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It's a new year, and the Ad Astra guys are back with a new episode all about what to look forward to this year. Amid a partial government shutdown, there are some exciting events coming up in the next 12 months. Included is that is the newly announced Ad Astra Challenge. Be sure to follow us on Twitter and Facebook for more information regarding the rules of the Challenge.
Past, Present, and Future in Washington
The Air AND Space Force?
But public opinion!
House wants to fund NASA (and others)
...at the Senate funding levels
Jack’s NASA Budget Tracker
OSTP has a Director
The Year in Tech
March: SC tries on CST-100 spacesuit
Remembering George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush’s Space Exploration Initiative
NASA’s 90-day Study
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With a little help from friend of the show, Zoe Aldrich, Jack and Newton attempt to make a good news episode about climate change. But after digging through climate reports, polling data, and upcoming space missions, the outlook isn't as grim as one might think.
But it won't stay on that trajectory unless you go vote on November 6th!
Hubble is back online
Latest From Washington
Space Force is officially recommended from NSpC
The VP’s remarks
Climate Change: the Good, the Better, and the Not-So-Bad
The climate report you may have heard about
90% of voters want Ds and Rs to work together to address climate change
6 in 10 worldwide support action on climate change
Washington State Initiative on Carbon Tax
Venus “mission”
Voting Information
Vote Climate PAC Ranking
Get all the info about things on your ballot here
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We back, baby! Jack and Newton return from a long Summer to discuss recent news in space policy and technology. Topics range from Congressional appropriations to words that rhyme with schmimate schmange. From Bremen to China, the space world is abuzz with exciting news. Stay tuned to hear about some special projects the guys have been cooking up this Summer.
Latest From Washington
Happy orbitday, NASA! Here’s a continuing resolution
NASA Budget Spreadsheet
Space News Highlight of the Week
Trump administration sees a 7-degree rise in global temperatures by 2100
Volume I of the Fourth National Climate Assessment
Past, Present, Future of 100+ degree days
International News
US and China space agencies want to work together
Latest in Tech
National Academies Report on Exoplanet Strategy
BONUS: Moon Express secures $10 million, $2.5 million loan
Coming Soon to Space
Lecture: Life on Mars with Author and Scientist David Grinspoon
Lecture: Exploring Titan by Rotorcraft
Election Notice: Find out election info
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Summer 2018 has been a busy time for the Ad Astra team. Starting in September, the show will be back to its regular biweekly episodes. There are some great guests and content in the works.
Until then... Ad Astra!
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Candidate for Congress, Chris Hearsey, is an aerospace executive, scientist, and all around space enthusiast who has decided to vie for a chance at public service in Maryland's (fightin') 6th Congressional District. Listen in on a riveting conversation about economic opportunity, expanding access to the internet, how the robots might be taking all, and how it all relates back to space.
Chris Hearsey for Congress, Campaign Website
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Background on Supreme Court case about redistricting
Geographic/social info about the 6th District
Electoral info about the 6th District
Days until the Maryland Democratic Primary
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With two special guests from the Humans to Mars Summit in early May, Jack and Newton explore the future of exploration of the Red Planet. Astronauts will need something to keep them busy, something to help them learn, and a roadmap to the stars, if we're ever going to set foot on another planet.
Humans to Mars Summit Website
Humans to Mars Report (2018)
Raw Science
Keri Kukral's blog
Keri's Twitter
Planetary Science Caucus
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Space Corps comes back and so does Blue Origin's rocket. Galilean moons and FAA regulations. This week is chock full of shenanigans, from our Pale Blue Dot to the furthest reaches of the Solar System. Be sure to check out the Humans to Mars Summit happening in DC next week! Full recap coming in the next episode.
Latest From Washington
FAA AST gets boost, kinda
Space Corps reared its ugly head
Pace says SPD-2 is on President’s Desk
Space News Highlight of the Week
NASA Finally has an Administrator
Latest in Tech
Blue Origin launches New Shepherd for 8th time
Lunar Shenanigans
Galileo Spacecraft is the Gift that Keeps on Giving
Coming Soon to Space
H2M Next Week!
