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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 Open Lines, Tuesday, 8-12-14 (112.42MB; download) -- Guest: Open Lines with Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Space conferences, SLS, 3D Printing in space, launch systems & 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. Welcome to this two hour open line discussion covering a wide range of space topics. During the first segment which was half an hour, I introduced the program and some possible topics, plus I spoke about having attended AIAA Space 2014, the SmallSat 2014 Conference which was held the same time as AIAA, and I referred back to my having also been at the NewSpace 2014 conference. Some possible topics of interest for discussion included a recent news story about astronauts usage of sleeping pills while on orbit. Nobody seemed interested in that topic as it was not discussed during this program. I also noted the huge gap between those working SLS or having an interest in it and those on the side that hate it and think it’s a huge waste. As I said, the gap was wider than the Grand Canyon with no signs of narrowing. This issue was raised during the second segment of tonight's program. You can read Duane's article on the lessons learned astronaut panel I mentioned on air at www.aiaa-space.org/Forum.aspx?id=24589. We paused for a short break and we opened the second segment with a call from John in Ft. Worth. John remained on the phone for quite some time and we covered lots of topics. Initially, SLS John, as I like to refer to him, went over his SLS place holder theory again. We did spend lots of time talking about SLS, the gap between supporters and haters of the project, its operational plan, congress, and more. We also talked Falcon Heavy which John suggested was potentially less real than SLS though I countered that thought. We talked about the RD-180 rocket motor problem, and I told him & the listeners about some of my AIAA discussions, interviews including my breakfast with Dr. Mike Griffin & Frank Van Rensselear of Schafer Corp. We also talked Dream Chaser and the press conference SNV held at AIAA, plus I talked about my interview with Larry Price, Deputy Director of Orion. You can read the rest of this summary at www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.word.press.com.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 13 Aug 2014 17:31:16 UTC
Add this to another station Dr. Martin Elvis, Monday, 8-11-14 (83.18MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Martin Elvis. Topics: Asteroid mining, commercial space, NASA. 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. Martin Elvis to the program to discuss asteroid mining, commercial space, NASA & more. In the fist segment of our 91 minute discussion, after telling us about an asteroid being named after himself, Martin responded to my question about what he sees as our future in space. Dr. Elvis answered this question throughout both segments of today's program, making it clear that he sees solutions and development through astronomy & commercial space, not NASA. He began talking about our great space telescopes and the fact that the budgets are not there for such great tools and instruments to continue and be sustained, even to the tune of not being able to properly support the JWST. He had much to say on rising costs, budgets and when I asked about priorities, he said how much is the right amount to make space exploration, science, even HSF, a priority? What is their information worth compared to other worthy causes and uses for federal money? This analysis has led him to understand the future rests with commercial space to pay for space programs and ventures rather than relying on government funds. We then jumped into mining asteroids and the commercial potential of this emerging industry. He talked about initial small markets, maybe 10 worthy asteroids for mining or possibly doubling that number given uncertainties and risks associated with the formula for estimating the number of commercially viable asteroids. Do not miss this discussion as I am sure we will be referring to it frequently in future Space Show program discussions. The size and type of asteroid matter as you will hear with mining needing at least a 100 meter wide asteroid in the billion dollar range with Delta V requirements that are cost effective for getting to and from the target. Primarily we talked about water and PGM re asteroids. Listeners asked questions about trillion dollar asteroids per press reports, he looked them up and said the Delta V to get there, land, etc., was simply too high, a fact often ignored by articles referencing potential asteroid value. Doug emailed in about smaller asteroids, say 20 meters. Dr. Elvis had much to say about the smaller asteroids and their mining potential as well. Toward the end of the segment, we talked about regulatory and legal-illegal acts including the possibility of a competing company hijacking an asteroid for commercial purposes. Don't miss what he said about this. In the second segment, we started with a call from Doug. Doug and Martin had a log discussion as Doug wanted to compare mining potentials for asteroids and the Moon. You can read the rest of this review at www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 12 Aug 2014 15:44:39 UTC
