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Post by skywalker on Mar 22, 2014 19:39:39 GMT -6
I didn't see anything move until the very end when the whateveritwas slowly faded away. Has NASA or anybody said anything about it?
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Post by swamprat on Mar 31, 2014 16:49:51 GMT -6
Thanks Auntym! I shared this with our middle-school science teachers!
Swamp
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Post by auntym on May 14, 2014 15:08:38 GMT -6
www.davidreneke.com/russia-to-ban-us-from-using-space-station/Russia To Ban US From Using Space Station by Dave Reneke May 14th, 2014 From left: Steve Swanson from the US and Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev from Russia before the launch showing an apparent co-operative outlook. Photo: Camera Press/Ria Novosti Russia is to deny the US future use of the International Space Station beyond 2020 and will also bar its rocket engines from launching US military satellites as it hits back at American sanctions.These were imposed over the recent and now continuing Ukraine crisis. Russia’s deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin announced a series of punitive measures on Tuesday against the US in response to sanctions imposed after Russia annexed Crimea. The two countries have long cooperated closely on space exploration despite their clashes in foreign policy. The Space Station is manned by both American and Russian crew, but the only way to reach it is by using Russia’s Soyuz spacecraft. The US is keen to keep the $100 billion (£600) ISS flying until at least 2024, four years beyond its original target. At a time when Moscow is struggling to reform its accident-plagued space programme, Mr Rogozin said US plans to deny export licences for some high-technology items were a blow to Russian industry. “These sanctions are out of place and inappropriate,” Mr Rogozin said. “We have enough of our own problems.” Spinoff Effects Moscow’s response would affect NK-33 and RD-180 engines which Russia supplies to the US, Mr Rogozin said. “We are ready to deliver these engines but on one condition that they will not be used to launch military satellites,” he said. RD-180 engines are used to boost Atlas 5 rockets manufactured by United Launch Alliance, a partnership of Lockheed Martin and Boeing that holds a virtual monopoly on launching U.S. military satellites. Mr Rogozin said Moscow was planning “strategic changes” in its space industry after 2020 and aims to use money and “intellectual resources” that now go to the space station for a “a project with more prospects”. He suggested Russia could use the station without the United States, saying: “The Russian segment can exist independently from the American one. The U.S. one cannot.” The US space agency NASA is working with companies to develop space taxis with the goal of restoring US transport to the station by 2017, but the United States currently pays Russia more than $60 million per person to fly its astronauts up. CONTINUE READING: www.davidreneke.com/russia-to-ban-us-from-using-space-station/
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Post by swamprat on May 14, 2014 16:09:37 GMT -6
I don't like his choice of words. The Space Station is not "Russia's" to ban us from. What they CAN do,is refuse to provide us with transportation to and from. Fine. It's about time we got our sxxx together and replaced the space shuttles......
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Post by auntym on May 15, 2014 14:40:47 GMT -6
www.examiner.com/article/is-a-giant-cigar-ufo-hovering-near-the-international-space-stationIs a giant cigar UFO hovering near the International Space Station?Michael SallaHonolulu Exopolitics Examiner May 14, 2014 Video footage captured from the live camera stream of the International Space Station (ISS) shows what appears to be a giant cigar shaped UFO hovering nearby. The live footage was captured on May 13, 2014 and has been archived on the ISS video channel on Ustream. The UFO appears to have up to half a dozen orange lights flashing on and off in a random manner, and is stationary relative to the ISS though at some distance away. It appears for approximately seven minutes before fading away. The footage was taken by one of the ISS external cameras that are normally directed earthwards. The stationary nature of the UFO and the way it slowly disappears has led some to conclude it is little more than a lensflare. Not so according to Blake Cousins who was the first to upload a recording of the ISS live video feed on his popular YouTube channel, Thirdphaseofmoon. He along with a co-host believe the footage may be evidence of an alien mothership tracking the ISS. The footage of the UFO has been given a preliminary examination by Cousins who enhanced the lighting and contrast to determine what kind of an object it is. His analysis suggests that it is a solid object and not a lensflare. If it is a genuine alien vehicle as Cousins contends, then it appears to be deliberatedly tracking the ISS. For what purpose? This is not the first time that the ISS live camera feed has captured what appears to be a large UFO in the vicinity. Back on January 29, ISS live streaming showed what appeared to be a sleek elliptical UFO docked with the hull of the International Space Station. The object was between the Russian research module and the Soyuz escape capsule. Its size was approximately 10 meters. Some claimed that the UFO was related to an ISS ceremony featuring the Olympic flag. Yet the ISS ceremony was held in November 2013, and the flag was only about a meter in size, far smaller than the estimated 10 meter UFO. CONTINUE READING: www.examiner.com/article/is-a-giant-cigar-ufo-hovering-near-the-international-space-stationBreaking UFO News Massive Alien UFO Visits ISS!!! Enhanced Video! May 2014 thirdphaseofmoon Breaking UFO News Massive Alien Ship Visits ISS!!! Enhanced Video! Toby Lundh Shares Incredible Live Feed Footage Of a Large UFO Next To The International Space-station! If you have captured anything Amazing regarding UFOs contact Thirdphaseofmoon Via Skype or Facebook! LIVE ISS STREAM:
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Post by auntym on May 18, 2014 11:41:30 GMT -6
www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/ham_tv/#.U3fLq_ldWSqHAM Video Premieres on the Space Station. The new Ham TV, equipment pictured here, adds a visual dimension, allowing an audience on the ground to see and hear the astronauts. Image Credit: Kayser Italia Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) can now talk with people on Earth with video using simple transmitters. ‘Ham TV’ has been set up in the European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) Columbus laboratory and already used for talking with ground control. Amateur radio enthusiasts have been able to poll astronauts circling our planet using standard radio equipment since the space station was inaugurated in 2000. Radio signals easily reach the orbital outpost flying about 220 miles (350 km) above us on sets readily available to radio enthusiasts. The new Ham TV adds a visual dimension, allowing an audience on the ground to see and hear the astronauts. The hardware, developed by Kayser Italia, was sent to the space station on Japan’s space freighter in August last year and connected to an existing S-band antenna on Columbus. NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins had the honor of being the first to commission the unit and broadcast over Ham TV. He had a video chat with three ground stations in Italy: Livorno, Casale Monferrato and Matera. The crew finished commissioning the set-up on April 12 for general use. Just like standard television, the video signal is one way. The astronauts cannot see their audience but they will still be able to hear them over the traditional amateur radio on the space station. Contacts are brief – the connection requires direct line of sight and the space station’s 17,500 mph (28,800 km/h) means it quickly passes through the field of view of amateur stations. ESA has provided five ground antennas and equipment to the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station organization to receive video from the station. These stations can be transported easily and positioned to follow the laboratory as it flies overhead. Linked together in this way, the stations can supply up to 20 minutes of contact at a time. Ham TV will add to ISS Ham Radio for space educational purposes, offering schoolchildren the chance to talk and see astronauts in space with simple equipment. Anybody can still hail the station via radio and, if an astronaut floats by the always-on receiver, they might just pick up and answer the call. For more information on how to get involved and organize an educational event, contact the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station organization. This original story was written and published by the European Space Agency on May 5, 2014. MORE: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/ham_tv/#.U3fLq_ldWSq
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Post by auntym on Jun 8, 2014 12:22:11 GMT -6
www.ustream.tv/channel/iss-hdev-payloadDid you know there's a live HD view of space on the ISS, streamed to the world? ***QUICK NOTES ABOUT HDEV VIDEO***Black Image = International Space Station (ISS) is on the night side of the Earth. Gray Image = Switching between cameras, or communications with the ISS is not available. No Audio = Normal. There is no audio on purpose. Add your own soundtrack. For a display of the real time ISS location plus the HDEV imagery, visit here: eol.jsc.nasa.gov/HDEV/The High Definition Earth Viewing (HDEV) experiment aboard the ISS was activated April 30, 2014. It is mounted on the External Payload Facility of the European Space Agency’s Columbus module. This experiment includes several commercial HD video cameras aimed at the earth which are enclosed in a pressurized and temperature controlled housing. Video from these cameras is transmitted back to earth and also streamed live on this channel. While the experiment is operational, views will typically sequence though the different cameras. Between camera switches, a gray and then black color slate will briefly appear. Since the ISS is in darkness during part of each orbit, the images will be dark at those times. During periods of loss of signal with the ground or when HDEV is not operating, a gray color slate or previously recorded video may be seen. Analysis of this experiment will be conducted to assess the effects of the space environment on the equipment and video quality which may help decisions about cameras for future missions. High school students helped with the design of some of the HDEV components through the High Schools United with NASA to Create Hardware (HUNCH) program. Student teams will also help operate the experiment. To learn more about the HDEV experiment, visit here: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/917.htmlCLICK TO WATCH LIVE STREAM: www.ustream.tv/channel/iss-hdev-payload
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Post by auntym on Jun 9, 2014 14:02:07 GMT -6
www.collectspace.com/news/news-060614a-klingon-star-trek-astronaut-patch.htmlAstronaut's cloaked Klingon space patch: Star Trek-inspired emblem revealedAstronaut Steve Swanson wanted a "badass" design for his crew patch and chose this Klingon logo for its inspiration. (CBS) Astronaut Steve Swanson's original artwork for the Expedition 40 crew patch paid tribute to Star Trek. (NASA/CBS/Swanson) Two versions of Steven and Caroline Swanson's original Klingon-inspired ISS Expedition 40 crew patch design. (Swanson) June 6, 2014 – In a mirror universe right now, an alternate Steve Swanson is wearing a space patch bearing the logo of the fictional Klingon Empire. In this reality, NASA jettisoned the astronaut's "Star Trek" inspired emblem before it could reach space. Swanson, who currently is commander of the International Space Station, collaborated with his daughter to create an insignia for the outpost's Expedition 40 crew. What