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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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Open Lines, Tuesday, 3-4-14 (124.18MB; download) -- Guest: Open Lines with Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Launch costs, spy satellites, launch reliability, & 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. Welcome to our primary March Open Lines discussion. During the first segment of this two hour program, we followed up from Monday with Tony talking about electric cars, SpaceX, Elon Musk, solar power, PGE electricity rates and more. He also mentioned that Facebook bought out Titan Aerospace, a company that makes a solar airplane. Later in the program, Tony emailed the news that former Skylab astronaut & Korean War Vet William (Bill) Pogue passed away. Bill was twice a guest on TSS & a friend. He will missed and we dedicated tonight's program to his memory. After the initial call with Tony, Jerry called from Florida to talk about the Ukraine & the space connection, the 2015 NASA budget, and possible Antares problems due to the Ukrainian connection. Next, Dwayne called to talk about what it takes to launch sensitive and very expensive USAF spy satellites. He talked about launch reliability as being more important than the launch costs. He associated this with the high costs of ULA launches and then we talked about what it would take for SpaceX to compete in that market. It does appear that SpaceX is ready to compete per some of the articles that were sent me during the discussion. Dwayne pointed out the series of Titan failures in the mid to late 90's, & how this led to more oversight and quality control to make sure the satellites got to orbit. In the second segment, Tim from N. California called and talked about computer power today making it possible to a SimNASA type venture to refine the NASA budget process, even the overall government budget. He mentioned a project decades ago, World Games by Buckminster Fuller but back then the computer power was not what is today. Here we also talked about Big Data. Dwayne called back, I asked him for news on the Chinese lunar rover and we talked about the Atlas Russian engine, the RD-180. Dwayne attended hearings last week on Inspiration Mars and reported to us on those hearings. Doug emailed in wanting to know the number of ULA engine flights as compared to SpaceX engine flights. Please post comments/questions on TSS blog above. You can reach any of the participants in tonight's show through me. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 05 Mar 2014 16:30:12 UTC
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Special Monday Open Lines, Monday, 3-3-14 (103.49MB; download) -- Guest: Open Lines with Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Business plans, due diligence, Mars One, skepticism, cynicism, SpaceX & 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. Our scheduled guest for this program, Dr. Jeff Bell, was a no-show. At the request of several listeners, rather than canceling the program, I let it run as a special Open Lines show. There were no breaks in the discussion. Our first caller in this 1 hour 53 minute discussion was Dwayne who inquired about my frequent comments on the need for a business plan and due diligence in evaluating potential space businesses. I offered to send interested listeners a copy of the business plan outline I work from if they email and request it. We went through the business plan outline I use, then we talked about due diligence for all aspects of the venture including management, financial, marketing, technology, engineering, and more. Dwayne wanted to know about possible market saturation for the low barrier to entry cubesats and Earth imaging satellites now entering the market place. Doug was the next caller. He had wanted to talk with Dr. Bell about an older paper of his showing skepticism for the COTS program which Doug believes to be successful. The discussion with Doug was too long so callers, you need to be succinct, consolidate your comments and questions, and don't expect unlimited time for your call. As they say, "this was my bad" to have let the call go on for so long and I apologize to those of you who got tired of waiting to call the show and just logged out. The discussion with Doug included how to assess the likely success of a business venture, management, and more. We used both Mars One and SpaceX as examples. Charles then called to talk about his book Microlaunchers and The Space Review's book review of it by Dr. Jeff Foust. You can read the review at www.thespacereview.com/article/2461/1. Our last caller was Tony who challenged the electric car comments made by Charles and me. Tony wanted to advocate for green technology, solar, etc. I apologize for how I talked to and handled Tony's call. Because I did not agree with him was no excuse for my being rude and I will do my best to not let that happen again. Tony and I disagree on these issues which is fine by my book. Most of the time listeners don't know my own thoughts on lots of the topics discussed on TSS so you have no clue if I concur or not with what is being said, but I did engage Tony & I should have been more respectful with him. I understand the validity of the points he was making though I dispute that any of that is reality at this time in the U.S. We ended this special program by pointing out that our regular March OL show is Tuesday, March 4. I will make an announcement when I can reschedule Dr. Bell. Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog above. If you want to reach any of our callers or emailiers, you can do so through me. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 04 Mar 2014 17:45:29 UTC
