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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Small Sat Conference 2013 Interviews, Friday, 8-16-13 (36.77MB; download) -- Guests: Robert (Bob Meurer; George Torres. Topics: Two separate interviews from Small Sat 2013 on ATK commercial space & ATK Aerospace Group. 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.
Our first interview is with Robert (Bob) Meurer, Director of the ATK Business Development Division in Beltsville, MD. During this 33 minute segment, we talked about how the small satellite market has changed and evolved since we talked with Bob at last year's conference, plus we got updates on the DARPA Phoenix project, ViviSat, commercial opportunities and issues, the hot new market for on-orbit satellite servicing and the leadership role of ATK in this rapidly developing industry. For this interview, Dr. John Jurist was co-host. We focused on commercial development and related issues such as space tugs, even Moore's Law as a metric, distributive satellite networks, the need for competitive ROIs, and more. Bob spent more time with us regarding ViviSat and geo telecommunication two ton satellites. We also addressed the emerging competition, the impact of sequestration and lots more. ITAR came up as did the relevance on the ATK business of the Small Sat Conference. Our next segment featured George Torres, Vice President of Communications for the ATK Aerospace Group in Salt Lake City, UT. George talked about the announcement for ATK being awarded the ALV first and second stage contracts for the boosters for the Stratolaunch project. George described the boosters, their proposed capability, and more. We also talked about the high energy solid rocket propellant used by ATK for this project, then I asked George about the five segment booster from the Aries 1 which was cancelled a few years ago. The five segment booster is interchangeable with the sections of the four segment booster used by the shuttle and now these boosters are being used for the SLS. We talked about the upcoming static firing tests for the new SRBs for Stratolaunch and SLS. George then talked about the ATK work in the field of composites and how they are a leader in the industry, doing the composite work for many other companies. He described the ATK Aerospace Group which includes two launch groups, two satellite groups, and the composite group. Before our segment with George ended, we returned to the subject of the five segment booster and SLS, focusing on the previous development motor static tests and the upcoming static firing tests actually being qualification motor tests. Near the end of the segment, George updated us on the Liberty Launch Vehicle. ATK is now positioning Liberty for the cargo market but this will depend on the market for the capacity Liberty offers.
Please post your comments on The Space Show blog per above. You can email either of our two guests through me.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Fri, 16 Aug 2013 17:07:06 UTC
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John Batchelor Hotel Mars, Dr. David Brain, Wednesday, 8-14-13 (11.43MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. David Brain, Dr. David Livingston: Topics: The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission (MAVEN). 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. David Brain, and I talked about the MAVEN mission scheduled to launch on November 18, 2013. During this discussion, we talked about the MAVEN mission, the instrument packages and what the instruments are designed to do, plus we talked about the potential for gaining information that might someday assist in terraforming Mars. Other topics included how the instruments are made and stored on board the spacecraft to survive launch stresses plus many months of travel through deep space. Dr. Brain talked about how the instruments would measure the Martian atmosphere, gasses, changes, etc. 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, 15 Aug 2013 16:13:42 UTC
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Dr. Haym Benaroya, Tuesday, 8-13-13 (54.81MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Haym Benaroya. Topics: Lunar data analysis, Return to the Moon, space policy & 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. Haym Benaroya, mechanical and aerospace engineer at Rutgers University, back to the show to discuss lunar thermal and seismic analysis, space policy, human spaceflight, Mars, and more. Our intention was to do a one hour program but due to incoming listener phone calls, this program lasted for 1 hour 39 minutes without a break! In addition, the discussion at times with callers was quite heated, very passionate and ripe with disagreement, especially between callers and myself. THIS SUMMARY IS LONGER THAN PERMITTED BY GIGADIAL SO TO READ THE REST OF IT, PLEASE VISIT WWW.THESPACESHOW.COM OR THE BLOG, HTTP://THESPACESHOW.WORDPRESS.COM. THANK YOU. DR. DAVID LIVINGSTON, HOST OF THE SPACE SHOW Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 14 Aug 2013 15:28:21 UTC
