Today In Space

ON THIS WEEK'S EPISODE Thoughts from an Engineer, Inference, Childhood, Greek Easter, SpaceX, Reusability, Space Shuttle, Self-Confidence, I don't know, I'm OK with being wrong, lazy perfectionist, goals, college, being a stupid kid, reaching your potential, politics, science = growth, music, Millennials, mastery, renaissance, lying, good friends, AG3D Printing IF YOU'D LIKE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST - SHOP ON AMAZON WITH OUR LINK: https://www.amazon.com/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&linkCode=ur2&tag=todayinspace-20&linkId=K5SXBICCZE43DJHK Brought to you by AG3D Printing Bring your ideas into reality! www.AG3D-PRINTING.com SPACE LINKS Inference: Definition https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inference  

ON THIS WEEK'S EPISODE Inference, Infer, Data, Science, Theories to Support Facts, Sherlock Holmes, Deductive Reasoning, Flat-Earth, Kyrie Irving, Shaquille O'Neal, Engineering Aptitude, Sputnik, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Cold War, Hollowed-out ICBM, Nuclear Warhead, Fear, Logic, NASA, SpaceX, SES-10, First Reusable 1st Stage Rocket, Reusability IF YOU'D LIKE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST - SHOP ON AMAZON WITH OUR LINK: https://www.amazon.com/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&linkCode=ur2&tag=todayinspace-20&linkId=K5SXBICCZE43DJHK Brought to you by AG3D Printing Bring your ideas into reality! www.AG3D-PRINTING.com SPACE LINKS Inference: Definition https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inference Shaquille O'Neal believes the Earth is Flat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKXCBlUPJqM Sherlock Holmes Quote http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/deduction Neil DeGrasse Tyson: Flat Earth, Fake Science, and Space Exploration https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuwjWZV8EA0 SpaceX SES-

ON THIS WEEK'S EPISODE TRAPPIST-1, 7 Terrestial Planets, NASA, SPITZER, TRAPPIST, Ultra Cool Dwarf Star, Orbital Periods, Goldilocks Zone, Habitable Zone, SPECULOS (?), Exoplanets, TRAPPIST-1e, TRAPPIST-1f, TRAPPIST-1g, Light-speed, Parsec, Fusion Energy, Warp Drive, Alien Life, Microbial Life, The Search for Water IF YOU'D LIKE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST - SHOP ON AMAZON WITH OUR LINK: https://www.amazon.com/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&linkCode=ur2&tag=todayinspace-20&linkId=K5SXBICCZE43DJHK Brought to you by AG3D Printing Bring your ideas into reality! www.AG3D-PRINTING.com SPACE LINKS https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/probing-seven-worlds-with-nasas-james-webb-space-telescope https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-telescope-reveals-largest-batch-of-earth-size-habitable-zone-planets-around https://www.nasa.gov/feature/promising-worlds-found-around-nearby-ultra-cool-dwarf-star https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/earth-size-planets-the-newest-weirdest-ge

ON THIS WEEK's EPISODE SpaceX, NASA, Falcon 9 launch & landing, March for Science, New Space, Old Space, LC39A, Space Shuttle, Apollo 11, the Moon, Mars, Saturn V, Space Politics, Launch Hangout, SAGE-3, CRS-10, Climate Change CHECK OUT OUR FIRST LIVE LAUNCH HANGOUT! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8sqLK1Uq1w SUPPORT THE PODCAST BY SHOPPING ON AMAZON WITH OUR LINK https://www.amazon.com/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&linkCode=ur2&tag=todayinspace-20&linkId=K5SXBICCZE43DJHK Brought to you by AG3D Printing Bring your ideas into reality! www.AG3D-PRINTING.com SPACE LINKS https://www.marchforscience.com/ http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/donald-trump-space-war-234829 http://www.theverge.com/2017/2/18/14648594/spacex-rocket-launch-falcon-9-dragon-39a-watch-livestream https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/spacex-crs-10-briefings-and-events http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/donald-trump-space-war-234829 https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/04/elon-musk-says-he-

