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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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The John Batchelor Show "Hotel Mars," Wednesday, 11-19-14 (5.79MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. David Grinspoon, Dr. David Livingston. Topic: Comet 67P & the Philae lander. 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 Dr. David Grinspoon (http://funkyscience.net) to Hotel Mars to discuss Comet 67P, the Philae lander, and what has been learned so far from the science instruments aboard Philae and the orbiting Rosetta spacecraft. We discussed the likelihood of Philae waking up and working again as the comet gets closer to the sun, the unfortunate landing of Philae and its bounces, plus the discovery of organics for the comet. We also talked about the chances of finding amino acids & specific proteins once the data is evaluated. I asked how high Philae bounced on the landing and how close it came to escape velocity given the low gravity on 67P and the very light mass of Philae equal to about a paperclip or piece of paper. We also talked about the comet ice and if the ice would melt or survive were a comet like this to enter the earth's atmosphere. Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog. You can email Mr. Batchelor or Dr. Grinspoon through me.
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Jim Muncy, Monday, 11-17-14 (46.62MB; download) -- Guest: Jim Muncy. Topics: Virgin Galactic, Antares, space policy, lunar programs, midterm elections & 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 Jim Muncy back to the show to discuss the recent Virgin Galactic accident, Antares, commercial space, regulations & more. During the first segment of our 100 minute program, Jim started off by discussing the Virgin Galactic accident and possible new regulations for the industry or vehicle specific to Virgin. Jim explained the Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004 in terms of the regulatory regime which already exists and what might come about once the NTSB issues its final accident report. This is an excellent discussion as well as clarification of the existing and potential regulatory environment so don't miss it. Space attorney Michael Listner emailed & called in to support what Jim was talking about regarding regulatory regime for commercial space with the AST. Doug Messier sent in an email addressing the issue of there being a difference between having an incentive to fly safely and being able to operate safely with regards to Virgin as our conversation had turned to flight safety for the new spaceplanes. Regarding flight safety, Jim made the point that safety was ongoing and a continued learning lesson, even after the vehicle was in commercial service. I agreed & pointed to commercial aviation accidents that have happened after thousands of flight hours as some defect shows up that late into commercial operations. Jim seized the opportunity to talk about the choice of wording regarding space tourism and said it was not a good choice of words. Listen to what he had to say about this. We talked about negative press after the accident and here Jim stressed that the spaceflight in question was not taxpayer supported and was between private individuals and companies. It was not the business of journalists or others. Cost plus contracting came up with a listener question as did several established Republican senators and the role they might play regarding commercial space in the new congress. Jim had made several earlier comments about the British press negative articles on Virgin and the industry. I asked him why that was so and said it was largely Richard Branson driven given he is and has been such a controversial person in the UK. In the second segment, we talked about some emerging commercial lunar opportunities that Jim has worked on for awhile. He provided the background to the current situation including fights over SLS, Orion, & other big ticket NASA programs. This is a very interesting discussion because it shows how one can find areas to agree on and work together and even get funded if the amounts are not too large. I urge you to pay close attention to this part of our discussion. Read the rest of this summary @ www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 18 Nov 2014 08:20:43 UTC
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Webinar SLS Debate: Rick Boozer, John Hunt, Sunday, 11-16-14 (56.76MB; download) -- Guests: Webinar with Rick Boozer, John Hunt. Topics: Our guests debated the merits of the SLS rocket. 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 Rick Boozer and John Hunt to the program for our special WEBINAR SLS Debate. You can hear the audio only for this debate as you would any Space Show program. The video can be found on our Vimeo Space Show Channel, http://vimeo.com/channels/thespaceshow. Note that the mic lock on my microphone did not work which is why the mic kept swing back to in front of me during the show. Also, I looked down as I was writing notes for the show summary. Both of these issues will be corrected for the next webinar. Rick's book on the subject, "The Plundering of NASA: An Expose" is available on Amazon. If you purchase the book and I hope you do, please use the OGLF/Space Show Amazon portal so Amazon will make a contribution to TSS. Instructions are on the website, the blog, and all program archive summaries. During the first segment of our two hour webinar, both John and Rick made five minute opening statements followed by a 2.5 minute rebuttal of the position statement by the other guest. Rick Boozer does not support SLS and John Hunt does