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The Commercial Crew program got a boost in August with the announcement of the crews that will fly on the first missions to launch from American soil for the first time since the end of the Space Shuttle program. Credit: NASA

NASA announced the astronauts who will launch aboard new American-made spacecraft and rocket systems, the first human launches from the United States since 2011. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine made his first official visit as NASA Administrator to Kennedy Space Center this week.

Vice President Mike Pence announced the Pentagon's detailed plan for President Donald Trump's vision of a Space Force on Thursday. This would establish the first military branch in over 71 years. Trump directed the Pentagon in June to immediately begin the creation of the new branch. » Subscribe to CNBC: http://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBC About CNBC: From 'Wall Street' to 'Main Street' to award winning original documentaries and Reality TV series, CNBC has you covered. Experience special sneak peeks of your favorite shows, exclusive video and more. Connect with CNBC News Online Get the latest news: http://www.cnbc.com/ Find CNBC News on Facebook: http://cnb.cx/LikeCNBC Follow CNBC News on Twitter: http://cnb.cx/FollowCNBC Follow CNBC News on Google+: http://cnb.cx/PlusCNBC Follow CNBC News on Instagram: http://cnb.cx/InstagramCNBC Vice President Mike Pence Unveils Plan To Create Space Force | CNBC

According to a report by Business Insider, one of the world's largest banks claimed that the planet is running out of resources and warns that neither governments nor companies are prepared for climate change. A group of analysts at HSBC claimed that the world spent its entire natural resource budget for the 2018 by August 1st, citing research from the Global Footprint Network. HSBC analysts reportedly said, "In our opinion, these findings and events show that many businesses and governments are not adequately prepared for climate impacts, nor are they using natural resources efficiently." https://www.businessinsider.com/hsbc-warns-earth-is-running-out-of-resources-for-life-2018-8 http://www.wochit.com This video was produced by YT Wochit News using http://wochit.com

NASA's Commercial Crew Program is poised to return America's capability to launch U.S. astronauts from our nation's soil to the International Space Station.

NASA announces the men and women who will be on board the first flights of the new spaceships built by Boeing and SpaceX when Americans are once again launched into space from the USA. News release: https://go.nasa.gov/2KoGhVS The nine astronauts targeted to make the first flights on the Boeing CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX Crew Dragon share their thoughts about the assignment and the importance of this new capability to support the International Space Station as part of the nation’s overall space exploration plan. More about the Commercial Crew Program: https://go.nasa.gov/1EIx5m6

NASA announced the astronauts assigned to crew the first flight tests and missions of the SpaceX Crew Dragon and Boeing CST-100 Starliner on 3 August 2018. Astronauts Flying Boeing’s Crew Flight Test: Eric Boe, Chris Ferguson and Nicole Aunapu Mann. Astronauts Flying SpaceX’s Demo-2: Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley. Astronauts Assigned to Boeing’s First Mission: Josh Cassada and Suni Williams. Astronauts Assigned to SpaceX’s First Mission: Victor Glover and Mike Hopkins. The first crewed launches are currently targeted for April 2019 (SpaceX Demo-2) and mid-2019 (Boeing Crew Flight Test). Credit:NASA #LaunchAmerica #SpaceX #Boeing

Two Companies are racing to send the first tourists to the edge of space and back safely. Both Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic conducted test flights this month to reach their goals. Info about Blue Origin: https://www.blueorigin.com/ https://www.blueorigin.com/news/news/blue-origin-mission-9-safe-escape-in-any-phase-of-flight Info about Virgin Galactic: https://www.virgingalactic.com/ https://www.virgingalactic.com/articles/Into-the-Mesosphere-at-Mach-2/ Info about Copenhagen Suborbitals: https://copenhagensuborbitals.com/ EpicFutureSpace is producing short space themed news videos focused on human transportation. To support the show please visit https://www.patreon.com/epicfuturespace

Virgin Galactic conducted a supersonic test flight today of VSS Unity, a rocket-powered piloted Spaceship that will carry commercial passengers and scientific payloads to space. Following an initial and a subsequent supersonic test flight earlier this year, this marks the third powered flight and a key step forward in Virgin Galactic’s test program.

