Beam Me Up host and blog maker Paul Cole passes away 6 Apr 2018 10:30 AM (7 years ago)
I will miss his great smile and laugh! I think of him as my older brother, we had so much in common! He was a lover of space, anime, and was curious about so many topics. He didn't let age-group generalizations dictate what was considered "you are too old for that" interests, especially when it came to anime; he loved what he loved (Don't call them just "cartoons" hehe)
I love you uncle
James T. Kirk Goes to Mars 7 Nov 2017 4:10 PM (7 years ago)
James T. Kirk is going to Mars or better said, the actor, who famously portrayed Capt. James T. Kirk in the original "Star Trek" TV series and a number of movies, is one of more than 2.4 million people who have signed up to send their names to Mars aboard NASA's InSight lander.
The signatures will ride aboard two microchips affixed to InSight, which is scheduled to launch toward the Red
Cassini's Last few Moments 7 Nov 2017 3:25 PM (7 years ago)
Cassini put up a good fight.
The NASA Saturn probe fired its thrusters full bore for at least 91 seconds during its suicide plunge into the ringed planet on Sept. 15, battling hard to keep its antenna pointed at Earth for as long as possible, mission team members said.
"Given that Cassini wasn't designed to fly into a planetary atmosphere, it's remarkable that the spacecraft held
Star Trek best Captains 27 Sep 2017 12:02 PM (7 years ago)
From Space.com contributing writer Elizateth Howell we have a compilation of some of the best Star Trek live action to date (the list was compiled a few days before the newest Star Trek program airs)
https://www.space.com/ best-star-trek-captains.
6. Capt. John Archer ("Star Trek: Enterprise," 2001-05)
5. Capt. Benjamin Sisko ("Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," 1993-1999)
4.
The End of a Very Successful Mission 11 Sep 2017 7:50 PM (7 years ago)
On Sept. 15, Cassini will dive straight into Saturn, collecting data from the planet's atmosphere and firing it back to Earth in the 1 to 2 minutes before breaking apart. The dive will bring an end to the probe's 13-year extended mission in the Saturn system, where it has unearthed many incredible and unexpected science discoveries.
On Sept. 13 and 14, Cassini's cameras
Bones May heal Quicker in Earth type Gravity 2 Sep 2017 4:48 PM (7 years ago)
It was once thought that space would prove to be the ultimate life extenuation and healing environment. However studies have shown that broken bones heal far quicker in a Earth like gravity. Click here for space.com article
Hey check this out! NASA's Cassini probe has now been circling Saturn for 13 years.
Cassini was launched on Oct. 15, 1997, covered a total of 2.2 billion miles. The journey featured Venus flybys in April 1998 and June 1999, an Earth encounter in August 1999, and a Jupiter flyby in December 2000. Beam Me Up 485 now online 31 Jul 2017 5:29 AM (7 years ago)
Beam Me Up episode 485 is now online.
Two stories are available this episode.
The first is by a new author to BMU To Watch the Storms by J.D. Byrnes.
And Johnny's Last Affair by Doug Hilton.
The blog address is www.beammeuppodcast.com
Mars exploration took a big leap 20 years ago on July 4, 1997. NASA's Pathfinder mission touched down on the Red Planet, delivering a lander and a small rover called Sojourner — the agency's first wheeled Mars craft — to the surface.
Pathfinder helped pave the way for two decades of eight other NASA robots to have reached Mars, and five of them remain active today. Adam West RIP we will miss you 17 Jun 2017 1:46 PM (7 years ago)
Adam West was born William West Anderson on September 19, 1928 in Walla Walla, Washington, to parents Otto West Anderson, a farmer, and his wife Audrey V. (Speer), an opera singer.
At age 14, Adam attended Lakeside School, then went to Whitman College, where he got a degree in literature and psychology.
West died on 9 June 2017, Los Angeles, California, USA from leukemia
Sol may have had a companion 17 Jun 2017 12:29 PM (7 years ago)
Ever heard of Nemesis? A mysterious companion to our sun, causing all forms of chaos in our solar system.
For decades, some scientists have speculated that Nemesis truly exsisted and whose gravitational tug periodically jostles comets out of their normal orbits, sending them careening toward Earth. The resulting impacts have caused mass extinctions, among other things.
Space X Makes Historic Launch 4 Jun 2017 7:08 AM (7 years ago)
In a historic first, Space X successfully launched a refurbished Dragon cargo craft atop a Falcon 9 rocket, which returned to the launch pad a few minutes later.
