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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Gerald Driggers, Monday, 11-3-14 (44.79MB; download) -- Guest: Gerald Driggers. Topics: Mars Settlement, The Earth-Mars Chronicles book series.
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 Gerald Driggers to the program to discuss his theories about Mars settlement but his science fiction book series Earth-Mars Chronicles. You can find out more about his work and books by visiting http://earth-mars.com. During the first segment of our 100 minute program, Mr. Driggers talked about his early interest in space exploration, his early work in the industry & then his becoming a space age dropout as he described it. He told us why he embarked on the Earth-Mars Chronicles series. Listeners sent him email questions asking him why Mars was so important & why it should be the choice for human settlement off the planet. Gerald responded to these early "why" questions. A listener asked if he would do a one way mission to Mars. You might be surprised by his answer. Next up was Mars One given Gerald was one of the early supporters of the organization. Gerald had much to say about Mars One and the Mars One model for humans to Mars. He also discussed other HSF to Mars Models but their was lots of listener interest in discussing Mars One with our guest. Later, Gerald said we would need to be at the Technical Readiness Level 7 (TR7) to go to Mars, be it the private sector or with the government. June emailed to ask about the minimum viable size for a Martian settlement, including genetic screening. Evon emailed about landing large payloads on Mars & how Gerald addressed that problem in his books. Gerald brought up the need for humanity to be off Earth in case Earth is destroyed so I asked him if we needed to be in a hurry to develop an off Earth presence on Mars. Our guest suggested it would be a very long time in coming as there was no forcing function for HSF to Mars, nor is fundamental research being done regarding human survival on long duration spaceflight trips. Doug called to ask about the economic justification for settlements on Mars & to ask if the Moon was not a better and more economic choice than Mars. In the second segment, Kirk from Trinidad phoned in to ask about the online presence for Mars One. We also asked him about space in Trinidad and if it was a hot topic or area of interest. More emails came in & Christine wanted to know what was next for Gerald in Earth-Mars Chronicles. Tony wanted to know if there was a spiritual component to HSF to Mars. Our guest responded in the context of religions. Judith's note inquired if one of greatest blockades to space exploration were the entertainment options today including video games, computers, & other forms of entertainment. Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog above. You can reach Gerald through his website or me.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 04 Nov 2014 18:02:15 UTC
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Open Lines, Sunday, 11-2-14 (64.19MB; download) -- Guest: Open Lines with Dr. David Livingston. Topics: SpaceShip2 accident, Antares accident, NewSpace, Legacy Space, ULA, Air Force, SpaceX & more. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. For those listening to archives using live365.com and rating the programs, please email me as to why you assign a specific rating to the show. This will help me bring better programming to the audience. Welcome to our Open Lines show. During our first segment of this 2 hour 20 minute program, we mostly talked about both the recent Antares rocket explosion a few seconds after launch and the Virgin Galactic SS2 accident resulting in the loss of one crew member. After my opening statement about not engaging in accident speculation and my reading an op-ed by Dennis Wing on the accident titled "Thoughts on the SS2 Crash" (http://denniswingo.wordpress.com), we opened the lines for callers. Dr. Jurist called first to strongly urge against speculation. Michael Listner called & updated us regarding the Air Force-SpaceX litigation, then Michael talked about the SS2 accident & to guard against speculation. He did give us the relevant parts of the commercial space law pertaining to the Dept. of Transportation and FAA having regulatory oversight of the suborbital industry. He cited 51 U.S.C. Section 50903(c) & pointed out this paragraph: "(c) SAFETY.-In carrying out the responsibilities under subsection (b), the Secretary shall encourage, facilitate, and promote the continuous improvement of the safety of launch vehicles designed to carry humans, and the Secretary may, consistent with this chapter, promulgate regulations to carry out this subsection." Dr. Rowe called and talked about cardiovascular risks for longer spaceflights as well as the problems associated with using pharmaceuticals in space. Bill also addressed some space tourism issues. During this segment, I read an anti-space tourism article from Wired.com which you will see on the Dennis Wingo Blog as Dennis commented on the Wired article. In the second segment, Kirk called from Trinidad. He mentioned the SR71 flight breakup with Bill Weaver and the loss of the other pilot, plus I asked questions about the interest in space in Trinidad. Dr. Dwayne Day called next to resist speculation on the SS2 accident, plus he shared some of his experiences in accident investigation and how things progress as he was part of the Columbia investigation team. We then talked about really bad network and cable news reporting on both the Antares rocket failure and the SS2 coverage. Dwayne recently did a tour of SpaceX and ULA so he told us about each one and highlighted some of the differences that he saw regarding each company. I think you will find this discussion very interesting. Dwayne mentioned early commercial spaceflight history, problems, and setbacks as points of reference for us. Tim called from Huntsville about the SS2 crash and the Russian engine used by Antares. He wondered if the British Skylon space tourism vehicle would be an alternative. Read the rest of the summary @ www.davidlivingston.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 03 Nov 2014 18:42:04 UTC
