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Cassini visits Enceladus – SpacePod 2010.11.30

NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft is doing some awesome stuff. Stay tuned to NASA’s twitter feed Space Cadets, today should be interesting. I’m Benjamin Higginbotham and this is your SpacePod for November 30th, 2010. Back on November 2nd, 2010 the Cassini spacecraft went in to safe mode when the on-board computer had a messed up bit. As [...]

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Post-Thanksgiving Space News – SpacePod 2010.11.29

Hello Space Cadets, it’s time to play space news catchup. I’m Benjamin Higginbotham and this is your SpacePod for November 29th, 2010. We took last week off for Thanksgiving, so now we need a moment to catch up. Here are some of the top Space News items. Space Shuttle Discovery is no longer targeting a [...]

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GUCP issues and ET Cracks – SpacePod 2010.11.17

While the official word from NASA is that Space Shuttle Discovery will launch No Earlier Than November 30th, the chances of the agency actually making that particular window are dwindling. The last launch attempt of Space Shuttle Discovery on mission STS-133 was scrubbed and the orbiter grounded November 5th, 2010. The reason the vehicle couldn’t [...]

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Space Shuttle Discovery rescheduled for Nov 30 – SpacePod 2010.11.08

Discovery is being a diva – The final flight of OV-103 — delayed on your SpacePod for November 8th, 2010. Kennedy Space Center in Florida was a flurry of activity this last week. NASA held a TweetUp hosting 160 people from 5 different continents. Press was not only broadcasting live to local television stations but [...]

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STS-133 Promo – SpacePod 2010.10.27

One of three remaining space shuttles, OV-103 or Discovery will fly one last time. Currently scheduled for November 1st, 2010 this will be a historic event in the making. Make sure you don’t miss this, and check it online in High Definition only on Spacevidcast.com sponsored by Perforce Software

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Spaceport America Runway Dedication – SpacePod 2010.10.26

SPACEPORT RUNWAY DEDICATION INCLUDES SIR RICHARD BRANSON AND NM GOVERNOR RICHARDSON UPHAM, NM – The New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) today dedicated the nearly two-mile long “Governor Bill RIchardson Spaceway” at Spaceport America, representing significant progress toward launching commercial customers into space from the desert of New Mexico. Governor Bill Richardson, Sir Richard Branson and [...]

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Transformers 3 at KSC – SpacePod 2010.10.25

NASA’s Kennedy Space Center came under attack from the merciless Decepticons this week. However, Optimus Prime and his valiant band of Autobots fended them off, and then stood watch over the space center for the remainder of the week – along with the cast and crew of “Transformers 3, The Dark of the Moon.” Although [...]

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First Manned Glide Flight for VG – SpacePod 2010.10.14

I cheated in todays SpacePod. This is the Virgin Galactic B-Roll footage for their first manned glide flight. We didn’t do a whole lot of editing, but did add a bit of SVC flare. Remember, no live show tonight as we’re on our way to BlogWorld. Enjoy and we’ll see you next week! Original Press [...]

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Space Shuttle Discovery at the pad – SpacePod 2010.10.13

CAPE CANAVERAL – The space shuttle Discovery, its nosed pointed to the sky, its belly attached to the massive, orange External Tank (ET) and twin Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB) slowly but surely emerged from the cavernous Vehicle Assembly Building at 7:24 p.m. EDT on Sept. 20. This marks the final time Discovery is scheduled to [...]

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The New Space Race – SpacePod 2010.10.12

The Space Race is back on… But this time it doesn’t involve the US or Russia. This is your SpacePod for October 11th, 2010 We’re back! Maybe we should take a break more often. While Spacevidcast was on hiatus we found an exoplanet that could be earth like, Discovery rolled out to the pad, and [...]

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