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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Loretta Hall, Friday, 9-5-14 (79.69MB; download) -- Guest: Loretta Hall; Topics: We discussed her book "Space Pioneers in their own words" & our early space history. Please direct all comments & questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments & questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright & 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 & 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 Loretta Hall back to the show to discuss her new book "Space Pioneers in their own words." Remember, if you buy this book on Amazon, use the OGLF access so that Amazon will contribute to The Space Show. Instructions are in all archive summaries on our website & the blog. For more information, visit both www.spacepioneerwords.com & www.authorhall.com. In the first segment of our 90 minute program, Loretta discussed the background of writing this book as well as the oral histories at the New Mexico Museum of Space History (www.nmspacemuseum.org). I asked our guest for some of her favorite stories & she mentioned Paul Haney, Neil Armstrong & others. I also asked her about her UFO chapter 17 in the book, "Anyone Else Out There?" This came up later in the show as well with some very interesting stories including one involving an emerald laser classified experiment with the sound of frogs in the background discussed in detail in the second segment. We talked lots about the importance of knowing our early space history. What was fascinating about Loretta's scholarship & this book was that many of the stories & people featured were those in the background of our early space program as she did not just focus on the top people & the stars we all know. The emerging commercial & NewSpace industry in New Mexico was also talked about & at times Loretta said that once operational flights begin at the spaceport, the industry may provide the exciting inspiration needed as was the case with many of the early space programs. BJohn emailed in a question about the New Mexico culture influencing our space program & the possible cultural issues facing a Mars settlement crew. In the second segment, we again talked about Chapter 17 & we heard more about UFO stories from those involved in our early space history. Loretta read a few passages from some of the oral histories where people were genuinely concerned about the adverse stigma attached to UFO comments so they were avoided. Her book covered balloon histories & when asked about connections with our space history & the Old West, mostly what we found out about were rancher disputes with the government over land use, etc. Later in this segment, we talked about the rocket slide work with John Paul Stapp & Loretta read an interesting quote from him about his famous rocket sled ride. Loretta was asked to explain the structure of the book, then she relayed a few more stories to us including one about setting up a school at White Sands for the Paper Clip kids plus one of stratosphere ballooning. These were part of the roles women played in the oral histories in the museum's research library. Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog above. You can reach our guest Loretta Hall through her websites or me. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 06 Sep 2014 16:51:19 UTC
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James (Jim) Faist, Tuesday, 9-2-14 (57.69MB; download) -- Guest: James (Jim) Faist. Topics: Military space, commercial space, NASA, launches, military use of cubesats & UAVs. 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 Faist to the program for this 63 minute discussion. We started our first and only segment by inquiring about military space and possible synergies with commercial space. Mr. Faist cited communication satellites of all types including Direct TV, high bandwidth space communications platforms and infrastructure, plus the push to deep space. Our guest talked about the new optical coms with much higher bandwidth. I asked Jim about the time lags from R&D to military space operations to NASA and civil space, then to commercial space companies. Jim estimated about 5-8 years to military space and about ten years to civil space. An email listener asked about DoD launches being able to serve as drivers for NASA and commercial space to increase by increasing the launch rate to drive down launch costs. We then talked about priorities for military space. Here, we learned that DOD is very concerned with costs but the priority is the mission. Costs are just one part of the mission priorities.. In general, DOD likes and wants competition and lower prices are important. One of the points our guest made was that other space nations can spend more on R&D and new projects than we do as a percentage of their budgets since we have to maintain older technology & infrastructure while others that are newer to space don't have the legacy issues to support & finance. This brought up a question by Carl who wanted to know if satellite on orbit servicing was worth it or would it be better to go for the new hardware. The DOD usage of cubesats came up and we compared cubesats to smallsats and finally to the use of UAVs. You will find the comparisons interesting. A listener asked about the SpaceX-Air Force lawsuit. Here, Jim talked about the process for DOD requirements for confidence in launchers and at one point suggested it might be a ten year long process. I also asked our guest about our building a new rocket motor to replace the RD-180. Another question focused on the possible DOD use of SLS and heavy lift. AF Space Command came up as did responsive space and a comparison of that to UAVs. We talked about DOD public/private partnerships or joint partnerships with civil/commercial space. Lunar outposts and cislunar space were mentioned as well as the concept of a Space Guard modeled after the Coast Guard. Near the end, I asked about suborbital space tourism/science missions. Jim mentioned using sounding rockets to test & flight qualify space hardware. He thought the suborbitals would be good for that. To read the balance of this summary, see www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 03 Sep 2014 16:58:08 UTC
