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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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Created by: David Livingston
 Created on: 12 May 2005
Language: English


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Add this to another station Rod Pyle, Friday, 9-26-14 (40.10MB; download) -- Guest: Rod Pyle. Topic: We discussed Rod's latest book, "Curiosity: An Inside Look at the Mars Rover Mission and the People Who Made It Happen." 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 Rod Pyle back to the show to discuss his current book, "Curiosity: An Inside Look at the Mars Rover Mission and the People Who Made It Happen." Find out more about Rod and his books at his websites, www.rodpylebooks.net and www.rodpylemedia.com. During the first segment of this 1 hour 27 minute program, Rod explained his long time interest in Mars and why he decided to write this excellent book. I asked if NASA & JPL were cooperative with him in writing it and he said yes. I asked him what impressed him the most about the Curiosity project and he said the Sky Crane to which he has devoted a full chapter in his book. Rod then told us about the NASA Curiosity Mission Review Panel headed by Clive Neal at Notre Dame which suggested that mission management had enabled problems including getting a poor science return for the money and its lack of scientific focus and detail. You can read about this review panel by visiting http://astronomyaggregator.com/exploration/nasa-panel-curiosity-planning-lacks-scientific-focus or simply Google Notre Dame Curiosity Mission Review Panel for additional panel commentary on Curiosity. Listeners asked Rod about HSF to Mars and if after researching the mission, did he think the money spent on the project was worth it. Rod provided some interesting budgetary comparisons and did say that he thought it was a good investment & program. He talked about the Curiosity mission goals, sedimentary rocks and Martian geology. Future missions based on Curiosity were brought up, especially Mars 2020. Another listener asked about using humans for Martian exploration instead of rovers. He cited compelling financial facts between rovers and HSF which supported the use of Rovers, at least for now. Another listener asked if he thought Curiosity was the best ever Mars mission. His response might surprise you. Prior to the break, he addressed a question about missions to the Martian moons. In the second segment, Paula asked about ongoing mission operating costs and wanted to know if they were roughly equal for all the robotic missions. Later, I asked if JPL had reviewed his manuscript. He said he sent it to them for fact checking but not content editing. He also mentioned JPL reviewed it from an ITAR compliance perspective but did not "muzzle" anything. A listener asked about the life expectancy of a rover team at JPL before moving on to another project or even leaving JPL. You can read the rest of this review at www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 27 Sep 2014 17:29:53 UTC
Add this to another station John Batchelor Hotel Mars, Michael Listner, Wednesday, 9-24-14 (5.50MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Michael Listner, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Jeff Bezos & Elon Musk on reusability, competition. 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 Michael Listner to discuss recent issues arising with the competition of SpaceX and Blue Origin (Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk) regarding reusability, barge landings in the water, patents, RD180 engine development and more. As you will hear, Blue Origin was awarded a patent on a barge landing in water which SpaceX is protesting. Also, Blue Origin entered into an agreement with ULA, Boeing & Lockheed for a replacement engine for the RD180 based upon the Blue BE4 engine that has been in development for a few years. Michael discusses these issues with us on this edition of Hotel Mars. Please post any comments/questions you might have on The Space Show blog. You can contact any of us through me.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Thu, 25 Sep 2014 16:02:12 UTC
