Up Up and Away - No we just did that - How about Down Down let us explore our underwater world.

I watched the Shuttle Discovery, STS-124 mission, with Japan's Kibo module on board, lift off and now on its way to the ISS.
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html

Having watched the replays for awhile decided to check my e-mails and take a look at some of the TED Talks.
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks

When you watch someone that is totally excited about what they are doing you just want to join with them.
Robert Ballard is hoping to get Middle School students EXCITED about exploring our under water resources before the get turned off to becoming scientists.

If you have ever gone to a county fair and watched the knife and slicer demo put on by someone that makes you just want to buy that thing that "slices, dices, and will chop anything' you will know how Robert Ballard comes across. I had tears in my eyes and why aren't we exploring our underwater world?
Can you take a bit of NASA vs NOAA?
- LRK -

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http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/264

Robert Ballard: Exploring the ocean's hidden worlds
Ocean explorer Robert Ballard takes us on a mindbending trip to hidden worlds underwater, where he and other researchers are finding unexpected life, resources, even new mountains. He makes a case for serious exploration and mapping. Google Ocean, anyone?

About Robert Ballard

On more than 120 deep-sea expeditions, Robert Ballard has made many major natural discoveries, such as the deep-sea vents. Oh, and he found the Titanic. Read full bio

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There are some other very interesting talks too. Hope you can find the time to enjoy some of them.
- LRK -

Thanks for looking up with me. Maybe a look under in the deep depths of our oceans too.

Larry Kellogg

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This week on TED.com, Paul Collier asks a bold question: Simply, why are poor countries poor? He's identified 4 traps that the poorest countries fall into -- and shows how it's in the whole world's interest to help them climb out, and to close the gap between rich and poor. To see what the rich-poor gap looks like on the ground, watch Dr. Seyi Oyesola's searing tour of a Nigerian hospital, all mismatched gear and low-tech hacks. Sculptor Arthur Ganson shares his elegant, thoughtful (and endearingly geeky) work, while Yves Behar talks about designing objects with soul -- like the "$100 laptop." And Robert Ballard's rousing talk on ocean exploration will leave you filled with awe at the enormous, largely unexplored world that laps at our shores.

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http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/264
Robert Ballard: Exploring the ocean's hidden worlds
Ocean explorer Robert Ballard takes us on a mindbending trip to hidden worlds underwater, where he and other researchers are finding unexpected life, resources, even new mountains. He makes a case for serious exploration and mapping. Google Ocean, anyone?

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http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/267
Arthur Ganson: Sculpture that's truly moving
Sculptor and engineer Arthur Ganson talks about his work -- kinetic art that explores deep philosophical ideas and is also gee-whiz fun to look at. A fascinating glimpse into the creative mind.

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http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/266
Yves Behar: Designing objects that tell stories
Designer Yves Behar digs up his creative roots to discuss some of the iconic objects he's created (the Leaf lamp, the Jawbone headset). Then he turns to the witty, surprising, elegant objects he's working on now -- including the "$100 laptop."

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Phoenix landed and now pictures relayed by orbiters - activities relayed by cell phone

Well watched the JPL responses to the Phoenix landing on NASA TV
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

And you folks started telling me you were watching too.
Some even by Cell Phone.  :-)
- LRK -

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Daniel Fischer to me

Have a look at http://qik.com/video/86710 - a cell phone
video shot by a congressman from inside mission control.
Welcome to the 21st century ...

Dan
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Wow, we have come a long way since the scientists usually held their
data until they published their papers.

NASA Ames thought they had done real good when it only took a short
time to get an image of Jupiter constructed after Pioneer 10 flew by
back on December 3, 1973.

I thought we did good with Lunar Prospector when I got to tail the
last 5 minutes of data and send it to the Lunar Prospector web site
for display.
http://lunar.arc.nasa.gov/

I wasn't allowed to put my PC on the secure work station Local Area
Network, so had to have a Micro VAX grab five minute chunks of data
and then I could copy that and play it out at the same rate it was
coming from the Moon. Go back and grab the next 5 minute chunk and
play it back. (Oops, when Lunar Prospector went out of sight behind
the Moon you got to see the same five minutes of data repeated over
and over again until it came out and we picked up real time data.
Shhhsh, don't tell anyone.)

Now look what we have.  A Congressman from Texas, wandering around at
JPL Operations with his cell phone and sending live shots of what was
going on and hobnobbing with the folks there.
http://qik.com/
http://qik.com/johnculberson
http://qik.com/video/86710


Thanks much Dan for the heads up.

