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Space habitat reports – Feb.21.2024

Here is this week's selection of videos and news items about space habitats, living in space, and space settlement. Starts with NASA's latest Space to Ground report for the International Space Station: https://youtu.be/X9pvisKkxcg ** Progress MS-26 docking - SciNews The Progress MS-26 spacecraft autonomously docked to the aft port of the Zvezda service module, on the International Space Station, on 17 February 2024, at 06:06 UTC (01:06 EST). Progress MS-26 (ISS Progress 87 mission) delivers about three tons of food, fuel and supplies for the Expedition 70 crew aboard the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Roscosmos Music: “Waltz of the Flowers by Tchaikovsky” courtesy of YouTube Audio Library See also Cargo Craft Successfully Launches to Station | Space Station/NASA - Feb.14.2024 https://youtu.be/3QFFuwaD0vw ** Using a VR headset on space station - Astronaut describes experience - VideoFromSpace Expedition 70 astronaut Andreas Mogensen describes the experience of using a VR headset while exercising on the International Space Station to Space.com's Elizabeth Howell. https://youtu.be/vgPRvF32XUk ** Expedition 70 Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa Answers Japanese Media Questions Feb. 20, 2024 - NASA Video Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) discussed living and working in space with Japanese reporters during an in-flight interview Feb. 20. Furukawa is in the midst of a long-duration mission on the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies for future human and robotic exploration missions. https://youtu.be/4S512hzDed0 ** 2023 Annual Highlights of Results from the International Space Station - NASA Johnson The International Space Station is a microgravity research lab hosting groundbreaking technology demonstrations and scientific investigations. More than 3,700 investigations conducted to date have generated more than 4,000 research articles published in scientific journals. In 2023, the orbiting lab hosted approximately 500 investigations. See more space station research achievements and findings in the Annual Highlights of Results publication at https://www.nasa.gov/stationresults. https://youtu.be/S70S-z-vKCo ** Axiom Space - Progress on assembly of the first habitat module. Thales Alenia in Italy is building the structures for the habitat modules that Axiom will initially attach to the ISS and later detach to become a free-flying space station owned and operated by Axiom. Here is a recent item about a milestone in assembly of the first module: The welding of the forward cone to the cylinder bulkhead marks a significant evolution of the primary structure of Ax- H1, @Axiom_Space's first module. Check out the stunning operations set up by our team in #Turin to prepare for this milestone.#spaceforlife #BuildingForBeyond pic.twitter.com/oHOLVGnEk0 — Thales Alenia Space (@Thales_Alenia_S) February 14, 2024 ** Sierra Space displays an illustration on Twitter/X showing three generations of LIFE space habitat module designs: We are developing and testing “game changing softgoods expandable technology” that leverages the ability to “pack and compress” softgoods structures at launch, then deploy to utilize maximum volume for on orbit operations.

