ISU SSP 18
ISU is proud to announce that its 31st annual Space Studies Program (SSP) session will convene in the Netherlands during the summer of 2018.
The program will be hosted by the Netherlands Space Office (NSO), in collaboration with three leading Dutch space organizations: the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), Leiden University and ESA’s European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESA-ESTEC) in Noordwijk. Combined, these institutes represent the best in European space research, engineering, technology, operations and policy.
The Netherlands offers the world unique space technologies and applications. One good example of Dutch space technology is the Tropomi earth observation instrument that will provide an image of air quality of the entire world every day, due to launch early 2016. Many European space missions would not exist without Dutch space technology. Dutch scientists also play a leading role in international space missions, unlocking the secrets of the universe.
The Netherlands is home to ESA-ESTEC, a flourishing space sector and world leading research institutes and universities, making it a perfect place to gather the world’s most promising space professionals for the ISU Space Studies Program in 2018.


August 20, 2013
What if I told you that blue means hot and red means cool? I know that’s not the way it looks on my sink handles. There’s a reason why I ask the question because most of us generally assume that blue means cold and red means hot. This is almost like a previous post of mine when I was talking about why the word right can mean so many different things.
This blue and being hotter thing has to do with stars as well as earthbound examples of blue being hotter than red. Stars are extremely hot, duh! Apparently a teaspoon full of sun will cause some devastating effects over hundreds of kilometers if you dropped that on our earth. But our sun is considered a cool (red) sun. If you ever look up at the sky, and I hope you do, the stars aren’t all white. Let’s throw out the twinkling ones because our atmosphere is causing that problem. I’ll take one star as an example….Betelgeuse (pronounced beetlejuice by most people). It’s a very bright star we can easily see. It’s red! It’s not as hot a star compared to Sirius, a bluish star. By the way, these stars are massive, way bigger than our sun. Put Betelgeuse in place of our sun and it will smother us and maybe extend out to Jupiter. Stars have different colors during their life spans. The really hot blue ones don’t live as long either.
Here’s an example of earthbound blue being hotter than red. A flame from a propane or butane torch is hottest at the tip when it’s blue and the lower part of the flame is red. There’s a bit more to burning (combustion) and colors but let’s just leave it at that (high frequency=high energy=high temperature=blue flame). So red is “cooler” than blue. I’ll include a couple of links of some more scientific explanation at the bottom if you’d like to understand combustion, temperatures and flame color. I sure do like wikipedia and you can see that from all the links below.
So how did blue become known as cool on our water faucets and red become hot? I’m just guessing at the reasoning here. Maybe it’s because a fire is generally reddish looking and the stove also turns red when it’s hot. And blue looks like the color in a swimming pool or the ocean? You got me. But are you down with that?:)


This January, a new start-up called Deep Space Industries has joined the race to extract minerals from asteroids, causing many skeptics to rethink this new industry’s profitability. The company’s plan is to harvest its first 25-65 kg hunk of space rock by 2016.
Last year, Google billionaires Eric Schmidt and Larry Page launched Space Mining Venture, a firm that also aims at mining asteroids. The company raised a lot of eyebrows amid promises to have a spacecraft in orbit before 2015.
That a race is now on for the first company to gain from this untapped resource means others are starting to rethink the possibility, but barriers and unknowns remain. The Economist reported in March that the potential mineral returns could be “astronomical”, but Deep Space Industries’ time-frame appears to be cutting corners, especially since “none of the company’s technology has yet been demonstrated”.


The latest images taken by the Curiosity Rover of the planet Mars were analysed by UFO Sightings Daily and have created a buzz among UFO enthusiasts and alien conspiracy forums. One of the photos from the Mars Curiosity rover uploaded on NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is going viral on the internet, showing a “woman” on the red planet. The so-called woman seems to have to two arms, a head with long flying hair and breasts, indicated by the shadow on ‘her’ chest. Here is another big news from NASA in the month after the latest discovery of Earth 2.0.
According to Eric Mack’s article, he contacted Guy Webster, media requests manager related to Mars exploration and asked him about the “discovery” made in the NASA Mars mission. Webster replied,”It’s really easy to pick out rocks or other things that look like something else in pictures like this.”
The news has received both positive and negative response from scientists around the world. Some called it “pareidolia”, the act of believing and seeing things that aren’t there. While others are considering it a breakthrough in discovering alien life on the planet Mars.
Let’s wait for NASA to officially speak about the “Martian Woman” and throw some light on the captured feminine figure on the rocky planet. Looks like NASA mission to Mars will explain many mysteries about space and aeronautics, and the red planet.
For latest information, follow NASA.
Hoping it to be a feather in the cap of Mars exploration project.


Thu, Aug 11|
Bradford West Gwillimbury
The Sturgeon Full Moon Circle
This Full Moon is the perfect time to start envisioning what you want to bring into your life, especially as we head into the Fall Equinox next month and a great time for turning those dreams into reality. $35.00/pp
Time & Location
Aug 11, 2022, 7:00 p.m. – Aug 12, 2022, 8:30 p.m.
Bradford West Gwillimbury, Bradford, Bradford West Gwillimbury, ON, Canada
About The Event
August may be a time for enjoying the summer sun, but it's also a time to appreciate the sturgeon moon, which presents a time to practice gratitude for what you have, where you've come from and the nature all around you. The August 2022 full moon is also the final Supermoon of the year, which is when a full moon occurs at the point in the moon's orbit where it's the closest to Earth, making it especially big and bright from our perspective. This Sturgeon moon is a time for all of us to take a step back and really appreciate everything. "This moon symbolizes gratitude for the bounties of nature and asks us to step in to the flow and appreciate the fruits of all seasons and the unique beauties of the cycles of life."


Water on Earth was brought here by meteorites. Life on Earth was most likely brought here by carbonaceous meteorites. In the book, you will learn to recognize meteorites and to tell them apart from Earth rocks. You will learn where they come from, how old they are, and where to go hunt for them. Finally, we will introduce you to some of the most famous meteorites. Only twenty years ago, few people thought it was possible to own a piece of space, and even fewer believed that someday you would be able to touch, or even own, a piece of the Moon or Mars, but we do know now that about 50 meteorites from the Moon, and about the same number of meteorites from Mars, have been found right here on our planet.


