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Jul 28, 2011 20:09:33 GMT -6
Post by skywalker on Jul 28, 2011 20:09:33 GMT -6
I agree. If they were going to dispose of it they should have done it before they built it and we could have saved all of that money.
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Jul 28, 2011 23:26:47 GMT -6
Post by lois on Jul 28, 2011 23:26:47 GMT -6
Swamprat.. I could still be around to see us reach Jupitor.. Would like very much to see what Nasa finds.
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Jul 28, 2011 23:29:07 GMT -6
Post by lois on Jul 28, 2011 23:29:07 GMT -6
Sky.. I agree .. it took longer to built than the time it spent in space..
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Aug 8, 2011 12:24:53 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Aug 8, 2011 12:24:53 GMT -6
www.stumbleupon.com/su/33nBdw/www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2011/08/nasa-spacecraft-juno-on-its-way-for-a-5-year-journey-to-jupiter.htmlAugust 08, 2011
NASA Spacecraft Juno on its Way for a 5-year Journey to Jupiter [/size](Liftoff VIDEO) Tumblr_l7y8qzxyBq1qa1ckfo1_400 Sixteen years ago, NASA’s spacecraft named “Galileo” had probably a death plunge through the cloud tops of the mysterious gas giant, Jupiter. However, it flashed or radioed back tantalizing data whatever it could gather. NASA now is making a fresh attempt with a spacecraft named after Juno after Jupiter’s wife in Roman Mythology. The sun-powered robotic NASA explorer Juno is now rocketing toward Jupiter after the unmanned Atlas rocket blasted into a clear midday sky Friday. It will take five years to reach the solar system's most massive and ancient planet. "Next stop is Jupiter," exulted Scott Bolton, Juno's principal investigator and an astrophysicist at Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio. "It's fantastic!" said Fran Bagenal, a planetary scientist at the University of Colorado at Boulder, who is also part of the NASA project. "Huge relief all around." Within an hour of liftoff, Juno hurtled out of Earth's orbit at 24,000 mph (38,600 kph) on a roundabout course for Jupiter. The spacecraft zoomed past the orbit of the moon in half a day, or early Saturday morning. The three huge solar panels popped open an hour into the flight, each one stretching as long and wide as a tractor-trailer. Previous spacecraft to the outer planets have relied on nuclear energy. With Juno, scientists hope to answer some of the most fundamental questions of our solar system. "How Jupiter formed. How it evolved. What really happened early in the solar system that eventually led to all of us," Bolton said earlier in the week. Bolton said Jupiter is like a time capsule. It got most of the leftovers from the sun's creation nearly 5 billion years ago hence the planet's immense size and its enormous gravity field has enabled it to hold onto that original material. Jupiter is so big it could contain everything in the solar system, minus the sun, and still be twice as massive. Astronomers say it probably was the first planet in the solar system to form. Juno will venture much closer to Jupiter than any of the eight spacecraft that have visited since the 1970s, most of them just passing by. It's by far the most focused and elaborate Jupiter mission. "We look deeper. We go much closer. We're going over the poles. So we're doing a lot of new things that have never been done, and we're going to get all this brand-new information," Bolton said. The $1.1 billion mission which will end with Juno taking a fatal plunge into Jupiter in 2017 kicks off a flurry of astronomy missions by NASA. Next up is Grail, twin spacecraft with a $496 million price tag that will be launched next month and go into orbit around Earth's moon. Then comes the $2.5 billion Curiosity, a six-wheeled, jeep-size rover that will blast off for Mars at the end of November in search of environments conducive to life. Unlike many other NASA missions, this one came in on cost and on time. It's relatively inexpensive; the Cassini probe launched in 1997 to Saturn, by way of Jupiter, cost $3.4 billion. Attached to the Juno probe are three little Lego figures specially made of space-grade aluminum. They represent the Italian physicist Galileo, who discovered Jupiter's four biggest moons; the Roman god Jupiter; and his wife Juno, for whom the spacecraft is named. CONTINUE READING: www.stumbleupon.com/su/33nBdw/www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2011/08/nasa-spacecraft-juno-on-its-way-for-a-5-year-journey-to-jupiter.htmlUploaded by PA3DMI on Aug 5, 2011 At T minus 4 minutes liftoff is on hold, this is standard procedure. After checking all the systems [some issues with the helium, boats nearby] countdown goes on. Voice-over is Atlas launch controle Key things to know about Juno Spacecraft was launched on Aug. 5 at 12:25 p.m. EDT [US] - 16.25 GMT Five-year cruise to Jupiter, arriving July 2016 Spacecraft will orbit Jupiter for about one year (33 orbits) Mission ends with de-orbit into Jupiter Juno will improve our understanding of our solar system's beginnings by revealing the origin and evolution of Jupiter. Specifically, Juno will... Determine how much water is in Jupiter's atmosphere, which helps determine which planet formation theory is correct (or if new theories are needed) Look deep into Jupiter's atmosphere to measure composition, temperature, cloud motions and other properties Map Jupiter's magnetic and gravity fields, revealing the planet's deep structure Explore and study Jupiter's magnetosphere near the planet's poles, especially the auroras -- Jupiter's northern and southern lights -- providing new insights about how the planet's enormous magnetic force field affects its atmosphere. Link : www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/juno/main/index.html
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Aug 10, 2011 16:52:46 GMT -6
