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SUPPLEMENTAL EPISODE Alex is back to bring you a Supplemental Episode on the topic - Humans In Outer Space. Are we still sending humans to space? Do we have plans to live on the Moon? How will NASA pick where to land humans on Mars? What does your host think about it? All of these, and more, answered in this episode! Enjoy! New to Podcasting? Check out our "Beginner's Guide" to get you going & subscribed on iPhone, Android & Computer/Laptop! What the hell is a podcast?!

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Also, don't forget to listen to "Pluto, the Misunderstood." by Today In Space! The Artists - Alexander G. Orphanos & John Mitchell Support us however you can! Either by playing it on Youtube/SoundCloud or purchasing on the many digital stores it's available on now! Thank you! TOPICS: Moon Village? New Head of ESA's plan to put humans on the Moon to test Human Planetary technologies & Science

A base on the far side of the Moon could house a telescope that could peer further into space (Credit: Science Photo Library)

Space Links:

1. http://io9.com/the-esas-new-head-just-dropped-a-proposal-to-build-a-vi-1718518756
2. http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150712-should-we-build-a-village-on-the-moon?ocid=fbfut
3. More on Johann-Dietrich Wörner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkaNuSmmzuI

Image Credit: NASA/Pat Rawlings, SAIC

Humans on Mars? NASA takes step towards selecting landing site Space Links:

1. http://www.airspacemag.com/daily-planet/selecting-landing-site-humans-mars-180955948/
2. http://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/explorationzone2015/

PLUTO! Newest Images & Links

1. http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/News-Center/News-Article.php?page=20150721-2
2. http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2015/07/17/pluto_and_charon_more_close_ups.html
3. Pluto Globe http://astronomynow.com/2015/07/20/build-your-own-pluto/

Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute

IN ORBIT:

1. July 20th, 2015 - 46th anniversary of Apollo 11 landing & the first steps on the Moon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCt1BwWE2gA http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo11.html
2. Expedition 44 launches and docks to ISS successfully! https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2015/07/23/new-crew-joins-expedition-44-for-five-month-mission/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbQbt2PfOvA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJJExh5U77c

ON EARTH: SpaceX CRS-7 Mission Updates on failure of launch

1. http://www.ooyuz.com/geturl?aid=7543754
2. http://newsok.com/spacex-says-2-foot-strut-snapped-brought-down-rocket/article/feed/865242?custom_click=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+newsok%2Fhome+%28NewsOK.com+RSS+-+Home%29

WEEKLY UPDATE/ LIGHTNING ROUND

On this week's episode, Alex talks about the crazy first week after the single was released & Sara comes on to give a live first reaction to the newest Pluto/Charon pictures from New Horizons. Alex also has a new "Lightning Round" for what's new in Space this week! Check it out at the end of the episode

Congratulations to the whole New Horizons team, NASA & to the American Space Program for such an amazing and successful mission that has only begun to amaze us!

NEW TO PODCASTING? Go to the "WHAT THE HELL IS A PODCAST?!" Page CLICK FOR MORE ON PLUTO FROM TODAY IN SpacE PICTURES FROM THE THIRD ZONE

Pluto & Charon in a Portrait just before New Horizons' final approach. July 11, "showing high-resolution black-and-white LORRI images colorized with Ralph data collected from the last rotation of Pluto." Image credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SWRI

PLUTO "taken on July 13, 2015 when the spacecraft was 476,000 miles (768,000 kilometers) from the surface" Image Credit: NASA/APL/SwRI

CHARON "taken at approximately 6:30 a.m. EDT (10:30 UTC) on July 14, 2015, about 1.5 hours before closest approach to Pluto, from a range of 49,000 miles (79,000 kilometers)." Image Credit: NASA-JHUAPL-SwRI

PLUTO - Up close & Personal "The close-up image was taken about 1.5 hours before New Horizons closest approach to Pluto, when the craft was 47,800 miles (77,000 kilometers) from the surface of the planet." Image Credit: NASA-JHUAPL-SwRI

SPACE LINKS:

• http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/newhorizons/main/index.html
• https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/
• https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2015/07/13/new-crew-at-launch-site-cubesat-deployments-begin/
• http://qz.com/420267/how-a-bunch-of-government-space-geeks-at-nasa-won-the-internet/
• New Horizons Arrives at Pluto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSfU2uxoFUw

Weekly Update/Single Release:

Album Artwork by Alex G. Orphanos

Purchase "Pluto, the Misunderstood" Available on Spotify NOW... Every play on Spotify helps support us! So play away! ...& on Google Play TOO! Alex brings you the Weekly Update for July 9th, 2015 & John comes back for the Making of "Pluto, the Misunderstood.". Alex talks about the ISS Orbital boost, Expedition 44 Launch, New Horizons & Boston.