ON THIS WEEK's EPISODE Gene Cernan, Last Man on the Moon, Buzz Aldrin, Charles Bolden, NASA, Mars, the Moon, Curiosity finds Ancient Mud on Mars, Opportunity turns 13, Cassini, Saturn, JUNO, Jupiter, OSIRIS-REx, AG3D Printing, SpaceX, Iridium-1, Pokemon Chess, CHECK OUT OUR FIRST LIVE LAUNCH HANGOUT! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8sqLK1Uq1w SUPPORT THE PODCAST BY SHOPPING ON AMAZON WITH OUR LINK https://www.amazon.com/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&linkCode=ur2&tag=todayinspace-20&linkId=K5SXBICCZE43DJHK Brought to you by AG3D Printing Bring your ideas into reality! www.AG3D-PRINTING.com The Project Blog - The making of Pokemon Chess (NEW) SPACE LINKS https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/cernan-ea.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhsH3MB11Vg&feature=youtu.be https://buzzaldrin.com/buzz-aldrin-statement-about-gene-cernan/ http://www.space.com/35439-13-years-on-mars-nasa-opportunity-rover-still-rolling-video.html http://mars.nasa.gov/programmissions

ON THIS WEEK's EPISODE Alex discusses Engineering, and how the engineering mindset can help save and change the world for the better. TOPICS: Climate Change, Taxes, Emotion, Logic, Education, College of Engineering, Engineering Culture, A fantastic future, Doing the impossible, discipline, New Horizons, Mars, the Moon, SpaceX, Blue Origin, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, NASA, OSIRIS-REx, Gene Cernan SUPPORT THE PODCAST BY SHOPPING ON AMAZON WITH OUR LINK https://www.amazon.com/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&linkCode=ur2&tag=todayinspace-20&linkId=K5SXBICCZE43DJHK Brought to you by AG3D Printing Bring your ideas into reality! www.AG3D-PRINTING.com SPACE LINKS https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/new-view-carbon-is-not-the-enemy/?WT.mc_id=SA_TW_ENGYSUS_BLOG   https://www.nrdc.org/stories/global-warming-101?gclid=Cj0KEQiA5IHEBRCLr_PZvq2_6qcBEiQAL4cQ00Bq1kF6qQC6Gtmu780DhTS1sza1PDVda4nlDiKK1wAaAs1v8P8HAQ   https://buzzaldrin.com/buzz-aldrin-statement-about-ge

ON THIS WEEK's EPISODE SpaceX, Iridium NEXT, Impact Crater on Mars, Curiosity Rover, Purple Rocks on Mars, Pluto, Kuiper Belt, New Horizons, Peggy Whitson, EVA, ISS, NASA's Planetary Plan for the 2020s, Metal Asteroids, 3D Printing, Prusa i3 MK2 SUPPORT THE PODCAST BY SHOPPING ON AMAZON WITH OUR LINK https://www.amazon.com/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&linkCode=ur2&tag=todayinspace-20&linkId=K5SXBICCZE43DJHK Brought to you by AG3D Printing Bring your ideas into reality! www.AG3D-PRINTING.com SPACE LINKS https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/01/nasas-asteroid-kick/512342/?utm_source=twb http://blogs.nasa.gov/pluto/2016/12/22/exploring-pluto-and-a-billion-miles-beyond/ http://www.uahirise.org/ESP_048466_1830 http://www.space.com/35161-curiosity-rover-spots-purple-rocks-mars.html https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/818137294779478016  

ON THIS WEEK'S EPISODE: 2017, New Year, SpaceX, Blue Origins, Falcon 9, New Shephard, Falcon Heavy, Mars, the Moon, New Space vs. Old Space, Commercial Crew Program, NASA, ESA, ROSCOSMOS, JAXA, Anomaly at LC-40, Iridium NEXT, SUPPORT THE PODCAST BY SHOPPING ON AMAZON WITH OUR LINK: https://www.amazon.com/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&linkCode=ur2&tag=todayinspace-20&linkId=K5SXBICCZE43DJHK Brought to you by AG3D Printing: Bring your ideas into reality! www.AG3D-PRINTING.com SPACE LINKS: SpaceX Anomaly Update (Jan 2nd, 2017): http://www.spacex.com/news/2016/09/01/anomaly-updates Don't compare New Shephard with the Falcon 9, here's why: http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/24/9793220/blue-origin-vs-spacex-rocket-landing-jeff-bezos-elon-musk SpaceX Lands Rocket for the first time: http://www.space.com/32517-spacex-sticks-rocket-landing-sea-dragon-launch.html 2016 Space Flight Statistics: http://spaceflight101.com/2016-space-launch-statistics/

Carrie Fisher, Princess Leia, Star Wars, Harrison Ford, Han Solo, NASA, ULA, SpaceX, Mars, Virgin Galactic, Apollo 8, Apollo 11, Earthrise, 1968, Apollo 13, Jim Lovell, Bill Anders, Frank Borman, Command Module, Service Module, Lunar Module, AG3D Printing, 3D Printing

