The Space Show
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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Drs. Michael Schmidt, Thomas Goodwin, Sunday, 9-22-13 (47.97MB; download) -- Guests: Dr. Michael Schmidt, Dr. Thomas Goodwin. Topics: We discuss the recent published reviewed paper by our guess, "Personalized medicine in human space flight: using Omics based analysis to develop individualized countermeasures that enhance astronaut safety and performance." Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. We welcomed both Dr. Michael Schmidt and Dr. Thomas Goodwin to this 1 hour 28 minute program to discuss their findings represented in their recent published & reviewed paper, "Personalized medicine in human space flight: using Omics based analysis to develop individualized countermeasures that enhance astronaut safety and performance." I've posted this paper on The Space Show blog and I urge you to read it as I believe it will the way of the future for human spaceflight astronaut safety and enhancement. We started our discussion with Dr. Schmidt stating the problem(s) with astronauts in the extreme space environment, longer mission duration stress, plus other factors. Dr. Schmidt followed by Dr. Goodwin then explained and discussed personalized medicine in human space flight and the use of Omics analysis. Their work was also applied to the emerging space tourism industry as well as for suborbital missions. Regarding the suborbital flights, the interest seems to be more with the pilots who will be making many trips to space rather than the participant who will likely be doing it only once. Our guests put forth the reasoning for personalized space flight medicine, we talked about the capabilities to do this screening and the studies today, what will be near term and what we can expect over the longer term as technologies develop. Listeners asked about conventional mitigation strategies such as shielding, exercise, etc. Our guests pointed out that they were not talking about eliminating the usual mitigation strategies but tailoring needs to an individual's DNA and genetic makeup since individual astronauts may have genetic and DNA differences that will respond better to a customized mitigation. We talked about varying degrees of DNA stability & unstable DNA. Much was said about the effects of RX medications and drug profiles. In our second segment, we talked more about the suborbital flights and the interest in the pilots due to their repeat flights. We talked about targeted RX medications for an individual, how medications are metabolized & how that might actually differ in the astronauts leading to customization. Doug asked about a type of primate ISS experiment regarding fractionalized gravity. Listeners also wanted to know about adding mass and cost to a mission due to personalized space flight medicine which as you will hear, was not the case. In the concluding comments, our guests pointed out that personalized space flight medicine was going to be the future of human space flight. Personalized and target DNA and genetic medicine is already starting to happen here on Earth so its extension to space is only natural. Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog. You can contact our guests through me. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 23 Sep 2013 17:04:58 UTC
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Dr. John Cramer, Friday, 9-20-13 (44.38MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. John Cramer. Topics: Dr. Cramer's chapter in "Starship Century," interstellar travel, physics. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. We welcomed Dr. John Cramer to the program to discuss his chapter in the book "Starship Century." Dr. Cramer titled his chapter Exotic Technologies for Interstellar Travel. Remember, if you purchase this book using The Space Show/OGLF Amazon portal, Amazon will contribute to The Space Show. Instructions for doing this are in all archived program summaries on our website and our blog. Dr. Cramer's website is http://faculty.washington.edu/jcramer. During the first segment of our 90 minute discussion, Dr. Cramer talked about his chapter, interstellar spaceflight, exotic technologies, and the Quantum Grounded Theory. He mentioned James Woodward and his work with Mach's Principle. I also asked him about the level of interest expressed by his students in interstellar travel and we talked about timelines for realizing interstellar travel. Our guest said we needed breakthroughs and the progress in 100 years would depend on realizing key breakthroughs. Dr. Cramer suggested that our challenges were still in the fields of theory as we needed much better understandings of lots of things associated with interstellar travel. The issue of space settlement came up in terms of Mars and deep space. We also talked about worm holes but we spent more time on that subject in the second segment. I asked if finding the Higgs-Boson was helpful. Dr. Cramer had much to say on this as well as on the LHC and colliders in general. Dr. Cramer was asked about his science fiction works and his writing for Analog. We also talked about the impact of our having cancelled our collider to be built in Texas and the impact of that decision on American science for decades following that political decision. In the second segment, Dr. Cramer went into more detail about worm holes, including an explanation of the "back reaction" issue. Later, we talked about timelines, budgets and our political funding process. Near the end of the program, NASA was discussed as was our reliance on large rockets. Dr. Cramer said we would need to get away from rockets and propulsion thrust if we were to do anything with interstellar travel or deep space. At the end, he was asked about ET based on the comments Dr. Davies made on his interview earlier this week. Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog URL above. You can email Dr. Cramer through his website. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 21 Sep 2013 16:03:49 UTC
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Robert (Bob) Zimmerman, Tuesday, 9-17-13 (62.35MB; download) -- Guest: Robert (Bob) Zimmerman. Topics: This was a wide ranging discussion starting with climate change & ending with budget, CR, & commercial crew issues. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. We welcomed Bob Zimmerman back to the show for this one hour 55 minute discussion starting with the announcement regarding climate change and the upcoming IPCC report which has been leaked to the press. The primary topic for this first segment was climate change, the leaked IPCC report and an analysis of it. Bob fielded listener comments and questions including Marshall's who had hands on experience with the very first computer climate model in the early 70's. Bob summarized all his comments saying that science needed to be skeptical and he was optimistic that skepticism was coming back to the field of climate science. We then switched to space and NASA for the balance of this program. As a transition, Bob talked about solar activity and the solar max. In response to a listener question, he commented that if Mars or anyplace in space were developed using the Antarctica model, it would doom commercial space activity. He stated over and over again that the model needed was the profit model for space and planetary development. In the second segment, we talked about new commercial contracts for Arianne 5 recently announced, and how important these were to Arianne who needs to show a profit for the first time. I asked Bob about NASA's Redirect Asteroid Mission given all the attention it got last week at AIAA Space 2013. Bob had much to say about this mission, most of it not supportive or positive, and then I mentioned the NASA press conference which is archived as part of the Space 2013 taped interviews and the fact that it is to be SLS dependent. This started Bob and others on SLS rants, mostly not supportive of it, and also Orion. Bob was emphatic that Orion with SLS would not be a deep space mission & at one point he cited comments by Russian that their next generation Soyuz would have bathroom facilities on board and Bob said with Orion, it was strictly diapers for the crew. We talked about Inspiration Mars and Mars One. Bob was skeptical about both happening. Listen to the reasons he cited for his perspective. Bob also talked about Bigelow Aerospace and its potential, listeners asked about Planetary Resources and the Redirect Mission, then we talked about the need to lower the launch costs to LEO. Bob brought us current with SpaceShip2 & the latest powered demo flight, then John called in to argue about SLS with Bob. This was an interesting give and take. As Bob has done on other programs, he continued saying he does not want a space program which is a government program which in his eyes is doomed to failure. He wants the private sector to prevail. As the show was ending, I asked Bob for this thoughts on the budget, CR, and future commercial crew funding . Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog. Check out Bob's website, www.beyondtheblack.com. You can email bob through is website or using zimmerman at nasw dot org Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 18 Sep 2013 15:59:09 UTC
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Dr. Paul Davies, Monday, 9-16-13 (31.82MB; download) --
Guest: Dr. Paul Davies. Topics: Interstellar travel, microbiology, cosmology, Mars, and 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. We welcomed Dr. Paul Davies to this 65 minute discussion about his contribution to the excellent book, "Starship Century: Toward the Grandest Horizon." Other topics included interstellar travel, microbiology, human spaceflight, Mars, ET and much more. We started our discussion with his Afterword in the "Starship Century" book and I asked him about his comments regarding microbes. One quickly learns from reading his Afterword that it is not the propulsion and engineering that presents the greatest challenge to interstellar travel but what happens to essential microbes needed for life in microgravity and the space environment. We learned that even in LEO such microbes can transform and become toxic to life. This is a fascinating microbiology discussion regarding deep space missions to Mars, the Moon, and long interstellar travel. Don't miss what Dr. Davies