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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Dr. Chris Impey, Friday, 4-17-15 (33.01MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Chris Impey. Topics: "Beyond: Our Future In Space" plus many space policy issues and our future in space. 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 to the program for this 63 minute program discussing his latest book "Beyond: Our Future In Space" and related policy, economic, and technical space questions. Visit his website, www.chrisimpey.com for more information. Please remember if you buy his book through TSS/OGLF Amazon portal, Amazon will donate a percentage of the sales price to The Space Show. Instructions are on the website and all archived show summaries. We began our discussion with Dr. Impey providing us with the background to his latest book in that many people believe that our space program is in the doldrums, that NASA is beset with many problems and for some, they wonder why even bother with space. Dr. Impey wanted to show the audience that this was not the case so he wrote his latest book to show the benefits of space development and why we must have a future in space. The book mostly focuses on the human spaceflight potential but we discussed science missions and a space program that would be much broader than just human spaceflight. He also said the new industry was ready to go viral but had not done so yet. He suggested some dramatic events might be the turning point in changing the momentum so don't miss what he had to say about this. We talked about NASA and NewSpace and he said it was no longer either or and that NASA was now partnering with NewSpace companies and the private sector. Dr. Impey highlighted the growth in the cubesat industry as an example of things changing. We talked about international space missions and he mentioned both Russia and China. With regards to China, ITAR was discussed as was the potential militarization of space. A listener asked our guest about an economic model and he said that was still troubling. He thought mining asteroids would not be viable if at all for a very long time. Listen to his explanation behind this conclusion. On the other hand, he thought space tourism was shaping up to have a robust market and was optimistic that the companies would soon be flying. I asked him for his five year timeline for big events. He listed operations with SpaceShip2 and Virgin and that SpaceX will commercialize reusability. He also expected to see fleets of commercially operating nano and microsats. Next,, he said the Moon or Mars was harder with people and that would take place over the next 10-15 years. He suggested China would visit the Moon with taikonauts in about a 15 year time frame. He said the Moon would happen when we have a new generation of talent and innovative people pushing it at the ground floor level. Listener Larry asked him about the regulatory risk. Read the rest of this summary @ www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 18 Apr 2015 17:45:34 UTC
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The John Batchelor Show "Hotel Mars," Wednesday, 4-15-15 (6.46MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Rand Simberg, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Space X Falcon 9 launch & landing attempt plus ULA Vulcan rocket. 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 Rand Simberg to discuss the recent Falcon 9 launch and barge landing attempt of the Falcon 9 first stage. In addition to discussing these events, we talked about the recent SpaceX statements about trying to land the first stage on land at either the Cape or Vandenberg. Rand talked about what would be needed to do that. Next, we talked about the recent press conference and release of information by ULA regarding their Vulcan rocket project and their plans to recover the first stage rocket motor. Rand also had much to say about the CEO at ULA and the different direction the company seems to be taking. You can email Mr. Batchelor or Rand Simberg through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Thu, 16 Apr 2015 15:31:09 UTC
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Rand Simberg, Tuesday, 4-14-15 (55.45MB; download) -- Guest: Rand Simberg. Topics: SpaceX, ULA, Mars, space policy, Moon N=Mars debate 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 back Rand Simberg to the program. During the first segment of our 100 minute program, Rand discussed the Falcon 9 launch and barge landing attempt of the first stage. Before he finished his discussion, Dr. Lurio called in and joined in on the speculation as to why the landing was unsuccessful. Both Rand and Charles thought it might be wind but as you will hear, that was just their opinion. Next, the two of them turned to the ULA announcement about the Vulcan rocket and their plans to recover in air from a supersonic parachute using a helicopter. They want to recover the rocket's main engine. This discussion between Charles and Rand dominated the first segment of the program. Near the end of the first segment, I asked Rand about the ARM and it being redirected to Mars and Phobos. Ran had much to say about this so don't miss it. In the second segment, in response to earlier comments made by Rand in the first segment, Sally sent in a note asking if the next NASA administrator might make a difference and actually matter. Again, don't miss what Rand had to say about this plus