Add this to another station AIAA Space 2014 Taped Interviews, Friday, 8-8-14 (97.93MB; download) -- Guests: Larry Price; Mark Sirangelo. Topics: Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle update and status report plus a Sierra Nevada Dream Chaser press conference. 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 welcome you to these two interviews recorded at the AIAA Space 2014 Conference in San Diego, CA from August 4-7, 2014. The first segment or interview on this nearly two hour program features Larry Price, Deputy Director for Lockheed on the Orion project. In the second segment or the second interview, I recorded a Sierra Nevada Dream Chaser press conference featuring Dr. Mark Sirangelo. As you will hear from my introductory comments on tape, both segments faced audio challenges. Also, I missed the full opening statement by Mark re Dream Chaser and I apologize for the perhaps 1 minute omission. I joined the press conference in session. Regarding Orion, Larry provided us with an update on Orion’s progress, we talked about the heat shield, the coming December flight test on the Delta 4 Heavy, Atlas 5 issues, the type of missions Orion can fly including lunar and cis-lunar missions along with Mars, Martian moons, and asteroid missions. This was a broad ranging discussion regarding Orion and deep space human missions. In the second segment, or the press conference regarding Dream Chaser by Sierra Nevada, Mark provided us with scheduling and testing information and flight status reports. He also carefully defined the Dream Chaser mission, goals, and objectives. We talked about launch vehicles should Atlas 5 RD-180 issues for a launcher change. This included the possibility of using a Falcon rocket. Mark took audience questions. Several wanted to know Dream Chaser’s intention of NASA did not down select them in the commercial crew process. I raised the volume on the audience questions as much as I could but if you do have a problem hearing the question, I believe you can figure it out based on Mark’s answer. Please post comments/questions for either segment and guest on The Space Show blog above. I will make sure to forward your comment to the appropriate guest.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Fri, 08 Aug 2014 17:37:53 UTC
Add this to another station NewSpace Conference 2014 Interviews, Friday, 8-1-14 (68.96MB; download) -- Guests: Dr. Alexander Saltman; Congresswoman Donna Edwards. Topics: Two separate NewSpace interviews, first with Dr. Alex Saltman of CSF. Next, Congresswoman Donna Edwards. 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. The Space Show brings you two separate NewSpace Conference 2014 interviews. The first interview is with Dr. Alexander Saltman, the Executive Director of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation. Following Dr. Saltman is an interview with Congresswoman Donna Edwards of the 4th District of Maryland. Unfortunately, the room audio with Congresswoman Edwards was bad and below Space Show audio standards. We apologize for the poor audio. In the first interview with Dr. Alex Saltman, we learned about the Commercial Spaceflight Federation (CSF). For more information about it please visit www.commercialspaceflight.org. Not only did Alex talk about CSF, how it lobbies for commercial space policy per its membership and a host of other space issues, he about congressional lobbying since he was on the staff of Adam Schiff who has JPL and Cal Tech in his district. Alex provided us with good pointers on how to reach our congressional members or their staff, how to make the most of an appointment and the best ways to communicate with them about space policy. We got a glimpse of congress from both the congressman's perspective and the constituent in how best to reach their MOC. Alex brings many of these skills to the CSF because CSF does for commercial space what many of us do in our advocacy except on a larger scale and in a far more professional way. I believe you will find the interview interesting & beneficial. In the next interview with Congresswoman Donna Edwards, Democrat, 4th District of Maryland ( http://donnaedwards.house.gov), we talked specifically about space policy and programs in the congress. Dr. Jeff Foust and Doug Messier were also present at the press conference and the three of us took turns asking questions. Congresswoman Edwards also delivered the keynote luncheon address on Saturday at the NewSpace Conference. She is on the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee where she sits on The Subcommittee on Space and is the Ranking Member. Some of the questions and topics discussed with Congresswoman Edwards included possible regulations and amending of the CSLA, SLS, Orion, the Asteroids Act 2014, commercial space, public/private partnerships, the NASA budget, bipartisanship on space, the Russian RD-180 rocket motor, the recent Chinese ASAT test, and the theft of intellectual property. We also asked our guest for the best ways to reach her regarding space advocacy as well as other members of congress. Please post your comments on TSS blog above.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Fri, 01 Aug 2014 22:33:58 UTC