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District 22 Sober Saturdays
Sober Saturdays Hosted by District 22
District 22 hosts once a month “Sober Saturdays”. The purpose of the monthly event is to carry the message in a fun and unique way.
Join us for a road trip to Hocking Hills. We will spend the afternoon hiking, then dinner, and finally head over to the John Glenn Astronomy Dark Park to view a starry sky.
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Abstract: With new optical clocks and laser interferometers in space new instruments are at work to measure the gravitational field of the Earth with highest precision. The measurement procedures as well as the highest precision make it necessary to employ General Relativity. Accordingly, in the talk a fully general relativistic approach to geodesy is presented. Starting from a stationary situation the fully relativistic geoid is defined. Since relativistic gravity has more degrees of freedom than Newtonian gravity, a second "geoid" has been found which is related to the rotational degrees of freedom of gravity. The methods to practically measure these geoids are described and the deviation from Newtonian gravity is discussed. In the outlook remaining tasks for a formalism for general relativistic geodesy are outlined.


Pluto was discovered on 18 Feb 1930 and it was a planet for 76 years. In 2006, the International Astronomical Union demoted Pluto to a "dwarf planet," based on some new rules that they thought up all by themselves.
Here are the NEW RULES for those wanting to be a planet:
1. You must be round (in other words, you must be massive enough so that gravity shapes you into a sphere).
2. You must orbit the sun (hence our Moon, which is significantly larger than Pluto, is not a planet, because the Moon orbits Earth, not the Sun).
3. You must dominate the neighborhood around your orbit (in other words, you must sweep up a fair percentage of the asteroids, debris, and comets near your orbit). This is the entirely subjective criterion on which Pluto was flunked out of planet-hood.
Contemporaneous with the discovery of Pluto, Disney's Pluto the Pup was also created in 1930. As a result, there has been some confusion regarding whether the planet was named after the pup. However, as it turns out, Disney's playful pup was initially named, "Rover." It wasn't until 1931 that Disney changed Rover's name to "Pluto." Therefore, the planet was definitely named before the dog, and it is entirely likely that Pluto the Pup was named after Pluto the Planet.
Can you think of anything else that has been named after Pluto? How about element #94, Plutonium? Similarly, uranium, neptunium, cerium, and palladium are all elements that were named after planets. Uranium was named after the planet Uranus. Neptunium was named after the planet Neptune. Cerium was named after the planet Ceres. And palladium was named after the planet Pallas. (Note: Ceres has since been demoted to a dwarf planet, and Pallas has been demoted to asteroid).
(Though lengthy, this video clip is worth watching to the very end, to discover why "your suggestion is rubbish.")


The zodiac is a belt in space that extends approximately 9° above and below the ecliptic. The ecliptic is an imaginary plane in space that contains the Sun and most planets of our solar system. From Earth, the ecliptic appears to be a line through the sky along which planets move. For example, if you go out into the night sky and observe the Moon and several planets, you will notice that you can draw a straight line through all of them. This line is the ecliptic, and the area immediately around the ecliptic is the zodiac.
Along the zodiac there are twelve constellations known as the zodiac constellations. These constellations are used in astrology, which assigns a star sign to each person by determining which constellation the Sun is passing through at the time of their birth.


Monday, August 21, 2017, 09:00am - 01:00pm
On Monday, August 21, 2017, a solar eclipse will cross the continental United States for the first time in 38 years. National parks across the country are planning special eclipse-viewing events, including Fort Vancouver National Historic Site! Throughout the event, national park rangers will be roving the park grounds to answer questions. The eclipse will begin at 9:06 and will end at 11:38 am.
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
1500 East 5th Street
Vancouver, WA 98660


In space with Astronaut Prof. Jeffrey Hoffman, MIT.
In 2020, NASA, the US space agency, will start preparations for sending humans to Mars ! To demonstrate the challenges of working in the void of space, we invited former NASA astronaut Prof. Jeffrey A. Hoffman for an unforgettable evening. After receiving a PhD from Harvard University, he enrolled in NASA’s Shuttle program in 1979 and has since flown five Space Shuttle missions.
Prof. Hoffman’s talk will be preceded by an introduction from a student team from the HEIA-FR & HEPIA taking part in REXUS, a European program for university students to carry out scientific experiments on rockets and balloons. In the foyer, the Regional Development Association of Lake Murten (SEM) will introduce you to the beginnings of Swiss aviation.
The conference will be followed by an aperitif.
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All ticket proceeds will be donated to a non-profit organization in Fribourg.
Prof. Jeffrey Hoffman is currently a Professor at MIT, where he is interested in the future of human spaceflight and the use of the ISS as a testbed for aerospace technology.
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I think my favorite constellation is Orion, but it’s not really Orion. It’s the group of stars that I can see from my driveway at the beginning of the year that I thought was Orion the first time I saw it, but it’s not. I looked it up once and I found out it’s Aquila.
I needed it to be Orion when my grandmother was dying in the hospital for 4 months. I was driving to Utica 3-4 times a week to visit her and when I’d get home late on weeknights, after driving for an hour, I’d stand in the cold in the middle of my driveway, my eyes boring into the night sky looking for answers.Continue reading “Feeling the Fire Within”


