This Saturday at The Science Circle

 

  Saturday May 11

    ~*~

    

    At 10 AM PST   

    Humans In Space: Part 2

    By Phil Youngblood, PHD

    https://www.sciencecircle.org/event/humans-in-space-2/

    The Science Circle (72,129,30)

      

    ~*~

 

    

    NOTE: Non-members required to register once

    IM Jes Cobalt or Nymf Hathaway

╚══════════════════════════════ The Science Circle (72,129,30) ═╝

 

 

This Saturday at The Science Circle

 

 Saturday May 4

    ~*~

    

    At 10 AM PST   

    Humans In Space: Part 1

    By Phil Youngblood, PHD

    https://www.sciencecircle.org/event/humans-in-space/

    The Science Circle (72,129,30)

      

    ~*~

 

    

    NOTE: Non-members required to register once

    IM Jes Cobalt or Nymf Hathaway

╚══════════════════════════════ The Science Circle (72,129,30) ═╝

 

 

Space Remembrance Day

 

 

 Monday January 30 was "Space Remembrance Day," and at the National Space Society sim, a number of people met. A number of space-related topics were discussed, though the main subject were those astronauts, NASA engineers, and others with accomplishments linked to space who had passed away in the past year, such as Gemini astronaut Jim McDivitt.

 

 

 Not far away was a monument to 18 lost in space missions, and 11 lost in accidents. Space has many risks, but also rewards. It's likely in some future age in which much of Humanity is living outside Earth, the names of these people will be on space stations and colonies.

Bixyl Shuftan

Announcement: Space Remembrance Day, Monday Jan. 30

 

 Join the National Space Society in SL at 3 pm SL time on Mon., 30 Jan., as we remember those lost to making real our dreams of space.  We will discuss space disasters, space risks, and how these affect the future of space exploration and development.

 

The three American space tragedies which roughly define this observance are the Apollo 1, Challenger, and Columbia missions. NASA sets their date of observance inconsistently, based on scheduling and other considerations at the time, and different NASA Centers may hold events on different days. This is not publicly announced very far in advance, so we set our own date. NSS in SL considers that this is likely to be an important annual observance for future space settlers, and that they will want consistency (and a three day weekend!), so we have instituted the "Space Remembrance Monday Holiday Bill" and hold our observance on the final Monday of January. 

https://spacepolicyonline.com/events/nasa-day-of-remembrance-jan-26-2023/
https://nationaltoday.com/nasas-day-of-remembrance/
https://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/launches-and-events/events-calendar/2023/january/nasas-day-of-remembrance

 

 Location:  http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/National%20Space%20Society/104/124/3005

Announcement: Space Remembrance Day - Monday January 31

 

Join the National Space Society in SL at 3 pm SLT on Mon 31 Jan as we remember those lost to making real our dreams of space.  We discuss space disasters, space risks, and their effect on the future of space exploration and development.

 National Space Society (104,124,3005)
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/National%20Space%20Society/104/124/3005

Our Space Remembrance playlist is now playing in our region or at:
http://spacemusic.gclefstreams.eu:11032

SETTING THE DATE for Space Remembrance Day:
The three American space tragedies which roughly define this observance are the Apollo 1, Challenger, and Columbia missions. NASA sets their date of observance inconsistently, based on scheduling and other considerations at the time, and different NASA Centers may hold events on different days. This is not publicly announced very far in advance, so we set our own date. NSS in SL considers that this is likely to be an important annual observance for future space settlers, and that they will want consistency (and a three day weekend!), so we have instituted the “Space Remembrance Monday Holiday Bill”…we hold our observance on the final Monday of January. This year, NASA will observe their Day of Remembrance on Thursday, January 27th: 

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/dor2022/index.html
 

Announcement: Moon Landing Day Today

Celebrate the 51st anniversary of Apollo 11’s first landing of humankind on the Moon. Join us at our Tranquility Base venue on Saturday, July 20th, for two historic video watch parties, and discussion of the history and future of lunar exploration and development.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/National%20Space%20Society/50/100/3675

Video watch parties:

We will gather at Tranquility Base at 1 pm SL time ahead of the landing time, and again at 7:30 pm SL time in advance of the first steps on the Moon, where we will watch the videos and discuss the past, present and future of space exploration and development. You can view these videos on our screens or in your browser any time, but the information below will allow you to sync with the timing of the historic events.