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Amnon Govrin, Friday, 10-31-14 (46.46MB; download) -- Guest: Amnon Govrin. Topics: We discussed our guest's op-ed, "Is Microsoft the NASA of Software Companies." 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 Amnon Govrin to the show to discuss his thoughtful op-ed, "Is Microsoft the NASA of Software Companies." You can read this op-ed at www.spacepirations.com/2014/10/is-microsoft-nasa-of-software-companies.html. During the first segment of our 100 minute discussion, Amnon shared his background with us and what led him to write this article. He listed attributes of both organizations that made them similar, plus he provided his own background as a space enthusiast as well as working in the software industry and in recent years for Microsoft. To establish the groundwork for his article, he talked to the amazing things both organizations have done as well as the innovations they have brought to not just the industry but to humanity. He was asked about differences with one being a private company and the other a government agency plus he addressed politics which he said were plentiful for both organizations though different. He looked at historic big projects for both organizations & the innovation of such projects. He suggested common traits including research and technology. Amnon talked NewSpace, also he went back to the early days of our space program with rockets and hardware, then he did the same with some of the Microsoft early projects and products. Another topic in this segment dealt with layoffs for both organizations, consolidations, and positioning their respective organizations for the future. He said the verdict was out on the success in doing this for both organizations. Our guest talked about and identified what he referred to as Black Sheep, a section of his op-ed. Black Sheep referred to products and projects that don't make it for one reason or another. He said both NASA and Microsoft had a history of many Black Sheep projects and products and he identified a few including Vista and Constellation. Michael Listner called to talk about the denaturalized approach of both organizations. Amnon and Michael has much to say about decentralization. About this time, we started getting breaking news information regarding the Virgin SpaceShip2 accident. We continued to report breaking news on this story during the rest of our program. In the second segment, in addition to the breaking news reports, we talked about both organizations becoming stale meaning irrelevant, heavy, and even wasteful. Again, our guest cited many examples for both organizations. More interruptions took place over the Virgin accident story and news, then we moved to the conclusion section of the last segment. He talked about the difficulty for both organizations going into the future and what may impact the future of both Microsoft and NASA. For the rest of this summary see www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 01 Nov 2014 17:17:00 UTC
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Golden Oldie Elon Musk from 10-24-01, replayed Tuesday, 10-28-14 (28.62MB; download) -- Guest: Elon Musk from Oct. 24, 2001; Topic: Golden Oldie Archive Play regarding the Mars Oasis plan and Elon’s ideas for a multi-planet species by settling on Mars. 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. This is a Golden Oldie program from Oct. 24, 2001. At this time, The Space Show was known as Business Without Boundaries and was aired on a Phoenix radio station. The formatting of the program was that of the radio station as they divided the 60 minute discussion into 5 short segments. All the commercial breaks and music from back then are included in this discussion. Elon was the 16th guest on The Space Show (Business Without Boundaries). In the first segment, we talked about the why of Elon's interest in space and the need to be on a second planet. Mr. Musk talked about the different reasons for wanting to go to space but for him it was to insure survival of our species by being a multi-planet species. Elon then discussed his Mars Oasis Project which was time lined for 2005 as a private mission. He wanted to rally American public opinion for the need for a human presence on Mars. Our guest took us deeper into Mars Oasis with his greenhouse plans and some of the crops he thought would be suitable for the project. In the second segment, Elon again said they were looking for a 2005 launch with a landing on Mars in 2006. A listener asked him about using off the shelf technology and Bruce from Stanford wanted to know about Russian-US cooperation since the plan was to use a converted Russian SS18 ICBM for the launch vehicle. Our guest also identified some of the equipment that would be part of the Mars Oasis payload. John in