Add this to another station Dr. Frank Martin, Tuesday, 9-23-14 (45.47MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Frank Martin. Topic: The NRC "Pathways to Exploration: Rationales and Approaches for a U.S. Program of Human Space Exploration" report. 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. Frank Martin to the program to discus the NRC human spaceflight study along with all aspects of human spaceflight including various destinations and missions. During the first segment of our 1 hour 39 minute show, Dr. Martin introduced us to the NRC Pathways study which you can download for free by using Google. He suggested it was a dose of reality as well as optimism. He said the study was very clear in saying "show me the money" for those wanting to do humans to Mars missions now or fairly soon and then explained some of the high costs and trades involved in these missions. One of his overriding themes throughout our discussion was the need to manage a very large mass in LEO in order to accomplish the goals of long duration human space mission. During our segment, we kept coming back to the need to manage a large mass in LEO and how this translated to costs as well as the need for technology advancement. Both myself and listeners asked our guest about doing human missions cheaper by using the private sector. This subject kept coming up during both segments of the program. We also addressed the rational for human spaceflight. In addition, the issue of walking away from HSF was looked at for the US as a nation as that is an option. The report attempted to address this and related issues. Joe sent in an email about the mice on the ISS and using them to determine the gravity RX for HSF. He sent us several additional emails on this subject as well. This prompted comments about the need to use the ISS for research in support of long duration HSF missions. Dr. Martin said Mars was an horizon goal. In this context, he talked about only a few other possible destinations near us, either the Moon or an asteroid. He then proceeded to address the issue of managing the risk for a Mars mission. Beverly asked a budget question and taking the lead from the most recent Mike Griffin interview, she asked Frank if it really was just a choice to be constrained by budget issues. While Frank agreed it was a choice, he said there were very good ways and choices to spend taxpayer money so he did not see significantly more money for space in the future. Another listener talked about nuclear propulsion which also crossed into the second segment. Near the end of the first segment, we got a call from a New Zealand listener. During his call, the idea of the Buzz Aldrin Mars cycler came up and there was a question or two about fuel depots. In the second segment, I asked Dr. Martin why the study took 18 months, then SLS John called the program. Please read the balance of this summary at www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 24 Sep 2014 23:53:10 UTC
Add this to another station SWF-Space Show Webinar, Monday, 9-22-14 (53.44MB; download) -- Guests: Laura Delgado Lopez, Yana Gevorgyan, Yusuke Muraki. Topics: Using space and satellite resources to mitigate Earth disasters. 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. SPECIAL NOTE: AS THIS IS A WEBINAR, THE ARCHIVES WILL NOT GO ACTIVE UNTIL VIDEO EDITING AND UPLOADING TO VIMEO IS COMPLETE. WATCH THIS SITE OR THE SPACE SHOW BLOG TO SEE WHEN THE PROGRAM IS ACTIVE. In addition, several guests used cell phones so you will hear audio issues from time to time. We welcomed Laura Delgado Lopez, Yana Gevorgyan, & Yusuke Muraki to the program to discuss the use of space resources and satellites for mitigating Earth-based disasters. During the first segment of our 1 hour 58 minute webinar, Laura Delgado Lopez introduced us to the discussion topic. Laura talked about the benefits & value all people receive from the use of satellite tools in aiding disaster management. She explained how space tools were used in decision making & how there are more and more new applications coming to market all the time. Yana Gevorgyan explained the role of NOAA as a government science agency & she talked about extreme weather events. As a science agency, she also spoke to the science & technology benefits along with the increasing use of international data sharing . Yusuke Muraki spoke to the role of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in regional economic development, regional disaster management, all being assisted by satellite technology. Please read the full summary at www.thespaceshow.com or our blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Thank you.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 24 Sep 2014 15:18:04 UTC
Add this to another station Dr. Pat Hynes, Monday, 9-22-14 (61.88MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Pat Hynes. Topics: Dr. Hynes discusses the upcoming ISPCS for Oct. 15-16, 2014 in Las Cruces, NM. 