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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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Tom Olson, 2014 In Review, Tuesday, 12-30-14 (62.65MB; download) -- Guest: Tom Olson. Topics: Space year 2014 in review. 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 Tom Olson back to the show for his annual end of the year review show for the space year at hand, 2014. During the first segment of our last program for 2014, I asked Tom for positive memorable events in 2014 . Tom came well prepared for this question. Do you have the same memorable events list or a different one? Let us know on the blog. As Tom was going through his list of memorable positive events and developments for 2014, we took some email questions about Blue Atlas, the Delta IV and human rating it, and of course ULA. Another listener wanted to know what Tom thought of the idea of a prize for an on orbiting demo propellant depot and fuel transfer. Toward the end of the first segment, Dr. Lurio called in and talked about fuel depots, markets for them, NASA and more. We also talked about Virgin Galactic and SpaceShip2 plus what may be forthcoming from the NTSB report when it becomes available. Antares was also discussed before the break. In the second segment, Jeff from Tucson called in about a possible Netscape Moment. Tom did not think much of a Netscape Moment, instead he talked about the concept of space scalable. I got in on the discussion as did others and this led us to our discussing reusability with SpaceX and would it be a game changer. Later in the segment, more was said about the Delta IV, ULA, Atlas and even SLS. For 2015, Tom talked about Bigelow Aerospace getting their modules up to the ISS. He also talked about Dragon V2 and Falcon Heavy. In addition, Tom mentioned Power Beaming test for SSP in space beaming power from point to point but in space. Of course SLS and Orion came up. Tom is not supportive of it, Dr. Lurio called in who is not supportive of it and holding up the fort for it was our friend SLS John. The latter part of the show was an ongoing give and take with Lurio, Tom and SLS John highly engaged in a back and forth but as you will hear, there were no winners. Tom and I did a bit of reminiscing because we go back with one another for more than a decade. We wished everyone a very Happy New Year and a great 2015. And remember, "y'all come back for more in 2015!" Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog above. You can reach Tom Olson or any of the callers or emailiers through me. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Thu, 01 Jan 2015 02:13:26 UTC
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Tom Olson 2013 In Review Oldie Show, Monday, 12-29-14 (106.74MB; download) -- Guest: Tom Olson, Golden Oldie.. Topics: The year 2013 in review for all things space. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. We welcomed Tom Olson back to the show for his 2013 space year in review. Note that this program was pre-recorded on Dec. 19, 2013 for play today, Dec. 31, 2013. During the first segment of our two hour program, Tom began the review by talking about the Chinese lunar lander now on the Moon. He expressed concern that Russian and the U.S. may be left behind though we did talk about the private U.S. lunar missions working on getting back to the Moon ASAP. Tom next talked about NewSpace successes during the year, the successful completion of the COTS program with both the Orbital and SpaceX launchers taking supplies to the ISS. Tom suggested commercial crew was on time for 2017 and that SpaceX was making good progress with Grasshopper and potential reusability. He talked about controversy over Pad 39A development, the recent Dream Chaser accident, and the emergency of commercial markets for the ISS with CASIS and Nanoracks. Before this segment ended, Tom talked about the impact of sequestration and space politics for the industry as a whole, then he addressed SLS. As the segment was about to end, he named a few of the 2013 busts including NASA Redirect Mission, Inspiration Mars, and Mars One.