California Institute of Technology
Established in 1891 as Throop University in Pasadena, California, and renamed the California Institute of Technology in 1920, Caltech is a world-renowned science and engineering institute that brings together some of the world's brightest minds and most creative tools to solve fundamental scientific problems and pressing societal challenges. Caltech students can select from 28 major undergraduate options and 30 major graduate options spread across six academic divisions.
The Institute has one of the lowest student-to-faculty ratios in the country, with 300 faculty members providing a comprehensive curriculum and access to a range of learning and hands-on study opportunities for approximately 1,000 undergraduates and 1,250 graduate students. Caltech is small but awards excellence and ambition. The achievements of Caltech's faculty and alumni have earned national and international acclaim, including 39 Nobel Prizes.
The Institute manages the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for NASA, sends probes to explore the planets of the solar system and measure improvements... Read more
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|Specializations/Levels||Median Starting Salary|
|Electrical Engineering (EE)||$100,200|
|Mechanical Engineering (ME)||$79,500|
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The Vernal Equinox which is always in the Northern Hemisphere is considered to be an Autumnal Fall Equinox. Do not take Vernal Equinox facts wrong. Most of these equinoxes of the Sun would shine and this is going to occur directly on the length of the equator itself. This is the usual time when day and night are fairly equal to each other. However, they are not quite and that sets the difference. Most of the time, it would be the March equinox which will be marking the moment of the Sun in crossing the celestial equator. There an imaginary line here which is just situated in the sky above. This may occur from north to south and then the opposite. This usually arrives in September.
Aside from September, Equinox may also happen in March. This is the chance when the Sun will be shining directly towards the equator. This may be on the length of day and night. There are instances when they are equal too or nearly at some point.
When the sun crosses the Equator, and then that will mark the moment of passing through the celestial equator. This is known to be an imaginary line. This is true for the sky just above the equator of the earth. This normally happens around March 19, 20 and then 21. This may also occur on an annual basis. This may be true in the spring in North, and even fall in South itself. There are solstices and equinoxes which are always on the opposite of each other. This may occur on the equator too. As for the March equinox, this will be referred to as the spring equinox. This is surely there in the Northern Hemisphere and then the autumnal equinox would also take place. This is just present there in the Southern Hemisphere. This is how it normally works.
Why it is even called Equinox anyway? On this Equinox, the mentioned day and night would just be of the same length. This would be 12 hours. This occurs all over the world so everyone is given the chance to experience this once in their life. This is the main reason why it has been given the term equinox. In Latin, this means equal. But then, realistically speaking, Equinoxes do not even have 12 hours daily light to be really exact.
What is going to happen during Equinox? Usually, the axis of the earth will be titled and it will be on the angle of like 23.5. This is somehow related to the ecliptic. This is known to be imaginary in the plane which creates the path of the Earth all over the Sun. This is going to happen all over the year. This may either be in the Southern Hemisphere, or even the Northern Hemisphere. This will tilt just slightly towards that of the Sun. However, on most of the two equinoxes, the tilt of the Earth would be in perpendicular to that of the ray of the sun. This is the difference.


metaphysical realities and energies beyond human comprehension.
Love, for example, describes a metaphorical condition or state that
exists both inside and outside of space and time, immanent and transcendent.
Ultimately, metaphors point to Wholeness and Unity, to the majesty
and beauty, to Jalaal and Jamaal of Allah.
Hubble Space telescope represents a gnostic metaphor for a view
of the Universe that shatters the Newtonian-Cartesian preconceptions
of classical physics. At this instant, it relays pictures about
the macrocosmos that are grander, more beautiful and astonsihing
than Galileo with the telescope ever could image.
Modern astrophysicists have calculated that since the movement of
creation the Big Bang there are at least 15 billion
galaxies and that the galaxies in the cosmos follow the same life
cycle described by Sufis of birth, groowth, death and rebirth. Stars,
like human beings, never actually die, rather their raw materials
of iron, carbon, oxygen and nitrogen are continuously being recycled
into space as cosmic dust, new stars, plants and life. Everything
in the expanding universe consists of energy, and energy simply
changes from one state to another in its cosmic ascent to Allah.
The Hubble captures the beautiful intentionality of Creation expressed
in the Hadith: "I was a hidden treasure desiring to be known,
and I created the universe so that I might be known."
Man being an integral part of the cosmic story as the steward of
the universe carries the beauty of the entire universe within. We
are a microcosmos of the greater macrocosmos, we are all connected
together into a simple, holographic world in which there is no beginning
or end, no time or space. We are, as Rumi described it, "windows
to other universe." In short, you and I, the complete ONE,
are eternal, timeless and boundless. There is no center out there
for wherever we are, that is the center, the still point of the
cosmos. Amir-Al-Momenin Ali understood implicityly the holiness/wholeness
of each person in the web of life when he declared:
though yourself a part, small;
Whereas in you there is a universe, the greatest."
Hubble be the new lens of perception which will lead us to the heart
of Existence by lifting the 78,000 veils of sseparation that prevent
us from experiencing the rapture and beauty of the Sacred. When
the veils are lifted, we will be transformed through the wormholes
of ignorance into the parallel sublime universe of perfection.
The picture that Hubble portrays of the cosmos, along with the discoveries
made in modern physics by Einstein, Heisenberg and Bohr reveal a
universe dramatically different from the mechanistic-dualistic-reductionstitc
picture drawn by Newton, Descartes, and Bacon in the 17th century.
First, the universe today emerges as
holographic. The universe can be described as a perfect diamond
comprised of various points. Each point within the diamond constitutes
an integral part of the whole without which the whole would not
be complete. Everything that individually exists in the universe
is a microcosmos of the greater macrocosmos. We are literally, as
popular songs descirbe, the "universe" or the "world."
Even more mysteriously, cycles of inhalation/exhalation involve
breathing the same 1 million atoms breathed by Lao Tzu, Buddha,
Socrates, Christ and the Prophet Mohammed. Breath has been described
by Sufis as the life force, the intangible energy that links man
to the Divine. The word inspiration literally means in the spirit
of the Sacred. Spirit, the underlying energy of the universe links
all of us to the Divine, constitutes the sine qua non of existence.
Secondly, modern physics indicates
that life is essentially whole and one. Unity prevails at the core
of intelligence, but awareness of Unity remains lost at the sensory
level. Perception paints the wolrd as many and varied in size, volume,
diversity and qualityan infinity of variety appears to prevail
at the level pf physicality. But at the subatomic level or in the
world of the Sufi, another picture emergesa picture in which
every being connects with every other being in an ocean of empty
space or dark matter. What unites the universe is energy, but energy
and its fields moves too fast for the doors of perception to apprehend
it. Because of its speed of 186,000/second, we confuse the sensory
map, the physical form, for the spirituality unseen territory, namely
the Sacred. Its at the level of energy of consciousness that
Oneness occurs and not at the level of personality. "I though
I was person and then discovered that I am part of the Divine."
The imperceptible Oneness of energy permeates the entire life experience.
In the classroom, for example, what really brings teacher and student
together is energy, mutual fields of attraction. Energy accounts
for the exquisite choreography that guides the dance as teacher
and students merge into a sublime whole. As one, they arrive at
a higher level of existence--reaching a transcendental state of
timeless joy. this explains why every encounter represents a holy
encounter--for it holds out the probability of a Divine joyous breakthrough
ending the agony of separation. Joy puts us into attunement with
the larger whole pulsating with compassion, mercy and love. "Earth
and heaven do not contain me, but the heart of my believing servent
contains me. . .
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by Skip Cohen
Here's a workshop that needs to be on your bucket list. It's photographing the night skies in Sedona!
First, your "coach" is one of the best educators in imaging, Bob Coates. I won't deny I'm a little prejudiced, having hung out with Bob for 20+ years. But the friendship we have came out of my respect for his style, knowledge, passion for the craft, and willingness to always help on any project. He's an artist, educator, author, and a great friend to so many photographers in the industry.
Next comes the location: SEDONA! It's one of our favorite places to visit, but it's more than just the beauty of Sedona; it's the area's peacefulness. And for a night sky workshop, it's the ideal "canvas."
Sedona is a dark-sky community. Add red rocks to the Coconino National Forest, and the combination makes for some spectacular opportunities for making starscapes featuring the Galactic Core of the Milky Way or stunning star trail images.
The Milky Way and Night Sky Workshop starts with time in the classroom. You'll meet your fellow adventurers and learn how to find where night sky features will appear, allowing you to plan for a solid image. Tips and techniques for using your camera, including proper settings, will be covered. You'll learn how to experiment for the best results.
Last but not least is the ability to boost your skillset combined with the camaraderie of a small group (six people max) workshop. In a small hands-on environment like this, attendees will get time with Bob, as well as the opportunity to work with the other artists on the adventure.
The video below rounds out the description of this incredible opportunity with Bob and the Sedona night sky.
Got an interest? Click on either of Bob's photographs above for more information.
Check out "Why?" one of the most popular features on the SCU Blog. It's a very simple concept - one image, one artist and one short sound bite. Each artist shares what makes the image one of their most favorite. We're over 100 artists featured since the project started. Click on the link above and you can scroll through all of the episodes to date.