Post by swamprat on Aug 10, 2011 16:52:46 GMT -6
Digital Trends
NASA funds 30 new space research projectsRick Marshall August 9, 2011 NASA’s space shuttle program may have been retired, but that doesn’t mean the agency has abandoned its plans for extraterrestrial adventure. In fact, it just announced plans for an ambitious new set of outer-space initiatives. NASA announced plans to fund 30 new space projects yesterday, covering everything from ways to reduce the amount of debris orbiting Earth to 3-D printers that will aid in the construction of planetary outposts. Each of the proposals will receive $100,000 in funding for a one-year period of research and development. The funding was arranged as part of the agency’s Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) department, according to the official announcement. Along with the two aforementioned projects, additional proposals include ways to protect astronauts from deep-space radiation and methods for fueling spacecrafts with solar and nuclear energy. “These innovative concepts have the potential to mature into the transformative capabilities NASA needs to improve our current space mission operations, seeding the technology breakthroughs needed for the challenging space missions in NASA’s future,” said NASA chief technologist Bobby Braun. One example of the projects being funded is the Space Debris Elimination proposal by Daniel Gregory of Raytheon BBN Technologies. The project will investigate the viability of using a specialized “air gun” to push space junk out of orbit and reduce the threat of an in-space collision, according to Space.com. As for the 3-D printer, that project involves the use of 3-D printing technology to construct tools, equipment, and even spacecraft and lunar habitats using the printers, which layer material like plastic or metals into a three-dimensional construct. www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/nasa-funds-30-new-space-research-projects/
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Aug 20, 2011 20:58:26 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Aug 20, 2011 20:58:26 GMT -6
www.stumbleupon.com/su/4y5Iv4/www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2011/08/from-the-x-files-dept-nasas-alien-contact-blueprint.htmlWeekend Feature --From the 'X-Files' Dept: NASA's Alien Contact BlueprintTop10_exoplanets_oldest_planet_2_2 Extraterrestrial beings monitoring Earth, might view changes in our atmosphere as symptomatic of a a self-destructing civilization– and take drastic action to keep us from becoming a more serious threat, according to a highly speculative scenario developed by scientists at NASA and Penn State University. Shawn Domagal-Goldman of Nasa's Planetary Science Division and his colleagues developed scenarios that could unfold in the aftermath of a close encounter, to help humanity "prepare for actual contact". Their report, Would Contact with Extraterrestrials Benefit or Harm Humanity? A Scenario Analysis, divides alien contacts into three broad categories: beneficial, neutral or harmful. Beneficial encounters ranged from the mere detection of extraterrestrial intelligence (ETI), for example through the interception of alien broadcasts, to contact with cooperative organisms that help us advance our knowledge and solve global problems such as hunger, poverty and disease. Another beneficial outcome the authors entertain sees humanity triumph over a more powerful alien aggressor, or even being saved by a second group of ETs. "In these scenarios, humanity benefits not only from the major moral victory of having defeated a daunting rival, but also from the opportunity to reverse-engineer ETI technology," the authors write. Other kinds of close encounter may be less rewarding and leave much of human society feeling indifferent towards alien life. The extraterrestrials may be too different from us to communicate with usefully. They might invite humanity to join the "Galactic Club" only for the entry requirements to be too bureaucratic and tedious for humans to bother with. They could even become a nuisance, like the stranded, prawn-like creatures that are kept in a refugee camp in the 2009 South African movie, District 9, the report explains. The most unappealing outcomes would arise if extraterrestrials caused harm to humanity, even if by accident. While aliens may arrive to eat, enslave or attack us, the report adds that people might also suffer from being physically crushed or by contracting diseases carried by the visitors. In especially unfortunate incidents, humanity could be wiped out when a more advanced civilisation accidentally unleashes an unfriendly artificial intelligence, or performs a catastrophic physics experiment that renders a portion of the galaxy uninhabitable. CONTINUE READING: www.stumbleupon.com/su/4y5Iv4/www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2011/08/from-the-x-files-dept-nasas-alien-contact-blueprint.html
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Sept 5, 2011 11:51:56 GMT -6
Post by swamprat on Sept 5, 2011 11:51:56 GMT -6
NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity Begins Study of Martian CraterImage Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Opportunity at Work Examining 'Tisdale 2,' Sol 2695 NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity used its front hazard-avoidance camera to take this picture showing the rover's arm extended toward a light-toned rock, "Tisdale 2," during the 2,695th Martian day, or sol, of the rover's work on Mars (Aug. 23, 2011). Tisdale 2 is about 12 inches (30 centimeters) tall.
The rover used two instruments on the robotic arm, the microscopic imager and the alpha particle X-ray spectrometer, to examine Tisdale 2. In this image, the turret at the end of the arm is positioned so that the microscopic imager is facing the rock.
