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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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John Batchelor Hotel Mars, Wednesday, 1-29-14 (10.57MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Humberto Campins, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Ceres and water, asteroids, Vesta & more. 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).
We welcomed Dr. Humberto Campins to discuss with John Batchelor and myself the recent discover of the dwarf planet Ceres water spout spewing 13 pounds of water per second into space. Dr. Campins talked about the possible two sources of water for Ceres, what it means and why it is such an important discovery. We also talked about Vesta and the Dawn Mission as well as the theory that Earth water came from the asteroids. Ceres helps to validate that theory. This is a fascinating discussion about asteroids, water, and finding out more about our early start and existence. 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, 30 Jan 2014 17:58:13 UTC
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Chuck McMurray (61.19MB; download) -- Guest: Chuck McMurray. Topics: Youth Rover Challenge and other Mars Society educational and Mars simulation programs. 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 Chuck McMurray, the Mars Society Deputy Director of Education, to the program to discuss the new Youth Rover Challenge program plus other Mars Society projects and programs. During our 1 hour six minute discussion, Chuck explained the Youth Rover Challenge (YRC) to us nothing that this is the inaugural year for the program. Visit their website for more information, www.youthrover.com. The YRC program uses Lego rover kits described on the website and is divided into two groups starting with the 5th grade through high school. There is still time to enter as registration closes on Friday, Feb. 7. For more information, use chuck@youthrover.com. In addition to discussing the YRC, we talked about the very successful University Rover Challenge which we talk about on TSS each year. We went over other Mars Society programs, the annual convention, and ideas for an online adult education Why Mars program. Another program we featured was the Space Exploration Alliance Legislative Blitz which I recommend. You can find out more about this on the Mars Society website or www.spaceexplorationalliance.org/blitz. We spoke about other programs as well including the MDRS, F Mars, and submitting papers for the annual conference which will be held near NASA JSC this year: www.marssociety.org/a/marssociety.org/www/conventions/2014. Chuck is also the host for the Mars Society Red Planet Radio which we talked about as well. This is a quarterly podcast program featuring guests and topics particular to Mars. Chuck fielded many email questions during the show, including asking about Inspiration Mars and Mars One. Chuck had much to say about both project. If you have comments/questions, please post them on TSS blog above. You can email Chuck McMurray using the address listed above in this summary. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 29 Jan 2014 17:14:11 UTC
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Rick Boozer, Monday, 1-27-14 (39.07MB; download) -- Guest: Rick Boozer. Topics: SLS, NASA, Commercial Space, Space Development Steering Committee. 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 back Rick Boozer to continue discussing his premise that congressional mismanagement as adversely impacted NASA and that money going to SLS is money better spent elsewhere. During the first segment of this 1 hour 45 minute program, Mr. Boozer reintroduced his book to us (he was a guest on TSS regarding his book on August 12, 2013), talking to us about adverse congressional management of NASA the why he believe SLS is damaging to NASA. Mr. Boozer is very effective in sating his case, with lots of passion. He references earlier proposals by ULA and SpaceX to build larger heavy lift rockets than the full size SLS for a fraction of the SLS cost but those proposals were dismissed, paving the way for SLS. We also talked about private sector efforts in making rockets rather than the government doing it, also COTS and Commercial Crew. At times I countered Rick's perspective with a few of the better known pro-SLS arguments such as SLS is a place holder for key parts of the aerospace workforce. Don't miss what Rick had to say about this idea. In the second segment, Doug called in with SLS questions based on the assumption that SLS does fly. Our guest talked about a heavy lifter not needed for the Moon but most likely needed for human spaceflight to Mars. Another listener asked Rick if he had a Plan B if SLS continued to be funded. Rick said the Plan B is today's status quo. During both segments of this program, our guest mentioned SLS & competing private heavy lift vehicle studies carried out by Dr. Alan Wilhite of Georgia Tech. Rick provided me with several URLs to this information. Check out this information at www.newspacewatch.com/docs/IAC-12.D3.2.3.x15379-NASAStudy.pdf & http://spirit.as.utexas.edu/~fiso/telecon/Wilhite_2-13-13/Wilhite_2-13-13.pdf. Also, Rick suggested a debate on the SLS topic. I would be willing to do a Space Show debate with Rick opposing SLS. If you have a suggestion for someone to represent support for SLS, please let know. Toward the end of the program, we asked Rick about his future book plans and he talked about a crowd funding program regarding the preservation of valuable astronomical data. Also, visit Rick's own blog, http://astromaven.blogspot.com. Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog above. Contact Rick through his blog or through me. If you buy his book and I strongly suggest you do so, please go through the OGLF/The Space Show Amazon portal as described at www.thespaceshow.com, www.onegiantleapfoundation.org and all archive summaries on the website and blog, Amazon will donate a percentage of your purchase to The Space Show. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 28 Jan 2014 17:22:22 UTC
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Dr. Paul Spudis, Sunday, 1-26-14 (104.60MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Paul Spudis. Topics: Space policy, cislunar development, The Moon, Clementine & 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. Spudis back to the show for this 1 hour 54 minute wide ranging discussion on space policy, lunar activities, the Chinese space program, SLS, weapons in space, military space, and more. In our first segment, Dr. Spudis started with a report on the Chinese lunar lander/rover and said that he was hearing there were problems with it. Since the Chinese program is not transparent, he said it was hard to get details but even if the mission ended early, it met its goals of a soft landing on the Moon. He had more to say about the lander, the accomplishments of the Chinese program and some of the real progress by the Chinese, especially from their next to last mission. Dr. Spudis fielded many email questions and took calls. Our guest then started talking about the Clementine mission given its been 20 years since this very successful program. You can read his articles about Clementine on his website (spudislunarresources.com and also his blog, http://blogs.airspacemag.com/moon. He also talked about LCROSS and other recent missions. Just before the end of the first segment, Marshall phoned in to talk about taxing lunar entrepreneurial ventures. We also talked benefit sharing, global taxation, and commercial incentives. We closed the segment with Paul talking about the economic and wealth creating potential afforded us all by cislunar development. In the second segment, he responded to an email question about the Earth-Mars space system having a higher commercial value than cislunar. Paul explained in some detail why that was not so & why cislunar is far greater in economic value and wealth potential. Paul then talked about Hugh Dryden & his accomplishments, then renaming the Dryden NASA facility after Neil Armstrong. Our next subject was American Exceptionalism with Paul blogged about last year. We then talked about space tourism. Paul said he was skeptical about it but we just wait and see. I mentioned a new book about Sir Richard Branson & problems with Virgin Galactic by British author Tom Bower. Here is an article that describes what we talked about: www.newspacejournal.com/2014/01/26/new-branson-bio-examines-delays-and-other-problems-with-virgin-galactic. Paul got a question from Phil to describe lunar ice, then SLS John called to agree with Paul's SLS analysis and more. Rick was our final emailer asking about the ASRG cancellation and what this means for deep space & long duration missions. Paul's concluding comments again supported the wealth & economic potential for cislunar development. Please post comments/questions on TSS blog above. You can contact Dr. Spudis through his website. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 27 Jan 2014 18:04:55 UTC
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Dr. Sara Seager, Friday, 1-24-14 (79.55MB; download) -- Guest: Professor Sara Seager. Topics: Exoplanets, searching techniques, ET life & 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 Professor Sara Seager of MIT to the program to discuss exoplanets and the science behind finding them along with the search for life and Earth-like planets. For more information, visit her website, http://seagerexoplanets.mit.edu. In addition, Professor Seager has a free ebook available for download on her website, "Is There Life Out There." You can download this ebook at http://seagerexoplanets.mit.edu/ProfSeagerEbook.pdf. During the first segment of our 1 hour 27 minute discussion, Professor Seager started with a working definition for exoplanets and the techniques used to find exoplanets. We also talked about planet habitability, the habitable zone, Kepler planets, ground based telescopes, direct imaging, the Gemini Planet Imager, and the potential involvement of amateurs & their telescopes in the search for exoplanets. Many listener questions came in by email. One focused on SETI which led to an interesting discussion with our guest. Professor Seager provided us with comparison statistics for various planets and