said about microbes as it opens up an entirely new study in human factors for human spaceflight. Other issues we talked about included planetary contamination, microbial ecosystems, figuring out the minimal needed for sustainability regarding the good microbial environment. Also, what microbes are crucial and those that might be irrelevant for the spaceflight passengers as well as for animals and plants needed for sustaining the mission. Dr. Davies was asked that given microbiology being a bigger challenge than propulsion and engineering, were we close to having propulsion and engineering for interstellar travel. You will appreciate his very "witty" answer to this listener's question. Faster than light travel came up and so did the work being done around the Alcubierre Drive. Dr. Davies had much to say about faster than light travel, the speed of light, physics, and related disciplines. TO READ THE BALANCE OF THIS SUMMARY, VISIT WWW.THESPACESHOW.COM OR HTTP://THESPACESHOW.WORDPRESS.COM AND SEE THE ARCHIVE SUMMARY FOR THIS PROGRAM AND DATE. THE SUMMARY WAS TOO LONG FOR THE ALLOWED GIGADIAL SPACE. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 17 Sep 2013 02:28:20 UTC
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Dr. Sean Casey, Sunday, 9-15-13 (45.88MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Sean Casey. Topics: Silicon Valley Space Center and their projects with a focus on their Moffett Federal Airfield (MFA) project. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. We welcomed Dr. Sean Casey back to the program to discuss updates with the Silicon Valley Space Center and their new project, the Moffett Federal Airfield (MFA) project for establishing NewSpace related office and lab facilities at Moffett Field. During the first segment of this 90 minute program, we talked about the upcoming NewSpace Business Plan Competition, the Silicon Valley Space Center projects and workshops, and the benefits of membership in the organization. For more information, please visit www.svsc.org. During both segments of the program, Dr. Casey provided several email addresses for listeners to obtain additional information about the various projects. Sean Casey's address is sean.casey@siliconvalleyspacecenter.org. He also summarized all the addresses at the end of the discussion. In this segment, Dr. Casey also discussed space entrepreneurism, cited several examples of it, and we talked about innovation. Toward the end of the segment, he brought us current with many of their planned events and then he introduced us to the "Moffett Field Problem" which he said was being solved by the MFA project which we talked more about in the second segment. In our next segment, Sean did go into detail explaining the MFA Project, the bid that GSA will decide on within a year and the email address to use for more information, mfa@siliconvalleyspacecenter.org. Our guest talked about plans for Hanger One and the other hangers, and that they were looking for this project to create a center for innovation, business support and much more. Sean also talked about offering business support, mentoring programs, support of existing programs such as the BNASA Flight Opportunities Program and getting technology to the ISS and more. Information on these topics can be obtained by emailing newspace@siliconvalleyspacecenter.org. Another project Sean spoke about was the upcoming PongSat Workshop plus events that will be held at the Hacker DoJo in Mountain View, CA. Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 16 Sep 2013 15:34:29 UTC
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AIAA Space 2013 Taped Interviews, Friday, 9-13-13 (118.46MB; download) -- Guests: AIAA Space 2013 Taped Interviews. Topics: Recorded interviews from AIAA Space 2013 including Dr. Doug Plata; NASA Press Conference;, Michelle Evans. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. Welcome to this 2 hour 14 minute set of three interviews recorded at AIAA Space 2013 in San Diego (except for the last interview). Please note there were audio issues as there was background noise both at the San Diego Convention Center and the restaurant where I met Michelle Evans for her interview regarding her X-15 book. The NASA Press Conference, while conducted in a private room, also consisted of a conference call through NASA with media reps not at the conference. Some of the participants at the table and on the phone spoke with a very low voice. The interviews follow one another with about five seconds of dead air space between each one. When the interview with Michelle Evans ends, so does our recording. We started with Dr. Doug Plata who presented two papers at an AIAA Technical Committee Meeting Monday night. His two presentations covered space advocacy unification ideas and his Lunar Cots and Cislunar transportation ideas. Doug reports interesting and sometimes challenging feedback from those listening to his presentations. And it was not all supportive of his idea. Next, we have the NASA Press Conference. As part of the background to this press conference, the keynote at lunch was a panel moderated by NASA’s William (Bill) Gerstenmaier with four other NASA participants charged with leading