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A Delta IV Heavy launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base, but this launch has a slight twist!

With the space shuttle fleet now retired, these majestic vehicles have been moved to museums. We'll take a quick look at the remaining 4 (not 3) orbiters, the layout they are now in and where you can see them.

Fundamentally rockets are very simple designs, but incredibly complex to design, build and fly. In this SpacePod we'll take a peek at the basics of how and why a chemical rocket engine works. Special thanks to space cadet VAXHeadroom for helping flush out this script.

In an article written for io9 here: http://io9.com/lets-talk-about-the-dark-side-of-private-space-program-581533904 author Annalee Newitz asks, "What happens when unregulated companies start going into space?" Cariann has a few thoughts on that and shares them on this opinion piece.

Mining asteroids isn't easy and now with some new scientific data it may actually be even harder than we originally thought! What are the risks and how do we overcome them? Check out this SpacePod for your answers!

Lacuna Passage is a story-driven exploration and survival game set on Mars. Not only do you get to play a realistic game based on the red planet, but the only areas you are able to explore are those that have imagery from our martian satellites or rovers. The terrain and texture you will see is taken from actual pictures of Mars! Help fund this Kickstarter campaign here Spacevidcast epic subscribers that had an active, paid account on July 19th will be getting a downloadable version of the game when it is made available. One more awesome perk to our amazing Spacevidcast epic community! SpacePods have returned! While we are moving our live shows to monthly, you can expect to see more and more content from Spacevidcast faster and faster! No loner will you need to wait for our 1 show per week. Now we will have many shows and many different ways for you to participate. Spacevidcast Epic Subscribers get access to even more! If you were a Spacevidcast epic subscriber on July 19th, 2013 then you will automatically be getting the downloadable Lacuna Passage game when it is released! Watch your e-mail for details about this. Not an epic subscriber? Join now and get access to gigs and gigs of exclusive content as well as amazing add-ons such as this one. Don't wait until the next Spacevidcast funded kickstarter and miss that too! Subscribe today, help the show stay alive and allow us to help worthy Kickstarter campaigns get the funds they need!

Rick Boozer, author of "The Plundering of NASA: An Exposé" joins us to talk about who is really pulling the strings at NASA. For more information you can grab his book on Lulu or the Kindle Edition on Amazon. In Space News we take a peek at the Proton launch failure, the latest SpaceX grasshopper jump and PRI raising $1.5MM on kickstarter. We mentioned CAT for a moment which is the next Kickstarter campaign we're highlighting. For more information on that cubesat propulsion system hit up their Kickstarter page.

First off, you can grab George's book, "Not because it's easy" on Amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/Not-Because-Easy-George-Schellenger/dp/1300785144/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1371133187&sr=8-2 The ARKYD Kickstarter can be found here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1458134548/arkyd-a-space-telescope-for-everyone-0 The wiki article for this episode can be found here: http://wiki.spacevidcast.com/en/6.17 In Space News we have China's Shenzhou-10 launch and docking, ATV-4 docking, sending your own message to space, Planetary Resources and Congress has no love for NASA asteroid missions. George Schellenger joins us to talk about his new book and gangs around in After Dark to also talk about Project Blue Pride. Spacevidcast is a live weekly show all about space and the comsos. Covering major events from NASA, ESA, JAXA, Roscosmos, SpaceX and more, Spacevidcast is your weekly news and views show for every space geek! Tune in live each Saturday at 21:00 UTC / 2:00 pm PDT / 5:00pm EDT and be a part of the community that helps make our live shows amazing. Or simply subscribe to the Spacevidcast channel on YouTube and get your Space Geek on each week!

The wiki article for this episode can be found here: http://wiki.spacevidcast.com/en/6.16 In this episode we answer a viewer comment: Will Big Government be our only hope to get off this rock? Historically, that seems likely, but how much as NewSpace change the equation? In Space News we look at the Planetary Resources Kickstarter, which you can pledge to here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1458134548/arkyd-a-space-telescope-for-everyone-0, NRC is looking for your comments on Human Space Flight and we have a Wiki article helping to write a response here: http://wiki.spacevidcast.com/en/The_Role_of_Humans_in_Space, a couple of awesome launches and Atlantis is just weeks away from being revealed in her new home. Spacevidcast is a live weekly show all about space and the comsos. Covering major events from NASA, ESA, JAXA, Roscosmos, SpaceX and more, Spacevidcast is your weekly news and views show for every space geek! Tune in live each Saturday at 21:00 UTC / 2:00 pm PDT / 5:00pm EDT and be a part of the community that helps make our live shows amazing. Or simply subscribe to the Spacevidcast channel on YouTube and get your Space Geek on each week!