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Rick Boozer, Monday, 8-12-13 (62.99MB; download) -- Guest: Rick Boozer. Topics: We discussed Rick's book, "The Plundering of NASA: An Expose How Pork Barrel Politics Harm American Spaceflight Leadership," SLS, space policy & 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 Rick Boozer to the program to discuss his new book, "The Plundering of NASA: An Expose How Pork Barrel Politics Harm American Spaceflight Leadership." The paperback version of the book is only available through Lulu Press at this time but the Kindle ebook is available through Amazon. Remember, if you use the Amazon OGLF/Space Show instructions on our website & blog, Amazon will make a contribution to The Space Show. Also, we apologize for audio issues due to cell phone usage with our guest and callers. During the first segment of our 1 hour 49 minute program, Rick introduced us to his book and I asked him to tell us why he structured the book as an exploration of certain common myths about many aspects of space, our space policy, engineering, economics, and physics. Our guest suggested a lack of economic application and understanding among certain levels of those making policy and working with rocket and mission design and he referenced an Air Force-NASA study on launch costs plus other facts in support of his research & discussion points. His book is well documented so make sure you note his references, a few of which we talked about during our program. Rick was asked about suborbital space but as we heard, his focus was on orbital. He then mentioned SLS and various contracting options for commercial companies and NASA. We received several email questions, including one that addressed FOIA limitations regarding NASA, launch cost data, and more. The Ares rocket came up and Rick talked about going from Ares to SLS. In the second segment, Rick continued the SLS architecture history and discussion & as it turned out, SLS, Falcon Heavy, heavy lift, and depots turned out to constitute most of the discussion for the remainder of our program. Most of this discussion was not supportive of SLS for a variety of reasons. The discussion strongly supported the Falcon Heavy as being able to do any mission that might come up requiring heavy lift. SpaceX reusability and first stage hovering was discussed, but listeners and our guest definitely focused on SLS costs or the absence of real SLS cost information. John Strickland called in to provide his analysis of why SLS is flawed. Doug called to ask about Earth-Moon commercial systems and keeping space infrastructure, etc. as a reason for SLS. At my request, Rick clarified his position on these issues after Doug's call. Rick also cited the Kraft-Moser report on potential damage to space policy by SLS, plus we quickly went over other sections & topics in his book before the interview ended. Near the end, we talked about advanced SpaceX manufacturing and cost reduction techniques. As part of Rick's closing comments, we talked about his PhD work, Magellanic Clouds, and more. Please post comments/questions on The Space Show blog. Rick's website is http://astromaven.blogspot.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 13 Aug 2013 17:12:42 UTC
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Robert (Rob) Godwin, Sunday, 8-11-13 (58.95MB; download) -- Guest: Robert (Rob) Godwin. Topics: Sir Arthur Clarke, science fiction, & "Arthur C. Clarke: A Life Remembered." 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 Rob Godwin to discuss the new Apogee Prime book, "Arthur C. Clarke: A Life Remembered" written by Arthur's brother Fred Clarke plus Rob Godwin and others. More information about the book and ordering details can be found at http://www.apogeeprime.com/prime/bookpages/9781926837260.html. During the first segment of the hour 1 hour 47 minute discussion, Rob talked about Arthur's brother Fred Clarke, the book, the co-authors, and the contributions to the book by noted people in the space industry that knew Arthur Clarke. Other space Apogee Prime books were mentioned along with their authors, including the book by Anatoly Zak, "Russia In Space." Mr. Zak will be a guest on The Space Show regarding his book on Sept. 3. Rob talked about the British Interplanetary Society (BIS) and noted that sales of the Clarke book help support the BIS. We talked about early Clarke history plus his science and science fiction. We also spent lots of time talking about the science fiction genre and the contributions by many of the early sci-fi writers. For sure you will want to listen with pen in hand to jot down authors and books discussed & recommended. As the first segment ended, pay attention to the Clarke-Asimov treaty discussion! In the second segment, we talked more about science fiction and noted authors such as Hugo Gernsback & Olaf Stapledon. Rob was asked about Sir Arthur and Von Braun of which our guest had much to say. Listeners via the phone and email talked about hard science fiction, fantasy sci-fi, differences with sci-fi today from years ago and much more. George Lucas and Star Wars came up as did Arthur's love of scuba diving and the path he followed that led him to Sri Lanka. Toward the end, in discussing the evangelism of many of the early sci-fi authors and space enthusiasts such as Clarke, a listener asked for a comparison of then with today's space cadet "evangelists." A listener also brought up Clarke's view re spiritualism, religion, God, etc. Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog. Rob Godwin can reached through the Apogee website. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 12 Aug 2013 16:22:57 UTC
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Blaze Sanders, Friday, 8-9-13 (46.49MB; download) -- Guest: Blaze Sanders. Topics: Solar System Express Gravity Development Board, Do It Yourself Space, NASA Internships. 