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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Stewart Money, Friday, 9-19-14 (81.57MB; download) -- Guest: Stewart Money. Topics: Stewart discussed SpaceX per his new book, "Here Be Dragons: The Rise of SpaceX and the Journey to 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. We welcomed Stewart Money to the show to discuss his new ApogeePrime published book, "Here Be Dragons: The Rise of SpaceX and the Journey to Mars" You can get much more information by visiting www.innerspace.net along with www.apogeeprime.com/prime/bookpages/9781926837338.html, and www.amazon.com/Here-Dragons-Rise-Spacex-Journey/dp/1926837339/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411235694&sr=8-1&keywords=here+be+dragons+the+rise+of+SpaceX+and+the+Journey+to+Mars. Remember, if you buy this great book through Amazon, use the OGLF Amazon portal (instructions on the OGLF & Space Show websites plus all archived programs on the blog and The Space Show website) & Amazon will make a contribution to The Space Show. During the first segment of our 90 minute program, Stewart explained why he wanted to write a book about SpaceX to tell the story from the beginning up to current SpaceX history. We spent lots of time talking about the early days including the Mars Oasis Project, the forming of SpaceX in 2002 and the three questions that Elon asked prior to starting the company. Stewart's book and our discussion take you step by step through the emergence of SpaceX through each stage of its development. Even if you are familiar with the SpaceX story or the basics, you will learn much from the book as well as listening to Stewart as he narrates the SpaceX story and responds to listener email questions along with my comments. Some of the questions asked him were for the biggest challenges Elon and SpaceX faced plus the most important successes. He was asked for the origin of Elon's interest in Mars and if the Mars interest was a company wide passion and belief. In response to a question about the biggest SpaceX failure, Stewart said it was the inability to enter the EELV national security launch program on his timing. In the second segment, a listener wanted to compare the SLS, Falcon Heavy, and MCT with one another. Questions were asked about the unveiling of the Dragon V.2 as Stewart attended the ceremony. Others wanted to know about SpaceX launch sites at the Cape & in Texas. Andrew asked about SpaceX PR & damage control when necessary, Dana asked if SpaceX was interested in space tourism & Larry asked about reusability. Stewart said it was a core value for the company. Stewart provided us with a good, brief summary of our discussion and what he considered to be a priority take away from our discussion. Please post comments/questions on TSS blog. You can reach Stewart through me. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 20 Sep 2014 18:17:46 UTC
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John Batchelor Hotel Mars, Anatoly Zak, Wednesday, 9-17-14 (11.00MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Anatoly Zak, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Russian space program, Russian ISS plans, Vostochny spaceport. 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.
We welcomed back Anatoly Zak to discuss many topics including dogs in space (see his website, www.russianspaceweb.com). We also talked about issues surrounding their new spaceport, Vostochny and possible Russian plans for their part of the ISS for 2020 and beyond. Another issued discussed by Anatoly was the RD180 rocket motor. He outlined the probable Russian perspective on this issue. The possibility of a thaw in US-Russian relations was also discussed. Please post any comments/questions you might have on The Space Show blog. You can contact any of us through .
