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OV-105 or Space Shuttle Endeavour took one final mission, from the Los Angeles International Airport to the California Science Center. We take a quick peek at this amazing journey. In space news we have launch after launch after launch! A bunch of GPS satellites were delivered and of course SpaceX successfully sent the Dragon spaceship to the International Space Station aven after an engine anomaly. For a full list of stories, links and more awesome check out the wiki article for this epicsode over at http://wiki.spacevidcast.com. If you would like to continue the conversation also make sure to check out Spacevidcast epic, our paid for members only area. This exclusive part of Spacevidcast not only gets you gigs and gigs of additional content, but also helps keep the show going. Check it out at http://www.spacevidcast.com/epic.

In Space News we have the launch of an Atlas V carrying the Twin Radiation Belt Storm Probes. Falcon 9 performs a Wet Dress Rehearsal. ATK may no longer be making the Liberty rocket. Politics. Where do President Obama and Mitt Romney stand on space policy? Which will be better for space and where do they stand on the issues? Finally, viewer comments! We love to hear from you. Leave your comments wherever you're watching this video and we'll grab the best of the best for our next show. Want to continue the conversation? Watch Spacevidcast After Dark by signing up for epic. For just $10.00 a month you can not only help Spacevidcast continue to produce content, but also get exclusive access to additional content not available anywhere else. http://www.spacevidcast.com/epic

With a bunch of recent space news a lot of people have focused their attention on space and the cosmos. But is this extra attention good or bad for the industry? In addition to our main topic we also take a peek at the space news that has happened this last week as well as viewer comments from our last show. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to check out Spacevidcast After Dark. A completely unscripted show that can talk about, well, anything! To view After Dark head over to Spacevidcast.com and open up the 5.13 episode. To view the show you'll need to be an epic subscriber which is just $10.00/mo and helps us continue to produce the show! In addition to the After Dark episodes you also get access to exclusive content! Check it out at www.spacevidcast.com/epic and help keep Spacevidcast going!

Show notes for this episode of Spacevidcast Live can be found on our wikipedia page here: http://wiki.spacevidcast.com/en/5.11 In this show we look at recent space news from the Ariane V launch, Shenzhou 9 landing, SpaceX's reusable rocket, Launcher 1 from Virgin Galactic and XCOR moving R&D to Texas. Our main topic asks the question, who is required to advance the human settlement of space? Government, private companies, both, other? What do you think? We would love to hear your voice in our comments and video replies. Speaking of replies, we also take a peek at your comments from our previous show! Don't forget that Spacevidcast After Dark is available to our epic subscribers. Not a member? Join today and help us continue to produce great content! Well, content at least.

With the recent manned docking to their space station, China looks to be right on track for a lunar lander in the 2020's. Can they pull it off? Will it just be flags and footprints again? Or do we have the beginnings of a new Lunar colony being developed? Join us for episode 5.10 recorded live on June 23rd, 2012. The show notes for this episode are located on our Wiki here: http://wiki.spacevidcast.com/en/5.10 Don't forget that the episode continues with Spacevidcast After Dark. If you would like to watch the extra episode as well as gigs and gigs of additional content, sign up for Spacevidcast epic today! Not only do you get great space geek content, but it helps us continue to produce our shows! More information at http://www.spacevidcast.com/epic

From water planets to Hollywood, our live show starts with a ton of great topics from around the universe! But what we really want to know is: what if we doubled NASA's budget to $0.01 of every tax dollar? Would the NASA of today be able to do the same thing as the NASA of the 1960's? How would humanity change? Leave your comments on Twitter with #SVC, on Facebook, on YouTube and of course on our web site! For the full show notes visit the wiki article on this episode here: http://wiki.spacevidcast.com/en/5.09 If you want the show to continue, don't forget to sign up for Spacevidcast epic where you can watch the after-show. No set topics, no rules just pure awesome. Spacevidcast epic is $10/mo or $100/yr and gets you access to gigs and gigs of amazing space geek content! Your subscription helps pay for the show, so not only do you get great stuff but you get to feel good to! Sign in or sign up today!

Not only did SpaceX successfully launch, berth and splashdown their spacecraft this week, but Sierra Nevada had a successful captive carry test of their mini space shuttle, Falcon Heavy got its first customer, Virgin Galactic got a license to fire its engine and Bigelow Aerospace made a huge announcement. A HUGE week for space. The wiki for this episode of Spacevidcast Live can be found here: http://wiki.spacevidcast.com/en/5.08 Special thanks to GCubed for the custom open. If you're not a Spacevidcast epic subscriber, consider joining. An additional 35+ minutes of Spacevidcast After Dark is available for all epic subscribers. Your subscription helps Spacevidcast continue to produce shows designed to get your inner space geek excited again!

