Spacevidcast
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| Hosted by | Benjamin Higginbotham Cariann Higginbotham Jared Head Michael Clark |
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| Genre | Webcast |
| Language | English |
| Updates | Saturday 18:00 UTC |
| Length | approx. 50 minutes |
| Video format | Flash |
| Original release | March 26, 2008 – present |
| License | Creative Commons Attribution |
| Website | www |
TMRO (pronounced tomorrow, formerly known as Spacevidcast), is a live weekly HD webcast hosted by a husband and wife team, Benjamin and Cariann Higginbotham. The mission statement for Spacevidcast is "Making space commonplace".
TMRO's stated goal is
In contrast to most space-related podcasts, TMRO is produced independently and is not associated with any governmental or private organization, which sets it apart from other shows like NASA Edge or Hubblecast. In 2011 the show hosts were hired by SpaceX, however there is no tie between SpaceX and TMRO.
In addition to traditional episodes, TMRO also offers some audio and text content as well as content provided through the crowdfunding platform Patreon, including Google Hangouts and early access to TMRO After Dark. There is also a TMRO subreddit for viewers to discuss space and show topics. The program was awarded the Best Presentation of Space award during NewSpace 2010.
The show is divided into an opener and three main segments. The first segment is Space News, discussing launches, technology, and spaceflight events that have occurred since the previous episode. Podcaster Michael Clark often talks about SpaceX news and provides input on other space topics. The second segment includes that episode's featured topic, which may be an interview or a discussion on a particular topic. During the third segment, viewer comments relating to the previous episode are read and discussed.
In 2015 TMRO began producing Space Pods, which are short videos about various space-related topics. Space Pods feature, and are created by, one of TMRO's correspondents: Michael Clark, Jared Head, Lisa Stojanovski, and Ariel Waldman. Similar to the weekly live shows, Space Pods are funded by a separate Patreon campaign, which was originally conducted on a per pod basis, but later switched to a monthly format.
Spacevidcast has covered a number of live events such as Shuttle and Soyuz launches, the Phoenix Mars landing, the launch of Jules Verne ATV, the GLAST Space Telescope, Chandrayaan-1, Shenzhou 7, the Kepler Mission as well as commercial satellite launches. The website was one of many outlets to broadcast a live feed of the lunar impact by NASA's LCROSS spacecraft and participated in Guy Laliberté's Poetic Social Mission Event: Moving Stars and Earth for Water. These events are usually summed up in short daily clips dedicated to one or two events.
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