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HOUSTON, May 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Limitless Space Institute is launching biennial research grants with the goal of providing measurable and consistent support for pursuing interstellar research called Interstellar Initiative Grants (I2 Grants). This call for proposals is seeking to support grants that can be categorized as either a tactical grant ($100k) or a strategic grant ($250k), with the former focused on research papers and the latter on laboratory testing. The anticipated period of performance for the grants is expected to be ~12-14 months in duration, with a start date by the end of September 2020. It is LSI's vision that by establishing the Interstellar Initiative Grants, and by conducting these grant awards on a biennial cycle, LSI will help grow and mature the capabilities of the interstellar research community.

For more information, seehttps://www.limitlessspace.org/

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Limitless Space Institute is a non-profit organization whose mission is to inspire and educate the next generation to travel beyond our solar system and to research and develop enabling technologies. LSI advances the pursuit of relevant deep space exploration R&D through the following three approaches:

LSI was founded by Dr. Kam Ghaffarian, previously founder of the award-winning contractor Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies and recognized by Ernst & Young as Entrepreneur of the Year. LSI's president is Brian "BK" Kelly, who served with NASA for 37 years, most recently as Director of Flight Operations, responsible for selecting astronauts and planning and implementing human spaceflight missions. Dr. Harold "Sonny" White leads LSI's Advanced R&D, bringing decades of research experience in the advanced power and propulsion domain, most recently serving as the NASA Johnson Space Center Engineering Directorate's Advanced Propulsion Theme Lead.

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Sting, space and music will collide online tonight (April 30) when the rock icon headlines a free virtual concert "Space Songs: Through the Distance" for the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Tested's Adam Savage, whom fans will remember from his role on the iconic television series "Mythbusters," will host the free, virtual concert. Beloved musician Sting, who first made major headlines with the 80s hit-machine "the Police," will headline the show. He will share the virtual stage with surf rockers, emo heartthrobs and even smaller, independent acts.

The concert will stream live here on YouTube, starting at 8 p.m. EDT (0000 GMT).

Related: Best Space Music Videos Ever: A Rockin' Chart Countdown

Sting will share the virtual stage with Clipping, Bethany Cosentino from the band Best Coast, Dan Deacon, Ben Gibbard from the band Death Cab for Cutie, Valerie June, Lukas Nelson, Grace Potter, John Roderick and Vagabon.

During the concert, musicians will film themselves performing at home as they socially distance along with most of the world to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus. "Space Songs" is being produced by the museum in collaboration with Grammy award-winning graphic designer and art director Lawrence Azerrad and BYT (Brightest Young Things) media.

This concert will highlight the talent and creativity of these musicians while shining a spotlight on "the creativity and community that can be found in distance and isolation, in both music and spaceflight," the museum said in a press statement.

"Space exploration is an extraordinary expression of humanity and an illustration of how extreme circumstances can bring out the very best in us all, as individuals and as a community," Ellen Stofan, the director of the museum, said in the same statement. "Although our locations in Washington and Virginia are temporarily closed, we wanted to continue our mission to engage the public with stories of people doing their very best work, wherever they are on Earth or off of it."

So, if you're a space fan looking to get inspired and jam along to some incredible musicians, be sure to tune in tomorrow night for "Space Songs."

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Like many games that suffer not from a lack of effort by the team behind their development, but rather a lack of funding that comes to so many small studios, Deliver Us The Moon is a game that would have benefited immensely from a partnership with a big-budget brand. Thats not to say this is a bad game, but instead that its frustrating to see what potentially could have been something great only have the chance to be just okay. Deliver Us The Moon wont knock your socks off, but it does some interesting stuff that unquestionably warrants a playthrough.

The Earths natural resources have been nearly depleted. To combat this, the World Space Agency has been created to harvest a promising new source of energy from the moon. One night, all communications between Earth and the moon go dark, and youre sent in to investigate. But weve heard this story before. And weve seen countless games play out their narrative in an exact way Deliver Us The Moon does, only a lot of the times, its better than this.

