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Launch of AEHF-1 military satellite – SpacePod 2010.08.25

benjamin@spacevidcast.com (Spacevidcast) — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:38:27 +0000

CAPE CANAVERAL – The first-of-its-kind Advanced Extremely High Frequency 1 (AEHF-1) military satellite launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC 41) right on time at 7:07 a.m. EDT. Morning launches are always spectacular (even if you aren’t a morning person) and his one was no different. The slow, steady roar [...]

Dragon Drop Tests and Heat1X-TychoBrae Set to Launch – SpacePod 2010.08.24

benjamin@spacevidcast.com (Spacevidcast) — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 05:42:19 +0000

Home made rockets launched from home made submarines next to dragon wings floating in the ocean on your SpacePod for August 24th, 2010 —– Before we begin I just wanted to give a shout out to our new viewers on both Space.com and Universe Today. Hopefully you like what you’ll see and you’ll stick around [...]

Moon, Mars and Beyond with Andrew Chaikin – Live Show 3.28

benjamin@spacevidcast.com (Spacevidcast) — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 22:55:58 +0000

On our 100th live show we have special guest Andrew Chaikin who is a very well known author for his books detailing the space program. Chaikin is best known as the author of A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts, widely regarded as the definitive account of the moon missions. First [...]

Robonaut 2 headed to ISS – SpacePod 2010.08.16

benjamin@spacevidcast.com (Spacevidcast) — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 05:44:28 +0000

CAPE CANAVERAL – NASA had the payload for STS-133 on full display at Kennedy Space Center – including the mission’s “7th” crew member – Robonaut (or R2 as he is known to his friends). Held at the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF) on Aug. 12 at 1 p.m. the event showcased elements that Discovery is [...]

Live TV from the Moon with Dwight Steven-Boniecki – Live Show 3.27

benjamin@spacevidcast.com (Spacevidcast) — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:47:20 +0000

Author Dwight Steven-Boniecki joins us for our 99th live show as we talk about his book “Live TV from the Moon”. Many people take the live TV coverage of the Apollo moon landings for granted. Since the inception of the human spaceflight program many people within NASA had to fight to get live TV coverage [...]

An Interview with Elon Musk of SpaceX – SpacePod 2010.08.10

benjamin@spacevidcast.com (Spacevidcast) — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:06:28 +0000

SpaceX founder, CEO and CTO Elon Musk sat down with us for about 20 minutes to talk about space and SpaceX. This is the 10 minute SpacePod edition which has a little under 1/2 the interview available. For the full interview you’ll need to sign up for Spacevidcast epic access.

Ammonia Pump Spacewalk Problems – SpacePod 2010.08.09

benjamin@spacevidcast.com (Spacevidcast) — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 07:39:49 +0000

The International Space Station is trying to keep it cool with what may now amount to 3 spacewalks, on your SpacePod for Monday August 9th, 2010 The first spacewalk to repair the ammonia coolant pump failed, putting a possible third unplanned spacewalk on the schedule. This is all part of the continued TROUBLE ON THE [...]

Trouble on the ISS – Live Show 3.26

benjamin@spacevidcast.com (Spacevidcast) — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 03:09:30 +0000

We have overly dramatic intros that juuust don’t quite seem to work. This is a news packed live show with cooling issues on the ISS, Space Debris threatening the ISS and a clever way to get rid of it, the different NASA wakeup calls throughout history, SpaceUP DC and a way to win free tickets [...]

Nuclear Rockets with James Dewar – Live Show 3.25

benjamin@spacevidcast.com (Spacevidcast) — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 18:27:15 +0000

Author of “The Nuclear Rocket”, James Dewar joins us to discuss why we should consider moving away from chemical rockets and re-start development of nuclear rockets. Think radiation would be a huge issue? Think again! This is a completely different way of looking at space travel and a very fascinating interview. If you want even [...]

Space Travelers Emporium Now Open – SpacePod 2010.07.20

benjamin@spacevidcast.com (Spacevidcast) — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:58:57 +0000

The Space Travelers Emporium is a store in a pedestrian-friendly area of South Park, San Diego, California (30th St and Grape St). The store is operated by the San Diego Space Society (“SD Space”), a non-profit organization. It’s designed to be a classroom, project lab, and meeting place for local space enthusiasts, plus a storefront [...]

