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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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Will the future of space exploration be guided by public or private entities? Which is better? Learn more about CuriosityStream at https://curiositystream.com/spacetime You can further support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/pbsspacetime Get your own Space Time t­shirt at http://bit.ly/1QlzoBi Tweet at us! @pbsspacetime Facebook: facebook.com/pbsspacetime Email us! pbsspacetime [at] gmail [dot] com Comment on Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/pbsspacetime Help translate our videos! https://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_panel?tab=2&c=UC7_gcs09iThXybpVgjHZ_7g Previous Episodes: The Trebuchet Challenge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7UOFZBEA_g Death of the Sun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJY3y5_k0do On February 8th 2018, the eyes of the world once again fixed upon Cape Canaveral. This time, people watched with anticipation as SpaceX launched its new Falcon Heavy rocket. This was the first test of a rocket that may one day send people across the solar system. The near-simultaneous landing of its two booster rockets was like something out of a sci-fi flick. It looked like the future. The subsequent view of a cherry-red Tesla Roadster drifting through space was like something out of a Douglas Adams novel. The landmark launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket is a milestone in a new space race. One not between nations, but instead between private companies. Is this the best thing for the future of human space travel? Links to Comments Response: Stimuli https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJY3y5_k0do&lc=UgwGa3G9okwGJbcmINV4AaABAg Dethde https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJY3y5_k0do&lc=UgzPK43QbAtjm4xtYJx4AaABAg Lcra Arcl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7UOFZBEA_g&lc=UgytIQalMVs5jSETirF4AaABAg Hosted by Matt O'Dowd Written by Drew Rosen and Matt O’Dowd Produced by Rusty Ward Graphics by Grayson Blackmon Assistant Editing and Sound Design by Mike Petrow and Linda Huang Made by Kornhaber Brown (www.kornhaberbrown.com) Special thanks to our Patreon Big Bang, Quasar and Hypernova Supporters: Big Bang CoolAsCats David Nicklas Faisal Saud Anton Lifshits Joey Redner Quasar Tambe Barsbay Mayank M. Mehrota Mars Yentur Mark Rosenthal Dean Fuqua Roman Pinchuk ColeslawPurdie Hypernova Edmund Fokschaner Matthew O’Connor Eugene Lawson Martha Hunt Joseph Salomone Chuck Zegar Jordan Young Ratfeast John Hofmann Barry Hatfield Craig Peterson Kevin Costello Thanks to our Patreon Gamma Ray Burst Supporters: James Hughes Kris Fernet Jane Myers James Flowers Greg Allen TJ Madison Denys Ivanov Nick Virtue Alexey Eromenko Nicholas Rose Scott Gossett Mark Vasile Patrick Murray Sultan Alkhulaifi Alex Seto Michal-Peanut Karmi Erik Stein Daniel Lyons Kevin Warne JJ Bagnell J Rejc Avi Goldfinger John Pettit Florian Stiglmayr Benoit Pagé-Guitard Nathan Leniz Brandon Labonte David Crane Greg Weiss

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.

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.

SpaceX is now the first private company to launch a NASA resupply mission with a reused rocket. » 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 SpaceX Makes History By Launching First NASA Mission With A Reused Rocket | CNBC

Also: Online Pilot Records Database, GA Security Bill, $1M 4 ERAU, Blades Aerobatic Team Blue Origin's New Shepard made its seventh test flight Tuesday afternoon at the company's launch site in west Texas. The mission included the first test of Crew Capsule 2.0, and carried 12 commercial, research and education payloads. According to data provided by Blue Origin, the launch took place at 1059 CDT and lasted just over 10 minutes. The booster reached an apogee of 322,032 feet AGL, while the capsule continued to an apogee of 322,405 feet AGL. Dassault Aviation has initiated the termination process of the Silvercrest contract leading to the end of the Falcon 5X program, and announces the launch of a new Falcon program with an entry into service in 2022. The delivery of compliant Silvercrest engines was originally planned for the end of 2013 in accordance with the Falcon 5X flight test schedule. But Safran was plagued with recurrent technical issues during development. What might you get if you crossed a Formula One race car with a racing quadcopter? Apparently, it would be the Alauda Airspeeder Mark I, which an Australian company hopes to have racing next summer. The concept has been under development in tight secrecy for two years. Now, the concept is ready for crowdfunding, and a presence has been established on Kickstarter. The Alauda MKI is the first iteration of Airspeeder made by Alauda. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!! Airborne 12.15.17 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Friday, December 15th, 2017... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Brianne Cross, Christopher Odom, and Laura Hutson, and is supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalist Tom Patton, this episode covers: Blue Origin's New Shepard Flies For The 7th Time Dassault Ends Falcon 5X Program Australian Company Wants To Host The World's First Flying Car Race FAA Releases Beta Test Of Online Pilot Records Database NBAA Hails House Passage Of Bill Strengthening General Aviation Security U.S. Department Of Commerce Invests $1 Million At ERAU Blades Aerobatic Team Bids Farewell To 'Blade 4' Get Comprehensive, Real-Time, 24/7 coverage of the latest aviation and aerospace stories anytime, at aero-news.net. And be sure to join us again tomorrow, for the next edition of "Airborne Unlimited" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, tomorrow! © 2017, Aero-News Network, Inc., ALL Rights Reserved. FMI: www.airbornetv.net, www.aero-news.net, www.aero-tv.net, www.youtube.com/aerotvnetwork, https://vimeo.com/aerotvnetwork, http://twitter.com/AeroNews