Of course, being the only person aboard the space station youre sent to means the story will play out through a series of audio logs, and ghostlike recreations of events that took place prior to your arrival. A lot of the content here is well-written, but unfortunately, the voice acting can be hit or miss, throwing off the mood the developers would try to set at times. When the acting is good, its engaging and heart-wrenching, and a lot of fun to discover. But when the acting is bad, its cringe-inducing and tough to sit through.

I also felt like the story was inconsequential until around the halfway mark. The intensity starts to heat up once you realize some things may be more sinister than initially thought, but the first parts of the game struggled to hold my attention in the same way the ending did. Again, much of this goes back to being fed up with the monotony of picking up audio log after audio log and sifting through page after page of notes and messages left behind. Thanks to some interesting gameplay mechanics and surprisingly beautiful set pieces, however, I managed to power through.

To its credit, what Deliver Us The Moon does right is capturing the feeling of being in space. Not that Ive ever been. But the floaty space physics you get to play around with justfeelright. And I think thats the real testament this game can stand by. It lacks a lot of the polish that AAA titles receive, yes, but theres also a lot of heart here. Navigating around in zero gravity feels excellent, and when it was all said and done, I was left wanting more. The cracks really start to show, however, when running around in 3rd person. All of the janky animations and stiff mannequin-like movements that couldnt be ironed out come to life, and you start to anticipate getting back into 1st person.

Regardless though of whether youre in 1st or 3rd person, the setting of Deliver Us The Moon turns out to be undeniably captivating. The inside of the space station itself is dark and gloomy, and to be quite honest, reminiscent of Alien. But its when you peak out the windows of a corridor youre walking down, and a massive planet is staring back at you, that you begin to appreciate what youre playing. Even better than that, the first time I stepped out onto the moons surface left me speechless. The way the grey of the moon contrasts with the dead black sky is rendered magnificently, and I can say this is one of the best representations of space Ive seen in gaming.

Any great visual set piece in gaming needs a robust musical score to go with it, and thats the other area Deliver Us The Moon excels in. The orchestral hums that accompany your journey make parts of the game that would be otherwise mundane come alive. So much of the games soul is born from its fantastic score, and the team behind it should be accommodated. On the flip side, the complete lack of sound thats implemented whenever you enter space has an amazing effect. Amidst many flaws, including a predictable story, janky animations, and hit or miss voice acting, the sound design wrangles everything up into a ball, polishes it, and makes the package seem so much stronger than what may be available.

Deliver Us The Moon turned out to be a fun little distraction from the bigger, more intensive games Ive been playing. It certainly doesnt do anything to reinvent the wheel, but it manages to nail a few of the key things it tries to do, and for that, I have no problems recommending it for a quick playthrough. Ill be the first to tell you, though, that theres going to be some stuff that will bug the hell out of you. Still, for the most part, the good outweighs the bad, and Ill be keeping my eye out for KeokeN Interactives next project.

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As kids all over Chicago are adjusting to social distancing at home, their learning environments have been impacted and the way that they socialise has changed. More and more parents are looking online to support their child's education.

Rocket Lab and Peoply have come together to help kids learn and connect. The two companies have partnered to create the online program, Rocket Lab Explorers, that introduces rocket science and the space industry to kids, age 8-12.

Each week, kids delve into a different topic that fosters curiosity and interest in the natural world through exploration and play.

Students join classes by jumping into a live "classroom" with up to six other students around the country. Each class has a "coach" who facilitates, inspires and supports students. Kids get to explore topics such as building and launching real life rockets, Rocket Lab missions, the future of space, jobs in space and even space entrepreneurship.

"Space is something that captures the imagination of so many kids all over the world, and Rocket Lab Explorers fosters this curiosity and discovery. Kids are exposed to the cutting edge innovation that Rocket Lab is doing in space in a way that they can understand and engage with" Peoply founder 21-year-old Matt Strawbridge, says.

Experiential learning is used throughout classes, and teaches kids how satellites monitor herd migration across the world, how space exploration can help the environment and what space travel might look like in the future. Kids also get to learn fun facts like how to tell the difference between a star, a planet and a satellite when you look up into the sky at night.

Peoply classes are based on the principle, "they may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel," building confidence and empowering kids is at the core of what Peoply does.