St. Louis asked Elon if this was a commercial project with an expected ROI. The answer was that it was a humanitarian project and no ROI was expected. In the third segment, Elon was asked to estimate the costs for the project. He said that NASAs cheaper missions were around $200-250 million and full cost missions were higher. In this segment he suggested the costs might be 10-15% of the lower NASA costs. He was also planning two missions since it was possible for one to fail. In the fourth segment, Elon was asked additional questions about the costs which he approximated at $20-$30 million. Another question dealt with regulatory issues. Here, Elon did talk about ITAR but said at present there were no laws or regulations regarding a private mission to Mars. Remember now, our discussion took place in 2001. Near the end of this short segment, questions about using the NASA DSN came up as Mars Oasis would need to communicate with Earth. Elon suggested a design for his own communication network which he said might be commercialized down the road for other upcoming commercial space users. You can read the rest of the summary @ www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 29 Oct 2014 04:44:10 UTC
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Mark Bray, Monday, 10-27-14 (41.66MB; download) -- Guest: Mark Bray. Topics: Mark talked about NASA and related issues, his run for Congress, congressional issues, space in the campaign & 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 Mark Bray to the program to discuss the role of space policy in his congressional campaign. During the first segment of our 91 minute program, Mark explained why he was running for congress as an Independent candidate for the 5th District in Alabama. We quickly focused in on the role of space in his congressional race. In addition, is space a priority issue, how much of one, and in his district, how space aware are the voters. I asked Mark about aerospace engineers and other engineers in the U.S. Congress. I doubt you will be surprised the demographics Mark shared with us. I also asked Mark for his committee choices should he win and how easy it might be for him to get a seat on one of the science, technology & space committees. Mark talked about commercial space, the support for it in the Huntsville area, and public/private partnerships. The art of compromise was discussed & our guest noted the absence of it in congress. Mark explained the assets a engineer brings to the table in complex decision making and why that background is well suited for being in congress. Since Mark works on SLS in his engineering job, of course he got a few questions about it. I wanted to know if members of the public asked or commented to him one way or the other on SLS & its future. He said SLS comments, when he got them, were more general. Judy sent in a note about a video on his website, www.brayforcongress.com, which focused on the NASA culture of the 60s. Mark said he was focusing on the new, young NASA that could take on the near impossible and do things because it was not yet a tried and proven member of the government bureaucracy. Today, NASA is the bureaucracy and because of that, it operates differently. His comments were interesting, don't miss them. Bob asked Mark about the private sector creating jobs as opposed to the claims that the public sector creates the job. Again, don't miss his reply. Dr. Rowe asked a question about making astronaut medical data more freely available to researchers, wanting to know if Congress could make such data more readily available. In the second segment, Mark said he wanted to establish himself as the go to guy on space issues for congress. Greg called in to talk about why space matters as a national issue. Tim from Huntsville was the last caller on the program. He brought up needed ITAR reform to which Mark said there were meaningful reforms on the table that he supports. He then brought up spaceports and launch restrictions, then I asked our guest to rank campaign priorities including the economy, healthcare, foreign policy, Ebola, ISIS, Russia, and space. Read the rest of the review @ www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 28 Oct 2014 15:43:14 UTC
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Michael Listner, Sunday, 10-26-14 (43.60MB; download) -- Guest: Michel Listner. Topics: Drones, air traffic control, NASA, SpaceX, patents, reusability, property, space law & 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 a wide ranging discussion on space law issues. During the first segment of our 95 minute show, Michael started by addressing the NASA program to develop an air traffic control system for drones. We spent the first part of this segment talking about the system, what it might be like, the partners working with NASA on the plan, the role of the FAA, and related items. Part of this discussion focused on the need for regulations as Michael said without some regulations there is chaos. The trick is to balance the regulations to maintain safety and order but also to enable commercial growth. In this segment, we talked about the Dream Chaser challenge to the decision by NASA re commercial crew with the awards going to Boeing and SpaceX. To help us understand the appeals process, Michael cited the recent KC-X tanker deal which Boeing appealed and ultimately won the contract. Michael then updated us with as much info as is known re the SpaceX-AF litigation over the bulk buy, then we talked about the patent dispute with Blue Origin