Today In Space

On this week's podcast we discuss all-things space NOT including NASA's Artemis & SpaceX. But instead share some updates from the AG3D Printing Lab, Orbital News from Mars, & review the upcoming DART mission.

- AG3D Lab releases it's v3 design for the James Webb Space Telescope. We tested out a new durable resin and share some of the process of using our larger resin 3D printer the ELEGOO Saturn S.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CiqOrDWjJJo/

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CiqQUcaDeh1/

- Mars Update 1: 3D printing Martian regolith (soil) with a Ti mixture could provide huge benefit for life on Mars. A little soil goes a long way, and could solve problems not possible with space mission designs today.

https://news.wsu.edu/press-release/2022/09/06/martian-rock-metal-composite-shows-potential-of-3d-printing-on-mars/

https://ceramics.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ijac.14136

- Mars Update 2: The Perseverance Rover's MOXIE instrument has successfully converted CO2 into Oxygen and Carbon Monoxide. Oxygen so pure we can breathe it and use it for fuel on a return mission to Earth.

https://spectrum-ieee-org.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/spectrum.ieee.org/amp/making-oxygen-on-mars-2658157775

- DART Mission will impact an asteroid/moonlet (dual Asteroid system Didymos and Dimorphos) on Sept to see if we are better than the Dinosaurs. Kinetic Impacter spacecraft to prove strategic physics can prevent extinction-level event. DART IMPACT: September 26, 2022, 7:14 p.m. EDT

https://dart.jhuapl.edu/Mission/index.php

https://www.nasa.gov/planetarydefense/dart/dart-news

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/dart/in-depth/

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We are all human beings. We have our own incentives to achieve goals in our lives. In the Space-game, incentive for progress depends mostly on how you decide to do space. SpaceX offers engineers of all ages the opportunity to be a part of something revolutionary, like making life interplanetary. NASA offers the best and brightest a chance to join the royal ranks of the United States space program to uphold and progress the legacy of this legendary organization.

SpaceX opted to fail fast and learn faster, blowing up rockets in the search for reusability and preparing for interplanetary travel. NASA has history and is at the start of it's roughly seventh evolution with the Artemis Program and getting it's mega-moon rocket Space Launch System ready for Artemis 1. These are two different incentives towards space progress.

We go over the novelty with each approach, and discuss the 'summer of hydrogen" which plagued NASA in the Space Shuttle era in the summer of 1990. This summer had months of delays due to unsolvable liquid hydrogen leaks. We review the publication from a NASA employee on what that was like, what they tried, and what they eventually realized from April - October troubleshooting leaks. This problem Artemis 1 is having is an old problem. One that NASA has to deal with because of their incentives.

We get deep into the basics of how to approach any space program, the incentives your workforce has to make progress, and the challenge of "making it happen".

https://www.republicworld.com/science/space/elon-musk-sets-ambitious-goal-for-spacex-in-2023-aiming-for-up-to-100-flights-articleshow.html

The Summer of Hydrogen: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20080014345/downloads/20080014345.pdf

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On this episode we are catching up after a busy, but scrub-filled week here in Florida. The first launch attempt for Artemis 1 scrubbed on Monday 8/29/22 originally due to an Engine 3 cooling issue. We discuss what went wrong and the balance that NASA has to strike as they learn their Space Launch System on the fly. Meanwhile, SpaceX launched twice while I've been here, once on the east coast and once on the west coast. Why is NASA having such a hard time? We go over all of that in the second half of the podcast.

In the first half we discuss my time here in Flordia, learning the ins-and-outs of attending a launch as a regular citizen, and I share my experience and advice for YOU the next time you decide to come to Florida's Space Coast for Artemis 2, 3 and beyond! There's lots of places to watch and some things to prepare for if/when you do.

We'll be camping out tonight for Artemis 1's second launch attempt on Saturday September 3rd, from 2:17PM-4:17PM ET. Weather is 60% GO! Follow us online for more content leading up to launch. LET'S GO ARTEMIS!