Thanks for looking up with me.

Larry Kellogg

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http://qik.com/video/86710
JPL - Mars Landing - Live from the Control Room
By johnculberson on May 25, 2008  |  208 views
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jeff_foust   Culberson still relaying video from the control room;
an unusual perspective and technical approach:
http://qik.com/johnculberson    about 2 hours ago  from twitterrific

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http://qik.com/video/86763
Live from the Mars Landing
By johnculberson on May 26, 2008  |  157 views

More from johnculberson

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http://qik.com/johnculberson
johnculberson
John Culberson

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http://culbersonforcongress.com/

The 7th District has seen much change over the years as the city of
Houston has grown and the district lines have been redrawn as part of
redistricting.
More about the 7th District

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NASA Mars Phoenix Spacecraft landed safely

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

At 1/4 degree tilt, waiting for next Mars Odyssey overfly and contact.
Waiting for confirmation of solar array deployment.
- LRK -

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/main/index.html
Phoenix Mars Lander

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/spacecraft/index.html
Science Instruments


Landing Press Kit (3Mb)
http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/226508main_phoenix-landing1.pdf
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Thanks for looking up with me.

Larry Kellogg

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http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/
Department of Planetary Sciences
Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
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http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/research/
Missions and Research

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http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/
Phoenix Home

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NASA Mars Phoenix Spacecraft is Healthy

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The Phoenix spacecraft is only three days and three million miles away
from entry, descent and landing on Mars - the most difficult and
scariest phase that any robotic lander must face.

But the spacecraft is healthy, right on target, and even predicted to
have good landing weather, team leaders from The University of Arizona,
the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Lockheed Martin said at a NASA
headquarters news briefing in Washington, D.C., today.

"The latest calculation from our navigation team shows the center of the
area where we're currently headed lies less than eight miles from the
center of our target area," said Barry Goldstein, Phoenix project
manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, located in Pasadena, Calif.*
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http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/main/index.html
*Phoenix on Course for May 25 Mars Landing*
05.22.08 -- With three days and 3 million miles left to fly before
arriving at Mars, NASA's Phoenix spacecraft is on track for its
destination in the Martian arctic.
Read more
<http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/news/phoenix-20080522.html>

*Today on the Phoenix Blog: Three Days to Go*
05.22.08 -- Spacecraft and science team updates, plus answers to your
questions.
Go to blog, post your comments
<http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/blogs/index.html>

*Phoenix Mission Briefings*
May 24, 3:00 p.m. (12:00 p.m. Pacific)
May 25, 3:00 p.m. (12:00 p.m. Pacific)
May 25, NASA TV coverage begins 6:30 p.m. (3:30 p.m. Pacific)
May 25, Landing on Mars at approximately 7:53 p.m. (4:53 p.m. Pacific)
� NASA TV on the Web <http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/>
� Schedule of landing events
<http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/news/landingevents.html>
� Landing Press Kit (3Mb)
<http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/226508main_phoenix-landing1.pdf>
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Just a reminder, fingers crossed, wish them luck.
- LRK -

Thanks for looking up with me.

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-- NASA Mars Phoenix Spacecraft is Healthy
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=25502

"The Phoenix spacecraft is only three days and three million miles away from
entry, descent and landing on Mars - the most difficult and scariest phase that any robotic lander
must face. But the spacecraft is healthy, right on target, and even predicted to have good landing
weather, team leaders from The University of Arizona, the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Lockheed Martin
said at a NASA headquarters news briefing in Washington, D.C., today."

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http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/calendar/calendar.php?ID=107

Phoenix Lands on Mars

*Sunday, 25 May 2008*
3:00 pm � 8:00 pm
Location: Kuiper Space Sciences Building
Join us as we celebrate the PHOENIX Lander's touchdown on the red planet!

Beginning at 3 p.m., a NASA/JPL TV feed will be available in the Kuiper
<http://iiewww.ccit.arizona.edu/uamap/staticLarge/92.html>, Sonett,
<http://iiewww.ccit.arizona.edu/uamap/staticLarge/63.html> and Flandrau
<http://iiewww.ccit.arizona.edu/uamap/staticLarge/91.html> buildings,
with PHOENIX and HiRISE* <http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu> mission staff
available to discuss the projects and the science.