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 Blaze Sanders to the program to discuss Solar System Express (SOL-X at www.solarsystemexpress.com). During the first segment of our 1 hour 25 minute program, Blaze introduced us to his company, SOL-X, and we talked at length about their Gravity Development Board (GDB) in its various models and configurations. In talking about the GDB, Blaze also talked about similar products on the market comprising their competition, explaining why his company believes the GDB has distinct advantages over the other products leading to marketing and positioning benefits for the GDB. We talked about many terrestrial as well as space applications, the difference between space tolerant and space rated hardware, costs, ease of use and programming, and much more. Blaze took calls and emails from listeners including one about space debris mitigation as well as space skydiving since the company is working on a GDB controlled space skydiving suit. We also talked about the GLXP contestants, ArduSat on the ISS, and the GDB's clock speed compared to the competition. In the second segment, Blaze talked about his path from school into the space world. This path included a NASA internship and then getting involved in the NASA Cooperative Education Program, all of which is part of the NASA Pathways Program. If these programs interest you, take note of what our guest had to say and initiate contact with the relevant NASA program. Blaze suggested checking out this website, https://intern.nasa.gov. Other topics that came up focused on hacker workshops, STEM, human spaceflight missions to Mars, lunar human missions, and crowd funding. He suggested one use for the GDB on a humans to Mars mission might be entertainment, movies, pictures, etc. shown during the flight, all the time getting new information from the ground as long as they had the right USB type of connection on the mission. Be sure to listen to this idea as entertainment on a HSF to Mars is not normally discussed, at least not on The Space Show (so far at least). As part of his closing comments, Blaze suggested that space needs to be open to everyone, far more than just engineers and scientists. He talked about artists and other fields. Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog per above. You can email Blaze through their website or me. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 10 Aug 2013 16:12:39 UTC
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John Batchelor Hotel Mars, Dr. Alan Hale, Wednesday, 8-7-13 (5.46MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Alan Hale, Dr. David Livingston: Topics: Comet ISON. 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. Alan Hale, and I talked about the approaching comet ISON. We talked about the brightness theories representing everything to that of as bright as a full moon to it fizzling out and not being very bright. We talked about the theory on this proposed by Dr. Ferrin, but Alan believed it was still way too early to make accurate predictions about this first time comet from the Ort Cloud. Alan described the sublimation process, its path and flyby near Mars on or about August 20, then on to pass by Mercury and as a sungrazing comet, finally be visible on Earth in late November 2013. Dr. Hale was also asked to describe the tails of a comet, the dust tail and the ion tail. 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, 08 Aug 2013 15:18:20 UTC
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Dr. Robert Zubrin, Tuesday, 8-6-13 (31.79MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Robert (Bob) Zubrin. Topics: The 16 Annual Mars Society Convention, radiation, HSF to Mars, Mars One, Inspiration Mars. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. We welcomed Dr. Robert (Bob) Zubrin back to the program to discuss the upcoming Mars Society 16th Annual Conference, Mars human spaceflight, Inspiration Mars, Curiosity, RAD, radiation levels, Mars One and much more. For more information about the conference, visit http://www.marssociety.org/conventions/2013. For information about The Mars Society, visit http://www.marssociety.org/home. During our one hour discussion with Dr. Zubrin, we started our talking about the main conference speakers including Dennis Tito and Dr. Steven Squyres, among others. In talking about Dennis Tito coming to the conference, we spent time discussing the Tito Inspiration Mars mission. Bob had much to say about this mission, the likelihood of mission success, radiation issues, equipment and life support issues, and more. In talking about radiation and the Curiosity RAD findings, Bob had much to say about NASA and their willingness to do a Mars HSF mission. We took several listener emails and a call about radiation & even the use of nuclear propulsion to shorten the transit time for less radiation exposure for the crew. Bob suggested that if we had nuclear propulsion, he would not increase the transit time (listen to his reason why which has to do with orbits & a free return to Earth), but he would increase the payload to take additional spare parts & life support equipment as he said equipment failures were a major risk factor on such a mission. Bob talked some more about successes in the private sector, including SpaceX. He was also asked if SLS was necessary and he said he believed in more than one source for a launch vehicle and he supports heavy lift. He also talked about the importance of government infrastructure and launch services for the future. Don't miss this discussion. Later in the segment, Bob talked about the Mars Society 365 Mission (see http://ma365.marssociety.org). Bob described this mission, why it is so important & why we should support it. Jane emailed a question about Bob's National Review article we mentioned, "Remembering Ploesti," from August 3 (http://nationalreview.com/node/355074/print) and after extrapolating to today, wondered if humanity was ready for human spaceflight to Mars. Bob provided us with an exceptional response to Jane's question and comment so please listen and take note of what he said. I believe it to be very important. As the program was ending, Ben wanted Bob to clarify his position on choosing either the Moon or Mars. Don't miss this response. Bob left us with concluding comments to do something and support something. Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog. You can email Bob through his website or me. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 07 Aug 2013 20:16:51 UTC