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Hello space-folks! We are here at the eve of the Artemis 1 and getting very excited for launch day. We've travelled to Florida to help cover the launch and cannot wait to share more after Space Launch System and Orion take off to the moon! This episode I share my thoughts on launch day, and how insanely packed with people it will be. We also talk about the night launch I watched (my first night launch/second launch ever) of a SpaceX Falcon 9 which was the best appetizer to SLS you could ask for.

We also end the episode with Spacewalk & Talk 02, discussing the first all-female spacewalk/EVA, the challenges of human spaceflight, and my progress with the Wim Hof breathing method (and what I learned I was doing wrong).

Live long and prosper and good luck to the NASA team launching Artemis 1 tomorrow! It begins and we are going!

On this week's episode we are honored to have Chris Wade of Ethereal Geometry Arts in Hunstville, Alabama on People of Science!

Chris is an artist who works in surrealist style with and Aerospace Engineering, capturing the awe and wonder of his dreams finding abandoned rockets. Alex and Chris discuss the challenges of being an artist, making a living in your passion, and what it takes to get the creative works out of you and on a 'blank canvas', whatever the medium is.

We learn about Chris' origin story and how it went from drawing jets, to being obsessed with the guitar & music, and then finding his passion to reenter the arts and start Ethereal Geometry! Please check out Chris' accounts to see his artwork, including some of his latest work making wacky Pet portraits in his surreal-space style. You can also visit him at the Lowell Mill in Huntsville (just give him a heads up you're coming by!)

We really enjoyed hearing about how Chris' life has been interconnected with aerospace from a very young age, living in the 'Rocket City' and seeing all the amazing missile defense, ISS operations, and rocket test stands that have been active lately thanks to NASA's Space Launch System and Blue Origin buying one of the historic test stands of the Space Race.

A great combination of Arts, Science, Technology, and Engineering to lead us to the Artemis 1 launch and the start of the Artemis Generation!

Please follow Chris Wade at:

https://etherealgeometryarts.com/

https://www.instagram.com/etherealgeometry/

https://www.instagram.com/rogue_rocketry_photo/

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On this episode we try out a new segment called Spacewalk & Talk where I keep myself honest by recording thoughts and ideas I have ONLY ON MY WALKS to keep myself consistent and focused on my own health. We all have our own balance, and we can "hack" our inbalance by thinking outside the box....like having a podcast episode dedicated to only recording WHILE I walk so that I feed the podcast addiction, and a health benefit is included. Instead of saying "I can't" or "I don't have time" I am trying "What if I did this...". Let me know what you think!

Shout out to Gary Vee who gave me the idea - the name is still being decided but regardless of that, this episode will be all about Spacewalks, or Extra Vehicular Activities. Human activities outside the confines of the spacecraft they are surviving in. We dicsuss:

- Some of the 1st EVAs/Spacewalks and how dangerous they really are - What is an Astronaut? Cassic Astronauts vs. Commercial Astronauts - How Artemis will ALL be about EVAs/Spacewalks, starting with Artemis 3 when the 1st woman and 1st person of color step foot on the Moon. - How Stress made me stupid in college, consistency is better than "perfect", and how Wim Hof's breathing and cold therapy method may show scientific results that show we have more human potential than we think.

If you want to learn more about the Artemis missions, and follow along as we go LIVE for launch on August 29th - check out this episode and follow up on social media: Artemis begins | NASA's Orion, SLS, and SpaceX's Starship set the stage to the Moon [FULL EPISODE] https://youtu.be/ut_XN1hIVqI

#nasa #artemis1 #todayinspace #space #technology #audiopodcast #kennedyspacecenter #spacex #starship #gateway #polaris #astronaut

All this and more on this episode of Today In Space!