In our second segment, we talked about space advocacy during the year and the success of the 2013 NewSpace Business Plan Competition. Space settlement was discussed and as was NewSpace outreach, including congressional outreach. Tom talked about progress with the suborbital companies and Virgin Galactic. This took him to the space tourism topic and the 2014 planned Virgin Galactic operational flights. Our guest was asked about the regulatory issues in 2013 and what he thought they would be like for 2014. For the most part, he predicted no change. We talked about financing space ventures and capital acquisition for 2013 as well as start-ups and space entrepreneurs. He also mentioned Armadillo Aerospace going dark during the year and mentioned the risks to the emerging commercial industry if funds become scarce or hard to obtain. Though this was a pre-recorded show, there were some advance email questions for Tom. One near the end of the program asked him about plans to do anything with his Colony Fund program. Tom said it was a great idea but 12-15 years ahead of its time and may someday be brought back to life. That said, he reminded us that the Colony Fund did advance the space scalable strategy. Before our discussion ended, Tom updated us on the activities of Walt Anderson and his new ventures. Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog. You can reach Tom through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 30 Dec 2014 02:38:21 UTC
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Open Lines, Sunday, 12-28-14 (61.77MB; download) -- Guest: Open Lines with Dr. David Livingston; Topics: We discussed a variety of topics ranging from advanced technology, movie reviews, Spaces & Mars, Orion. 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 last Open Lines program for 2014. We discussed a variety of topics over the course of our 2 hour 15 minute program. While there were actually two breaks, I will write this summary from the perspective two segments. In the first segment, I made several announcements including remembering Space Show guests and notable space industry professionals who passed away this year. I also talked briefly about my recent Aerojet Rocketdyne tour and an article that appeared in the Orlando Sentinel under the headline "SpaceX plans for lots of launches, then on to Mars." You can easily find this article using your favorite search engine. I also forgot to mention that SLS Debate guest Rick Boozer published an article which may interest you, "Why do the major news media exempt NASA from critical investigation?" You can read his article a http://linkd.in/1AXvwBs. An early email was received from Carl asking what I thought of the known plans for Elon and SpaceX to go to Mars. I was then asked about some current movies which I gave my opinion on, then Marshall called to note the absence of technology discussions on the Sunday television talk shows. We talked about technology in general, the apparent focus for many people away from technology, including many in the media. John called in from Ft. Worth regarding the SpaceX article about going to Mars. He focused on the probable high costs of developing the new rocket and its engines plus other costs. He suggested a 15-20 year timetable. Doug both emailed in and called to talk with John on another line and they had a nice little debate about what John was talking about.. In our next segment, Jeff from Tucson called in to talk about this being the year of the human spaceflight space capsule and the Orion space vehicle. Due to Jeff not seeing the start of the development of the full Orion spaceflight system, he questioned the type of missions Orion could fulfill. Doug called back to debate Jeff and they both had much to say about future Orion missions and the development of the Orion system. I told Jeff what Orion said on its website and looked for the development timeline for the full system but could not find it. I did take issue with Jeff's conclusions about Orion but of course much will depend on the continued development of the project with all its systems as well as SLS. Tim called in to talk more about Elon and SpaceX. Our final caller Dwayne, mentioned CNN doing a technology episode (see http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2014/12/23/can-man-create-a-sun). Read the rest of this summary at www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 29 Dec 2014 16:15:09 UTC
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Tom Olson 2012 Year In Review, Friday, 12-26-14 (55.73MB; download) -- Guest: Tom Olson. Topics: The year 2012 is reviewed from the space perspective and we look forward to space development in 2012. 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 this program which originally aired on Dec. 31, 2012, Tom Olson gave us his annual Space Show year in review analysis with a look forward to 2013 for space development. We started our 1 hour 36 minute discussion by remembering those in our space community that are no longer with us. We specifically mentioned three dear friends though we know that others have also left us. Our program was dedicated to Neil Armstrong, Jesco von Puttkamer, and Reda Anderson. We certainly miss our friends but space development marches on like everything else in life. A few of the early issues Tom brought up in the 2012 annual overview of space included the Falcon 9 launches and Dragon missions. He also talked about ISDC and birthing of Dragon during the keynote by NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden. While on the subject of SpaceX and its mission to the ISS, Paul sent in a question asking if SpaceX dropping out of the Stratolaunch project indicated that perhaps they had “bitten off more than they could chew.” Tom and I have no inside information about SpaceX and Stratolaunch but we both thought that Paul’s comment was reasonable as SpaceX is certainly busy enough with game changing projects & technology. Cubesats were discussed given their rise in popularity and importance in 2012. It seems as if their potential is more than on the rise! Cubesat growth also cuts across many diverse space industry segments and niche markets. Bev asked about the future of 3-D printing and its potential impact on future human spaceflight (HSF). 