We’re on the brink of something huge. With the space industry exploding in the US and around the globe, maybe it’s about time we started thinking about the ways to join in.
The truth is, sooner or later, the space industry will come to your country, maybe even your town. And when that happens, are you going to make the best of it?
But don’t jump on the bandwagon just yet. Here’s a quick overview of what you can expect in the upcoming years. It might help you make a well-informed (rather than rash) decision.
But wait, what is the space industry?
First, let’s clear some terms here. As you probably suspect, the space industry isn’t just about ‘boldly going where no one has gone before’ or shooting Tesla Roadsters to Mars.
No, it starts much closer to home. About 100km from where you’re standing right now.
Ever heard of the Karman line? That’s what experts call the boundary between Earth’s atmosphere and outer space. For all legal and regulatory purposes, it’s 100 km above the sea level.
Unsurprisingly, people tend to believe the space industry ‘happens’ above the Karman line. Probably that’s why it seems so unreachable to many of us.
But at the end of the day, those satellites won’t build themselves. Neither will the rockets that take them into space. But wait, somebody has to make components for all of those too? And what about the launch and landing sites? Then you have transportation…
All of these (and many others) engage in activities that make up the space economy.
But then you also have upstream and downstream space economy and things get a bit confusing again. Well…
The upstream economy involves everything going from Earth to space. That includes designing, manufacturing, servicing, launching, operating, and innovations related to everything that enables space exploration.
The easiest way to understand the downstream economy is to picture the flow of data and materials coming from space down to Earth. All satellite communication, GPS, broadcasting services, pictures, or any data you use in your everyday life.
Not just a government thing anymore
You know the story. Some years ago, a certain South African entrepreneur asked how much for a rocket. About $65 million, they said. The price seemed ‘astronomical’, to say the least.
Instead of quitting right there, he did some research. He discovered the components for a spaceship only make up for about two percent of the final price. He decided to build the rocket himself.
What’s more, it would cost only a fraction of what other aerospace manufacturers charged.
The entrepreneur? Elon Musk. The company? SpaceX. And the rest is history.
SpaceX is not the first and definitely not the only private aerospace industry project in history. But it is the one that marked a new era for space commercialization. And it’s also the only one your parents ever heard about.
For five years, SpaceX worked on Falcon 9, a rocket that would deliver cargo to ISS. Costs? Something under 400M USD. Based on a NASA study, the in-house cost of a similar rocket would be 1.4B USD.
NASA and other national or international agencies spend billions of dollars on similar activities every year. But still, more than 75% of space activity in 2016 was private.
Eighteen successful launches by a private company marked 2017 as a historical moment in the commercialization of space. (SpaceX broke its own record in 2018 with 20 successful launches.)
Along came billionaires and startups
In 2017, 16 of the world’s richest people either already had a space company of their own or invested in one.
Apart from the three best-known ones, Elon Musk (SpaceX), Richard Branson (Virgin Galactic), and Jeff Bezos (Blue Origin), the list also includes Bill Gates (Kymeta), Mark Zuckerberg (SETI), Larry Page (Planetary Resources), Paul Allen (Stratolaunch), Yuri Milner (Planet), and others.
Besides, hundreds of space startups, if not thousands, have been founded over the past years. What’s more, the amount of money investors are pouring into them could easily make anybody’s head spin.
Just to give you an idea of what numbers are. Since 2000, more than $16 billion has been invested in space startups, two thirds of that in the past five years.
In November 2019, Director of the Office of Space Commerce at the Department of Commerce, Kevin O’Connell, said that during his time there, he met about 50 people ready to invest more than “$2T of private money in the space sector.“
That’s 2,000,000,000,000 dollars.
Can you see how big this is getting?
The future is already here
Several things enabled Space 2.0, as experts call the new era of space exploration. This new era is defined by cost reduction, new approaches and possibilities, and small private companies.
First, the five-ton satellites of the past were miniaturized to a pico-/nanoscale. Their weight? Anywhere from 0.1 kg to 10 kg. Sure, you could still find a few really big ones but who would pay for them when there are satellites you could easily fit in your pocket.
Second, the age of internet, innovation and general evolution of technology. It’s almost impossible to avoid all the buzzwords tech people use nowadays. But behind each of these buzzwords there’s always a very real technology like AI, IoT, cloud computing or blockchain.
Last but not least, the teams needed for research became smaller thanks to the philosophy of “everything that I can do myself, I will do” which led to foundations of small, private companies penetrating the market. And Space 3.0 with its man-on-Mars KPI’s is just around the corner.
Why should you care?
You don’t have to, really. But this is going to be huge, whether you care or not. Like, trillion-dollar huge. Does that really trigger no fear of missing out?
Let me put it this way. Did you ever wish you invested in an internet business like Amazon or Google back in the 1990s? Well, here’s your chance. This time it’s in space.
Still a non-believer? Let‘s talk numbers then.
In 2017, the space economy was valued at about 350B dollars. In 2016, it was 329B dollars, which grew from 323B in 2015. This only loosely foreshadows what’s coming next.
Doesn‘t matter which predictions you look at, it all goes (almost) “to infinity and beyond.“