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 Dr. Pat Hynes to tell us about this year's International Symposium For Personal and Commercial Spaceflight (ISPCS) from Oct. 15-16, Las Cruces, NM. During out 68 minute program, Dr. Hynes noted that this is the 10th Anniversary of this important symposium event (check it out at www.ispcs.com). The theme for this year's program is "The Power of Ten" which our guest explained in the context of many of the speakers, panels and talks. For example, she noted the entry on the agenda for Bill Gerstenmaier, Associate Administrator, Human Exploration and Operations, NASA, which said "One to the power of ten is one. Two the power of ten is…more. Never before have the titles of 'new space' and 'old space' been as trivial as they are today. Bill Gerstenmaier discusses how to leverage both the strengths and vulnerabilities of the aerospace industry to foster greater collaboration as we reach new powers of ten together." Also noted was George Sowers of ULA who "will discuss the concept of power as presented in his book The Philosophy for the Future. In this conception, power is defined as power-to or capability and is optimistic and affirming. A formal definition of power will be given and the various kinds of power will be discussed including economic, political and scientific. Sowers will argue that that the overarching goal of humanity should be to maximize the power of humankind in the long run. Human expansion beyond earth in general and commercial development of space in particular are seen to be perfectly aligned with that overarching goal." Pat also said that ULA, SpaceX and the Air Force would be there for questions about their plans, disagreements, etc. Along these lines, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy for the DOD, Doug Loverro, is a keynote speaker on the topic of "A Collision in Space: The Interaction of Commercial Space Desires and Defense Space Needs." Pat went into some detail to explain just how different this event is from typical space conferences. Having attended many of the ISPCS events, I can attest to the fact that they are very unique and highly valuable for those attending, participating and speaking. Go to the Agenda on the website to see all the keynote, panels, and Spotlight Talk speakers and subject descriptions. Toward the end of our discussion, we talked about conference logistics, shuttles, and the special Friday tour to Spaceport America. We also learned that there would be a 5:30 AM Boeing Run. Check out what Pat said about this event. Looking ahead for those of you doing advance planning, the ISPCS will be Oct. 14-15 in 2015. Read the balance of this summary a www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 22 Sep 2014 19:04:11 UTC
Add this to another station Michael Belfirore, Sunday, 9-21-14 (92.49MB; download) -- Guest: Michael Belfiore. Topics: Current events for space topics, selection of Dragon & CST100, 3D printing in space, lots 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 Belfiore back to the show to discuss a variety of space news and current events items, plus trends in the industry. During the first segment of our 1 hour 41 minute program, Michael talked about DARPA given his recent book on the agency, then we turned to the recent commercial crew down select NASA announcement naming the Boeing CST100 and SpaceX Dragon as the two companies that NASA will continue supporting for commercial crew. We spent lots of time talking about Boeing and SpaceX plus everyone was wondering if Sierra Nevada and Dream Chaser would find a way to stay in the game. The next topic was the Google Lunar X Prize challenge. Michael pointed out that a government had gotten to the Moon fist with a rover, the Chinese, thus the rules of the contest were changed to allow the contest to continue. Marshall called to talk about the down select process and winners. SLS John called to tell us that he thought Dream Chaser and SpaceX would be the winners. He and others suggested Boeing was the conservative choice. He also asked about the news that a Boeing-Bezos deal was in the making for the new American made RD180 engine replacement. Michael suggested throughout our discussion that the old guard or the traditional aerospace industry and participants were under lots of pressure from NewSpace. In the second segment, we took a call from Doug who commented on the down select process. Michael then talked about the Tesla deal for Nevada and their proposed gigafactory for electric car batteries. We talked about electric cars in general, then Tim called to suggest a conversion kit for conventional autos to turn them into electric cars. I questioned that from a market perspective. Michael then introduced space manifesting and we talked about the 3D printer on the way to the ISS. Michael mentioned Maven which was to be inserted into Mars orbit Sunday evening, 9:37 EDT. News update: Maven's orbital insertion was a big success! Congrats to NASA and the entire Maven team. We also talked about Comet Siding Spring, Suborbital flights came up and we heard Michael express concerns about Virgin Galactic & confidence with the Lynx and XCOR. He talked about the early spaceflight participants and the risks they would be taking. Visit his website, www.michaelbelfiore.com. You can also subscribe to his email newsletter and join him on social media, all through his website. Please post comments/questions on TSS blog above. You can reach Michael through his website or me.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 22 Sep 2014 14:36:50 UTC