3-D printing is certainly experiencing space industry growth & there will soon be a small 3-D printer on the ISS. Heavy lift came up and much was said about the Falcon Heavy and SLS, both looking back over 2012 & forward to 2013. In our second segment, I asked if fuel depots would evolve from the Power Point & rhetoric stage to something more tangible in 2013. We talked about depots as many of the projects announced in 2012 use depot technology to enable their plan. Tom talked about warp drive becoming more possible due to the 2012 work of Dr. Sonny White. Dr. White will be a guest on The Space Show Friday, January 4, 2013. Tom next brought up NASA budget issues & possible cuts. He talked about science mission cuts, the JWST, and on the HSF side, SLS eating up much of the budget with commercial crew still needing funding. I asked Tom how he thought space advocacy made out during 2012. Mixed was a one word summary of this discussion. Next, we talked about space settlement being made part of the U.S. space policy in 2013. Tom went over the pros & cons surrounding this effort. Doug called in about space settlement & I referred him to earlier programs with Steve Wolfe who authored the Space Settlement Act of 1988 which is part of public law. Read the rest of the summary @ www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Fri, 26 Dec 2014 16:51:44 UTC
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Ted Southern, Tuesday, 12-23-14 (47.70MB; download) -- Ted Southern is the President and co-founder of Final Frontier Design, a small business prototyping space suits and aviation safety garments in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York City. Born in Los Angeles, California, in 1977, Ted attended Choate Rosemary Hall secondary school and earned his undergraduate degree in classical music performance from the University of Puget Sound in 2000. Ted earned a Masters degree in Fine Arts from the Pratt Institute in 2007. Ted has more than a
Autodidactically trained in space suit design, Ted participated NASA’s 2007 and 2009 Astronaut Glove Challenge, winning $100,000 with his business partner Nikolay Moiseev in 2009 by outperforming NASA’s current technology. Read the rest of this summary @ www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 24 Dec 2014 18:12:34 UTC
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Tom Olson: Replay, 2011 Space Year In Review (67.17MB; download) -- Guest: Tom Olson. Topics: The year 2011 in review regarding all space issues. 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.
Welcome to our Golden Oldie Decade of Review, this year with the space year 2011. Tom Olson was our reviewer for this 2011 review, aired live on Dec. 27, 2011. We had much to cover in this 105 minute program. Tom started out reminding us that 2011 was the 50th anniversary of human spaceflight. He told us about the banner year for Yuri’s Night parties around the globe celebrating this important milestone and specifically about the even he attended in New Your City. Next, he pointed out the recent National Press Club talk given by Elon Musk on going to Mars and building the rockets to take us there, plus his recent New Scientist interview which you can read in full on the Mars Society website. Tom commented that the sky was actually falling in 2011 with two large junk satellites coming back to Earth. We also talked about the return of Phobos Grunt to earth probably in early to mid-January 2012. One of the big events we discussed for 2011 was the retirement of the shuttle. This led us to discussing the recent Chinese space rendezvous and the fact that China is now the number two launching country behind Russia having overtaken the U.S. this year. Planetary missions were part of our year in review with Vesta and Dawn, the Kepler Space Telescope, MSL with Curiosity. New Horizons continued its journey to Pluto and Explorer 1 continued beyond our solar system. Tom talked about SLS and the ORION MPC Vehicle, plus the James Webb Space Telescope and its cost issues in the context of its impact on the NASA budget. Soyuz rocket problems along with all the Russian rocket failures this year were fair game for our discussion. I asked Tom what he thought of the idea of SLS as a place holder for skill sets and technology until our space program improves. Don’t miss his answer. He brought up Virgin Galactic’s drop tests this year, especially the last one where trouble showed up. Making news for 2011 were NASA and space industry workforce layoffs and the successful Falcon 9 and Dragon launch. At the end of the first segment, Bigelow Aerospace was in our spotlight. In segment two, Tom led off with XCOR news, Terry called wondering about CCDEV3 and Tom suggested program winners! Don’t miss his prediction. He also was asked to predict the cancellation year for SLS. Don’t miss this prediction as well. We talked about the upcoming New Space Business Plan Competition for 2012, the prizes which are the largest ever, and the timing. If this interests you, make sure to stay tuned for more information. Later in the segment we began a summary of our discussion and 2011. Tom was asked about the space elevator and the Lunar Space Elevator. We wrapped up our discussion talking about growth in the space conferences even in the tough economic year of 2011. Post your comments/questions on TSS blog above.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 22 Dec 2014 23:10:54 UTC