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Dr. Alan Stern & Bas Lansdorp, Sunday, 3-2-14 (90.88MB; download) -- Guests: Dr. Alan Stern & Bas Lansdorp. Topics: Uwingu's Mars crater naming opportunities & Mars One partnership. 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 Space Show both Dr. Alan Stern and Bas Lansdorp to talk about the Mars One & Uwingu Mars crater naming project partnership. Dr. Stern began the discussion in this 1 hour 33 minute program. Please note that both guests used cell phones and Bas was in Holland so we do have phone line noise and static throughout the discussion. Alan provided us with a brief history of Uwingu and then talked about having acquired the Mars crater database which forms the basis for the Uwingu Mars crater naming project. Our guest explained the project and how each of us can participate, as well as why we should name a crater. Dr. Stern then introduce our mystery guest, Bas Lansdorp, CEO of Mars One, as both Uwingu & Mars One are partnering in the crater naming project. Briefly, Uwingu will make a digital map of all the Martian named craters and Mars One will carry that map with them on their 2018 Phoenix like robotic mission which is an important mission leading up to their human missions. Bas did explain why the 2018 mission is so important to the overall Mars One plan. After this discussion, we fielded lots of listener email questions asking Bas about all aspects of the human mission from spaceflight safety to human factors, to launch vehicles, radiation, microgravity, all of the above and more. Alan also received numerous email questions seeking to clarify parts of the Uwingu project. There were lots of fun topics but this was really taken to the extreme when Bas mentioned the probability of crews eating insects. This set off a "bug storm" with listeners wanting to know the types of insects to be eaten, why, and lots of other things. Many around the world do eat insects but this seemed to strike some nerves among listeners. In the second segment, Alan and Bas talked about the joint press release to be issued Monday morning, March 3, 2014 describing the partnership & the project. You can see the press release on the two websites, www.uwingu.com and www.mars-one.com. We inquired about Mars One communications back to Earth, asked about the DSN and learned that Mars One might build their own ground stations for their own communications network. We talked about the profile of the ideal crew member, the command structure for the crews, radiation, microgravity, regulation, and more. Other topics discussed during this show included Mars One extracting water from the Martian soil, equipment/hab backup and redundancy, the possibility of Earth-return, possible impact on HSF & Mars with a mission failure or death, Mars spacecraft simulation, and much more. Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog above. You can contact Dr. Stern and Bas Lansdorp through their websites or me. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 03 Mar 2014 17:58:38 UTC
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Stephen Murphy, Friday, 2-28-14 (80.01MB; download) -- Guest: Stephen Murphy. Topics: Do It Yourself Space (DIY), space exploration for all, open hardware, DIY entrepreneurial opportunities. 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 Stephen Murphy to the program to discuss Do It Yourself (DIY) space exploration and the available tools to make it all happen. In our first segment of this 1 hour 27 minute program, Mr. Murphy explained the concept of Do It Yourself (DIY) Space Exploration. Make sure you visit his website for more information on this topic, www.diyspaceexploration.com. We first explained the DIY concept and just why the timing was right for it to be attainable by those outside the space industry given the availability of low cost tools that can be used to build space hardware. We talked about needed background to be able to build something plus all the tools available including kits. However, we also talked about the choke hold on the industry due to the launch side of the business which is still costly and limited. Of course Charles Pooley called in to remind us all that Microlaunchers was trying to solve the launch side of the problem. During both segments, Stephen mentioned many different companies doing a specific piece of DIY or general technology as following these companies and learning from what they have and will be dong as well as how they do it can be a good guide. We also talked about smaller than cubesat items such as the pocket cubesat, rocket cubesat, and more. Next, we went into the aggressive use of crowd funding for raising money for the projects using Kickstarter, Indiegogo and others. Our guest put forward some simple marketing and promotional "rules" for crowdfunding, especially before you start your crowdfunding campaign. In the second segment, we opened up with a discussion about open hardware and how companies involved with it make it work because its an unusual business model. Here, Stephen also mentioned companies using the open source model to build an important community for their work and products, also a different business model from the traditional model. We discussed the Maker community, especially MakerBot with 3D printing, several crowdfunding projects, even DIY drones! Listeners asked about ITAR, then near the end we switched topics to using high altitude balloons. Our guest said this was like a "gateway drug" to space because it was cheap, easy, and would likely be an excellent low cost testing platform. Mr. Murphy's goal with his website & business is offer workshops & tools so everyone who wants can move forward with space exploration. Post your comments/questions on TSS blog. Stephen's email address can be found on his website using the Contact tab. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 01 Mar 2014 17:23:53 UTC
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The John Batchelor Show "Hotel Mars," Wednesday, 12-26-14 (10.73MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Doug Messier, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Virgin Galactic, hybrid engines, space tourism. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. 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 Doug Messier of www.parabolicarc.com to the program to discuss Virgin Galactic and its hybrid engine problems. Doug follows this issue closely and had much to say about their engine, testing program, powered flight tests, possible engine replacements and more. He also talked about the role of Sir Richard Branson with Virgin and the possible commercial flight schedule for the company. Please post any comments/questions you might have on The Space Show blog. You can contact any of us through drspace@thespaceshow.com.