their size and characteristics, and we talked more about the best exoplanet finding methods. Our guest told us about "ExoplanetSat," a 3U CubeSat capable of high precision pointing with a goal of detecting small transiting exoplanets orbiting bright, sun-like stars. We then discussed CubeSat photography & cameras and more about the need for precision pointing. Professor Seager received several questions about budget and NASA issues, then Doug called in with excellent questions about exoplanets that you do not want to miss. In the second segment, we talked about Professor Seager's ebook on her website, "Is There Life Out There," plus our guest responded to an email question from Nathan about the "Rare Earth" hypothesis. We then talked about the KST problems and the new mission for the space telescope referred to as K2. John form Ft. Worth called to ask about conceptual and technological advancement & breakthroughs in the field. I asked our guest what she thought the field might look like in ten years plus I asked her why rocky planets were important for finding exoplanets. Charles Pooley called to ask about photometry, LEO, & related issues. As our program was ending, I asked Professor Seager to share with us some of her media experience and thoughts about the quality of science reporting. Please post comments/questions on TSS blog. I will be happy to pass on your emails to her if you send them to me. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 25 Jan 2014 17:34:20 UTC
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The John Batchelor Show "Hotel Mars," Wednesday, 1-22-14 (11.15MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Martin Elvis, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Asteroid mining as a commercially viable option. 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, Dr. Elvis & I discussed the work done by Dr. Elvis in mathematically figuring out the potential number of commercially viable asteroids. During the segment, he explains how he created his formula, he went through key assumptions with us, we talked about Delta V needed to reach the asteroids, the Delta V for the return trip with ore on board, and showing how this determines the minimum size for an asteroid of commercial value. He also said his analysis is probably on the conservative side and with more data, he can refine his analysis. I am listing the URLs and articles that have reported on his work as he publication gave his work a different slant: BBC: The headline gives the wrong impression, though the article is fair enough (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25716103). Dr Elvis told BBC News: "I want to stress that my paper does not mean that there is no commercial future for asteroid mining. It does mean that gold mines are rare, which shouldn't be too surprising. Not every mountain on Earth hides a fortune, and not every flying mountain in space will either." New Scientist had it first:
www.newscientist.com/article/dn24696-alienhunting-equation-revamped-for-mining-asteroids.html#.Utf6F3kTs2Q. Wired.co.uk:
www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-01/14/asteroid-mining-not-viable where they correctly say "Elvis does, however, continually point out in his research paper that the estimates are conservative, and that far more work needs to be done to improve upon these predictions. In fact, the paper is more of a call to action that a warning from a naysayer." Newser: www.newser.com/story/180656/there-are-only-10-asteroids-worth-mining.html; Mining.com also has a good summary:
www.mining.com/is-space-mining-commercially-viable-22553; They are all picking up off Slashdot (http://beta.slashdot.org/story/196587). 100s of comments, not all really to the point. Slashdot got it from a good summary at medium.com (https://medium.com/the-physics-arxiv-blog/e0063699d199). 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, 23 Jan 2014 17:13:48 UTC
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Dr. William (Bill) Farrand, Tuesday, 1-21-14 (89.37MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. William (Bill) Farrand. Opportunity's tenth anniversary, Mars rovers and science. 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. Farrand back to the show to talk about Opportunity's 10th anniversary on the surface of Mars, Mars rovers in general and Martian science. During the first segment of our 1 hour 37 minute discussion, Dr. Farrand was asked about 10 years for Opportunity effective Jan. 24 and to why he thought Opportunity was still going strong after ten years. He gave credit to the JPL engineers that designed and built the rover and those that keep the systems going. We talked about the loss of a few of Opportunity's instruments over the past ten years plus the current science being done by the rover. We also talked about its path to Endeavour Crater. In response to one of my questions, Opportunity has traveled about 38 KM since it first landed on Mars ten years ago. He also said the science was as exciting today as it was when Opportunity first started. Listen to how he described the rover's evolution with science and its work over the past decade. From time to time, other