Category Archives: Space Station

Alien Isolation - Boarding Sevastapol (#2) with Hannah Kim!
Amanda Ripley boards troubled space station Sevastapol in Alien: Isolation. Can Kim and Hannah figure out what #39;s going on? Next Episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn75AqT_kDY list=PLlSB...

By: YOGSCAST Kim

Read the rest here:
Alien Isolation - Boarding Sevastapol (#2) with Hannah & Kim! - Video

Alien Isolation Oculus Rift DK2 Zeiss Head Tracking TriDef 3D: part 3: Hide and Peek
Some may have led you to believe all there is to AI is one xenomorph chasing one girl around a space station.. it isn #39;t so .. you can spend hours being chased around by guys and girls too.....

By: THEGAMEVEDA

Follow this link:
Alien Isolation Oculus Rift DK2 Zeiss Head Tracking TriDef 3D: part 3: Hide and Peek - Video

Alien: Isolation kills you quick in hard mode
Joystiq returns to the dilapidated halls of Sevastopol Space Station to check out the hard difficulty setting for Alien: Isolation. Twitter.com/Joystiq Facebook.com/Joystiq Google.com/+Joystiq...

By: Joystiq

The rest is here:
Alien: Isolation kills you quick in hard mode - Video

October 8, 2014

Image Credit: Bigelow Aerospace

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com Your Universe Online

Starting next year, astronauts aboard the International Space Station will be able to work inside an inflatable module attached to the stations Tranquility node, according to Space.com Contributor Elizabeth Howell.

Developed by Bigelow Aerospace, the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) will travel to the ISS aboard SpaceXs Dragon cargo spacecraft in 2015. After arriving at the station, the robotic Canadarm2 will be used to attach the nearly $18 million BEAM.

Once attached, BEAM is expected to expand out to a length of 13 feet and diameter of about 10.5 feet. After the expansion and initial testing, a member of the ISS crew will enter the module a first for space exploration. The module is expected to remain attached for a nominal period of two years.

Testing of the new module will determine if it is space-worthy and capable of protecting occupants from radiation, small meteorites and space debris.

We cannot think of a stronger endorsement for either our company or expandable habitat technology than NASAs desire to make BEAM a part of the ISS, Bigelow said in a statement released last year.

[ Watch the Video: Bigelow Expandable Activity Module Installation Animation ]

Expandable habitats will dramatically increase the amount of volume available for crewed, space-based activities, the statement added. Expandables will also provide enhanced protection from solar radiation, physical debris, and trace contaminants, while requiring less mass, smaller amounts of rocket faring space, and fewer dollars than traditional metallic structures.

Read more from the original source:
Bigelow Aerospace's Inflatable Space Pod To Be Tested On The Space Station In 2015

Two astronauts on the International Space Station, or ISS, successfully completed the first of three Expedition 41 spacewalks at 2:43 p.m. EDT on Tuesday. During the spacewalk, the astronauts worked outside the Quest airlock of the space station for more than six hours.

The two astronauts -- Reid Wiseman of NASA and Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency -- first relocated a failed cooling pump, which was temporarily stowed on the stations truss by Expedition 38 spacewalkers Mike Hopkins and Rick Mastracchio in December. The other tasks included replacing a light on an external television camera group outside the ISS' Destiny laboratory and installing a Mobile Transporter Relay Assembly, or MTRA, on to the solar power truss right above Destiny, according to NASA.

The MTRA allows flight controllers to provide power to attached payloads even if any technical glitch prevents the transporter's payload attachment fitting from drawing power from worksites, CBS News reported.

Alex and I, we'd like to express just our huge gratitude for getting us back into planned EVAs (spacewalks), safely outside, safely back in, CBS News quoted Wiseman as saying. It's a good day for NASA, it's definitely a good day for the European Space Agency.

A second spacewalk is scheduled for Oct. 15 when Barry Wilmore of NASA will follow Wiseman outside the Quest airlock for a six-and-a-half hour excursion. The goal of the spacewalk will be to replace a failed component for regulating voltage.They will also move external camera equipment ahead of a major reconfiguration of station modules next year.

The first Russian spacewalk of Expedition 41 is scheduled for Oct. 22 when cosmonauts Alexander Samokutyaev and Max Suraev will wear Russian Orlan spacesuits and exit the Pirs docking compartment at 9:24 a.m. EDT, according to NASA.

Go here to see the original:
Astronauts Complete First Spacewalk Of Expedition 41, Work Outside ISS For 6 Hours

A company in China is planning to offer a low-cost near-space tourism service that would send people roughly 40 kilometers, or nearly 25 miles, above the Earth. Space Vision, a Beijing-based startup, wants to offer a more affordable way to send people into space, or at least into near-space, using a specially designed high-altitude balloon, which will begin testing next summer.

According to the South China Morning Post, Space Vision plans to send passengers up 40,000 meters, roughly 131,000 feet, inside a pressurized capsule that will be lifted by a large balloon filled with non-flammable, non-toxic helium. From that altitude tourists would reportedly be able to see views of the Earths curvature and the vast dark space that surrounds the planet. The capsule would then descend using a large parachute.

People would be able to experience a brief moment of weightlessness, but they would not be able to say they have been in space, technically: The U.S. government designates as "astronauts" people who have been at least 50 kilometers above the Earth. That's 25 percent more than the maximum altitude projected for the Chinese craft.

According to Xinhua News Agency, Space Vision priced one five-hour trip at about 500,000 yuan, or $81,000 per person, which would include training and insurance. Similar services offered in the U.S. from World View Enterprises cost $75,000 per passenger. While $75,000 is not a cheap trip, it is considerably less expensive than the offerings by other companies such as Virgin Galactic, which will take you up to 100 kilometers, or 60 miles into space for $250,000 on the SpaceShipTwo space plane.

The companys president, Jiang Fang, is confident in Chinas wealthy and increasingly adventurous citizens to help propel his business. Look around and you will find that we have plenty of potential customers in China who have enough courage, and wealth as well, Jiang told Xinhua.

Though Space Vision would be the first to offer space tourism services in China, laws and regulations regarding control of civilian air space and national security concerns will prove to be a challenge for the company. As a result, Jiang is calling on legislators to allow private space activities.

Visit link:
Low-Cost Space Travel From A Chinese Startup? Soon, Maybe

The International Space Station (ISS) and the ATV-5 European cargo
Solar transit and night passage of the ISS with ATV-5 "Georges Lemaitre" docked, september 2014. To Watch in Full HD 1080p. Thierry Legault - http://www.astrophoto.fr.

By: Thierry Legault

Read more:
The International Space Station (ISS) and the ATV-5 European cargo - Video

Alien: Isolation Walkthrough -PT2 Space Station
Ripley lands hard at a space station and needs to find her companions that are seemingly lost in space. Game Front is your #1 destination for all things video games, including walkthroughs,...

By: GameFront

Read the rest here:
Alien: Isolation Walkthrough -PT2 Space Station - Video

Printing Challenges For First 3D Printer Aboard International Space Station
Amazing DUST DEVIL it will SHOCK you!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tkxl1qCG1Xw.

By: Mirava News

See the original post here:
Printing Challenges For First 3D Printer Aboard International Space Station - Video

Elite Dangerous Ocellus Space Station
Elite Dangerous Ocellus Space Station discovered! I was starting to have a go at exploration and slowly headed out from the starting systems to collect and sell some system data. I jumped...

By: Greenwood Games

Read more from the original source:
Elite Dangerous Ocellus Space Station - Video