different parts of the NASA Asteroid Redirect Mission. At lunch, these individuals made a presentation, showed animation and video of the mission, charts and graphs, then took questions from the AIAA lunch audience. The NASA participants got tough questions about SLS, mission dependency on SLS, the use of large quantities of Xenon, and even if the civil space program for human spaceflight would disappear if this mission failed for any reason given the dysfunction many see in NASA at this time. I think you will find Bill’s response to my question about SLS issues and dependence on it for the mission to be interesting. I learned a few things about SLS and I suspect you will also learn a few things about this program. Let us know your thoughts on both SLS and the asteroid redirect mission by posting on The Space Show blog. The last interview was at a Fuddruckers Restaurant off I-5 as I was driving through Orange County on the way back to Hollywood. I met Michelle Evans and Cherie for a different type of discussion about Michelle’s excellent book, “The X-15 Rocket Plane: Flying the First Wings into Space.” Michelle was recently a guest on the program about her book. We talked about those she interviewed for the book and their thoughts on today’s current space program. I also asked if Michelle thought a program such as X-15 could be initiated today. Michelle also told us about the global interest in the X-15 as she has heard from people in Nepal, Austria, and many other faraway places. Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Fri, 13 Sep 2013 20:02:49 UTC
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John Batchelor "Hotel Mars, Wednesday, 9-11-13 (10.84MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Bruce Pittman, Dr. David Livingston. Topic: Space Exploration for Inspiration and Profit. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm.
For this Hotel Mars segment, Bruce Pittman was our guest to continue the discussion from his AIAA Space 2013 Panel, “Space Exploration for Inspiration and Profit.” Bruce moderated this AIAA panel discussion of the same title. In our 11.5 minute Hotel Mars segment, we talked about advances with public/private partnerships, NASA changes in supporting and even embracing commercial space, private sector launchers with Orbital and SpaceX through COTS and Commercial Crew, plus commercial opportunities emerging with the ISS. John asked Bruce about robotics and both Bruce and I suggested it was not either or with robotics and human spaceflight but both working in sequence for the best possible space exploration and development. Near the end of the segment, Bruce mentioned funding issues as the primary challenge for our moving forward with space development and exploration.
Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog per above. If you want to email either of the participants, you can do so through me.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Thu, 12 Sep 2013 14:21:29 UTC
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Rob Lowe on ShipInSpace, Sunday, 9-8-13 (43.84MB; download) -- Guest: Rob Lowe. Topics: ShipInSpace space tourism company in the UK and their 48 passenger spacecraft. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. We welcomed Rob Lowe to the program to introduce us to and discuss ShipInSpace, a new entry in the suborbital space tourism industry. During the first segment of our 1 hour 24 minute program, Mr. Lowe introduced us to ShipInSpace, he described their proposed space tourist flight adventure program, we talked about the vehicle, the entry and reentry g forces, the stacking system for passenger pods and the safety escape system. Rob also described a typical parabolic flight profile for ShipInSpace once it starts operations in five years. Rob answered questions about vehicle safety and certification, their two year passenger training program, the vertical launch and horizontal landing design, the hatch closure and opening procedures, plus the use of space suits for the occupants, and their pricing model which is significantly lower than their competition. Rob also addressed listener questions about ShipInSpace financing, budgets, and the start of ticket sales. Crowd funding was brought up in the financial discussion, our guest was asked about the competition not only from Virgin and XCOR but from other companies in the U.S., Canada, and across Europe. One of our listeners in India wanted to know how ShipInSpace was different from the AXE APOLLO space project. In the second segment, Rob was asked about choosing one's pod mates for the flight given each stacked pod had room for four passengers. We also learned that initially the flight frequency would be weekly but that might increase over time. Rob digressed to tell us about his book which is available on Amazon, "The Eccentric Universe." Remember, if you buy the book using The Space Show/OGLF Amazon portal (instructions are in all show summaries on the website and the blog plus the blog has a specific link to our Amazon portal), Amazon will make a donation to The Space Show/OGLF. His book sounds most interesting so check it out. Later, our guest was asked about the possibility of their using Spaceport