No one is any longer surprised at the number of sophisticated robots in a modern factory, although many people may be surprised at how robots are becoming an attractive option for complex operations in space, including construction, servicing, and rescuing of satellites. Please join our Hangout, when our regular moderators, Tony Darnell and Harley Thronson will discuss with Hsiao Smith (NASA GSFC) and Al Tadros (SSL) recent advances and the exciting future of space robotics. Like this content? Please consider becoming a patron: https://patreon.com/DeepAstronomy Follow DeepAstronomy on Twitter: @DeepAstronomy Join our free Discord server for always-on chat action! https://discord.gg/nqGpvtK

NASA EDGE interviews Dragonfly Program Manager Jennifer Dawson about the latest developments in robotic assembly in space, and how having this flexibility allows NASA and its partners to think differently about building and operating structures in space. For more information on the specific missions visit the NASA website: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/tdm/irma/index.html

On July 10, 1962, the communications satellite Telstar 1 was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a mission to beam live television from Europe to the United States. This was the first privately sponsored space-faring mission. Two days after the launch, Telstar 1 transmitted the world's first transatlantic television signal. This demonstrated that transmitting information via satellite was feasible. Telstar transmitted images of President John F. Kennedy, singer Yves Montand from France, sporting events, Mount Rushmore, and the American flag waving. The satellite was only operational until Nov. of 1962. In that time, it assisted over 400 telephone, facsimile, telegraph, and television transmissions.

Rocket launches are expensive. Even with huge price drops from SpaceX and other New Space companies, there’s no cheap way to get stuff down here in Earth’s gravity well up to low Earth orbit. In order to really survive and thrive in space, we’ve got to learn to live off the land, to acquire the resources in space that will allow us to survive… in space. We’ve got to learn to turn those raw materials into forms we need: fuel, breathable air, water, construction materials, and eventually even finished goods like rocket parts and electronics. Download 3D models from NASA https://nasa3d.arc.nasa.gov/ Audio Podcast version: ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/universe-today-guide-to-space-audio/id794058155?mt=2 RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/audio Video Podcast version: ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/bh/podcast/universe-today-video/id794057165?mt=2 RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/video What Fraser's Watching Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmkjd428BcHcCEVWOjv7cJ1G Weekly email newsletter: https://www.universetoday.com/newsletter Support us at: http://www.patreon.com/universetoday More stories at: http://www.universetoday.com/ Follow us on Twitter: @universetoday Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/universetoday Google+ - https://plus.google.com/+universetoday/ Instagram - http://instagram.com/universetoday Team: Fraser Cain - @fcain / [email protected] Karla Thompson - @karlaii / https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEItkORQYd4Wf0TpgYI_1fw Chad Weber - [email protected] Chloe Cain - Instagram: @chloegwen2001 References https://www.quora.com/Rockets-What-is-cost-of-sending-1-kg-weight-into-space https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/nextstep-2-isru-baa-industry-forum_11dec2017_0.pdf http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2017/1207-koreas-first-lunar-mission.html https://www.space.com/40400-planetary-resources-asteroid-mining-satellite-mission-accomplished.html https://www.planetaryresources.com/missions/arkyd-6/ http://deepspaceindustries.com/dsi-raises-3-5m-series-a/ https://insights.globalspec.com/article/8323/harvesting-near-earth-asteroids-to-fuel-human-expansion-into-space https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/centennial_challenges/regolith/index.html https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/mission/instruments/moxie/ https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/3Dratchet_wrench/ http://madeinspace.us/ https://nasa3d.arc.nasa.gov/ http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Engineering_Technology/Building_a_lunar_base_with_3D_printing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OU9Ek3UgZaw https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/nmp/ds1/tech/scarlet.html http://www.travisdeyle.com/files/publications/PV_TermPaper.pdf https://sbir.nasa.gov/SBIR/successes/ss/3-090text.html