and SpaceX regarding a reusable system meant to land on a barge. In the second segment, the issues of space property rights & the Asteroids Act came up. Michael had some interesting observations that he shared with us. Let us know on the blog what you think about property rights & the Asteroids Act. A listener asked Michael about the prevailing law should a criminal act be carried out on a spaceship. Michael explained what would happen if such an event happened in space. Our guest was asked if he thought the midterm election would make a difference in space policy, Listeners & I then asked Michael what to look for regarding the balance of this year and into 2015 concerning space legal issues. Note what Michael pointed out to us. His concluding comments addressed the need for proper space law to facilitate commercial space growth & exploration. Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog. You can reach Michael through me. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 27 Oct 2014 03:34:35 UTC
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Brian Altmeyer, Friday, 10-24-14 (40.21MB; download) -- Guest: Brian Altmeyer. Topics: We discussed the guest's article posted on the Oct. 6, 2014 issues of The Space Review: "The Strange Contagion Of a Dream." 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 Brian Altmeyer to the program to discuss his Oct. 6, 2014 Space Review article, "The Strange Contagion of a Dream: How Space Visionaries Hijack Governments to Change the World (see www.thespacereview.com/article/2611/1). During the first segment of our 1 hour 27 minute discussion, Mr. Altmeyer introduced us to the background behind writing this article, how he got the idea for it, plus he explained the overall impact space visionaries have had on him and his interest in space development. Our guest took us back in time to the V2 program, Von Braun, and the politics of beating the Soviet Union to the Moon. He made the case that both the Soviet Union's and the US space program fed off each other in the form of competition to not only develop military space resources and ICBMs, plus our civil space programs as well. I then asked our guest if he thought competition with China over their lunar and long range plans would result in a similar push for civil and commercial space. His response was very interesting. Ellen in Portland sent an email suggesting we did not have inspirational or effective leaders today like we had with Von Braun and others. Brian disputed that and made reference to Elon Musk at SpaceX several times during our discussion. Gerald Driggers called to talk about the impact of the International Geophysical Year on our early program. Gerald worked in the early space program & had much to say about the main space personalities of the time along with the early rockets. Our guest was asked about vision and Mars One, again he brought up SpaceX, and then he talked about exoplanets. I asked him about the second to last paragraph in his paper regarding leadership issues and many waiting or expecting a new leader to come on the scene in a future election. Don't miss his comments on this issue. In the second segment, Brian was asked about space budgets serving as a limiting factor & if SpaceX was carrying too much of the burden for our moving forward with space development. Listeners asked him about sustainable space projects inspired & pushed by advocacy. Do the projects continue or eventually die off? Allison sent in a note asking our guest why we even needed HSF. For his response, he cited reasons often provided by Elon Musk when he gets this question or one like it. Near the end of the program, Ron emailed our guest to challenge his visionary outlook by asking if he had considered the reality of applying human medical factors, engineering realities,... You can read the rest of this summary @ www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 25 Oct 2014 17:50:37 UTC
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The John Batchelor Show "Hotel Mars," Wednesday, 10-22-14 (4.32MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Mike Snyder, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Topics: The Made In Space 3D printer on the ISS. 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 the head of R&D for Made In Space, Mike Snyder, to discuss the placement of a 3D printer on the ISS. We covered the printer, the source material for this demo printer, ABS plastic, the effects of microgravity on 3D printing & how Made In Space resolved them, plus the future for 3D printing in space. Important to the future will be the benefits from printing spare parts for long duration spaceflight, including future Mars colonization missions. While today 3D printing in space is a demo project, tomorrow it might prove to be an important problem solver and risk mitigation tool for BLEO spaceflight. Please post any comments/questions you might have on The Space Show blog. You can contact any of us through me.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Thu, 23 Oct 2014 16:22:54 UTC