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Alan Boyle, Tuesday, 2-25-14 (93.84MB; download) -- Guest: Alan Boyle. Topics: Alan discussed a wide range of topics including HSF, suborbital flights, science, Mars & 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. Note that there was scattered phone line noise from time to time during our discussion. We welcomed Alan Boyle back to the show for this 1 hour 42 minute discussion on numerous space news items & topics. During our first segment, Alan talked about the "two year rule" which suggests space tourism & suborbital commercial flights are just two years away. Throughout the program Alan kept suggesting that 2014 might be the end of the two year rule! Alan gave us an overview of the spaceflight companies building vehicles. Our next topic was the Yamato Meteorite, a Mars meteorite that may indicate past life on Mars. He compared this to the 1996 meteorite announcement and said that some of the Yamato team members were the same as those addressing the 1996 "discovery" (www.nbcnews.com/#/science/space/tiny-blobs-tunnels-meteorite-revive-debate-over-life-mars-n38431). In talking about Mars, I brought up the Viking experiments by Dr. Gil Levin , then a listener emailed in a question about the UK Tom Bower book on Branson, "Behind the Mask." Georgia followed with a question about the forthcoming NASA commercial crew down select, then I asked Alan for his view of SLS. Alan said it definitely had a role to play. Allison called from her car to inquire about private space stations & microgravity issues. In the second segment, we discussed Planet Labs & their recent launch of cubesats from the ISS. Alan also explained how the cubesats were launched from the station, plus since he had seen some of their images, we got a report on image quality. Todd emailed in a additional question about cislunar transportation/lunar settlements. Alan had several questions pertaining to what would actually be done in a lunar settlement. Elon Musk & his Mars plans came up and we spent a few minutes talking about that subject. Alan said the biggest dud story of 2013 in his opinion was Comet Ison. John called from Ft. Worth & I queried him again on SLS but he actually wanted to discuss Mars & present day capabilities. He then talked about the need for advanced propulsion for Mars flights. He said he would back off his SLS support had there been plans for a second generation shuttle, depots or something that would be a real program. He said SLS was a real program & any program was better than no program. Alan then said he was looking forward to 2015 with New Horizons, Dawn, & SpaceShip2. He also mentioned the ESA Rosetta mission, then as the show was ending, he was asked about the Chinese lunar rover. The final question from Sara was about the value & importance of human spaceflight. Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog above. Follow Alan on www.facebook.com/NBCNewsScience and www.nbcnews.com/id/3033063. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 26 Feb 2014 16:55:43 UTC
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Dr. Madhu Thangavelu, Monday, 2-24-14 (92.56MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Madhu Thangavelu. Topics: NEO student intervention & surveillance design projects, advanced technology. 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. Madhu Thangavelu to discuss current graduate student design projects from his most recent USC class which had a theme dealing with NEOs and mitigation strategies. During the first segment of this 1 hour 41 minute show, Dr. Thangavelu focused on the future of the ISS, lunar exploration and settlements, a bit on Mars but mostly on NEO issue and surveillance of dangerous items. He summarized several of the student projects for us including one referred to as "Trojan" asteroids and another referred to as "space rocks to take care of rocks." Also in this segment we talked about nuclear rocket technology and propulsion, asteroid mining, and Directed Energy devices. For the latter, we spoke about the ease of using the technology as a space weapon. Toward the end of the segment we discussed how to enroll in Madhu 's class, especially if you are not a USC graduate engineering student. Our guest summarized the segment saying that planetary defense will happen and his class helps to train and condition creative minds to deal with the problems. In the second segment, Professor Thangavelu received a listener question about Earthship Houses and the Cal-Earth Institute. Madhu also spoke about the recent NASA NIAC Conference held at Stanford University. Regarding the conference, he spoke about many of the keynote addresses and speakers, plus extremely innovative projects. One such project was Contour Crafting which he said was now in Phase 2 (see www.contourcrafting.org). Another listener went into more detail with him on the USC application process to attend his class, then Madhu went back to sharing more with us regarding the NASA conference. He said keynote speakers were from MythBusters, Google, SETI, SSI, and Dr. Pete Worden of NASA Ames. Late in this segment, he talked about the space business model with Elon Musk, Stratolaunch, and more. He fielded a few specific questions on asteroid mining which he did not think was ripe for investor action at this time. He was asked about green technologies & the student design projects, then about his upcoming article in the Journal of Space Philosophy. One of the last topics was the introduction to us of co-robotics, suggesting we check it out at the National Robotics Initiative ( Google co-robotics for more information). Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog above. Dr. Thangavelu can be reached through me using drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 25 Feb 2014 17:28:46 UTC