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Dr. William (Bill) Rowe, Sunday, 8-31-14 (120.77MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. William (Bill) Rowe. Topics: Cardiovascular & other issues for long duration human 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 Dr. Bill Rowe back to the program to discuss cardiovascular issues for human spaceflight & EVAs, plus many other issues pertaining to long duration spaceflight. Note that we experienced serious phone line issues with Bill about 12 minutes into the program forcing us to stop for repairs. Evidently the fiber phone lines now serving Dr. Rowe cause broadcast equipment problems. Bill was able to go to a neighbor's house to do the show but you will hear some line issues plus unusual cuts as I spliced together part of his opening to the point we were able to resume with a good phone line. Once past that point, there were no further phone line issues. During the first segment of our 2 hour 11 minute program, Dr. Rowe introduced us to his discussion main points and we began using his website for references throughout the show. It is important to be on his website and go where he points at various times in the discussion (see www.femsinspace.com). While parts of the discussion relied on medical terms and descriptions, our guest did an excellent job of breaking it down for us non-medical types to easily understand the information he was sharing with us. Among the issues we talked about were cardiac issues that don't present symptoms, plus the problems with increased adrenalin secretion in the body which happens in space. Dr. Rowe spent significant time discussing the adrenalin issues citing known astronaut examples. In fact when talking about the adrenalin levels in space, he said that within five days of being in space the levels are twice that of being on Earth. Another issue brought up was possible cardiovascular damage for excessive exercise and here he cited the research projects he had been involved in with marathon running athletes. He strongly suggested the use of regularly taken electrocardiograms on the crews while in space. Next, Dr. Rowe talked about EVA issues, specifically cooling. He explained other risks and made the case for future robotic EVA missions instead of human mission. Before the segment ended, he had much to say about exercise in space. In our second segment, Bill reviewed for us his comments on oxidative stress and suggested we follow along with his website submarine model, www.femsinspace.com/Oxidative_stress.htm. A listener then emailed in that the ISS did have an ultrasound on board which could be used for the purposes Dr. Rowe suggested (see www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/benefits/ultrasound.html). Bill talked more about lunar dust toxicity plus magnesium and calcium usage in space and in general. You can read the rest of this summary at www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 01 Sep 2014 16:14:38 UTC
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Mike Simmons, Friday, 8-29-84 (56.61MB; download) -- Guest: Mike Simmons. Topics: Astronomers Without Borders, telescopes and astronomy as part of our culture and in international relations. 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 Mike Simmons to the program, Founder and president of Astronomers Without Borders (http://astronomerswithoutborders.org). During our 61 minute discussion, Mr. Simmons started out by introducing us to Astronomers Without Borders and visits to Iran and Iraq. He talked about astronomy as a cultural connection among nations and peoples, especially with young and well educated people around the world. We discussed the organization and total eclipse tours, trips, and other astro tourism projects. He mentioned the organization's Monthly Hangout which is a Google Plus monthly meeting with guests which you can find on YouTube. Our guest talked about the Mt. Wilson Observatory in Los Angeles and several listeners asked him about visiting the famous observatory. The same for Mt. Palomar which is still in use and also in S. California. Joe asked about the best age to introduce children to astronomy. Mike then told us about telescopes and pointed us to basic telescopes his organization sells for those interested. See http://store.astronomerswithoutborders.org. Listeners asked Mike about their participation in Uwingu programs, specifically the Beam Me to Mars program. We learned that the organization has been a beneficiary of Uwingu grants. Listeners asked about night viewing, light pollution and dark skies programs. Paul sent in a question inquiring about astronomy and the connection to space exploration & development which are major themes for The Space Show. This provoked an interesting discussion with our guest. Near the end of our discussion, Mike talked about astronomy in the arts including astro crafts, astro poetry, space artists, and more. Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog. You can reach Mike through the email address he gave on air, his website, or me. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 30 Aug 2014 18:50:28 UTC
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John Batchelor Hotel Mars, Dr. jeff Foust, Wednesday, 8-27-14 (10.18MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Jeff Foust, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: SpaceX Falcon 9R launch failure & 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 back Dr. Jeff Foust as we discussed the recent SpaceX 9R launch failure and destruction last week in Texas. In Jeff explained the problems as they are known today, why this will not likely impact regular Falcon 9 launches, and he discussed the upcoming Asia Sat launch plus the next ISS resupply mission. Also mentioned was the SpaceX work toward reusability, the Antares and possible plans to scrap their Russian rocket motor, the Soyuz to the ISS and tight launch deadlines for SpaceX regarding its upcoming ISS launch. Please post any comments/questions you might have on The Space Show blog. You can contact any of us through drspace@thespaceshow.com.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Thu, 28 Aug 2014 16:18:29 UTC
