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The first-ever “spidernaut” safely returns to Earth
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Take eight steps back, Psy and Biebs. Another YouTube star is born today as Nefertiti, the first-ever “spidernaut” who was the key element to the winning
YouTube Space Lab
experiment has made it home safely and will live out the rest of her life at the Smithsonian Museum.
Nefertiti is the first jumping spider to successfully return from space and adjust to life on Earth after a 100-day stay aboard the International Space Station. “Neffi,” as she’s called by friends, will take up residence starting today at the Insect Zoo in the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
Courtesy of NASA. Nefertiti, the red-backed jumping spider hunting for flies inside her space flight habitat on board the International Space Station.
The jumping spider experiment was one of two winners from thousands of ideas submitted to YouTube last year with the hopes of being sent to space as part of the Space Lab competition. Relive the epic story of
YouTube Space Lab
below.
Dom Elliott, Marketing Manager, recently watched “
Space Lab LIVE!: Behind the Scenes
.”
YouTube Space Lab, Bill Nye the Science Guy, and the International Space Station—live!
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Hot off the heels of their stunning Curiosity rover
landing
on Mars, NASA will soon be live streaming on YouTube from another space outpost...this time a little closer to home.
On Thursday, September 13, Bill Nye the Science Guy will host a special live stream between Earth and the International Space Station (ISS). You’ll see the bright, young scientists of
YouTube Space Lab
and the NASA astronaut 250 miles above Earth performing the winning experiments of the competition
launched
by YouTube and Lenovo last year. Depending on the space station’s exact schedule, the stream will take place soon after 5:30am PT on Thursday, September 13. On the day,
tune in to the channel
to take part in this special event.
Amr, Dorothy and Sara
, who were voted in March as the global winners of YouTube Space Lab, will join Bill and special guests to discuss their winning experiments and explore why science in space is so important for our future.
After NASA Mission Control gives the go ahead, those on Earth will be joined by NASA astronaut, Sunita Williams, live aboard the ISS, for an interview like no other. You will also have your chance to pose questions to Sunita, by publicly posting to Google+, Twitter or Facebook using the tag
#SpaceLab
.
Dom Elliott, marketing manager, recently watched “
Armstrong Remembered by NASA Administrator
.”
Ideas worthy of space travel: The YouTube Space Lab global winners
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Can you teach an old spider new tricks? Could better understanding alien superbugs cure diseases on Earth? These are the questions that will be asked by the two winning experiments of
YouTube Space Lab
, the science competition that
challenged
students from 14 to 18 years old to design a science experiment that could be performed in space. Your votes and our
expert judges
chose the winners from thousands of entries from around the world. Experiments submitted by Dorothy and Sara, from Troy, Mich., U.S. (winners in the 14-16-year-old age group) and Amr from Alexandria, Egypt (winner in the 17-18-year-old age group) will be performed aboard the International Space Station and live streamed to the world on YouTube.
Meet Amr from Alexandria, Egypt Global Winner, 17-18-year-old age group:
Watch their entry: “
Can you teach an old spider new tricks?
”
Meet Dorothy and Sara from Troy, Mich., U.S. Global Winners, 14-16-year-old age group:
Watch their entry: “
Could alien superbugs cure diseases on Earth?
”
Sunita Williams
—the NASA astronaut who’ll fly to the International Space Station later this year and perform the winning experiments live on YouTube—announced the global winners at a special ceremony in Washington, D.C., where the six regional winning teams were gathered. While in Washington, all the teams also took a
ZERO-G weightless flight
and a private tour of the the
Udvar-Hazy Air & Space Museum
.
In addition to having their experiments performed in space, Amr, Dorothy and Sara get to choose between one of two awesome space adventures: a trip to Japan to watch their experiment blast off in a rocket bound for the ISS or, once they’re 18 years old, a week-long astronaut course in Star City, Russia, the training center for Russian cosmonauts.
Subscribe to the
YouTube Space Lab channel
for all the best space playlists and to check out video of the winners on their ZERO-G flight. Stay tuned for the live stream from space, which will take place later this year.
Zahaan Bharmal, head of marketing operations in EMEA, recently watched "
Meet the Space Lab Winners
"
From snowflakes to surfactants: meet the YouTube Space Lab regional winners
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
At the end of January, we invited you to choose your favorite
YouTube Space Lab
experiment ideas from sixty finalist teams, and today we have our winners! More than 100,000 of you cast your votes that combined with the scores from our panel of judges to decide the regional winners for the final stage of the competition. Find out who won below and you can
meet them all
on the Space Lab Channel.
14 - 16 year old regional winning teams
Asia Pacific region
:
Is space too cold for life to exist?
by Patrick Zeng & Derek Chan from New Zealand
Europe, Middle East and Africa region
:
Could weightless liquids be the key to better gadgets?
by Laura Calvo & María Vilas from Spain
The Americas region
:
Could alien superbugs cure disease on Earth?
by Dorothy Chen & Sara Ma from U.S.A.
17 - 18 year old regional winning teams:
Asia Pacific region
:
Could liquid magnets take us deeper into space?
by Sachin Kukke from India
Europe, Middle East and Africa region
:
Can you teach an old spider new tricks?
by Amr Mohamed from Egypt
The Americas region
:
Could a snowflake unlock the mysteries of the universe?
by Emerald Bresnahan from U.S.A
The six regional winning teams will travel to Washington, D.C., where we’ll announce the two global winners (one team from each age group). These two winners will have their experiments performed 250 miles above Earth aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and live streamed on YouTube as part of a global event celebrating science and space. While in Washington, all the teams will take part in a series of activities to honor their achievements, including the opportunity to experience weightlessness on a
ZERO-G flight
.