Tisdale 2 and other rocks on the ground beyond it were apparently ejected by the impact that excavated a 66-foot-wide (20-meter-wide) crater, called "Odyssey," which is nearby to the left (north) of this scene. Odyssey and these rocks are on a low ridge called "Cape York," which is a segment of the western rim of Endeavour crater. Endeavour is about 14 miles (22 kilometers) in diameter. Portions of the interior and eastern rim of Endeavour are visible near the top of this image. PASADENA, Calif. -- The initial work of NASA's Mars rover Opportunity at its new location on Mars shows surface compositional differences from anything the robot has studied in its first 7.5 years of exploration. Opportunity arrived three weeks ago at the rim of a 14-mile-wide (22-kilometer-wide) crater named Endeavour. The first rock it examined is flat-topped and about the size of a footstool. It was apparently excavated by an impact that dug a crater the size of a tennis court into the crater's rim. The rock was informally named "Tisdale 2." "This is different from any rock ever seen on Mars," said Steve Squyres, principal investigator for Opportunity at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. "It has a composition similar to some volcanic rocks, but there's much more zinc and bromine than we've typically seen. We are getting confirmation that reaching Endeavour really has given us the equivalent of a second landing site for Opportunity." The diversity of fragments in Tisdale 2 could be a prelude to other minerals Opportunity might find at Endeavour. In the past two weeks, researchers have used an instrument on the rover's robotic arm to identify elements at several spots on Tisdale 2. Scientists have also examined the rock using the rover's microscopic imager and multiple filters of its paannamic camera. Observations by Mars orbiters suggest that rock exposures on Endeavour's rim date from early in Martian history and include clay minerals that form in less-acidic wet conditions, possibly more favorable for life. Discontinuous ridges are all that remains of the ancient crater's rim. The ridge at the section of the rim where Opportunity arrived is named "Cape York." A gap between Cape York and the next rim fragment to the south is called "Botany Bay." "On the final traverses to Cape York, we saw ragged outcrops at Botany Bay unlike anything Opportunity has seen so far, and a bench around the edge of Cape York looks like sedimentary rock that's been cut and filled with veins of material possibly delivered by water," said Ray Arvidson, the rover's deputy principal investigator at Washington University in St. Louis. "We made an explicit decision to examine ancient rocks of Cape York first." The science team selected Endeavour as Opportunity's long-term destination after the rover climbed out of Victoria crater three years ago this week. The mission spent two years studying Victoria, which is about one twenty-fifth as wide as Endeavour. Layers of bedrock exposed at Victoria and other locations Opportunity has visited share a sulfate-rich composition linked to an ancient era when acidic water was present. Opportunity drove about 13 miles (21 kilometers) from Victoria to reach Endeavour. It has driven 20.8 miles (33.5 kilometers) since landing on Mars. "This is like having a brand new landing site for our veteran rover," said Dave Lavery, program executive for NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers at NASA Headquarters in Washington. "It is a remarkable bonus that comes from being able to rove on Mars with well-built hardware that lasts." NASA will launch its next-generation Mars rover, Curiosity, between Nov. 25 and Dec. 18, 2011. It will land on Mars in August 2012. JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the Mars Exploration Rover Project for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. For more about Opportunity, visit www.nasa.gov/rovers and marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html . You can also follow the mission on Twitter at: www.twitter.com/marsrovers . www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mer/multimedia/pia14749.html
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Sept 5, 2011 22:09:52 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Sept 5, 2011 22:09:52 GMT -6
www.stumbleupon.com/su/1Yu7r1/www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2011/09/journey-to-jupiters-europa-beyond-nasas-new-web-based-application-eyes-on-the-solar-system-gives-you.htmlSeptember 05, 2011 Journey to Jupiter & Beyond --NASA's New Web AppThe "Eyes on the Solar System" interface combines video game technology and NASA data to create an environment for users to ride along with agency spacecraft and explore the cosmos. Screen graphics and information such as planet locations and spacecraft maneuvers use actual space mission data. "This is the first time the public has been able to see the entire solar system and our missions moving together in real time," said Jim Green, director of NASA's Planetary Science Division at the agency's Headquarters in Washington. "It demonstrates NASA's continued commitment to share our science with everyone." The virtual environment uses the Unity game engine to display models of planets, moons, asteroids, comets and spacecraft as they move through our solar system. With keyboard and mouse controls, users cruise through space to explore anything that catches their interest. A free browser plug-in, available at the site, is required to run the Web application. "You are now free to move about the solar system," said Blaine Baggett, executive manager in the Office of Communication and Education at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif. "See what NASA's spacecraft see -- and where they are right now -- all without leaving your computer." Users may experience missions in real time, and "Eyes on the Solar System" also allows them to travel through time. The tool is populated with NASA data dating back to 1950 and projected to 2050. The playback rate can be sped up or slowed down. When NASA's Juno spacecraft launched on Aug. 5, 2011, users could look ahead to see the mission's five-year journey to Jupiter in a matter of seconds. Point of view can be switched from faraway to close-up to right "on board" spacecraft. Location, motion and appearance are based on predicted and reconstructed mission data. Dozens of controls on a series of pop-up menus allow users to fully customize what they see, and video and audio tutorials explain how to use the tool's many options. Users may choose from 2-D or 3-D modes, with the latter simply requiring a pair of red-cyan glasses to see. "By basing our visualization primarily on mission data, this tool will help both NASA and the public better understand complex space science missions," said Kevin Hussey, manager of Visualization Technology Applications and Development at JPL, whose team developed "Eyes on the Solar System." The Daily Galaxy via JPL/NASA CONTINUE READING: www.stumbleupon.com/su/1Yu7r1/www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2011/09/journey-to-jupiters-europa-beyond-nasas-new-web-based-application-eyes-on-the-solar-system-gives-you.html
