Tag: YouTube

Opinion: Richard Branson, Brian Cox and the Science of Awesomeness

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The Virgin Galactic Show Rolls on Through Season 13
with a Very Special Guest Star

Mojave control tower (Credit: Douglas Messier)

By Douglas Messier
Managing Editor

Richard Branson was back in Mojave last month for the latest episode of The Virgin Galactic Show,  the world’s  longest-running reality program about space travel.

Accompanying the billionaire were his son, Sam, and celebrity scientist and television presenter Brian Cox. GeekWire called the trio a “star studded cast,” a label that was probably more accurate than the writer realized.

The script for this visit was virtually identical to the one used when Richard Branson was here back in early December for the first glide flight of SpaceShipTwo No. 2, Unity.

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Students Find Unexpected Results in Space Station Experiments

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Dorothy Chen, YouTube Space Lab winner, presents findings from her study on the anti-fungal properties of the bacteria Bacillus subtilis in space at the 2013 International Space Station Research and Development Conference. (Credit: CASIS)
Dorothy Chen, YouTube Space Lab winner, presents findings from her study on the anti-fungal properties of the bacteria Bacillus subtilis in space at the 2013 International Space Station Research and Development Conference. (Credit:
CASIS)

By Laura Niles
International Space Station Program Science Office and Public Affairs Office

YouTube is a great place to find blooper, snuggly kitten or music videos. Now, it’s also a place to post grand ideas for microgravity research studies. Two of those ideas actually got to fly to the International Space Station. The YouTube Space Lab competition provided just such an opportunity, and three students saw their research performed aboard the orbiting laboratory.

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Video: YouTube Space Lab Competition Launched

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Video Caption: We’re excited to announce YouTube Space Lab, launching with Lenovo and Space Adventures in cooperation with NASA, ESA and JAXA. Watch amazing space and science videos and, if you’re 14 to 18 years old, submit a space experiment idea for your chance to win out-of-this-world prizes. Find out more at https://youtube.com/spacelab. Music composed by Aurotone.

Ask An Astronaut Project on YouTube

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How do you wash your clothes in space? How does food stay fresh if there is no fridge on the ISS? ESA’s Frank De Winne is answering these, and many more of your questions, right now, from space.

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