support it. John went first, putting forth a good summary of why he supports SLS, the benefits it provides, and the importance of the project. Rick's opening statement outlined why he opposes the SLS rocket, calling it an "existential threat." He also said SLS was a "rocket to nowhere." The opening statements provided the basic positions for both guests as they debated all aspects of SLS so do carefully listen to their respective position comments. We took both calls and emails from listeners. Evon emailed in wanting to know what the money saved from SLS would best be spent on. John pointed out that there was no assurance that any savings would even be spent on space let alone his priorities. While Rick agreed, he did list several projects he felt far more deserving of funding, including using the funds to speed up the commercial crew program since it has never been funded to the level requested by the President. Rick took the opportunity to bring up cost plus contracting and why it was not suitable for a more mature manufacturing project, instead being best suited for R&D projects. He said that was a driver in the high cost of SLS. In contrast, John cited his aviation experience with the A12 and P7 aircraft using fixed price contracts, cancellations, and more. Dr. Doug sent in a note asking about the fundamental need for a heavy lift rocket. Our guests had a different take on Doug's question so listen to how they answered it. Rick pointed out the advantages of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy as compared to the initial SLS version. You can read the balance of this summary @ www.thespaceshow.com/http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 17 Nov 2014 17:49:27 UTC
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Rand Simberg, Friday, 11-14-14 (44.11MB; download) -- Guest: Rand Simberg. Topics: Test flights, space tourism, policy, recent accidents, rockets, rocket motors, heavy lift & 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 Rand Simberg back to the show for a wide ranging discussion on top space news items, the SS2 accident update, space policy issues, and more. During the first segment of this 96 minute program, Rand led off with the mentioning of the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 12 launch. Next up was a short discussion about Comet 67P and the Philae lander, then Rand mentioned his current article in PJ Media, http://pjmedia.com/blog/commercial-spaceflights-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-last-week-of-october. Rand talked about what is currently known about the SS2 accident, the NTSB investigation, & that nothing has been ruled out as a cause or partial cause for the accident. When asked if he thought the accident would cause the FAA to start regulating the industry, he did not think so but listen to his reply. This topic also came up in the last segment of our show. Rand mentioned that XCOR was moving ahead & there technology is different from the one employed by Virgin. He also made a point of explaining multiple times that a test flight was not a commercial flight. Rand got some listener emails about investment in Virgin and if it was waning. Helen emailed in asking about a possible lapse in the Virgin safety culture. Carl emailed in about the impact of the SS2 accident on Spaceport America. We switched gears and talked about Antares, the Orbital-ATK merger, & the use of Russian rocket motors. In the second segment, Rand was asked about the possible impact on Virgin's customer base. Rand said that the bigger risk was the investment risk. The RD180 came up again as did the Atlas 5, Delta 4, and the Falcon 9. We talked about possible midterm election impact and here Rand thought there might be more impact on the DOD side than NASA. We discussed projects that might be cancelled as a result of the election and the ARM topped the list. he did talk SLS and thought that eventually it would be shut down, especially if SpaceX gets Falcon Heavy flying. Rand also mentioned the NRC Pathways Human Spaceflight Study but was critical of it, especially the part that said there had been no and will be no launch vehicle advances for the past 30 years. Dr. Lurio was our first caller & he wanted to discuss possible FAA regulations, his understanding of the test flight vs. commercial flight policy application & more. They talked about hybrid rocket motor vibrations and the unknowns regarding the current test flight. Toward the end of their discussion they joked about using SLS to launch many many cubesats. Kirk emailed us with a question about methane engine. Read the rest of this summary @ www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 15 Nov 2014 17:28:47 UTC
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The John Batchelor Show "Hotel Mars," Wednesday, 11-12--14 (5.44MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Marcia Smith, Dr. David Livingston. Topic: The impact of the 2014 mid-term election on NASA budgets & policy. 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 Marcia Smith (www.spacepolicyonline.com) to Hotel Mars to discuss the impact of the recently held mid-term elections on space policy, the NASA budget, specific NASA projects, commercial space, and more. We talked about new Senate Republican chairmanships of crucial committees and subcommittees and what this might portend for policy and budgets. We asked Marcia about the survivability of NASA programs such as SLS and the ARM. Other issues discussed included NASA budget caps, a possible space race with China and how Congress might react to such competition, plus an overview of the current Russian-US relationship with space, particularly the ISS.