Add this to another station Stewart Money, Friday, 9-19-14 (81.57MB; download) -- Guest: Stewart Money. Topics: Stewart discussed SpaceX per his new book, "Here Be Dragons: The Rise of SpaceX and the Journey to Mars." Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. For those listening to archives using live365.com and rating the programs, please email me as to why you assign a specific rating to the show. This will help me bring better programming to the audience. We welcomed Stewart Money to the show to discuss his new ApogeePrime published book, "Here Be Dragons: The Rise of SpaceX and the Journey to Mars" You can get much more information by visiting www.innerspace.net along with www.apogeeprime.com/prime/bookpages/9781926837338.html, and www.amazon.com/Here-Dragons-Rise-Spacex-Journey/dp/1926837339/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411235694&sr=8-1&keywords=here+be+dragons+the+rise+of+SpaceX+and+the+Journey+to+Mars. Remember, if you buy this great book through Amazon, use the OGLF Amazon portal (instructions on the OGLF & Space Show websites plus all archived programs on the blog and The Space Show website) & Amazon will make a contribution to The Space Show. During the first segment of our 90 minute program, Stewart explained why he wanted to write a book about SpaceX to tell the story from the beginning up to current SpaceX history. We spent lots of time talking about the early days including the Mars Oasis Project, the forming of SpaceX in 2002 and the three questions that Elon asked prior to starting the company. Stewart's book and our discussion take you step by step through the emergence of SpaceX through each stage of its development. Even if you are familiar with the SpaceX story or the basics, you will learn much from the book as well as listening to Stewart as he narrates the SpaceX story and responds to listener email questions along with my comments. Some of the questions asked him were for the biggest challenges Elon and SpaceX faced plus the most important successes. He was asked for the origin of Elon's interest in Mars and if the Mars interest was a company wide passion and belief. In response to a question about the biggest SpaceX failure, Stewart said it was the inability to enter the EELV national security launch program on his timing. In the second segment, a listener wanted to compare the SLS, Falcon Heavy, and MCT with one another. Questions were asked about the unveiling of the Dragon V.2 as Stewart attended the ceremony. Others wanted to know about SpaceX launch sites at the Cape & in Texas. Andrew asked about SpaceX PR & damage control when necessary, Dana asked if SpaceX was interested in space tourism & Larry asked about reusability. Stewart said it was a core value for the company. Stewart provided us with a good, brief summary of our discussion and what he considered to be a priority take away from our discussion. Please post comments/questions on TSS blog. You can reach Stewart through me.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 20 Sep 2014 18:17:46 UTC
Add this to another station John Batchelor Hotel Mars, Anatoly Zak, Wednesday, 9-17-14 (11.00MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Anatoly Zak, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Russian space program, Russian ISS plans, Vostochny spaceport. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are not permitted without prior written consent from The Space Show (even if for personal use) & are a violation of the Space Show copyright. We do not permit the commercial use of any Space Show program or part thereof, nor do we permit Space Show programs to be edited, placed on YouTube, or other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted in news articles, papers, academic & research work but must be cited or referenced in the proper citation format. Contact Dr. Livingston for questions about our copyright and trademark policies which we do enforce. This program is archived on The Space Show website, podcasting, and blog sites with permission from John Batchelor. Please visit the John Batchelor Show website for more information about this fine program, www.johnbatchelorshow.com. Remember, your Amazon Purchases Can Help Support The Space Show/OGLF (www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm). For those of you listening to archives on live365.com & rating the programs, please email me the reasons for your rating. This will definitely help improve Space Show programming. Thank you. We welcomed back Anatoly Zak to discuss many topics including dogs in space (see his website, www.russianspaceweb.com). We also talked about issues surrounding their new spaceport, Vostochny and possible Russian plans for their part of the ISS for 2020 and beyond. Another issued discussed by Anatoly was the RD180 rocket motor. He outlined the probable Russian perspective on this issue. The possibility of a thaw in US-Russian relations was also discussed. Please post any comments/questions you might have on The Space Show blog. You can contact any of us through .