InSight launches this Saturday
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Back from their bye week, the guys are talking about TESS, NASA authorizations, and a new space policy directive from the National Space Council. Untracked space junk is all the rage, apparently.
Latest From Washington
New NASA Authorization comes out
The NASA Authorization Act of 2018 (TEXT)
Pence picks Commerce to handle debris
International News
We almost got hit
Latest in Tech
TESS gets delayed
Coming Soon to Space
Newton on Story Collider!
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Who knew running a space podcast could cause such a commotion? An awesome budget for NASA, while a major project gets a delay. A new shipment of supplies for the International Space Station goes up, while some international space junk falls into the South Pacific. What a (couple) week(s).
NOTE: The show will now come out every other week starting this week. The next episode will be during the week of April 16th.
Latest From Washington
Omnibus passed and signed! NASA gets $20.7B
NASA Budgets Spreadsheet
Space News Highlight of the Week
James Webb launch slips to 2020
International News
Tiangong-1 crashes back to Earth
Latest in Tech
SpaceX launches cargo to ISS
Coming Soon to Space
USA Science and Engineering Festival is this weekend
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Bitcoin, Bitcoin, Bitcoin. We promise we aren't becoming that kind of podcast. But the general theme is that nothing matters until it matters; From letters from the House, to the Space Force debate; Block-chain networking of deep space missions, to interpretations of the Outer Space Treaty.
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Latest From Washington
61 Members of the House sign bipartisan pro-Bridenstine letter
General Hyten not too hyped about the Space Force
...Even though Trump is serious
Space News Highlight of the Week
NASA Adapts Cryptocurrency Technology to Build Deep Space Networks
International News
Japanese government launches $940 million fund for space start-ups
Text of the Outer Space Treaty
Latest in Tech
Google AI for hunting planets is now open to the public
Coming Soon to Space
New JWST schedule coming up
House Science Committee marking up bills about space
Stephen Hawking's ashes to be buried near graves of Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin at Westminster Abbey
EVENT IN DC: Gravitational Waves Lecutre @ the NASEM
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A super space policy focus doesn't keep us from talking SCIENCE in this week's episode. Of course, the Trump Administration is making some missteps, just now in space. But some air powered thrusters and stressed genes make the real headlines.
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Latest From Washington
Space Subcommittee Hearing Broadcast
New NASA CFO confirmed by Senate
Jurczyk moves on up
Lightfoot to retire
Ongoing Omnibus
The Donald doesn't really get space
Trump's Force for Space
International News
A rocket fueled by air
Latest in Tech
I went to space and all I got was this different pair of genes!
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LightSail2, Congressional testimony, James Webb delayed, and planetary annihilation 4 light years away. Busy week back in action for your hosts. A lot is going on, even as space falls to the backburner in the policy scene in DC.
Happy one year anniversary to the most opinionated space podcast on the internet; Ad Astra!
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Latest From Washington
This week in space policy
The ROI of Space
Lightfoot to testify
Exploration roadmap (kinda) released
GAO says JWST is falling behind
Ask your member of Congress to join the Planetary Science Caucus
Latest in Tech
We've struck water!
CIMON in Space
Goodbye Proxima Centauri b
Coming Soon to Space
Dark Side of the Sun at APL
LightSail 2 Launch Date released!
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With the launch of the second biggest rocket ever, a special panel discussion about the Falcon Heavy is on the docket for today. Listen to three incredible space advocates and communicators talk about what FH means to them, what they expect next, and where we're going from here.
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Esther Trevino
Instagram
The Gluten Free Nerd Website
Twitter
GeekFold
Justin Foley
Instagram
Twitter
YouTube
Tom Cross
Instagram
Twitter
Stellar Things Website
Teslarati Website
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The Trump Administration has released their skinny budget for FY 2019. Did they just copy and paste last years budget request? What happens to Earth Science now? And where can I go to find out more information about previous NASA budgets? All this and more in this week's episode.