In this week's questions show, I answer if it's a good idea to build a space internet, if microbes reach Mars, will they evolve into something new, where could we go after Mars, and more. Idea to save Spirit and Opportunity https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/mars-opportunity-and-spirit-rovers-could-have-lived-practically-forever-with-one-tiny-change-662b5321ec87 Stars Shine for Everyone https://universe2go.com/en/stars-shine-for-everyone-what-can-you-do/ 00:22 Space internet? 03:03 Evolving Mars microbes 04:26 After colonizing Mars? 05:38 Space telescope at Uranus? 07:15 No broom for Opportunity? 09:10 Why indulge trolls? 11:03 Seeing the Earth spin 12:13 Flying disk to Mars? 14:22 Core of the Milky Way? 15:52 Jamaica Telescope? 18:06 Proxima Centuri gravitational lens? Audio Podcast version: ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/universe-today-guide-to-space-audio/id794058155?mt=2 RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/audio Video Podcast version: ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/bh/podcast/universe-today-video/id794057165?mt=2 RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/video What Fraser's Watching Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmkjd428BcHcCEVWOjv7cJ1G Weekly email newsletter: https://www.universetoday.com/newsletter Support us at: http://www.patreon.com/universetoday More stories at: http://www.universetoday.com/ Follow us on Twitter: @universetoday Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/universetoday Google+ - https://plus.google.com/+universetoday/ Instagram - http://instagram.com/universetoday Team: Fraser Cain - @fcain / [email protected] Karla Thompson - @karlaii / https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEItkORQYd4Wf0TpgYI_1fw Chad Weber - [email protected] Chloe Cain - Instagram: @chloegwen2001

Small satellite has an immense capability to change the life of billions of people on earth. They provide a cost-effective platform for science investigations, new technology demonstrations and advanced mission concepts using constellations, swarms disaggregated systems. Watch an exclusive interview with Christopher Richins, Co-founder and CEO of RBC Signals explaining opportunities and regulations related to small sats.

The last 6 months have seen some significant developments to the prospects of space tourism. Virgin Galactic are performing powered tests of the 3rd iteration of their suborbital spaceplane, Blue Origin have been demoing New Shepard as flown by Mannequin Skywalker. And on the other side of things, SpaceX confirmed it's no longer planning on using Falcon Heavy to send a pair of tourists around the moon.

Join +Fraser Cain and +Pamela Gay for a live episode of Astronomy Cast. We'll record our 30-minute show, and then stay tuned for them to answer questions! Our knowledge of space is starting to match up with our ability to get out there an explore it. There are several companies working on missions and techniques to harvest minerals from asteroids. What other resources are out there that we can use?

According to a report by the Washington Post, NASA has confirmed that Jim Bridenstine has begun speaking with companies about the privatizing the International Space Station and how best to transform low-Earth orbit into a place of business. Gizmodo reports that Bridenstine said in a recent interview, "We’re in a position now where there are people out there that can do commercial management of the International Space Station. I’ve talked to many large corporations that are interested in getting involved in that through a consortium, if you will.” https://gizmodo.com/nasas-administrator-is-talking-to-private-companies-abo-1826573440 http://www.wochit.com This video was produced by YT Wochit News using http://wochit.com

Orion Span's CEO Frank Bunger joins us to talk about their upcoming commercial space station: Aurora. Frank also dives in to his larger vision of the future: humans living and working in the cosmos. Launches: Long March 2D Launches Gaofen-6 Space News: Curiosity Resumes Drilling Remembering Alan Bean and Don Peterson Jets seen by Rosetta caused by comet’s strange shape === CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION === Twitter.com/TMRO Facebook.com/TMROTV YouTube.com/TMRO Reddit.com/r/tmro Twitch.tv/TMRO TMRO.tv === OUR REAL-TIME DISCORD CHANNEL === All of the TMRO Shows are created and maintained in our Discord channel. Escape Velocity Patrons have access to a special room, but we also have free #general rooms that anyone can participate in. Join in for free at https://discord.gg/9NkkFWD === TMRO IS CROWD FUNDED === TMRO shows are crowd funded. If you like this episode consider contributing to help us to continue to improve. Head over to http://www.patreon.com/tmro for funding levels, goals and all of our different rewards!

[Space Tourism] Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Unity (VSS Unity) has successfully conducted her second powered test flight on 29 May 2018. On this flight VSS Unity's motor burned for 31 seconds propelling the spacecraft to a speed of Mach 1.9 and an altitude of 114,500 ft. Video edited by: Go To Space Footage Courtesy: Virgin Galactic Video Song: Easier to Fade (feat. Madi Larson) - A Himitsu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d432TRZEeYw https://soundcloud.com/a-himitsu Outro Music : HeroicMonk - Can't Kill Me https://soundcloud.com/heroicmonk - YouTube channel : https://www.youtube.com/GotospaceOrg - Twitter : https://twitter.com/GoToSpace_GTS - Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/GoToSpace/ - Google+ : https://plus.google.com/+GotospaceOrg