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Robert (Bob) Zimmerman, Tuesday, 8-26-14 (115.92MB; download) -- Guest: Robert (Bob) Zimmerman. Topics: Space news events and updates on a variety of current topics. 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 Bob Zimmerman to discuss current and hot topics happening in space at this time. During the first segment of our 2 hour 6 minute discussion, Bob asked me about the recent Bay Area-NAPA earthquake on Sunday morning, August 24, then we switched over to space topics starting with SpaceX and the Falcon 9R test launch explosion. Next, Bob talked about the failure of the ESA Galileo GPS launch involving the Soyuz-Arianne. Several questions came up regarding the ESA GPS system. We also talked about other regional GPS systems. Bob moved us to the launch failure (booster rocket) for the Air Force Hypersonic vehicle, then to the decision by Sea Launch to take a break. Bob had much to say about the Sea Launch partnership now involving mostly Russia and the Ukraine. Russia and the ISS came up and here Bob also had much to say, including going over the news that Russia may now be interested in extending the life of the ISS. Bob suggested some important Russian reasons for wanting to do this, see what you think. The Atlas RD-180 rocket engine came up for discussion as did the upcoming NASA down select for commercial crew with Dream Chaser, SpaceX, and Boeing with their CST 100. Next up was SLS which I permitted to be discussed for a while, including a call by SLS John in Ft. Worth, then I stopped it and said that SLS was a beaten to death topic on the show and that listeners and I were sick of it. I said no more SLS talk unless there was something new on one side or the other of the SLS issue. At one point I even assigned SLS John a new topic to research and call in about. Let us know with your blog comments, are you sick of SLS discussions on TSS? Do you want to keep hearing them or not? Luis emailed in about having GPS redundancy and backup systems re the European system as an example. Bob had specific ideas about this but thought the better route would be to be able to quickly replace a lost or destroyed satellite. As the segment neared its end, Joe asked about CST and Falcon 9/Heavy & Bob had more to say about ISS modules & Doug asked a series of questions about the benefits of extending ISS to 2028. Don't miss Bob's response. In the second segment, Joe asked about small sats taking over market share from the previous big satellites. Bob provided an interesting short discussion on this topic. SLS John called back about the Falcon Heavy flying and then somehow the discussion focused in on presidential candidates and their space policy in upcoming elections. After a short non-partisan review of what Bob thought might unfold depending on which party wins in November, we moved on to Rosetta and 67 P. To read the rest of this summary see www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 27 Aug 2014 16:19:04 UTC
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Michael Listner, Monday, 8-25-14 (99.18MB; download) -- Guest: Michael Listner. Topics: Space law, ARM & property rights, SpaceX-AF litigation, RD-180 engine & 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 program for this update regarding specific space law issues and theories. In the first segment of the this 1 hour 48 minute program, Michael talked about the proposed Asteroid Bill in Congress and how to maybe get some limited property rights for asteroid mining by being able to move a small asteroid as in the NASA ARM project. Michael theorized that if one moves an asteroid, its no longer in its natural orbit and then no longer defined as a celestial body. We spent most of the first segment and a good part of the second segment discussing this theory and why it might work. When asked if it would apply to lunar property rights or other space property rights, Michael was clear that it only applied to a small asteroid that could be moved. He also said it would require an administration to endorse such a plan and that it would be difficult to establish as customary and it would certainly be an uphill effort. BJohn and others sent in email comments about this. As you will hear from BJohn's emails which I read on air, not every thought positively about Michael's idea. Michael also talked about other forms of international agreements being much easier to obtain than treaties. He also said the property rights policy battles would be fought diplomatically. In the second segment, we talked about the SpaceX-US Air Force litigation and the AF Motion to Dismiss. Next, we covered the RD-180 rocket motor issue and Michael noted that a new shipment of RD-180 motors had been received. He also said there was new information suggesting Russia might want to expand the mission time for the ISS (http://www.parabolicarc.com/2014/08/25/russia-agree-iss-extension). Property rights and moving an asteroid came back as a topic in this segment & Michael again talked about treaties which he said were top down in policy making while transparency, etc. was considered bottom up policy making. We talked quite a bit about property rights being US one sided and he said that the Asteroid Bill actually enabled those outside the U.S. to put their projects under U.S. law for U.S protection. We moved on to cubesats and oversight/regulation issues. Near the end, Michael updated us on the Code of Conduct in which there should be another draft emerging in the near future. As the program was drawing to a close, I asked Michael for remaining 2014 legal issues that might get a 2014 resolve. We looked forward to early next year & our guest commented on issues involving Russia, China, and ESA. Please post your comments on TSS blog above. You can reach Michael through me or using the email address he gave out on air as the program was ending. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 26 Aug 2014 16:31:39 UTC
