Posts Tagged ‘NASA’

Astronomy, Out & About 2011.07.12 STS135 Launch Retrospective

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

Astronomy, Out & About 2011.06.21 @Shimpster & #NASATweetup

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

Event^Horizon Daily! ISS; Shuttle; Planets

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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Event^Horizon Daily! Endeavour has Issues

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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WNMC’s First*Light! Shuttle, Tornados, Planet Party

Sunday, May 1st, 2011

(originally broadcast on Michigan public broadcasting’s WNMC FM+TV on December 17th, 2010)
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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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The Event^Horizon! 2011.04.30: Sawyer Rosenstein / Shuttle Update

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.

 

Links discussed in tonight’s show:
http://tinyurl.com/EH-Orrery
http://twitter.com/talkingspace
http://facebook.com/talkingspace
http://talkingspaceonline.com
mailbag@talkingspaceonline.com
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Event^Horizon Daily! SETI Funding; Endeavour

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.

Event^Horizon Daily! Quantum Gravity; Endeavour

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