Today's space video of the day is the third launch by SpaceX. The launch proceeded perfectly until the separation of the first and second stages; the video abruptly cuts out. Elon Musk says "SpaceX will not skip a beat in execution going forward. We have flight four of Falcon 1 almost ready for flight and flight five right behind that. I have also given the go ahead to begin fabrication of flight six. Falcon 9 development will also continue unabated, taking into account the lessons learned with Falcon 1." (hat tip to NASA Watch)
Today's space video of the day is another episode of the History Channel's series The Universe, and this episode is about ... well, everything. This is Beyond the Big Bang. (entire playlist available here)
Today's space video of the day is the 1999 science fiction / fantasy movie Star Wars Episode 1: the Phantom Menace. note: I had some problems viewing the entire movie here - possibly a temporary problem at YouTube. If you encounter similar problems, you can view the entire playlist here
With oil prices at an all-time high, the search is on for alternate sources of energy. Each of the possible "green" technologies has drawbacks - wind is intermittent, nuclear has problems with waste disposal, Helium-3 fusion requires regular shipments from the moon, ground based solar has to contend with clouds and night, and so on. One possible solution (which has the disadvantage of high startup costs) is space based solar power: satellites in orbit would beam power down to receivers on the ground via radio waves. They would have 24 hour sunlight, unimpeded by the atmosphere and its effects, and could collect an enormous amount of energy, dwarfing all existing power sources we have available today. Today's space video of the day looks at solar power satellites.
Today's space video of the day is another episode of the History Channel's series The Universe, this time looking at the outer planets of the solar system.
Today's space video of the day returns us to a very special mission 39 years ago today, the landing of the Eagle module on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission. related: "good luck, Mr. Gorsky!"