The SpaceDataHighway system – the world’s first ‘optical fibre in the sky’ based on cutting-edge laser technology – has achieved 10,000 successful laser connections. The reliability rate has reached 99.8 percent, and during the first one and a half years of routine operations these successful connections have downloaded more than 500 terabytes of data. Read the PR: http://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2018/05/spacedatahighway-10,000-successful-laser-connections.html

The formation of Maxar Technologies was breaking headlines all over in 2017. Merger of MDA with Digital Globe, and then acquiring SSL and Radiant Solutions together formed a company with a product suit which has four different capabilities like radar and optical imagery along with analytics and change detection. In an exclusive interview with the Geospatial World, Robert Zitz, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of SSL, elucidates how four different powerful companies together made Maxar technologies. Watch full interview to get deeper insights.

Even daily communication changes when living on the moon. Without air to carry our voices, we might rely on lasers to beam our message home.

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Richard Branson and all of the companies in the Virgin Group believe that having a firm, clearly understood purpose — and having a bit of fun when the time is right — is the best way to achieve great things. Recently, Richard joined our CEO, Dan Hart, to host a giant event for every single member of our team. We all got to hear directly from some of the leading innovators in the satellite industry, including Spire Global's CFO Bryan LeBlanc and Maxar Technologies' CEO Howard Lance, about the marvelous, world-changing things their satellites will achieve once we deliver them safely to Earth orbit. The theme for the event was "Level Up." When you level up, your team gets stronger, your resources get better, your challenges get tougher, and everything gets so much more rewarding. Although some of our biggest challenges still lie ahead, we’re so proud of the work our Virgin Orbit team has already accomplished in our journey to open up space for everyone. To wrap things up, just before adjourning for an epic party, we held a live and totally unscripted game show with our customers as contestants and Richard himself as host! You had to be there to truly experience it, but here's a quick recap of a marvelous event. Our thanks and admiration go to Howard, Bryan, Jenny Barna (Spire's Director of Launch — who had perhaps the best line of the night during the warm-up question for our game show), and the rest of our guests!

Blue Origin successfully completed the eighth launch of its New Shepard suborbital crewed vehicle. On Sunday, the reusable rocket shot into a cloudless sky above west Texas, reaching an impressive 351,000 feet. Company founder Jeff Bezos tweeted: “That’s the altitude we’ve been targeting for operations. One step closer.” Unlike rival SpaceX—which Elon Musk intends to eventually carry customers to Mars—Bezos’s private space firm is currently focused on suborbital spaceflight: blasting folks out of the atmosphere for a weightless romp, before returning to Earth. https://www.geek.com/tech/blue-origin-successfully-completes-another-launch-of-new-shepard-rocket-1738520/?source http://www.wochit.com This video was produced by YT Wochit Tech using http://wochit.com

New Shepard flew again for the eighth time on April 29, 2018, from Blue Origin’s West Texas Launch Site. Known as Mission 8 (M8), the mission featured a reflight of the vehicle flown on Mission 7. The Crew Capsule reached an apogee of 351,000 feet (66 miles, 107 kilometers) – the altitude we’ve been targeting for operations. For the second time, Blue Origin’s test dummy “Mannequin Skywalker” flew to space conducting astronaut telemetry and science studies. The flight also carried research payloads for NASA, the German Aerospace Center (DLR), and commercial customers. Learn more about the payloads: https://www.blueorigin.com/news/news/payload-customers-on-new-shepards-8th-test-flight We look forward to sharing upcoming test flights as we continue our progress toward human spaceflight.

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Orion Span has ambitious plans to launch "Aurora Station" in 2021 and be able to accommodate guests at 200 miles above Earth in 2022. -- Read more: https://www.space.com/40207-space-hotel-launch-2021-aurora-station.html Credit: Space.com / visualizations courtesy Orion Span / produced and edited by @SteveSpaleta http://www.twitter.com/stevespaleta

The path to discovery and exploration is paved with determination, innovation, and most of all, big ideas. The International Space Station is home to many of those ideas and creating new ways for small businesses, entrepreneurs and researchers to test their science and technology in space every day.Formed in 2015 in response to the need for a commercial payload that would be available to private companies aboard the space station, Alpha Space is a woman- and minority-owned small business responsible for developing the Materials International Space Station Experiment Flight Facility (MISSE-FF). https://archive.org/details/jsc2018m000274_Alpha-Space-Small-Business-Makes-Big-Strides_MXF