SpaceX Liftoff
Falcon 9 return
Air Force's X-37B Space Plane Lands in Florida After Record-Breaking Mission 7 May 2017 11:28 AM (7 years ago)
After circling Earth for an unprecedented 718 days, the X-37B touched down Sunday May 7 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida — the first landing at the SLF since the final space shuttle mission came back to Earth in July 2011
The fourth mission, known as OTV-4, was launched from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, and the first three
Don't Expect a Hollywood Ending 2 May 2017 12:32 PM (7 years ago)
Don't expect a Hollywood ending is what director Ridley Scott warns. Scott, who delights in terrifying moviegoers, suggested in a recent interview that the prospect of belligerent invading aliens might transcend the realm of sci-fi. According to Scott, hundreds of alien species are "out there" on distant worlds, and Earth's inhabitants should prepare for the worst if they ever decide
Voices on the Solar Wind Extended 27 Apr 2017 11:18 PM (7 years ago)
Nick Wood writes - (I am writing) just to let you know I have extended Lunar Voices on the Solar Wind (#266) to a book length 'Phulani on the Moon', now shortlisted for the Sanlam Youth Literature Prize in South Africa: http://www.puku.co.za/News/13985/SHORTLIST-FOR-THE-2017-SANLAM-PRIZE-FOR-YOUTH-LITERATURE-ANNOUNCED
Catching a Few Rays 22 Apr 2017 1:00 AM (7 years ago)
Reach overhead on a cloud-free, summer day, and you can almost believe like you can catch a few of its rays. While your efforts will prove to be unsuccessful, you should know that scientists have literally caught some of the Sun's rays. And you know what's even cooler? There's a place on Earth where you can actually hold a piece of the Sun! Stored within two tidy cleanrooms at
A Return to the Moon 21 Apr 2017 8:04 PM (7 years ago)
45 years ago NASA last sent astronauts on a lunar mission. Now SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has announced his company's plans to send two private citizens on a flight around the moon in 2018 reminicent of NASA's Apollo 8-flight. The weeklong trip will look a lot like spacex-moon-flight — the first and only purely circumlunar, crewed mission in history
For the complete article, click here
Bringing Earth germs to Europa's salty seas? PLUS: Will we create mutant microorganisms during space travel? 17 Apr 2017 12:13 PM (7 years ago)
As humanity extends its physical reach into the solar system, unintended mixing of
Earth life with those of other planets and or their moons becomes increasingly realistic. What happens if/when we introduce Earth’s microbes to other planets? What if we bring alien micro-life back to Earth?
Below and at the link, postdoc microbial researcher Jennifer Tsang
NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover is Experiencing Wheel Deterioration 4 Apr 2017 5:05 AM (8 years ago)
The NASA Curiosity Mars rover has developed a break on one of it's six battered aluminum wheels. A recent photo check of the rover's left middle wheel revealed two small breaks, NASA officials said Tuesday March 21. But the rover can still drive on the Martian surface with little difficulty. The breaks were spotted in the wheel's raised treads, known as grousers, on Sunday March 19th after
BMU 483 Is Now Online 4 Apr 2017 12:56 AM (8 years ago)
In episode 483 - my first song is a toe tapper from the Kongos called Come With Me Now. In a break with the past, I play two back to back tracks. My second is a cut from Bruno Mars called Can't Believe it Just Rang.
My first story is by David Scholes called Return of the Benefactor.
in articles, researchers are trying to perfect food production using waste products.
The
Close Approach Comet Arrives in April 22 Mar 2017 3:56 AM (8 years ago)
Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacombini-Kresák zooms past the barred spiral galaxy NGC 3198 in this photo taken by astrophotographer Chris Schur on March 14. At the time, the glowing, green comet was about 16 million miles from Earth. This "April Fool's Day Comet" will make its closest approach on April 1, passing within 13.7 million miles of the Earth.
More Info, click HERE
Pee not Pea May be Integral In Long Term Space-flight 18 Mar 2017 6:21 AM (8 years ago)
Most food to the International Space Station are shipped as cargo from Earth. However, longer-duration space missions, such as those to Mars, will need a self-sustaining food supply. Scientists are researching how to grow food in space, including a test system that involves a tank of urine and a tomato plant, as reported by the BBC. The Earth is a closed biological system with plants
Beam Me Up Episode 482 Now Online 10 Mar 2017 9:00 PM (8 years ago)
Harris Tobias
Welcome to Beam Me Up episode 482. This week I start by playing a song selection, after which I read Harris Tobias' the Word Maker. From there I head over to the Beam Me Up blog to read some of the most recent articles.
Finally, in my "flash from the past" segment, I play part 3 of Poul Anderson's story Inside Earth.
Click HERE for episode 482  
Space X Plans to Orbit the Moon in late 2018 28 Feb 2017 11:54 PM (8 years ago)
In what would be a first, SpaceX plans to fly two private citizens around the moon atop one of the company’s own rockets. And, SpaceX says, the cost will be paid out of the astronauts’ own pockets.
Elon Musk, billionaire founder and chief executive, said that two individuals came to him and asked if SpaceX could and would set up the flight, and that they are “nobody from Hollywood.”
NASA Plans a Probe to the Sun 27 Feb 2017 9:33 AM (8 years ago)
NASA is sending the Solar Probe Plus spacecraft to within 4 million miles of the sun in 2018. And the agency is taking every precaution to keep the craft from melting.
NASA plans to launch the Solar Probe Plus mission to the sun. Earth is about 93 million miles from the sun, and Solar Probe Plus is slated to get within 4 million miles of the blazing star.
For complete