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The Space Show focuses on timely and important issues influencing the development of outer-space commerce, space tourism,space exploration and space development. The Space Show is committed to facilitating our becoming a space-faring nation and society with a growing and self-sustaining space-faring economy. The Space Show also focuses on other related subjects of interest to us all.
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Frank White, Sunday, 11-30-14 (42.87MB; download) -- Guest: Frank White. Topics: "The Overview Effect," the newly released 3rd edition, human spaceflight, a philosophy of space exploration. 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 author Frank White back to the show to discuss the 3rd edition of "The Overview Effect" and a philosophy of space exploration. Special pricing is available for the book at http://arc.aiaa.org/page/25for25sale. During the first segment of our 93 minute program, Frank said that he had interviewed 29 astronauts plus three future astronauts. He then talked about new interviews for the newly released 3rd edition of the book, highlighting interviews with Helen Sharman in the UK, Sandy Magnus, Akihiko Hoshide, Sir Richard Branson, George Whitesides & Loretta Hidalgo Whitesides among others. He also spoke about his interview with Loren Acton. One of the significant differences from the earlier editions was the focus on the New Astronauts. One theme that was repeated during the show was based on the interview with Dr. Sandy Magnus and her comments about their being a difference in understanding the overview effect intellectually as compared to experiencing it. This opened the door to listener emails about the type of communication among people who have experienced the overview effect with those who have not experienced it. Later in the segment, Frank mentioned there was no philosophy of space exploration, suggesting that the overview effect might be able to create such a philosophy. As the segment was ending, Marshall called to ask about gender differences as well as differences among engineers & those with other backgrounds. In the second segment, we heard from Joey in the UK about the overview effect with Chinese and Russian taikonauts and cosmonauts. Carl sent in a note to challenge the peace and harmony picture being presented by bringing up today's reality with a focus on those wanting to destroy others. He did not think such groups would be particularly open to transitioning from their ideology to one supported by the overview effect. Don't miss Frank's response to Carl. Frank took a few minutes to talk about his Kindle book, "The New Camelot." The book looks into the King Arthur and Knights of the Roundtable story, suggesting that President Kennedy was Arthur sending out astronauts on a quest. Like Arthur, JFK was hoping to unify the realm (so to speak). This topic came up later in this segment in more detail. We did talk about human spaceflight and global advocacy, commercial spaceflight, & the benefits of simulation for getting people to "get it" about the overview effect. Listeners emailed Frank asking if overview effect training was being included in the many personal spaceflight training programs now available on the market. Near the end, Frank talked about a possible 4th edition of his classic book. Post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog above. You can contact Frank White through me. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 01 Dec 2014 18:30:05 UTC
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The John Batchelor Show "Hotel Mars," Wednesday, 11-26-14 (4.98MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Anatoly Zak, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Russian space program & ISS participation. 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 back Anatoly Zak (http://russianspaceweb.com) to discuss reports that Russian plans to end its ISS participation in 2020. Mr. Zak cautioned us several times during our Hotel Mars segment that with Russia, there is a big difference in their rhetoric as compared to their reality. We also talked about the threat to leave the ISS as a negotiating ploy to remove or at least scale back the sanctions against the Russian government. Anatoly was asked if the station could be operated without the Russian control center and participation. He said no but that it might be possible to enter into a commercial type agreement with Russia to buy their operating services if they did pull out. Other issues discussed included the smaller replacement Russian space station, the Russian economy and their lunar plans along with the coming test flight of the Angara rocket. As the segment ended, I asked Anatoly if Russia had been following the news of the Antares and Virgin Galactic accidents. He said they follow rocket news closely but was unsure if VG was on their horizon. Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog. You can email Mr. Batchelor through me and for Anatoly, you can reach him through is website or me.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Thu, 27 Nov 2014 18:14:52 UTC
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MIT Student Study Mars One Mission Plan Analysis, Tuesday, 11-25-14 (50.19MB; download) -- Guests: Sidney Do, Koki Ho, Sam Schreiner, Andrew Owens. Topic: This program provides a comprehensive discussion of the Mars One Mission Plan by the MIT student team. 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 the MIT team from the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics to discuss their paper and work "An Independent Assessment Of The Technical Feasibility Of The Mars One Mission Plan. Download their study at http://web.mit.edu/sydneydo/Public/Mars%20One%20Feasibility%20Analysis%20IAC14.pdf. You can also download the Reddit discussion mentioned in the second half of our program at www.