bipartisanship and the work of Congressman Dana Rohrabacher who wants to change the our space policy to one of having the main purpose to settle space. Rand also said he would personally like to "ban" the phrase space exploration. Listen to his explanation on this point. Rand was asked about the Moon-Mars debate which he thought was absurd given that the issue was not about destinations but getting the needed infrastructure in space so one can go anywhere. Without the infrastructure, even a gravity lab, talking destinations makes no sense. Due to a few listener questions, Rand also had some choice comments for Mars One. Another listener asked Rand what parts of the commercial space industry impressed him the most. This led to a discussion about suborbital flight and markets. Becky asked him about his Transterrestrial blog (http://www.transterrestrial.com) and the non-space portion of it, I asked him about military space and then Tim called to talk about affordable small sat launches and to inquire if we were embarking on a space race over low cost launch opportunities that may be emerging. Rand also talked about the upcoming Space Access Society meeting and the talk he plans to give at the event. Rhonda in Petaluma asked Rand what caused his transition from traditional aerospace to NewSpace. Don't miss this, it is really interesting. Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog above. You can reach Rand through his blog or me. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 15 Apr 2015 15:31:10 UTC
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Dr. Erik Conway, Monday, 4-13-15 (46.34MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Erik Conway. Topics: Dr. Conway's book, "Exploration and Engineering: The Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Quest for Mars" & 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 Dr. Erik Conway to the show to discuss his new book, "Exploration and Engineering: The Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Quest for Mars," JPL history, engineering, Mars missions, and much more all from the historical perspective. In the first segment of our 1 hour 28 minute discussion, I asked Dr. Conway how JPL engineers did things that led to major Mars exploration breakthroughs. He cited the Mars Pathfinder mission as an example and the decision to use airbags for the landing. Dr. Conway took us through the process, the cost benefit analysis of the decision and the role played by budgets, the engineers, policy makers, and others contributing to the mission. Our guest provided us with other examples as well from other Mars projects and missions. Listeners asked our guest about human missions. Here, Dr. Conway had much to say throughout our discussion focusing on the fact that humans are dirty with bacteria, planetary protection is a priority, and there is zero risk or near zero risk for a human mission. When asked if the Moon required the same planetary protection policies as Mars, he said no though in the early days of lunar exploration, it did. I asked our guest about the roles played by policy makers and engineers and this resulted is a very interesting discussion. Don't miss it. Listener Barbara in Seattle asked our guest about Curiosity cost overruns and how that would be reported on in history. This led to a discussion about the impact of management and others on the initial design and budgets. Later, Dr. Conway was asked why JPL had a focus on Mars in the first place. Doug called in to ask about the humans vs. robot debate for science. Don't miss the response to this question by our guest. Doug also brought up the issue of finding past or present life on Mars and what that might mean for future Mars missions. Dr. Conway agreed that probably all sides in the argument of avoiding Mars to avoid contaminating and disturbing life to the opposite perspective will be arguing the issues for a long time to come. Dr. Conway addressed commercialization and while supporting reduced launch costs said the cost reduction needed to be magnitudes lower than even the lower costs of today. Dwayne called and addressed planetary protection, then he turned his attention toward asking about the research opportunities at JPL for outside historical researchers. Erik explained why these opportunities were limited, partly holding ITAR responsible. In the second segment, Erik talked about the risk versus return on the costs. Read the rest of this summary at www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 14 Apr 2015 17:12:40 UTC
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Sonia Van Meter, Sunday, 4-12-15 (54.75MB; download) --
Guest: Sonia Van Meter. Topics: The Mars 100, going to & living on Mars, human spaceflight, space exploration, STEM. 