he and his fellow astronauts and cosmonauts ultimately launched with to the space station was a patch depicting the "past, present, and future of human space exploration." What Swanson had first proposed however, was a badge of a decidedly different type. "He wanted something that was kind of badass," revealed Mary Swanson, Steve's wife, in a call with collectSPACE, "and Klingons are kind of badass." Steve and Caroline Swanson's original idea for the patch derived its shape and trefoil logo from an emblem created for the Klingon "Brotherhood of the Sword," as seen on the 1990's television series "Star Trek: The Next Generation." "Steve grew up watching 'Star Trek,'" Mary explained. "We watched reruns early in our marriage. We watched 'Next Generation' pretty religiously. So, yeah, he is somewhat of a fan." Swanson and his daughter, a computer science major who began her studies in graphic design, modified the Klingon patch, replacing its image of a sword-like weapon called a "Bat'leth" with a similarly-shaped icon depicting the space station. A Klingon language inscription along the border of the original emblem was supplanted by the Swansons with the names of the six-person Expedition 40 crew. The Klingon logo from the original patch was also altered to envelop a Russian Soyuz rocket, like the type Swanson and his crewmates used to launch to space. Swanson, together with cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev lifted off for the station in late March. They were joined on orbit by Reid Wiseman of NASA, Max Suraev of the Russian federal space agency Roscsomos, and Alexander Gerst with the European Space Agency on May 28. The two three-member Soyuz crews departed the planet from Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome. In the original 1960s "Star Trek" series, the Klingons were created as an allegory for the Russians, the threat of the Klingon Empire evoking the Cold War with the then-Soviet Union. CONTINUE READING: www.collectspace.com/news/news-060614a-klingon-star-trek-astronaut-patch.html
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Post by auntym on Jul 16, 2014 11:12:47 GMT -6
www.space.com/26525-germany-world-cup-win-space-photos.html?cmpid=514648_20140715_27890936
Astronaut Celebrates Germany's World Cup Win from Space (Photos)By Miriam Kramer, Staff Writer July 15, 2014 ESA's Alexander Gerst sewed another star representing a World Cup win onto his German jersey after the country's team won the 2014 FIFA tournament. Credit: Alexander Gerst Twitter / ESA We Are the Champions! Credit: Alexander Gerst (via Twitter as @astro_Alex) Wednesday, July 16, 2014: Astronaut Alexander Gerst tweeted this photo of himself in the International Space Station on July 13, 2014, as he celebrated Germany's 2014 FIFA World Cup Final victory over Argentina. He wrote: “Just like our @dfb_Team_EN [German Football Association] I have fantastic support from my crew. Congrats from #ISS to the #WorldChamp. Great game! pic.twitter.com/sw4gGbtvwh” Gerst’s fellow astronauts, Reid Wiseman and Steve Swanson, "hoist" him in the air. For a German astronaut living in space, his home country's epic World Cup victory this week was quite literally out-of-this-world. European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst and his crewmates watched the World Cup final from the International Space Station on Sunday (July 13) as Germany defeated Argentina to win the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Gerst is currently the only German (and only European for that matter) living in space, and he wore his country's jersey during the match. Germany beat Argentina, scoring the only goal of the game in overtime. To memorialize the big win, Gerst sewed a fourth star onto his German jersey to represent the four times Germany has won the World Cup. [See photos of Brazil's World Cup stadiums from space] CONTINUE READING: www.space.com/26525-germany-world-cup-win-space-photos.html?cmpid=514648_20140715_27890936MORE: www.space.com/34-image-day.html?cmpid=514648_20140716_27931166
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Post by auntym on Aug 16, 2014 14:12:43 GMT -6
devoid.blogs.heraldtribune.com/14769/nasa-mum-on-iss-ufo/NASA mum on ISS UFO!!By Billy Cox, Herald-Tribune / Friday, August 15, 2014 Remember that classic scene in John Carpenter’s “The Thing,” where the alien shapeshifter sprouts king crab legs from the severed head of an ice station member, then scuttles off along the floor and tries to hide in a storage room? Kurt Russell manages to hose it down with a flamethrower before it can find other hosts. Ultimately, though, it's too little too late. If only the crew had been just a tad more alert a little earlier ... Well, The Thing — or at least one of its tropes — jumped the fence at NASA’s Johnson Space Center this week and went global when a camera aboard the International Space Station apparently recorded unidentified images outside the craft. The blogger who noticed and posted — Scott Waring of Taiwan — is an old hand at combing through NASA stills and footage. At his UFO Sightings Daily website, entries are interpreted by text like “NASA Photo is proof of Apollo 20 mission,” “Buildings On Mercury in NASA Photos,” “Alien Pyramid Found On Asteroid RQ36,” and “Alien Structures On Saturn's Moon Iapetus.” For whatever reason, the mainstream media pretty much ignores these scoops. But that all changed on Monday, when JSC’s hometown paper, the Houston Chronicle, swiveled a light onto Waring’s screengrabs of not one but two UFO encounters webcast by the ISS. In the first, allegedly from Aug. 4, Waring stated he was watching the live feed when the elongated object neared the orbiting lab, then momentarily broke away to a blue screen, which the video appears to confirm. Three days later, on Aug. 7, Waring noticed yet another sequence; in this one, the object was starlike, but much brighter. Just for the record, De Void rarely has kittens over ambiguous vids of night-sky blips, and these looked like yawners. While there was no feedback from NASA, the Chronicle