TIS#022 01/26/15 Identical Twins for Mars&the Blizzard of '15? - a podcast by Alex G. Orphanos, Science Communicator

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Topics:

• The mission to put an Astronaut (Scott Kelly) and two Cosmonauts in space for a year. NASA & the team will check the effects of microgravity with identical twin Mark Kelly (who will be on the ground supporting the mission).
  http://www.msnbc.com/the-ed-show/watch/a-historic-space-mission-for-identical-twins-388472387515?cid=sm_TW
  http://www.universetoday.com/118388/president-obama-salutes-nasa-astronaut-kelly-and-1-year-iss-mission-at-state-of-the-union-address/

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly stands as he is recognized by President Barack Obama. Astronaut Scott Kelly will launch to the International Space Station and become the first American to live and work aboard the orbiting laboratory for a year-long mission. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

 

• The effects of microgravity on the human body
  http://www.space.com/20730-human-body-spaceflight-weird-facts.html

Credit: "Inside my Sleep Pod - it serves as my bedroom, recording studio, and twitter zone while on the Space Station. pic.twitter.com/Mw7FeHVB"

• The Blizzard of 1978 recap from the Assistant (who experienced it first-hand)

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