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Dr. Michael Griffin, Tuesday, 9-16-14 (83.32MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Mike Griffin. Topics: Human spaceflight policy, political choices, space technology, Mars, Moon, Asteroids 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 back to the program Dr. Mike Griffin. During the first segment of our 90 minute discussion, Mike talked about human spaceflight (HSF) and the commercial space market. He said exploration would be a government project or at least with government in the lead, especially if the commercial market was not there. He threw water on the argument that our space policy was budget driven. Instead, he talked about it being based on choices we make. It was not and is not about the money. His comments throughout or discussion on this topic supported his argument. He even said the cost of space for the U.S. taxpayer was around 15 cents/day. This discussion evolved to one on the importance of leadership which we agreed was in short supply today. Included in this discussion was Mike's vision for our space policy & program, plus he explained its importance and value to our nation both today and for the future. He spoke to the issue of what society wants and the choices it makes that shape our future. Space should be part of our national policy debate and hopefully such a debate would enable quality choices to be made that keep us on the leadership edge with all nations. Mike was asked who he thought would be next on the Moon and he said China. We also talked about the private sector taking us back to the Moon with HSF. He said that the private sector could do this, capital was not an issue, but for the private sector to do it there needs to be a closing of the business case which he did not see at this time. SLS John called in & asked about space advocacy diversity which he said seemed to be at war with NASA & whatever the program of record might be. Mike had much to say about this, especially about inefficiencies in government organizations and projects. He also said if the private venture or industry cannot make money, then it should be a federal project. Many times during our discussion he said that there are things that a society should do just because they are hard & they don't have to look good on the balance sheet. John also asked about the RD-180 engine, Mike offered us his conclusion as to why we should be a new version of the RD-180 so that we do not continue being dependent on Russia for space related hardware, etc. Later, he was asked about cislunar space development which he said should be a public enterprise. He cited many examples and models supporting the public development of this important space infrastructure. SLS was discussed. Mike very clearly articulated the case for SLS today and again repeated that SLS future Read the rest of this summary at www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 17 Sep 2014 16:37:29 UTC
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Erik Seedhouse, Monday, 9-15-14 (81.02MB; download) -- Guest: Erik Seedhouse. Topics: Erik's latest book, "Beyond Human: Engineering Our Future Evolution," & human modification for long duration spaceflight. 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 Erik Seedhouse back to the program to discuss his latest book "Beyond Human: Engineering Our Future Evolution." During the first segment of our 90 minute program, Erik talked about long duration spaceflight and critical issues in radiation and microgravity that he believes may force changes or modifications in humans in order to survive the trips and live on Mars or another celestial location. He also talked about changes here on Earth such as advances in bioprinting, especially for organs. Our guest spent lots of time on the radiation challenges, shielding, and the need for possible genetic modification. Another point he made was for nuclear propulsion to cut the travel time to Mars and other locals down and make the voyage safer. His favorite advanced propulsion system was Vasimr. Dr. Rowe called in and brought up his concerns with the cardiovascular (CV) system in space, a subject Bill has talked about on many Space Show programs. Erik's research did not focus on the CV system so he was unable to comment on what Dr. Rowe was discussing. Next, Erik spoke about muscle atrophy and other microgravity challenges and suggested human modification would address those areas as well. He also talked about animal and human cloning, then a listener brought up a subject from our recent open lines program re pregnancy, childbirth, and kids in space. Erik suggested there might be sterilization as a requirement or abortive medication on board. I commented that this would cause a firestorm with the public, especially on publicly financed missions. In our second segment, our lead off topic was a Posthuman/Transhuman future. Erik cited examples and also used the classic movie Gattaca as an example. Listener Paul sent in an email about the ethics behind what Erik was talking about. Erik was asked about the lifespan of humans that might live on Mars or the Moon, then Ben asked if long duration spaceflight and humans in space were an economic driver for human genetic engineering. Erik said no, that it was a very small part of the industry with organ printing as one of the major drivers. Todd inquired about exercise and this led Erik to talk about genetic screening to select the most qualified people for the spaceflight missions. As we neared the end of the show, Erik told us about his next book about expeditions, then he talked about Virgin Galactic and XCOR. Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog. You can reach Erik through me. Also, when buying the book, use the Amazon OGLF portal so Amazon will contribute to The Space Show. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 16 Sep 2014 16:19:18 UTC