reported the “online community of UFO true believers is bustling with excitement.” And then. One day later. Tuesday. The New York Daily News. Reported a third ISS/UFO video had surfaced. In this one, four dim lights in diagonal formation are shown dimming out beyond the space station. And it’s either beneath NASA’s dignity to comment on mystery skank or nobody’s even bothered give ‘em a buzz. The Washington Times weighed in on Wedneday. Again, no NASA feedback. By Thursday, this, well, This Thing had hopped the pond and was rousing the Brits. “Watch mystery 'flying disc' UFO spotted on NASA space webcam seconds before video stopped working,” crowed the Mirror. The Mail described “UFO enthusiasts” as “in a frenzy.” Granted, none of the aforementioned media got famous for their high-brow sobriety. But they're reaching large audiences and today, even CNN piled into the scrum. With a mixture of snark and bewilderment -- and still no NASA voice -- its online piece concluded: "Though it may seem these advanced beings have accomplished much right in our neighborhood, they haven't learned not to fly within eyeshot of a space station the size of a football field (including the end zones)." Could the space agency have prevented The Thing from going viral? Probably not; authority-figure prophylactics ain't what they used to be. But with the MSM beginning to catch the scent, De Void left messages with the ISS ground-support team at JSC a few days ago. Still no reply. Which is kind of a shame because it gives sensationalist bloggers a license to dream up any kind of irresponsible headlines they want. devoid.blogs.heraldtribune.com/14769/nasa-mum-on-iss-ufo/
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Post by swamprat on Aug 20, 2014 17:45:32 GMT -6
Extra-terrestrial life discovered in outer spaceYahoo7 and Agencies August 20, 2014 Scientists aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have been left stunned to discover extra-terrestrial life in outer space.
They are stumped as to how to they got there but claim studies support the ability of the extra-terrestrials to exist in zero gravity, extreme temperatures, while being belted by cosmic radiation and despite a lack of oxygen.
The team of Russian experts stumbled across the startling find during a routine cleaning and polishing mission of the outside surface of the ISS.
"We have found traces of sea plankton and microscopic particles on the illuminator surface.” “Results of the experiment are absolutely unique.” said the chief of the Russian ISS orbital mission Vladimir Solovyev, according to a report by Itar-Tass news agency.
Using "high-precision equipment”, the team apparently made the discovery during a routine cleaning operation. "This is particularly needed during long space flights," Solovyev said.
"Plankton in these stages of development could be found on the surface of the oceans.” "This is not typical for Baikonur. It means that there are some uplifting air currents which reach the station and settle on its surface," he was quoted as saying. au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/24759442/extra-terrestrial-life-discovered-in-outer-space/
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Post by auntym on Sept 27, 2014 15:42:35 GMT -6
www.nasa.gov/content/printing-challenges-for-first-3d-printer-aboard-international-space-station/
FOR ALL STUDENTS & TEACHERS (K THRU 12th GRADE) Printing Challenges For First 3D Printer Aboard International Space StationSeptember 23, 2014 America has always been a nation of tinkerers, inventors, and entrepreneurs. In recent years, a growing number of Americans have gained access to technologies such as 3D printers, laser cutters, easy-to-use design software, and desktop machinery. These tools are enabling more Americans to design and make almost anything, and the applications to space exploration will help our astronauts to be less reliant on materials from Earth as they explore farther out into the solar system. Image showing a 3D printer printing The 3D printer prints a common part that is used aboard the space station. Image Credit: NASA NASA in conjunction with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Foundation, has issued a series of "Future Engineers" 3D Space Challenges for students focused on solving real-world space exploration problems. Students will become the creators and innovators of tomorrow by using 3D modeling software to submit their designs and have the opportunity for their design to be printed on the first 3D printer aboard the International Space Station. The winning student will watch from NASA’s Payload Operations Center with the mission control team as the item is printed in space. The Design a Space Tool Challenge is the first in series of challenges where students in grades K-12 will create and submit a digital 3D model of a tool that they think astronauts need in space. Future Engineers is a multi-year education initiative that consists of 3D Space Challenges and curriculum videos on the site that parents and educators can use to get kids designing today. NASA’s 3D Printing in Zero-G ISS Technology Demonstration will demonstrate the capability of utilizing a Made In Space 3D printer for in-space additive manufacturing technology. This is the first step toward realizing an additive manufacturing, print-on-demand “machine shop” for long-duration missions and sustaining human exploration of other planets, where there is extremely limited ability and availability of Earth-based logistics support. If an astronaut tool breaks, future space pioneers won’t be able to go to the local hardware store to purchase a replacement, but with 3D printing they will be able to create their own replacement or create tools we’ve never seen before. For NASA as well as the Maker community, 3D printing provides end-to-end product development. NASA and the ASME Foundation will work together to inspire the next generation of space enthusiasts by highlighting student’s 3D designs submissions in Maker Community Challenge Showcases and in on online open hardware design repository. To sign up for more information on the challenge, visit:MORE INFO: www.futureengineers.orgwww.nasa.gov/content/printing-challenges-for-first-3d-printer-aboard-international-space-station/