The debate over NASA’s future continues – SpacePod 2010.07.19

benjamin@spacevidcast.com (Spacevidcast) — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:28:51 +0000

The debate over NASA’s future continues… for your SpacePod for July 19, 2010. Late last week the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee had unanimously approved a new NASA Authorization Act of 2010. Keep in mind that this is not yet law which means it could all change yet again. The bill modifies much of [...]

Why we should colonize the moon with Dennis Wingo – Live Show 3.24

benjamin@spacevidcast.com (Spacevidcast) — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:56:22 +0000

“Moonrush” author Dennis Wingo joins us from a converted McDonalds where he is converting old Lunar Orbiter imagery to digital files for our latest live show. If you think that description sounds impressive, just wait until you see this show! Dennis has very compelling arguments for us to not only go back to the moon [...]

Satellite retirement, Solar Eclipse and SDO is Lego – SpacePod 2010.07.14

benjamin@spacevidcast.com (Spacevidcast) — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 05:31:10 +0000

If you’ve ever seen an older Apollo landing or even the movie Apollo 13 you may remember a point when the spacecraft was re-entering the atmosphere, mission control would lose communication. This was because the radio signals could not penetrate the massive plasma and ionization blast occurring under the vehicle. This blackout phenomenon happened until [...]

KSC Astronaut Encounter – SpacePod 2010.07.13

benjamin@spacevidcast.com (Spacevidcast) — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 05:44:37 +0000

CAPE CANAVERAL – You can go to Johnson Space Center, Marshall Space Flight Center and NASA Headquarters and unless it is a special event you won’t meet any astronauts on your trip. Not so when you visit the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Everyday the center has an astronaut live for guests to meet, get [...]

Rosetta Spacecraft visits the Lutetia Asteroid – SpacePod 2010.07.12

benjamin@spacevidcast.com (Spacevidcast) — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 06:42:33 +0000

We sure do like pretty pictures here at Spacevidcast. The latest stunning imagery comes from our friends over at ESA. The Rosetta spacecraft flew only 3,162 kilometers or just under 2,000 miles from the Lutetia asteroid on July 10th, 2010. This asteroid is about 130 kilometers in diameter and is the largest asteroid ever visited [...]

News from around the universe – Live Show 3.23

benjamin@spacevidcast.com (Spacevidcast) — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 01:27:47 +0000

Robonaut: to the ISS in 2010 and to the moon in 1000 days! Hayabusa may have brought back some asteroid, just, well, not a lot of it. Hubble has caught the birth of a new baby star. Awww, how cute. And some cool physics posters that you’ll only be able to find in UK classrooms [...]

Shuttle Program ends, Russian Program Expands – SpacePods 2010.07.07

benjamin@spacevidcast.com (Spacevidcast) — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:40:42 +0000

While the Space Shuttle Program may be winding down, the Russian Soyuz program is in high demand. This is your SpacePod for July 7th, 2010. With the Space Shuttle Program winding down the Russian Soyuz rocket is about to be in high demand. Not only has the United States purchased tickets aboard the Russian built [...]

Progress 38 docking issues and far away flags – SpacePod 2010.07.06

benjamin@spacevidcast.com (Spacevidcast) — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 06:32:02 +0000

Progress 38 docking issues and far, far away flags on your SpacePod for July 6th, 2010 On July 2nd, 2010 an automated docking of the Progress 38 resupply vehicle to the International Space Station failed. The Progress vehicle launched aboard a Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Wednesday, June 30th, 2010. About 25 minutes [...]

MoonBots with Team Tater Tot – Live Show 3.22

benjamin@spacevidcast.com (Spacevidcast) — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 16:27:09 +0000

In the news: the final Space Shuttle mission has been pushed back to 2011, NASA is releasing a new game that looks pretty awesome and a Google Lunar X PRIZE team update. Joining us live in studio is MoonBot challenger Team Tater Tot. We talk about what the MoonBots challenge is, how they got involved [...]