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/2irk1u/mit_study_predicts_marsone_colony_will_run_out_of. In addition, check out the MIT Strategic Research Engineering Group at http://strategic.mit.edu. During the first segment of our 1 hour 49 minute program, Sidney started with background on why the team undertook the Mars One Mission Plan analysis, told us their goals and objectives for doing the analysis, and the role that each team member played in examining the Mars One Mission Plan. We addressed most of the issues brought to our attention by the MIT study, many in great detail. We also asked the team about their feedback from the space community as well as Mars One. So far, they have not been in touch with Mars One though they did ask Mars One for information in doing their analysis but no reply was received. What they have heard from Mars One to date has been through third party reports. On the other hand, the public's response has been both very good and helpful. You will have a better understanding of this and the open source software the team used when you listen to Kirk's call at the top of the second segment. The MIT team did not seek out or interview any of the Mars One mission volunteers, advocates, or supporters. Much was said about Mars One website claims that their mission could be done with current technology including technology used on the ISS. The MIT team took a hard look at these claims and then evaluated the claims which fell short. They explained the technologies, the TRLs, and why they fell short of Mars One claims and needs. We also talked about the ever increasing launch mass every two years with a new crew, supplies, etc. They showed how this was not sustainable and why. We talked about the very high number of launches needed before the first crew ever got to Mars plus the increasing number of launches needed at each two year launch window using the Falcon Heavy and a modified Dragon as suggested by Mars One. The number of launches and their close-in interval has never been done before, even on a global basis. This is a comprehensive summary. To read all of it, see www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 26 Nov 2014 20:02:29 UTC
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Dr. Erik Seedhouse, Monday, 11-24-14 (51.32MB; download) -- Guest: Erik Seedhouse. Topics: Erik's new book, "Bigelow Aerospace: Colonizing Space One Module at a Time" & 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 Erik Seedhouse back to the show to discuss his new book, "Bigelow Aerospace: Colonizing Space One Module at a Time." Remember, if you buy it on Amazon, use the OGLF/Space Show portal so Amazon will donate part of the purchase price to The Space Show. Instructions are on all program archives on the website, the blog, and at www.onegiantleapfoundation.org. During the first segment of our 1 hour 52 minute discussion, Erik started out with a short summary of the recently concluded Next Giant Leap space conference held in Hawaii. He concluded that it was an excellent conference with a focus on returning to the Moon and lunar missions. Next, Erik turned his attention to his new book on Bigelow Aerospace by talking about the inflatable technology being used by Bigelow modules, especially the BA 330. Erik was asked about station keeping with the BA 330 and suggested both a docking capability and propulsion mode. I asked Erik what impressed him the most and also concerned him the most. Regarding his concerns, he suggested the lunar landing capability of Bigelow, even citing Buzz Aldrin in support of his concerns. Given Erik has now written books on both SpaceX and Bigelow, a listener asked him for comparisons with the two which Erik would not do. Under pressure, he did say it might be easier to work at SpaceX than Bigelow. Throughout the show, Erik mentioned that we need advanced propulsion to go to Mars and that it was unsafe to use chemical rockets. When I challenged him on this, he held his ground citing radiation and other human factors risks as reasons why going to Mars with chemical rockets was too risky. In the second segment, we talked about the Vectran material per Tony's email. Vectran is the material used for the Bigelow expandables (inflatables). Dr. Doug from S. California called with multiple questions for Erik. He inquired about a possible Bigelow inflatable greenhouse and wanted to know if Bigelow had identified a landing location on the Moon. Doug also brought up a potential return to the Moon policy with the next president to be elected in the 2016 presidential election. Neither Erik or I thought it was likely that a new president would focus on a return to the Moon space policy. Doug commented on our comments later in the segment with an email which I read in full on air. Let us know what you think with a comment on TSS blog. Listeners asked about going to Mars rather than the Moon and Erik talked about going to the Moon as part of a Mars mission. During the program, I asked Erik what it would take to move policy makers to establishing a return to the Moon policy. The rest of this summary is available @ www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 25 Nov 2014 17:00:13 UTC
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Dr. Dorit Donoviel, Dr. Eugene de Juan, Jr., Sunday, 11-23-14 (44.66MB; download) -- Guests: Dr. Dorit Donoviel, Dr. Eugene, de Juan, Jr. Topics: Microgravity effects on optic nerve, NSRBI Vision for Mars Challenge, vision issues 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 our guests Dr. Dorit Donoviel & Dr. Eugene de Juan, Jr. to discuss the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) "Vision for Mars Challenge: A Unique Opportunity for Ophthalmology Companies." Read about this project at www.nsbri.org/newsflash/indivArticle.asp?id=454&articleID=212. For additional information on the grants, visit www.smartcap.org. I would also like to thank Kacey White for her hard work with both guests and TSS in making this program possible. During the first segment of our 97 minute discussion, Dr. Donoviel started us off with background information for the Vision for Mars Challenge, then Dr. de Juan discussed the nature of the eye problems and the effects of low gravity on the optic nerve. As you will hear from our guests, the Vision for Mars Challenge will award to small companies a grant of $100,000 to "to help identify and advance medical technologies for ocular health in space through collaboration and funding support." After this introductory part of our discussion, our guests went into detail about the medical issues relating to optic nerve changes, pressures, fluid balance and more and what this does to vision. Our guests were asked how these vision issues might impact a crew on Mars or on the way to Mars but unfortunately not much information is known at this time. Also, we do not know the needed level of gravity to offset the optic nerve, fluid and pressure changes. Our guests mentioned the upcoming year long crew visit to the ISS and that eye issues will be monitored so that accurate data on vision problems can be collected. Dr. de Juan did go into many of the medical issues contributing to the vision problem including intraocular pressure and fluid balances. In addition, we spoke about possible countermeasures. Both artificial gravity with a short arm centrifuge and mechanical intervention via a certain type of pressure garment were discussed. Medical intervention was also discussed, then BJohn suggested spinning the spaceship would be more cost effective that other types of countermeasures. Our guests disagreed, saying medical countermeasures would be designed for patients on Earth as well as astronauts so the market size of potential beneficiaries worldwide would be huge as compared to just a handful of astronauts on a spinning spaceship. Engineering problems were also cited as a severe cost driver in terms of creating artificial gravity for the crew. Marshall called to ask about Lasik surgery. You can read the rest of this summary @ www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 24 Nov 2014 16:57:59 UTC
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Marcia Smith, Friday, 11-21-14 (30.72MB; download) -- Guest: Marcia Smith. Topics: U.S. space policy, budgets, Congress. Civics 101, SLS, Falcon Heavy, policy makers. 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 Marcia Smith back to the show for a preview of the upcoming 114th Congress & space issues with a focus on budget issues & just how congress works with NASA & space policy. During our 97 minute discussion, we started out with a short Civics 101 lesson on how Congress works, NASA funding, & Congressional oversight of NASA. For those of you not that familiar with how the U.S. Congress works and funds space programs with NASA, you will find this short discussion most helpful. Marcia explained both Senate and House roles and their appropriations and authorization committees. As you will hear, Congress controls NASA spending and there is very little discretionary spending available to the NASA Administrator. As for the new Congress that will be taking office in early January, the big focus will be on budget issues because by law, the sequestration returns for Fiscal Year 16. If Congress keeps the sequestration in place, while hurtful to many government agencies and programs, it is damaging to NASA. We also talked about a possible renewed interest in the Europa Mission as Texas Representative John Culberson will chair the House Appropriations Subcommittee for Commerce, Justice, and Science. His Houston district is close to JSC & he's very enthusiastic about NASA and a Europa mission. Marcia mentioned the NASA SOFIA program as an example of Congress wanting the program despite it being eliminated in the budget proposal so it added it back in to the NASA budget. Listeners asked about long term projects being funded for longer than a year. Marcia addressed this issue though there is no good answer because Congress has oversight & they can change or modify positions from year to year. Our guest was asked about Congressional policy impact on the private & entrepreneurial space industry. Unless a public/private partnership exists or the government is a major customer of the private company, congressional policy does not overlap into the private sector. It is also important to distinguish between regulatory and budget issues as we are talking budget issues in this program. Several listeners wanted to know if the media and the public could impact Congress & space policy makers. Another set of listener & Space Show comments over recent weeks addressed the 2016 presidential election, wanting to know if history bears out a change in president equaling a big change in space policy. Don't miss this discussion. Later, Ralph in Phoenix wanted to know if the Falcon Heavy was very successful, would such a success impact congress & policy makers to move away from the SLS program as unnecessary. You can read the rest of this summary at www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 22 Nov 2014 17:49:59 UTC
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The John Batchelor Show "Hotel Mars," Wednesday, 11-19-14 (5.79MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. David Grinspoon, Dr. David Livingston. Topic: Comet 67P & the Philae lander. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are not permitted without prior written consent from The Space Show (even if for personal use) & are a violation of the Space Show copyright. We do not permit the commercial use of any Space Show program or part thereof, nor do we permit Space Show programs to be edited, placed on YouTube, or other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted in news articles, papers, academic & research work but must be cited or referenced in the proper citation format. Contact Dr. Livingston for questions about our copyright and trademark policies which we do enforce. This program is archived on The Space Show website, podcasting, and blog sites with permission from John Batchelor. Please visit the John Batchelor Show website for more information about this fine program, www.johnbatchelorshow.com. Remember, your Amazon Purchases Can Help Support The Space Show/OGLF (www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm). For those of you listening to archives on live365.com & rating the programs, please email me the reasons for your rating. This will definitely help improve Space Show programming. Thank you.