Add this to another station John Batchelor Hotel Mars, Bill Harwood, Wednesday, 7-30-14 (10.43MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Bill Harwood, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: ISS resupply vehicles and politics. 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 Bill Harwood, veteran CBS Space Reporter, to talk with us about the recent success with the Orbital Sciences Cygnus ISS resupply vehicle plus the last ESA ATV 5 resupply mission now in orbit and due to dock with the ISS on August 12. We spoke in general about ISS resupply and the download capability of the SpaceX Dragon. Bill was also asked about the US goal of extending the ISS to 2024 but we wondered if Russian and the other ISS partners would go along with that extension. At this time, it is an unknown. The subject of US sanctions against Russia came up and Bill said that so far the sanctions had not impacted the ISS but that the station needs both the American and Russian sides to fly and maintain the station. Bill did not know if the terrestrial politics would remain outside the space and ISS relationship with the two countries. Bill also explained why ATV5 was the last ATV resupply mission. We covered other topics as well during this Hotel Mars segment. Please post any comments/questions you might have on The Space Show blog. You can contact any of us through drspace@thespaceshow.com.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Thu, 31 Jul 2014 14:10:10 UTC
Add this to another station Robert (Bob) Meurer, ATK, Wednesday, 7-30-14 (55.32MB; download) -- Guest: Robert (Bob) Meurer. Topics: ATK Space Systems and small satellites, SmallSat 2014, business trends & 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 Bob Meurer, VP of Business Development, Commercial & International Programs and Director Civil Space Programs for the Space Systems Division, ATK Aerospace Group. During our 60 minute one segment discussion, we explored the small satellite market, its trends, and development/evolution over the years to where the industry is today. As you will hear, the industry has undergone tremendous growth, capital is now showing up, large players are taking note of entrepreneurial companies such as Skybox, Google and Facebook are in the industry among others. Bob took us back to his start of the industry in 1986 which was also the first year of the SmallSat Conference. This historical overview is really interesting because back then, nobody could contemplate what we see in the industry today, plus a small satellite back then bears practically no relationship to a small satellite and cubesat of today regarding specs, capabilities, size, performance, etc. I asked our guest if the SmallSat conference had influenced the industry or if the industry was influencing the conference. We had an interesting discussion about this. We talked about the impact of Silicon Valley on the industry and Bob referenced several companies worth noting. Given the global business presence of our guest and ATK, I asked how political instability around the world impacted international business. Don't miss this discussion. ITAR came up and Bob noted new rules starting Nov. 10, 2014 that shift some items to commerce control instead of state dept. control. This should ease some restrictions on commercial activities. Toward the end, we talked about on orbit servicing and the ATK commercial venture ViviSat for satellite life extension. Check it out at www.vivisat.com. Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog. You can reach Bob Meurer through ATK or me.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 30 Jul 2014 21:26:04 UTC
Add this to another station Dr. Pat Patterson, SmallSat, Tuesday, 7-29-14 (58.66MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Pat Patterson. Topics: SmallSat Conference 2014, cubesats, small satellites, space commerce. 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 Patterson to discuss the upcoming SmallSat Conference to be held at Utah State University in Logan, Utah from August 2-7, 2014. During our one hour one segment discussion with Pat, we went over all aspects of the conference including the networking, social, and cultural aspects associated with the conference and Logan, UT. Visit the conference website and follow along with us (www.smallsat.org). The theme for the 2014 SmallSat Conference is "Commerce of Small Satellites." In keeping with this theme, Steve Jurvetson of Draper, Fisher Jurvetson will be the key speaker. Those of you familiar with NewSpace conferences over the years will be familiar with Mr. Jurvetson as he has been a big part of the Business Plan Competition and the conferences. Read about him & his space activities at http://smallsat.org/technical-program/keynote. Pat spoke about conference details, registration, and logistical issues throughout our discussion so pay attention if you are attending, especially to the hotel situation and options. We learned that Orbital is back to throwing one of the parties this year after a recess from their famous party. Other parties are hosted by ATK and SpaceX. The