What rocket has 9 engines on its first stage, is built by a privately owned aerospace company, uses the most advanced manufacturing techniques available, is one of the cheapest rides to space and has a body that’s almost entirely made out of carbon fiber? If you said SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket you’d be wrong! (its body is aluminum) Move over SpaceX, there’s a new kid on the block! Well, maybe not move over, but pull up a chair to the orbital class rocket table! That’s right, Rocket Lab has officially become the second privately owned rocket company to achieve orbit with their beautiful Electron rocket. Today we’re going to give you a deep run down on some of the exciting features about the Electron, then we’re going to compare it to similar rockets including other upcoming small sat rockets, and past small sat rockets like SpaceX’s Falcon 1. We’re even going to throw in a Falcon 9 for comparison and see which rocket takes the cake for the cheapest ride to space with a cost per kilogram comparison. Oh, and I mean it when I say cake, I got this for the winner. Thanks Coyd'sLab for catching Humanity Star and sending those pictures! - https://www.youtube.com/user/theCodyReeder Show your support and join our discord channel and subreddit by becoming Patron - http://patreon.com/everydayastronaut Music by Everyday Astronaut - http://soundcloud.com/everydayastronaut Everyday Astronaut hats, prints, shirts and more at - https://everydayastronaut.com/shop/ SpaceX models by Oli Braun http://twitter.com/oli_braun and his store - https://www.buzzspacemodels.com/

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Good news! We're on the precipice of the next great gold rush... but it won't be in the hills of California. Or anywhere on this planet. It'll be in outer space, as there are untapped rare materials in asteroids that could be used for future technologies. That's right: there's gold in them thar skies! Theoretical physicist and one of our favorite Big Thinkers, Dr. Michio Kaku, explains to us that while China might have a stranglehold on the rare minerals and metals on our planet, there's no stopping interplanetary mining. We've even got an actual plan with actual economics already in place... we just have to wait until NASA's SLS rocket technology fully develops. Michio Kaku's latest book is the awesome The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond Earth Read more at BigThink.com: http://bigthink.com/videos/michio-kaku-asteroid-mining-will-happen-sooner-than-you-think Follow Big Think here: YouTube: http://goo.gl/CPTsV5 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BigThinkdotcom Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigthink Transcript: When I was researching my book The Future of Humanity I came across a comment made by Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson made the biggest gamble of his life buying the Louisiana Purchase from Napoleon. Napoleon was fighting the British he needed hard cash immediately. He had Louisiana and that whole middle portion of the United States and so Napoleon sold it to Thomas Jefferson for a song. But Thomas Jefferson thought how long would it take to investigate what he had just purchased? He had doubled the size of the USA. Think about that. And he probably violated the Constitution in the process. Everyone forgets that. Everyone glosses over that fact, but hey when Louis and Clark went into the territories that comprised the Louisiana Purchase they found tremendous prospects for wealth and prosperity, but Thomas Jefferson wrote that it may take a thousand years, a thousand years before they could then begin to settle the west. Well, how long did it take? A few decades because what happened? Gold. Gold was discovered in California sparking the gold rush and within just a few years millions of prospectors, settlers, fortune hunters converged on California. It didn’t take a thousand years to develop that. Then the question now is is there going to be a new gold rush in outer space? Some people think so. Some Google billionaires have created an organization, a company, Planetary Resources, that are looking into prospecting in the asteroid belt. Now, asteroids come in all shapes and sizes and we’re cataloging them now and we have already found some perspective asteroids that could be mined. One asteroid perhaps maybe 30/50 feet across brought back down either to the moon or to the planet earth could in fact yield billions of dollars in rewards because of the rare earths and the platinum type medals that you find inside. You see, the electronics industry is dependent upon rare earths. Where are these rare earth elements found it? Mainly in China. They’re everywhere, of course, but China has the most developed market and the Chinese in turn supply on the order of 90 percent of the rare earths. Well, a few years ago they decided to capitalize that and raise the price. All of a sudden shockwaves, shockwaves spread around the earth because people realized that oh my God China has a stranglehold, a stranglehold on high technology. How can you build the next iPhone if you don’t have the rare earths to make the transistors and to make the delicate components of these high tech devices? So I think what’s happening here is that some people see an area for profit and that is asteroid mining. Now of course, the infrastructure for that doesn’t exist, but NASA has looked at its budget and does have a program that has been shelved temporarily to redirect an asteroid. The Asteroid Redirect Program is to send of the SL ass booster rocket into outer space with the Orion capsule. It will then intercept an asteroid and bring it back to orbit around the moon. Then it can be mined as it orbits around the moon or as it’s brought back to planet earth. And so this is now beyond the phase of science fiction. We’re no longer talking about dreaming about an asteroid redirect, we’re talking about an actual plan with the economics, with the details laid out. However, at the present time we have to wait for NASA’s SLS rocket to mature to the point where we can intercept an asteroid.