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Sept 8, 2011 17:52:37 GMT -6
Post by swamprat on Sept 8, 2011 17:52:37 GMT -6
Huge Defunct Satellite to Plunge to Earth Soon, NASA Saysby Leonard David, SPACE.com’s Space Insider Columnist Date: 07 September 2011 CREDIT: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite hangs in the grasp of the Remote Manipulator System against the blackness of space during deployment from Space Shuttle Discovery, September 1991.Heads up! That's the word from NASA today (Sept. 7) given the impending re-entry of a 6.5-ton satellite through Earth's atmosphere. The huge Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere in an uncontrolled fall in late September or early October. Much of the spacecraft is expected to burn up during re-entry, but some pieces are expected to make it intact to the ground, NASA officials said. The U.S. space agency will be taking measures to inform the public about the pieces of the spacecraft that are expected to survive re-entry. "It is too early to say exactly when UARS will re-enter and what geographic area may be affected, but NASA is watching the satellite closely and will keep you informed," NASA said in a statement released today (Sept. 7). The satellite launched to Earth orbit in 1991 aboard NASA's space shuttle Discovery and was decommissioned on Dec. 14, 2005. It is 35 feet (10.7 meters) long and 15 feet (4.5 m) wide. Small risk to publicOne analysis of re-entry survivability for UARS components was performed several years ago with a software program called Object Re-entry Survival Analysis Tool, or ORSAT for short. That computer analysis showed that about 150 component types, including the parent body of the satellite, will demise during re-entry, and 12 types (26 counting multiple components) would endure the fiery fall to Earth. That appraisal indicated a surviving mass of 1,170 pounds (532 kilograms) falling within a debris footprint length of some 500 miles (800 kilometers). "The risk to public safety or property is extremely small, and safety is NASA's top priority," noted a NASA website dedicated to the re-entry. "Since the beginning of the Space Age in the late-1950s, there have been no confirmed reports of an injury resulting from re-entering space objects. Nor is there a record of significant property damage resulting from a satellite re-entry." Nonetheless, there is a chance that pieces of debris from the satellite will crash in areas accessible to the public. According to NASA, on UARS re-entry day, "if you find something you think may be a piece of UARS, do not touch it. Contact a local law enforcement official for assistance." NASA will host a press conference on Friday (Sept. 9) to discuss the anticipated re-entry. Public to be informedThe actual date of re-entry is difficult to predict because it depends on solar flux and the spacecraft's orientation as its orbit decays. As re-entry draws closer, predictions on the date will become more reliable. NASA plans to post updates weekly until about four days before the anticipated re-entry. The agency will then share daily updates until about 24 hours before re-entry, when it will begin even more frequent postings. According to a recent National Research Council report, we have now reached a tipping point, called the Kessler Threshold, at which there is already enough orbital debris that even if no more were added, new debris will continually be created through collisions between existing objects. www.space.com/12859-nasa-satellite-falling-space-debris-uars.html
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Sept 9, 2011 20:43:08 GMT -6
Post by skywalker on Sept 9, 2011 20:43:08 GMT -6
Suuuure...whatever you say, NASA. I won't pick it up.
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Sept 9, 2011 20:57:30 GMT -6
Post by Steve on Sept 9, 2011 20:57:30 GMT -6
UARS can become the new 'Kecksburg UFO'. American instead of Soviet this time.
Steve
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Sept 9, 2011 21:40:46 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Sept 9, 2011 21:40:46 GMT -6
THE BEST UFO CAPTURE ON NASA TV EVER! (2011)..mp4
Uploaded by gekados on Feb 22, 2011
THIS GLOWING ORB WAS FILMED ON NASA TV AND IT IS AWESOME.. PLEASE MAKE VIRAL ALL AND RE-UPLOAD!! THE BEST UFO CAPTURE ON NASA TV EVER! (2011)
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Sept 9, 2011 23:31:25 GMT -6
Post by lois on Sept 9, 2011 23:31:25 GMT -6
Gee! Auntym. that is awesome. It reminds me of the white lighted porthole of the ship I walked toward. It was so white, the whitest white you ever saw. I could not look at it. But got accustom to it.
What does Nasa have to say about it? The ship I feel is not the white light only a light coming from it. Can you imagine how large that would have to be?
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Sept 12, 2011 16:28:06 GMT -6
Post by swamprat on Sept 12, 2011 16:28:06 GMT -6
Poor, poor Spirit! Look out, Opportunity, you'll be next!!
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Sept 12, 2011 23:39:56 GMT -6
Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2011 23:39:56 GMT -6
~sniffle~ Poor wiitle wobot...
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Sept 13, 2011 13:49:54 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Sept 13, 2011 13:49:54 GMT -6
www.nasa.gov/connect/tweetup/tweetup_npp_10-24-2011.htmlConnect & Collaborate with NASA NASA to Host First West Coast Launch Tweetup 10.24.11[/color] NASA will host a tweetup for 25 of its Twitter followers on from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 24 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California for the launch of the first of a new generation of global Earth-observing satellites. The tweetup is expected to culminate in the launch of NASA's NPP satellite aboard a Delta II rocket between 2:48 a.m. and 2:57 a.m. PDT Tuesday, Oct. 25. NPP -- the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project -- is the first of a new generation of satellites that will observe many facets of our changing Earth, collecting critical data to improve our understanding of long-term climate change and short-term weather conditions. With NPP, NASA continues many key data records initiated by the agency's Earth Observing System satellites, monitoring changes occurring in the atmosphere, oceans, vegetation, ice and solid Earth. The tweetup events Monday will take place on the Air Force Base. The tweetup will provide @nasa Twitter followers the opportunity to tour Vandenberg Air Force Base launch facilities, speak with NASA and NPP mission scientists and managers, interact with each other and NASA's social media team, and, if all goes as scheduled, view the NPP spacecraft launch. For the early-morning rocket launch, Tweetup attendees will have a special viewing section that will include a pre-launch concert by "Mobility" from the United States Air Force Band of the Golden West. Vandenberg Air Force Base is