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Marc Millis, Sunday, 12-21-14 (41.04MB; download) -- Guest: Marc Millis. Topics: Advanced propulsion, interstellar flight & advanced physics leading to interstellar flight. 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 Marc Millis to discuss the needed advanced physics for interstellar spaceflight plus his take on the new hit movie, "Interstellar." During our 90 minute program without a break, Marc debriefed us on his take on the science behind and involved with the new movie, "Interstellar." He said there were things about the science and the movie that he liked and that they did a good job with and other things that got a less than positive grade. For example, he said the way the movie depicted the worm hole was nicely done & he explained why. One area he did not like was the shuttle like craft being blasted to space on a Saturn V like vehicle but then going back and forth to the other planets. He said this raised serious fuel issues & questions. He also said the time dilation effects were confusing and inconsistent. We talked about black holes, then Marc mentioned the Incessant Obsolescence Postulate which suggests that should a probe or occupied spaceship be launched to the stars, eventually a more modern one will pass it in the future enabling it to reach the destination a lot sooner than the initial ship. Marc returned to discussing worm holes and the negative energy needed for them to be useful tools for interstellar spaceflight. A listener from Boston asked about nuclear propulsion and if that was the advanced propulsion needed for interstellar flight. Marc talked about both fission and fusion propulsion & their respective applicability & usefulness for interstellar flight. SLS John called for an advanced physics discussion which included the inertial frame of reference and gravity discussion, Mach's principle, the Equivalence principle, the Higgs particle and more. This is a great discussion, don't miss it. Another listener asked Marc what the minimum advanced physics and propulsion would be to get started with an interstellar flight, then evolving to more advanced tools over time. Marc outlined a plan he talked about earlier for doing small steps at a time as opposed to a giant leap needing far more advanced technology than what is available now or will be in the near future. Another listener asked a similar question focusing on the minimum amount of knowledge needed to get started with interstellar spaceflight. Pooley called in to talk about the Equivalence Principle. Marc talked about the Tau Zero Foundation and its needs, and then Beth asked why we don't focus on Mars or the clouds on Venus, both of which are more doable than interstellar flight. Marc said we need to focus on both at the same time so don't miss his excellent answer. Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog above. Marc can be reached through me. To learn more, visit www.tauzero.aero. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 22 Dec 2014 17:58:32 UTC
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John Batchelor Hotel Mars, Dr. Jeff Foust, Wednesday, 12-17-14 (5.66MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Jeff Foust, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Dr. Foust did a 2014 space year in review for us. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are not permitted without prior written consent from The Space Show (even if for personal use) & are a violation of the Space Show copyright. We do not permit the commercial use of any Space Show program or part thereof, nor do we permit Space Show programs to be edited, placed on YouTube, or other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted in news articles, papers, academic & research work but must be cited or referenced in the proper citation format. Contact Dr. Livingston for questions about our copyright and trademark policies which we do enforce. This program is archived on The Space Show website, podcasting, and blog sites with permission from John Batchelor. Please visit the John Batchelor Show website for more information about this fine program, www.johnbatchelorshow.com. Remember, your Amazon Purchases Can Help Support The Space Show/OGLF (www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm). For those of you listening to archives on live365.com & rating the programs, please email me the reasons for your rating. This will definitely help improve Space Show programming. Thank you.
John Batchelor and I welcomed Dr. Jeff Foust back to Hotel Mars. During our 12 minute Hotel Mars segment, we talked about significant space events and missions during 2014 including the recent methane discovery on Mars, Curiosity findings, Space X & Orbital Science 2014 events, the Rosetta mission, New Horizons to Pluto, and the Dawn mission. Virgin Galactic's accident was reviewed as was the Antares rocket motor explosion and Orbital making an agreement to get new RD 181 Russian rocket motors for Antares. Also discussed was Venus Express and recently launched Hayabusa 2 mission. Jeff provided us with updates on all of these missions and companies. Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog. You can email Mr. Batchelor or Dr. Jeff Foust through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Thu, 18 Dec 2014 18:16:42 UTC