You can purchase "Pluto, the Misunderstood." from the Space Store by either clicking the button above or going to the Space Store in the menu! The song will be available in almost all digital music stores over the next coming days & weeks.

Follow on twitter (@ELGR3CO) or on our Facebook page (TodayInSpacePodcast) for the links when they become available! Thanks & enjoy!

    Check out the Podcast episode that paved the way to the single from Alex's rant to start the episode! Click on the image to go to the episode! Also, check out the NASA Social Episodes from my trip to Johns Hopkins APL - where the New Horizons spacecraft was built & the team runs operations for the mission!

Click to go to NASA Social Episode 1

Click to go to NASA Social Episode 2

Click the image to go to NASA Social Episode 3

SPACE LINKS:

• ISS Blog https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2015/07/09/crew-heads-to-launch-site-friday-first-commercial-crew-announced/
• First Commercial Crew Members Chosen By NASA http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/commercial/crew/index.html http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-selects-astronauts-for-first-us-commercial-spaceflights-0
• NASA Comes to Boston https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/one-if-by-land-two-if-by-sea-three-if-by-space-nasa-visits-boston

WEEKLY UPDATE

EXPLICIT Language

June 26th - July 2nd, 2015

Happy Independence Day to all Americans! Alex brings you the Weekly Update for what's happened in space since the last episode.

From the SpaceX CRS-7 failure to Asteroid day, and the record for longest time in space by ANY HUMAN being broken - You'll find out.

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What the hell is a Podcast?! Space Links: SpaceX CRS-7 (Mishap) Links:

• SpaceX - "CRS-7 Launch Update" http://www.spacex.com/news/2015/06/28/crs-7-launch-update
• NASA - "Frequently Asked Questions on the Loss of SpaceX CRS-7" http://www.nasa.gov/feature/frequently-asked-questions-on-the-loss-of-spacex-crs-7          
• Video of CRS-7 launch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efjf37ZPYz4

Asteroid Day

• Official Page for Asteroid Day - 100X Asteroid Declaration http://www.asteroidday.org/
• Planetary Society - "5 Steps to Preventing Asteroid Impact" http://www.planetary.org/blogs/bruce-betts/2015/0630-5-steps-to-preventing-asteroid-impact.html
• "11/24/14 - ASTEROIDS" - Today In Space Episode (oldie) http://www.todayinspace.net/today-in-space/2014/11/24/today-in-space-11242014?rq=asteroid

Gennady Padalka

• NASA - "A Moment with Gennady Padalka" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=girHYV5KnZs
• NASA - "Preflight Interview: Gennady Padalka" http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition09/padalka_interview.html
• Daily Mail - "Russian cosmonaut sets record for spending the longest time in space: 803 day milestone could reveal how well humans cope with microgravity" http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3146093/Russian-cosmonaut-sets-record-spending-longest-time-space-803-day-milestone-reveal-humans-cope-microgravity.html

Space Business Episode:

Alex & the Assistant discuss Space Business. This includes anything business related - interviews, company outings, work-dynamics, etc. As we move closer to living in space, it's important to talk about what's to come - including business in Space.

Space Links:

• SpaceX Launch of CRS-7 with landing attempt of 1st Stage Rocket on Autonomous Spaceport Droneship (06/28/15) http://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-falcon-9-ocean-landing-test-june-2015-6
• Making our way to Pluto
  • Picture from Hubble (2002-2003)
  • First Color VIDEO of Pluto from New Horizons
  • LORRI Image @ 25.4 Million Km away from Pluto
• Space Business - XCor Aerospace http://www.xcor.com/
• Space Business - Space Florida http://www.spaceflorida.gov/why-florida
• Space Business - Kennedy Space Center Partnerships http://kscpartnerships.ksc.nasa.gov/

NASA Social Episode

In this 2-Part episode, Alex overviews his visit to the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory for the NASA Social Event (June 5-6th, 2015)!

The event was all about New Horizons and Pluto - this is a science heavy two-parter, so get ready!

In the Intro of the show - Alex reviews a cut about the chemistry involved with early atmospheres. Luckily, a new friend of the show Talon Bevan, who runs Dynamite Chemistry, was able to help explain it for Alex a little more.

Dynamite Chemistry is an online learning community for Chemistry on Facebook and Twitter - go check them out! Alex was able to record during the broadcast and cut up little bits to bring a different take on the event. These cuts involve talks from Chris Hersman (Mission Systems Engineer, APL) & Kim Ennico (Deputy Project Scientist, NASA Ames). There is also a post-broadcast interview with Kim Ennico at the end of the episode!

Alex introduces each cut and gives his take on these amazing speakers and the questions that follow (he got to ask two himself)! Enjoy the second part of this Pluto-centric Two-Parter and all the Science that comes along with it! Enjoy!