Bank of America Merrill Lynch report on the future of space (great reading– for more geeky tips check out the bonus part at the bottom) estimates the space economy will grow almost tenfold in the next decades. By 2045, it should reach $2.7 trillion.
“Investing In Space” by Morgan Stanley puts forward a slightly more pessimistic number of at least $1.1 trillion by 2040.
Still, compared to the previous six decades of the industry’s existence (NASA was founded in 1958), that represents an astonishingly high growth in such a short time.
It‘s not just the numbers
Let’s consider factors other than numbers now. Call them ‘qualitative’, if you like.
Everyone‘s beginning to take the space industry seriously. It‘s inevitable for the future of mankind.
The mere fact that the US president ordered the Pentagon to form the sixth branch of the military, so-called Space Forces, could tell you something about where we’re headed.
Space exploration could also present a solution to some of the world’s existential roblems like overpopulation, environmental degradation, or even potential cataclysmic collisions with comets or asteroids.
That‘s why Elon Musk talks about going to Mars in 2025, Japan wants to extract resources from the Ryugu asteroid, and National Space Society pushes for orbital settlements in Low Earth Orbit (LEO).
You get the picture. It‘s really not a question of if, but when.
Some experts believe the job market isn’t ready for a trillion dollar space industry. America’s space industry seems to have a hiring problem even today.
Right now, the American space industry employs around 200k people. And if that seems like a lot, you should know the number is dwindling every year.
You could think it’s mostly engineers and technical personnel such as Space Instrument Systems Engineer, Space Software Engineer, Aerospace Engineer, or Mechanical Engineer. But it doesn’t end there.
The space economy will also need skilled accountants and lawyers. For instance, the Outer Space Treaty desperately needs an update at this point, being more than 50 years old.
As new markets are emerging and businesses need to cash returns on their investments, business developers and analysts will also play a crucial role in the upcoming years.
The same applies to data specialists, as the amount of data transferred to Earth today is nothing compared to what’s coming next.
Sustainable rocket launches? You’ll need chemists for that. Measuring the impact of space on the human body? All kinds of medical professionals wanted.
The list goes on. But then you have professions that don’t even exist yet.
According to Wired, you can make a living as LEO pilot calming down nervous first-time passengers.
Are you a psychologist? First travellers to Mars will find your support indispensable.
A linguist? You’ve seen how that played out in Arrival, so be ready.
The plot of Gravity doesn’t strike far from the mark either. Somebody has to take care of more than 670,000 pieces of space debris larger than 1 cm in Earth orbit. The first pioneers, such as Japanese Astroscale, are already testing the waters.
Not sure what job to pick?
Only time will tell which jobs are going to be in high demand, though. But if you want to make a safe bet, focus on the most relevant industries.
Which industries will become space industry leaders according to the World Economic forum?
The energy industry is already the biggest industry on Earth. Over $8.4 trillion valuation and a 4.1% growth rate say it plainly: living on a planet or anywhere else, we’re always going to need more energy to power our engines and tools.
Asteroid mining is likely to trigger something like the next gold rush. At least that’s what experts from Luxembourg‘s Space Resources Initiative believe. Still, keep in mind it was the companies producing shovels and jeans that profited most from the California Dream era.
Companies like SpaceX or Virgin Galactic deal first and foremost in transportation. But even if you feel like you don’t have what it takes to score a job at SpaceX (or if you’re not American), getting any job in the aerospace or automotive industries might be a good place to start. The synergies between the two are deep and undeniable.
Best advice? Stay curious
If humans don’t fall victim to their worst tendencies anytime soon (such as bombing each other into oblivion or eradicating rainforests), there’s a pretty good chance we’ll get to see the marvels of the new space era.
The aim of this short article was to give you a brief introduction to the vastness of the space economy and give you tips on where to focus your attention.
But at the end of the day, the best thing you can do is to remain open to change, stay excited about what comes next and prepare for the new opportunities, jobs including.
Never stop learning new things. Embrace change as the only certainty and be ready to fly to the Moon. Maybe literally.
Bonus: Geeky resources for those who like to read
The aforementioned report by Bank of America Merrill Lynch is an excellent start for anyone interested in in-depth reading about space economy. It will give you an overview of the current state of the space industry, its evolution, as well as future estimations, risks and challenges.
When WEF gets involved, it means nations are starting to pay attention to space and private-public cooperation is well underway. Regularly updated news and thematic articles on all things related to space.
Peter Diamandis‘ XPRIZE encourages teams to come up with solutions to the world’s most pressing issues. There are several space-related prizes for the hottest problems in the industry. Both past and open.
The most engaging and coolest YouTube channel on everything related to space. Will the universe expand forever? Is there life on Mars? Can asteroid mining save the Earth?
Have you ever heard of Neil deGrasse Tyson? What about Elon Musk? Chris Hadfield? Joe Rogan is one of the most successful and most listened-to podcasters ever. And, as it happens, space exploration is one of his favorite topics. Spoiler alert: not a single one of the episodes has under two hours.
Are you a bit of a daredevil with some cash in your pocket? You can become an angel investor in the space industry.
Something big is about to happen and you want to be ready. On his podcast, space reporter Brendan Byrne interviews scientists, engineers, visionaries and leaders of the industry.


