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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Robert (Bob) Zimmerman, Tuesda, 12-15-15 (108.90MB; download) -- Guest: Robert (Bob) Zimmerman; Topics: Apollo 8, heavy lift, Moon-Mars, commercial space, and much 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. We welcomed Bob back to the show for the last time in 2015. During the first segment of the 2 hour program, Bob started our by remembering Apollo 8's flight around the Moon on Christmas Eve, plus he talked about his new edition Kindle version of his classic book, "Genesis: The Story of Apollo 8." Bob spent some time retelling the full Apollo 8 story, how it came about that Frank Borman and crew decided to read the first twelve chapters of Genesis for the huge broadcast that was heard around the world, then he contrasted the astronaut's freedom to choose their own words to what he expected would prevail today. What do you think? Post your comments about this on the blog. After the Apollo 8 story, we discussed the return to flight by both Orbital ATK and SpaceX. Bob shared his perspectives about this plus his rational for NASA wanting to work with possibly four companies for commercial spaceflight for cargo to the ISS. Caller Richard Easton was next to talk about Apollo 8, then he wanted to know Bob's thoughts on the need to first go to the Moon before going to Mars. This turned into a mini-discussion that included reference to the NASA Roadmap to Mars, the Elon Musk plans to go to Mars and why, along with giant rockets, with Bob commenting on why giant rockets would be inefficient and not necessary. His call consumed the balance of the first segment. In the second segment, I read an email from Doug asking about ISS plans and the possible impact on a Bigelow space station. Jody emailed in a question asking about the space positions for the presidential candidates for both parties. Bob limited his comments to Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Trump, Sen. Rubio, and Senator Cruz. In the process of talking about their positions, he went after big government programs such as SLS and Orion. Jack sent in a question asking about recent XCOR changes in management. Bob had much to say about this, though it was more about the company in general and the industry. He did take the opportunity to applaud Blue Origin. Doug called the show and his call consumed almost all of the balance of the second segment. Bob and Doug had a grand old time planning missions without heavy lift rockets using multiple launches of the F9, ion & solar propulsion. I refrained from entering their discussion and let the two continue until we needed to move on near the end of the show. Bob was again critical of SpaceX wanting to build giant heavy rockets for going to Mars saying FH was large enough and efficient. The assumptions the two made were in my opinion very generous but at least we know where Doug and Bob stand on these issues. If you have comments about their discussion make sure you post your comments on the blog. Read the rest of the summary @ www.thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 16 Dec 2015 16:34:54 UTC
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Dr. Chris Impey, Friday, Monday, 12-14-15 (59.78MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Chris Impey. Topics: We talked about Dr. Impey's latest books on planetary missions & commercial + HSF in addition to astronomy & cosmology. 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 Dr. Chris Impey for a one hour one segment discussion about his two recent books, "Dreams of Other Worlds: The Amazing Story of Unmanned Space Exploration," and his newer book "Beyond: Our Future in Space." We started our discussion with Dr. Impey describing "Dreams of Other Worlds" which describes 11 unmanned space missions that have made a difference in our understanding of distant worlds. We focused on a few of the 11 missions including Viking, Cassini, Voyager, & the WMAP mission. I asked Dr. Impey what would have been included had the book been written later. The Dawn Mission would have made it, so would the Kepler Space Telescope, New Horizons, Curiosity, and probably others. We then switched to the use of ground based telescopes and here Dr. Impey talked about how many of the telescopes are being repurposed for a new life doing different types of observation astronomy. Dr. Impey was asked about his favorite missions. He mentioned Viking and the WMAP microwave telescope mission and this led to his talking about The Big Bang, dark matter, and dark energy. I asked Chris about the recent article in The Economist about the two Chicago area scientists proposing a new theory on dark matter. Chris had read the article and had some interesting commentary on it and the proposed theory. Robert sent in an email asking our guest why there have been no life detection experiments on the NASA and other planetary missions. This sparked a good conversation on the subject which you do not want to miss. Chris proposed a very plausible reason why no suck experiments have been carried out but let us know what you think by posting on the blog. Another topic discussed was planetary protection. Linda from Austin asked our guest about the UofA astronomy and cosmology programs and students, then Bill asked our guest if he had read "The Martian" or seen the movie. Chris had both read the book and seen the movie which we discussed for several minutes. Don't miss this discussion as Dr. Impey made some interesting points about both the book and the movie and the plausibility of the story line including the initial dust storm which caused the problems for The Martian. Before the end of the program, Chris fielded some questions about future missions. We addressed the Europa Clipper mission but he said many may be disappointed for what was not being included on the mission so again listen to what he had to say. He suggested a Titan mission would be interesting. In his book "Beyond" Our Future In Space," Dr. Impey addressed the new commercial missions & human spaceflight. Chris guided us through all sorts of possibilities for future human spaceflight. Read the rest of this summary @ www.thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 15 Dec 2015 16:30:22 UTC
