Videos Produced by NSS Seattle
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Updated 12/12/2001
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NSS Seattle Meetings Video Length Description Mars Stains 1:58:00 Jill England and Efraim Palermo talk about thier
newest research into a phenomena that shows up in Nasas pictures
of Mars. Stains that look like they may be caused by water. At
a minumum, this phenomena is NOT caused by dust being blown around
and deserves to be look at more closely. The Space Elevator 1:58:00 Dr. Edwards is being funded by Nasas advances concepts group
to "characterize" what it will take to build a REAL space
elevator. Suprisingly, with the new carbon nanotubule fibre that
is coming online mankind will in about a year be in a position to
build a device that will make access tot he stars cheap and readily
available. Not only this, but the company that first builds one will
virtually OWN access to space (and all it's stockholders will get as rich as
uncle Bill). M2P2 Developments 1:58:00 Dr. Robert Winglee discusses a technology that is now in
development that will increse the speed of probes traveling
to outer planets by an order of magnitude (10 times faster). Balloon exploration of Mars 1:58:00 Chris Vancil talks about the Mars Balloon group. A group
working much like AMSAT that wants to send a balloon powered
exploration device to Mars. Propulsion Review 1:58:00 DR. King does a run-down of all of the interesting kinds of
rocket engines that are being made by General Dynamics (formerly
Rocket Research, and also a few other corporate names). Lunar Observer 1:58:00 Dr. Lowell Eldrenkamp worked on the Lunar Observer program for Boeing.
The built a film based camera that went into orbit around the moon with
about 8 miles of film onboard, took pictures, developed them, scanned them
with a scanner capable of 16 shades of grey and sent the pictures back to earth.
The resulting pictures were used to plan all of our moon landings, and are today
STILL the highest resolution images of the moon ever taken. Building an Observatory 1:58:00 Members of Washingtons Battle Point Observatory talk about the process of
acquiring funds and a surplus military facility in a park, and building a world
class observatory there.. AMSAT Review 1:58:00 One of the propulsion engineers from the last AMSAT sattelite construction project
talks about the experience of designing space hardware,and reviews AMSATS long
history of creating amateur sattelites and actually getting them flown. How far to the moon. 1:58:00 There is a new laser measuring project afoot to use some left over Apollo
mirrors on the moon to very exactly measure the distance to the moon. The results will be
used in a viriety of ways. Rare Earth 1:58:00 One of the authors of the Rare Earth Many Edens book gives us a run down on the modern
thinking around the Drake equation, or, why we may be alone around here afterall... Deep Space Network Replacement 1:58:00 Chris Vancil talks about the concept of augmenting NASA's Deep Space
Network with an array made from salvaged Satellite TV dishes. General Dynamics and How to be an Astronaut 1:58:00 David King (chief scientist) of General Dynamics (formerly Rocket
Research) gives an overview of thier line of thrusters and space
propulsion systems. Our own astronaut candidate Heather Smith talks about
the process of applying to NASA to become an Astronaut. Extra Solar Planets 1:58:00 Dr. Thomas Quinn talks about how planets outside our solar system are
found, how wierd they really are, and when we can expect them to find some
that are more earthlike. Robert Winglee M2P2 1:58:00 about the Mini MagnetoSphereic Plasma Propulsion method he is
testing Mission Control 1:58:00 Terry Burlison, former NASA FIDO talks about what it's like inside
mission controll Orbital Rondezvous 1:30:00 Terry Burlison gives a primer on how difficult docking is in
space Lunar Rover 1:58:00 Cy Varnum talks about what it was like to build and launch the lunar
rovers Fusion motors 1:58:00 State of the art research into using fusion devices as a rocket
motor Mars Missions using 1:30:00 How to get to mars using plasma thrusters Electric thrusters 1:58:00 Overview of all the types of satellite thrusters out there and how they
work Rovers on the Moon 1:58:00 David Gump of LunaCorp presents how they plan to make money going back
to the Moon with a rover Lava Tubes 1:58:00 Oregon L5 members discuss their lava tube
simulation Mars Overview 1:58:00 James Tillman talks about Mars and what we have done
there, specifically Viking Space Art 2:03:00 Chris Vancil shows us the history of art related to
space Space Access 1:58:00 SpaceDev LLc shows us how they are going to get off the
planet Telescopes 1:58:00 Loren Busch talks about the care, feeding, and selection
of a good telescope High power ameteur rockets 1:58:00 Members of NAR and Tripoli discuss what it takes to launch a rocket for
yourself Asteroids and Mars 1:58:00 Tony Irving Talks about asteroids, followed by Tanya Harrison talking
about the Mars Millenium Project Space Tourism 1:50:00 Representative of Zehgrams Space Travel explains how they
are going to get tourists into space Material Processing 1:20:00 Brian Tillotsen talks about how he managed to not throw
up on the Vomet Comet while doing expirements Solar Power Lights 1:58:00 Solar Power has come a long way. A new company thats selling
solar powered devices talks about it's engineering and sales
strategies. If they sell more the solar industry is healthier
and in the long run thats good for all of us. Nanotechnology 1:58:00 Forrest Bishop talks about how NanoTech holds the promise
for us to get into space faster
Norwescon 24(2001) Video Length Description Dr. Robert Forward 58:00 - 2 parts Dr. Robert forward talks about some VERY VERY cool ideas
that he has (that we really can't QUITE build today) for getting
mankind not only to the planets but to the stars as well. All
of these are engineering exercizes that will work if done properly. Extra solar Planets 58:00 The people out there talk to us about how planets are found in other solar systems,
and what kinds of planets we can expect to be findinfg in the future. Space Venture Capitolism 58:00 So, you want to make millions investing in a space related company? This
panel talks about who is doing what and with whos money, and what you need to
get into the game with them. Voodoo Science 58:00 Discussion as to what is and is not legitimate
science.
Norwescon 23 (2000) Video Length Description >Space Art Panel 0:58:00 Artists talking about how to do space
art World-Building 0:58:00 how the dynamics of planets really shape
them 50 ways to leave your planet 0:58:00 Brian Tillotsen, space propulsion
methods Dirt as rocket fuel 0:58:00 Brian Tillotsen, how dirt actually makes sense as
reaction mass What we don't know 0:58:00 John Slough, discussion on the thorny problems in physics
today and why they are important NASA vs. Private Space 0:58:00 Panel discussion about pros and cons of each
approach Space Societies panel 0:58:00 Overview of all the space societies that we know
of...
Norwescon 22 (1999) Video Length Description Larry Niven's spaceships 0:58:00 Larry Niven showing the art of Aldo Spadoni showing his
spaceships Mars Pathfinder 0:58:00 One of the members of the pathfinder team explains how it
really worked Galileo/Jupiter mission overview 1:15:00 A JPL staff member gives an overview of the state of
those missions International Space Station 2:00:00 Panel discussion about the history of space stations, and
the status of the current one
RustyCon (1999) Video Length Description Space Spinoffs 1:50:00 Panel discussion of what we have now because of
NASA Mars Overview 1:28:00 Jim Burke gives a talk on the history of
Mars New NSS Seattle Videos are added once per month. New Norwescon Videos are added as they are edited, but the convention is only
once per year.