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• 37 minutes, 17mb, recorded 2009-04-07
• Moira speaks with Dr. Alan Boss about his book The Crowded Universe and how NASA’s Kepler Mission expects to discover possible life-supporting planets.

"1. Overview [8. 1 MB]: Introduces the project. 2. CTL Module [9. 9 MB]: Design and construction of the control module. 3. PROC Module [6. 7 MB]: Design and construction of the processing (CPU) module. 4. MEM Module [6. 8 MB]: Design and construction of the memory module. 5. IO Module [7. 0 MB]: Design and construction of the diskplay/keyboard (DSKY) module. 6. Assembler [0. 5 MB]: A cross-assembler for AGC software development. 7. C++ Simulator [5. 2 MB]: A low-level simulator that runs assembled AGC code. 8. Flight Software [2. 8 MB]: My translation of portions of the COLOSSUS 249 flight software. 9. Test & Checkout [0. 9 MB]: A suite of test programs in AGC assembly language."

"chronicles the development of the world’s first commercial manned space program--a program that includes an airborne launcher (the White Knight), a space ship (SpaceShipOne), rocket propulsion, avionics, simulator, and full ground support. With ample illustrations, photographs, and behind-the-scenes information, SpaceShipOne provides a full picture of this classified project--from the conception and design to the deals that brought together Scaled Composites’ Burt Rutan and Virgin Airlines’ Sir Richard Branson to the plans for building a fleet of commercial suborbital spaceships and launch aircraft. The story of SpaceShipOne combines the adventurous spirit of Charles Lindbergh, the entrepreneurial drive of Howard Hughes, and the urgency of the space race at the height of the Cold War. Author Dan Linehan, who was there at the launch, lets readers in on the drama and details behind the making of spaceships that will take twenty-first-century tourists to the final frontier. "

"There have been several excellent Apollo astronaut memoirs, especially Gene Cernan's "The Last Man on the Moon" and Jim Lovell's "Lost Moon," which was made into the feature film "Apollo 13." This one is still the most honest and reflective of them all. It extends a tradition of the aviator as litterateur into the age of space travel."

I saw this last night with Bob at Reel Pizza. Michael Collins has the most screen time, Alan Bean is animated and funny. They're all great. It's all about Wonder. "The surviving crew members from NASA's Apollo missions tell their story in their own words."

"deter­mine, predict, and con­trol the orbits and attitudes of geo­stationary satellites. Designed by experienced orbital analysts to maximize propellant life, Telesat’s FDS has been used to control more than 40 satellites representing 10 different bus types built by US and European spacecraft manufacturers."

" * Stirling Radioisotope Power System for Deep Space Missions * Deep Space Solar Stirling Power System * (2/00) GRC Assessment of Stirling Technology Provides Critical Data Leading Towards Flight Readiness * (11/00) 55 Watt Stirling Power Convertors Operating at GRC! * (12/00) Test Schedule and Test Data for the 55 Watt TDC's * (1/01) 55 Watt Stirling TDC's Completes Microgravity Emissions Lab (MEL) Testing * (3/01) First integrated Stirling/Hall Thruster Test * (5/01) TDC's undergoing Structural Dynamics Testing "

"The SpaceNavigator is a 3D mouse. Push, pull, tilt and twist the controller cap to fly through three dimensional scenes with a freedom many call "addictive". Imagined the sensation of reaching into your display and grasping your 3D model? Whether you create dazzling 3D models or explore visually rich 3D worlds, 3Dconnexion's SpaceNavigator gives you the power to navigate your 3D world."

Crews began the catch-up by entering the ground-calculated rendezvous angle desired into address 83. The rendezvous angle indicated how much farther along in a 360-degree orbit the rendezvous was to take place. For example, if the crew desired rendezvous one-third orbit ahead, 12000 was entered into address 83 using the MDIU. The interval at which the pilot wanted to see updates was then entered in address 93. For example, if 04000 was entered, the computer would display on the IVI any required velocity changes at 120 degrees from the rendezvous point (the start), 80 degrees to go, and 40 degrees to go. If the IVI indicated that the computer had calculated that such a rendezvous was possible within the designated fuel limits, the astronauts pressed the START button and the IVI displayed the first set of velocity differentials. The pilot then fired the thrusters until the displays were all at zero