Space Links:

• New Horizons Official Homepage http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/Multimedia/
• Full Broadcast: NASA Social Media Conducts Web Chat on New Horizons Pluto Mission at the Applied Physics Laboratory

NASA Social Episode In this 2-Part episode, Alex overviews his visit to the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory for the NASA Social Event (June 5-6th, 2015)! The event was all about New Horizons and Pluto - this is a science heavy two-parter, so get ready! In the Intro for the show - Alex talks about how the day leading up to the NASA Social Broadcast was like. The group toured the APL campus, was able to see the Control Room for New Horizons and saw some other incredible space technology! For the rest of the episode - Alex was able to record during the broadcast and cut up little bits to bring a different take on the event. The cuts involve talks from Mike Ryschkewitsch (Space Exploration Sector Head, APL), Jim Green (Director, Planetary Science Division, NASA) & Dr. Alan Stern (Principal Investigator, SwRI). Alex introduces each cut and gives his take on these amazing speakers and the questions that follow (he got to ask two himself)! Enjoy the first part of this Pluto-centric Two-Parter and all the Science that comes along with it! The second part of this episode will be out Friday (6/18/15) Afternoon! Enjoy! Space Links:

• New Horizons Official Homepage http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/Multimedia/
• Full Broadcast: NASA Social Media Conducts Web Chat on New Horizons Pluto Mission at the Applied Physics Laboratory

Supplemental Episode:

Alex talks about his weekend trip for the NASA Social Event at APL in Laurel, Maryland & the private tour at the National Air & Space Museum to see the new exhibits for New Horizons and the Mars Rovers.

He talks about getting through nerves before the trip, the people he met, the experience of the private tour & some interesting facts about Pluto & the New Horizons mission.

Next week's episode will have a COMPLETE overview of what Alex and the NASA Social-peeps learned from the APL Staff and the event itself. To keep up with the New Horizons Mission & new pictures of Pluto as we get closer to the July 14th, check out this link here - http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/

SPACE LINKS:

• Expedition 43 returns safely to Earth aboard a Soyuz http://spaceflightnow.com/2015/06/11/u-s-russian-italian-crew-returns-to-earth/
• "NASA Awards SpaceX $30 Million for Successful Dragon Pad Abort Test Milestone" http://www.americaspace.com/?p=83005
• "NASA Orders First Ever Commercial Human Spaceflight Mission from Boeing" http://www.universetoday.com/120523/nasa-orders-first-ever-commercial-human-spaceflight-mission-from-boeing/
• Planetary Society - LightSail team & Bill Nye celebrate the LightSail deploying successfully https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QpByj9QdTw&feature=youtu.be
• NASA's Eyes Program http://eyes.nasa.gov/

Alex talks about getting through nerves before the trip, the people he met, the experience of the private tour & some interesting facts about Pluto & the New Horizons Mission

Welcome to the show!

Today we go over Warp Drives, Warp Bubbles & the Em Drive in the hopes that we can answer some fan questions and address whether or not Warp Drives are real and whether NASA has created a Warp Field.

 

TOPICS IN EPISODE: Warp Engine, Science Fiction/Star Trek, Distance to Alpha Centauri With/Without, The Concept of Multi-Generational Crews versus single, What Real Engines do we have, Today, in Space Travel?, Specific Impulse, Engine Efficiency, Costs, Slingshotting Planets &/or Stars, Railgunning Spaceships, Space Weather, Ion Engines , Plasma Engines, Nuclear Pulsed Rockets , Ramjet Fusion, Solar Sails, Planetary Society, LightSail, Em Drive, Warp Bubble, Story Behind EmDrive & ‘Warp Drive’ Claims

Space Articles in Question: Did NASA Just Accidentally Produce A Warp Bubble? EmDrive Could Lead To Warp Drive

http://www.inquisitr.com/2040259/did-nasa-just-accidentally-produce-a-warp-bubble-emdrive-could-lead-to-warp-drive/#hIAibspxKy01Fo1E.99

Has NASA Really Created A Warp Drive?

http://www.iflscience.com/space/warp-drives-mars-and-back-time-lunch

  NASA May Have Accidentally Created a Warp Field

http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2015/04/nasa-may-have-accidentally-developed-a-warp-drive/

  Space Links: NASA Spaceflight - "Evaluating NASA’s Futuristic EM Drive"

April 29, 2015 by José Rodal, Ph.D, Jeremiah Mullikin and Noel Munson - subedited by Chris Gebhardt

• http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2015/04/evaluating-nasas-futuristic-em-drive/

NASA SPACEFLIGHT - Forum "EM DRIVE DEVELOPMENTS"

• http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=36313.0

Satellite Propulsion Research Ltd - Em Drive

• emdrive.com

Space Books:

• Kaku, Michio. Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel. New York: Anchor, 2009. Print.

Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel By Michio Kaku