The Space Show
The Space Show
The Space Show focuses on timely and important issues influencing the development of outer-space commerce, space tourism,space exploration and space development. The Space Show is committed to facilitating our becoming a space-faring nation and society with a growing and self-sustaining space-faring economy. The Space Show also focuses on other related subjects of interest to us all.
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Steve Wolfe, Steven Gonzalez, Tuesday, 20-20-15 (55.09MB; download) -- Guests: Steve Wolfe, Steven Gonzalez; Topics: We discussed the Space Commerce Conference and Exposition to be held in Houston, TX Nov. 17-19. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. For those listening to archives using live365.com and rating the programs, please email me as to why you assign a specific rating to the show. This will help me bring better programming to the audience. We welcomed our two guests, Steve Wolfe and Steven Gonzalez for an in-depth discussion on the upcoming Space Commerce Conference & Exposition which will be in Houston November 17-19, 2015. For more information, visit the conference website at www.spacecomexpo.com. During the first segment, Steve Wolfe described SpaceCom as this is an unusual type of conference or space event. Both Steve and Steven spent the majority of the first segment explaining just how unique and different this event is given it is a business to business out reach effort with five industries including medical, manufacturing, energy, communications, and transportation. The outreach is focused on showing these industries that there are new commercial opportunities coming out of today's space industry, especially through the use of ISS commercial opportunities. Check out the event agenda at www.spacecomexpo.com/Content/At-a-Glance-Agenda/13_78 as this illustrates just how unique this event is. Also on their website, you can find information relating to who should attend this event (www.spacecomexpo.com/Content/Who-Should-Attend/5_36 plus all essential event and hotel registration information. That said, our two guests discussed the event and its three days of programming in detail as each day of the conference offers a different structure and program. Listener questions were focused on the conference agenda and structure, plus there were several questions about space advocates attending the event, networking, the Exposition Hall and how that has been set up to facilitate networking opportunities, and more. In the second segment, I asked about live streaming the conference or segments of it. For this year, the event will not be live streamed but there may be some segments posted on the website at a later date, especially the reports coming out of the second day workshop groups. In addition, we learned that the conference has a focus on STEAM/STEM, a topic we discussed at length during this segment. Later, a listener asked what their outcome expectations were for the event. This provided us with an interesting discussion with outcome and innovation evaluative mechanisms. Listeners asked specific questions about the launch industry, NewSpace entrepreneurial startups, and possible private space stations since the life of the ISS may be limited. Our guests told us the theme for this year's event was "LEO and BELW." Make sure you hear this part of our discussion. Near the end of the segment, Brandy wanted to know about changing commercial and NewSpace industry trends. Both guests offered us closing comments and unique take aways for this event. Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog above. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 21 Oct 2015 17:36:10 UTC
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Ben Haldeman, Monday, 10-19-15 (46.03MB; download) -- Guest: Ben Haldeman. Topics: Planet Labs and their Dove satellite imaging program. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. For those listening to archives using live365.com and rating the programs, please email me as to why you assign a specific rating to the show. This will help me bring better programming to the audience. We welcomed Ben Haldeman of Planet Labs to the show. During the first segment of our 87 minute show, Ben introduced us to Planet Labs, told us about the company history, goals, and Dove satellite imaging program wherein they want to image the entire Earth every day. You can find out more about this at their website, www.planet.com. Ben described the size and nature of their satellite fleet, how they can cover the entire planet once a day, their agnostic launch policy, and their cubesat manufacturing process for their 10cm x10cm x by30cm finished product. He explained the company's iterative approach, the company employee growth, and their recent payload losses on the Antares and the Falcon 9. We talked at length about the ISS process of getting the Dove satellites, launching them from the ISS, and the astronaut training needed to carry out the Planet Labs mission. Also discussed was the orbital decay profile for their satellites at the end of their life, altitudes for their Dove satellites, and plans to use the