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Post by auntym on Oct 1, 2014 11:00:34 GMT -6
www.space.com/27300-space-espresso-machine.html?cmpid=514648 Lattes in Space! Espresso Machine Will Launch to Space StationBy Elizabeth Howell, Space.com Contributor September 30, 2014 The "ISSPresso" machine, which is scheduled to arrive at the International Space Station in April 2015 to make high-quality coffee for astronauts. Water enters the machine through the bottom bag, and coffee is pumped into the upper bag. Credit: Argotec/Lavazza TORONTO — Moments after David Avino turned on an espresso machine in the middle of the International Astronomical Congress exhibition floor here Monday (Sept. 29), more than a dozen bystanders stopped in their tracks to watch it brew. The machine — called ISSpresso — is a prototype similar to one that will fly to the International Space Station in April 2015 aboard Orbital Sciences' robotic Cygnus cargo vessel. It will take astronauts only minutes to set up ISSpresso on the orbiting lab — all they'll need to do is take out the box, secure the machine to the wall with bungee cords and get some water in a standard pouch. And then astronauts can enjoy some espresso with their space food. Avino, managing director of Italian engineering and software firm Argotec, inserted a standard Lavazza espresso capsule into the top of the device. He placed a water pouch in the bottom and put in a second, smaller pouch to collect the coffee. [Watch a video about the space station espresso machine] Only a minute after Avino turned on the machine, coffee began filtering into the pouch. When the pouch was full, Avino offered samples for people to sip. Beside him, Lavazza USA CEO Ennio Ranaboldo said the machine is already attracting attention at NASA, even from Administrator Charles Bolden, who stopped by the exhibition floor earlier Monday — which was, appropriately enough, International Coffee Day. "People were dragging him away," Ranaboldo joked. CONTINUE READING: www.space.com/27300-space-espresso-machine.html?cmpid=514648
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Post by auntym on Dec 22, 2014 13:11:48 GMT -6
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Post by auntym on Jan 14, 2015 13:17:49 GMT -6
www.universetoday.com/118175/ammonia-leak-on-the-iss-forces-evacuation-of-us-side-crew-safe/ Ammonia Leak Alarm on the ISS Forces Evacuation of US Side, Crew Safeby Ken Kremer January 14, 2015 Breaking News: A possible ammonia leak aboard the US side of the International Space Station (ISS) has forced a partial evacuation of the entire crew to the Russian side earlier this morning, Wednesday, Jan. 14.All six crew members from the US, Italy and Russia are safe and in good shape at this time, says NASA and Roscosmos, the Russian Federal Space Agency. Hatches between the US and Russian segments were sealed shut, pending further analysis. This breaking news story is being updated. Mission controllers are in the process of assessing whether it’s a real leak or a false alarm due to a faulty sensor or a computer problem. It’s not completely clear at this time. The latest indications at 11 a.m. EST, Jan. 14, are that it may be a false alarm, says NASA. “The security of a crew was guaranteed thanks to correct actions of the cosmonauts, astronauts and the crew of the Mission control centres in Moscow and Houston. Further plan of actions in the US modules must be prepared in Houston,” according to Roscosmos. “For now NASA colleagues are analyzing situation”, – noted the head of Russian Mission Control Centre Maxim Matushin Ammonia is a toxic substance used as a coolant in the stations complex cooling system that is an essential requirement to continued operation of the station. There have been prior ammonia leaks aboard the ISS facility. NASA announced that an alarm sounded in the US segment at about 4 a.m. EST. indicating a possible ammonia leak. As a result, all six Expedition 42 astronauts and cosmonauts evacuated the US segment. “Flight controllers in Mission Control at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston saw an increase in pressure in the station’s water loop for thermal control system B then later saw a cabin pressure increase that could be indicative of an ammonia leak in the worst case scenario,” according to a NASA announcement. Therefore as a precaution after the alarm sounded earlier today, the crew was directed to isolate themselves in the Russian segment this morning while teams are evaluating the situation. The crew powered down non-essential equipment in the U.S. segment of the station according to established procedures, said NASA. CONTINUE READING: www.universetoday.com/118175/ammonia-leak-on-the-iss-forces-evacuation-of-us-side-crew-safe/ MORE: www.cnet.com/news/crew-evacuated-from-part-of-space-station-due-to-alarm/
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Post by auntym on Mar 8, 2015 13:26:59 GMT -6
ufodigest.com/article/iss-be-abandoned-0308MULTI BILLION INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION TO BE ABANDONED AND END OF SPACE EXPLORATION PROGRAMBy Carolyn Shield March 8, 2015 NASA Chief Bolden gave Congress a reality check and scolded them for their poor judgment. Congress from 2009 to 2014 has not allocated sufficient funds to NASA and as a result may have made the costliest biggest mistake of the century. The Space Shuttle was retired under President George Bush and Congress has not supported an “AMERICAN Alternative” but a Russian one. Americans could have had good paying jobs to help build the space rockets needed for NASA but Congress opted to pay millions to Russia for tickets to the ISS. Russia and American relations have gone critical stage and Congress was told by NASA chief were screwed. No Russia means no ISS. America has no alternative but to abandon the ISS if Russia decides it doesn’t