exhibit hall has been expanded and will now cover two floors. Also, an outdoor "lounge" area has been created for more room and networking options. I asked if the presented papers were peer reviewed. Dr. Patterson explained their review process so if you are interested in submitting a paper for future years, take note of it. About a third of the papers submitted are selected for the conference. Networking is exceptional at SmallSat. In addition the social activities including the Space Dynamics Lab hosted party Monday night, the other parties including the Moog sponsored program Wednesday night are all excellent networking venues as are the lunches and the food networking breaks throughout the day. We got questions about the student programs, presentations, exhibits and their scholarships. We spoke about newcomers to the exhibit hall and SmallSat, plus family activities for spouses, etc. in and around Logan. There are also side meetings which you can read about & attend so see http://smallsat.org/conference/side-meetings. The 11th Cubesat Workshop is also being held again this year on Saturday/Sunday. See http://smallsat.org/technical-program/workshop. For conference questions, see http://smallsat.org/contact. Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog above.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:57:22 UTC
Add this to another station Jay Barbree, Monday, 7-28-14 (59.32MB; download) -- Guest: Jay Barbree. Topics: Neil Armstrong and Jay's new book, "Neil Armstrong: A Life of Flight," plus SLS, Orion, NASA Budgets 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 long time NBC space news reporter Jay Barbree to the show to discuss his new book, "Neil Armstrong: A Life of Flight. Our program made use of the 60 minute format and one segment. We welcomed Jay to the show but as you will hear, there was a technical glitch as we started so you will hear the program being restarted. No program time was lost. Jay started by sharing with us the timeline he worked on for this book which spanned several decades. He also set the stage by detailing his special relationship with Armstrong that made it possible for him to write this type of book. He started Chapter 1 with the story of Neil ejecting from his fighter jet during the Korean War. As you will hear, Neil was one of the early pilots ejecting from a jet fighter. He flew into an anti-aircraft wire stretched between two mountains and it removed part of his plane. He was unable to make it back to the Essex but he did manage to keep the plane in flight and when he ejected, he was over a Marine base. Jay talked extensively about Neil seeing himself as a research test pilot and he referenced the old NACA plus his efforts that eventually paid off to get a test pilot assignment at Edwards AFB to fly at Dryden which has since been renamed after Neil Armstrong. Jay talked about one X-15 flight where he overshot the landing. The flight being described, the Pasadena Over flight, demonstrated Neil's skills and expertise as a test pilot. Jay talked about how Neil always wanted to go to space, plus his teaching career later in life. A listener asked Jay about Neil and the Apollo 11 crew. Jay had much to say on this subject, & why the specific Apollo 11 crew members were selected by Neil and Deke Slayton. He also talked about the facts of Neil being the first to walk on the Moon, the conspiracy theory about their not being photos of Neil on the Moon because Buzz would not take any and much more. Another listener wanted to know why Neil became far more public after the Columbia accident. In his response to this question, Jay talked about Neil not liking the press and wanting to keep his privacy. In the book, Jay Barbree referred to Armstrong, Collins, and Aldrin as the misfits. Don't miss this great discussion. Later, another listener wanted to know about Neil's objections to cancelling the Constellation Return to The Moon program. Jay went into some detail on this subject, including commenting on commercial space, SpaceX and more. To read the balance of this summary review, visit www.thspaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Thank you.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 29 Jul 2014 17:47:50 UTC
Add this to another station Open Lines, Sunday, 7-27-14 (120.58MB; download) -- Guest: Open Lines. Topics: Orbital dynamics app for iPhone, iPad, NewSpace Conference, art. gravity 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. Welcome to our Open Lines program. The first segment of our 131 minute program opened with a technical glitch so you will hear some announcement repeats, etc. We had a damaged wire connection that I did not pick up on until I got several email complaints. I did start the program over again but you can tell we had a glitch listening to the opening of this program. Prior to taking calls, I put out some suggested talking points including the recent Chinese ASAT test, the NewSpace 2014 conference, the Asteroids Act 2014, and the recently dismissed ULA petition to the SpaceX-Air Force litigation. I also went over the upcoming Space Show schedule. Our first caller was Doug from Australia who wanted to talk about his app for the iPhone and iPad, Leo-Low Earth