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY HANUKKAH! ON THIS WEEK'S EPISODE: Christmas, Hanukkah, Quantum Santa, Quantum Theory, Multiverse, Fractals, Opportunity, Anything can happen, NASA, ULA, Orbital ATK, Pegasus XL, Atlas V, ISS, 3D Printing, Cold Weather AMAZON LINK FOR HOLIDAY SHOPPING: https://www.amazon.com/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&linkCode=ur2&tag=todayinspace-20&linkId=K5SXBICCZE43DJHK Brought to you by AG3D Printing: Bring your ideas into reality! www.AG3D-PRINTING.com SPACE LINKS: http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/organizations/ula/ula-finishes-year-12-12-delivery-echostar-xix-orbit/ http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-spacex-rocket-reliability-1472754973-htmlstory.html https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/ https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/view-of-nasas-cygnss-hurricane-mission-launch-from-chase-plane

ON THIS WEEK'S EPISODE: Second week with AG3D Printing, SpaceX Anomaly Update, Cassini's final ring grazing mission, 3D Printing, Prusa i3 MK2,Astronaut John Glenn   AMAZON LINK FOR HOLIDAY SHOPPING: https://www.amazon.com/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&linkCode=ur2&tag=todayinspace-20&linkId=K5SXBICCZE43DJHK Brought to you by AG3D Printing: Bring your ideas into reality! www.AG3D-PRINTING.com SPACE LINKS: SpaceX Anomaly Update http://www.space.com/34934-spacex-return-to-flight-rocket-launch-january.html http://www.space.com/34641-spacex-elon-musk-falcon-rocket-explosion-launch-pad-accident.html Cassini's Final Mission https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/2974/cassini-makes-first-ring-grazing-plunge/ John Glenn (via Amy Shira) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUfBI0TgEyE  

First week with AG3D Printing, Anomaly with Progress 65, Roscosmos, NASA, SpaceX, Boeing, 3D Printing, Buzz Aldrin, Antarctica

ON THIS WEEK'S EPISODE: First week of Self-Employment, Belief, Asteroids, Climate Change, The Space Race, the Moon, Mars, Maine, and saving the planet. Enjoy! Brought to you by AG3D Printing: Bring your ideas into reality! www.AG3D-PRINTING.com SPACE LINKS:New View: Carbon Is Not the Enemy Scientific American - By Mark Fischetti on November 14, 2016

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! On this week's episode, Alex covers the launch of Expedition 50, Astronaut Peggy Whitson, and the launch of the GOES-R Satellite. In the 3D printing update, Alex talks about fine-tuning your printer to go from amateur to professional with your 3D printing. This week, Alex worked on fine tuning retraction to reduce oozing and stringing. Enjoy! This Podcast is brought to you by AG3D Printing: Got a school project? Idea? Business Proposal? NEED A really cool gift? Bring your ideas into reality! www.AG3D-PRINTING.com Check out my first Project blog post! "Acetone, ABS & Assemblies in 3D Printing" SUPPORT THE PODCAST: ·       Shop using our Amazon link! AMAZON.COM! Just click on this & Shop! Set it & forget it: Bookmark it in your browser! ·        Listen, Buy or Play our first single - "Pluto, the Misunderstood." on Spotify, iTunes, Youtube, SoundCloud & more! SPACE LINKS: ·       Connections to Science: Meet Dr. Peggy Whitson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjdFKJ3ug6M · 

Alex talks about the Super Beaver Moon, Methane Clouds on Titan and his take on last week's election results - specifically how it may affect government funded Science. He closes the show by sharing a thought: "How could the Space Industry gain "Space Race Era" national defense level funding without World War III?" Enjoy! This Podcast is brought to you by AG3D Printing: Got a school project? Idea? Business Proposal? NEED A really cool gift? Bring your ideas into reality! www.AG3D-PRINTING.com Check out my first Project blog post! "Acetone, ABS & Assemblies in 3D Printing" SUPPORT THE PODCAST: Shop using our Amazon link! AMAZON.COM! Just click on this & Shop! Set it & forget it: Bookmark it in your browser!  Listen, Buy or Play our first single - "Pluto, the Misunderstood." on Spotify, iTunes, Youtube, SoundCloud & more! SPACE LINKS: Bill Burr: Nothing Will Change with Trump as President - CONAN on TBS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjNgm7TgsgA Watch Methane Clouds Swirl In