want to play with us anymore. I will not be surprised if Putin decides to abandon the ISS right before the private company Space X is ready for launch. It would be the ultimate disastrous blow to America’s space program and would reveal to the world America’s weakness in space when Russia and China advance ahead of us. Congress sits and blames everyone but in reality this is a result of US politics at their worst. Russia has decided to build its own space station but gave a commitment to continue to 2026. We know commitments can be broken. Putin is holding the ISS as hostage thanks to Congress idiocy. The Space Shuttle should have never been retired without a replacement and why didn’t we give Americans the jobs to build our own space ships. American space exploration would end. We wouldn’t be in this fix if Congress financed NASA. Bolden told Congress that if Russia stopped taking our astronauts up then he would have only one thing to do. He would evacuate the ISS and it would lie abandoned in space. Mars exploration is not feasible if we can’t get to our space station. Who is kidding who? Putin holds the winning cards. Congress has let America down. ufodigest.com/article/iss-be-abandoned-0308 NASA’s chief confirms it: Without Russia, space station lost: www.chron.com/news/nation-world/article/NASA-s-chief-confirms-it-Without-Russia-space-6115338.php
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Post by swamprat on Mar 8, 2015 15:25:02 GMT -6
Hopefully it won't happen. But I get mad every time I think of the way they killed the shuttle without a replacement.
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Post by auntym on Mar 11, 2015 14:17:30 GMT -6
www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/iss/dextre/default.aspDextre, the International Space Station's Robotic HandymanLaunch: March 11, 2008 Status: Active The most sophisticated space robot ever built, Dextre is a space handyman with a mission: keep the International Space Station (ISS) ship-shape. Dextre's role is to perform maintenance work and repairs like changing batteries and replacing cameras outside the ISS. Having Dextre on call will reduce the amount of risky spacewalks to do routine chores, thus giving astronauts more time for science, the main goal of the ISS. Dextre's special skills and awesome location also offer a unique and opportune testing ground for new robotics concepts like servicing satellites in space. Dextre can ride on the end of Canadarm2 to move from worksite to worksite, or simply hitch a ride on the Mobile Base. DEXTRE'S PROFILE PAGE: www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/iss/dextre/profile.asp HOW DEXTRE MOVES: www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/iss/dextre/moves.aspHOW DEXTRE WORKS (NO ASTRONAUTS REQUIRED) www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/iss/dextre/works.aspMORE: www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/iss/dextre/default.asp
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Post by auntym on Mar 26, 2015 13:06:06 GMT -6
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Post by auntym on Mar 28, 2015 15:21:01 GMT -6
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Post by auntym on Apr 4, 2015 20:35:11 GMT -6
www.ufocasebook.com/2015/alien-seen-on-space-shuttle.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+feedburner%2FQpaj+%28UFO+Casebook+UFO+News+Items%29 ‘I saw an alien hitch a ride on the Space Shuttle,’ says NASA VeteranPublished: 3/29/2015 I know an ET and Alien craft when I see them...by Rob Waugh Clark McLelland sits on the Space Shuttle (Picture NASA) I saw an alien hitch a ride on the Space Shuttle,' says NASA veteran A veteran NASA employee says he saw a nine-foot-tall alien hitch a ride on the space shuttle – and watched the event when it thought no one was looking. UFO sites have seized on this as CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE that there is a vast, global conspiracy where our leaders are in league with aliens. Others are less sure. Clark C. McClelland makes the claim in a video recently unearthed by paranormal news site Inquisitr. He claims to have worked at NASA for 35 years, including work on the Apollo missions – and in his favour, no one has stepped forward to say he didn't. There’s also a picture of him actually ON the Space Shuttle, which is conclusive enough for the UFO sites. McClelland says he was monitoring a Space Shuttle mission from Kennedy Space Centre when he saw something he wasn’t meant to – namely a gangly, slender alien chatting away with two astronauts in the Space Shuttle’s payload bay. He also saw an alien ship ‘parked’ nearby. Disclaimer: many people think McLelland is nuts. Second disclaimer: UFO fans believe, of course, that this first disclaimer is disinformation, spread by the Men in Black. McLelland says, ‘I know an ET and Alien craft when I see them. ‘Aliens are here on Earth, they walk among us. They may have been implanted into our various Earth governments. His website, entitled Stargate Chronicles, is, shall we say, an interesting read. The video below has garnered over 324 thousand views. Check it out. www.ufocasebook.com/2015/alien-seen-on-space-shuttle.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+feedburner%2FQpaj+%28UFO+Casebook+UFO+News+Items%29Published on Mar 2, 2015 Remarkable testimony has emerged from a former nasa employee who claims to have witnessed a nine foot tall extraterrestrial humanoid during a routine space shuttle mission. Anunnaki? www.stargate-chronicles.com/
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Post by swamprat on May 1, 2015 8:30:33 GMT -6
We've not only trashed our planet, we've trashed the space around it... Space Station Could Get Laser Cannon to Destroy Orbital Debrisby Charles Q. Choi, Space.com Contributor April 30, 2015This 2013 graphic shows the cloud of space junk surrounding Earth. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/JSC The International Space Station could one day get armed with a laser to shoot down orbiting debris, researchers say.
