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Tuesday’s CSExtra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from around the world. In a new collaboration, NASA joins the Internet radio lineup to unite those interested in space exploration as well as music. The annual Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight. Unraveling the influence of space weather. South Korea looks to super computers to model the universe. A new generation of U.S. global positioning satellites begins ground testing. Orbital Sciences renames its Taurus II rocket. The nation’s medium and heavy lift rocket production industry comes to grips with a new force. The latest in the movements of NASA’s retired shuttle program hardware.
1. From Space.com: NASA starts an Internet radio station to link an enthusiastic space community. Third Rock: The Nation’s Space Station is already broadcasting. In addition to music and talk about space missions, the station will also discuss job opportunities. http://bit.ly/tuyIcg
2. From Spaceweather.com: Tonight marks the peak of the annual Geminid meteor shower. Meteor rates should reach 20 to 40 per hour after 10 p.m., local time. The source of the debris is the near Earth asteroid 3200 Phaeton. Look soon for photos from U. S. and European satellites showing a comet plunging into the sun. The impact, which will not be visible to the unaided eye, is expected Wednesday or Thursday. http://bit.ly/s6ESNw
A. From the Los Angeles Times: The Geminids could produce as many as 120 meteors per hour. http://lat.ms/tibyya
3. From the Washington Post: Experts size up the unseen effects of space weather on Earthly activities. http://wapo.st/rG93mD
4. From Discovery.com: In South Korea, scientists and other experts use super computers to simulate the evolution of the universe. http://bit.ly/u3n3xy
5. From the Associated Press via Yahoo.com: The first of a much enhanced generation of Global Positioning Satellites developed by Lockheed Martin begins ground tests in Denver. The first launch of the upgraded spacecraft is expected in 2014. The $5.5 billion upgrade is expected to make military and civilian receivers more accurate, powerful and reliable. They will also offer more compatibility with emerging foreign navigation systems. http://yhoo.it/uJdnFn
6. From spaceflightnow.com: Orbital Sciences renames the Taurus II, which will now be called Antares. The rocket will launch NASA payloads to the International Space Station in 2012. A test launch is planned for February from Wallops Island, Va. http://bit.ly/sGqlxd
7. From The Space Review: In “The space vision thing,” Space Review Editor Jeff Foust examines the current commercial space industry and in particular the choices the Pentagon faces with the future of the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program. SpaceX and the CEO Elon Musk are bringing a new brand of competition. http://bit.ly/vLvXKt
8. From Collectspace.com: The latest news on NASA’s disposition of the shuttle fleet includes a ceremony at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York, which has received title to Enterprise. Meanwhile, the shuttle mock up Explorer, an orbiter display from the Kennedy Space Center, will soon be barged to Space Center Houston in Texas. The Kennedy Visitor Center Complex is to receive the orbiter Atlantis for public display. http://bit.ly/sH3Af2
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