*A C T I V I T I E S*
*Flandrau Science Center* will present the MarsQuest planetarium show:
<http://www.gotuasciencecenter.org/astronomy/new-planetarium-show/>
1 p.m., 3-2-1 Blast Off!
2:30 p.m., MarsQuest
4 p.m., Under Arizona Skies (live sky show)
Admission is free.

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http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/
Department of Planetary Sciences
Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
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http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/research/
Missions and Research

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http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/
Phoenix Home

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NASA astronomers just video-recorded their 100th explosion on the Moon - Oops - make that 103

Soooh, you like to lay out in your easy chair and watch the sky at night
for shooting stars.
There goes one, whizzing by in a streak of light.
Any chance of doing you damage?
Probably not because they are just small flakes that burn up in the the
Earth's atmosphere.

OK, you are pitching your vacuum sealed tent on the Moon and preparing
to scoop some regolith over its top to help protect you from the Solar
rays, Coronal Mass Ejections, a few Gamma Ray bursts and a general
background radiation that is a bit higher than normal.

What about watching a light show from the debris from your local
asteroid break up that you are now plowing through?
Check out the story below.
- LRK -

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NASA Science News for May 21, 2008

NASA astronomers have been watching the Moon to see how often meteoroids
crash into the lunar surface and they've just video-recorded their 100th
explosion. This surprisingly bountiful data-set allows researchers to
start drawing conclusions about when, where, and how often the Moon gets
hit.

FULL STORY at

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/21may_100explosions.htm?list965414

Check out our RSS feed at http://science.nasa.gov/rss.xml!
<http://science.nasa.gov/rss.xml%21>

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Thanks for looking up with me. Did you see that!?

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100 Explosions on the Moon

*May 21, 2008:* Not so long ago, anyone claiming to see flashes of light
on the Moon would be viewed with deep suspicion by professional
astronomers. Such reports were filed under "L" � for lunatic.

Not anymore. Over the past two and a half years, NASA astronomers have
observed the Moon flashing at them not just once but /one hundred/ times.

"They're explosions caused by meteoroids hitting the Moon," explains
Bill Cooke, head of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office at the Marshall
Space Flight Center (MSFC). "A typical blast is about as powerful as a
few hundred pounds of TNT and can be photographed easily using a
backyard telescope."

As an example, he offers this video of an impact near crater Gauss on
January 4, 2008:

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During meteor showers such as the Quadrantids or Perseids, when the Moon
passes through dense streams of cometary debris, the rate of lunar
flashes can go as high as one per hour. Impacts subside when the Moon
exits the stream, but curiously the rate /never goes to zero/.

"Even when no meteor shower is active, we still see flashes," says Cooke.

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Secondary impacts are the greater concern. When meteoroids strike the
Moon, debris goes flying in all directions. A single meteoroid produces
a spray consisting of thousands of "secondary" particles all traveling
at bullet-like velocities. This could be a problem because, while the
odds of a direct hit are low, the odds of a secondary hit may be
significantly greater. "Secondary particles smaller than a millimeter
could pierce a spacesuit," notes Cooke.

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"The Moon is still flashing," says Suggs. Indeed, during the writing of
this story, three more impacts were detected.

New title: /103 Explosions on the Moon/.

Stay tuned to Science@NASA for a follow-up story describing how amateur
astronomers can participate in this research.

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the Guardians.com - Peace In Space, created by Viki Lynn

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http://www.theguardians.com/space/commons.htm
What is Peaceful use of Outer Space?

"Peaceful Use of outer Space" leads the way for the people of the
world to see how peaceful co-existence can be achieved.
Outer Space has also become a focus as one of the United Nation's five
global commons, which belong equally to all mankind.
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http://www.theguardians.com/space/orbitalmech/gm_ssint.htm
Help us to design the Space Station of the future!


Here is our idea of a Space Station for the year 2020. We'd like you
to explore it and to see if you can design your own Space Station.

   * Would you like to design and build a model of the station?
   * Would you like to have your work shown on our website?
   * Would you like to see other people's ideas?

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http://www.theguardians.com/Microbiology/gm_mbt02.htm
FactPak Index
Microbiology on Space Station 2020

A day on Space Station 2020 with Henna Rashid - An interactive visit
to Space Station 2020.