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1st Spacewalk by Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov: https://news.yahoo.com/eva-50-cosmonaut-alexei-leonov-took-1st-spacewalk-180043817.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9kdWNrZHVja2dvLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFAKMvLEMFDfcudP8hJ4PWdpMSa3AzscQCrd-gcoKwfIpFYLwlythOIxhl761-bLpoNVNAZmy3exUkgJ9y8gM-gionofKPrve-uJAwizrbgRFTi5LvS_vrYcyrq98wUVshRqMSAy7hKMit8vNAX8nUsPU9SG52BRV17CZQhBfsnt

Hubble Servicing Spacewalks: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/servicing/index.html

Apollo Missions: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/50-years-ago-apollo-11-astronauts-return-from-around-the-world-goodwill-tour

Wim Hof Guided Breathing session: https://youtu.be/tybOi4hjZFQ

Wim Hof VICE episode: https://youtu.be/VaMjhwFE1Zw

The Science behind Wim Hof's methods: https://www.wimhofmethod.com/science

We are getting ready for the Artemis 1 launch to robotically send the Orion Capsule to the Moon and back! We update you on how our NASA social application went, and our plans to be in Florida for the entire launch window (August 29, September 2, and September 5). We are so excited to be there for the maiden launch of the worlds most powerful rocket and the first stage to send the first woman and first person of color to step foot on the moon.

This episode, we talk about NASA's SLS and Orion and SpaceX's Starship will make it possible for us to send humans to the moon again. We also talk about how the Gateway will look to make moontravel 'routine' and Starship can help make solar system planet hopping possible!

This whole month is about Artemis, and we want to hear your questions! Send us your questions and we'll share and answer them on the podcast. Here's to building a fantastic future...and seeing Artemis 1 launch in Flordia!!

All this and more on this episode of Today In Space!

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https://www.spacex.com/media/starship_users_guide_v1.pdf

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/fs-2014-08-004-jsc-orion_quickfacts-web.pdf

https://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar/constellation/SLS_FactSheet_long.pdf

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/11/artemis-1-launch-periods/

https://polarisprogram.com/dawn/

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/27/space-economy-grew-at-fastest-rate-in-years-in-2021-report.html

On this episode, we have compiled all-things JWST after the 1st images were released on July 11th-July 12th! We are living in a post-JWST world and already the amazing piece of space technology is a suitable successor for the Hubble Space Telescope. And NASA/ESA/CSA are just getting started, as images continue to be released and show us even more about the unseen infrared spectrum of the universe.

We share a whole lot of info in this episode, including:

• What to look for when you're looking at JWST images
• Where to find the original images and explore, as well as process your own images to share with others!
• The Challenge of JWST's release schedule and keeping the average citizen up-to-date on the latest discoveries
• Reflections on what JWST has already shown us
• We answer some of the questions you reached out to us about on the podcast:
  • What are we seeing in these first images from JWST?
  • How Hubble & JWST are different?
  • How JWST moves in space and how it gained it's usable fuel to extend its lifetime almost double?
  • What are we excited for next from JWST?

All this and more on this episode of Today In Space!

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Reflections of Dr. Thomas Z https://twitter.com/dr_thomasz/status/1549454272458330113?s=21&t=5xD10vP3zdmxtcOQU72kmA Jupiter in infrared https://twitter.com/nasawebb/status/1547686542189047808?s=21&t=5xD10vP3zdmxtcOQU72kmA Ways JWST has helped life back on earth https://twitter.com/nasagoddard/status/1549468394449244160?s=21&t=5xD10vP3zdmxtcOQU72kmA

https://jwst.nasa.gov/content/about/orbit.html

https://nationworldnews.com/these-amazing-new-jwst-images-of-spiral-galaxies-are-so-beautiful-we-might-cry/

Episode Timeline:

00:30 Living in a Post-JWST world / What to expect on this Episode 02:51 AG3D Lab / JWST Coaster & Spacecraft 3D prints / Design for 3D Printing 07:53 We had a great experience for JWST reveal / JWST 3D Print, Paint 08:40 Staying away from social media to keep ideas fresh for the podcast 09:50 1st images from JWST are mindblowing... 11:00 Manscaped Ad - Be ready to represent humanity well when you get abducted by Aliens! You're our only hope! Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code SPACE at MANSCAPED.com! 13:26 What to look for in JWST images when they come out 17:02 Hexagon Star Streak Indicator from JWST 17:38 REACTION: JWST's 1st Deep Field Image 18:36 JWST is a time-viewing machine! 20:36 JWST image covers THIS MUCH of the night sky 22:11 Great place to zoom into JWST images - WebbTelescope.org 23:36 The only downside for JWST - no easily-accessible feed of truth for image releases. Too many website to view for the average citizen 26:36 Processing and releasing your own JWST images 28:06 Reflections from Dr. Z - Associate NASA Administrator 30:36 JWST can find the oldest galaxy / Observing the Sky is observing the past 32:36 JWST is a great piece of Space Technology 33:26 JWST: Exoplanet Hunter 36:36 JWST: Did you know YOU could request observation time? 37:41 What did the 1st JWST images mean to me? 39:26 How much are we desensitised to the universe around us with light-pollution and "in-the-planet" thinking? 40:06 With JWST reveal of so much out there, can the Drake equation assumptions still hold up? 41:06 YOUR questions answered: Why is secret clearance needed to lead JWST team? ITAR & secret clearance (I do not have secret clearance) 44:22 YOUR questions answered: JWST launch doubled it's 10 year lifetime and has more fuel, but what does that mean? What is JWST's orbit? 47:31 YOUR questions answered: Is the Hubble Telescope now a relic of the past? How did Hubble get us to here with JWST? How do JWST and Hubble compare? 55:24 YOUR questions answered: What is JWST's focus moving forward? What am I excited about JWST discovering? 58:18 What do I hope we discover about the universe and humanity through JWST? Exoplanets/ Oumuamua / TRAPPIST-1/ Thinking "outside the box"

On this episode, we interview Jim Cantrell for another segment of People of Science. We learn about Jim's childhood inspiration in STEM and go through his time at JPL, working with the French Space Agency, and being a founding member of SpaceX (that's just up until the 2010's, there's more!). Jim shares his experience as part of the crew with Elon Musk the day SpaceX was created while they were trying to buy rockets from the Russians for a Mars mission.

Jim shares his journey as an entrepeneur, maker, and builder and we discuss his lessons learned from his time at Vector Space. Jim's current venture, Phantom Space Corporation is looking to change daily access to space by becoming the "Henry Ford of Space". Their first launch is NET August 2023, and did we mention they are using Ursa Minor's 3D printed rocket engine??

All this and more on this episode of Today In Space!

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Episode Timeline:

00:00 Jim Cantrell shares his origin story of childhood building & making anything, like soapbox go-carts 04:09 Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code SPACE at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod 07:36 Jim found Business & Entrepreneurship later in his STEM career and discovered it gave him the scientific freedom he was looking for 09:41 Jim Cantrell's Space Industry Journey, from JPL to the French Space Agency 13:20 Jim Cantrell's Space Industry Journey, from house arrest for espionage in Russia to founding SpaceX with Elon Musk 16:45 Looking back at Gov-Space work, self-realization of hypocrisy, and a change of heart to leave the Space Industry for Racing 18:00 Startups bring Jim back in! Commercial Space lures him back with the ability to build & make now! SkyBox Imaging, Planet, Paragon, Lunar Express & more! 19:15 In 2015, Falcon 1 mass production memory leads to in-house small rocket need for Vector Space Origins 21:00 Phantom Space Corp. thesis: complete the circle for daily access to space using mass manufactured rockets. Origin Story, COVID layoffs, rebuilding from the ashes 23:00 Elon's vertical Integration mindset, "I just wasn't of that mindset, but he was absolutely correct, for the time." 24:30 Creating an ecosystem outside the system, to change the system 25:40 Engines are the solution for Phantom Space, Ursa Major/NASA licensed software cuts down ALOT of time/cost to development 29:20 Getting the size right: Astra/Vector suffered from limited mass to orbit: Where 450kg to orbit came from 31:00 From Rockets to Satellites, Phantom Space is developing their commercial space business to develop space applications 34:00 Many Aerospace Engineers moves to Tech from Satellites because things were too slow. Launch Access can help 36:00 The old promises of Space & Shuttle, Get-away-and-go canister precludes the Cubesat. Human Space Safety vs. Commercial Flight 39:00 SpaceX may not be around if the Space Shuttle didn't retire 40:00 Elon Musk in his 20's, the feeling that Space could be done 'better' & more 'efficient' 42:00 AG3D Printing is here to bring your ideas into reality with 3D printing! Free quote on your next project at ag3d-printing.com, support us by shopping at our Etsy shop at ag3dprinting.etsy.com 45:35 Elon Musk, Jim Cantrell, and Mike Griffin go to Russia to get ICBMs for Mars Oasis mission, and SpaceX was born on the flight back 57:00 Jim Cantrell's learned lessons from Vector Space and Phantom Space Corp's origin 1:00:00 Phantom Space ready for hot-fire test, first launch NET August 2023