John Batchelor and I welcomed Dr. David Grinspoon (http://funkyscience.net) to Hotel Mars to discuss Comet 67P, the Philae lander, and what has been learned so far from the science instruments aboard Philae and the orbiting Rosetta spacecraft. We discussed the likelihood of Philae waking up and working again as the comet gets closer to the sun, the unfortunate landing of Philae and its bounces, plus the discovery of organics for the comet. We also talked about the chances of finding amino acids & specific proteins once the data is evaluated. I asked how high Philae bounced on the landing and how close it came to escape velocity given the low gravity on 67P and the very light mass of Philae equal to about a paperclip or piece of paper. We also talked about the comet ice and if the ice would melt or survive were a comet like this to enter the earth's atmosphere. Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog. You can email Mr. Batchelor or Dr. Grinspoon through me.
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Jim Muncy, Monday, 11-17-14 (46.62MB; download) -- Guest: Jim Muncy. Topics: Virgin Galactic, Antares, space policy, lunar programs, midterm elections & much more. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. For those listening to archives using live365.com and rating the programs, please email me as to why you assign a specific rating to the show. This will help me bring better programming to the audience. We welcomed Jim Muncy back to the show to discuss the recent Virgin Galactic accident, Antares, commercial space, regulations & more. During the first segment of our 100 minute program, Jim started off by discussing the Virgin Galactic accident and possible new regulations for the industry or vehicle specific to Virgin. Jim explained the Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004 in terms of the regulatory regime which already exists and what might come about once the NTSB issues its final accident report. This is an excellent discussion as well as clarification of the existing and potential regulatory environment so don't miss it. Space attorney Michael Listner emailed & called in to support what Jim was talking about regarding regulatory regime for commercial space with the AST. Doug Messier sent in an email addressing the issue of there being a difference between having an incentive to fly safely and being able to operate safely with regards to Virgin as our conversation had turned to flight safety for the new spaceplanes. Regarding flight safety, Jim made the point that safety was ongoing and a continued learning lesson, even after the vehicle was in commercial service. I agreed & pointed to commercial aviation accidents that have happened after thousands of flight hours as some defect shows up that late into commercial operations. Jim seized the opportunity to talk about the choice of wording regarding space tourism and said it was not a good choice of words. Listen to what he had to say about this. We talked about negative press after the accident and here Jim stressed that the spaceflight in question was not taxpayer supported and was between private individuals and companies. It was not the business of journalists or others. Cost plus contracting came up with a listener question as did several established Republican senators and the role they might play regarding commercial space in the new congress. Jim had made several earlier comments about the British press negative articles on Virgin and the industry. I asked him why that was so and said it was largely Richard Branson driven given he is and has been such a controversial person in the UK. In the second segment, we talked about some emerging commercial lunar opportunities that Jim has worked on for awhile. He provided the background to the current situation including fights over SLS, Orion, & other big ticket NASA programs. This is a very interesting discussion because it shows how one can find areas to agree on and work together and even get funded if the amounts are not too large. I urge you to pay close attention to this part of our discussion. Read the rest of this summary @ www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 18 Nov 2014 08:20:43 UTC
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Webinar SLS Debate: Rick Boozer, John Hunt, Sunday, 11-16-14 (56.76MB; download) -- Guests: Webinar with Rick Boozer, John Hunt. Topics: Our guests debated the merits of the SLS rocket. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. For those listening to archives using live365.com and rating the programs, please email me as to why you assign a specific rating to the show. This will help me bring better programming to the audience. We welcomed Rick Boozer and John Hunt to the program for our special WEBINAR SLS Debate. You can hear the audio only for this debate as you would any Space Show program. The video can be found on our Vimeo Space Show Channel, http://vimeo.com/channels/thespaceshow. Note that the mic lock on my microphone did not work which is why the mic kept swing back to in front of me during the show. Also, I looked down as I was writing notes for the show summary. Both of these issues will be corrected for the next webinar. Rick's book on the subject, "The Plundering of NASA: An Expose" is available on Amazon. If you purchase the book and I hope you do, please use the