Entrepreneurship and thinking differently are also themes that run throughout, so that kids realise that they can become entrepreneurs, and that anything is possible. "The program is something that I would have loved to participate in growing up," Strawbridge shared.

When kids need space more than ever, Peoply and Rocket Lab are sending their imagination to the stars.

Rocket Lab Explorers is a seven-week program, with the second intake starting the week May 11.

Head to http://www.peoply.co to sign up or learn more.

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On 4 October 1957, humanity managed the first successful orbital launch of Sputnik 1, the very first satellite. This was the beginning of a new era, the era of space exploration. Since then, humanity has ventured to the moon, sent multiple probes to other bodies of the solar system, found new possible habitable exo-planets within our universe, and is now even planning the colonisation of Mars. Space exploration and its research have given humanity many advantages, not only in terms of technology and economic opportunities, but also to understand more about ourselves and our origin as part of a bigger system. Since the interest in space will only continue to rise, this topic needs to be addressed globally!

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were decided on at the United Nations (UN) Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro in 2012, as a continuation of the Millennium Goals Agenda. They go deeper into our responsibility as humans toward a sustainable planet by setting multiple universal goals for 2030 that meet the urgent political, economic, and environmental challenges facing our world. However, these global goals seem to understand planet Earth as an isolated entity, and they forget our dependence on and responsibility towards the system we are a part of. Since the lack of the protection of outer space can have a huge impact on all of us, it is important that more awareness is given to this, in order to tackle all of the problems we currently face, which will hinder our development in the future.

Therefore, we have decided to take action. Our names are Lise Selles, Chiara Moenter, Luca Ike, and Corvin Illgner (see photo, from left to right) and we are students from Windesheim Honours College in Zwolle, the Netherlands. Our goal is to get the UN to incorporate outer space in their SDG Agenda. This idea was given to us by one of our lecturers, Mara Garcia Alvarez, who already saw the necessity for action quite some time ago. One year ago, she started a campaign for a new SDG goal, SDG 18: Life in Space. We all strongly believed this goal needed even more attention, and after many hours of research, brainstorm sessions and reaching out to experts, our initiative was born.

Many different organisations from all over the world see the importance of space protection and/or are already working on ways to use space to support the already existing SDGs. This is why we find it incredibly important to connect all these different voices that are working on our common goal. In order to do this, and as part of the celebration of the United Nations 75th Anniversary, we will host our own UN75 Dialogue. Different global challenges will be discussed in different UN75 Dialogues around the world to inspire and generate solutions. The ideas and thoughts developed during these discussions in different countries will be presented to UN Member States and senior officials during the 75th UN General Assembly in New York coming September.

We want to connect people from different fields to work together to get space on a global agenda! Our globe does not stand alone in the universe. So, join us on the 11th of May and ask any questions you may have. Please register here!

For more information you can also visit our website: sdgspace.org.

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Grab your headphones and get ready to blast off into cyberspace.

Rock legend Sting is set to perform the out-of-this-world grand finale at the National Air and Space Museums Space Songs: Through the Distance virtual concert Thursday night.

Viewers can tune into the free digital concert hosted by Adam Savage on the museums YouTube channel. The show begins at 8 p.m Thursday.

Space exploration is an extraordinary expression of humanity and an illustration of how extreme circumstances can bring out the very best in us all, as individuals and as a community, museum director Ellen Stofan said in a statement.

The star-studded concert lineup will include Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast, Dan Deacon, Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie, Valerie June, Lukas Nelson, Grace Potter, John Roderick of Long Winters and Vagabond.

The artists will join Sting from their homes in an effort to promote social distancing and spread joy and creativity.

Although our locations in Washington and Virginia are temporarily closed, we wanted to continue our mission to engage the public with stories of people doing their very best work, wherever they are on Earthor off of it," the museum added.

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WASHINGTON A new study found that costs on major NASA projects continued to grow in the last year, and warned some of the agencys highest profile programs will likely face additional cost overruns and delays in the near future.

The annual assessment of NASAs major projects by the Government Accountability Office, released April 29, found that, for the third year in a row, the average cost overrun on those projects had increased. Those projects, which include missions and other programs with a total cost of at least $250 million, have suffered an average cost increase of 30.9%, compared to 27.6% in last years report and 15.6% in 2017.