Introduction to Microbiology on the Space Station 2020 - What account
has to be taken of microbes on a space station, from design to
operation.
Food Preparation  - On Space Station 2020.
Waste Management - How to process sewage and garbage in space.
Control of Infection - How to look after the health of the crew on a
space station.
Metal Munchers - Microbes that attack inorganic structures and systems.
Biomedical Research - What microbiological research will be conducted in space?
Deep Space Missions - What are the medical and other biological needs
of manned missions to the planets.
Protecting Earth... - Is Earth in danger of contamination by alien
microbes and how can we protect other planets from Earth biology.
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The above web site was found while looking for examples of how we will
handle supporting life while off planet.
It dates to 1999 so some links may not work but thought that it was a
nice example of some of things one will have take care of while away
from Mother Earth.

Thanks for looking up with me.


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http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsystem/mars_waste_010814-1.html
Waste Not, Want Not: Recycling the Martian Way

What comes out of the human body and goes into a toilet is often
thought of as an end product. But for future residents of Mars, human
waste will need to take on a more vital role.

Like becoming fertilizer for growing food.

Because it costs thousands of dollars to lift every pound of stuff
into space, and even more to get it to Mars, mission planners don't
want to waste a thing. Human excrement, being rich in nutrients, can
be a composter's dream. So a group of European researchers is taking
on the task of figuring out just how to safely manage a high-tech
Martian outhouse.

Because somebody, of course, has to do it.
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http://space.about.com/od/livinginspace/a/waterrecycling.htm

NASA Advances Water Recycling for Space Travel and Earth Use
Water Processor Assembly Developed by the Marshall Center

By Nick Greene, About.com
Water is one of the most crucial provisions astronauts need to live
and work in space, whether orbiting Earth, working at a lunar base or
traveling to Mars. The Water Processor Assembly developed by the
Marshall Center will improve water recycling on the International
Space Station.

Would Columbus have reached the New World if his ships could not carry
enough water for their crews? Would Lewis and Clark have made it to
the Pacific if they had no fresh water along the way?

The answer is probably no, because water is just as precious to
explorers as it is to everyone on Earth. Water is one of the most
crucial provisions astronauts need to live and work in space, whether
orbiting Earth, working at a lunar base or traveling to Mars. That's
why NASA is following several different but complementary avenues at
four agency centers to develop dependable ways of recycling water.

"Developing innovative life support technologies will reduce risks
associated with human space exploration," said Eugene Trinh, director
of the Human System Research and Technology Program, NASA
Headquarters, Washington. "We are working to improve technology used
onboard the International Space Station (ISS) and have several
research projects under way for future missions to the moon and Mars."

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And John Reed suggests seeing how Issac Asimov told it in "The Martian Way".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Martian_Way

"The Martian Way" is a science fiction novella by Isaac Asimov. It was
first published in the November 1952 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction
and reprinted in the collections The Martian Way and Other Stories
(1955) and The Best of Isaac Asimov (1973). It was also included in
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two (1973) after being voted
one of the best novellas up to 1965.

Mario Esteban Rioz and Ted Long are both Scavengers, Mars-born humans
who scour space for the spent lower stages of spacecraft. Rioz has
been doing the work his whole life, but his partner for his current
six-month trip puzzles him—a former mining engineer who gave up a
comfortable, well-paying desk job in the Martian iron mines for the
hardscrabble life of a Scavenger. He doesn't understand Long's
philosophical musings on what he calls "the Martian way".

Rioz is tense because the trip has been unprofitable. He chews Long
out for wasting power listening to some Grounder (Earth-born)
politician named John Hilder making a speech. As Rioz listens to the
speech, he realizes that Hilder is saying that Earth's settlements on
Mars, Venus, and the Moon are useless drains on Earth's economy, and
that spaceships are wasting irreplaceable water by using it as
reaction mass.

A year later, Hilder has used his campaign against "Wasters" to gain
power in Earth's Assembly, and has just reduced shipments of water to
Mars, putting the Scavengers out of work. Rioz thinks the Martians
should raid Earth's oceans for water, but Long disagrees. He has a
plan of his own to deal with the water crisis. When Hamish Sankov, the
head of the Martian colony, learns of Hilder's plan to cut off all
water shipments to Mars, he authorizes Long's plan: to travel to
Saturn and tow a fragment of the rings—which is almost pure water—back
to Mars.