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 Sonia Van Meter to the show to discuss Mars One and the Mars 100 as Sonia was selected to be part of the Mars 100. During the first segment of our 100 minute program, Sonia was asked when she first knew she wanted to go to Mars. Though she has always been interested in space and related topics, it was not until she discovered Mars One that she became interested in going to Mars. During the early part of this discussion, Sonia puts forth why she wants to go to Mars & why she thinks it is important to go there. These themes were repeated throughout our discussion. Sonia got many questions about how difficult it might to leave family and friends plus listeners wanted to know if she was a skeptic about the Mars One mission. Sonia explained the importance of looking forward and focusing on the future, not on being skeptical. She was asked how she got her Mars information. She does due diligence on her own as well as receiving some information from Mars One. Sonia said she was in touch with many of the other Mars 100 finalists and they also due their own due diligence and discuss topics among themselves on a frequent basis. Listener questions by emailed were coming in rapidly asking everything from her backup plan if she did not go to Mars to what she would do for healthcare on the Mars One mission. Many listeners asked her about the risks including human spaceflight medical issues, launch risks, and more. She said the mission would need to be vetted by scientists and medical types and if she did not think it was safe, she would pull out of it. Other listeners wanted to know her perception of living conditions and the Martian environment. I asked if spacesuits would be used and if she did any rough camping, backpacking, etc. as a kid that might have helped her prepare her for tough living conditions on Mars. The MIT Study came up and was discussed as well as growth for the Mars One settlement coming either from Earth, the settlers, or both. She said there would be no childbirth for years as it was not safe so for the time being, the settlement would be growing by subsequent Mars One missions. Doug called to make the case for going to the Moon first. Sonia explained to him that she had no opportunities for going to the Moon though she would take them if offered. The only opportunity she had was Mars One. Sonia was looking at the picture from the vantage point of her own objectives while Doug had the big picture of lunar return and development in mind. In the second segment, Bill from Virginia asked if Bas or other Mars One executives were planning to go on the mission to Mars. Read the rest of this summary @ www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 13 Apr 2015 16:58:28 UTC
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Anthony Young, Friday, 4-1015 (59.37MB; download) -- Guest: Anthony Young. Topics: Spacesuits & pressure suits for suborbital flight 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 Anthony Young back to the show to discuss the use of spacesuits in suborbital flight based on his Feb. 16, 2015 Space Review article, www.thespacereview.com/article/2695/1. During the first segment of our 1 hour 47 minute program, Anthony talked about his Space Review article and the Virgin Galactic accident from last year plus their goal of flying spaceflight participants in a short sleeve environment. We spent much of the segment talking about the pros and cons of using pressure suits as opposed to having a pressurized cabin and short sleeve environment. Anthony mentioned the other space vehicle programs and what he said were there plans to use pressure suits as opposed to non-pressure suit environment. Listeners asked him several questions by email. For example, BJohn wanted to know if the same spacesuit being talked about could be use for EVA purposes. Michael Listner took issue with Anthony comparing the early days of aviation to spaceflight saying the political, legal and media environment were completely different in the early days of aviation. He suggested that today a serious incident during a revenue-generating flight would raise a huge outcry and would probably kill the industry. Both Anthony and I disagreed with him on his conclusion. In the second segment, we talked about work being done on a new generation of spacesuits for the commercial space tourism industry and Anthony mentioned several spacesuit companies and developers. He also talked about the special training Felix Baumgartner had to have to avoid panic attacks in the suit. Listeners continued with email questions including one asking if any airline companies had looked into suborbital flight. John in Florida called to talk about efforts to lower the cost for spacesuits. Toward the end, Anthony addressed his latest Space Review article which was about Sarah Brightman going to the ISS later this year (www.thespacereview.com/article/2724/1). Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog. You can reach Anthony through me or his Space Review articles.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 11 Apr 2015 20:15:35 UTC
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The John Batchelor Show "Hotel Mars," Wednesday, 4-8-15 (6.26MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Anatoly Zak, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Russian space industry, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Vostochny airport and more. 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 Anatoly Zak (http://russianspaceweb.com) to update us on the latest labor and work issues with the new Vostochny Cosmodrome, the new Vostochny airport, launch progress with the new Soyuz and Angara rockets, the launch timelines for later this year and then manned launches in 2018. We talked about the construction, labor issues, the needed infrastructure, the transportation challenges, the various launch pads needed, and more. Near the end of the segment, Anatoly updated us on the biological experiments that were on the Foton-M4 and the plans for the next round of these experiments including exposing living organisms to space radiation at very high altitudes.