ATK has announced that the solid fuel based Liberty Rocket is now a full launch system including all stages required to get to low Earth orbit as well as the spaceship needed to transport crew. Given their extremely political past can ATK work like a NewSpace company and truly help humans reach for the stars? Or is the Liberty Rocket just more of the same? That and so much more on the 7th episode of our 5 year!

We take a peek at the recent Planetary Resources announcements in the latest Spacevidcast Live show. Check below for a timeline of topics. Check out the Wiki page for specifics on each story as well as the stories we missed. http://wiki.spacevidcast.com/en/5.06 00:00 - Themed Open 02:44 - Reason.tv and the retirement of the shuttle 7:21 - Private Spacecraft HERMES Kickstarter project 11:54 - Key tests for Skylon spaceplane project 16:57 - Main topic: Planetary Resources 32:42 - Viewer Comments And after the show don't forget we continue the conversation with Spacevidcast After Dark. To view the After Dark episode tied to this video, head over to Spacevidcast.com and log in to your epic account. Don't have an epic account? Sign up today at http://www.spacevidcast.com/epic and help us continue to create awesome content for everyone!

From Yuri's Night to Space News and your comments, this episode of Spacevidcast Live is jam packed with the awesome. We ask you the question, "What do you envision the future of space to look like?" Leave your comments below or send us a video comment! The conversation continues! Spacevidcast epic subscribers can watch After Dark and watch the show after the show. Epic subscribers also get access to hours of additional content from exclusive behind-the-scenes videos to conferences and events! Best of all, your epic subscription helps to keep Spacevidcast alive. Don't forget, show notes on this episode are available in our wiki. http://wiki.spacevidcast.com/en/5.05

Dave Masten of Masten Space Systems joins us for the 4th episode in our 5th season. We ask the question "What would the space industry look like if Apollo never happened". Leave your video replies on what you think the world would look like below. Dave also takes some time and shows us future plans for Masten Space Systems to go to the moon. Models included! This is a fantastic episode you don't want to miss. The conversation continues in Spacevidcast After Dark. Available to Epic subscribers, After Dark includes nearly an hour of additional content. Sign up or log in to your account to view the After Dark video.

The Los Angeles chapter of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics presents Peter C Theisinger. Pete is currently the Director, Engineering and Science Directorate at JPL but has also served as the manager of the Mars Science Laboratory or MSL. In this hour long presentation Pete chats with us about MSL, why some decisions were made, why Curiosity is the best rover to ever be sent to Mars and what all of the science means. For the full 1 hour 50 minute video including the Q&A session log in to your Spacevidcast epic account. If you don't already have an account, memberships start as low as $8.33 a month and include amazing videos such as this one, an ad free experience and exclusive content.

As space geeks we just assume everyone thinks investing in science and more specifically space is a great idea. But there are many who may disagree. In this live show we ask you, why should we invest in science and space? An ad-free version of this show and the After Dark edition of this show are available to Spacevidcast epic subscribers. To view show notes and links check out the wiki article: http://wiki.spacevidcast.com/en/5.03

Russia has leaked an extremely ambitious 18 year plan to go back to the moon, set up ground stations on Mars and explore our solar system. Do you think they have what it takes to make it happen? Is this the beginning on a new space race? Or is all of this just talk that won't lead to anything? Leave your comments! We also look at the mini solid rocket booster test for the Space Launch System, MagLev to space, the damage long term space does to the human brain and eyes, SpaceX and more! If you would like to see the original links to all of these stories and more, check out our wiki at http://wiki.spacevidcast.com/en/5.02 flowplayer("player", "/flowplayer/flowplayer-3.2.7.swf");

In the first episode of our 5th season we ask you, the community, do we need Governments to keep space alive? Or is our future better served in the hands of private companies? Speaking of private companies, while the traditional space powerhouses are laying off more and more people, the new Mohave based companies are hiring. But is it enough? An Atlas V Heavy rocket lifted off the pad carrying a DoD communications satellite. The European Space Agency is looking to go to the moon in 2018 using technology they already have built. And we look at the community feedback from our 4.24 episode of Spacevidcast, all in this action packed Spacevidcast Live show. For more information and links to articles discussed in this show, visit our Wiki at http://wiki.spacevidcast.com/en/5.01 flowplayer("player", "/flowplayer/flowplayer-3.2.7.swf");