headquarters for the 30th Space Wing, which manages space and missile testing for the Department of Defense and places satellites into polar orbit from the West Coast using expendable boosters. › Register Now What is a tweetup? A tweetup is an informal meeting of people who use the social messaging medium Twitter. This tweetup is an opportunity for those who follow @nasa to learn more about the agency and its Earth science missions, learn about Vandenberg Air Force Base, and experience a launch. How do I register? Registration will open on this page at 12 p.m. EDT (9 a.m. PDT) on Tuesday, Sept. 13 and close at 5 p.m. EDT (2 p.m. PDT) on Thursday, Sept. 15. NASA will accommodate 25 participants randomly selected from those who sign up. Additional registrants will be placed on a waiting list. Registration is for one person only (you) and is non-transferable. Do I need to have a Twitter account to register? Yes. This event is designed for active Twitter users who follow @nasa, @nasatweetup and other NASA Twitter accounts. The goal of NASA tweetups is to allow people who regularly interact with each other via Twitter to meet in person and discuss one of their favorite subjects: NASA. If you are not familiar with Twitter nor a regular user of Twitter and just want to see a spacecraft launch, NASA offers other ways to experience a launch. You can view the NPP launch at the Vandenberg Air Force Base without taking part in the NPP tweetup. Learn more at: www.vandenberg.af.mil/questions/topic.asp?id=745The Twitter account for the tweetup is @nasatweetup, and the hashtag is #NASATweetup. We'll use both to post updates and reminders about the event. Follow the NPP mission via @nasanpp. What are the registration requirements? Registration indicates your intent to travel to Vandenberg Air Force Base, near Lompoc, Calif., and attend the event in person. You are responsible for your own expenses for travel, accommodation, food and other amenities. Vandenberg is a government facility. Those who are selected will need to complete an additional registration step to receive clearance to enter the secure areas on the Air Force Base. To be admitted, you will need to show two government-issued identifications (one with a photo) that match the name provided on the registration. Those without proper identification cannot be admitted. All registrants must be at least 18 years old. Can I register if I am not a U.S. citizen? Because this NASA tweetup takes place on an Air Force Base with restricted areas, registration is limited to U.S. citizens. If you have a green card, you will be processed as a U.S. citizen. Those who are selected will need to complete an additional registration step to receive clearance to enter the secure areas at Vandenberg. To be admitted, you will need to show two government-issued identifications (one with a photo) that match the name provided on the registration. Those without proper identification cannot be admitted. All registrants must be at least 18 years old. Does my registration include a guest? Because of space limitations, you may not bring a guest. Each registration provides a place for one person only (you) and is non-transferrable. Each individual wishing to attend must register separately. If I have been to a tweetup before, can I register to attend this one? Remember what an awesome experience it was attend a tweetup? In addition to watching the spacecraft lift off, you were part of an incredible group, and it is tempting to recreate that experience. We’re not surprised you want to go to another one at different location. A goal of this NASA tweetup is to provide an opportunity to experience a tweetup for those who have never had the chance. Therefore, we strongly encourage you to allow someone new the opportunity to enjoy this amazing event. Can I see the launch if I’m not selected for the tweetup? There is a public viewing site for all spacecraft launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base and, it provides such a good view that it is where the NASA tweetup attendees will be viewing the launch. You can find out more details at: www.vandenberg.af.mil/questions/topic.asp?id=745What if I cannot come to California? If you cannot come to California to attend in person, you should not register for the tweetup. You can follow the tweetup conversation using the #NASATweetup hashtag. NASA may broadcast a portion of the program on the morning of Oct. 24 via NASA TV and Ustream. NASA will provide regular launch and mission updates on @nasa and @nasanpp. If you cannot make this tweetup, don’t despair; NASA is planning others in the near future at various locations. Check out www.nasa.gov/tweetup for updates. When will I know if I am selected? After NASA has received and processed the registrations, an email with confirmation information and additional instructions will be sent to those selected and those on the waitlist. We expect to send selection notifications by email on Monday, Sept. 26. What if the spacecraft’s launch date changes? If the launch date changes prior to Oct. 10, NASA may change the date of the tweetup to match the new target launch date. NASA will notify registrants by email. If the launch is postponed, tweetup attendees will be invited to attend the launch at the public viewing site. Tweetup attendees are responsible for any additional costs they incur related to any launch delay. Does registration for and/or attendance at the tweetup qualify me for media accreditation? Your NPP tweetup registration and/or attendance does not qualify you for news media credentials for NASA or at Vandenberg Air Force Base, now or in the future. Have a question not answered here? Need more information? Help is available by sending an email to HQ-twitter@mail.nasa.gov. For more information about the NPP mission, visit: www.nasa.gov/nppand npp.gsfc.nasa.gov/› Register Now... click on link belowwww.nasa.gov/connect/tweetup/register.html
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Sept 13, 2011 18:56:45 GMT -6
Post by swamprat on Sept 13, 2011 18:56:45 GMT -6