SpaceX just passed a huge milestone. The company launched a used spacecraft with a used rocket for the first time ever. Following is the transcript of the video. The company launched 2 pre-flown rocket parts together for the first time. A used Dragon spacecraft riding on top of a used Falcon 9 rocket.The used Dragon spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station. It's carrying 4,800 pounds of supplies for astronauts. After launch, the first stage of the rocket charted a course back to Earth. Welcome home! Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/sai FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/techinsider TWITTER: https://twitter.com/techinsider INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/tech_insider/

Another awesome landing. You must witness in person if at all possible. SpaceX finally has the pad 40 monkey off of their back. We are a US disabled veteran run, non profit video production company who's mission is to bring other disabled US Veterans to witness a launch, experience US Space History and become part of our report. Our nonprofit 501(c)(3) is 100% tax deductible, just go to our webpage www.USLaunchReport.com which is merged with www.VeteransSpaceReport.com and find our Donate button. You can help change the life of a US Veteran. Thank You

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida Dec. 15 to send the commercial Dragon cargo craft on its journey to deliver some three tons of experiments and supplies to the crew members aboard the International Space Station. Once it arrives at the complex, the Dragon will be captured by the station’s Canadian-built robotic arm operated by Expedition 53 Flight Engineers Mark Vande Hei and Joe Acaba of NASA. Ground controllers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston will then take over, sending commands to maneuver Dragon to the Earth-facing side of the Harmony module where the spacecraft will be attached for a month-long stay. This video is available for download from NASA's Image and Video Library: https://images.nasa.gov/details-KSC-20171215-VP-CDC01-0001_SpaceX_CRS_13_Live_Launch_Coverage-3174139.html

SpaceX aims to launch a recycled Falcon 9 rocket with a used Dragon capsule Dec. 13 for NASA.

Elon Musk has established himself as a game changer for space travel, but has he actually succeeded in making it affordable? Where Does Space Actually Start? - https://youtu.be/gLf0dT3To4M Read More: Why Did NASA End The Space Shuttle Program? https://gizmodo.com/why-did-nasa-end-the-space-shuttle-program-1721140493 “There is an inherent risk in space travel, and with each failure the reliability of subsequent flights improved. So it is a fair question to ask why the program did not continue. The bottom line answer is that it was too expensive. Way too expensive. The shuttle never met its promise for low cost access to space by virtue of the system’s reusability.” SpaceX Focusing on Big F***ing Rocket, Phasing Out Other Systems https://www.seeker.com/space/exploration/spacex-focusing-on-big-fing-rocket-phasing-out-other-systems “SpaceX plans to eventually phase out the big rocket, which has yet to fly, as well as the Falcon 9 booster and Dragon capsule to concentrate on the Mars-colonizing BFR system, company founder and CEO Elon Musk announced Friday (Sept. 29).” Elon Musk Reveals SpaceX Spacesuit Design After Years of Promises https://www.seeker.com/space/exploration/elon-musk-reveals-spacex-spacesuit-design-after-years-of-promises “CEO Elon Musk posted a picture on Instagram today showing an artist's impression of a white-suited astronaut seatbelted into a spacecraft, next to a window showing stars. Musk promised more information in the days to come, adding that the suit "actually works" and has been tested to double pressure.” ____________________ Seeker inspires us to see the world through the lens of science and evokes a sense of curiosity, optimism and adventure. Visit the Seeker website https://www.seeker.com/videos Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dnewschannel Seeker on Twitter http://twitter.com/seeker Trace Dominguez on Twitter https://twitter.com/tracedominguez Seeker on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SeekerMedia/ Seeker http://www.seeker.com/ Special Thanks to Julian Huguet for hosting this episode of Seeker! Check Julian out on Twitter: @jug00