OGLF/Space Show Amazon portal so Amazon will make a contribution to TSS. Instructions are on the website, the blog, and all program archive summaries. During the first segment of our two hour webinar, both John and Rick made five minute opening statements followed by a 2.5 minute rebuttal of the position statement by the other guest. Rick Boozer does not support SLS and John Hunt does support it. John went first, putting forth a good summary of why he supports SLS, the benefits it provides, and the importance of the project. Rick's opening statement outlined why he opposes the SLS rocket, calling it an "existential threat." He also said SLS was a "rocket to nowhere." The opening statements provided the basic positions for both guests as they debated all aspects of SLS so do carefully listen to their respective position comments. We took both calls and emails from listeners. Evon emailed in wanting to know what the money saved from SLS would best be spent on. John pointed out that there was no assurance that any savings would even be spent on space let alone his priorities. While Rick agreed, he did list several projects he felt far more deserving of funding, including using the funds to speed up the commercial crew program since it has never been funded to the level requested by the President. Rick took the opportunity to bring up cost plus contracting and why it was not suitable for a more mature manufacturing project, instead being best suited for R&D projects. He said that was a driver in the high cost of SLS. In contrast, John cited his aviation experience with the A12 and P7 aircraft using fixed price contracts, cancellations, and more. Dr. Doug sent in a note asking about the fundamental need for a heavy lift rocket. Our guests had a different take on Doug's question so listen to how they answered it. Rick pointed out the advantages of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy as compared to the initial SLS version. You can read the balance of this summary @ www.thespaceshow.com/http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 17 Nov 2014 17:49:27 UTC
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Rand Simberg, Friday, 11-14-14 (44.11MB; download) -- Guest: Rand Simberg. Topics: Test flights, space tourism, policy, recent accidents, rockets, rocket motors, heavy lift & more. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. For those listening to archives using live365.com and rating the programs, please email me as to why you assign a specific rating to the show. This will help me bring better programming to the audience. We welcomed Rand Simberg back to the show for a wide ranging discussion on top space news items, the SS2 accident update, space policy issues, and more. During the first segment of this 96 minute program, Rand led off with the mentioning of the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 12 launch. Next up was a short discussion about Comet 67P and the Philae lander, then Rand mentioned his current article in PJ Media, http://pjmedia.com/blog/commercial-spaceflights-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-last-week-of-october. Rand talked about what is currently known about the SS2 accident, the NTSB investigation, & that nothing has been ruled out as a cause or partial cause for the accident. When asked if he thought the accident would cause the FAA to start regulating the industry, he did not think so but listen to his reply. This topic also came up in the last segment of our show. Rand mentioned that XCOR was moving ahead & there technology is different from the one employed by Virgin. He also made a point of explaining multiple times that a test flight was not a commercial flight. Rand got some listener emails about investment in Virgin and if it was waning. Helen emailed in asking about a possible lapse in the Virgin safety culture. Carl emailed in about the impact of the SS2 accident on Spaceport America. We switched gears and talked about Antares, the Orbital-ATK merger, & the use of Russian rocket motors. In the second segment, Rand was asked about the possible impact on Virgin's customer base. Rand said that the bigger risk was the investment risk. The RD180 came up again as did the Atlas 5, Delta 4, and the Falcon 9. We talked about possible midterm election impact and here Rand thought there might be more impact on the DOD side than NASA. We discussed projects that might be cancelled as a result of the election and the ARM topped the list. he did talk SLS and thought that eventually it would be shut down, especially if SpaceX gets Falcon Heavy flying. Rand also mentioned the NRC Pathways Human Spaceflight Study but was critical of it, especially the part that said there had been no and will be no launch vehicle advances for the past 30 years. Dr. Lurio was our first caller & he wanted to discuss possible FAA regulations, his understanding of the test flight vs. commercial flight policy application & more. They talked about hybrid rocket motor vibrations and the unknowns regarding the current test flight. Toward the end of their discussion they joked about using SLS to launch many many cubesats. Kirk emailed us with a question about methane engine. Read the rest of this summary @ www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 15 Nov 2014 17:28:47 UTC
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