Category Archives: Space

Artemis II Crew Announcement

Posted on April 3, 2023 by bat

Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid), Commander Victor Glover (@AstroVicGlover), Pilot Christina Koch (@Astro_Christina), Mission specialist Jeremy Hanson (@Astro_Jeremy), Mission specialist On 3rd April 2023 NASA announced that former US Navy fighter pilots Reid Wiseman & Victor Glover, veteran astronaut Christina Koch, and … Continue reading →

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Virgin Orbit – Start Me Up

Posted on January 9, 2023 by bat

Virgin Orbit’s “Start Me Up” Mission was an attempt at the first launch of an orbital vehicle from a UK spaceport. Unfortunately the Launcher One rocket’s second stage failed to reach the proper orbit. LiveStream and Replay

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Artemis I

Posted on November 16, 2022 by bat

Artemis I launched at 06:47hrs UT on 16-Nov-2022 from Launch Pad Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA. Artemis I – Website – https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-1 Artemis I – Blog – https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/ Artemis I – Tracker – https://www.nasa.gov/specials/trackartemis/ … Continue reading →

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HG Safari – Silent Refueling

Posted on March 16, 2022 by bat

The Hypergrid Safari Group met on 16th March 2022 to visit Outworldz grid’s “Silent Refueling” grid by Fred Beckhusen (avatar: Ferd Frederix) with building support from “Joe Builder”. The grid can be accessed via http://www.outworldz.com:9000. “Silent Refueling” is a tribute … Continue reading →

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Silent Running

Posted on February 12, 2022 by bat

The 1972 Film “Silent Running” directed by Douglas Turnbull has a central plot of a future where scientists have sought to protect the environmental diversity of Earth’s natural resources by creating a protected “island” in space – on converted commercial … Continue reading →

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James Webb Space Telescope Live Watch Party in OpenSim

Posted on January 6, 2022 by bat

The live feed of NASA TV coverage of parts of the deployment James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) were relayed into OpenSimulator on the OSGrid Space City region at the campfire and media centre zone. Resources NASA Spacecraft Status: https://www.jwst.nasa.gov/ Live … Continue reading →

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Blue Origin First Human Flight

Posted on July 20, 2021 by bat

Jeff Bezos, Mark Bezos, Wally Funk, and Oliver Daemen have become the first humans to fly in Blue Origin’s New Shepard from the West Texas launch site. Funk, an 82-year-old aviation pioneer, became the oldest person to fly in space. … Continue reading →

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Virgin Galactic – Unity 22 Mission

Posted on July 11, 2021 by bat

On 11th July 2021 Virgin Galactic plans flew its first fully crewed mission in “VSS Unity” spaceplane launched from under the carrier aircraft “VMS Eve”. The crew included Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Galactic. See this press release for … Continue reading →

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Virgin Orbit Launcher One

Posted on June 30, 2021 by bat

Virgin Orbit launched their first commercial orbital mission on 30th June 2021 following a successful orbital test mission in January 2021. The mission was called “Tubular Bells Pt. 1”.

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BIS Event – Ron Miller – Space Artist

Posted on May 19, 2021 by bat

Ron Miller gave a presentation at the British Interplanetary Society (BIS) online event on 19th May 2021 (web page). Ron Miller is an internationally acclaimed artist who is focussed on space themes. I have been a fan of his work … Continue reading →

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Blue Origin – First Seat

Posted on May 5, 2021 by bat

Blue Origin (blueorigin.com) is to auction the first seat on a crewed flight to space on the New Shepherd rocket and capsule planned tor 20th July 2021 with the proceeds of the auction being donated to the Club for the … Continue reading →

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Earth Day- Vangelis

Posted on April 22, 2021 by bat

Earth Day – 22nd April 2021 – Space Rocks – Vangelis I have been a fan of Vangelis since hearing his track “Alpha” (from Albedo 0.39) on the collection of music loved by Carl Segan when he was on BBC … Continue reading →

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Moon Dialogs – International Collaboration for Lunar Bases

Posted on March 29, 2021 by bat

A seminar in Moon Dialogs Peaceful Moon Salon on “International Collaboration for Lunar Bases” was help in Zoom on Monday, March 29, 2021 3:00 PM (BST). A Google Document is used to capture comments and resources shared during the event… … Continue reading →

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dearMoon Crew Candidate

Posted on March 8, 2021 by bat

Images from https://dearmoon.earth/. Fly with Yusaku Maezawa (MZ) who aims to be the first civilian to fly around the moon on @SpaceX and has reserved all the seats on the craft. A selection process is underway to select those who … Continue reading →

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NASA Perseverance Mars Rover Landing

Posted on February 18, 2021 by bat

On 18th February 2021 the NASA Perseverance Mars Rover landed on Mars.. This was my setup for watching the mission with NASA TV Live and a real time simulation of the landing in NASA Eyes… Along with participation in the … Continue reading →