Please post any comments/questions you might have on The Space Show blog. You can contact Marcia Smith through me or her website.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Thu, 13 Nov 2014 17:26:19 UTC
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Robert (Bob) Zimmerman, Tuesday, 11-11-14 (56.06MB; download) -- Guest: Robert (Bob) Zimmerman. Topics: Wide ranging space program & commercial space policy & project discussions. 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 Zimmerman back to the show to discuss a variety of space news items and events. During the first segment of our 2 hour 2 minute show, Bob opened up talking about Comet 67P, the Rosetta mission, and the Philae lander which will land on the comet on Nov. 12, 2014. Bob spent some time describing 67P, the lander, the landing site, and the topography of the landing zone. Next, I asked Bob about the recent court decisions in Italy regarding the appeals court decision on the seven scientists accused of incorrectly predicting an earthquake that led to lots of damage and death. Bob clarified the issues for us and the decision of the appeals court. We talked some about the possible impact on space policy for the recently held mid-term elections. Bob was asked by a listener if he thought the election result would lead to the cancellation of SLS as well as the NASA ARM project. See if you are surprised by Bob's analysis. Ken in San Diego asked Bob about negative press articles regarding stopping space tourism in light of the SpaceShipTwo accident. The USA Today editorial of today was cited as an example. Bob did not think these articles would have any serious or long lasting impact and had much to say about the authors and publications writing them. Before our break, Rob in Denver emailed in about Comet Siding Spring changing the Martian atmosphere when it swung by Mars. In the second segment, Jeff emailed in about comments that Virgin has said it would be flying by April. Bob was very skeptical about that timeline. He had much to say about the investment and more regarding Virgin. Bob then spoke about the upcoming Orion test flight set for Dec. 4 and heat shield issues. Our guest spent some time dwelling on the heat shield issues which he said helped make his case that SLS/Orion were not sustainable projects. Ben called from Orange County to talk with Bob about the Bigelow module going to the ISS in 2016, then they talked a bit about solar sales. Ed emailed Bob to see if he knew what alternative launcher Orbital might choose given the Antares problems. Bob spoke about the upcoming Russian rocket test for the new Angara 5 rocket. SLS John called in about earlier comments Bob made regarding the Saturn 5, then they talked about SLS. Please post questions and comments on TSS blog above. You can reach Bob through me or his website, www.behindtheblack.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 12 Nov 2014 16:05:11 UTC
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Andy Weir, Monday, 11-10-14 (46.89MB; download) --
Guest: Andy Weir. Topics: We engaged author Andy Weir in a thorough discussion of his best selling book, "The Martian" along with the essential engineering & needed technology for survival. 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 best selling author Andy Weir to the program to discuss his book "The Martian." For more information, visit his websites, www.andyweirauthor.com and http://www.galactanet.com. During the first segment of our 100 minute show, Andy started out by telling us how he came up with the story idea, & his three years spent in writing the book. I asked if he used consultants, NASA, or other aerospace experts. He said no & that most of the feedback and help came through suggestions from people who read the chapters he put up on his website. Andy also did his own research, math work, physics, and engineering analysis. He talked about a few errors that were pointed out to him & indicated that the most challenging work were the times and orbits regarding Mars and the missions described in the book. During the show, Andy got lots of email questions and phone calls regarding certain story lines and sections of the book. He was also asked about life on Mars but that issue was not relevant to his story. He did get questions about the human waste recycling carried out on Mars & why he chose Mars and not the Moon or another destination. Sandra asked him about the private space company plans to visit and/or settle Mars given how hard it was for Andy's character, Watney, to survive. Andy had very interesting comments on this question including the Elon Musk Mars plans and then Mars One. Human factors were brought up including radiation, microgravity, vision problems, and more. Andy did address these issues in the book so listen to his reply to this line of questioning. As the segment ended, we talked about using Phobos and Deneb for Martian navigation along with Watney's trek to get to Pathfinder to use its parts for communication. NASA came up several times in the segment as readers get a pretty good "view" of NASA problem solving, information, data, and PR control, plus amazing creativity. In the second segment, we had lots of listener emails and phone calls. Andy was asked what science fiction had influenced him, then he got an interesting email from Andrew in Tucson who had actually worked on the Pathfinder hardware. Andrew said Andy was spot on accurate! Dr. Doug called on many topics including using the Hohmann Transfer Orbit which Andy did not use as he designed Hermes, the big spaceship, to work with constant acceleration using ion propulsion. The Aldrin Cycler was also mentioned. Listeners mentioned the new movie Interstellar and made some comparisons if they had read "The Martian" and seen the move. You can read the rest of this summary @ www.thespceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 11 Nov 2014 18:22:07 UTC