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The long-awaited launch of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket is set for 6 February from Launch Complex 39-A at Kennedy Space Center.

Lisa visits us in-studio to interview James Gilmour of the Australian New Space company Gilmour Space Technologies. Launches: Falcon 9 launches GovSat 1 Soyuz Launches 11 satellites Long March 2D Launches 7 satellites Upgraded JAXA Sounding rocket launches News: NASA's IMAGE spacecraft returns after being dead for over a decade Station's new hand fixed and battery pack replaced on Russian Segment Black Hole Burps Reveal Structure, Lack of Manners === CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION === Twitter.com/TMRO Facebook.com/TMROTV YouTube.com/TMRO Reddit.com/r/tmro Twitch.tv/TMRO TMRO.tv === OUR REAL-TIME DISCORD CHANNEL === All of the TMRO Shows are created and maintained in our Discord channel. Escape Velocity Patrons have access to a special room, but we also have free #general rooms that anyone can participate in. Join in for free at https://discord.gg/9NkkFWD === TMRO IS CROWD FUNDED === TMRO shows are crowd funded. If you like this episode consider contributing to help us to continue to improve. Head over to http://www.patreon.com/tmro for per-episode contribution or http://www.minds.com/tmro for monthly contributions and reward information.

SpaceX is finally sending its Falcon Heavy rocket into space. The Falcon Heavy will embark on February 6th during a three-hour window that begins at 1:30 p.m. EST. The rocket will travel through space for a billion years, holding CEO Elon Musk's original red Tesla Roadster in its nose cone. In July, Musk said, "There’s a real good chance that vehicle does not make it to orbit. I want to make sure and set expectations accordingly." SpaceX will be live streaming the rocket's take-off through YouTube. https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/space/blogs/ways-watch-falcon-heavy-launch-spacex-rocket http://www.wochit.com This video was produced by YT Wochit Tech using http://wochit.com

On February 6th, SpaceX is scheduled to launch the world's most powerful rocket, the Falcon Heavy. The gargantuan rocket will carry Elon Musk's cherry red Tesla into Mars' orbit, as long as it doesn't explode on the way there. CNN Tech's Rachel Crane reports.

This panel of government industry and university experts will discuss their respective roles in sustainable space sector development, focussing on recent initiatives in South Australia and in particular in the City of Salisbury local government area where there are exciting plans to build upon the wide range of space-related capability (including the Mawson Lakes campus of UniSA) that currently exists. Panellists from the City of Salisbury, the SA Space Industry Centre, the University of South Australia and local industry. Sponsored by the City of Salisbury.

The CEO and founder of SpaceX went to twitter shortly after the static fire test of the Falcon Heavy rocket at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 24, 2018 to declare it a success and called it “quite a thunderhead of steam.” He also added that the inaugural launch of the rocket could occur “in a week or so.” -- Full Story: https://www.space.com/39400-spacex-falcon-heavy-first-engine-test-on-pad.html Elon Musk's tweet: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/956233892637286400 Credit: Space.com / footage courtesy: SpaceX / edited by Steve Spaleta

SpaceX successfully test fired the rocket engines of the Falcon Heavy. The company initiated a burn that lasted only 12 seconds, but each of the rocket's 27 Merlin engines roared to life simultaneously, spewing out an immense plume of smoke. But the Falcon Heavy did not takeoff from Cape Canaveral's historic LC-39A launch site. Instead, SpaceX conducted a static fire test to ensure the engines work. The launchpad hasn't experienced that much power since the 1960s and 1970s, when the Saturn V rockets took the skies. Comprising 3 Falcon 9 rockets, the Falcon Heavy is the largest rocket since the moon-faring Saturn V. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techradar/allnews/~3/QASsoKO_8No/spacex-test-fires-falcon-heavy-paving-way-to-send-elon-musks-tesla-into-mars-orbit http://www.wochit.com This video was produced by YT Wochit News using http://wochit.com