Apollo 11 Moon Landing - CBS Coverage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJv5_y2l5as
Video start time to sync:  1:10:52 pm SL time

Apollo 11 First Steps on the Moon - recently restored video of the first lunar EVA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9HdPi9Ikhk
Video start time to sync:  7:52:45 pm SL time

You can also watch and listen to:
“Hope Eyrie” (The Eagle Has Landed) - anthem of the Space Age
Performed by Julia Ecklar, written by Leslie Fish, video edited by Per Malm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cVOOXQo22o

For more information on the Apollo 11 mission:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11

https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo11.html

http://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar/missions/apollo/apollo_11/

http://apollo11.spacelog.org

http://www.earthtothemoon.com/apollo_11.html

Check out the Apollo 11 exhibit at the Neil A. Armstrong Library and Archives here:
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/National%20Space%20Society/152/123/3012
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/National%20Space%20Society/77/124/3005

See the Saturn V / Apollo stack, Launch Umbilical Tower, and Vertical Assembly Building at the International Spaceflight Museum's "Spaceport Bravo" region:

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Spaceport%20Bravo/57/57/38

Sponsored by the National Space Society in SL and the International Spaceflight Museum

Celebrating America's Return to Space

On Saturday May 30 was a momentous day for America's space program. The SpaceX Falcon rocket carrying two US astronauts, Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, launched from the Kennedy Space Center near Cape Canaveral.

The last such launch was the final mission of the Space Shuttle program, the Atlantis going up on July 8 2011, and landing two weeks later on July 21. That would be the end of the American manned space program for nine years, NASA having to pay Russia to send US astronauts in it's rockets. NASA decided to partner with private companies to get men into space again.

In Second Life, a group had gathered at the National Space Society sim, numbering over thirty at some points. People cheered as they saw the rocket lift off, both on the inworld screen and online in places like Youtube and broadcasts in Space.com and other websites. They saw the rocket go up, separate, and the Dragon capsule go up into orbit as the reusable first stage touched down.

"When I was a child I watched rockets launch in Florida with my grandparents." one woman spoke, "this is amazing to relive that feeling." "It looks so high tech compared to the Mercury Capsules," commented another. A third remarked, "Wow, my stomach had butterflies, I can only imagine what they're feeling!" A fourth felt mixed feelings due to what she felt were lost opportunities, "I resent certain political and corporate forces leeching onto the space program, and the timing, in these dark hours is not ideal, but when I see the Earth like this, the 'Overview Effect' is impossible to resist." Another joked, "I can fly in space just fine. I played Elite Dangerous."

There was also some technical talk about details, and invitations for people to see the exhibits at the International Space Museum in Second Life. For the crowd, it was a proud moment for America and the world, and a welcome change from less pleasant news such as the Coronavirus pandemic and shutdowns, and the rioting going on across many cities in the United States. While the country may be going through troubled times for now, it's future was in space.

To see a video of some of the highlights of the launch, Click Here. To see a longer video from NASA, Click Here (launch at 4:23).

Source: BBC News , NASA 

Correction: I originally thought the event was at Spaceport Bravo. It turned out to be at the National Space Society sim.

Bixyl Shuftan

Space Remembrance Day at the National Space Society

There are some events in which every American who was alive and more than a few years old knows where they were when they heard about it. Two involve the space program. One was when men finally landed on the moon. The other was a tragic event, when seven astronauts were killed when the space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after takeoff. Just as space fans celebrate the triumphs of exploration, they also take a little time to remember those who were lost. On Monday, the National Space Society had their "Space Remembrance Day" discussion.

Read the story in Events.

SL Video: "Pioneers"

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By Huckleberry Hax on Oct 15, "A short film."