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Michael Listner, Sunday, 12-13-15 (110.40MB; download) -- Guest: Michael Listner. Topics: Commercial Space Law, asteroid bill, treaties, 2015 space legal issues and 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. We welcomed Michael Listner back to the show for the last time in 2015. During the first segment of our two hour discussion, Michael started the 2015 annual space law review by jumping right in to discussing the new Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act recently signed into law by President Obama. In this segment, he hit on key issues including legal jurisdiction on issues would now be federal law issues, the solidification behind SLS making it harder to cancel the rocket project, and the controversial "property rights" section in the asteroid part of the legislation. There were many questions for Michael regarding the significance and meaning of issues now falling under federal law. During this discussion, Michael used legal definitions and terminology and we discussed hypothetical situations to try to understand the impact of federal over state law on issues likely to make it to court. Michael again talked about the asteroid mining part of the legislation (he did so as well on his last show a few weeks ago) which he believes contradicts the Outer Space Treaty. Michael carefully went through the legal issues including the incorrect comparison of the Outer Space Treaty to the oceans and the Law of the Sea Treaty rather than a more appropriate comparison to legal regimes regarding Antarctica. Michael posted a good article on this discussion his blog, Space Thoughts, which you can read at https://spacethoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/11/section-51303-the-oceans-are-not-the-equal-to-outer-space/. Later in the segment, listeners asked about domestic vs. international legal enforcement of the asteroid mining issues per the legislation, plus many questions came in about The Outer Space Treaty and even The Moon Treaty came up for discussion. In the second segment, Michael started out by saying that SLS got a big boost which was supportive of commercial space policy. Jack asked about commercial crew in the legislation, but our focus moved to the RD180 engine because that is a big deal right now. Michael said it was akin to open warfare between Senator McCain and ULA. Michael offered us a detailed explanation of the RD180 issue and how it can impact ULA, SpaceX, and actually impact the nation. Another topic was the return to flight using the Atlas 5 and the RD181 engine for the Cygnus by Orbital ATK. BJohn and later Freemont John inquired about nuclear propulsion and some of the things discussed in the recent program with Dr. Dewar. Another topic discussed was planetary protection which he said gets its authority from Article 9 of The Outer Space Treaty. Before the program ended, Michael gave us a status report on The Code of Conduct, the suborbital industry, and the Moon Treaty. Read the rest of the review @ www.thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 14 Dec 2015 17:23:24 UTC
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Dr. Paul Spudis, Friday, 12-11-15 (84.94MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Paul Spudis. Topics. 2015 space year review, RTM & Cislunar development, comprehensive key space issues review. 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. Paul Spudis back to the program for a 2015 space year in review. During the first segment of our 1 hour 31 minute discussion, we covered much ground reviewing key events of 2015 including European, Russian, & Chinese space accomplishments & missions. Dr. Spudis got several emails on a wide range of topics from space advocate rhetoric to Orion, CST 100, Dragon V2 and more. Regarding advocate mission plans and projects, he said the technology people talk about and want to use in their various space mission designs does not really exist. He used going to the Moon to harvest water ice for water and fuel as an example of where we are today. That said, he indicated that there are only so many wants to do certain types of space projects so it was likely that which advocates called for could end up in actual mission plans and real projects. Budget issues were also discussed as well in this segment. Listener Christa asked if the return to the Moon and cislunar development will become a future policy priority. Dr. Spudis had much to say on this topic so don't miss it. This included the possible impact of the 2016 presidential election on space policy. Jeff in Boston inquired about the aging process and other human factors as challenges/obstacles to doing BLEO projects. Dr. Spudis offered us an interesting