European Space Agency, ESA: Space Bites: Radical Innovation | Diederick Croese

Teacher or professor: European Space Agency, ESA
Subject: Astronautics
Content of the Lesson: In this first episode of the new season of Space Bites dedicated to innovation we explore the power of exponentials. Diederick Croese is co-founder & CEO of SingularityU Benelux and co-founder of Minkowski, an agency for applied futures. Previously he worked five years for Deloitte’s incubator where he co-founded Fast Ventures, a venture discovery technology to match larger companies with tech ventures, now part of Deloitte Financial Advisory Services. During that period he also co-founded Founder Institute Amsterdam, a pre-seed startup accelerator network from San Francisco, he co-launched Holland Festival Young and he was executive director of TEDxAmsterdam. He started his career as a lawyer, six years at Clifford Chance. He has a background in law and philosophy. Space Bites is a series of lunch lectures about space exploration promoted by the directorate of Human and Robotic Exploration in order to increase the awareness of the importance of space exploration. A fresh and catchy format, in depth content but without the academic look and feel usually associated to it, no slides full of text but just the speaker in front of you telling the exciting future steps of space exploration. Due to Covid-19 restrictions the lecture was hosted online via video conference. ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications. Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideos Follow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitter On Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebook On Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagram On Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickr We are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out http://www.esa.int/ESA to get up to speed on everything space related. Copyright information about our videos is available here: http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Terms_and_Conditions #ESA #SpaceBites


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Mission Update: NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 Launch

Teacher or professor: NASA
Subject: Astronomy, Astronautics, Astrophysics
Content of the Lesson: Join us LIVE from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for updates as we prepare to #LaunchAmerica with NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft will carry astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker of NASA, and astronaut Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to the International Space Station. Officials from NASA, SpaceX and U.S. Air Force 45th Weather Squadron will be on hand to talk about the upcoming mission scheduled for liftoff at 7:27 p.m. EST Sunday, Nov. 15.


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The Next Space Station Crew Launching From America on This Week @NASA – November 13, 2020

Teacher or professor: NASA
Subject: Astronomy, Astronautics, Astrophysics
Content of the Lesson: The next space station crew launching from America, a mission milestone for our next Mars rover, and an update on a future Mars sample return mission … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! Download Link https://images.nasa.gov/details-The%20Next%20Space%20Station%20Crew%20Launching%20From%20America%20on%20This%20Week%20@NASA%20%E2%80%93%20November%2013,%202020


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SciShow Space: On This Planet, the Floor Is Actually Lava | SciShow News

Teacher or professor: SciShow Space
Subject: Astronomy, Astronautics, Astrophysics
Content of the Lesson: We have new insights into the bizarre nature of lava planets, and the icy moon Europa may yet reveal some of her salty secrets. SciShow Magnetic Words: http://www.DFTBA.com/SciShow Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Jb Taishoff, Bd_Tmprd, Harrison Mills, Jeffrey Mckishen, James Knight, Christoph Schwanke, Jacob, Matt Curls, Sam Buck, Christopher R Boucher, Eric Jensen, Lehel Kovacs, Adam Brainard, Greg, Ash, Sam Lutfi, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, charles george, Alex Hackman, Chris Peters, Kevin Bealer ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa2487 https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-11/mu-swr110220.php https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/exoplanet-catalog/6154/k2-141-b/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-020-01248-1 https://press.nature.com/laboratory-predictions-for-the-night-side-surface-ice-glow-of-eu/18511110 Images: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13496 https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0933a/ https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/247654.php?from=482590 https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/resources/1002/kepler-beauty-shot/ https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13758 https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13163 https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/europa-clipper/


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Thank You For Sharing Your #NASAMoonKit With Us!