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Dr. Alan Stern, Sunday, 8-24-14 (55.72MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Alan Stern. Topics: New Horizons to Pluto, Uwingu Mars programs. 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. Alan Stern back to the program to discuss New Horizons which is on target for its summer rendezvous with Pluto and new Uwingu projects relating to Mars (www.uwingu.com). During our hour long program, Dr. Stern started with New Horizons and he mentioned the 10 AM PDT, 1 PM EDT NASA press conference today regarding New Horizons passing Neptune's orbit plus it being the 25th anniversary of Voyager passing the Neptune system. The press conference is at www.space.com/17933-nasa-television-webcasts-live-space-tv.html but if you miss it, I'm confident it will be archived. Alan reported that New Horizons was in good health, we talked about the course corrections it has made along its trip to Pluto, plus special events planned for its arrival in the Pluto system. Other topics included the Kuiper Belt and Ort Cloud, dwarf planets and just how many planets are in our solar system per a question asked by a listener regarding his son's science class. BJohn asked questions about the Gaia telescope and comparisons of New Horizons to Dawn and the Rosetta mission. Another listener asked about the New Horizons team and its costs so far. We talked about the need for advanced propulsion and what missions would be most suited for it. Doug sent in an email regarding Pluto, Ceres, and the start of a new era of exploration. Lots of comments and questions about Pluto being a planet as Alan referred to Pluto as a planet. Dr. Stern did go over the differences and similarities with Rosetta, New Horizons and the Dawn Mission and he said the Gaia telescope could not do the imaging Bjorn asked about but that Earth-based telescopes could do a good job in some circumstances s could Hubble. At the halfway point, we switched over to talking about Uwingu and their latest Mars project (see http://uwingu.com/beam-me-to-mars). I mentioned on air about a Space Show contest which would award the winner a message to Mars so if you have ideas for such a contest, email them to me please. I plan on sending a Space Show message to Mars and will post it on the blog. Alan also talked about the program naming Mars craters which will appear on their Mars map which is planned to go to Mars on the Mars One robotic mission in a few years. Before the show ended, a listener asked Alan about the Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference. Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 25 Aug 2014 17:08:44 UTC
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Dr. Rick Linnehan, Friday, 8-22-14 (54.23MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Rick Linnehan, NASA Astronaut; Topics: Animals in space, human 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 NASA Astronaut Dr. Rick Linnehan to the program to discuss animals and their place in space in history, the present, and the future, plus human concerns for long duration spaceflight. During this one hour program, we stared off by asking Dr. Linnehan for an overview of the role played by animals in space, including looking to the future for animals for agriculture, research pathology work, comfort, & other purposes. We talked about microgravity issues and countermeasures, then I asked specifically about taking chickens to Mars for feed purposes. Our guest talked about the effect of microgravity on chickens and the egg laying process. He said a few times that while we might likely evolve over many years, decades or even longer to having a larger role for animals in space, most of the ideas and concepts today are pie in the sky. We talked about some of the animals that had been and are in space including lab rodents, fruit flies, some small fish and others. Our guest talked about the space acclimation process for animals, including the small fish, and we learned that in many instances the animals acclimate to microgravity faster than humans. Our guest mentioned the need for advanced propulsion for long duration human spaceflight and suggested that Mars was on the edge of the possible using chemical rockets. Rick mentioned some of the other human factors issues such as radiation and psychological challenges. We also discussed astronaut exercise routines and the countermeasure exercise equipment currently being used with efforts underway to redesign the equipment to be more effective and lighter. Several questions came up about private sector humans to Mars missions and crew health. When asked if we could do a humans to Mars mission now or by the early 2020s, our guest said yes but listen to the details of this discussion. Also, with regards to the private astronaut missions to Mars or elsewhere, several questions arose about the conditioning of the private astronaut crew, what microgravity countermeasures and exercise equipment they would have on board, what routines they would strictly follow and more. Our guest was mostly referring to space agency astronauts in terms of our readiness to do human spaceflight to Mars now or the very near future. He was unable to address private astronaut missions or their details because they are unknown. We did talk about gravity and the absence of it in spaceflight, both for humans and animals. Advanced propulsion questions and comments kept coming up during the entire show. To read the balance of this summary review, visit www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Thank you. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 23 Aug 2014 18:35:30 UTC
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John Batchelor Hotel Mars, Chris Carberry, Wednesday, 8-20-14 (8.69MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Chris Carberry, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: The ExploreMars ExoLance Mars Life Detection Project. 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 Chris Carberry, Executive Director of ExploreMars.org as we discussed the ExoLance Mars Life Detection project now in its design stage. For more information, visit https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/exolance. Chris explained the project, told us about some of the project's consulting scientists, using the tungsten penetrator probes as possible spaceship ballast on upcoming NASA missions to Mars, and the "biology lab on a chip" concept for the actual life detection experiments on the penetrators. Chris was also asked why finding life on Mars is important and why his group is looking to do this for microbial life rather than NASA.Please post any comments/questions you might have on The Space Show blog. You can contact any of us through drspace@thespaceshow.com.
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