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Robert (Bob) Zimmerman, Tuesday, 12-16-14 (58.28MB; download) -- Guest: Robert (Bob) Zimmerman. Topics: Space news projects and updates, end of the year review, looking to 2015. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. For those listening to archives using live365.com and rating the programs, please email me as to why you assign a specific rating to the show. This will help me bring better programming to the audience. We welcomed Bob Zimmerman back to the program for a wide ranging discussion of space news, space companies, projects, programs and more. During the first segment of our two hour seven minute show, Bob started off promoting his book on Apollo 8, "Genesis" as we are coming up on the anniversary of this famous flight orbiting the Moon on Christmas eve at a distant time in our past. After Bob's infomercial was complete, he did have much to say about the everlasting importance of the Apollo 8 mission. I asked Bob for end of the year space events to keep our eyes on so we talked about the upcoming SpaceX Falcon 9 launch and the attempt to recover the first stage on a barge as part of the SpaceX reusability plan. We also talked about the Russian Angara rocket test flight. A listener asked Bob for updates on the NTSB accident investigation for Virgin Galactic. Bob also talked about SLS (it was yet another recurrent theme throughout the program) and as predicted, he had nothing good to say about it or Orion. BJohn emailed us to ask about nuclear propulsion. Both Bob and I responded and while we support it, there does not seem to be a business case for it or demand for it so there is no significant push to make it happen. Marshall called to talk about the impact of falling oil prices on the space economy. I had much to say about this as did Bob who in the end talked about trusting capitalism, freedom, and private enterprise to do the right thing. We also talked about the impact of falling oil prices on the Russian economy, specifically their space program. I then brought up the interest rate risk which is a huge potential danger for the US economy. Luis emailed in about Falcon 9 prices of $5-7 million per a January 2014 Parabolic Arc article. Note that this was clarified early in the next segment. In segment two, Dr. Charles Lurio called to explain more about the SpaceX launch cost referenced by Luis in the previous segment. Charles also talked about the Orbital effort to replace the Antares rocket motor with another Russian motor, the RD 181. Joe emailed in a note about the compact fusion plans for Lockheed. Bob used the opportunity to criticize the large companies, their projects, pork, you name it. Doug emailed in about some Boeing YouTube videos which Bob completely dismissed as having zero relevancy on anything. Bob also took some slams at Orion and the recent test flight. Next, we talked about the new announcement about Curiosity finding methane on Mars. Bob added more to the story and said it was a wait and see situation but ultimately we would have to there to really answer questions about it. Read the rest of this summary at www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 17 Dec 2014 17:56:12 UTC
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Dr. Jeff Foust, Monday, 12-15-14 (51.60MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Jeff Foust. Topics: Space news and events and a look into 2015. Lots of quality space analysis. 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. Jeff Foust back to the program. In the first segment of our 1 hour 53 minute discussion, Jeff covered many space events and projects including Jeff's "Commercial Spaceflight After the Antares and SpaceShipTwo Failures" talk at the National Air and Space Museum on Dec. 8th. We also talked about commercial space and here, Jeff gave us a good definition to use in general for commercial space. He then provided us with economic stats for the entire commercial space industry and its segments including commercial satellites, ground service, NewSpace, and more. Our guest said that Orion and SLS were at one end of the commercial space spectrum while at the other end one finds XCOR & Virgin Galactic. Michael Listner called to talk about the Orion EFT 1 flight needing a commercial launch license as well as a return license given that it was a commercial flight contracted for by NASA in contrast to a NASA flight using a commercial company. The discussion changed to the Virgin Galactic and Orbital Antares accidents and the potential impact of those accidents on both the companies and the commercial space industry in general. Orbital's proposed merger with ATK was mentioned as were possible replacement engines for Antares including the use of an ATK SRB. A listener then brought up the Russian sanctions and the continued seemingly good relationship we have with Russia regarding space. As the segment was ending, Alan in Tucson asked about reports that the Russians would leave the ISS in 2020. In the second segment, our first caller was Dwayne who wanted to talk about delays and slipped launch schedules regarding the SpaceX launch manifesto. Jeff and Dwayne had an excellent discussion on this topic so don't miss it. Related topics came up in the discussion including reusability, customer needs such as an on time launch versus wanting a lower price and more. Jerry sent in an email asking about the Raptor tests by SpaceX but Jeff said not much was being made public about them. The NASA FY 15 budget came up again and Jeff went into some detail as to what part of NASA got what. Public/private partnerships were mentioned & fully discussed in the segment. Jeff did point out that the project must entice a private company to participate meaning that it probably needs to have a strong business case for the project otherwise why would a private commercial company join with NASA. Jeff indicated these opportunities might be few and far between at this time but when they work, they are a good way to structure the project. There was a listener inquiry about SLS and cancellation. Jeff had much to say about this too. You can read the rest of this summary at www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 16 Dec 2014 19:42:36 UTC
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