Russian Rocket Delays Risk Turning International Space Station Into Ghost TownPublished September 13, 2011 Astronauts are prepping to leave -- but not shutdown -- the International Space StationHouston, YOU have a problem. With no space shuttles to take astronauts to the International Space Station, the U.S. relies upon Russian rockets. But amid deep concerns over a recent rocket crash, Russia on Tuesday announced it was postponing the launch of the latest space station crew to Nov. 12 -- mere days before the final astronauts on the orbiting laboratory are due to return to Earth. That makes the potential for an unmanned International Space Station very real -- and NASA could have seen it coming, said Christopher C. Kraft, the former director of NASA's Manned Spaceflight Center. "You can't put your head in the sand about the fact that you're going to have failures," he told FoxNews.com. Failures are to be expected in vehicles as old as the Soyuz -- or the American shuttle for that matter, Kraft said. The space shuttle was a crucial alternative, said Art Harman, director of The Coalition to Save Manned Space Exploration. "The political and budgetary rush to scrap the shuttles was so strong that all the risks inherent in relying upon any single source, much less the Russian system in particular, were downplayed or ignored," he told FoxNews.com. "They've got no prepared alternate landing site for routine use, which therefore forces home our crews in each case a month earlier than the Soyuz expiration dates alone would require. That's incredible negligence," he said. NASA believed the Soyuz craft would keep the International Space Station manned and supplied while the nascent commercial space industry in the U.S. developed replacement spacecraft. But Russia has encountered a disastrous string of issues that may make that policy untenable. In a string of spectacular failures, Russia has lost four spacecraft over the past 10 months. In December, a rocket and its payload of three communications satellites fell into the Pacific Ocean after failing to reach orbit. A military satellite was lost in February, and in mid-August the Express-AM4, described by officials as Russia's most powerful telecommunications satellite, was lost. Without shuttles, and without Soyuz, the space station may be in danger. "The whole thing is a damn house of cards," Kraft told FoxNews.com. "Without the space shuttle, you leave yourself extremely vulnerable to losing the whole space station," he said. That has far greater implications than it sounds, he noted. For example, NASA has been promoting the privatization of space flight as a replacement for the space shuttle. "Without the space station, there is no market for the commercial vehicles. Zero," Kraft said. Astronauts have been living aboard the station, without interruption, for almost 11 years. NASA has insisted last month's accident will have no adverse influence on the International Space Station crew, because their existing supplies of food, water and oxygen are sufficient. "That's true," Kraft told FoxNews.com. "They have a very good complement of equipment. The question is, do they have the right equipment? And can they use if it they have to?" He noted that extra-vehicular activity, or EVA, was often required to repair the station or add a new part. If the station is damaged, however, how would crew perform that operation? "If you've got a damaged space station and you couldn't do an EVA, the U.S. shuttle would have been the only other vehicle with an EVA capability." By retiring the shuttle, he said, we've impacted our ability to perform that and other operations. "It was the best vehicle, best rocketship, best launch vehicle we have ever built in this country. And with modernization, it could be the vehicle to use for the next 20 years," Kraft said. Read more: www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/09/13/russia-delays-manned-space-launch-until-nov-12/#ixzz1XspLM09S
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Sept 13, 2011 20:15:30 GMT -6
Post by skywalker on Sept 13, 2011 20:15:30 GMT -6
I still think that Russia is abandoning the space station on purpose because they don't want to fool around with it anymore. When those astrodudes who are up there come home there won't be any going up to take their place. Time will tell if my latest conspiracy theory is right.
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Sept 14, 2011 0:01:55 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Sept 14, 2011 0:01:55 GMT -6
WOW... NASA admits orbs videotaped near shuttle were unknowns Whitley Strieber Tuesday, September 13, 2011 All of that video over the years, and not a word from NASA. Now they at least admit that these orbs are a genuine mystery. Thank you so much for a scrap of truth at last!Nasa States They Have no idea what these Orbs Of Light UFO's Are!!!!!! Uploaded by FrozenHill on Sep 10, 2011 What is officially known regarding the "Pulsating Orbs of Light" UFO's! The UK Ministry of Defense has revealed regarding these "Pulsating Orbs of Lights" UFO's. Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) in the UK Air Defence Region The Ministry of Defence has released this report in response to a Freedom of Information request and we are pleased to now make it available to a wider audience via the MOD Freedom of Information Publication Scheme. Where indicated information is withheld in accordance with Section 26 (Defence), Section 27 (International Relations) and Section 40 (Personal Information) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/FreedomOfInformation/PublicationScheme/Sear... That Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP or UFO) Exist is indisputable. Credited with the ability to hover, land, take off, accelerate to astonishing velocities and vanish. They can reportedly alter their direction of flight suddenly and clearly can exhibit aerodynamics characteristics well beyond those of any known aircraft or missile - either manned or unmanned. The Conditions for the initial formation and sustaining of what are apparently buoyant charged masses (of Plasma), which can form, separate, merge, hover, climb, dive, and accelerate are not completely understood. Dependent on a color's temperature and aerosol density, it may be seen visually, either by it self generated plasma color, by reflected light, or silhouette by light blockage and background contrast. Occasionally and perhaps exceptionally, it seems a field with, undetermined characteristics can exist between certain charged buoyant objects in loose formation, the intervening space between them forms an area, viewed as a shape, often Triangular, from which the reflection of light does not occur. This is a key finding in the attribution of what have frequently been called black "Craft", often triangular and up to hundreds of feet in length. - The UK Ministry of Defence Check out this document recently declassified by the UK Ministry Of Defense on Unidentified ]Aerial Phenomenon or UAP's, or as they are called in the US....UFO's www.mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/AB43D483-FF03-44F0-85DE-C4233C7C9F10/0/uap_vol... Some qoutes from the above paper... "The relevance of Plasma and magnetic fields to UAP(UFO) were an unexpected feature of the study" In So Advising - It should be stressed that, despite the recent increase in UAP/UFO events, the probobility of encountering a UAP/UFO remainns very low - No attempt should be made to out-manoeuvre a UAP/UFO during interception - At higher altitudes, although the UAP/UFO appear to be benign to civil air-traffic, pilots should be advised to not manoeuvre, other than put the object astern if possible CONTINUE READING; www.unknowncountry.com/out-there/nasa-admits-orbs-videotaped-near-shuttle-were-unknowns
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Sept 15, 2011 9:58:26 GMT -6
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Sept 25, 2011 12:52:38 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Sept 25, 2011 12:52:38 GMT -6