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SpaceX Starship SN8 Test

Posted on December 9, 2020 by bat

https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/starship/ Tuesday, December 8th, 2020 – Raptor Abort at T-1.3sec Wednesday, December 9th, 2020 – Go Go to 1hr. 48 mins. into video for launch. Richard Angle’s Timelapse of Launch and “Landing” Image from Teslarti and @RDAnglePhoto Try Starship Yourself … Continue reading →

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Second Life – Firestorm Gateway SciFi Portal

Posted on December 7, 2020 by bat

The Firestorm Gateway in Second Life has developed a SciFi Portal. The portal provides roleplay explorers with a SciFi environment to explore and interact with: Starship bridge, engineering and other locations Shuttle flights Supply area to get free SciFi uniforms … Continue reading →

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NASA Artemis 3D Mosaic Sculpture

Posted on October 19, 2019 by bat

https://www.nasa.gov/artemis/Be_a_part_of_the_Artemis_Generation The NASA Artemis Program will see humanity live sustainably and work on the Moon. To celebrate, NASA will feature images/selfies from people across the world on a 3D mosaic sculpture representing their future plans. The images will be colour-matched, … Continue reading →

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The People’s Moon

Posted on July 20, 2019 by bat

As described at https://thepeoplesmoon.com/explore/, The People’s Moon has been co-created By British artist Helen Marshall of the People’s Picture, and Christina Korp of the Aldrin Family Foundation, and unveiled at iconic global locations on Saturday 20 July 2019… “The People’s … Continue reading →

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Second Life – Apollo 11

Posted on July 20, 2019 by bat

20th July 2019 marks the 50th Anniversary of the First Landing on the Moon. The National Space Society arranged an experience in Second Life to celebrate the event… #Apollo50th #SecondLifeChallenge https://community.secondlife.com/blogs/entry/2586-apollo50th-secondlifechallenge/ http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/National%20Space%20Society/30/51/3674 Did you see that Buzz! Houston… we may … Continue reading →

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Sansar – Apollo 11

Posted on July 20, 2019 by bat

20th July 2019 marks the 50th Anniversary of the First Landing on the Moon. So a good time to revisit the Apollo 11 Experiences in Sansar… Apollo Museum and Tranquility Base… #Apollo50th

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ImmersiveVR – Apollo 11

Posted on July 20, 2019 by bat

20th July 2019 marks the 50th Anniversary of the First Landing on the Moon. So a good time to revisit the Apollo 11 ImmersiveVR Experiences via the Oculus Rift… this time using the Apollo 11 HD update… #Apollo50th

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Black Hole

Posted on April 10, 2019 by bat

A black hole and its shadow have been captured in an image for the first time by a network of radio telescopes called the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT). The image shows a supermassive black hole in the centre of Messier … Continue reading →

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Virtual Harmony – Mars Expedition

Posted on April 6, 2019 by bat

Virtual Harmony is an OpenSimulator-based educational simulation grid with contributions by Barbara Truman at the University of Central Florida, Cynthia Calongne at Colorado Technical University, Andrew Stricker at the Air University and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. An award winning rich … Continue reading →

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Dual Universe

Posted on December 12, 2018 by bat

I am a Kickstarter Funder for the emerging MMO orientated Dual Universe platform. Dual Universe Alpha 1 usage is subject to a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) so this blog post only provides useful links and publicly posted images and videos by … Continue reading →

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Sansar – Space Experiences

Posted on March 4, 2018 by bat

Linden Lab’s Sansar has two featured experiences related to the Apollo Moon Missions.. Apollo 11 – Sea of Tranquility (note spelling variant with a single “l”) NASA Apollo Museum Some free space suits are available to customise your avatar (need … Continue reading →

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Cassini – Grand Finale

Posted on September 15, 2017 by bat

Timeline 15th September 2017: Final Entry to Saturn Atmosphere… 6:32 am EDT (3:32 am PDT) Thrusters at 100% of capacity; high-gain antenna begins to point away from Earth, leading to loss of signal. Event received on Earth at approx. 11:55 … Continue reading →

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Cassini – A Celebration of the Grand Finale

Posted on August 14, 2017 by bat

Cassini Grand Finale Event in Sinespace – with NASA JPL Live Stream11am UT/12 noon BST to 12:30pm UT/1:30pm BST on 15th September 2017 For more details and links see this blog post. Timeline 15th September 2017: Final Entry to Saturn … Continue reading →

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Sine.space – 2001: a Space Odyssey

Posted on February 15, 2017 by bat

As of September 2017, the 2001 Space Station and Orion III Shuttle can be found on the “Space Station” region in sinespace. You arrive at the International Space Station (ISS). It is quite a way off, so look around for … Continue reading →

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NASA Eyes

Posted on November 29, 2016 by bat

See the current or historic positions of spacecraft, planets and solar system bodies with @NASA_Eyes app for Windows and Mac. Download from http://eyes.nasa.gov. Checked out the view from Cassini during the flyby of Titan on 29th November 2016… There are … Continue reading →

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