This concept could eventually lead to a laser-firing satellite that could get rid of a large percentage of the most troublesome space junk orbiting Earth, scientists added.
NASA researchers suggest that nearly 3,000 tons of space debris reside in low-Earth orbit, including derelict satellites, rocket bodies and parts and tiny bits of wreckage produced by collisions involving larger objects. (Might these be the source of all the "UFO reports" around the space station?) Impacts from pieces of junk that are only the size of screws can still inflict catastrophic damage on satellites, since these projectiles can travel at speeds on the order of 22,370 mph (36,000 km/h).
The problem of space debris is growing as more satellites and spacecraft get sent into space. Moreover, large pieces of junk can generate lots of small fragments if they get hit, and those fragments can then go on to strike other objects in orbit for a chain reaction of destruction.
Most spacecraft, including the International Space Station, can withstand impacts from debris smaller than about 0.4 inches (1 centimeter) with adequate shielding. However, ground-based radar and computer models suggest that more than 700,000 pieces of debris larger than 0.4 inches now orbit Earth. Although items larger than 4 inches (10 cm) are big enough for astronomers to spot, debris between 0.4 and 4 inches (1 to 10 cm) in size is significantly more difficult to identify and dodge.
Now researchers suggest the Extreme Universe Space Observatory (EUSO), scheduled to be installed on Japan's module on the space station in 2017, could help the orbiting complex detect dangerous debris. They add that a powerful laser under development could then help shoot down this space garbage.
"The EUSO telescope, which was originally designed to detect cosmic rays, could also be put to use for this useful project," study lead author Toshikazu Ebisuzaki, an astrophysicist and chief scientist at the RIKEN (Rikagaku Kenkyūsho) Computational Astrophysics Laboratory in Wako, Japan, told Space.com.
EUSO was originally developed to detect ultraviolet light produced by ultrahigh-energy cosmic raysas they enter the atmosphere at night. The scientists reasoned that its wide range of view and powerful optics could also help it detect high-speed debris near the International Space Station.
Once EUSO detects incoming space junk, the researchers suggest, a Coherent Amplification Network (CAN) laser can then blast the debris. The CAN laser consists of many small lasers working together to generate a single powerful beam. This device is currently under development to drive particles at high speeds in atom smashers.
The scientists would use the laser to vaporize a thin film of matter off the surface of debris. The resulting high-speed plasma would act like a rocket plume, nudging the junk downward, and away from the space station to eventually burn up in Earth's atmosphere.
A full-scale version of their system would be armed with a 100,000-watt ultraviolet CAN laser that can fire 10,000 pulses per second, each lasting one-tenth of one-billionth of a second. The researchers say this system could blast debris from a range of about 60 miles (100 kilometers), and the laser would need about 17 lbs. (8 kilograms) of lithium-ion batteries.
The scientists plan to deploy a small proof-of-concept version of their system at the International Space Station. This would consist of a miniature version of EUSO and a prototype 10-watt ultraviolet CAN laser firing 100 pulses per second. A RIKEN spokesman noted that the mini-EUSO telescope has been accepted as a project on the International Space Station and could perhaps go up in 2017 or 2018, but the laser system is still a concept that has not been built.
If the proof-of-concept and full-scale versions of this system are successful, the researchers suggest developing a satellite devoted solely to blasting space debris. They suggest the satellite should assume an orbit that takes it over both of Earth's poles, allowing it to shoot down debris all over the planet, and be armed with a 500,000-watt ultraviolet CAN laser that can fire 50,000 pulses per second. They estimate it could blast one piece of debris every five minutes, or 100,000 pieces of space junk each year.