www.stumbleupon.com/su/2VU83d/www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2011/09/weekend-feature-orbiting-eyes-things-you-didnt-know-satellites-are-doing-todays-most-popular-.htmlSeptember 25, 2011 Weekend Feature: Orbiting Eyes --Things You Didn't Know Satellites Are Doing[/color] Creating Space PlaquesMany astro-boffins are upset that there isn't more money and attention for the space program, but few would go as far as a group of researchers from the Arizona State University who created a super-infectious strain of space bacteria. We can only imagine that the next time they request funding they'll be casually juggling glass vials of the super-space-disease and contemplating how terrible it would be if there was an accident. The team collaborated with NASA shuttle mission STS-115, soon to be known as "The end of the old ways", conspiring to expose Salmonella microbes to the stresses of space travel "to investigate the effect of space flight on cellular and physiological responses" i.e. to see what happens. Please remember that the last people exposed to space radiation to see what happened developed superpowers and became the Fantastic Four. IWe might have suggested choosing a Nobel peace prize winner or a firefighter for this experiment, not a disease known for extremely unpleasant days in the bathroom. Unfortunately we were not on hand to advise/sabotage this shadowy team of superbug makers, and their devilish plot succeeded. The returning microbes are now three times as nasty as their primitive Earth-bound cousins. The scientists responsible continue to act like successfully creating a cosmic gut-plague was a good thing. Tracking cowsThe Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority will use Global Positioning System-enabled collars to track the movements and eating habits of a herd of fifty cows. The idea of satellite tracking animals is nothing new, but it's normally for animals that move around just a little bit more in environments a little more challenging than the scenic Yorkshire dales.. Whoever went all the way to "use space technology" to answer the question "What do cows eat?" missed a few simple steps including: a) Walk over to the cows b) Look at what the cows are eating c) Identify this strange green bladed plant that seems to grow everywhere, underneath the sky which is blue. CONTINUE READING: www.stumbleupon.com/su/2VU83d/www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2011/09/weekend-feature-orbiting-eyes-things-you-didnt-know-satellites-are-doing-todays-most-popular-.html
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Sept 25, 2011 14:27:18 GMT -6
Post by skywalker on Sept 25, 2011 14:27:18 GMT -6
I have no idea who wrote that article but they have my off-beat sense of humor. Tell them to give it back. ;D
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Oct 5, 2011 19:42:05 GMT -6
Post by swamprat on Oct 5, 2011 19:42:05 GMT -6
Huge Mars Crater an 'Intriguing' Target for Next NASA RoverSPACE.com Staff Date: 05 October 2011 NASA has selected Gale crater as the landing site for the Mars Science Laboratory mission. CREDIT: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU A giant crater on Mars destined to be the stomping ground for NASA's next rover could provide a treasure trove of intriguing science finds, researchers say. NASA's car-size, $2.5 billion Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover, also known as Curiosity, is slated to blast off in late November and arrive at the Red Planet in August 2012. It'll touch down near the foot of a 3-mile (5-kilometer) high mountain in a massive crater called Gale. Curiosity's traverses around Gale Crater and its central mountain should reveal a great deal about Martian history and the planet's past potential to host life, scientists say. "This may be one of the thickest exposed sections of layered sedimentary rocks in the solar system," said Joy Crisp, MSL deputy project scientist from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., in a statement. "The rock record preserved in those layers holds stories that are billions of years old — stories about whether, when and for how long Mars might have been habitable." Investigating a crater mountainBillions of years ago, the Red Planet was apparently much warmer and wetter, harboring vast lakes and flowing rivers on its surface. Curiosity's investigations at Gale, which measures about 96 miles (154 km) across, may shed yet more light on Mars' potentially habitable past, researchers said. "Gale Crater and its mountain will tell this intriguing story," said Matt Golombek, Mars Exploration Program landing site scientist from JPL. "The layers there chronicle Mars' environmental history." NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft has found signatures of clays and sulfates— both of which form in the presence of liquid water — on the mountain's lower slopes. So Curiosity should get to check out areas that may once have been conducive to the existence of Earth-like life. Unparalleled look at another worldCuriosity is capable of traveling up to 492 feet (150 meters) per day. But it likely won't be covering that much ground on a daily basis, researchers said. "It could take several months to a year to reach the foot of the mountain, depending on how often the rover stops along the way," Golombek said. "There will be plenty to examine before getting to the central mound." But Curiosity's mission will also yield other benefits. Its high-resolution camera will capture photos and movies as the rover cruises around Gale and its mountain, allowing Earthlings to see the Red Planet as never before. "As Curiosity climbs toward higher layers, you'll see spectacular valleys and canyons like those in the U.S. desert Southwest," Golombek said. "The walls on either side of the rover will rise over 100 feet. The sights alone will be worth the trip." This artist concept features NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover, a mobile robot for investigating Mars' past or present ability to sustain microbial life.www.space.com/13187-huge-mars-crater-target-nasa-curiosity-rover.html
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Oct 5, 2011 21:41:46 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Oct 5, 2011 21:41:46 GMT -6
NASA Records Brilliant Meteor and U.F.O. (?) 30.09.2011
Uploaded by Anonymous23Skidoo on Oct 5, 2011
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Oct 8, 2011 19:05:10 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Oct 8, 2011 19:05:10 GMT -6