Space Lab invited
budding scientists to submit a YouTube video describing an idea for an experiment that could be carried out aboard the ISS. The channel, which serves as a launch pad for discovering great space and science videos on YouTube, has received more than
50 million views worldwide
throughout the course of the competition. This week we’re uploading interviews with the winners in their hometowns, so
subscribe to the channel
to keep up to date with all the latest from here on Earth!
Zahaan Bharmal, YouTube Space Lab lead, recently watched the “
ESA Education (English)
” playlist.
Sixty YouTube Space Lab Finalists Announced: Vote Now For Your Favorites
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
A few months ago we
set 14-18 year olds the bold challenge
to design a science experiment that could be performed by
NASA
aboard the International Space Station, something that has traditionally been the preserve of qualified astronauts and scientists. Coming up with a suitable idea required huge imagination, passion and scientific curiosity, which is why we were thrilled with your response—we received a total of 2,000 video submissions from students in more than 80 countries!
Expert scientists helped us check and rank all of the entries, and today we are very proud to announce the sixty finalists. All of their submissions can now be viewed on the
YouTube.com/SpaceLab Channel
, and from January 17–24, you can vote for the ones you want to win. We need your help selecting the six regional winners, and ultimately the two global winners that will have their experiments performed 250 miles above Earth and live streamed on YouTube.
Start voting today
.
Remember, the channel is also a launchpad to some of the best space and science videos on YouTube. We’ve already received
more than 39 million combined video views worldwide
and we’re adding new videos and playlists regularly, like this new playlist about the
mysteries of the Red Planet
. Subscribe to the channel to keep up to date with all the latest content.
Didn’t make it to the final round? Check out the newly launched
Google Science Fair 2012
for another chance to enter an amazing global science competition.
Posted by Zahaan Bharmal, YouTube Space Lab lead, recently watched “
Living in Space: 225,000 Miles Above Earth
.”
Calling all budding scientists: Deadline extended to enter YouTube Space Lab
Monday, November 28, 2011
Last month
we challenged you
to come up with an idea for an experiment that an astronaut can carry out in space, for the chance to watch NASA astronauts conduct it aboard the International Space Station live on YouTube next year. We know the many registered teams out there are busy preparing their experiments for
YouTube Space Lab
, so we’re extending the deadline by a week to December 14, 2011 to help get your entry just right.
Here’s YouTube Space Lab Judge, Professor Stephen Hawking, to inspire you to join if you haven’t registered already:
Be sure to read the
How to Enter
guide on our YouTube channel to learn what you need to do to submit your entry. You can also read about the amazing prizes for the regional and global winners, ranging from ZERO-G flights to an authentic astronaut training experience in Russia.
And if you just want to watch cool space videos? We're regularly adding playlists on the channel from
What is space?
, to
Early Pioneers
, and the
US vs USSR
. There's more to come so make sure you
subscribe to the channel
to keep up with the latest.
Be sure to read the updated
official rules
and blast off to
YouTube Space Lab
today!
Zahaan Bharmal, YouTube Space Lab lead, recently watched "
Mars Science Laboratory Lifts Off for Red Planet
."
Coming to a universe near you: YouTube Space Lab
Monday, October 10, 2011
Cross posted from the
Official Google Blog
.
Can plants survive beyond Earth? Can proteins observed in space reveal the mysteries of life? Science experiments aboard the
International Space Station
(ISS) could unlock the answers and now we're giving you a chance to ask the questions. Today, we’re launching
YouTube Space Lab
with Lenovo, in cooperation with Space Adventures, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Space Lab is a new galactic channel on YouTube that will lift off from your laptop, taking you to interesting and awesome videos from around the world... and beyond.
Interested students are invited to come up with an idea for a science experiment that can be conducted in space and upload a video explaining it to YouTube by December 7, 2011. The YouTube community and a panel of distinguished scientists, astronauts and expert judges, including
Professor Stephen Hawking
, will pick the best ones. If your video is selected, it will be performed aboard the ISS and live streamed on YouTube to the world in 2012.
We'll also throw in some out-of-this-world prizes for the winners: like
ZERO-G flights
, Lenovo IdeaPad laptops and your choice of either a trip to Tanegashima Island, Japan, to watch your experiment blast off in a rocket bound for the ISS, or—once you’re 18—a one-of-a-kind astronaut training experience in
Star City, Russia
, the training center for Russian cosmonauts. For more information on how to enter, including eligibility requirements and experiment guidelines, check out the competition page on the
channel
or the
official rules
.
All future astronauts and space enthusiasts can find inspiration in the space related content on
YouTube.com/SpaceLab
. Space Lab is just one of many educational channels available under
YouTube.com/EDU
. Educators can also visit
YouTube.com/Teachers
to learn how to better incorporate video into the classroom. We're developing a YouTube for Schools pilot aimed at making YouTube accessible in more schools. If you want to be notified when it's ready, sign up
here
.
Blast off now
and be part of a global experiment where your teacher is an astronaut and your classroom, space!
Zahaan Bharmal, YouTube Space Lab lead, recently watched "
Android in Space - Nexus S on Space Shuttle Atlantis
."
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