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Open Lines, Sunday, 2-23-14 (123.40MB; download) -- Guests: Open Lines with Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Cubesat markets, cubesat launch restrictions, Mars One, SLS, Falcon, & 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 welcome you to today's 2 hour 15 minute Open Lines discussion covering a wide range of topics. Since both segments of the discussion overlapped and covered the same topics, this summary will not be divided into the typical part one and part two segments. At the beginning, I threw out some possible discussion topics. These topics included my thoughts on the cubesat market becoming saturated due to the very low barriers of entry. This typically happens in the business cycle leading to failures, buyouts, mergers, etc. I posed the question if this could happen in the cubesat industry. I also commented on the FATW issued to Mars One deeming it a suicide mission. These seemed to be the two most frequently discussed topics on today's show though SLS and Falcon did enter the discussion. Regarding the cubesat industry, most callers thought that cubesats would not go the way of traditional businesses with low barriers to entry because the launch side of the industry has a choke hold on deployment of cubesats and so far does have low barriers to entry. The reasoning went something like this: One could have all the cubesats in the world they wanted but only so many can get launched per year and this puts limits on the potential cubesat market. Many callers and a few email listeners had much to say on this discussion during the entire program. Now as for the FATWA issued against Mars One deeming it a suicide mission, that too was a popular topic. Many listeners commented on it as did I though I suggested it probably did not matter since I'm a skeptic that the venture will ever launch, especially given the stated time tables it is working against. But there were lots of views on the FATWA. Most listeners agreed that Mars One would likely be something on the order of a suicide mission but calling for a FATWA seemed extreme. There were several sarcastic comments and SLS John objected to why we would even spend time talking about it given all the important things going on in space and the space related world. Later in the second segment, Jeff called in and extended the discussion to SLS which is always volatile on TSS! Jeff offered us some interesting observations and "givens" regarding SLS as a government program. Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog above. You can reach any of our callers through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 24 Feb 2014 18:06:19 UTC
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Elizabeth Kennick, Teachers In Space, Friday, 2-21-14 (55.72MB; download) -- Guest: Elizabeth (Liz) Kennick. Topics: Teachers In Space program and projects. 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 Liz Kennick back to the show to talk about Teachers in Space (TIS), their new 2014 programming, and their upcoming spinoff from The Space Frontier Foundation later this fall. During our one hour discussion with Liz, we talked at length about the Teachers In Space two summer workshops, the Flight Experiment Workshop and the Space Medicine & Human Factors Workshop. Liz went over the teacher qualifications which include being a U.S. Citizen and a U.S. high school STEM teacher. The workshops are free but so far the teachers selected for the workshops are responsible for their own travel and expenses. Spots for these workshops are limited so if you are a qualified teacher or know of one to recommend, applications need to be submitted early. Liz believes the website application process will be available before the end of February so please check the Teachers In Space website for more details, http://tis.spacefrontier.org. Liz also talked about workshop graduates having two different experiments on the ISS or headed to the ISS. We talked about this process in some detail and she explained the two experiments to us. Clearly, the high school students and their teachers are engaging in quality and meaningful research!. Liz also talked about their relationship with both The Space Frontier Foundation which will be ending this fall through a TIS spinoff and Embry Riddle University in Florida. Another partnership that TIS has formed is with Waypoint2Space, a spaceflight training center that has started up near NASA JSC near Houston. Waypoint has its FAA approval. For more information, visit their website at www.waypoint2space.com. Liz received several questions inquiring about working with both students and teachers. Here, we learned that TIS is focused on the STEM teachers to work with students. She was also asked about space tourism, orbital space tourism, cosmonaut training, and getting flights for the Pathfinders once the suborbital companies start flying. Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog URL above. You can reach Ms. Kennick through the TIS website or me. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 22 Feb 2014 16:24:32 UTC
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The John Batchelor Show "Hotel Mars," Wednesday, 2-19-14 (10.55MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Charles Lurio, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Google Lunar X Prize, ISS, Cubesats, Planet Labs, Swiss Space. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. 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 Dr. Charles Lurio of The Lurio Report to the program to discuss the Google Lunar X Prize selection of five teams in the competition to designed to recognize team technical accomplishments plus to funnel more money to the teams for R&D. John asked Charles many questions about the contest, if the robots represented advanced technology, and more. We also talks about Swiss Space partnering with two Russian companies regarding their engine, then we talked about Planet Labs launching cubesats from the ISS with more to follow. Please post any comments/questions you might have on The Space Show blog. You can contact any of us through drspace@thespaceshow.com.
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