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Thu, 18 Sep 2014 15:52:14 UTC
Add this to another station Dr. Michael Griffin, Tuesday, 9-16-14 (83.32MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Mike Griffin. Topics: Human spaceflight policy, political choices, space technology, Mars, Moon, Asteroids and more. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. For those listening to archives using live365.com and rating the programs, please email me as to why you assign a specific rating to the show. This will help me bring better programming to the audience. We welcomed back to the program Dr. Mike Griffin. During the first segment of our 90 minute discussion, Mike talked about human spaceflight (HSF) and the commercial space market. He said exploration would be a government project or at least with government in the lead, especially if the commercial market was not there. He threw water on the argument that our space policy was budget driven. Instead, he talked about it being based on choices we make. It was not and is not about the money. His comments throughout or discussion on this topic supported his argument. He even said the cost of space for the U.S. taxpayer was around 15 cents/day. This discussion evolved to one on the importance of leadership which we agreed was in short supply today. Included in this discussion was Mike's vision for our space policy & program, plus he explained its importance and value to our nation both today and for the future. He spoke to the issue of what society wants and the choices it makes that shape our future. Space should be part of our national policy debate and hopefully such a debate would enable quality choices to be made that keep us on the leadership edge with all nations. Mike was asked who he thought would be next on the Moon and he said China. We also talked about the private sector taking us back to the Moon with HSF. He said that the private sector could do this, capital was not an issue, but for the private sector to do it there needs to be a closing of the business case which he did not see at this time. SLS John called in & asked about space advocacy diversity which he said seemed to be at war with NASA & whatever the program of record might be. Mike had much to say about this, especially about inefficiencies in government organizations and projects. He also said if the private venture or industry cannot make money, then it should be a federal project. Many times during our discussion he said that there are things that a society should do just because they are hard & they don't have to look good on the balance sheet. John also asked about the RD-180 engine, Mike offered us his conclusion as to why we should be a new version of the RD-180 so that we do not continue being dependent on Russia for space related hardware, etc. Later, he was asked about cislunar space development which he said should be a public enterprise. He cited many examples and models supporting the public development of this important space infrastructure. SLS was discussed. Mike very clearly articulated the case for SLS today and again repeated that SLS future Read the rest of this summary at www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 17 Sep 2014 16:37:29 UTC
Add this to another station Erik Seedhouse, Monday, 9-15-14 (81.02MB; download) -- Guest: Erik Seedhouse. Topics: Erik's latest book, "Beyond Human: Engineering Our Future Evolution," & human modification for long duration spaceflight. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. For those listening to archives using live365.com and rating the programs, please email me as to why you assign a specific rating to the show. This will help me bring better programming to the audience. We welcomed Erik Seedhouse back to the program to discuss his latest book "Beyond Human: Engineering Our Future Evolution." During the first segment of our 90 minute program, Erik talked about long duration spaceflight and critical issues in radiation and microgravity that he believes may force changes or modifications in humans in order to survive the trips and live on Mars or another celestial location. He also talked about changes here on Earth such as advances in bioprinting, especially for organs. Our guest spent lots of time on the radiation challenges, shielding, and the need for possible genetic modification. Another point he made was for nuclear propulsion to cut the travel time to Mars and other locals down and make the voyage safer. His favorite advanced propulsion system was Vasimr. Dr. Rowe called in and brought up his concerns with the cardiovascular (CV) system in space, a subject Bill has talked about on many Space Show programs. Erik's research did not focus on the CV system so he was unable to comment on what Dr. Rowe was discussing. Next, Erik spoke about muscle atrophy and other microgravity challenges and suggested human modification would address those areas as well. He also talked about animal and human cloning, then a listener brought up a subject from our recent open lines program re pregnancy, childbirth, and kids in space. Erik suggested there might be sterilization as a requirement or abortive medication on board. I commented that this would cause a firestorm with the public, especially on publicly financed missions. In our second segment, our lead off topic was a Posthuman/Transhuman future. Erik cited examples and also used the classic movie Gattaca as an example. Listener Paul sent in an email about the ethics behind what Erik was talking about. Erik was asked about the lifespan of humans that might live on Mars or the Moon, then Ben asked if long duration spaceflight and humans in space were an economic driver for human genetic engineering. Erik said no, that it was a very small part of the industry with organ printing as one of the major drivers. Todd inquired about exercise and this led Erik to talk about genetic screening to select the most qualified people for the spaceflight missions. As we neared the end of the show, Erik told us about his next book about expeditions, then he talked about Virgin Galactic and XCOR. Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog. You can reach Erik through me. Also, when buying the book, use the Amazon OGLF portal so Amazon will contribute to The Space Show.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 16 Sep 2014 16:19:18 UTC
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