It’s ALIVE!!!!! For the very first time, the Falcon Heavy has successfully lit all 27 of its mighty Merlin engines in preparation for its maiden launch. Once it flies, the Falcon Heavy will be the most powerful rocket currently in operation. SpaceX does a hold down test of all their rockets called a static fire and today we’re going to give you a quick rundown on what that is, how it works, and why they do it. Thanks for the excellent Falcon Heavy Static fire footage from the following people - Robin Seemangal - https://twitter.com/nova_road K. Scott Piel - https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/ Florida Today - https://livestream.com/accounts/20522137/events/8010133/videos/169199075 Jeff Seibert, America Space - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCJ6U0t0C94 Scott Manley's video about AMOS-6 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBcoTqhAM_g Show your support and join our discord channel by becoming Patron - http://patreon.com/everydayastronaut Music by Everyday Astronaut - http://soundcloud.com/everydayastronaut Everyday Astronaut hats, prints, shirts and more at - https://everydayastronaut.com/shop/ Falcon Heavy and Falcon 9 models by Buzz Media - https://www.buzzspacemodels.com/ Thank you to those who translate! Spanish - Manuel Ferreira French - Gaëtan Lafitte

A Reusable rocketry project in Europe dubbed Callisto could test a European ability to launch, return and refly a rocket from the Guiana Space Centre in South America. === CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION === Twitter.com/TMRO Facebook.com/TMROTV YouTube.com/TMRO Reddit.com/r/tmro Twitch.tv/TMRO TMRO.tv === OUR REAL-TIME DISCORD CHANNEL === All of the TMRO Shows are created and maintained in our Discord channel. Escape Velocity Patrons have access to a special room, but we also have free #general rooms that anyone can participate in. Join in for free at https://discord.gg/9NkkFWD === TMRO IS CROWD FUNDED === TMRO:Space is a crowd funded show. If you like this episode consider contributing to help us to continue to improve. Head over to http://www.patreon.com/tmro for information plus our all new goals and reward levels

Blue Origin uses for the first time the Pad Bot "Blue2D2" after landing New Shepard booster. Video edited by : Go To Space Footage Courtesy: Blue Origin Outro Music: HeroicMonk - Can't Kill Me https://soundcloud.com/heroicmonk - If you like this video please subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/GotospaceOrg - Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GoToSpace_GTS - Check out my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/GoToSpace/ - Add me on Google+: https://plus.google.com/+GotospaceOrg

Blue Origin has released new footage of its BE-4 rocket engine firing during a test. The BE-4 engine will be used for the New Glenn rocket which is under development by Blue Origin, as well as for the Vulcan rocket under development by United Launch Alliance. Video edited by : Go To Space Footage Courtesy : Blue Origin Outro Music: HeroicMonk - Can't Kill Me https://soundcloud.com/heroicmonk - If you like this video please subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/GotospaceOrg - Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GoToSpace_GTS - Check out my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/GoToSpace/ - Add me on Google+: https://plus.google.com/+GotospaceOrg

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SpaceX is targeting launch of Iridium-4 from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The instantaneous launch window is at 5:27 p.m. PST on Friday, December 22, or 1:27 UTC on Saturday, December 23. A backup launch opportunity is at 5:21 p.m. PST on Saturday, December 23, or 1:21 UTC on Sunday, December 24. This is the fourth set of 10 satellites in a series of 75 total satellites that SpaceX will launch for Iridium’s next generation global satellite constellation, Iridium® NEXT.

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched Iridium-4 mission, 10 satellites to low- Earth orbit for Iridium, from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, on 23 December 2017, at 01:27 UTC. Falcon 9’s first stage for the Iridium-4 mission previously supported the Iridium-2 mission in June 2017 and SpaceX did not attempted to recover Falcon 9’s first stage after this launch.

Russia is planning a luxury hotel add-on to the International Space Station to offer space tourists multi-million dollar vacations.