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Open Lines, Sunday, 9-14-14 (118.85MB; download) -- Guest: Open Lines with Dr. David Livingston. Topics: A variety of space topics were discussed by listeners. 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. Today's Open Lines discussion covered lots of topics with a variety of callers in each segment. During the first segment of the 2 hour 10 minute program, I started off with a clarification regarding the recent program with Dan Adamo and range safety issues for Brownsville, TX. Michael Listner was our first caller. He updated us on the AF-SpaceX litigation, then he spoke about the need to develop a US version of the RD-180 rocker motor. He referenced this Aviation Week article, http://aviationweek.com/space/engine-makers-pushing-am-other-technologies-rd-180-replacement. I asked Michael for a Code of Conduct update and he also updated us on the Asteroid Bill proposed in the House. Next, Doug called in to talk about his recent telecom presentation on his "Space Psychology: Space Settlers In Confined Quarters " PPT on his Cislunarone.com site. He presented a few slides to us, then I suggested he schedule a full Space Show for this discussion. You can download his Power Point at www.cislunarone.com/psychology.ppt. Some of the issues Doug raised focused on childbirth & pregnancy, & child development in space. This discussion prompted additional comments by others including a call from Marshall later in the second segment. In the second segment, Kelly called to talk about the upcoming bid announcement for commercial crew re the NASA down select process. Kelly is working on Dream Chaser and had some interesting comments about Dream Chaser as well as the competition. Kelly favored Boeing and SNC. Doug emailed Kelly to ask about Dream Chaser for suborbital flight, then the topic of orbital servicing came up for Dream Chaser. Gerry Williams from San Diego called us to talk about his Mars Movie Guide which you can find at http://marsmovieguide.com. We talked about classic Mars sci-fi films as well as the newer Mars films. I asked him about the first ever Mars film which was a five minute 1910 film "A Trip To Mars" made by the Thomas Edison group. You can view this silent film at www.youtube.com/watch?v=np7VImsSMQM. I strongly suggest you take a look at it. Thanks to Gerry for bringing this and other information to our attention. Our last caller was SLS John to talk about the NASA down select process. I got him to give us his prediction for the winners: SpaceX & Dream Chaser. John also opined on the RD-180 engine and then he questioned the possibility of a change in the speed of light given our recent program with Louise Riofrio. Please post comments/questions on The Space Show blog. You can reach any of the participants through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 15 Sep 2014 17:21:20 UTC
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Rob Godwin, Friday, 9-12-14 (82.06MB; download) -- Guest: Robert (Rob) Godwin. Topics: We discussed the new ApogeePrime book "2001: The Heritage And Legacy Of The Space Odyssey" & 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 to our program Rob Godwin to discuss his new book, "2001: the Heritage And Legacy Of The Space Odyssey." During the first segment of our 90 minute program, Rob began by paying tribute to the late Fred Ordway, co-author of the book as Fred recently passed away. Fred was also the technical advisor on the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey" so Rob spent some time discussing his role, the contacts he had in the global aerospace industry to help make the film accurate, even in the future. Rob explained the structure of the book with the first two parts coming from Fred and the third part contributed by Rob. Early in the segment, I asked Rob why this movie still had such a large following and appeal. Listen to Rob's explanation. Why do you think this movie remains so popular today? Rob talked at length throughout our discussion about Fred's contacts and he even told stories about Fred getting the latest lunar photos from the Soviet Union and a leading French observatory to help assure the film would not be out of date at release time. Our guest also talked about Sir Arthur Clarke, his role in the early days of the British Interplanetary Society (BIS) and his work with the director, Stanley Kubrick. Rob went back in time when discussing the first two segments of the book to talk about classic space themed science fiction movies and books. If this interests you, listen to the program with pen and paper so you can jot them down to find them online at a later date. In talking about these old classics, Rob showed us how 2001 and later movies were built upon the themes, story lines, and even the special effects of many of these old classics. Listeners had lots of questions. Todd wanted to know about the movies impact on our actual space program. Another asked Rob about the movie's impact on the NewSpace community. Ben wanted to know about the "hidden & deep meaning" of 2001 movie. As the segment was ending, we talked about Star Wars, Star Trek & other movies in context with 2001. Rob hit on Clarke's "The Lost Worlds of 2001" as to how he explained the meaning of the movie. In the second segment, we talked about buying the book at www.apogeeprime.com. Rob also told us about an upcoming special event at the IAC in Toronto to honor Fred Ordway and a possible US touring exhibit related to the book and film. Listeners asked about modern space sci fi films including Gravity & Prometheus, then the discussion returned to Star Trek and the introduction of the idea of suspended animation in film. Listeners kept bringing up other sci fi films for discussion and Rob stressed the importance of the early& classic work by Voltaire, "Micromegas." This is a free download at www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30123. Go to thespaceshow.com for the rest of the summary. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 13 Sep 2014 16:50:30 UTC
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John Batchelor Hotel Mars, Matt Wallace, Wednesday, 9-10-14 (11.12MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Matthew (Matt) Wallace, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Mars 2020 Rover Project 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. We welcomed Matthew (Matt) Wallace, the Deputy Project Manager for Mars 2020, to discuss the Mars 2020 Rover Project and future Mars rover missions. We talked about similarities and improvements from the Curiosity rover including wheel changes. The landing site selection process was talked about as the team now has over 50 possible landing sites to consider. Mars 2020 will carry with it tools to search for organics and signs of past life and more. The Mars Sample Return Mission was talked about, including a short brief on how Mars 2020 will capture and save possible sample return items. Our guest also described in brief detail the rover's capabilities to look for organics & signs of life with the use of a laser tool. Please post any comments/questions you might have on The Space Show blog. You can contact any of us through .