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Mentioned Articles
The full Trump skinny budget
Space Policy Online's write-up about the updated NASA numbers
Fiscal Year 2017 Budget
Jack's NASA Budget Spreadsheet
Coming Soon to Space
Second National Space Council Meeting planned for February nth
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Falcon Heavy launched, and it was glorious. Need we say more? Yes we do. Listen in to hear our immediate reactions to the launch of the second most powerful rocket ever flown.
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Check out these articles this week:
The full, unedited, unadulterated launch of Falcon Heavy
Comparing rockets of unusual size
Tesla Roadster is 4th in electric vehicles in space
UPDATE: Main booster failed to stick its landing on the drone ship
Oh, and... "Shut it down."
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The State of the Union wasn't quite what everyone expected. Here is a brief episode to give you the State of Space Policy.
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Referenced Works
Trump advisors defend then-candidate's space policy proposals
Same advisors call for "new direction"
Space Foundation valuation of worldwide space economy
New NASA record for longest time without an administrator (featuring Casey Dreier)
State of the Union Addresses of the past
Coming Soon to Space
Falcon Heavy gets go ahead for February 6th launch date
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Government shutdown, budgets, aerospace commissions, lunar x-prizes, and of course, SpaceX. A short episode, but full of all the space policy and technology news you need for the week ahead.
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Links:
Latest From Washington
Shutdown ends...but did we learn our lesson?
List of programs affected by a government shutdown
Related…
NASA 2019 Budget Request to include details on Lunar and Martian exploration
California gets an Aerospace Commission
Back where we ended last year for Bridenstine and Myers
International News
Google Lunar X-Prize ends without winner
Latest in Tech
Falcon Heavy is getting ready to go
Rocket Lab rocket launches
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The Celeste Project: Celeste is a collaboration between MIT, UC Berkeley, Harvard, Julia Computing, Intel, and NERSC (the DoE's supercomputing center). They recently managed to calculate the first comprehensive statistical catalog of astronomical objects in the visible universe. That's over 188 million stars and galaxies!
Using some nifty new methods they developed, the collaboration managed to complete the entire calculation in only 15 minutes. We believe this system will massively accelerate astronomy research, especially once scientists start receiving higher-resolution images from new telescopes like the LSST and the James Webb Space Telescope.
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Further Reading:
Info about Julia
Here are some Celeste pointers
Honored for HPC Innovation Excellence
Celeste Enhancements Create New Opportunities In Sky Surveys
A New Model For Cataloging the Universe
and some other projects at NERSC
Big Science Problems, Big Data Solutions
A Look At Deep Learning for Science
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NASA looking over commercial Earth Science data, NASA Administrator hopeful Jim Bridenstine begins to feel some pressure, and 'what spacecraft?' says US Government. 2018 might not be a return to normalcy, but your favorite podcast returns to our usual format. Be sure to check out next week's episode with special guests: The Celeste Project. And be sure to grab your official Ad Astra t-shirt.
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Links:
Latest From Washington
Government Shutdown (NOT)
(Update) NASA is preparing to buy some earth science data
Administration renominated Bridenstine, Myers
New National Academies report calls for more concerted focus on earth science
Space News Highlight of the Week
Honoring John Young
Statement by Robert Lightfoot
Latest in Tech
SpaceX’s “failed” launch
Coming Soon to Space
NASA Hosts Media to Discuss Testing on James Webb Space Telescope
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2018 is going to be an exciting year for space. From budget discussions to major policy proposals, new rocketships to old favorites visiting exciting (and icy) locations in the Solar System. New year, same space podcast.
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Links:
Washington in 2018
Budget battle looms over Washington ahead of Jan. 19th deadline
Space Policy will take off-center stage for Trump Administration
Let’s get serious about military space
Spaceflight in 2018
Spaceflight in 2018
Other Links:
Elemental Annual with Newton and Zoe
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