preferred sun synchronous orbit given the ISS may have a limited remaining life expectancy. Ground stations were described as was the satellite pointing process. Listeners asked many email questions including the use of off the shelf GPS and the range of optical spectrum/wavelengths for the cameras/sensors being able to detect images. Listeners also wanted to know if Planet Labs had plans to make satellites via 3D printing and if any radiation hardening was being used with their onboard electronics. In the shorter second segment, we talked about Planet Labs hiring and their internship program. The company mostly hires engineers but about 25% of their hires are from different disciplines. They also hire a person a day so if you are interested, be sure to check it out. They are located in a truly exciting and creative part of San Francisco, known as SOMA (South of Market) and this is the area to be in if you like technology, want to be on the leading edge of the cutting edge, and be surrounded by peers that redefine the meaning of the word. You can find out more about their hiring and intern program by checking their website. Adrian asked another question about solar sails and CCD cameras. I asked Ben the question Debra was asked by a Mom on the Friday show regarding her child studying engineering but preferring Apple Computer for example over a space company. I asked Ben to respond to that Mom's question. Don't miss what he had to say about it as our discussion involved Silicon Valley, being located in the San Francisco Bay Area which is a highly evolved tech market place, including the Bay Area universities, and more. Read the rest of the summary @ www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 20 Oct 2015 20:17:01 UTC
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Jay Wittner, Ron Jones, Sunday, 10-18-15 (51.39MB; download) -- Guests: Jay Wittner, Ron Jones. Topics: The Integrated Space Plan which is a real and detailed timeline of our future in space for the next 100 years. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. For those listening to archives using live365.com and rating the programs, please email me as to why you assign a specific rating to the show. This will help me bring better programming to the audience. We welcomed both Jay Wittner and Ron Jones to the program to discuss the Integrated Space Plan (ISP), "a real and detailed timeline of our future in space for the next 100 years. Vehicles, Stations, Settlements, Moon, Mars, Asteroids." You can see the ISP at https://integratedspaceanalytics.com/cms/plan and also their previously successful Kickstarter site, www.kickstarter.com/projects/486671231/integrated-space-plan-envisioning-humanitys-future. Wired Magazine did an excellent article on the plan which you can download and read at www.wired.com/2015/08/wildly-detailed-100-year-plan-getting-humans-mars.. Discovery also did a nice article on the ISP dated Oct. 16, 2015 which you can read and download @ http://news.discovery.com/space/private-spaceflight/isp-the-ultimate-plan-to-launch-humanity-to-the-stars-151016.htm. During the first segment, Ron provided us with the history of the ISP which goes back several decades. He explained its purpose and how it has changed and evolved over time. In fact, later in the show I asked our guests if the time had finally come for the ISP to come into its own given the developments and progress in space development. You will certainly want to hear this discussion which comes much later in the show. The first segment is mostly devoted to describing the ISP and responding to basic listener questions about it as it was new to most listeners. I also urge you to look at it on the web using the above links so you can be come familiar with the plan and its blocks. Remember, it is a broad enabling approach that includes many different paths to accomplish space development, exploration and a spacefaring economy/society. It is not about a specific program or project as we are used to discussing on The Space Show. Specific plans and projects can nicely fit in the appropriate blocks on the ISP as the ISP is a collection of logical and plausible multiple paths to space development without saying this or that specific plan is THE plan we must follow. Toward the end of the first segment, John in Freemont, CA asked about the Shackleton Energy plan as was recently discussed on The Space Show. This was a good example for our guests to show how the ISP could nicely accommodate the Shackleton plan but that the ISP was actually much broader and more inclusive than just the three part Shackleton plan discussed on The Space Show. As you will hear, there is no conflict between the two. In the second segment, Jay was asked how people could get a poster copy of the ISP. Jay and Ron told listeners how to order a poster copy (the rolled version in a tube is the best way to get it). Read the balance of the review @ www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 19 Oct 2015 18:04:32 UTC