perspective on the human factors issues. Jack in Portland inquired about our guest's views on asteroid mining and the language used in the new commercial space law recently signed b the president. Our guest shared his views with us on these issues. We talked public-private partnerships and government procurement. Kim called from Mexico to inquire about the Lalande Crater on the Moon & the cracks or fissures seen in the photos, plus impact melt and more. She also talked about young and old craters which Paul defined for us upon my request. A young crater would be less than a billion years old! Near the end of the segment Paul talked about the challenges in closing a business case for going to the Moon at this time, plus the proper role for government in this situation. Sandra asked about the lunar space elevator. In the second segment, Kim called back to inquire some more about Lalande crater, thorium bright spots, and more. BJohn emailed in asking about lunar landers, then Rodney brought up space settlement. Paul had interesting comments on space settlement you will wan to hear. A good portion of the second segment was spent on Mars. Back to the budget, he said the challenge was to do more in the most efficient ways possible while reducing the need for more funding. The Mars-Moon debate came up again with Paul explaining why returning to the Moon before going to Mars was important This reviews continues @ www.thespceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 12 Dec 2015 19:53:04 UTC
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John Batchelor Hotel Mars, Dr. Jeff Coughlin, Wednesday, 12-9-15 (10.73MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Jeff Coughlin, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Kepler mission false positives for finding exoplanets. 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 Dr. Jeff Coughlin to discuss the recent announcements about the false positives for finding exoplanets regarding the Kepler mission. False positives for identifying exoplanets regarding large bodies is upwards of 52%. Our guest discussed why this was so and why the discovery of the false positive rate for large objects was not a big surprise. False positives for smaller exoplanets is not nearly as high as for the large bodies. Dr. Coughlin talked about the process used to confirm that an object is an exoplanet rather than something else. The process involves the use of ground based observations, the study of brightness of the object, and much more. He talked about how the James Webb Space Telescope will make it easier to detect exoplanets from something else though the use of Hubble is not that applicable given how hard it is to get time on Hubble and the cost of using Hubble. Dr. Coughlin suggested that finding an Earth-like exoplanet with an oxygen and nitrogen atmosphere is certainly possible within "our" lifetime and he said he was optimistic about finding such a discovery. You can email Mr. Batchelor or Dr. Coughlin through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com.
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Michelle Cadieux, Tuesday, 12-8-15 (45.06MB; download) -- Guest: Michelle Cadieux. Topics: Space research, startup organizations, cubesats, important space information sources and 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. We welcomed Michelle Cadieux to the show to discuss the space startup community, cubesat startups, space research, and much more. I suggest you listen with pen and paper as our guest mentioned several companies and resources that you might want to contact and use. During the first segment of our 1 hour 21 minute program, Ms. Cadieux started out by talking about the Minneapolis based Robotics Alley Conference (www.roboticalley.org). Michelle's team placed in the investment and innovation category of this conference with a space project which she described on the show. As we learned, her team's project was the only space project at the conference which caters to the general robotic science and engineering fields. Michelle then discussed the SpaceWorkBench (https://spaceworkbench.wordpress.com/). From this point forward, Michelle offered up organizations and companies doing interesting tings in the space startup community or reporting on it. We talked about cubesat opportunities and options, the possibility of future deep space cubesat, then the subject of the lunar space elevator came up. Michelle mentioned the company Lunar Lift Alliance. The lunar space elevator was mentioned many more times in this segment as well as the second segment of our program. The next topic focused on hackathons around the country. We talked about their market, what they do, crowd funding programs plus Michelle mentioned specific companies and resources for interested listeners. Later in the segment, I asked our guest about human spaceflight opportunities and we talked about space tourism. In the second segment, Michelle told us about her Facebook site which lists & tells us about startup, hackathon-like and similar events on a national basis. You can find her site at www.facebook.com/creativecommunications?_rdr=p. One event that stood out was the Las Vegas AT&T Development Program with its cash prizes. Todd in San Diego asked our guest about the regulatory environment for the space startups. Next, we briefly discussed asteroid mining with our guest mentioning asteroid valuations. Space law came up, then I asked Michelle about relationships with the hackathon and startup community with the larger aerospace companies such as SpaceX, ULA, etc. Michelle mentioned that many of these organizations sponsor events in this entrepreneurial community. During the remainder of the second segment, cubesats were again discussed along with people's interest in getting out of LEO and my asking Michelle if she wanted to go to space. Tim called with questions about the lunar space elevator and possibly a Martian space elevator. Read the rest of this summary @ www.thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 09 Dec 2015 18:04:54 UTC