Mars rover science questions and comments came up, especially related to comparing Curiosity to Opportunity. Our guest was asked about Earth analog sites for Mars, then water on Mars. Cathy asked how they kept the solar panels clear of dust for maximum solar power to the rover. He said they rely on Martian winds to dust off the panels. We also talked about bandwidth communications and the use of the Deep Space Network (DSN). In the second segment, we talked about our guest's, www.farrviewconsulting.com plus the pictures posted on the site. We also talked about the special rover exhibit now underway at the National Air & Space Museum in Washington, DC. You can see some photos from the exhibit along with a picture of our guest on the website. As you will hear, some of the photos in the exhibit were taken by Spirit before it suffered its untimely demise. Bill was asked several questions about technology advancement from rover to rover and Mars in general. Later, we talked about humans on Mars, the use of Phobos, and then Doug called in to ask if it was worth the cost to put humans on Mars given how many more rovers we could put on Mars for the cost of just one human mission. As the program was ending, Dr. Farrand summarized his thoughts on 'Oppy" and ten years, again giving a shootout to JPL engineers. He said the outcome of Oppy was paradigm shifting! The final question was from Sally asking about Martian fossils. Don't miss Bill's final comments regarding this question. Post your comments/questions on TSS blog above. Dr. Farrand can be reached through his website or me. Selected by: Andrew Grumet [ stations ], Thu, 23 Jan 2014 05:17:56 UTC
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Howard Bloom, Monday, 1-20-14 (116.03MB; download) -- Guest: Howard Bloom. Topics: Space policy, leadership, private space, SLS, SSP, Space Development Steering Committee & 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 Howard Bloom back to the show for this two hour 6 minute complex space policy, leadership, commercial space and more discussion. During the first segment, Howard worked us into discussions about space and pop culture, space leadership and policy issues, commercial and private space issues, and the SLS as representative of extreme pork taking down the space program. This conversation included many side tracks including space art for inspiration, Von Braun, Chesley Bonestell, and more. We talked about The Space Development Steering Committee, their focus on private space as well as space solar power (SSP). As you listen to this program, you will realize this is not an ordinary Space Show discussion on these topics as Howard brings to us very unique and very broad important perspectives with important information. In the second segment, Chuck Lauer called in to talk about the Darpa XS1 suborbital program and his company submission. Later, Howard talked about Dragon and Cygnus plus the significance difference between the two. He advocated for fuel depots and space infrastructure. I asked Howard about a timeline for realizing the development/implementation of the project he was talking about. He also talked about the ISS, Mars, Phobos, and L1. Near the end of the discussion, Howard talked about his two Kindle books available on Amazon, "How I Accentually Started the Sixties" and "The Mohammed Code: Why a Desert Prophet Wants You Dead." Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog. Howard provided his social media and email address during this show for contact and for joining The Space Development Steering Committee. Selected by: Andrew Grumet [ stations ], Thu, 23 Jan 2014 05:17:07 UTC
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Dr. William (Bill) Rowe, Sunday, 1-19-14 (113.47MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. William (Bill) Rowe. Topics: Dr. Rowe's hypothesis regarding EVAs, heart rate, shortness of breath, dehydration. 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 back Dr. Bill Rowe for this 2 hour 3 minute discussion regarding his hypothesis about Neil Armstrong's hear rate while on EVA on the surface of the Moon and just before reentry. During the first segment, Dr. Rowe explained his hypothesis, his having gotten specific information about Neil Armstrong on the Moon through the Freedom of Information Act, and more. At times, Dr. Rowe's discussion was technical using medical terminology but our guest was careful to explain everything to us using layman terminology as well. Bill referenced several papers on his website: 1) www.femsinspace.com/ARMSTRONG_LAST_LUNAR_20_MINUTES_PAPER.pdf; 2) www.femsinspace.com/Armsrtong_moonwalk_and_Spashdown.pdf; 3) www.femsinspace.com/exercise.htm; 4) www.femsinspace.com/apollo15.htm. I urge you to visit these pages for additional & supplemental information for today's discussion. During this fist segment, Bill put forth his hypothesis based on the information he received about Armstrong on the Moon and from what he knows about generally accepted cardiac conditions, facts, treatments, and risks. He received several listener emails with questions and a call from Doug in S. California who is a medical doctor. In summary, Dr. Rowe's