Teacher or professor: NASA
Subject: Astronomy, Astronautics, Astrophysics
Content of the Lesson: We are getting ready for an important #Artemis milestone: The Green Run Hot Fire Test. This test will be the last step before the core stage is fully integrated into the Space Launch System — the most powerful rocket ever built. We are one step closer to landing the first woman and the next man on the Moon, and so we would like to know: what would you take with you to the Moon? Submit your entry with the hashtag #NASAMoonKit for a chance to be featured on social media or during the Green Run broadcast! Details here: https://www.nasa.gov/nasamoonkit


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#LaunchAmerica Countdown Clock Briefing With NASA Administrator

Teacher or professor: NASA
Subject: Astronomy, Astronautics, Astrophysics
Content of the Lesson: Live from Kennedy Space Center, we're counting down to #LaunchAmerica. Join Administrator Jim Bridenstine and officials from NASA and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) for a preview of NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 mission, set for liftoff on Sat., Nov. 14 at 7:29 p.m. EST. Astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker of NASA and Soichi Noguchi of JAXA will launch aboard the Crew Dragon 'Resilience' spacecraft to the International Space Station.


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European Space Agency, ESA: Earth from Space: Darmstadt

Teacher or professor: European Space Agency, ESA
Subject: Astronautics
Content of the Lesson: In this week's edition of the Earth from Space programme, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Darmstadt, Germany, home to ESA’s European Space Operations Centre,   Download the image: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2020/11/Darmstadt_Germany


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European Space Agency, ESA: Copernicus Sentinel-6 ready for launch

Teacher or professor: European Space Agency, ESA
Subject: Astronautics
Content of the Lesson: Final preparations are underway in California for the launch of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, a joint European and US satellite designed to take precise measurements of sea-level change. The satellite forms part of the European Union’s Copernicus Earth Observation programme and will employ a radar altimeter to map sea-surface topography. The satellite will provide fundamental data for climate science and policymaking, helping to protect the 600 million people who live in vulnerable coastal areas. It will also deliver near-realtime information for marine and weather forecasts. The mission is a collaboration between ESA, the European Commission, EUMETSAT, NASA and NOAA, with support from the French space agency CNES. Scheduled for launch on 21 November on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Air Force Base on the California coast, the satellite is named Michael Freilich after NASA’s former Director of Earth Science. ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications. Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideos Follow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitter On Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebook On Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagram On Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickr We are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out http://www.esa.int/ESA to get up to speed on everything space related. Copyright information about our videos is available here: http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions


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SciShow Space: How Other-Worldly Auroras Help Us Explore the Galaxy

