Posts Tagged ‘NASA’
Tuesday, July 12th, 2011
Tonight hosts Jeff & Becca Setzer relive STS135 — the last Space Shuttle launch — through the eyes of Alex Shimp (@shimpster) and Sherri Kroll (@oliveview2) LIVE at 9pmEDT photo courtesy of Alex Shimp

Go Atlantis
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Tags: Alex Shimp, Astronomy.FM, NASA, NASATweetup, science, Sherri Kroll, space flight, space science, STS135
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Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
Tonight hosts Jeff & Becca Setzer get up close and personal with @Shimpster aka Alex Shimp! We talk first telescopes and NASA Tweetups LIVE at 9pmEDT And don’t miss out on Alex’s fantastic photos!

NASA Special Guest Pass
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Tags: @Shimpster, AFM*Radio, amateur astronomy, astronomy, Astronomy Out & About, Astronomy.FM, Aurora, NASA, NASATweetup, podcast, science, spaceflight
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Wednesday, May 4th, 2011
Story #1: ESA astronaut Paolo Napoli has suffered a personal loss, while stationed on the International Space Station.
Story #2: The Space Shuttle Endeavour will not launch for Mother’s Day. When will the penultimate Shuttle flight get off the pad?
Story #3: Get out and look up! Aurora as well as a planetary conjunction.
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Tags: AFM*Radio, amateur astronomy, astronomy news, Event^Horizon Daily, look up, Michael Foerster, NASA, podcast, sky events, spaceflight
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Monday, May 2nd, 2011
The Space Shuttle Endeavour is still on the launchpad, as NASA flight engineers debug a hydraulic issue. Sawyer Rosenstein of “Talking Space” gives us an update on mission status, and of the current best guess as to launch date.
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Tags: AFM*Radio, Astronomy.FM, Event^Horizon Daily, NASA, News, Sawyer Rosenstein, spaceflight
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Sunday, May 1st, 2011
(originally broadcast on Michigan public broadcasting’s WNMC FM+TV on December 17th, 2010)

Every week join “First*Light”! for a look at news from the intersection of science & society! “First*Light!” originates from the studios of Michigan public broadcasting’s WNMC/FM+TV. It airs each Friday LIVE at 7:15am (U.S. Eastern time), and repeats on AFM*Radio every Saturday / Sunday (see our broadcast schedule for times). “First*Light!” is hosted by David Gault, Eric Hines, and Michael Foerster.
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Tags: AFM*Radio, amateur astronomy, astronomy news, Astronomy.FM, climate change, Michael Foerster, NASA, science, spaceflight, WNMC
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Saturday, April 30th, 2011
Special Guest: Sawyer Rosenstein of “Talking Space”.
Sawyer gives an update on the mission of the penultimate Space Shuttle mission – the last flight of Endeavour.
Endeavour’s launch was scrubbed today – Sawyer has the latest details.
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Tags: AFM*Radio, Astronomy.FM, Marty Kunz, NASA, News, Sawyer Rosenstein, spaceflight, Talking Space
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Friday, April 29th, 2011
Story #1: No Green – No Little Green Men – At just the very moment in history that we are finding planets to examine for signs of life, the SETI Institute finds itself strapped for operational funds.
Story #2: Talking Space partners with AFM*Radio to prepare for LIVE COVERAGE of the penultimate Shuttle launch – the final flight of Endeavour.
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Tags: AFM*Radio, Astronomy.FM, human spaceflight, Michael Foerster, NASA, SETI, Space Shuttle, spaceflight, Talking Space
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Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
Story #1: Physicists bounce neutrons, hoping to learn the nature of gravity. Why is gravity so much weaker than the other forces of nature?
Story #2: The penultimate launch of the Shuttle Endeavour; Pres Obama, as well as Congresswoman Giffords (wife of mission commander) expected to be at the launch
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Tags: AFM*Radio, astronomy, astronomy news, Michael Foerster, NASA, science, spaceflight
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