Weekly Space Hangout – February 28, 2014: Good NASA News and 715 Confirmed Planets!

Summary: Host: Fraser Cain Astrojournalists: Morgan Rehnberg, David Dickinson, Elizabeth Howell, Jason Major, Casey Dreier, Mike Simmons This week's stories: Elizabeth Howell (@howellspace): Mega Discovery! 715 Alien Planets Confirmed Using A New Trick On Old Kepler Data Update on Spacesuit Leak, Part 1 Update on Spacesuit Leak, Part 2 Update on Spacesuit Leak, Part 3 Gaping Inside The Huge Vehicle Assembly Building NASA Used For Space Shuttles And Moon Missions Casey Dreier (Planetary.org): What to look for in NASA's Budget Release on Tuesday - some good news for a change! Report from the 2014 Legislative Blitz Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @cosmic_chatter): Falcon 9 gets landing legs David Dickinson (@astroguyz): Venus Occultation More on the Venus Occultation X-Flare GPM Launch Jason Major (@JPMajor, LightsInTheDark.com): Moon gets hit by an asteroid New Technique to Find Water in Exoplanet Atmospheres Mike Simmons (Astronomers without Borders): Uwingu We record the Weekly Space Hangout every Friday at 12:00 pm Pacific / 3:00 pm Eastern. You can watch us live on Google+, Universe Today, or the Universe Today YouTube page.