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Dr. Jeff Foust, Monday, 8-5-13 (59.94MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Jeff Foust. Topics: Space news, space policy, NewSpace, budgets, Mars, & you name it! It's all here today. 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. Jeff Foust for this comprehensive space policy, news, and budget discussion. During the first segment of this1 hour 49 minute show, Jeff brought us up to date with Armadillo Aerospace and the decision by John Carmack to put the company into "hibernation." Jeff's report was comprehensive and we hope that John is able to raise additional capital to resume his work. Our next topic focused on the partisan budget fight regarding the 2013 NASA Authorization. Jeff reported on this in the current issue of The Space Review (see www.thespacereview.com/article/2342/1). Again, this was a very comprehensive discussion on the NASA 2013 Authorization and Appropriation bills, and the partisanship in congress. Among listener questions were those wanting to know if NASA was being signaled out for special budgetary treatment or getting the same treatment as other parts/branches of the government. You don't want to miss this discussion. Also discussed was the potential impact of NASA and civil space issues on commercial space and the NewSpace industry. Jeff then received some questions about the NewSpace 2013 Conference which he attended. Before going to break, I asked Jeff to go over the criteria for submitting an article to The Space Review. He suggested contacting him with your idea at jeff@thespacereview.com, plus he went over the main article requirements. In the second segment, Dr. Foust was asked about SLS, then we talked about crowd funding. A listener asked him if there was any research showing how many crowd funding success stories actually used the money raised as intended in their offer. Neither Jeff nor I had that information but we would welcome it if any of you know those stats. Ron emailed us about the potential economic boom from NewSpace & commercial space, a possible Netscape moment, and would such an economic boom be noticed & well received by congress. Our guest had much to say about the Netscape Moment theory for NewSpace which led to a discussion on how government can both enable and hinder space development. We then discussed Curiosity one year after landing on Mars (see his Space Review article on this at www.thespacereview.com/article/2344/1). From here, we talked about HSF and Mars, specifically Mars One and Inspiration Mars. Jeff told us about attending the recently held Mars One event at GWU last week, plus he had much to say about the proposed mission. We talked about the idea of going to Mars rather than the first to the Moon, then to Mars. As the program was ending, Jeff mentioned the upcoming DC-X 20th anniversary celebration in New Mexico (www.dc-xspacequest.org). Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog. You can email Dr. Jeff Foust at the email address listed above for The Space Review. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 06 Aug 2013 15:39:47 UTC
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Sara Howard, Sunday, 8-4-13 (50.99MB; download) -- Guest: Sara Howard. Topics: Sara's new book, "Mischief at Michoud" and her work at Michoud during the Apollo era. 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 Sara Howard to the program to tell us about her newest book, "Mischief at Michoud" which is available through Amazon.com. For those of you buying Sara's book, please use the simple Amazon directions on The Space Show website/blog or the OGLF Amazon portal, www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm so that Amazon will make a contribution to The Space Show. During the first segment of our 1 hour 31 minute program, Sara talked about her time at NASA Michoud in Louisiana from 1965-67 as one of only two women who worked on the first stage, the SI-C stage, of the Saturn V rocket. Sara described the work environment, the NASA Michoud facility, and the type of work she and others did at the time. During the segment, retired NASA Apollo era worker John called in and our guest and the caller talked with each other about their respective projects and the work they did to help us get to the Moon. It was most interesting listening to the stories and experiences of those that helped make going to the Moon a reality for the U.S. In the second segment, we spent more time with our guest talking about specific chapters in her book. Sara has a great sense of humor and many of the chapters not only have funny and tantalizing titles, but she tells a great story to go along with them. Some of her stories about not trusting computers and favoring slide rules were not only entertaining but informative. We talked about how Sara's friend and Sara were treated as women in a largely male dominated workforce. You might be surprised by what our guest had to say about this along with some of the jokes played on her at the time. One of her book chapters, "My Terror," caught my attention and we learned that there were self-destruct explosive charges in each Saturn V fuel tank and that was their fear that they would have to destroy a vehicle. Sara was asked about the chapter addressing faking the Moon landings. She had much to say about this that you will want to hear. Star Trek also comes into the workplace and you will want to hear this story as well. Toward the end, John called back and Sara & John talked about the average age and education of those working on Apollo and attempts were made to compare back then to today. Sara can be found on Facebook which is where she has all her information and more. Just search for "Sara Howard." Post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog. If you want to email Sara, you can do so through me. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 05 Aug 2013 16:21:53 UTC
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