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Thu, 11 Sep 2014 16:14:31 UTC
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Dan Adamo, Tuesday, 9-9-14 (107.19MB; download) -- Guest: Dan Adamo. Topic: Range safety issues at the proposed Brownsville, Texas spaceport plus much more. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. For those listening to archives using live365.com and rating the programs, please email me as to why you assign a specific rating to the show. This will help me bring better programming to the audience. We welcomed back to the show Dan Adamo to discuss his paper, "Range Safety Implications for Brownsville, Texas Launches To Earth Orbit." You can freely download the paper by registering for at www.spaceenterpriseinstitute.org. During the first segment of our 2 hour program, Dan started out telling us why he did the calculations and wrote this paper. Next and for the balance of the discussion, we talked about range safety issues, the enforcing organization which is the FAA, the Brownsville EIR, SpaceX launches & how they might work given the range safety constraints that may be applied to this launch site. As you will hear, Brownsville is a completely new launch site with zero history or data behind it so as Dan said, it might have been very easy to overlook or even defer the analysis regarding range safety issues. Also note that Dan said range safety issues are not concerned with the normal or the nominal ground track. The range safety rules consider what may go wrong and who might be impacted by a failed launch, even if it might be rare that such an incident would happen. In response to email questions, Dan said that range safety issues apply to the launch regardless of destination though clearly they can limit the choice of destination as in the case of limitations from Brownsville to the ISS. Dan does a good job of explaining this in the first segment and throughout our discussion. He also addressed listener questions regarding a possible difference in the range safety rules for cargo/satellite launches & human launches. Another issue that came up questioned if FAA range safety rules would be applicable to a private spaceport in the same way for a government launch center like the Cape, KSC, or Vandenberg. Dan said yes and explained the reasoning behind range safety rules. Joe emailed in about range safety for Russian launches, then as the segment ended, our guest addressed launching from other parts of the Texas Gulf Coast which he said presented similar constraints as Brownsville. In the second segment, Alan asked Dan if he would write a simple primer for orbital dynamics to help the untrained person understand the issues better. Dan will be considering doing that. The question came up if SpaceX rockets would be required to use explosives on board for a destruct command or if the termination of thrust in a problem launch could be handled by other means. Dan got specific questions about the EIR and a possible Falcon Heavy launch as well as Falcon 9 launches. As we neared the end of the show, the subject of reusability came up and then the sparks flew as listeners did not like what Dan said and which I supported. To read the balance of this summary, visit www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 10 Sep 2014 15:30:29 UTC
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Dr. Kim Binsted, Simon Engler, HI-SEAS, Monday, 9-8-14 (81.66MB; download) -- Guests: Dr. Kim Binsted, Simon Engler. Topics: We discussed the Hawaiian Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) project. 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. Kim Binsted and Simon Engler to the show to discuss the Hawaiian Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) project. During the first segment of our 90 minute show, Dr. Binsted and Simon introduced us to the HI-SEAS project, described its ideal location in Hawaii, and the physical site itself. Simon was on the first mission which was a four month simulation. He described the simulation, his experiences and perspectives throughout our discussion. Kim also described her FMARS at Devon Island experiences in this segment. We learned that for the HI-SEAS projects, the first focus was on food and the food system which they explained in detail. Crew dynamics were discussed plus our guests took us through the crew screening process. Also talked about were crew issues, conflict resolution and crew leadership. I asked about the relevance of analog research to a real Mars mission then our guests brought up the need to retire risks, especially team risks. Mars One came up as did a listener question asking if the Mars simulation was applicable to the Moon. Another listener