Another fantastic talk by Neil deGrasse Tyson. The passion is amazing and the message is spot on. I really wish everyone on the planet could see this. (His talk starts 6 minutes in.)
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ISSLive - Apps on Android Market Interact with live streaming data from the International Space Station (ISS), Take virtual 3D tours of the Mission Control Center (MCC) and ... (more)
A wonderful app for space buffs on Android where you can get a current view of the ISS in orbit as well as visit the control center and see the same live data as shown on many of the screens. As I write, the urine tank is 24% full and both S-Band antennas are on.
(Obligatory whine about this not really being space travel and how we could be doing so much better and going so much further.)
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Julie Payette, Canadian Space Agency Perspectives from Space Julie Payette on Canadian Space Agency Perspectives from Space: Research and Diplomacy (more)
A wonderful 50 minute talk, fast paced, lots of video, informative and entertaining. Gives everyone a nice perspective on space and earth.