Want to build some LEGO spacecraft? Check out http://rebrickable.com/designer/StephenPakbaz which is the story we missed. Planetary Resources introduced a $1,000,000 kickstarter project and raised over 1/2 the funds required in 2 days! Does this mean that crowd funded space programs will start cropping up more often? In Space News we look at recent launches, radiation in space, Rats on Mars and the Space Launch System. We are joined by Douglas Messier of ParablicArc.com for an update on ISDC as well as what is going on in Mojave. For more information on each story check out our wiki here: http://wiki.spacevidcast.com/en/6.15 Spacevidcast is a live weekly show all about space and the comsos. Covering major events from NASA, ESA, JAXA, Roscosmos, SpaceX and more, Spacevidcast is your weekly news and views show for every space geek! Tune in live each Saturday at 21:00 UTC / 2:00 pm PDT / 5:00pm EDT and be a part of the community that helps make our live shows amazing. Or simply subscribe to the Spacevidcast channel on YouTube and get your Space Geek on each week! The After Dark episode will be coming soon.

In Space News we take a peek at the recent Vega and Delta IV launches, the SpaceX fairing test in slow-mo and an upcoming announcement from Planetary Resources. Main topic of the show looks at the role of Science Fiction on Science Fact. Does the loft ideas and sometimes bad science in SciFi help or hurt when it comes to discovering the real thing? Want to continue the conversation? Check out Spacevidcast Epic which includes hours and hours of exclusive member only content. Starting at $10/mo or $100/yr your subscription helps keep Spacevidcast going! http://spacevidcast.com/epic Spacevidcast is a live weekly show all about space and the comsos. Covering major events from NASA, ESA, JAXA, Roscosmos, SpaceX and more, Spacevidcast is your weekly news and views show for every space geek! Tune in live each Saturday at 21:00 UTC / 2:00 pm PDT / 5:00pm EDT and be a part of the community that helps make our live shows amazing. Or simply subscribe to the Spacevidcast channel on YouTube and get your Space Geek on each week! Wiki article for this show is located here: http://wiki.spacevidcast.com/en/6.14

Mars One is looking to send humans on a one way trip to Mars for a reality TV show. They are taking applications and your money today. How will they get there? Don't know. How will they survive? Don't know that either. Is this a scam, poorly thought out fantasy or our best hope to put humans on an alien planet? In Space News we look at Virgin Galactic's supersonic test flight, NASA is giving Texas a shuttle and is buying more seats on the Soyuz. For the show after the show check out Spacevidcast epic. Starting at just $10/mo or $100/yr Spacevidcast epic helps us keep producing the show and bringing you great, exclusive space content. Check it out at http://www.spacevidcast.com/epic

In Season 6 Episode 12 of Spacevidcast Live we take a look at all the NewSpace companies located in Mojave and what they are up to! Doug Messier of ParabolicArc.com walks us through that exciting area. In Space News we have Orbital nominally launching their Antares rocket, SpaceX Grasshopper jumps 250m and lands smoothly and the wraps come off Atlantis! Don't forget about the show after the show! Spacevidcast continues with After Dark, a special feature only available to epic subscribers. Starting at $10/mo or $100/yr Spacevidcast Epic offers gigs and gigs of exclusive content you won't find anywhere else! Help Spacevidcast continue to produce shows and sign up today at http://www.spacevidcast.com/epic

NOW AVAILABLE: The Spacevidcast inspiration poster series Darlene from DIYROCKETS joins us to talk about a contest to create a 3D printed rocket engine. Jefrey from the Yuri's Night Executive Team is in-studio to chat about YN2013 and where the team would like to take the parties in the future. Obama wants NASA to capture an asteroid at the expense of Planetary Sciences. All that and a bunch more on this April 13th episode of Spacevidcast. Don't let the show stop here, Spacevidcast After Dark is available to our epic subscribers. Featuring many gigs of exclusive content, epic is how we pay for the show. Consider signing up today for as little as $10/mo or $100/yr and get access to After Dark: the show after the show.