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Wayne White, Tuesday, 10-21-14 (38.95MB; download) -- Guest: Wayne White. Topics: Space property rights and Wayne's proposed Space Pioneering Act. 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 Wayne White back to the show to discuss space property rights, the proposed Asteroid Act, and his proposed Space Pioneering Act. During the first segment of our 1 hour 25 minute discussion, Wayne opened up with the Asteroids Act which was a bipartisan proposal in Congress this past summer (www.spacepolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/AsteroidsActHR5063.pdf). During this segment, Wayne explained why he believes this to be an important ACT and needed in order to have a more broad reaching space property rights law such as what he has been proposing with his Space Pioneering Act. Listeners and I asked Wayne if he thought the Asteroids Act would pass &be sent to the White House for approval. He said he thought it would be passed. He continually pointed out both the bipartisan sponsors of the bill & the fact that it would not cost taxpayers any money. Our guest fielded listener questions about the international impact & compliance of the Asteroids Act as it would be a U.S. law. Wayne also explained the role of reciprocity with the Act. Next, Wayne explained why the Act was necessary for the comprehensive solution to space property rights as proposed in his broad reaching Space Pioneering Act. (SPA). The SPA is for now only a draft concept which he will start refining once he sees what happens to the Asteroids Act. We talked about his plans to approach congress and staffers as well as entrepreneurial and commercial space companies, especially those that have an interest in establishing space property rights. Wayne was asked about dispute resolution for property rights, especially if it involved international parties. Near the end of this segment, he referenced the Homestead Act, the Law of the Sea Treaty, civil laws versus common law, and the benefits derived from national law and the arbitration process. In the second segment, Wayne started with a discussion about salvage law and why it was an important part of his SPA. Here, he talked about the Law of Finds, space debris issues, and both contract salvage and emergency salvage. Later he talked about the need to establish control zones are a commercial installation much in the way that there is a control zone around the ISS. He cited examples of problems that helped to make his points. As we neared the end of our discussion, Wayne introduced us to the need for mining law. He talked about similarities with the Mining Act of 1872 as his SPA, which includes mining law, has a similar approach to the Mining Act. Note his concluding comments & the case he makes for property rights, the Asteroids Act, and his Space Pioneering Act. Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog above. You can reach Wayne White through me. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:44:53 UTC
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Dr. Paul Spudis, Monday, 10-20-14 (51.55MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Paul Spudis. Topics: A wide ranging discussion on current space topics including the Moon, ARM, Mars, and policy. 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 wide ranging discussion on space topics plus we take a look at some of his recent blog posts. You can follow his blog posts at www.spudislunaryresources.com/blog and http://blogs.airspacemag.com/moon. During the first segment of our 1 hour 52 minute program, Dr. Spudis talked about his blog article for a lunar tour, "A Lunar Road Trip" (www.spudislunarresources.com/blog/a-lunar-road-trip). We talked with Paul about ways in which a future lunar tourist could actually move around on the Moon to see the places Paul described in his article. The two methods discussed were hopping and using a vehicle on the order of the Lunar Winnebago concept. The first listener question asked Dr. Spudis about the U.S. private sector doing lunar missions instead of the government. He was also asked about the private lunar programs such as Golden Spike and others. He spoke to some degree about the Google Lunar XPrize. Paul also addressed the Chinese lunar program, then we talked about cislunar space and its economic development. The ARM came up and Dr. Spudis called it a stunt. He suggested it would be an Orion mission because there was no place to send Orion other than ARM. He mentioned Inspiration Mars which he said was the ultimate stunt and ahead of its time. In terms of changes in our space policy, he did not see any changes happening soon. Next up was the NRC Pathways HSF Study which we have discussed on many Space Show program. He said they asked and answered the wrong questions. See what you think after hearing his comments. Another topic that came up dealt with prizes. He said they had not produced the desired outcome and cited evidence for it saying prizes were overstated in terms of their impact on space development. BJohn sent in several email questions including asking about Moon-Mars differences wondering why the Moon would be a good training place for HSF to Mars. As the segment ended, we talked about water on the Moon and if it was now confirmed. In the second segment, we honored James Charles Floyd on his 100th birthday for his role in the Canadian Avro Aero project and more. BJohn asked about X37 B & then Dr. Spudis was asked about his blog post regarding recent government sponsored spaceflight studies and panels ("Quinquennial Follies" at www.spudislunarresources.com/blog/quinquennial-follies). I asked Paul about space advocacy influence on policy and he told us an interesting story based on his experience regarding lunar space policy. Don't miss it. You can read the rest of this summary @ www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 21 Oct 2014 17:32:09 UTC
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