www.latest-ufo-sightings.net/2011/10/former-top-nasa-shuttle-astronaut.html#.TpDX4csmXls.twitter Former Top NASA Shuttle Astronaut Disclosed Aliens & UFOs Are RealThursday, October 6, 2011 Leading NASA astronaut reveals shuttle experience with disc UFO while in orbit. It is an overwhelming surprise story; a retired SCO of NASA’s space shuttle fleet revealed that he and NASA are aware of the existence extraterrestrials as well as UFOs. A former senior member of MUFON Clark C. McClelland has disclosed in the Canadian press that secret specifics of an incredible event happened during the STS-80 mission onboard the space shuttle Columbia. Clark McClelland, 1992 Leading space officers panicked and hurried to shut it up. Disc-shaped object came out under the shuttle As per insider reports, affirmed by Dr. Story Musgrave, a Payload Specialist crew member onboard the STS-80 Mission, a disc-shaped UFO which was a lot bigger than the orbiting American spacecraft unexpectedly came out under the shuttle. At that moment, Columbia was keeping an elevation 190 nautical miles over the Earth. Musgrave mentioned that, even though he got a great glance at it, he was not able to determine the object. Musgrave verifies witnessing what once was known as a ‘flying saucer.’ When the shuttle came back to Earth, Musgrave was interviewed regarding the encounter. Based on the report, the scientist evaluated a video recording of the encounter between UFO and the Columbia as the orbiter travelled over Denver, Colorado. The UFO unexpectedly came out, appeared to be smartly manipulated, adjusted its flight vector and the most noticeable of all, the UFO seemed to monitor Columbia and her crew from space. That mission is the last of Musgrave prior to his retirement. Certain that alien intelligence not only is out there, but is right here at this moment, the former NASA astronaut set out on his own personal quest of disclosure. Dr. Musgrave is not alone in his declaration that UFOs and ETs are for real. In earlier years other NASA staffs have also scrambling to get the UFO or extraterrestrials information out. Not long ago, Ken Johnston was dismissed from NASA right after he disclosed his personal knowledge regarding alien cities on the Moon. On a speaking visit, Musgrave gave a demonstration regarding astronomy. At the conclusion of his lecture, he presented a slide upon a big screen showing an artist’s perception of the famous “Grey” aliens that turn out to be a part of contemporary civilization. His last words surprised many in the crowd when he announced that aliens and UFOs are absolutely real. www.Latest-UFO-Sightings.net (c) 2011 CONTINUE READING RELATED POSTS: www.latest-ufo-sightings.net/2011/10/former-top-nasa-shuttle-astronaut.html#.TpDX4csmXls.twitter
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Oct 14, 2011 18:39:15 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Oct 14, 2011 18:39:15 GMT -6
UFO's on FOX News - The NASA Disclosure October 12, 2011.mp4
Uploaded by EriGIA007 on Oct 14, 2011
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Oct 31, 2011 7:21:19 GMT -6
Post by swamprat on Oct 31, 2011 7:21:19 GMT -6
Scott expected to announce Boeing-Space Florida partnership7:43 AM, Oct. 31, 2011 Gov. Rick Scott has another big industrial announcement scheduled today, this time involving the space industry in Titusville. The governor is scheduled to announce an agreement between Boeing and Space Florida to headquarter the company's Commercia Crew program in Florida and build vehicles that will take people and cargo to space. Boeing plans to lease the hangar that housed the space shuttles. Unemployment has soared in on the Space Coast with the end of the shuttle program. The Boeing deal is expected to create 140 jobs over 18 months, and 550 jobs by 2015. Currently, the United States relies on Russia to take astronauts to the international space station. President Obama has criticized Congress recently for not approving his $40 million request for economic assistance to the Space Coast and $850 million for the Commercia Crew project. In remarks prepared for today's announcement in Titusville, reported by the Associated Press, the governor says deals like the Boeing plan will be a big boost to Florida's continuing space industry. "Our country is now completely dependent on Russia for travel to and from space. A private business would never let any part of its operations be dependent on someone else. Fortunately, the space transportation systems being developed by private companies like Boeing will rocket the United States back to forefront of the space industry and help reignite job growth," Scott says in his prepared remarks. www.tallahassee.com/article/20111031/CAPITOLNEWS/111031003/Scott-expected-announce-Boeing-Space-Florida-partnership?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|frontpage
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Nov 1, 2011 12:48:16 GMT -6
Post by auntym on Nov 1, 2011 12:48:16 GMT -6
www.cbs12.com/news/astronaut-4736366-nasa-camera.htmlFormer astronaut and NASA settle moon memento lawsuit VIDEO October 31, 2011 10:16 PM WPEC - CBS12.com SUBURBAN LAKE WORTH, Fla. -- The court battle is over between NASA and a local retired astronaut. Edgar Mitchell was fighting to keep a camera from one of the Apollo space missions. He had the camera for many years, but it wasn't until recently that NASA sued to try and get it back. Mitchell says the camera probably could have been sold for $80,000 to a collector. Now, the camera will go to the Smithsonian Institution instead. Mitchell has agreed to donate the camera to the Smithsonian in Washington D.C. The camera was in the lunar module which landed on the moon during the Apollo 14 mission in 1971. Mitchell has had the camera for 40 years and he says he had permission from NASA to keep it. Recently however, NASA sued Mitchell, saying it wanted the camera back and it was not his in the first place. Mitchell says in order to settle the case, he suggested the camera be placed in a museum and NASA specified that it should go to the Smithsonian. Mitchell says he's satisfied with the way the case was settled. "I'm fine with it. It's going to a museum and that's where it probably should be in the first place. And I'm sure had it gone, been sold to a collector like I was going to do, they would eventually put it in a museum anyhow," said Mitchell, former astronaut on Apollo 14. Mitchell has other artifacts displayed in his home from other space missions, and he says years ago, it was common practice for NASA to give these things to astronauts as souvenirs and that's how he got the camera. TO SEE VIDEO & CONTINUE READING: www.cbs12.com/articles/astronaut-4736366-nasa-camera.html#ixzz1cTrBvNt9
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Nov 1, 2011 21:29:08 GMT -6
Post by skywalker on Nov 1, 2011 21:29:08 GMT -6
The people in NASA today had nothing whatsoever to do with the lunar program four decades ago, and the way things are going right now I doubt that NASA will ever be able to duplicate what those brave pioneers did way back then. In my opinion they need to mind their own business. The last thing in the world NASA needs to be doing is suing the astronauts. Stupid government. All they ever do is take things away from people. The next thing you know they will be suing all of the old WW2 soldiers demanding that they give back all of the medals that they received.
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Nov 1, 2011 21:30:43 GMT -6
Post by skywalker on Nov 1, 2011 21:30:43 GMT -6
Stupid government. It is absolutely amazing how everything they do infuriates the living *bleep* out of me.
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