You can email Mr. Batchelor or Anatoly Zak through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com and by using Anatoly's website
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Chris Carberry, Tuesday, 4-7-15 (52.83MB; download) -- Guest: Chris Carberry. Topics: Explore Mars Humans2Mars Summit, Mars and moon discussion, affordable space policy, NASA budgets, private sector & 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 Chris Carberry back to the show to discuss Explore Mars events & activities. During the first segment of our 96 minute program, Chris started out by telling us about the upcoming Humans2Mars Summit planned for May 5-7 in Washington, DC. All the conference and registration information is available at http://h2m.exploremars.org. This discussion led me to asking him why we should go to Mars and why now. As part of this discussion, I challenged Chris on using tax payer money for a Mars mission rather than letting the private sector do it. In fact, he did get a listener question about this, suggesting that either Mars One or SpaceX take us to Mars, not the government. Eric sent in a note asking who we thought might be the next NASA administrator or at least who the candidates might be. He also wanted Chris to advise how best to influence officials, policy makers, members of congress, etc. to go to Mars. Chris offered several suggestions to this part of Eric's two question email. Chris responded to emails about the Affordable Mars Workshop architecture for Mars that we have been hearing about over the past week, plus the recent NSS-SFF meeting where settlement seemed to be the agreed upon goal. Don't miss what Chris had to say about these events as he attended both. Doug called from S. California to make the case for going back to the Moon on its own, not just as a stepping stone to Mars. Doug suggested that the lunar return folks team with the Mars folks to find the best way to do both missions as it should not be one or the other. He also wanted to make sure going back to the Moon did not delay going to Mars and that going to Mars did not delay or destroy the opportunities for returning to the Moon. Chris and Doug had a vibrant exchange on this subject, especially given this era of tight budgets & constraints. In the second segment, John from Ft. Worth called to express a concern that going to Mars might end up like Apollo and after a few Martian visits, we quit that too. Chris explained why he did not think that would happen. Later, Dr. Lurio called and said that "these guys are ALL living in fantasy land, one version or another." His call was to pick up from the email he sent us and to elaborate on his position which was hotly debated and challenged by Chris. One thing Chris and Charles agreed upon was that there would be no repeat of a so-called "Kennedy Moment." As the show was ending, Chris went over the Humans2Mars Summit again and we talked about the need to start working on Mars plans rather than always just talking and "planning" about them. Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog above. You can reach Chris through the Explore Mars website or me. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 08 Apr 2015 15:44:28 UTC
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CAP Saucier, Monday, 4-6-15 (44.82MB; download) -- Gust: CAP Saucier. Topics: CAP's new book, "Explore The Cosmos Like Neil deGrasse Tyson plus biographical information about Dr. Tyson, science education. 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 CAP Saucier to the program to discuss her new book, "Explore The Cosmos Like Neil deGrasse Tyson." For more information about our guest and her work, visit her website, www.capsaucier.com. During the first segment of our 1 hour 27 minute program, CAP introduced us to her new book and how she met Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson plus her interviews with him for this book. Note that this book was a five year project in the making. I asked her for a few things that she thought stood out with Neil. One was that he does not have role models. Instead, he has mentors. We spent some time discussing this and the differences between the two. Regarding his mentors, Sir Isaac Newton and his parents stood out and were a the top of the list. During our discussion we went back and forth in talking about Dr. Tyson and the science message in her book which was targeted toward middle school students. Listeners asked our questions about the level of our scientific knowledge and if Dr. Tyson commented on that. He did comment and this proved to be a continuing topic throughout our program. We talked about favorite parts of the book, Neil's favorite planet and CAP being able to see Andromeda through a telescope at Kitt Peake. This is an interesting story, don't miss it. In response to another listener email, CAP said that Neil's priority was defending against incoming asteroids. In the second segment, we started off talking about science education in the U.S. Our guest said we ranked in the lower half in science education among educated countries. This led us to discussing STEM and the newer form, STEAM. The "A" is added for Art. We both talked about the importance of art in addition to the traditional STEM topic. We talked about where we come from in the cosmos, supernovas, and science fact, all in the context of science fact. Note the email question from Adrian on this subject. I asked CAP if we needed to start with better science education in grade school but she said middle school was a good age, around 4th and 5th grade. CAP introduced the topic of evolution and said it needs to be brought back to science education. CAP the spoke to her literary style which has been to tell a story through a biography. In both segments, the subject of the Next Generation Science Standards came up. Our guest had much to say about them. Check ou the website, www.nextgenscience.org/next-generation-science-standards. Toward the end of the show, listener Pauline in Fargo wanted to know if Neil wanted to go to space. Don't miss her answer. Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog above. You can reach CAP through her website or me. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 07 Apr 2015 17:43:30 UTC
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John Batchelor Hotel Mars, Dr. Haym Benaroya, Wednesday, 4-1-15 (9.59MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Haym Benaroya, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Mars HSF & settlement given Mars methane, water, & nitrogen. 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. Haym Benaroya to discuss Mars habitats and the use of Martian insitu resources. We talked about Mars methane, nitrogen in the Martian soil, water on Mars, the use of lava tubes, Mars gravity, engineering Martian structures and more. John asked Dr. Benaroya for a timeline for going to and living on Mars. He suggested around the time range of 2075. He also said robots would go there first and pave the way for humans. You can email Mr. Batchelor or Dr. Benaroya through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Doug can also be reached through his excellent website, Parabolic Arc.
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