2024-20-02: We are developing and testing “game changing softgoods expandable technology” that leverages the ability to “pack and compress” softgoods structures at launch, then deploy to utilize maximum volume for on orbit operations. These technology advancements provide “low mass to volume ratios” that are unmatched in the industry. Other habitation providers rely on larger and more powerful rockets with increased fairing envelopes to reach our inflated volumes We can launch packed and deploy to an average 625% volume increase once pressurized in orbit, offering more on orbit capacity at a reduced size and mass. We look forward to further developing this technology as we build the world's first commercial space station. It's been pointed out that rotating the LIFE 3.0 module, which would fit into the SpaceX Starship at 8 meters before expanding to 19 meters when deployed, around the long axis at a 4-6 times per minute could provide spin gravity at a potentially beneficial fraction (15-35%) of one g. ** VAST - Planning private crew missions to the ISS Axiom recently completed its third private crew mission to the ISS. These provide the company with revenue as well as  technical experience as it prepares to launch its own space habitats in the coming years. VAST, another space habitat company, announced this week that it also aims to sponsor private ISS missions. NASA requires payment for such missions and allows only a limited number per year. So the two companies will need to compete for contracts with the agency. Vast is excited to announce that we will compete to offer NASA private astronaut missions to the ISS. Diversity of providers will enhance competition and give customers more options. It will also help transfer critical ISS expertise from NASA to more potential commercial LEO… https://t.co/rP9RZbT5rt — VΛST (@vast) February 21, 2024 ** Chinese Astronaut Captures Breathtaking Views of Egypt, Red Sea from Space - CCTV Video News Agency China Manned Space Agency on Tuesday released a bird's eye view of Egypt and the Red Sea taken by astronaut Tang Shengjie who is currently on-board China's space station. https://youtu.be/0pWpnaqYZZQ ** Other news and articles: - Events: - Space Visions Symposium – Canaveral Council of Technical Societies (CCTS) - Florida Solar Energy Center, Cocoa, FL, May 2-3, 2024, "The theme of this first symposium is: Large Scale Space Occupancy: What will it take? Initially, we are looking between ten and fifty years into the future ..." - ISDC | International Space Development Conference - Annual meeting of the National Space Society (NSS) - Los Angeles, Thursday, May 23rd to Sunday, May 26th, 2024. - Resupply Ship Docks to Station Completing Space Delivery | Space Station/NASA - Feb.19.2024 - Launch Date No Earlier Than March 1 Set for Crew-8 | Commercial Crew Program/NASA - Feb.15.2024 - Inclusive Human Spaceflight: New Heights for the Disabled | Leonard David - Feb.15.2024 - Engineers Design Habitats for the Moon Inspired by Terminite Mounds | Universe Today - Feb.14.2024 ** Highlight: Snow over the Pyrenees across Spain to Barcelona. Feb 20, 2024 11:45 CET  -   ISS Above NASA EHDC6 Live views of the Earth from the International Space Station https://youtu.be/Z3Qr8rY_GH8 -- Highlight: Dallas TX - Deb 21, 2024 11:46 CST -   ISS Above https://youtu.be/pX38DXwtJzA ** Live Video from the International Space Station (Official NASA Stream) - NASA Watch live video from the International Space Station, including inside views when the crew aboard the space station is on duty. Views of Earth are also streamed from an external camera located outside of the space station. During periods of signal loss due to handover between communications satellites, a blue screen is displayed. The space station orbits Earth about 250 miles (425 kilometers) above the surface. An international partnership of five space agencies from 15 countries operates the station, and it has been continuously occupied since November 2000. It's a microgravity laboratory where science, research, and human innovation make way for new technologies and research breakthroughs not possible on Earth. More: https://go.nasa.gov/3CkVtC8 Did you know you can spot the station without a telescope? It looks like a fast-moving star, but you have to know when to look up. Sign up for text messages or email alerts to let you know when (and where) to spot the station and wave to the crew: https://spotthestation.nasa.gov https://www.youtube.com/live/xAieE-QtOeM?feature=share ====

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[randywolfdogkin]

So, I was listening to the song "Alien" by ORKID and KOII, and I ended up drawing a fist similar to the one used for LGBTQ+, to draw the idea I had when listening to the song.

Here's the colored results! What do you think?

[noraspaceforlife-blog]

「野ら」という名前について

「野良」という言葉が好きです。 自然と街のあわいの、人の活動やいのちを表す言葉。

そして、 子どものころに駆けた「野」原や広場の記憶。 道ばたに育つ「野」良の草花のような自由でたくましいいのち。 誰にでも宿る「野」生の感覚。

ひとりひとりの 「野」が　ひとつひとつ ゆったりと　のびのびと　輝きますようにと 祈りと敬愛を込めて 「野ら」としました。

[he-photos]

Jardins de lumière . @espacepourlavie ✨ #espacepourlavie #spaceforlife #jardinbotanique #gardensoflight (at Jardin Botanique De Montreal)

[thebohemianboudoir]

I also saw this little guy 😄 A Cotton-top Tamarin #animals #biodome #Montreal #spaceforlife (at The Montreal Biodome)

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Friendly otter! #espacepourlavie #spaceforlife #biodome #montreal #loutre #otter #swimming

[nguyentht]

First time I saw the #beaver after so many visits at the #Biodome in 27 years...#Montreal #SpaceForLife #EspacePourLaVie #JustKeepSwimming (at The Montreal Biodome)

[thebohemianboudoir]

I made some #friends in the Tropical Rainforest | Here's a picture of a Scarlet Macaw #animals #biodome #Montreal #spaceforlife (at The Montreal Biodome)

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Quack quack! #ducks #canards #spaceforlife #espacepourlavie #jardinbotanique #botanicalgarden #montreal

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Visiting the Biodome

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