Orbit. Search for that title in the App store. You can find out more about his app, orbital dynamics and the uses for this app at http://leo-lowearthorbit.com. For those of you wanting to try out the app but using a different platform for your smartphone, email Doug for assistance. You can reach him through his website plus he gave out his email address on air. Marshall called in to talk about the need to take on more risks for human spaceflight. He also talked about the RD-180 rocket motor. John from Ft. Worth called in to give us his theory of ducking jury duty since I mentioned I had jury duty the end of the week and had to cancel the Friday show because of it. When he got around to space, he wanted to know if the Aquarius paper had been uploaded to the SEI website per a recent Space Show discussion. You can find the paper at http://www.spaceenterpriseinstitute.org/downloads. As the segment ended, we started talking about artificial gravity and asking about the gravity RX needed for HSF plus other related issues. In the second segment, I read an email from B John in Sweden who believes he has the answers to the human factors challenges and criticizes both space doctors and me for not recognizing his solutions and what he has said on a past show regarding known 17th century solutions for the human factors challenges. I read his email in full, then promised him a guest appearance on The Space Show providing he bring credentials, facts, science, medicine, numbers, etc. to his discussion. I said he could not do a Space Show program on this topic with only his hunch, his ideas, unfounded theories, ideology, & religion. He needs to come to the debate with facts. You can hear more on this subject by listening to my reading of his emails on the July 22 program with Dr. Mark Shelhamer. To read the rest of this summary, see www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 28 Jul 2014 16:02:32 UTC
Add this to another station Dr. Mark Shelhamer, Tuesday, 7-22-14 (87.38MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Mark Shelhamer. Topics: A look at the risks associated with long duration human spaceflight. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. For those listening to archives using live365.com and rating the programs, please email me as to why you assign a specific rating to the show. This will help me bring better programming to the audience. We welcomed Dr. Mark Shelhamer, Chief Scientist of the NASA Human Research Program to the show to discuss the critical risks associated with BLEO long duration HSP. You can hear his FISO talk on this topic from April 2, 2014 at http://spirit.as.utexas.edu/~fiso/telecon/Shelhamer_4-2-14/Shelhamer.mp3. His associated Power Point can be downloaded at http://spirit.as.utexas.edu/~fiso/telecon/Shelhamer_4-2-14/Shelhamer_4-2-14.ppt. During the first segment of our 95 minute discussion, Dr. Shelhamer started off saying we would be talking about beyond low earth orbit only and that many of the risks are unknown since we have very little experience with BLEO. Much of what we do know is extrapolated from our current knowledge base plus our Apollo experience. Next, our guest defined three major areas/issues. First he listed medical issues which he later described as onsite medical treatments for various complications, illnesses, surgical needs and such. He classified physical deconditioning issues such as muscle and bone loss issues, cardio vascular issues in a different category. The second group he identified had to do with radiation, and the third group included psychological-social issues. I asked about Microgravity not being in the top three and he said because those issues are likely a constant for both LEO and BLEO missions. He then talked at length about the challenges needing countermeasures/mitigation. He did not say these were showstopper challenges but they do require effective countermeasures. For example, he said humans could probably survive a trip to Mars today providing the hardware & life support was up to the job but their goal is to get the crew there in good condition, to be able to do effective work, and to return safely. He did not think those goals could be obtained today. I asked if money was a primary issue and it was not though he said more money is always helpful. He talked about the time needed for some human studies, team studies, and research, sometimes extending even longer than a year. He then took us through the three categories to tell us what NASA was doing & how it was doing in that research area. You might be surprised by what you hear. I certainly was. Later, we talked about ocular/vision issues which are now getting front page attention. He explained the latest theory causing the problem as possible fluid shifts. Listen to this discussion. Note that once we start with BLEO HSF, we may find other problems that do not now show up now. Also, we may develop a countermeasure for one problem but that opens the door to lots of other problems currently unknown. READ THE FULL SUMMARY AT WWW.THESPACESHOW.COM OR HTTP://THESPACESHOW.WORDPRESS.COM. THANK YOU.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 23 Jul 2014 17:18:28 UTC
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