Beautiful images, beautiful launches and SVC on HDTV – SpacePod 2010.06.30

benjamin@spacevidcast.com (Spacevidcast) — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 07:04:28 +0000

Beautiful images, beautiful launches and awesome new features on your SpacePod for June 30th, 2010 Lets take a look at some stunning images, shall we? We start or journey with an amazing picture taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter or LRO. With the Wide Angle Camera pointed at Earth, the LRO team took this awesome [...]

Star Trek Live at KSC – SpacePod 2010.06.28

benjamin@spacevidcast.com (Spacevidcast) — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 07:43:35 +0000

CAPE CANAVERAL – When vacationers visiting the Central Florida area search out fun, interactive shows to take the kids to the first locations to come to mind are probably Disney World or Universal Studios. Now there is a third option – Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex (KSCVC). The roving KSC reporter had scheduled a visit [...]

The little spacecraft that could: Hayabusa – SpacePod 2010.06.22

benjamin@spacevidcast.com (Spacevidcast) — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 06:44:25 +0000

Last week JAXA had a huge success in safely landing its Hayabusa craft in Australia. But before we go in to that, lets back up and talk a bit about what Hayabusa is and how we got to this point. On May 9th, 2003 at 4:23 UTC the Japanese solid fueled rocket M-5 launched from [...]

A slew of launches this last week – SpacePod 2010.06.21

benjamin@spacevidcast.com (Spacevidcast) — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:46:54 +0000

There are a few launches that we have not yet covered from this last week… So lets take a look. First up we have the Chinese Shijian 12 research satellite that was launched aboard a Long March 2d. There is not a whole log of footage from this launch, but here’s what we could find. [...]

SpaceX and Iridium, Rocket teeth and more! Live Show 3.21

benjamin@spacevidcast.com (Spacevidcast) — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 01:10:15 +0000

SpaceX has won a contract to launch over 60 new Iridium satellites in to orbit. Did you know Iridium was actually still around and launching new birds? Me neither. The Rocket Racing League has released a new game for your iPhone and iPod touch that looks amazingly cool. Pull your teeth out with a model [...]

Fred Ordway and the Rocket Team, 3 of 3 – SpacePod 2010.06.16

benjamin@spacevidcast.com (Spacevidcast) — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:00:55 +0000

Frederick I. Ordway III sat down with us at the 2010 International Space Development Conference to talk about his book, “The Rocket Team”. Fred was highly passionate about the past and after asking only 1 question he was able to tell the story of The Rocket Team. The entire interview is 20 minutes long and [...]

Fred Ordway and the Rocket Team, 2 of 3 – SpacePod 2010.06.14

benjamin@spacevidcast.com (Spacevidcast) — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 06:00:10 +0000

Space Task Force, UFOs and Sharks! Live Show 3.20

benjamin@spacevidcast.com (Spacevidcast) — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 17:58:30 +0000

In space news we have a confirmed UFO sighting as well as a very awesome explanation as to what it is, Send your face to space, and wrapping up the Moon (AKA @toddthemoon) with a bow to deliver clean and limitless power back to Earth. Pipe dream or valuable reason to push for human space [...]

Fred Ordway and the Rocket Team, 1 of 3 – SpacePod 2010.06.0

benjamin@spacevidcast.com (Spacevidcast) — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 08:00:19 +0000

Dr. Robert Zubrin talks Mars – SpacePod 2010.06.08

benjamin@spacevidcast.com (Spacevidcast) — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 06:00:56 +0000

At the 2010 International Space Development Conference we had a chance to catch up with Dr. Robert Zubrin and chat about Mars for a bit. His never-waning passion for putting human explorers on Mars is a bit infectious. With the recent success of the SpaceX Falcon 9 maiden launch and hopefully soon a Falcon 9 [...]

Old school space, meet SpaceX – SpacePod 2010.06.07

benjamin@spacevidcast.com (Spacevidcast) — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 04:29:50 +0000

By Jason Rhian CAPE CANAVERAL — Old hands out at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center will tell you that no two launches are alike. However, the launch of Space Exploration Technologies’ (SpaceX) Falcon 9 rocket was perhaps the singularly most unique rocket launch in recent memory. Many have said that this flight marked a new age [...]