This week, Alex welcomes back John to discuss Space Politics, among a lot of other things. We hope this breaks up the cacophony that is election week coverage. Please enjoy two Americans who would rather talk about how crazy everyone is, the plans to make a Cis-Lunar International Space Station and how to figure whICH asteroids could hit Earth - you know, the important stuff. Enjoy! This Podcast is brought to you by AG3D Printing: Got a school project? Idea? Business Proposal? NEED A really cool gift? Bring your ideas into reality! www.AG3D-PRINTING.com Check out my first Project blog post! "Acetone, ABS & Assemblies in 3D Printing" SUPPORT THE PODCAST: Shop using our Amazon link! AMAZON.COM! Just click on this & Shop! Set it & forget it: Bookmark it in your browser!  Listen, Buy or Play our first single - "Pluto, the Misunderstood." on Spotify, iTunes, Youtube, SoundCloud & more! SPACE LINKS: HUVr Prank with Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4vE_vpk

This week Alex talks about Idaho's first satellite - the MakerSat, some 3D printer troubles, the Expedition 49 landing and Kate Rubins' return to Earth. He also covers some interesting questions from one of her last interviews in orbit. To close up the show, Alex talks about the latest case for Planet 9's existence....ENJOY! This Podcast is brought to you by AG3D Printing: Got a school project? Idea? Business Proposal? NEED A really cool gift? Bring your ideas into reality! www.AG3D-PRINTING.com Check out my first Project blog post! "Acetone, ABS & Assemblies in 3D Printing" SUPPORT THE PODCAST: Shop using our Amazon link! AMAZON.COM! Just click on this & Shop! Set it & forget it: Bookmark it in your browser!  Listen, Buy or Play our first single - "Pluto, the Misunderstood." on Spotify, iTunes, Youtube, SoundCloud & more! SPACE LINKS: The MakerSat, Idaho's First Satellite, is 3D Printed and Ready for Launch https://3dprint.com/153892/makersat-idaho-satellite-3d-print/ Expe

On this week's episode, There's a lot to cover in Orbital News this week: Expedition 49S, Cygnus Spacecraft Docking and the #ExoMars mission status. Also, in this week's 3D printing update, Alex covers the importance of a "Print Farm" and how it tackles the idea that "3D printing takes too much time". Excuse my awful pronunciation of Schiaparelli - it was late, and I only realized after I recorded the show... Enjoy! This Podcast is brought to you by AG3D Printing: Got a school project? Idea? Business Proposal? NEED A really cool gift? Bring your ideas into reality! www.AG3D-PRINTING.com Check out my first Project blog post! "Acetone, ABS & Assemblies in 3D Printing" SUPPORT THE PODCAST: Shop using our Amazon link! AMAZON.COM! Just click on this & Shop! Set it & forget it: Bookmark it in your browser!  Listen, Buy or Play our first single - "Pluto, the Misunderstood." on Spotify, iTunes, Youtube, SoundCloud & more! SPACE LINKS: NASA Astronaut Shane Kimbrough, Crewmates Laun

On this week's episode, Alex talks about the return-to-flight of Orbital ATK and the consequences of bureaucracy for the future of America's Space Program. He ends the show talking about humans succeeding in desperation and how we can use that power to solve problems like climate change, re-usability, and really any problem that comes our way. Enjoy! This Podcast is brought to you by AG3D Printing: Got a school project? Idea? Business Proposal? NEED A really cool gift? Let this Engineer 3D-print your ideas into reality! www.AG3D-PRINTING.com SUPPORT THE PODCAST: Shop using our Amazon link! AMAZON.COM! Just click on this & Shop! Set it & forget it: Bookmark it in your browser!  Listen, Buy or Play our first single - "Pluto, the Misunderstood." on Spotify, iTunes, Youtube, SoundCloud & more! SPACE LINKS: Orbital ATK's Antares Rocket Returns to Flight with Gorgeous Night Cargo Launch http://www.space.com/34416-stunning-antares-rocket-return-to-flight-launch.html Barack Obama: Am

Alex shares more details on SpaceX's Interplanetary Transport System, the end of the Rosetta Spacecraft on Comet 67P and Blue Origin's fifth launch with the same New Shepard Rocket and Capsule! He also shares a 3D printing update, covering some updates to his printer - fighting warpage on long (~15 hour) prints Enjoy! This Podcast is brought to you by AG3D Printing: Got a school project? Idea? Business Proposal? NEED A really cool gift? Let this Engineer 3D-print your ideas into reality! www.AG3D-PRINTING.com SUPPORT THE PODCAST: Shop using our Amazon link! AMAZON.COM! Just click on this & Shop! Set it & forget it: Bookmark it in your browser!  Listen, Buy or Play our first single - "Pluto, the Misunderstood." on Spotify, iTunes, Youtube, SoundCloud & more! SPACE LINKS: Rosetta spacecraft to complete its mission with a crash https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23230933-900-rosetta-spacecraft-to-complete-its-mission-with-a-crash/ MISSION COMPLETE: ROSETTA'S JOURNEY ENDS