10 - March 12, 2010

"IMAX: Hubble 3D" debuts at the Air and Space Museum...we give it the "red carpet" treatment - checking out the movie, checking in with the astronaut stars, listening to the star who voiced it over - Leonardo DiCaprio, and weighing in with the director and the NASA brass about the wow-factor of the IMAX experience. Also: a Falcon 9 "hot fire" disappoints, the shuttle program manager says "no problem" for shuttle to keep flying, and safely -- it's only a question of money -- and Obama gets ready to speak up for his controversial new plan for NASA...and braces for what promises to be a firestorm of protest at planned April 15 conference on the future of America's space program.

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• Science & Tech
• News

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• This Week In Space
• Miles O'Brien
• Spaceflight Now
• SpaceflightNow.com
• Hubble 3D
• IMAX
• Hubble Space telescope
• 3D movies
• SpaceX
• Elon Musk
• Falcon 9
• NASA
• Space Shuttle IMAX
• Dream Is Alive
• Hail Columbia
• Obama space program
• Space shuttle extension
• Leonard DiCaprio
• Red Carpet
• Air and Space Museum
• Smithsonian
• Mike Collins
• Apollo 11
• John Grunsfeld
• Hubble Hugger
• Mike Massimino
• Scorch
• Scott Altman

[bswygert]

Just wanted to thank Miles and the rest of the team at Spaceflight Now for all the work they do. Your excellent reporting provides a great service of public awareness that's desperately needed during this time of transition in our space program. Great job, keep it up!

[Chrisjr2007]

Is it possible to put 'This week in Space' on NASA TV?

[bbjuyb87]

Hello

[bbjuyb87]

Sandals there is a guy that told me that he needed to call me lonely only

to find me in whatever house I am in. This time though not lonely or

able cry the worst one found me he and I not together.

[monokhem]

@Kapitananime Last estimate for the Ares getting done was the late 2020's. The Saturn 5 was built in less time than that.

[NachoPuffyTomatos]

March 12 is meh birfdayyy!!!!!!!

[sallyzar5]

March 12 is my Birthday!

[sfsTrader]

@robinh66 i hate having to watch short ads

[apporttherefromtqkt]

i see all my Episodes at TV[.]UsNetxxx[.]com

[GETitYAdig42]

@milesobrien3 miles, first off you're the man and i love your show. secondly if i had money to spare and wasn't a poor college student yes i would be very willing. Lastly i apologize, i didn't know the adds youtube throws up on the videos helped pay for productions like yours.

[robinh66]

BTW, I get the video via podcast, I don't see any adds. That's not the "reason" I get the podcast, nothing against YouTube, I just prefer the delivery.

[robinh66]

1. Put a PayPal "tip jar" on the main site. Suggest donating during the 'cast.

2. Get sponsors. I don't think most people would mind watching a short ad if it's something space geeks would be interested in and as long as it wasn't right i the middle. I know several podcasts that are sponsored and just have a very short 10-15 second add at the end in the 'cast. Not intrusive.