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Subject: Astronomy, Astronautics, Astrophysics
Content of the Lesson: Earth’s northern and southern lights are some of the most magical sights on our planet. But they’re not unique to Earth, and aside from being beautiful, auroras can also give us unusual insights into these other worlds. Magnetic words: https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow/products/scishow-magnetic-words SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Jb Taishoff, Bd_Tmprd, Harrison Mills, Jeffrey Mckishen, James Knight, Christoph Schwanke, Jacob, Matt Curls, Sam Buck, Christopher R Boucher, Eric Jensen, Lehel Kovacs, Adam Brainard, Greg, Ash, Sam Lutfi, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, charles george, Alex Hackman, Chris Peters, Kevin Bealer ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://www.bu.edu/csp/uv/proton/proton_publi_abs.html https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2019JA027140 https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/97JA01662 https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/goddard/2019/mars-proton-aurora-common https://phys.org/news/2019-12-martian-aurora-climate-clues.html https://www.forbes.com/sites/briankoberlein/2019/12/17/the-aurora-of-mars-tell-the-story-of-how-a-wet-world-became-dry/#53b8cb97be6f https://www.nasa.gov/press/2015/march/nasa-s-hubble-observations-suggest-underground-ocean-on-jupiters-largest-moon https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/jupiter-moons/ganymede/in-depth/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/jupiter-s-moon-ganymede-has-a-salty-ocean-with-more-water-than-earth/ https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/2014JA020778 https://www.space.com/25720-jupiter-moon-ganymede-ocean-life.html https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/414/3/2125/1036950 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/4/110421-auroras-aliens-new-planets-search-radio-ras-space-science/ https://astronomy.com/news/2020/03/hunting-aurorae-astronomers-find-an-exoplanet-using-a-new-approach https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-020-1011-9 https://sci.esa.int/web/cluster/-/43018-beamed-radio-emission-from-earth Images: https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1083.html https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/old-data-new-tricks-fresh-results-from-nasa-s-galileo-spacecraft-20-years-on https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/goddard/2018/mars-proton-aurora https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12986 https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/6453/valles-marineris-hemisphere-enhanced/ https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/7000/artists-concept-of-maven-observing-aurora-on-mars/ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Structure_of_the_magnetosphere_LanguageSwitch.svg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ganymede_diagram.svg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:15-033i1-JupiterMoon-Ganymede-Aurora-20150312.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ganymede_diagram.svg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Solar_Wind_Strips_the_Martian_Atmosphere.webm https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=86823352 https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/224426.php https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/aurora-borealis-northern-lights-southeast-alaska-gm1177141282-328505123 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/aurora-borealis-with-silhouette-love-romantic-couple-on-the-mountain-honeymoon-gm1070065352-286270943 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/abstract-blue-background-backdrop-hand-paint-stain-gm1283060368-380606623 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/aurora-borealis-nature-landscape-at-night-gm1169366970-323231925 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/vla-radio-telescope-searching-gm1182286954-331928920 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/southern-lights-gm641712994-116286227 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/alien-planet-in-outer-space-lens-flare-nebula-star-field-gm1207126985-348412397 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/northern-lights-aurora-borealis-vector-isolated-illustration-gm1177001210-328395015


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All Aboard Crew-1: Get Your #LaunchAmerica Boarding Pass

Teacher or professor: NASA
Subject: Astronomy, Astronautics, Astrophysics
Content of the Lesson: T-minus 4 days until we're a 'GO' to #LaunchAmerica for the second time! Grab your boarding pass using the link below, and show us how you are getting ready for launch day: https://go.nasa.gov/CrewBoardingPass. From building your own rocket to binge-watching launch coverage, share a video, photo or simply your thoughts for a chance to be featured on NASA TV and social media. NASA Astronauts Victor Glover, Michael Hopkins, Shannon Walker, and astronaut Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency are set to launch on the NASA SpaceX Crew-1 mission, the first fully certified crew rotation flight of our Commercial Crew Program, on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 7:49 p.m. EST. Watch live NASA TV coverage on our YouTube channel starting at 3:30 p.m. EST. Click here for terms and conditions: https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-invites-you-to-launchamerica To personalize your own Crew-1 boarding pass, click here: https://go.nasa.gov/CrewBoardingPass


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Live Q&A with Astronauts Launching on NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 Mission

Teacher or professor: NASA
Subject: Astronomy, Astronautics, Astrophysics
Content of the Lesson: Astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker of NASA and Soichi Noguchi of JAXA participate in a live Q&A from Astronaut Crew Quarters at Kennedy Space Center. They'll answer questions about their Nov. 14 launch to the International Space Station aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon 'Resilience' spacecraft. This mission will be the first crew rotation mission with four astronauts flying on a commercial spacecraft, and the first including an international partner.


