikulka recounts his experiences during NASA's Kennedy Space Center's "Once and Future Tour" conducted for members of the media before the first launch attempt of Shuttle Endeavour on Shuttle Mission STS 134 on April 27, 2011. The first stop on the tour is a demonstration of a new LIDAR designed by a partnership between Lockheed Martin and Ball Areospace, the system is engineered to make rendezvous and docking of any new piloted or robotic spacecraft far more safer than it is today. Called the Sensor Test for Orion RelNav Risk Mitigation or STORRM for short, it is a prototype system that will be tested by Shuttle Endeavour during the STS 134 Mission. Representatives from both companies explain what STORRM is and how it will be tested. Next was a demonstration of the current Space Shuttle Extravehicular Mobility Unit or EMU know by the rest of us as a Spacesuit. Gene was able to speak to one of the space suit engineers about how the suit is built and how it helps protect spacewalkers and is to follow for future spacesuit designs. The last stop on tour was a visit to Orbiter Processing Facility Number 2 which is usually the home of Space Shuttle Endeavour. Today Space Shuttle Discovery resides within. She is being prepared not for her next mission to the International Space Station, but for display at the National Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center. Discovery's new mission will be that of Human Space Flight Ambasador nd her Flow Director, Stephanie Stilson, explains how Discovery is being prepared for her new role.
Tuesday Jan 25, 2011
Tuesday Jan 25, 2011
On this episode, we have special guest Elizabeth Howell, author of the website "Pars3c", join the team. We begin with more STS-133 news, followed by the official announcement of STS-135. Following that, we move out to the ISS where the Russians performed their 27th spacewalk. Following that, we get into heavy business, discussing the launch of the Delta 4 Heavy as well as JAXA's HTV-II. Lastly, we discuss the youngest person to ever discover a supernova and how they did it. To visit Elizabeth's blog, please go to http://pars3c.com and be sure to follow her on Twitter @howellspace Host this week: Sawyer Rosenstein. Panel Members: Gina Herlihy, Mark Ratterman, and special guest Elizabeth Howell Show Recorded - 1/23/2011
Tuesday Aug 24, 2010
Tuesday Aug 24, 2010
After returning from an unannounced two week vacation, it's Guy's Night Out as Gina was unable to join us. We start off recapping the ISS repair of the broken ISS ammonia pump. We then move on to some shuttle news as we discuss the processing of Discovery for her final flight: STS-133, as well as some washers in the External Tanks (liquid fuel tanks) constituting some x-rays. Ending the shuttle conversation, we discuss the STS-133 tweetup. We then discuss a fun little story about picking out wake-up music for the final two shuttle flights, so either vote or write your own! We then discuss a little policy including Deputy Administrator Lori Garver voicing her opinion on Constellation, the FAA getting involved in private space travel, SpaceX completing its Dragon capsule drop test, and a new program called Open Luna. To vote for a wake-up song or to submit your own, visit http://songcontest.nasa.gov For more information on Open Luna, visit http://openluna.org/ Host this week: Sawyer Rosenstein. Panel Members: Gene Mikulka and Mark Ratterman Show Recorded - 8/23/2010
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