asked how talking about HI-SEAS and Mars simulation went over with the non-space community and did they think humans to Mars was important. Hawaii as a space state was discussed along with issues based on possible conflicts with sacred Hawaiian culture. More questions came in about the food used for the simulations, the crew cooking, and resupply. In the second segment, we talked about opportunistic research plus comparisons of HI-SEAS to Biosphere. I inquired about their using submarines as models which they did in their basic habitat research plus Kim shared with us a prison story as a prison can also be a model for habitat simulations. Judy asked a question about spiritual life and connections while on the habitat and the simulation. Note how our guests responded to this question. We talked about the crew EVA missions, spacesuits, and possible gender differences on the missions. Doug sent in a note about crew cohesion, the possibility of a single gender crew, and issues of flirting, jealousy, etc. Don't miss both Kim's and Simon's discussion on this subject. Simon did say he thought the relationships were like brother-sister on his simulation. Crew medical concerns and issues came up as did the habitat systems and the crew developing their own strategies and protocols for dealing with issues. Todd inquired about an exercise routine similar to what might be done on a Mars mission, then Doug emailed again about life support issues & recycling for the simulation. Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog above. You can reach either of our guests through me or the HI-SEAS website, http://hi-seas.org. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 09 Sep 2014 17:19:24 UTC
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Louise Riofrio, Sunday, 9-7-14 (84.08MB; download) -- Guest: Louise Riofrio. Topics: Her book "The Speed of Light," the change in the speed of light, lunar return missions, & 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 welcomes back to the show Louise Riofrio to discuss her new book, "The Speed of Light." Remember that if you order this book through Amazon to use the OGLF Amazon portal so Amazon will make a contribution to TSS. Instructions are on both The Space Show and our blog's websites. For more information, visit Riofrio' s blog at http://riofriospacetime.blogsot.com. During the first segment of our 91 minute program, Louise told us about new developments and her work since her first Space Show appearance on Oct. 27, 2008. She told her about her science work and related travels at JSC and her work with the moon rocks. She also explained how her work with the moon rocks was important to human spaceflight, especially a return lunar mission and an asteroid mission. She talked about why a lunar return mission was so important for science & why it was better to have astronauts on the mission rather than only robotic. Out of this discussion came another SLS discussion as Louise pointed out the need for heavy lift for a lunar or any BLEO mission. I explored her thoughts and opinions on SLS, asking her about the perspectives provided by those not supporting SLS. In my opinion, Louise put forth excellent arguments in support of SLS during the show. I even suggested she become the spokesperson for SLS and lunar return missions given how well she articulated and explained the need for SLS. Louise also spoke about the distance from Earth to the Moon and the lunar orbit, referencing the LLRE (The Lunar Laser Ranging Experiment) from the Apollo era. She used information from this device in comparison with three other measuring methods to support her theory that the speed of light is slowing down. Listen to her explanation behind her theory assumptions. Louise then mentioned the very accurate atomic clock soon to go up to the ISS, ACES (see www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Human_Spaceflight_Research/Atomic_Clock_Ensemble_in_Space_ACES). She said this would be very helpful in detecting and clarifying the change in the speed of light. John from Ft. Worth called with several questions and comments about the speed of light. Next, Paul asked a series of email questions about time travel. In the second segment, we started off discussing time travel and speed of light changes for a multi-generational human mission. Louise introduced us to time dilation. John in Montana asked about GPS timing & the change in the speed of light. Christine emailed a question about an RTM mission and asked what might change if the speed of light is slowing down. To read the rest of this summary, see www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 08 Sep 2014 17:43:23 UTC
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