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Dr. Marc Rayman, Monday, 12-7-15 (43.66MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Marc Rayman. Topics: The Dawn Mission spacecraft, Ceres news & updates, plus much 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. We welcomed back Dr. Marc Rayman to the show to discuss the Dawn Mission and Ceres updates. During the first segment of our 1 hour 25 minute discussion, Dr. Rayman said that Dawn was as close to Ceres as it would ever be & that it was in a stable orbit that would last a very long time as they need to avoid having the spacecraft crash into the surface of Ceres. Dawn is approximately 240 miles above Ceres and its orbital velocity to maintain this orbit is around 600 mph. It takes about 30 minutes for a radio signal to travel one way between Ceres and Earth for a one hour round trip time. He discussed this Ceres stable orbit in some detail. We talked about the mission end for Dawn which will likely happen sometime in 2016 as the thruster hydrazine fuel runs out. He described the failure to us and why they cannot predict with certainty the end date an time. Marc also talked about the reaction wheels (gyros), the fact they lost two but had one spare to use. He explained how they have been operating the spacecraft with just two gyros instead of the required three. We talked about some of the new information coming back, exciting findings by Dawn and of course the mysterious bright spots. Marc commented about the mountain Ahuna Mans which rises to about 20,000 feet above the surface. Doug called to ask about the water ice and the dark cracks he saw in the photos of the bright spots. He also inquired about a human mission to Ceres. Listeners brought up private human missions, including the possibility of a private human mission to Mars. Don't miss what Dr. Rayman said about these potential missions. In response to a question about what would humans do on Ceres, our guest said EXPLORE! BJohn wanted to know if Vesta and Ceres had a special alignment making the mission possible or if we could pretty much visit any two asteroids as we did with these two (dwarf planets). Doug emailed in asking how the astronauts would actually get around on the surface of Ceres, a question which led to discussing Ceres gravity. In the second segment, I asked Marc how he and the others associated with these very long term planetary missions develop the patience to wait years and years for the spacecraft to arrive at the destination and start doing what it was designed to do. Marc had some interesting comments and observations about this. Jerry asked if nuclear propulsion would benefit missions such as Dawn and planetary science in general. Helen wanted to know what was the most disappointing thing about Dawn. The reaction wheel failure was a big item but Marc had interesting things to say about defining something related to a mission as a disappointment. Another listener asked if JPL tracked the general population popularity of its planetary missions. Later in the segment we discussed robots vs. humans f Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 08 Dec 2015 17:15:30 UTC
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Dr. Jim Dewar, Sunday, 12-6-15 (65.79MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. James (Jim) Dewar. Topics: The nuclear rocket, changing the paradigm to use it for economic growth to LEO. 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 Dr. Jim Dewar to the show to discuss his plans for the use of nuclear rockets specifically from Earth to LEO. In addition, Jim's book (it is out of print) "The Nuclear Rocket: Making Our Planet Green, Peaceful And Prosperous" is being made available as a Space Show fundraiser and we thank Jim for this great gift. You can get a new paperback autographed copy of this book for a $50 contribution to The Space Show. Please make your contribution using Pay Pal on TSS or OGLF websites or mail a check to TSS as instructed on the donation page of the websites. Also, send me an email telling me your $50 contribution is for Jim's book, provide your full name and your mailing address. I need this email to know you want the book in exchange for your donation. As of the time I am archiving this show, I have only ten remaining copies of the book to give away so act fast as once they are gone, this offer ends. During the first segment of our two hour show, Dr. Dewar outlined his plan to break the nuclear rocket ban on using a nuclear rocket from Earth to LEO. Jim spent some time explaining the history behind this ban which is not law! The ban came to be in 1960 as a result of a luncheon meeting. Listen to his telling of this story. Do you find all of this frustrating? I asked Jim how nuclear propulsion would work from Earth to LEO. As you will hear, he said it was applicable to second or third stages on the rocket, not the first stage of the rocket. He explains this in detail so don't miss