In what will be a historic first for the US space agency, NASA has agreed to send supplies to the International Space Station aboard a previously used Falcon 9 rocket booster. On Friday December 8th, SpaceX will launch 2.5 tons of supplies to the ISS from pad 40 at Florida’s Cape Canaveral, and it’ll do so with a rocket booster that’s been used before. SpaceX has done this three times already, but this time around the client is none other than NASA. The launch on December 8th will mark the fourth time that Elon Musk’s company will use a previously-flown booster. To date, all of these launches have worked perfectly well. https://gizmodo.com/nasa-will-use-a-previously-flown-spacex-rocket-for-its-1820924103 http://www.wochit.com This video was produced by YT Wochit Tech using http://wochit.com

Are you finding it difficult to understand trends in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT)? Join AI&IoT Summit - 6-7 June 2018, New Delhi http://ai-iotsummit.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-descriptions In an exclusive interview with Geospatial World, C.D Shridhara, Director of Anantha Technologies Limited explains how space privatization is gaining momentum in India. Watch full interview to know more.

Elon Musk's SpaceX is is now worth an estimated $21.5 billion. » 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 SpaceX Raises An Extra $100 Million | CNBC

In just one year, SpaceX has made rocket landings routine. But we must not forget that this is a giant step toward reusable rockets and a new era of affordable space flight. Michael Wagner with USLaunchReport chronicles the historic return of many of these used rockets and posts them on the USLaunchReport's YouTube channel. Following is a transcript of the video. How SpaceX salvages $40 million rockets. Here's a sight you don't see every day. A 14-ton rocket dangling in mid-air. This is one of SpaceX's first stage Falcon 9 rockets. It launched out of Kennedy Space Center on Oct. 11. This is what it looked like before launch. Space travel certainly takes a toll. The rocket is about 230 feet tall, a behemoth compared to the humans in charge of retrieving it. Since its first successful rocket landing in Dec. 2015, SpaceX has performed 19 successful rocket landings. So far, SpaceX has relaunched two of its used rockets. It's unclear when, or if, this rocket will fly again. For now, it will join its sisters on SpaceX's Florida base. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/sai FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/techinsider TWITTER: https://twitter.com/techinsider INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/tech_insider/

Orbital ATK sent a Cygnus spacecraft carrying NASA supplies to the International Space Station this week.

Are you finding it difficult to understand trends in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT)? Join AI&IoT Summit - 6-7 June 2018, New Delhi http://ai-iotsummit.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-descriptions In an exclusive interview with Geospatial World, Dan Hart, President and CEO of Virgin Orbit, talks about recent initiatives of the organization. In the interview, Hart says, that Virgin Orbit is focused on small satellite launches and aim to revolutionize it. Watch full interview to know more.

Are you finding it difficult to understand trends in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT)? Join AI&IoT Summit - 6-7 June 2018, New Delhi http://ai-iotsummit.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=youtube-descriptions Want to see the world from space? By the end of next year, you could see your “out of the world” dream vacation coming true. Blue Origin, aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company set up by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos is planning to get people into space by the end of 2018. Watch this exclusive story to know how is the preparation going.

During a test at its McGregor, Texas development facility, SpaceX blew up an experimental engine on Saturday. SpaceX says no one was injured in the incident and the damage done to the engine-testing bay won't delay the company's busy launch schedule. The new and more powerful engine model is intended to replace the engines on its current Falcon 9 rocket system. SpaceX was founded by billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk and it has had 16 successful rocket launches in 2017. http://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-merlin-block-5-engine-test-failure-2017-11 http://www.wochit.com This video was produced by YT Wochit Tech using http://wochit.com

Jim Bridenstine gets ready to jump the first hoop towards Administrator. Plus, some news about upcoming events in space, commercial spacecraft launches, and the end to the RAINN fundraiser.   Jack’s fundraiser for RAINN   Latest from Washington Senator Murray opposes Bridenstine   Space News Highlight of the Week NASA approves “flight-proven” Falcon 9 rocket for CRS-13   Latest in Tech Small Asteroid or Comet ‘Visits’ from Beyond the Solar System   Coming Soon to Space NASA Highlights Science on Next Commercial Mission to Space Station Ad Astra is presenting “How to be a Space Advocate” at the November Nerd Nite   Follow Ad Astra on Twitter at @AdAstra_Podcast, on Facebook, and subscribe to the mailing list for future updates and events!