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Mark Whittington, Sunday, 11-9-14 (48.55MB; download) -- Guest: Mark Whittington. Topics: Commercial space news updates, mid-term elections & space policy/budgets, & 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 Mark Whittington back to the program for a wide ranging discussion on space news, policy, & technical matters. You can follow Mark on his blog, http://curmudgeons.blogspot.com. During the first segment of our 1 hour 46 minute program, Mark focused on the SpaceShipTwo accident, the Orbital Antares loss, the Mid-Term elections and what that may mean for space policy, Texas and the commercial space industry including the planned SpaceX spaceport, plus the space interest level of Texas Republicans taking over in the Senate and continuing in the House. He also spoke the NASA Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM) as a possible program to be cancelled referencing the work by Dr. Binzel at MIT who wants it cancelled in favor of finishing the NEO survey. Later in the segment, Mark mentioned the Falcon Heavy to Mars, Inspiration Mars, and SLS. He also talked about possible renewed interest in some sort of return to the Moon program. In segment two, Dr. Doug called to talk about a Lunar Cots like program & a reusable lunar lander. We addressed Dr. Dava Newman of MIT being nominated for the position of NASA Deputy Administrator. Dava was a January 2014 guest on The Space Show and as you will hear, I think this was an excellent choice for the position. We spoke more about SLS, then Mark mentioned the recent Whitehouse.gov call for feedback on lunar & space policy by Tom Kalil, the Deputy Director for Policy for The White House Office of Science & Technology. Dr. Doug and Mark talked about the ULA-Masten Zeus lander. Mark updated us on the Lunar XPrize , we spoke about the book "The Martian" and concluded by talking about upcoming Sci-Fi TV channel space related programming . As the program was concluding, Mark said space tourism will survive the Virgin accident but Virgin's survival will come down to investors and customers. He also suggested their might be congressional hearings which he thought would be fine providing they did not go to the extreme to strangle the industry with regulations & oversight. Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog. You can reach Mark Whittington through his own website or me. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 10 Nov 2014 16:38:18 UTC
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Rob Manning, Friday, 11-7-14 (40.29MB; download) -- Guest: Rob Manning. Topic: Mars Science Lab Curiosity and Rob's new book, "Mars Rover Curiosity: An Inside Account from Curiosity's Chief Engineer." 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 Rob Manning back to the program to discuss Mars Science Lab and the Curiosity rover plus his new book, "Mars Rover Curiosity: An Inside Account from Curiosity's Chief Engineer." Please remember to purchase this book through The Space Show/OGLF Amazon portal as Amazon will make a contribution to The Space Show for each purchase. Instructions can be found on every blog and website archived program or you can email me. During the first segment of our 90 minute program, we started talking about landing on Mars given Rob was last on the show in November 2009 regarding his paper on the challenges in landing large payloads on Mars. We discussed Martian EDL, the MSL landing approach, the sky crane, and more. I asked Rob about engineering errors & what they do at JPL to not make them as opposed to car engineers where there are usually multiple car recalls from most all brands. Don't miss what Rob said about this, it might surprise you. Rob then mentioned several errors & mistakes that they made, including incorrectly estimating the Martian gravity at the bottom of Gale Crater which ended up impacting their landing & of course the Curiosity wheels. I also asked Rob for his thoughts on private Mars missions being able to land a big payload or crew on Mars. Listen carefully, his response may again surprise you. Later, a listener asked Rob why Mars and if we were Mars obsessed. Rob talked about our Mars culture and the good scientific reasons for our focus on Mars. We also talked about other solar system targets plus radiation issues for the outer planets that were not as severe for Mars. We talked about doing more, Titan, Europa, & the NASA budget. In the second segment, listener Claudia asked about the biggest challenges in designing Curiosity, launching it, getting it to Mars. and Martian operations. Rob said their concerns were born out, he talked about EDL, the sky crane. Ben wanted to know if his concerns expressed in his paper referenced earlier turned out to be valid when actually designing EDL for Curiosity. B John emailed in several questions pertaining to Earth-Mars telerobotics & a Mars sample return mission back to Earth. Near the end of our discussion, we talked about the new Mars 2020 project and finding life on Mars. Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog above. You can reach Rob Manning through me. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 08 Nov 2014 18:06:23 UTC
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The John Batchelor Show "Hotel Mars," Wednesday, 11-5--14 (9.23MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Jeff Foust, Doug Messier, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Topics: The Antares rocket failure and the SpaceShipTwo accident. 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 Dr. Jeff Foust for the first ten minutes of our special edition Hotel Mars program. Our second guest was Doug Messier for the second half of the program. During the first segment with Dr. Foust, we talked about the latest news on the recent Orbital Sciences Antares rocket failure. It seems that Orbital Sciences is going to phase out the AJ26 rocket motor, replace it with a yet unidentified motor, and possibly do some short term launches of cargo to the ISS on an alternative rocket. In the second segment, Doug Messier of www.parabolicarc.com was our guest to discuss the latest news regarding the SpaceShipTwo accident. Doug talked about the NTSB investigation and disclosure about the on-off switch for the vehicles feather system, we talked about Virgin Galactic safety and the type of data that was collected which will assist the NTSB in the investigation. Please post any comments/questions you might have on The Space Show blog. You can contact any of us through me.
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