The report found slightly better schedule performance for those programs, though, with an average schedule slip of 12 months, down from 13 months in 2019.

The biggest contributor to the cost growth is NASAs exploration programs, including the Space Launch System, Orion, and their associated ground systems. Of the $1.6 billion in net additional cost growth identified by GAO in the report, $1.3 billion comes from those programs.

The report warned of more overruns to come. The cost performance of NASAs portfolio of major projects continues to deteriorate for the third consecutive year and both cost and schedule performance are expected to worsen when NASA announces a new schedule for the Artemis I mission, the GAO stated.

NASA has yet to announce a new schedule for that mission, which will be the first launch of the SLS. NASA started a review of the schedule for the mission in December, and in late February an agency official suggested the mission would take place in the second half of 2021. That was, though, before the impact of the coronavirus pandemic that has, among other things, halted work on the Green Run test of the SLS core stage at the Stennis Space Center since mid-March.

The GAO report, which also does not account for potential delays because of the pandemic, said that NASA was estimating costs based on a March 2021 launch readiness date. Further delays beyond March 2021 would lead to further cost growth, it stated.

Of the exploration program increases, more than half, or $700 million, is from SLS, which the GAO said was linked to the delay to March 2021. It also cautioned of risks associated with SLS development during the upcoming Green Run test, notably concerns that the core stage may leak when filled with liquid hydrogen fuel. There is no known leak problem, the report stated, citing program officials, however, it is difficult to precisely predict how this large volume of liquid hydrogen will affect the stage.

The GAO warned that there are risks from other Artemis programs needed to achieve a human return to the moon by 2024. The first two modules of the lunar Gateway, the Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) and Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO), would qualify as major projects, as well as the Gateway Logistics Services program for cargo transportation and the Human Landing System program for lunar landers. A robotic lunar rover called VIPER and development of lunar spacesuits may also qualify as major projects based depending on their cost, the report noted.

Of those projects, only the PPE is included in the report, since the others are not yet mature enough to have cost and schedule estimates. The initial effect will be a reduction in cost and schedule growth because new projects are less likely to have experienced cost and schedule growth, but there is a longer-term risk because the programs themselves are risky, the GAO said of the eventual inclusion of those projects in future reports.

The GAO already warned of potential issues with the PPE based on its use of a solar electric propulsion system being developed separately. The contractor working on that propulsion system has struggled with its performance, which led NASA to modify the development contract and reduce technical requirements, the report stated. The PPE could achieve its goals with a lower-power solar electric propulsion system, but would no longer be able to achieve some of the technology demonstration objectives of the program.

Most of the rest of the cost overruns experienced by major NASA projects in the last year involved the Mars 2020 rover mission, which suffered technical problems that drove its cost up by $360 million. NASA officials previously said that those cost overruns required austerity across the portfolio of other Mars missions to accommodate it. NASA officials said in mid-April that Mars 2020 remains on schedule for launch during a window that opens July 17 and closes Aug. 5.

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Editors Note: We have tweaked ourThis Show Is Tonightseries to reflect the recent phenomenon of live music livestreaming in the age of social distancing.

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Todays a pretty decent day for livestreams and digital events, from Diet Cigs listening party to Tim Burgess tweet fest over New Orders Lowlife, but one specific stream is certified galactic: The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museums Space Songs: Through the Distance.

The YouTube concert goes down tonight (April 30) at 8 p.m. ET, featuring musicians sharing songs about space and isolation to celebrate how extreme situations can bring out the very best in us all and why theres no challenge we cant face together, according to the event description.

The event is hosted by Testeds Adam Savage, with performances by Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie, Best Coasts Bethany Cosentino, clipping, Dan Deacon, Grace Potter, and more. Oh, and Sting!

We know that people love space, writes the Smithsonian. And its not just because of moon rocks and pretty pictures of the cosmos. Space exploration is an extraordinary expression of humanity and can inspire us like nothing else. Naturally, there are a lot of great songs about spaceships and astronauts about ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances And many artists use solitude to fuel creativity and experimentation. We could all use a little bit of that inspiration right now. So while our museum remains closed to the public, we want to share some songs that inspire us with viewers at home.

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