The will be seen in a series of promotions promoting the ‘Icare’ travel bag ‘Icare’ travel bag named after Icarus, the hero of Greek mythology who died falling when he flew too close to the sun and the wax holding his man made feathered wings melted, which retails at £910 which is due for launch July 2.
In the video the space travellers sit talking about how space changed their lives; Aldrin walked on the moon in 1969 as a member of the Apollo 11 mission and the new campaign marks the 40th anniversary of that historic occasion.
In what has been quoted as :-
“An homage to these great travellers.”
The new space journeys advert follows on from recent campaigns that have starred Mikhail Gorbachev, Catherine Deneuve, Keith Richards, Scarlett Johansson and Madonna.


Dr. Raymonf Francis is a researcher at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, where he operates planetary exploration missions, develops new techniques for robotic autonomy in those missions, and considers the consequences of increased autonomy for mission planning and operations. Many of those autonomy techniques call for automated interpretation of natural environments, and he tests techniques for this in terrestrial analogues from hot deserts to cold polar environments. He is the lead system engineer for the AEGIS automated science instrument targeting system on the Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity) rover, and works in several operations roles including instrument operations for ChemCam and science activity planning roles for geology and atmospheric science. He is also the Mars 2020 Science Team Training System Engineer, working to prepare the team to operate the next Mars rover by implementing a series of analogue training exercises. Dr. Francis holds a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Western Ontario, an MSc in Physics from the Royal Military College of Canada, and a BASc in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Ottawa.


SURREY — Retired Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield will soon be touching down at a Surrey bookstore.
As part of a national tour, the former commander of the International Space Station will sign copies of his first book, An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth, at the Black Bond store at Central City Shopping Centre on Friday Nov. 15, at 7 p.m.
The book, released in October by Random House Canada, offers "extraordinary stories from his life as an astronaut, and shows how to make the impossible a reality."
Last winter and spring, Hadfield captivated the world with photos and commentary from space during his five-month tour aboard the ISS.
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2001 is one of the finest science-fiction books I've ever read. The book starts off millions of years ago - when there was no man, only a primate-like "Man-Ape". A mysterious object from space arrives on the Earth - and influences the brain patterns of the Man-Apes. The Man-Apes were almost at the point of extinction, but because of the powers of the object from space, they survive and evolve into Man.
Present timeline - there's concern about a mysterious object that was discovered on the moon. It seems to be atleast three million years old. It is perfectly black, in perfect geometric proportions (1:4:9), and shows absolutely no sign of damage. It was discovered due to the unusual magnetic field it created, and so it is designated T.M.A.-1 (Tycho Magnetic Anomaly - 1). A group of scientists go to the moon and try to find out what exactly it is - and how it got there.
While T.M.A.-1 is being observed, it's quiet for a while - but suddenly, a powerful blast of energy is emitted. This seems to be a very strong signal that was transmitted for a purpose, probably to be intercepted by intelligent beings somewhere in the galaxy, or beyond.
The space ship Discovery is bound for Saturn - on board are some cryogenically frozen men, along with David Bowman and Frank Poole, and an intelligent, self-conscious computer called HAL 9000 (Heuristically Programmed Algorithmic Computer). Except HAL, the voyagers are unaware of Discovery's true mission. The signal that T.M.A.-1 emitted was traced to somewhere near Saturn, and that's why the ship is being sent there.
The journey's two stages - a crucial manoeuvre near Jupiter, and then the voyage to Saturn is thrilling, to say the least - Clarke describes all this so well. Finally, the secret of T.M.A.-1 (and there is a T.M.A.-2 in the story as well...) is revealed in the book's fascinating last chapters.
This is an extremely well-written fascinating story. And considering that it was written before man actually landed on the moon, it has to be appreciated for the extent of detail that is there. I have not seen the movie based on this book, but it is supposed to be slightly different from this story. A number of sequels (books and movies) followed.


अपनी ऊचाई पर इतना गुमान ना कर ए चांद,
मैं हिंदुस्तान हू, फिर आऊंगा.
Eyes stuck on the TV screens waiting for the images to be seen, waiting for the scientist to declare Mission Succesful. But nothing is complete without twist and turns and 2 mins before we lost contact. Teared eyes and Modi’s speech got the confidence back and we proudly said ” ISRO you almost did it and we are proud of you”.
Designed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Chandrayan 2 is India’s second lunar exploration mission after the Chandrayan 1 and was launched from the space center on 22nd July 2019 at 2.43 IST from the Sriharikota in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh. With every landing and every orbit taking its right round, everytime an update came about this mission it made us more proud. he Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III i.e. GSLV Mk III has carried Chandrayan 2 to its designated orbit. This three-stage vehicle is India’s most powerful launcher till date. It consists of a Lunar Orbiter, a Lander named Vikram and a Lunar Rover named ‘Pragyan’. On 7th September, when Chandrayan 2 was scheduled to launch around 1.50 am on the Moon but the communication with the Vikram landing was lost just before the automated landing at nearly 2.1 km above the surface of Moon. Though this isn’t a complete failure of the mission. Later the exact location of the Lander was found through thermal images but the communication is yet to establish. The last update says that Vikram is safe and ISRO is trying its best to communicate and make this mission On again.
Mission Chandrayan 2 isn’t just a mission or an experiment of science and technological exploration but has turned into a ‘Feeling’ for every Indian out there in last two days.
Chandrayan 2 is not just a special mission for India, but the whole world has set an eye on it. The reason being that it’s the 1st space mission to ever conduct a soft landing on the Moon’s South Polar region as well as 1st Indian mission to explore the Lunar terrain with homegrown technology. With Nasa Scientist to Pakistani scientist talking about this mission, we have already marked a place in the globe.
Every Science experiment comes with a probability of 50-50% of success and failure. That is just a part of the game. Which nowhere means we should lose hope. What we as a country can do is only be proud of ISRO, the hard-working team behind it and stand by them till the communication is re-established. Hoping that soon will happen and even if that doesn’t work, Indian scientists have a lot of enthusiasm looking for what is next and science has a lot of space to experiment!