America and our guest indicated that it was a possibility, as was the use of spaceports in Europe and elsewhere. Near the end of our discussion, Rob gazed forward with an assessment of the potential of a future space tourism and development industry, then a listener asked them about plans to move toward orbital tourism. We asked our guest about their proposed flight test program, Point to Point transportation, and a few more questions about their competition. The last listener sent in an email saying he was a skeptic and wondered about their Plan B if the marketing survey they are counting on turned out to be invalid. In response he said that the company and the spacecraft were designed to do other types of mission so not to worry. He also cited the demand Mars One has experienced in opening up the application process for their mission as solid evidence of the interest in space tourism and travel. Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog. You can contact Rob Lowe through my email address.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 09 Sep 2013 03:22:01 UTC
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Stan Kennedy & Maureen O'Brien, Oakman Aerospace, Friday, 9-6-13 (31.13MB; download) --
Guests: Stanley Kennedy, Jr., Maureen O'Brien. Topics: Oakman Aerospace, cubesats, ITAR reform. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. We welcomed Stan Kennedy and Maureen O'Brien to the program for this 58 minute discussion about Oakman Aerospace, cubesats, the Small Sat Conference, ITAR reform and more. During one segment discussion, Stan took us through the brief history of Oakman Aerospace (www.oak-aero.com) which just completed its first fiscal year. Oakman Aerospace (OAI) specializes in rapid and responsive, modular, open-architecture space systems which Stan discussed with us, plus more information is available on their website. We talked about changes in the small satellite and cubesat industries, the effect of sequestration which may be driving companies to more commercial options, and financial options including crowd sourcing using Kickstarter. Stan fielded several listener questions regarding the use of Kickstarter, the possibility of over saturation of the developing industry, the drive to push toward more commercial space ventures. We also talked about the importance of international participation and ITAR Reform. At one point, I asked about bottlenecks in this area and our guest cited the 1248 report. Maureen discussed the current state of ITAR reform efforts and the impact of ITAR on the smaller companies. One of the issues brought up in this discussion was the need to be able to retain foreign students and workers with a STEM background or experience so that we don't lose them back to their home country or another country. Later, a listener asked about student internships at OAI and we also learned that the company is hiring. As our program was drawing to a close, I asked about the OAI year two plans and the company five year plan. As you will hear, they are planning for growth and market share increases. We talked about their IP being one of their main products & the need for standardization. Charles Pooley called back in to over the costs required and the realistic time line for getting a secondary payload ride. This discussion supports the need for lower launch costs and for additional small satellite and cubesat launch options. Near the program's end, our guest responded to an email question about the USML and CCL regarding ITAR. Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog. You can contact our guests through their website or me.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 07 Sep 2013 15:23:01 UTC
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The John Batchelor Show "Hotel Mars," Wednesday, 9-4-13 (5.69MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Pablo de Leon, Dr. David Livingston: Topics: Recent space suit problems, Russian and American space suits. 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).
During our 11 minute plus discussion, John, Pablo de Leon and I talked about the recent spacesuit helmet to flood with water and the associated risk for Astronaut Luca Parmitano. We also discussed design and technical flaws with the American EVA spacesuit as it was not designed to be maintained and serviced in space but to be brought back to Earth using the shuttle. In contrast, the Russian Orlan suit was designed for repairs and maintenance in space. Pablo mentioned other differences as well with the American and Russian suits. For example, the Russian suit operates at a much higher pressure causing the user to tire more easily and quicker, plus the higher pressure limits some movements. I asked Pablo about progress with the idea of the positive pressure suit but as you will hear, nothing on the near term. In fact, as our Hotel Mars segment ended, Pablo said we will be using existing suit technology and materials for at least ten more years before new materials, manufacturing processes, and concepts are able to being entering the market. 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, 05 Sep 2013 15:05:07 UTC
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