BENGALURU, INDIA — The Indian Space Research Organization has announced plans to send a rover to the moon early next year, nearly a decade after its first lunar journey met with mixed success. First Post reports that the spacecraft for India's Chandrayaan-2 moon mission is comprised of an orbiter, a lander, and a rover, which will first slingshot around Earth before being going into lunar orbit. The lander will attempt a controlled or soft landing near the moon's south pole, while the orbiter travels around the moon. Once on the surface, the lander will take thermal measurements and deploy the six-wheeled rover to explore the lunar terrain. Among the things the mission will pay close attention to are abrasive particles known as lunar dust, which pose a significant challenge to human colonization of the moon. The Chandrayaan-2 will be carried into space by the GSLV Mark II rocket, and is scheduled to launch from an island in the Bay of Bengal in March 2018. India will carry out the final testing phase for the spacecraft in the coming weeks. The program's budget for the mission is relatively small, at only 93 million dollars. ----------------------------------------­--------------------- TomoNews is your best source for real news. We cover the funniest, craziest and most talked-about stories on the internet. Our tone is irreverent and unapologetic. If you’re laughing, we’re laughing. If you’re outraged, we’re outraged. We tell it like it is. And because we can animate stories, TomoNews brings you news like you’ve never seen before. Visit our official website for all the latest, uncensored videos: http://us.tomonews.com Check out our Android app: http://bit.ly/1rddhCj Check out our iOS app: http://bit.ly/1gO3z1f Get your TomoNews merch today! http://bit.ly/tomonews-teespring Get top stories delivered to your inbox everyday: http://bit.ly/tomo-newsletter Stay connected with us here: Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS Twitter @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS Google+ http://plus.google.com/+TomoNewsUS/ Instagram @tomonewsus http://instagram.com/tomonewsus

Elon Musk gave us an update on SpaceX’s plans to send humans to Mars, going all in on their new launch vehicle: the BFR. 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/UCEIt... Chad Weber - [email protected] Chloe Cain - Instagram: @chloegwen2001 For the last couple of episodes, we’ve talked about NASA’s plans to explore deep space, with the Space Launch System and the Deep Space Gateway. That’s fine and all, but many of you wanted to know how all this would compare to what SpaceX is planning for the colonization of space. It had been a while since we got an update from Elon Musk, but on Friday we got a big announcement from the SpaceX CEO, and it kind of makes your head spin. At the International Astronautical Congress in Australia - the home of the newly announced Australian Space Agency, congrats Australia, you totally deserved it. What what I saying? Oh right, at the IAC, Elon Musk announced what they’ve been working on since last year’s announcement of the Interplanetary Transport Ship. All of SpaceX’s current rocket fleet: the Falcon 9, the Falcon Heavy, the Dragon spacecraft, it’s all going to be made obsolete by their “all in” investment to build the one rocket that’ll do everything: the BFR.

The National Space Council's inaugural meeting, proposed changes to commercial space regulators, the schedule slip for James Webb Space Telescope. All that and more on your favorite weekly space podcast.   Places to Donate for Hurricane Irma American Red Cross: Usually the first group people think of when giving after a disaster. It says it is providing shelters for those displaced by Irma, and it has thousands of volunteers on the ground in the state. Global Giving: A charity crowdfunding site that is attempting to raise $2 million to be used exclusively for local relief and recovery efforts. Airbnb: The hospitality company is working to coordinate people in need of a place to stay with people willing to offer a free room.   Links: Latest from Washington GAO releases report, recommendations for FAA AST Space News Highlight of the Week Watch the whole NSpC Meeting NASA Statement on National Space Council Policy for Future American Leadership in Space Moon before Mars is now our national policy     International News NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to be Launched Spring 2019   Latest in Tech Media Accreditation Opens for Launch of NOAA’s JPSS-1 Satellite Coming Soon to Space Star Wars: The Last Jedi Poster Star Wars Trailer!   Follow Ad Astra on Twitter at @AdAstra_Podcast, on Facebook, and subscribe to the mailing list for future updates and events!

