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Soyuz TMA-12 Expedition - ISS Expedition 17 Crew
In April 2008 we made a "Space Travellers Expedition Soyuz TMA-12" to Baikonur and saw aferwards also the docking of Soyuz at the International Space Station ISS some days later in the Russian Mission Control Center MCC Koroljov. Our guests visited upfront the expedition to Baikonur the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre and the Energia Space Museum (it #39;s not always possible to visit for foreign citizens). This trip is one of the best expeditions we are offering. 4 times a year its possible. More informations to the tour: http://www.space-travellers.com For our complete expeditions and adventure visit: http://www.space-travellers.comFrom:SEL9000Views:1 0ratingsTime:21:29More inTravel Events

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Space Station Silicon Valley The Engine Room 16850 plus gold statue Part 1
Part 1 of my score of 16850 plus the gold statue in the engine room, this stage does take a bit more time then some of the other levels. Part 2 can be found here-www.youtube.comFrom:KunioNESViews:5 0ratingsTime:09:00More inGaming

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Apollo 4 45th anniversary tribute
This is a shorter and slightly modified edit of what I posted a year ago. This time it #39;s the 45th anniversary of the flight of Apollo 4, the first flight of a Saturn V (unmanned) in what was called an "all up test", meaning they threw the whole thing together for the first test, which is very risky because if one part fails, they lose the whole vehicle. This test went very well. The next Saturn V flight, Apollo 6 had many problems with vibrations and engine outs. But after the cause for the those issues were discovered, the Saturn V was deem man ready after only 2 test flights. Men would first ride the Saturn V on Apollo 8 and do so up through Apollo 17. The last Saturn V was launched in May of 1973. That carried the entire Skylab Space Station to orbit with one launch! Once again, I will punch Moon hoaxers mom #39;s for reproducing, therefore comments are on Approval basis only.From:unsaneViews:0 0ratingsTime:03:35More inScience Technology

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ScienceDaily (Nov. 8, 2012) NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) successfully have used an experimental version of interplanetary Internet to control an educational rover from the International Space Station. The experiment used NASA's Disruption Tolerant Networking (DTN) protocol to transmit messages and demonstrate technology that one day may enable Internet-like communications with space vehicles and support habitats or infrastructure on another planet.

Space station Expedition 33 commander Sunita Williams in late October used a NASA-developed laptop to remotely drive a small LEGO robot at the European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany. The European-led experiment used NASA's DTN to simulate a scenario in which an astronaut in a vehicle orbiting a planetary body controls a robotic rover on the planet's surface.

"The demonstration showed the feasibility of using a new communications infrastructure to send commands to a surface robot from an orbiting spacecraft and receive images and data back from the robot," said Badri Younes, deputy associate administrator for space communications and navigation at NASA Headquarters in Washington. "The experimental DTN we've tested from the space station may one day be used by humans on a spacecraft in orbit around Mars to operate robots on the surface, or from Earth using orbiting satellites as relay stations."

The DTN architecture is a new communications technology that enables standardized communications similar to the Internet to function over long distances and through time delays associated with on-orbit or deep space spacecraft or robotic systems. The core of the DTN suite is the Bundle Protocol (BP), which is roughly equivalent to the Internet Protocol (IP) that serves as the core of the Internet on Earth. While IP assumes a continuous end-to-end data path exists between the user and a remote space system, DTN accounts for disconnections and errors. In DTN, data move through the network "hop-by-hop." While waiting for the next link to become connected, bundles are temporarily stored and then forwarded to the next node when the link becomes available.

NASA's work on DTN is part of the agency's Space Communication and Navigation (SCaN) Program. SCaN coordinates multiple space communications networks and network support functions to regulate, maintain and grow NASA's space communications and navigation capabilities in support of the agency's space missions.

The space station also serves as a platform for research focused on human health and exploration, technology testing for enabling future exploration, research in basic life and physical sciences and Earth and space science.

For more information about DTN, visit: http://go.nasa.gov/SxV9QS

For more information about SCaN, visit: https://www.spacecomm.nasa.gov

For more information about the International Space Station, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/station

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Saturn 3 trailer - (1980)
Saturn 3; science-fiction thriller, USA, 1980; D: Stanley Donen, S: Kirk Douglas, Farrah Fawcett, Harvey Keitel (Notice in the ending credits, Farrah Fawcett is the only one that is not a semite) In the future, a hydroponic station on Saturn #39;s moon, led by lovers Adam and Alex, is visited by a stranger, astronaut Benson, who brings a new robot there, cyborg "Hector", who is suppose to accelerate their work revolving around creating new food sources for a starving Earth. However, inheriting some of his worst vice, "Hector" kills Benson and starts persecuting Adam and Alex, trapping them on the base since Saturn #39;s eclipse blocks contact with the space station. By blowing himself up, Adam is able to destroy "Hector" while Alex goes to visit Earth. Bizarre cult patchwork "Saturn 3" enjoyed its 15 minutes of fame in the 80s thanks to the popularity of Farah Fawcett who takes her clothes off in one short scene and because it was riding on the wave of sci-fi #39;boom #39; after "Star Wars" and "Alien" which (thankfully) paved the way for numerous opportunities in financing such stories. Despite some interesting details (a space craft passing through stones of Saturn #39;s ring), a fascinating design of the evil robot "Hector", especially his surreal small head, and good special effects ("eclipse" of Saturn on the station), the story abandons subtlety for pure trash, unfortunately, resulting in too many illogical plot holes or disjointed ideas (ie "Hector" presses a button that causes a ...From:euro944tViews:3 0ratingsTime:02:52More inNews Politics

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NASA just made it easier to catch a glimpse of the International Space Station the largest manmade structure in space as it soars across the night sky. The best part: no telescope required.