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http://homepage.mac.com/jhjenkins/Asimov/Stories/Story166.html
Review of "The Martian Way"

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NASA Phoenix Mission Set for Mars Landing on May 25

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http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/main/
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Closing in on Mars
05.16.08 -- Engineers are considering a maneuver that would nudge the
flight path of Phoenix toward a targeted landing spot 18 kilometers to
the northwest, with the goal of hitting the center of the certified
landing zone. A final decision on the trajectory maneuver will be made
Saturday afternoon, with execution at 9:00 pm PDT.
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›  Read more
  http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/news/phoenix-2008050813.html

›  Schedule of landing events
  http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/news/landingevents.html

›  Landing blog (starts May 19)
  http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/blogs/index.html

›  Landing Press Kit (3Mb)
  http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/226508main_phoenix-landing1.pdf
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[see web site for more links and more information - The lander is
scheduled to touch down on the Red Planet May 25.
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Check out more items on the NASA web site home page.
More pictures and movies.
- LRK -

http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html

Phoenix Mission Overview
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/mission/index.html
Mars is a cold desert planet with no liquid water on its surface. But
in the Martian arctic, water ice lurks just below ground level.
Discoveries made by the Mars Odyssey Orbiter in 2002 show large
amounts of subsurface water ice in the northern arctic plain. The
Phoenix lander targets this circumpolar region using a robotic arm to
dig through the protective top soil layer to the water ice below and
ultimately, to bring both soil and water ice to the lander platform
for sophisticated scientific analysis.
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Thanks for looking up with me.
And follow the water, here or there.
- LRK -


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We will need to be able to recycle water for long term duration
flights and for bases established on the Moon and Mars. - LRK -

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/Did_You_Kn
ow_Astronauts_Will_Recycle_Water.html
Did you know NASA astronauts will recycle water in space?
Audience: Educators and Students
Grades: 3-5

Astronauts will not be able to carry enough water for long-duration flights.
They must be able to recycle the water they use for washing their
hands and brushing their teeth.
They must also recycle their sweat and urine.

Did you know NASA astronauts will recycle water in space?
Duration: 1 minute
> View QuickTime [6.25 MB]
  http://www.nasa.gov/mov/178680main_028_ksnn_3-5_water_cap.mov
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We need to be doing the same here on Earth as water sources are fixed
if not limited and the population continues to grow. - LRK -

http://www.sanjoseca.gov/sbwr/
South Bay Water Recycling

3025 Tuers Rd.
San Jose, CA 95121
Phone: (408) 277-3671
Fax: (408) 227-7959

Notice:
Proposed increases to the Municipal Water System's potable and
recycled water rates will be discussed at a public hearing on June 17,
2008 at 1:30 PM.

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http://www.sanjoseca.gov/sbwr/about.htm
About the System
| Benefits of Recycled Water  http://www.sanjoseca.gov/sbwr/benefits.htm
| FAQ  http://www.sanjoseca.gov/sbwr/faq.htm

South Bay Water Recycling (SBWR) consists of over 100 miles of pipe
serving the cities of Milpitas, Santa Clara and San José. During the
summer months, an average of 15 million gallons of recycled water are
produced and distributed to over 550 customers per day, preserving our
valuable drinking water for future generations.

Zoom in and view the System Map (PDF format, 1.23 MB)
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http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/los-angeles-plans-to-recycle-sewage/2008/05/16/
1210765174186.html
Los Angeles plans to recycle sewage

May 17, 2008

LOS ANGELES: Faced with persistent drought and the threat of tighter
water supplies, Los Angeles plans to use recycled sewage to increase
drinking water supplies, joining a growing number of US cities
considering similar measures.

The Mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa, who opposed such a plan 10 years ago
over safety concerns, announced the proposal on Thursday as one of a
number of initiatives to put the city, the second largest in the US,
on a stricter water budget.

California is bracing for the possibility of the most severe water
shortages in decades, and Los Angeles's population is expected to grow
by 500,000 by 2030, forcing the city to examine new ways to meet
demand.

Many cities and towns across the US recycle sewage for industrial use
and landscaping. But the idea of using recycled waste water, which has
undergone filtering and chemical treatment, to replenish aquifers and
reservoirs has received attention lately because of technological
advances that, industry leaders say, can make the water purer than tap
water.

San Diego and South Florida are considering it. Orange County in
California opened a $US481 million ($513 million) plant in January
without much public resistance.
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To Go To Space or Not To Go To Space - That is the question

E-mail from the NSS says that George Whitesides is going to testify before the US Senate.

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Next Wednesday, May 7, NSS Executive Director George Whitesides will testify before the United States Senate on NASA and the nation's space policies. We would like to solicit your input as a member of the National Space Society for this important testimony. The testimony will be used by Congress as it considers reauthorization of NASA, which is the periodic direction from Congress to NASA on the priorities and programs of the agency. The hearing will be presided over by Florida's senior Senator, Bill Nelson.