hypothesis was based on Neil having a very high heart rate on the Moon during EVA of 160 bpm. Upon reentry to Earth three days later, according to the information, Neil's heart rate was 61-62 bpm. Dr. Rowe used this segment to explain the significance of these heart rate numbers, the risks associated with them, and what it likely meant was going on with Armstrong from a cardiac and medical perspective. Dr. Rowe then postulated a care and management protocol for EVAs, what to do if shortness of breath is reported by the astronaut, the use of IV fluids to combat dehydration, spacesuit fluids & cooling, and more. In the second segment, Dr. Rowe continued taking listener questions, he spoke about his peers and their reception to his hypothesis, the publication of his hypotheses in reviewed journals and his upcoming presentation on this subject at a major international conference in Dubai. Listeners asked about cosmonaut medial information as well as the same regarding the Chinese. Bill commented on how good the Russian information was but he did not know very much about the Chinese taikonauts and their medical information. He talked more about Armstrong's information, he introduced us to the term "confounder" and he talked about the lunar regolith being loaded with iron and what this probably means for astronaut health given iron being a toxic. He talked about a few of his articles on his website, all of which are listed above. Later he talked about some of Astronaut Jim Irwin's medical information from his being on the Moon and the reentry G force of about 7 G's. As our program was ending, Bill summarized his hypothesis for us and said this opens the door for much needed further research. Post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog. Selected by: Andrew Grumet [ stations ], Thu, 23 Jan 2014 05:16:18 UTC
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Joan Horvath, Friday, 1-17-14 (79.84MB; download) -- Guest: Joan Horvath. Topics: 3D Printing for space and for terrestrial applications. 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 Joan Horvath back to the show to discuss 3D printing with her company Deezmaker & 3D printing for space and here on Earth. For more information, visit her company website, http://deezmaker.com. During the first segment of our 1 hour 27 minute show, Ms. Horvath introduced us to 3D printing and Deezmaker in Pasadena, CA. Joan talked about being part of the Maker and Hacker communities, the two highly successful Deezmaker Kickstarter programs, and their two small desktop and portable printers, the Bukobot and the Bukito Portable Printer. She described their customer as being one of 3 types. Their target included high school and college students. We talked about the capabilities of their printers, the fact they both are do it yourself assembly kits, and that the company offers some assistance in assembly as well as scanning. Other topics in this segment included mass manufacturing, molds, robotics, mechanical parts, materials used to build the kits as well as for printing items. Joan was asked about plans to put a 3D printer on the ISS, the success of both Kickstarter programs, the interest & demand for 3D printing, Deezmaker competition, and even lunar surface 3D printing. We learned that tops among the challenges her company printers faced were supply chain problems. I asked if Deezmaker faced ITAR challenges which it does not. Joan often referred to their printers as a "little factory on the desk." Jack emailed asking if these smaller printers were stepping stones to learning how to work with larger 3D printers. Joan talked about the operating software & computer tools, including G Code which 3D printers use. She also relayed a story to us about how these printers served as a learning inspirational tool for geometry/math students and others. Rob of PISCES called in from Hawaii to ask about 3D printing and volcanic basalt. In the second segment, Aaron wanted to know if the 3D printing claims were exaggerated. Joan said the industry was definitely on the ramp of the hype cycle. She then said what she thought 3D printing would be good for and not so good for. The latter group included food. She then discussed uses in archaeology, paleontology, and other fields. Our guest was asked more about lunar 3D printing. She said it would be OK for 1 or 2 things, not for mass production copies of something needed. Ben talked about industry consolidation. Joan thought it might still be too early to see widespread consolidation. Doug called to say he was skeptical about 3D printing & asked supply chain questions and questions about trades and analysis. Joan mentioned an upcoming Burbank, CA expo, the Deezmaker blog on the website, a calendar of events and more. As we ended our discussion, we talked about international 3D printing interests, materials, garage invention tinkering with 3D printing, and the Deezmaker open house the first Sunday of every month in Pasadena. Post your comments/questions on TSS blog. You can reach our guest through Deezmaker.com or through me. Selected by: Andrew Grumet [ stations ], Thu, 23 Jan 2014 05:15:04 UTC
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