it. Most of the first segment was devoted to discussing this ban, the early nuclear rocket history and tests, questions about the Soviet Union nuclear rocket program, the U.S. Congress, and cost comparisons with chemical rockets figuring in the cost for permits, dealing with protestors, time delays, etc. Jim also explained the economic benefits of his unique public private partnership he wants to see created to do nuclear propulsion to LEO and why. His methodology for making this happen is potentially doable. In the second segment, we continued talking tech about the nuclear rocket including core issues, the possibility of gas cores, specific impulse for the NTR, then a question came in about supporting the NewSpace agenda of NASA supporting space settlement and low cost space access. He was asked if the NTR plan he was proposing supported these NewSpace goals. Don't miss what he had to say about this as I believe it was an important part of the discussion. Jim repeated often during the show that as a nation we were nearly $20 trillion in debt and bankrupt. Read the rest of the review at www.thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 07 Dec 2015 17:19:00 UTC
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John Batchelor Hotel Mars, Anatoly Zak, Wednesday, 12-2-15 (5.46MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Anatoly Zak, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Updates on the Russian space program and Russian defense space programs. 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.
John Batchelor and I welcomed back Anatoly Zak (see www.russianspaceweb.com) to update us on the Russian space program and new Russian defense projects making use of satellites and space. Our discussion topics included the antisatellite missile test known as NUDOL, the Heads-up satellite early warning system to detect incoming ICBMs and other weapons on a global basis, the new space complex, Baiterek, plus the proposed joint European and Russian lunar mission to start lunar settlement, scheduled for approximately 2029. Anatoly had much to say about these developments, including expressing his opinion as to the long term sustainability of the project or the potential impact of the project, especially on the defense side. You can email Mr. Batchelor or Anatoly Zak through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Anatoly can also be reached through his website.
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Timothy Sandefur (45.02MB; download) -- Guest: Timothy Sandefur; Topics: "The Politics of Star Trek," Kirk & Spock, science fiction, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica & 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. We welcomed Timothy (Tim) Sandefur, principal attorney at the Pacific Legal Foundation, to discuss his article at Claremont.org, "The Politics of Star Trek." You can download this article at www.claremont.org/crb/article/the-politics-of-star-trek. During the first segment of our 81 minute program, Mr. Sandefur introduced us to the Star Trek universe, explained the focus of his article, his long standing interest in Star Trek, and why he wrote about this subject. He discussed Star Trek in the context of what was happening with liberalism in the country at the time as the New Left was just starting to develop. All the writers were liberal, the Vietnam war was a crucial turning point with liberalism as was the Chicago Democratic Convention with its riots. The New Left, which he described, was challenging the traditional left, a challenge that Star Trek picked up upon in the various series. Our guest was asked if political correctness was part of Star Trek since the original series which aired from 1966-69. As you will hear mentioned several times in our discussion, Star Trek aired during turbulent times in the country and political correctness was at its earliest stage of development. He cited some examples of how the writers were going off in this direction. In addition, he talked at length about the differences represented by Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock, again citing various episodes by name as examples of what he was describing. He backed up his description of tension between Spock and Kirk with episode facts. Later, I asked him if the basic Star Trek themes, especially for the original series, were also themes represented in literature as well as other movies such as The Matrix. Mr. Sandefur talked at length about the Matrix and said Kirk always chose reality no matter how harsh it would turn out to be. Kirk always chose the red pill. Mr. Sandefur talked about the background of Roddenberry and others coming out of WW2, NAZI hunting which was going on even as the show was being produced, all of which helped to solidify their view of humanity which they worked into Star Trek series. Again, our guest cited several episodes by name, describing why that particular show reference supported what Mr. Sandefur was describing. A listener asked him about the Klingons. Our guest explained how the Klingons were cast as unmitigated evil as Rodenberry and the writers equated them to the former Soviet Union in the Cold War. The Klingon discussion was most interesting. We talked about the development of Warf in the later series &the Klingon warrior culture obtaining almost celebrity status. Read the rest of this summary at www.thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 02 Dec 2015 21:02:55 UTC
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