Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi, currently aboard the ISS, is posting messages at twitter.com/astro_Soichi and also sending photos that he is taking from space at twitpic.com/photos/Astro_Soichi.

More about his pictures in this article: Twitpics in Space - PCWorld - Feb.8.10.

Alan Boyle gives a tour of Shuttle launch viewing, the ISS and the view of earth from space: Tour space, inside and out - Cosmic Log/msnbc.com - Feb.8.01.

Here's a message from the National Geographic Channel:

The National Geographic Channel will be taking you on a breathtaking journey through our solar system, starting with Saturn and Jupiter and all the way to Pluto and beyond! A six-part mini series that will be airing over three days, A Traveler's Guide to the Planets will showcase beautiful images captured by ultra high-tech telescopes, coupled with animation that will take you even closer into a world most of us can only dream of.

The series website also offers an interactive tour of the solar system.

The schedule for the shows goes as follows:
Saturn
Sunday, February 14, 2010, at 9 pm ET/PT

Jupiter
Sunday, February 14, 2010, at 10 pm ET/PT

Mars
Monday, February 15, 2010, at 9 pm ET/PT

Venus and Mercury
Monday, February 15, 2010, at 10 pm ET/PT

Neptune and Uranus
Tuesday, February 16, 2010, at 9 pm ET/PT

Pluto and Beyond
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 10 pm ET/PT

The Space Show this week:

1. Monday, February 8, 2010, 2-3:30 PM PST: We welcome back Bob Zimmerman to discuss the new space policy proposal by our Administration.

2. Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 7-8:30 PM PST: CLASSROOM: This Classroom sessions welcomes guest panelist Paul Breed to discuss the rocket equation. Co-hosts Drs. Logan and Jurist will be with us. Classroom protocols are in effect. You can read the presentation material on the Classroom blog as it will be posted shortly before this program. See http://spaceshowclassroom.wordpress.com/. Remember, comments and questions during the live show use regular Space Show email, chat, and the toll free line.

3. Friday, February 9, 2010, 9:30-11:30 AM PST: Kris Kimel of Kentucky Space is back with us regarding exciting new space programming.

4. Sunday, February 14, 12-1:30 PM PST. Happy Valentine's Day To All! We welcome back Brent Sherwood to discuss the NASA Flexible Path, which he authored.

Go to AMSAT News for the latest headlines about developments in amateur and student satellites and for updates about amateur radio on the ISS :
* FO-29 Status Update
* AMSAT Activities at Orlando Hamcation
* First call for speakers for the AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2010
* Satellite Presentation at Palm Springs Desert RATS Meeting
* ARISS Status - 1 February 2010
1. JAXA Astronaut Participates in ARISS Contact with Boy Scouts
2. Moscow Aviation Institute Experiment Activated
3. ISS Ham Debrief Scheduled

The International Space Station now includes a live video feed (when a communications link is available) showing activities on the station: NASA Airs 'Reality Show' From Space - SPACE.com - Feb.5.10.

The Hubble telescope produces fascinating images of distant Pluto:
/-- New Hubble Maps of Pluto Show Surface Changes - NASA - Feb.4.10
/-- Pluto maps raise new questions - Cosmic Log/msnbc.com - Feb.5.10

Some recent items about Tesla:
/-- Tesla’s Elon Musk Can't Cash Out Quite Yet - Wired.com
/-- Elon Musk May Moonlight When Tesla Goes Public - Wired.com

Still in the lab but a micro-ion thruster technology might one day give Cubesats a highly capable propulsion system: Powering cube satellites: An electric propulsion technology for miniature satellites aims to give them more mobility and may eventually allow them to take on deep-space missions. - MIT News - Feb.3.10.

The German company NANOPOOL has developed what sounds like an amazing new type of spray on coating: Liquid glass: the spray-on scientific revelation: Liquid glass, a revolutionary invisible non-toxic spray that protects against everything from bacteria to UV radiation, could soon be used on a vast range of products - Telegraph - Feb.1.10

Two more reviews of the Space Tourists documentary:
/-- Documentary Space Tourists Director Q&A - X-Prize Ansari Movie Space Tourists - Popular Mechanics - Feb.1.10
/-- Sundance Review: Space Tourists - Film School Rejects - Feb.2.10

The Team America Rocketry Challenge looks really competitive this year: 669 Teams of Student Rocketeers In Team America Rocketry Challenge Finals - Aero-News Network - Jan.31.10

The Space Show this week:

1. Monday, February 1, 2010, 2-3:30 PM PST: We welcome back Don Beattie to the program regarding his Apogee book, ISScapades: The Crippling of America's Space Program. We will also be discussing the retirement of the Space Shuttle and new civil space policy announcements.

2. Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 7-8:30 PM PST: CLASSROOM: This is the introductory program to The Space Show Classroom series. With me will be co- hosts Dr. Jim Logan and Dr. John Jurist. During this initial show, we will introduce The Space Show Classroom series and the blog for Classroom programs only. Don't miss it!

3. Friday, February 5, 2010, 9:30-11:30 AM PST: There is no show today due to my being at a space conference in Washington, DC.

4. Sunday, February 7, 12-1:30 PM PST. We welcome back Fred Ordway to the show, author of the Apogee book, The Rocket Team.

Go to AMSAT News for the latest headlines about developments in amateur and student satellites and for updates about amateur radio on the ISS :
* 2010 OSCAR SKN "Best Fist" Winners
* ISS on SSTV This Week
* How's Satellite DX? Pretty Good, Thanks for Asking
* Sumbandila SO-67 Amateur Radio Operations Suspended
* Building the First US ARISSAT-1 Flight Unit Begins
* 8 New Cubesats in Development

Here's a review of the play When Tang Met Laika mentioned here earlier: Review: "When Tang Met Laika" - Broadway World - Jan.30.10.