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Debra Facktor Lepore, Friday, 10-16-15 (30.12MB; download) -- Guest: Debra Facktor Lepore.. Topics: Commercial space value & projects, advocacy, & valuable space industry insights. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. For those listening to archives using live365.com and rating the programs, please email me as to why you assign a specific rating to the show. This will help me bring better programming to the audience. We welcomed back Debra Facktor Lepore to this special one hour one segment program in which we discussed numerous space industry topics. We started out getting an historical overview of Ball Aerospace, including our learning about some of their new projects with S. Korea and new technologies. We did a 135 year overview in just a few minutes. The company really does have a fascinating and most interesting history, including the Ball jars dating back to the 1880s when the company started. The aerospace part of their history dates back 60 years. Debra did a good job in summarizing their aerospace history, including moving forward with NewSpace, non profits, cubesats and more. Listeners asked our guest many email questions including her view of the trends in the space industry, especially among the entrepreneurial segment. Other topics discussed included disruptive markets and technology, the launch industry, SpaceX, ULA & others, plus the need for viable, productive space markets. One market she talked about that was in demand was the market for space data. Debra had much to say on this subject so don't miss it. Debra was asked about human spaceflight which she classified as exploration, discovery, and human nature. Listener Jack asked Debra about space projects based on the "coolness factor" rather than commercial or national security value. This proved a very interesting conversation so again, I urge you not to miss it. Another listener asked about trends toward public only projects, public/private projects, and international cooperative space projects. Near the end of the show, we had a few listener questions about kids studying engineering but preferring something like an Apple employment to NASA or the space industry because space projects take so long and are often cancelled. Debra had much to say about this subject plus the potential of space to impact so many other fields. This prompted an email from a listener who drives part time for Uber. She pointed out how it was disruptive and based on space technology. This too was a most interesting discussion that I am sure you will appreciate. In conclusion, Debra paid her respects to the late George Mueller who recently passed away. George was a great influence on her life , her career, and the space industry as far back as Apollo. You can read about Mr. Mueller at http://spacenews.com/george-mueller-apollo-manager-and-kistler-founder-dies. Please post your comments/questions for Debra on TSS blog above. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 17 Oct 2015 16:58:14 UTC
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John Batchelor Hotel Mars, Dr. Marc Rayman, Wednesday, 10-14-15 (4.74MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Marc Rayman, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Ceres and the latest discoveries and updates. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are not permitted without prior written consent from The Space Show (even if for personal use) & are a violation of the Space Show copyright. We do not permit the commercial use of any Space Show program or part thereof, nor do we permit Space Show programs to be edited, placed on YouTube, or other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted in news articles, papers, academic & research work but must be cited or referenced in the proper citation format. Contact Dr. Livingston for questions about our copyright and trademark policies which we do enforce. This program is archived on The Space Show website, podcasting, and blog sites with permission from John Batchelor. Please visit the John Batchelor Show website for more information about this fine program, www.johnbatchelorshow.com. Remember, your Amazon Purchases Can Help Support The Space Show/OGLF (www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm). For those of you listening to archives on live365.com & rating the programs, please email me the reasons for your rating. This will definitely help improve Space Show programming. Thank you. Please note that audio and transition issues are a result of copying the John Batchelor broadcast & are not within my control as they originate in the Batchelor studio.John Batchelor and I welcomed back Dr. Marc Rayman for important news and discovery update information on Ceres and the Dawn Mission. Some of the topics we discussed included the latest on impacts and accumulation of debris over millions of years making Ceres into a sort of sponge for impact material. We also discussed the latest theories on the bright spots, including the possibility of salt and what that may mean for Ceres development and science. I asked Marc general science questions and what it would take to have definitive answers to many of the Ceres mysteries. Near the end, John talked about Vesta and how it might compare to Earth in contrast to how Ceres might compare to Earth.
Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog above. You can email Mr. Batchelor or Dr. Rayman through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Thu, 15 Oct 2015 17:56:49 UTC
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Open Lines, Tuesday, 10-13-15 (75.91MB; download) -- Guest: Open Lines with Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Space Show website updates, the movie "The Martian, gravity prescription, HSF medical issues & more. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. For those listening to archives using live365.com and rating the programs, please email me as to why you assign a specific rating to the show. This will help me bring better programming to the audience. Welcome to our Open Lines show and my return to broadcasting given my post surgery recovery from my Oct. 1 spinal sugary. It was great to be back on the air. During the first segment of our two hour show, I updated everyone as to my post surgery recovery progress, I dedicated the show to the memory of our near friend Declan O'Donnell who passed away October 1 of this year, then I updated everyone on the progress being made on our new website development project and my ability to start fulfilling Indiegogo perk orders. As I stated, there have clearly been delays due to the first two weeks post surgery but we are getting back on track and I expect reasonable progress moving forward. As I explained I continue to have mobility limitations and sitting issues but things are improving all the time so I expect the delays will soon be a thing of the past. Several times during the program I mentioned booking future guests now that I am back on the air and suggested those of you that selected the co-host perk or the host your own show or be your own guest perk take advantage of the available dates for the balance of 2015 to bring your co-host guest to the program, or your host your own show to the schedule. Let me know and I will support you in invitations, etc. to get these programs booked with you even before the new website is launched. I also read an email from Matt from Switzerland who wanted to follow up from the earlier show with Ally regarding some sort of online virtual space advocacy training. If this interests you, post comments and your ideas on The Space Show blog. Matt will see them and maybe interested parties can get something going. Our first caller was Dr. Rowe who expressed misgivings about all the talk about being able to have humans walk on Mars by 2030. Dr. Row cited some of his well known and highly regarded medical research in support of his statements but as usual, committed space advocates challenged him. One was by text message to me which I did not read on air but was highly critical of Dr. Rowe wondering who he was and why in the world he would be talking about such things. Via a reply text I did tell this listener who Bill was and briefly listed his credentials for his research. I know his work is controversial and many listeners to this show do not support Bill's conclusions but that does not invalidate his work. Doug asked Bill about running the numbers for what propellant it would take to spin up a craft with a tether long enough to get one gee but relatively low RPMs as the subject moved to needing to be in 1g and maybe even marginally less gravity would not work for humans. Red the rest of the summary @ www.thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 14 Oct 2015 19:09:59 UTC
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Alexandra (Ally) Abrams, Tuesday, 9-29-15 (51.73MB; download) -- Guest: Alexandra (Ally) Abrams. Topics: Communicating space advocacy more effectively. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. For those listening to archives using live365.com and rating the programs, please email me as to why you assign a specific rating to the show. This will help me bring better programming to the audience. We welcomed Alexandra (Ally) Abrams to the show to learn more about how best to carry on effective communications regarding our space advocacy interests and efforts. Ally is the new Director of Communications for the Space Frontier Foundation plus she does communications for Boeing and previously for GE (see her full bio). During the first segment of our 93 minute program, Ally first responded to my question about her earning a bachelor's degree in writing and rhetoric from Syracuse University. I asked if there was a departmental definition for rhetoric separate from how we typically refer to rhetoric in Space Show discussions. Ally had fun answering this question and that set the tone for what in my opinion was an excellent, informative, and very entertaining discussion with her on how best to communicate our space advocacy passion. Note that it is important to not just have excellent, informative and high quality discussions with our guests but having fun enhances the experiences and helps us learn and retain. After just a few minutes with Ally on The Space Show, it was easy to understand her success and accomplishments in the field of communication and relevant rhetoric, not the B.S. type of rhetoric. In addition, we talked about the narrative, the vision, and the need to tell a good story. She also talked about targeting various groups with different messages though the goals of the message for the organization might be similar. Ally mostly referred to Millennials and Boomers throughout our discussion. As for Millennials, she said they were