Most space debris is concentrated at an altitude of nearly 500 miles (800 km). The researchers suggest that a satellite dedicated to blasting debris could start from an orbit of 620 miles (1,000 km) and gradually spiral downward at a rate of 6 miles (10 km) per month. After 50 months, it would have removed most of the most troublesome debris orbiting between 310 and 620 miles (500 and 1,000 km).
"We may finally have a way to stop the headache of rapidly growing space debris that endangers space activities," Ebisuzaki said in a statement.
"The biggest obstacle is funding," Ebisuzaki added. "There are some technical challenges, of course, but the main issue is getting funding for development and launch."
www.space.com/29271-space-station-laser-cannon-orbital-debris.html
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2015 10:09:42 GMT -6
Hmms at 'orbital debris' and wonders what that might include
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Post by plutronus on May 6, 2015 7:17:43 GMT -6
We've not only trashed our planet, we've trashed the space around it... Space Station Could Get Laser Cannon to Destroy Orbital Debrisby Charles Q. Choi, Space.com Contributor April 30, 2015This 2013 graphic shows the cloud of space junk surrounding Earth. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/JSC The International Space Station could one day get armed with a laser to shoot down orbiting debris, researchers say.
(Might these be the source of all the "UFO reports" around the space station?)
Now researchers suggest the Extreme Universe Space Observatory (EUSO), scheduled to be installed on Japan's module on the space station in 2017, could help the orbiting complex detect dangerous debris. They add that a powerful laser under development could then help shoot down this space garbage.
"The EUSO telescope, which was originally designed to detect cosmic rays, could also be put to use for this useful project," study lead author Toshikazu Ebisuzaki, an astrophysicist and chief scientist at the RIKEN (Rikagaku Kenkyūsho) Computational Astrophysics Laboratory in Wako, Japan, told Space.com.
The scientists would use the laser to vaporize a thin film of matter off the surface of debris. The resulting high-speed plasma would act like a rocket plume, nudging the junk downward, and away from the space station to eventually burn up in Earth's atmosphere.
If the proof-of-concept and full-scale versions of this system are successful, the researchers suggest developing a satellite devoted solely to blasting space debris. They suggest the satellite should assume an orbit that takes it over both of Earth's poles, allowing it to shoot down debris all over the planet, and be armed with a 500,000-watt ultraviolet CAN laser that can fire 50,000 pulses per second. They estimate it could blast one piece of debris every five minutes, or 100,000 pieces of space junk each year.
www.space.com/29271-space-station-laser-cannon-orbital-debris.html Sounds troublesome to me. Metal doesn't 'burn-up' but rather it changes form, and they're talking about 'vaporizing' a lot of metal and other stuff too. Where is it all gonna go? Into our atmosphere. And then, ever been to a big out-door party where a lot of folks are dancing with 'high-power' hand-LASERs? Those little LASERs only beam-out a couple of Watts, imagine catching a glint from high in orbit from a 100,000 Watt LASER, a splinter of its beam bouncing off your eyeball. And its UV too!! So it'd be a bit like an instantaneous sun-tan...errr sun-burn on your eye-balls. I don't know?? Not sure that's such a great idea. plutronus
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Post by skywalker on May 7, 2015 20:11:03 GMT -6
Surely those imbeciles wouldn't fire it at the planet...would they?
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2015 11:25:42 GMT -6
Well it must get pretty boring up there..looks again to see if there's a big target painted anywhere...near home...
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2015 15:38:13 GMT -6
Right about 1982 when I was 14 or 15 (somewhere between 81 - 83 ), I was looking up at the stars on our way to the San Juaquin river in Cali. I knew the constellations fairly well at this time. I saw two objects traveling quickly on the same trajectory, one following the other. The object from behind which was chasing the other emitted two blue projectiles at the leading target. It disintegrated and expanded outwards in a round blue hue from the first projectile that struck it. I think using this technology to ( clean up ) the mess weve made is a good thing. Having the capability to prevent incoming ballistics is even better.
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Post by skywalker on May 8, 2015 18:13:58 GMT -6
1982 was an awful long time ago for the Feds to be testing laser cannons. I don't think we even had lasers back then did we?
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2015 6:40:12 GMT -6
1982 was an awful long time ago for the Feds to be testing laser cannons. I don't think we even had lasers back then did we? Do you remember Star Wars (SDI) ? I'm sure our hoannary (with all due respect) President Reagan wasn't "bluffing" .....Mr. Gorbachev knew he carried an ace,,,, I can't say definitively that the projectiles were lasers but as quickly as they shot out and struck the target........ Because of the way the target disintegrated though,,,it was in space. (IMHO) Or,,,,,,, Maybe the Galactic Federation was protecting us from something else ?
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Post by skywalker on May 9, 2015 9:09:42 GMT -6
I don't doubt for a second that we have weapons up there somewhere. We put them everywhere else. It wouldn't surprise me any if a lot of that garbage up there turned out to be the remains of satellites that different countries blew up. Whoever controls orbital space would have a huge amount of power.
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