The Virgin Galactic ground crew plays an essential role in our commercial spaceline operations. Meet our spaceship mechanics and watch them prepare our vehicles VSS Unity and VMS Eve for a flight -- right up until they pull chocks for taxi and take-off.

Neil deGrasse Tyson talks with Sir Richard Branson about opportunities for everybody to fly on lower orbits, including point to point travel which allow intercontinental flights in very short time. The talk took place during the Clinton Global Initiative Conference and posted in early 2016. It is still surprisingly relevant in the light of Musk’s speech at the 2017 International Astronautical Congress in Australia.

Elon Musk gives new details about SpaceX Mission to Mars at the 2017 International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Adelaide, Australia and reveals plans to shorten most long distance travels to less than 30 minutes. September 2017.

What if you take the ship that goes to Mars and use it to go anywhere else on Earth? Here how SpaceX is planning to make most long distance trips no longer than 1/2 hour. From IAC 2017 in Adelaide, Australia.

The SpaceX/Dragon cargo craft departed the International Space Station Sept. 17, one month after delivering more than three tons of supplies and scientific experiments for the station’s residents. Expedition 53 Flight Engineer Paolo Nespoli of the European Space Agency and station Commander Randy Bresnik used the Cnadarm2 robotic arm to release Dragon after it was detached from the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module. Dragon was scheduled to move to a safe distance away from the station for its engine to conduct a deorbit burn, enabling it to drop out of orit for a parachute-assisted splashdown in the Pacific southwest of Long Beach, California. Dragon was launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center on Aug. 14, arriving at the orbital outpost Aug. 16. This video is available for download from NASA's Image and Video Library: https://images.nasa.gov/#/details-NHQ_2017_0917_U.S.%20Commercial%20Cargo%20Ship%20Departs%20Space%20Station.html

WASHINGTON — NASA says it may soon be able to launch astronauts from U.S. soil to the International Space Station. Important project milestones are coming up for NASA's two commercial crew partners: Boeing and SpaceX, according to AP. Several flight tests, including manned missions, are slated for 2018. Boeing is working on the CST-100 Starliner. The spacecraft is designed to send up to seven astronauts to the space station. Three Starliners are currently in production, with one planned to carry astronauts next year. SpaceX, which has flown cargo missions to the space station with its Dragon spacecraft, plans to use the Dragon 2 to send astronauts to space. The Dragon 2 is the latest version of SpaceX's Dragon capsule model, which can carry seven astronauts. Boeing and SpaceX must show that both of their systems are ready to start regular flights to the space station in order to meet NASA's requirements. SpaceX has its first test flight set for February, while Boeing's launch is planned for June. ----------------------------------------­--------------------- Go to https://www.patreon.com/tomonews and become a Patron now TomoNews is now on Patreon and we've got some cool perks for our hardcore fans. TomoNews is your best source for real news. We cover the funniest, craziest and most talked-about stories on the internet. Our tone is irreverent and unapologetic. If you’re laughing, we’re laughing. If you’re outraged, we’re outraged. We tell it like it is. And because we can animate stories, TomoNews brings you news like you’ve never seen before. Visit our official website for all the latest, uncensored videos: http://us.tomonews.com Check out our Android app: http://bit.ly/1rddhCj Check out our iOS app: http://bit.ly/1gO3z1f Get top stories delivered to your inbox everyday: http://bit.ly/tomo-newsletter Stay connected with us here: Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS Twitter @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS Google+ http://plus.google.com/+TomoNewsUS/ Instagram @tomonewsus http://instagram.com/tomonewsus

NASA is preparing to release a solicitation for the commercial transportation of payloads to the lunar surface after evaluating the results from a request for information NASA put out back in May of this year. Mike gives us the full rundown. === 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

From the 20th Annual International Mars Society Convention, held at University of California Irvine from Sept 7-10, 2017. The four-day International Mars Society Convention brings together leading scientists, engineers, aerospace industry representatives, government policymakers and journalists to talk about the latest scientific discoveries, technological advances and political-economic developments that could help pave the way for a human mission to the planet Mars.

On Sept. 8, inventor and CEO Elon Musk posted a full-body picture of the new SpaceX spacesuit on Instagram.