motivated by wanting to improve the world, to do good and meaningful work and to be a positive force in the community. She cited Planet Labs as an example through their donation program. Also in this segment Ally talked about successful startups and the use of teams given no one person can be an expert in everything. Team members might include an expert in marketing, social media, finance, management as well as other disciplines. Listener John asked Ally a question using the SLS arguments on The Space Show as an example where the talking points for each side never change and nobody really listens to the opposing view. Ally had much to say about this & about removing emotion from the discussion. She also talked about strategies and tips for how to influence the opposition, plus the tactics that can be used to accomplish real communication with the opposition. Other topics in this segment dealt with audience segmentation, more differences in how to reach Boomers as compared to Millennials. Doug called to ask how the SFF support of NewSpace commercial space using Skybox as an example, facilitated the Foundation's objective of space settlement. Read the rest of the summary @ www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 30 Sep 2015 17:14:20 UTC
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Open Lines, Monday, 9-28-15 (68.20MB; download) -- Guest: Open Lines with Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Dr. Space takes medical leave, a summary of our Indiegogo project, multiple callers and topics. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. For those listening to archives using live365.com and rating the programs, please email me as to why you assign a specific rating to the show. This will help me bring better programming to the audience. During our 2 hour 12 minute program, we received several calls and answered multiple emails from you the listeners. In the first segment, I spent about 30 minutes updating the audience on my planned medical leave starting later this week, plus I did a detailed summary of our recent Indiegogo campaign to modernize TSS website and archives. I also provided listeners with an update on our website design process with our current time table for launching the new site. In addition, I tossed out some discussion topics including the NASA flowing water on Mars announcement, and the contest to build a 3D printed habitat on Mars. The architects who have designed the new spaceship like Apple HQ has entered the competition to robotically build the printed hab. You can read about this at www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3249387/Firm-Apple-s-Spaceship-HQ-reveals-plans-Nasa-backed-3D-printed-Mars-habitat-built-robots.html.
D.R. Arthur was our first caller to tell us about his Apollo Dividend Project. This project has been designed to cure the world's economic problems through space development and resource usage. Check it out at www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140612190511-26391015-apollo-dividend-curing-the-world-economic-structure and also at https://twitter.com/apollodividend. D.R. spent about 20 minutes talking with us about this project. A listener emailed me asking me to compare Indiegogo to Kickstarter as she was considering her own crowed funding project. I responded to her as best I could but my Indiegogo experience, as good as it was, was based on only one 501C3 campaign. I've just attempted the one campaign plus I have never done a Kickstarter project though many Space Show guests and listeners have used Kickstarter for more than one project. Next was the first of a few UFO discussions based on the comments made in the second half of yesterday's program with Dr. Stuart Robbins when we discussed his PseudoAstronomy blog. John from Ft. worth was our caller so if this subject interests you, don't miss it. Before talking about the UFO subject, John wanted me to describe my tour of Dr. Jim Woodward's physics lab at Cal State Fullerton. We talked about the lab and the Mach Thruster work in detail. In the second segment, we started out with Dr. Doug's call regarding the Dailymail article above on the 3D printing of a Mars habitat. Doug was not positive about doing this on Mars, I agreed with him, and this turned out to be a good short discussion on the possibility of doing a robotic 3D printed Martian habitat. Don't miss what Doug had to say on this subject. Read the rest of this summary @ www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 29 Sep 2015 15:20:03 UTC
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Dr. Stuart Robbin, Sunday, 9-27-15 (52.52MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Stuart Robbin. Topics: Craters throughout the solar system, Mars, lunar science, pseudo astronomy, education & public outreach. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. For those listening to archives using live365.com and rating the programs, please email me as to why you assign a specific rating to the show. This will help me bring better programming to the audience. We welcomed Dr. Stuart Robbin to the show to discuss craters throughout the solar system, life experiments for Mars, thresholds for evidence, his PseudoAstronomy blog and podcasts, and education plus public outreach. In the first segment of our 1 hour 37 minute program, Dr. Robbin started out by sharing with us how he got interested in Mars as part of his thesis project. We then discussed his crater analysis work on Mars, Mercury, our Moon, and Saturn's moons. This detailed crater discussion was most interesting so don't miss it. Additional topics included why study craters, dating, Carbon14 and other radio metric ways to date objects & zones off Earth. You will learn about the significance of crater size per planetary body, determining age, impacts and more. We even compared impact craters on Earth to those elsewhere in the solar system. Also discussed were Canyon Diablo Meteorites regarding Meteor Crater in Arizona, and the use of craters as a poor man's drill. Listeners asked about asteroid impacts and the impact on possible life or past life traces in an impact crater. Prior to the segment ending, he talked about the high bar needed for confirming evidence of life off Earth. In the second segment, Dr. Doug called in to talk about a way to do an experiment, possibly no costlier than Curiosity, to search for life on Mars. This involved the use of a tethered rover which our caller explained. More than technology issues, our guest pointed out the policy and economic challenges that are today governing space policy & projects which made him skeptical about doing something like Doug suggested. Dr. Robbin was asked several times during our discussion if NASA wanted to discover and disclose life on Mars. When this discussion comes up on programs, planetary protection is brought up and with Dr. Robbin, this is also what happened. Note how Dr. Robbin described planetary protection during our discussion. I switched topics and asked him to talk about his blog and podcast, Exposing PseudoAstronomy. You can read his blog @ https://pseudoastro.wordpress.com. You can hear his podcasts @ http://podcast.sjrdesign.net. More questions came in applicable to life on Mars, the threshold necessary for convincing evidence of Martian life, then I asked him about some of the popular paranormal and UFO topics that often pass off as real science. We talked about what makes so many of these stories believable to so many people. I wondered if it was our collective poor science education but Stuart suggested other reasons which you will hear him discuss. Read the full summary @ www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 28 Sep 2015 16:13:52 UTC
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Dr. Gil Levin, Friday, 9-25-15 (46.29MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Gil Levin. Topics: Live on Mars per the Viking Labeled Release experiments plus modern research analysis. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. For those listening to archives using live365.com and rating the programs, please email me as to why you assign a specific rating to the show. This will help me bring better programming to the audience. We welcomed Dr. Gil Levin back to the show to discuss Mars new updates, the possibility of life on Mars, and news based on his Viking Labeled Release life detection experiments from the two Viking missions to Mars in 1976. During the first segment of our 93 minute show, Dr. Levin told us about three important announcements that have either happened or will happen. The first was is by the ISRO in India saying they would release their methane experiment data from their Mars orbiter on Oct. 1. We discussed the implications of Martian methane later in the program. The second announcement which will take place on Monday, Sept. 27 with an afternoon NASA press conference is expected to announce the confirmation of flowing water on Mars. All NASA will say is they are going to finally disclose answers about a significant Mars mystery that has finally been answered. The speculation all points to water. The third news announcement was that the Viking 1 landing site from 1976 has been selected by the appropriate NASA team as the first landing site for the Mars human mission. Dr. Levin spent most of the rest of the first segment talking about the Viking Labeled Release experiments, why the science continues to be rejected today and some theories behind the rejection. Some of this discussion followed us into the second segment. I asked Gil to describe what a modern life detection experiment would consist of and he went into that in some detail. Gil was asked if he believed in conspiracy theories. He did not want to go there but we did talk about them from time to time during the show. BJohn for example suggested NASA did not want to announce life on Mars for fear of planetary protection rules and policies stopping their humans to Mars program. We also talked about that being a possible stumbling bloc for wealthy private sector space entrepreneurs to launch their own life detection experiment because planetary protection rules would impact their plans just as they would NASA. The 25 year NASA Roadmap to Mars program came up and like many others, Dr. Levin did not think it was credible. We spent mor time discussing wealthy private sector people possibly funding their own Mars science and eventual human missions. Gil addressed methane on Mars in some detail and what finding it on Mars may mean for life detection. He was also asked if he could propose experiments for missions from other national space agencies. He said he could but then told how he was doing that for Russia in 1996 & then the mission was cancelled because the US blocked him from exporting and talking about Carbon 14. You can read the rest of the summary @ www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 26 Sep 2015 17:52:51 UTC
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