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Taken from the American Academy of Ophthalmology, June 30, 2017. Looking directly at the sun during most parts of an eclipse can permanently damage your vision or blind you. But there are easy ways to view a solar eclipse safely. On August 21, 2017, the entire United States will see a partial eclipse of the sun. Parts of 11 states will experience a total solar eclipse. If you get a chance to see it, make sure to take care of your vision during the eclipse.
The American Academy of Ophthalmology has teamed up with the American Astronomical Society to offer these five tips:
The doctors and staff at Eye Consultants of Northern Virginia, PC encourage our patients to be safe while enjoying this rare and wonderful phenomenon! For more information on solar eclipse safety, visit the American Academy of Ophthalmology website: https://www.aao.org/eye-health.tips-prevention.how-to-safely-watch-great-american-eclipse-of-2017
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The Leonid Meteor Shower
The annual November late night sky-show caused by the Leonid Meteors is coming up on November 17-18, 2001.
Scientists David Asher and Robert McNaught expect that 2001 will be a good year for viewing the meteors as the new moon will be only 3 days old, making it a very dark sky, good for stargazers. The Leonids are the dust left over from Comet Tempel-Tuttle in 1866.
For more information on what we can see in the sky over Happy Camp, check out the Sky and Telescope website.


May 20, 2012,
an annular solar eclipse sweeps across east Asia, over the northern
Pacific Ocean, and then into the
southwestern United States. This is
eclipse is the first of three remarkable astronomical events of
2012, followed by the transit of Venus on June 5-6, 2012, and a total
solar eclipse (TSE) on November 13, 2012. The Annular Eclipse is
commonly known as the Ring of Fire.
An annular eclipse occurs when the moon passes directly in front of
the sun, but does not completely obscure it, leaving a ring or
"annulus" of sunlight flaring around the lunar disk. It is the first
annular eclipse to be seen from the United States in 18 years.
The moon can be seen directly in front of the sun first from the
southeast edge of China, then Japan, at its greatest at the
International Date Line in the Pacific Ocean just south of the
island chain stretching from Alaska, across the southwest corner of
Oregon, northern California, the middle half of Nevada, southwest
Utah, northern Arizona, northwest to southeast New Mexico, and right
at sunset, the southern part of the Texas panhandle.
For example, from Austin, Texas, you can observe the partial eclipse
from 7:34 pm until sunset at 8:21 pm. The point of greatest eclipse
occurs south of Kiska and Buldir in Alaska at 23:52:46 UT. It is
visible for 5 minutes and 46 seconds in this area. Be sure to not
look directly into the sun without proper protective glasses or sun


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Great time-lapse! The one you liked on my blog is actually my first time-lapse, I did it this morning as a training. Now that I know how to work it out, I hope the sky is clearer this weekend for another shooting session. Your photos are great, by the way..
Thank you very much!! 😀 Time-lapses are great, especially at night! But it takes a lot of time to do, that’s why I’ve only made 2 or 3 🙂 But at night it’s great to capture the stars, if you’re curious take a look at my other Time-Lapse, you can see the stars moving and the clouds fading. You should try it! 🙂


INTERGALACTIC SPACE – Cascione & Lusciov at GRAFO Gallery
The PhotoPhore is a proud partner of Cascione & Lusciov’s first solo exhibition at GRAFO Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania. Entitled “Intergalactic Space“, the exhibition collects the two years of sculptural work. The opening of the exhibition will be held on 4th of April at 6 PM at GRAFO Gallery.
The title of the exhibition, “Halos of Light in Dark Matter” is inspired by the phenomenon of dark matter halos of light in the depths of the Universe. The artists want to recreate the atmosphere of Dark Matter from the space abyss where the only irradiating light is that of the sculptures, fragments of stars that dance in the perennial orbits of distant galaxies.
The exhibition preparation is essential but at the same time audacious and fully translates the sense of an intergalactic space. Visitors are invited to follow the predetermined path that leads them through the different exhibition halls. Each of these presents a work in the center of the space, where users revolve around the sculpture as the planets do around their own sun, creating for each environment small galaxies made of matter and people.
The void is the other element that distinguishes the exhibition space, in particular the one that marks the distance between the sculptures and the walls of the exhibition rooms, similar to the spatial void of Dark Matter.
Cascione & Lusciov, ABIOGENESIS, 2017. Image courtesy of the artists
Between a twinkle and the other, the mysteries of the Universe are unveiled: the birth of life, space and time, the speed of light and other cosmic phenomena.
Another peculiarity of the exhibition is characterized by the background music, it is the sound arrangement created with space audio recordings, collected on various spacecraft and mixed with sounds produced by the artists in the recording studio. The sound becomes a fundamental component to immerse the observer in an extrasensory dimension, the culmination of this experience is reached with the “Blue Large-Amplitude Pulsator Star” Audio-Visual sculptural installation, where sculpture, sound, light and sensorial experience are mixed in total darkness.
Cascione & Lusciov, TIMELESS WORLD, 2016-2018. Image courtesy of the artists
Cascione & Lusciov are an artistic duo of multidisciplinary designers who author their fine pieces by utilizing diverse techniques belonging to the worlds of sculpture, design and the craft of goldsmithing. The two artists base all of their work on scientific concepts and believe in the evolution and rapid technological advancement with the help of arts, science and technology.
Silvia Cascione was born in Milan, Italy, during the year of 1979. She received a BA in Sculpture from Brera Academy of Fine Arts in 2004, after which she studied Fashion Design at Politecnico di Milano and worked as a fashion designer for famous Italian brands. Silvia also trained in goldsmith’s art and wax modeling and from 2013 she founded MODWAX Design & Crafts, Milan. On the other hand, Roman Lusciov was born in 1983 and is from Vilnius, Lithuania. He studied at the Vilnius Academy of Arts, Lithuania, before he relocated himself to Milan where Roman graduated from the European Institute of Design in 2006. For the last decade Roman has successfuly worked in the field of Architecture, Industrial and Interior Design, taking part in various international projects: hotels, stores, yachts, private residences, furniture and products.
Cascione and Lusciov lives and works in Milan, Italy and Vilnius, Lithuania.
CASCIONE & LUSCIOV
INTERGALACTIC SPACE – Halos of Light in Dark Matter
4 April – 28 April 2018
GRAFO Gallery , Vilnius, Lithuania
Image 01: Cascione & Lusciov, SUPERSONIC INTERCEPTOR, 2017. Image courtesy of the artists