The space agency has launched a new free service called "Spot the Station" that allows observers to sign up for e-mail alerts or text messages whenever the space station may be visible overhead, weather permitting. The messages, which will be sent out a few hours before the actual sighting opportunity, are tailored for an observer's location based on their home country, state and city, NASA officials explained in a statement.

"As the thirdbrightest object in the sky, after the sun and moon, the space station is easy to see if you know where and when to look for it," NASA officials wrote. "The space station looks like a fast-moving plane in the sky, though one with people living and working aboard it more than 200 miles above the ground. It is best viewed on clear nights." [ Photos: Spotting Satellites & Spaceships from Earth ]

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With a wingspan the size of a football field, the International Space Station is the biggest artificial structure in space today. It can be easily spotted from Earth with the unaided eye, but only if you know exactly when and where it will appear in the sky.

Station sighting opportunities from 4,600 locations around the world are identified twice a week at NASA's space station Mission Control Center at the Johnson Space Center in Texas. The Spot the Station service will send out alerts for only the best sighting opportunities, when the space station is relatively high in the night sky and makes a long pass overhead, NASA officials said.

"This will be anywhere from once or twice a week to once or twice a month, depending on the space stations orbit," NASA officials explained. "Dont worry if there are big gaps in between sightings!"

You can sign up for NASA's Spot the Station alerts here: http://spotthestation.nasa.gov/.

The Spot the Station service is not the only way to find out how to see the space station in the night sky. The Twitter-based Twisst ISS Alerts service sends out automated Twitter messages to users during prime space station sightings over their locations.

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NASA just made it easier to catch a glimpse of the International Space Station the largest manmade structure in space as it soars across the night sky. The best part: no telescope required.

The space agency has launched a new free service called "Spot the Station" that allows observers to sign up for e-mail alerts or text messages whenever thespace station may be visible overhead, weather permitting. The messages, which will be sent out a few hours before the actual sighting opportunity, are tailored for an observer's location based on their home country, state and city, NASA officials explained in a statement.

"As the thirdbrightest object in the sky, after the sun and moon, the space station is easy to see if you know where and when to look for it," NASA officials wrote. "The space station looks like a fast-moving plane in the sky, though one with people living and working aboard it more than 200 miles above the ground. It is best viewed on clear nights." [Photos: Spotting Satellites & Spaceships from Earth]

With a wingspan the size of a football field, the International Space Station is the biggest artificial structure in space today. It can be easily spotted from Earth with the unaided eye, but only if you know exactly when and where it will appear in the sky.

Station sighting opportunities from 4,600 locations around the world are identified twice a week at NASA's space station Mission Control Center at the Johnson Space Center in Texas. The Spot the Station service will send out alerts for only the best sighting opportunities, when the space station is relatively high in the night sky and makes a long pass overhead, NASA officials said.

"This will be anywhere from once or twice a week to once or twice a month, depending on the space stations orbit," NASA officials explained. "Dont worry if there are big gaps in between sightings!"

You can sign up for NASA's Spot the Station alerts here: http://spotthestation.nasa.gov/.

The Spot the Station service is not the only way to find out how to see the space station in the night sky. The Twitter-based Twisst ISS Alerts service sends out automated Twitter messages to users during prime space station sightings over their locations.

There are also several websites dedicated to observing the International Space Station and other spacecraft. They include:

You can also find real-time satellite tracking information, including spacecraft locations over Earth at any time of day, at this website: http://www.n2yo.com/?s=25544.

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UFO Photographed from Space Part 2
Here is the other UFO that some have pointed out from the first related video. Look down for the original video. Some were saying this might be a galaxy but its too close for that. This image was taken by an Astronaut on the International Space Station. This is an amazing UFO Photo. You can find the image on this site eol.jsc.nasa.gov This is a real UFO and the photo is from a government website which is amazing! What is this mysterious object? Images can be found at the NASA Johnson Space Center Government site. Happy UFO hunting! Be sure to check out the UFO sightings blog at ufosightingz.blogspot.com and like the facebook fan page at http Be sure to follow UFO Clouds on Twitter at twitter.com Always Look Up UFO #39;s Could be flying above you!From:UFO HuntingCloudsViews:2 1ratingsTime:01:03More inEntertainment

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Slice of SciFi Pluto Probe
Why are probes only funny when aliens do it? Humans seem to be consumed with collision avoidance... unless we increase to ramming speed moments before impact! The Bagcast returns - floating on the International Space Station, with a fascinating report about Pluto #39;s moons. No, not the Disney character #39;s ass, rather the celestial body... which is about to be probed by some hardcore earthlings.From:FarpointMediaViews:0 0ratingsTime:01:52More inNews Politics

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ISS Update: SPARTAN and the Spacewalk -- 11.06.12
NASA Public Affairs Officer Kelly Humphries talks with Anthony Vareha, International Space Station SPARTAN flight controllerFrom:nvdktubeViews:1 0ratingsTime:13:48More inScience Technology

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