This episode, we dive into the balance of being a human-being in a demanding and engaging career in STEM, specifically Technology & Engineering. Even more so at a place like SpaceX, Blue Origin, or NASA (to name a few).

While the job can very technical and detail oriented, there's also the fact that you're still a human-being and it's a difficult challenge. You have to juggle your desire to do cool science stuff with not getting completely overwhelmed by the work to the point you have a breakdown. It is at the end of the day…a balance.

And to make it even more challenging, sometimes you deal with assholes! But we wanted to define what a true "asshole" is in STEM. Do they attack ideas or people? That's our gauge. Which one's the asshole?

Let's find out - and I want to know from you what you consider an asshole at work to be? If someone is critical but sticks to the data and doesn't attack you as a person…are they still an asshole? Is it on you? Is Elon Musk an asshole? Does this all relate to the internal SpaceX employee letter and subsequent firings? You betcha! And like most things nowadays….it's actually complicated but frequently oversimplified. Let's dive into the core of the problem, which is also the solution - humanity!

https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/16/23170228/spacex-elon-musk-internal-open-letter-behavior

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/17/technology/spacex-employees-fired-musk-letter.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/17/spacex-fires-employees-after-internal-letter-criticizes-ceo-elon-musk.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/16/elon-musk-is-addressing-twitter-employees-live-updates-from-the-meeting.html

https://twitter.com/elonmusk?s=21&t=lY5Qcecy77WO_37c9zHyjQ

00:30 Introduction 03:55 AG3D Printing - our lab is here to bring your ideas into reality...with 3D printing! 08:56 SpaceX Letter 10:56 SpaceX is a Technology company, working in Tech is difficult 11:56 Is Elon Musk an asshole? Defining the types of asshole 12:56 Ashlee Vance's book on Elon Musk is a great introduction to working in Technology 14:30 What makes an Asshole an Asshole? Do they attack ideas or people? 16:36 Tony Fadell's interview on Lex Freidman's podcast was a great example of defining assholes in technology workplaces 17:56 Examples of the different types of Assholes: Attacking ideas vs people 22:05 Make a "good deal" with yourself and a challenging STEM career 19:30+03:56 Working in engineering and technology is demanding 23:36 My time working as an Apple Genius Bar Technician prepared me for a career in technology and 3D printing 24:56 How to Make a "good deal" with yourself and a challenging STEM career 26:45 For the 1st time, I'm concerned about the culture of SpaceX and the scientific progress at risk if it's true. 28:56 The 'slow/safe progress' culture hit NASA in the 2010's because of the Space Shuttle's disasters 29:56 Science problems are best solved when the human problem is kept in check 31:36 Closing Thoughts on working in Tech & Engineering, and the human challenge of making space travel possible 32:56 We are speaking to Jim Cantrell in July!