We would appreciate your comments on the future of the U.S. space program, its importance to the country, and the potential gap in human spaceflight capability, following the retirement of the Space Shuttle. Due to the immediate timeline, we would request that you submit your comments no later than Monday, May 5. You can email your comments directly to George Whitesides at: george@nss.org

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Well the 5th is over, wonder what will come of this.

In the mean time, space comes to us in the form of asteroids whether we go there or not.
Others are launching satellites into space and learning more about same.
The Shuttle Discovery is getting ready for its next mission and then there will be a time of no more.
Care to bounce down in a field again?
- LRK -

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http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/05/02/peggy-whitson-astronaut.html
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In a series of interviews since landing, Whitson talks about the bumpy ride back to Earth, the surprise greeting in a Kazakhstan field and why she's sitting a bit delicately in her chair.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhstan
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/080423-whitson-landing-comments.html
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89886030
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition16/landing.html
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080420114045.htm

On May 5, 2008 there were 949 potentially hazardous asteroids.
http://spaceweather.com/

Thanks for looking up with me.


Larry Kellogg
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http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/calendar/
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• May 04 - Comet 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR Perihelion (1.554 AU)
• May 04 - Comet 187P/LINEAR Closest Approach To Earth (2.765 AU)
• May 04 - Asteroid 6469 Armstrong Closest Approach To Earth (1.159 AU)
• May 04 - Asteroid 243 Ida Closest Approach To Earth (1.967 AU)
• May 05 - Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower Peak
• May 05 - Asteroid 2008 HG Near-Earth Flyby (0.042 AU)
• May 05-07 - 6th International Conference in Computer Simulation Risk Analysis and Hazard Mitigation, Cephalonia, Greece
• May 05-08 - The Science of Solar System Ices (ScSSI): A Cross-Disciplinary Workshop, Oxnard, California
• May 05-08 - The Molecular Universe: an International Meeting on the Physics and Chemistry of the Interstellar Medium, Arcachon, France
• May 05-08 - STScI 2008 Spring Symposium: A Decade of Dark Energy, Baltimore, Maryland
• May 05-09 - 8th Pacific Rim Conference on Stellar Astrophysics (PRCSA2008), Phuket, Thailand
• May 05-11 -[May 05] Astronomy Week
• May 06 - Asteroid 216 Kleopatra Occults 2UCAC 32636012 (11.9 Magnitude Star)
• May 06-07 - Microwave Technology and Techniques Workshop 2008: Innovation and Challenges, Noordwijk, the Netherlands
• May 06-08 -[May 02] International Astroparticle Physics Symposium: The High Energy Frontier (IAPS 2008), Golden, Colorado
• May 07 - Asteroid 6212 (1993 MS1) Occults HIP 73636 (6.9 Magnitude Star)
• May 07 - Asteroid 3255 Tholen Closest Approach To Earth (2.305 AU)

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Some update on India's space program:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=space&id=news/India050108.xml&headline=ISRO%20To%20Seek%20Human%20Spaceflight%20Funding

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http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/080428-pslv-cartosat-launch.html
India Hails Success of Complicated Rocket Launch
By K.S. Jayaraman
Space News Correspondent
posted: 28 April 2008
12:13 pm ET

BANGALORE, India -- The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) placed two domestic and eight foreign satellites in orbit Monday in what the agency said was the most complex mission launched as yet by its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).

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Canadian satellite to detect Earth hits

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Canadian_satellite_to_detect_Earth_hits_999.html

by Staff Writers

Ottawa (UPI) May 2, 2008

Canadian researchers are working on a tiny satellite that will alert the world to the potential of asteroid strikes.

"This is the first space-based asteroid-searching telescope," said Alan Hildebrand of the University of Calgary (Alberta), one of two principal scientists for the satellite.

He told the Canwest News Service the Near Earth Object Surveillance Satellite, set to be launched within two years is "the first space-based asteroid-searching telescope."

Once completed, the NEOSSat device will weigh only 135 pounds, and will be the size of a small suitcase, the report said.

"I think the most exciting thing about this mission is we are going to find asteroids that are accessible from our planet," Hildebrand said.

He said the mini-satellite would also help define celestial origins.

"We've been to the moon. There's always more you can do (there), but asteroids have so much more to teach us about the origins of the solar system," Hildebrand told the news agency.

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http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html
Watch NASA TV

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/MM_NTV_Breaking.html
NASA TV Schedule
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