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European Space Agency, ESA: Paolo Ferri on working under pressure | ESA Masterclass

Teacher or professor: European Space Agency, ESA
Subject: Astronautics
Content of the Lesson: Understanding the laws of the universe is fundamental to flying missions in space. But one spacecraft under Paolo Ferri’s care seemed to be particularly susceptible to Murphy’s law – ‘Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.’ In 1992, ESA’s first-ever reusable satellite, Eureca, was delivered into orbit (and later retrieved) by a NASA Space Shuttle. It spent just under a year in orbit, and presented a plethora of problems from Day 1. While it was ultimately successful, Eureca required constant care from engineering teams on ground as well as hands-on help from astronauts in orbit. As Deputy Operations Manager for the mission, Paolo Ferri explains in his fourth masterclass how this intense period acted as a ‘school’ for him, as he and his team were put under immense pressure by this orbiting ‘box of surprises’ constantly on the edge of catastrophe and mission failure. With 36 years’ of experience at ESA, Paolo Ferri is responsible for mission operations, and he has played a leading role in ensuring the success of missions like Eureca, ESA’s first-ever reusable satellite; Cluster, one of the longest-flying science missions; Venus Express, Europe’s first exploration of Earth’s ‘evil twin’; and Rosetta, humanity’s first landing on a comet. In five episodes of ‘Leadership at Mission Control’, Paolo takes us through major events in his career at ESA, covering cornerstone missions, first attempts, overcoming technical challenges, building diverse teams, working under pressure and solving the unexpected problems that are part of any space endeavour. New episodes from Paolo's Masterclass will be released each Sunday, stay tuned! ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications. Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideos Follow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitter On Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebook On Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagram On Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickr We are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out http://www.esa.int/ESA to get up to speed on everything space related. Copyright information about our videos is available here: http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Terms_and_Conditions #ESA #MasterClass #MissionControl


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Crew Arrival at Kennedy Space Center for NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 Mission

Teacher or professor: NASA
Subject: Astronomy, Astronautics, Astrophysics
Content of the Lesson: Watch live as all four NASA SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts arrive at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Sunday, Nov. 8, ahead of their Nov. 14 launch to the International Space Station for the first fully certified crew rotation mission of our Commercial Crew Program. Administrator Jim Bridenstine will join deputy administrator Jim Morhard and Junichi Sakai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to welcome NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Michael Hopkins, Shannon Walker, and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi.  Coverage starts at 2 p.m. EST.


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Marking 20 Years of Humans Aboard the Space Station on This Week @NASA – November 6, 2020

Teacher or professor: NASA
Subject: Astronomy, Astronautics, Astrophysics
Content of the Lesson: Marking 20 years of humans aboard the space station, getting out the vote from space, and preparations continue for NASA and SpaceX’s next crew launch … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! Download Link: https://images.nasa.gov/details-Marking%2020%20Years%20of%20Humans%20Aboard%20the%20Space%20Station%20on%20This%20Week%20@NASA%20%E2%80%93%20November%206,%202020


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European Space Agency, ESA: Earth from Space: Crete

Teacher or professor: European Space Agency, ESA
Subject: Astronautics
Content of the Lesson: In this week's edition of the Earth from Space programme, the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission takes us over Crete, Greece’s largest and most populous island. Download the image: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2020/11/Crete_Greece


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#LaunchAmerica: Ready for the Next NASA and SpaceX Mission?

Teacher or professor: NASA
Subject: Astronomy, Astronautics, Astrophysics
Content of the Lesson: It's not just Mission Control counting down – how are you getting ready for the next #LaunchAmerica mission? From building your own rocket to binge-watching launch coverage, share a video, photo or simply your thoughts for a chance to be featured on NASA TV and social media, as we prepare for Crew-1, the first certified mission under NASA's Commercial Crew Program. Click here for terms and conditions: https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-invites-you-to-launchamerica


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SciShow Space: Fire, Lightning, and Crystals in Space: 20 Years on the ISS