The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur is a collection of 19 astronomical instruments built by the Rajput king Sawai Jai Singh II, the founder of Jaipur, Rajasthan. The monument was completed in 1734. It features the world’s largest stone sundial, and is a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is near City Palace and Hawa Mahal. The instruments allow the observation of astronomical positions with the naked eye. The observatory is an example of the Ptolemaic positional astronomy which was shared by many civilizations.
The monument features instruments operating in each of the three main classical celestial coordinate systems: the horizon-zenith local system, the equatorial system, and the ecliptic system. The Kanmala Yantraprakara is one that works in two systems and allows transformation of the coordinates directly from one system to the other. It has the biggest sundial in the world.
The monument was damaged in the 19th century. Early restoration work was undertaken under the supervision of Major Arthur Garrett, a keen amateur astronomer, during his appointment as Assistant State Engineer for the Jaipur District.


From Limbo Wiki
Yggdrasil, the giant life support neck at the center of the universe, scattered 12 seeds of life from the original universe throughout the universe. Twelve seeds eventually grew and became 12 trees of life, bearing fruit, and the fruits became constellations and formed galaxies. In each constellation, beings who protect lives and enrich the rhythm of the universe were born. They created their own culture in their place and prospered the universe and lives. [BLOCKED], the more the universe prospered, the more [BLOCKED]increased. Was the will of a transcendent existence intervened? Kalpa, a being who tried to [BLOCKED] the universe, was born. But in the darkening universe, Kalpa fell asleep... She was in the pitch darkness. She looked around where nothing seemed to be visible. But, a faint light appeared somewhere, so she quickly ran to there. Light was leaking out of a small hole like a jade bead. She looked beyond that hole. There could be seen the beautiful stars and lives she loves. However, something looks like a man took away life and energy in the universe and absorbed everything. She tried to play her beautiful melody in order to counter attack about the destruction, but she couldn't make a voice or pick up an instrument to play. The being, as if laughing at her actions, increased the speed of destruction. She yelled and opened her eyes. Was it a dream? When she opened her eyes, Mero threw a hammer at the wall and said, actually startled, “Kalpa! Jeez, you were oversleeping! Why suddenly shout? I thought of being deaf!” Aste looked at Mero and scolded her, “When the hell would you fix your speech habit!” She smiled and relaxed at the usual situation of the two and the fragrant aroma of tea flowing into her nose.


There are many theories related to the birth of the universe, from which the Big Bang Theory is most admired in the scientific world. Origin of the universe is believed to be around 15 billion years ago. All the space in which galaxies, nebulae, solar system, stars and planets come, it is called the universe.
Our planet Earth is also located on an end of the universe. It can be estimated by the fact that our universe is like the particle of sand of a vast desert in this universe, which is not visible any more.
What is in our eternal universe? The smallest unit in the universe is the solar system. In the solar system there are stars and planets. A large group of solar systems creates a galaxy.The name of our galaxy is the Milky Way. There are millions of solar systems in any galaxy.
Galaxies together create clusters that have an Arbo Galaxy. These clusters together make a super cluster. In our universe there are “super cluster” in the number of crores.
There are innumerable stars like our Sun in the eternal universe. Only the estimation of the stars can be estimated. Today we will talk about the Observer Universe. Observer Universe means the universe which scientists have discovered. The rest is further than the eternal universe.
How Much universe is big?
The outline and vastness of the universe, will now present the presence of Dark Matter. There is dark matter and dark energy in the universe. Dark matter is the part of the Universe that is dark. There is also the presence of light in the universe. The source of light in the universe is the stars. The presence of black holes in the universe has also been recorded.
Every solar system in the universe has a center star. The center of our solar system is Tara Sun. The four stars and the planets revolve around So far the earth is the only planet in the universe, where life is. Those scientists are constantly searching for life in the Universe. Their goal is to find planets that are exactly like Earth, which are called Super Earth.
One thing and friends, everything in our universe is moving, there is no stable. The moon smells all around the earth. Our earth revolves around the sun. The sun revolves around our galaxy. The galaxy also revolves around the universe. Everything in the universe is dynamic because the universe is constantly expanding.
Interesting facts about Universe
The galaxy called Abell 2029 is the largest of the galaxies ever discovered. It is 80 times larger than the Milky Way and its distance from Earth is 107 million light years.
Every day millions of stars are born in the universe and millions die. The formation and finish of the star is continuing. Since the Big Bang, the universe is continuously expanding. These stars and galaxies are moving far away.
Time and space work in the universe. These two do not work in black holes only.
There are also many strange and interesting planetary stars in the vast universe. In the Universe, a planet has been discovered which is made of whole diamond. The name of this planet is 55 Chancre.
There is also a huge cloud of wine in the Universe. The amount of alcohol in this cloud is excessive. Its name is SGR B2.
Water is also present in the universe but it is in the form of steam. It is swimming in the universe. The water is 150 trillion times more than the earth.
So far 19 billion Galaxy has been detected. Our galaxy Milky Way has stars around 100 billion.
Distance in the standard is measured in light year. There are many theories about the universe. Scientists have not yet figured out its definite size. Even if we assume that there is no end to the universe, then what is there in front of that end? Is there a second universe?