Teacher or professor: SciShow Space
Subject: Astronomy, Astronautics, Astrophysics
Content of the Lesson: 2020 marks two decades of people living and working about the ISS, and from fireballs to microgravity grown crystals, they've been keeping busy. SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Bd_Tmprd, Harrison Mills, Jeffrey Mckishen, James Knight, Christoph Schwanke, Jacob, Matt Curls, Sam Buck, Christopher R Boucher, Eric Jensen, Lehel Kovacs, Adam Brainard, Greg, Ash, Sam Lutfi, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, charles george, Alex Hackman, Chris Peters, Kevin Bealer ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://physics.aps.org/articles/v11/116 https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/12/astronauts-flames-nasa/602893/ https://www.theverge.com/2013/5/9/4312988/nasa-discovers-fireproof-materials-burn-in-space-reseach https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/in-space-flames-behave-in-ways-nobody-thought-possible-132637810/ https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/combustion-research-microgravity-clean-burning-fuel-space-station https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5760683/ https://eospso.nasa.gov/missions/lightning-imaging-sensor-iss https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/discover-the-inner-life-of-lighting-from-international-space-station-iss https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/i/iss-asim https://arxiv.org/abs/1906.12178 https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/12/data-from-the-international-space-station-confirms-lightning-is-insane/ https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/Once_Upon_a_Time_in_a_Thunderstorm https://cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/blogs.uoregon.edu/dist/5/4948/files/2014/10/Lecture-2-Crystal-Growth-yo9e84.pdf [PDF] https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-institute/ieee-history/modern-civilization-relies-on-this-crystalgrowing-method https://magazine.iit.edu/fall-2019/growing-crystals-onboard-iss https://upward.issnationallab.org/using-space-to-improve-radiation-detection/ https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20180002052.pdf [PDF] https://www.nature.com/articles/npjmgrav201511 http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.912.8301&rep=rep1&type=pdf [PDF]


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European Space Agency, ESA: International Space Station: 20 years in 60 seconds

Teacher or professor: European Space Agency, ESA
Subject: Astronautics
Content of the Lesson: Monday 2 November 2020 marks 20 years of continuous human presence on the International Space Station. Relive a few memorable moments from the unique orbital outpost in this clip covering 20 years of the International Space Station in 60 seconds.Since Crew One took up residence on 2 November, 240 people including 18 ESA astronauts have lived and worked on the orbital outpost, carrying out essential research to benefit life on Earth.The next ESA mission to the International Space Station is set for 2021, when Thomas Pesquet will become the first European to fly on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for his Alpha mission.


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European Space Agency, ESA: Space Station 20th: astronauts celebrate humans’ home in space

Teacher or professor: European Space Agency, ESA
Subject: Astronautics
Content of the Lesson: Monday 2 November, 2020 marks 20 years since the first crew took up residence on the International Space Station. Since then, 240 people including 18 ESA astronauts have lived and worked on the orbital outpost, carrying out essential research to benefit life on Earth. In this clip, ESA astronauts Luca Parmitano, Alexander Gerst, Thomas Pesquet, Tim Peake, Andreas Mogensen, André Kuipers, Christer Fuglesang, Frank De Winne and Reinhold Ewald pay tribute to the Station. ESA Director General Jan Wörner and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine also speak about the Station’s significance for space exploration and international collaboration. The next ESA mission to the International Space Station is set for 2021, when Thomas Pesquet will become the first European to fly on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for his Alpha mission. ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications. Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideos Follow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitter On Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebook On Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagram On Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickr We are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out http://www.esa.int/ESA to get up to speed on everything space related. Copyright information about our videos is available here: http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Terms_and_Conditions


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European Space Agency, ESA: Copernicus Sentinel-6 measuring sea-levels using radar altimetry

Teacher or professor: European Space Agency, ESA
Subject: Astronautics
Content of the Lesson: This November the newest member of the EU’s Copernicus programme, Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, will take to the heavens from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The satellite is named after NASA’s former Director of Earth Observation and is a radar altimetry mission to monitor sea-level rise, wave-height and windspeed. The mission is a collaboration between ESA, the European Commission, EUMETSAT, NASA and NOAA, with support from the French space agency CNES. It will continue a three-decade-long time-series of radar altimetry missions that started with the Topex-Poseidon mission and was then followed by the Jason missions.


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