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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John Batchelor Hotel Mars, Wednesday, 1-15-14 (9.66MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Gordon Chang, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: The Chinese space program and their lunar lander. 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, Gordon & I discussed the Chinese space program, their lunar lander Chang'e 3 and their lunar rover, Yutu (Jade Rabbit). We talked about the science to be done by the rover, the high quality cameras in use, photos already taken of the landing site and of Earth and possible future aspects of the Chinese program. Please post any comments/questions you might have on The Space Show blog. You can contact any of us through drspace@thespaceshow.com.
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Robert (Bob) Zimmerman, Tuesday, 1-14-14 (109.27MB; download) -- Guest: Robert (Bob) Zimmerman. Topics: Bob Zimmerman covered a wide range of topics from commercial space to ground based telescopes. 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 two hour discussion. Bob started the first segment with an overview of commercial space progress to date in 2014 which includes Space X Falcon 9 launch, Orbital's launch to the ISS, the recent Virgin Galactic demo test plus other events. SLS came up again and unfortunately took up time throughout the show. As you will hear me say, I am sick of the pro and anti-SLS comments on the show and really need an SLS break as I imagine most listeners do as well. Unfortunately, callers and email questioners kept bring it back to our focus and Bob was not shy on commenting on SLS as he wants it cancelled. We talked some about Virgin Galactic and XCOR, then I asked about Dream Chaser given the news it has been seeking international partners to continue the project. Bob was next asked about the Chinese policy and their lunar lander. He started comparing the Chinese program of today to the early Soviet Union program and suggested that like all space programs, they will make a significant contribution to changing the culture of the country. We talked about the new Omnibus 2014 Budget Bill before congress and the increases to NASA, planetary science, commercial crew and more. As we neared the break, Bob in Berkeley asked Bob the guest to opine on Inspiration Mars and Mars One. Doug from S. California called with multiple questions before the break, starting out asking about Bob's comments on the negatives for taking government money and wanting to know if that applied to Space Act Agreement recipients. His last question directed to Bob and me was based on our being part of the space media and about influencing policy, culture, programs, etc. Bob's and my response continued into the second segment. During the second segment, Trent chatted in from Australia, then Dave called in from Chicago to asked about the J2X engine. Bob and I talked some more about making a policy impact, then I asked Bob for key issues that will emerge for the balance of the year. He talked about Russia competing with private companies, HSF and Dragon, astronomy, ground based telescope improvements, and NASA science programs. At the end, I asked about the new mission for Kepler Space Telescope to have it continuing doing useful and productive research for the rest of its life. Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog and visit Bob website often, http://behindtheblack.com. You can reach Bob through his website or through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 15 Jan 2014 17:09:40 UTC
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Charles Pooley & Ed LeBouthillier, Monday, 1-13-14 (85.86MB; download) -- Guests: Charles Pooley &Ed LeBouthillier. Topics: The Microlauncher concept and new book just published. 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 Charles Pooley back to the show along with his co-author Ed LeBouthillier to discuss the first Microlaunchers book, "Microlaunchers: Technology for a New Space Age." For more information, visit www.microlaunchers.com. Remember, if you order the book through Amazon, please do so through the OGLF Amazon portal which is listed on TSS website, TSS blog, and in all archive summary statements. If you have questions about this, email me. It is important for TSS to receive these contributions from Amazon. During the first segment of our 1 hour 33 minute program, Charles and Ed talked with us about the Microlaunchers concept and how that concept is depicted in the book. We also learned how Charles and Ed met and the role each had in writing and completing this book. Our first caller Jeff from Tucson won the give away copy of the book. Jeff also asked our guests about the role of cubesats in the Microlaunchers concept specifically for LEO and then GEO. This led to Charles talking with us about secondary payloads and why he does not favor them. Charles & Ed then described some of the Microlaunchers launch parameters, then we took a question from Paul in Boston who wanted to ask about market concerns for the Microlauncher concept. Doug from S. California was the next caller with three specific issues to raise with our two guests. We also talked about payload mass and the path to a larger system, including the GEO market. As the segment ended, Charles put forth his payload pricing goals for his system. In the second segment, we started out with Ed describing the organization of the book into three main sections. Next, our guests fielded questions about propulsion. Charles said they were using a bi-propellant fuel consisting of liquid propane and liquid oxygen. Hardware issues were also discussed and our guests raised issues of how to get more awareness and visibility for their concept. The last call came from Nels in London as we were about to end the show. Nels wanted to know about the trades considered and used regarding the fuels and the propulsion systems our guests talked about during the program. Both our guests left us with closing comments you will want to hear. Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog. You can reach our guests through the Microlaunchers website or through me. Learn more about Ed at http://home.earthlink.net/~apendragn/atg. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 14 Jan 2014 17:15:02 UTC
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Open Lines, Sunday, 1-12-14 (120.44MB; download) -- Guest: Open Lines with Dr. David Livingston. Topics: A wide ranging discussion focusing on student space inspiration, heavy lift, SLS, commercial space & 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. Welcome to this 2 hour 11 minute wide ranging discussion with a surprising debate between two callers in the latter part of the second half of the show. During the first segment, we started out with a call from Paul to talk about his AIAA Spaceflight Challenge Program for inspiring students. The purpose of this program is to inspire students to be involved in space development and exploration. Paul will keep us posted on the project as it develops over the coming months. Charles Pooley called in next to tell us that his Microlaunchers book was out and that he and his co-author would be on The Space Show to discuss it in detail Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. The book, "Microlaunchers: Technology for a New Space Age," is available through Amazon. If you buy it and I suggest you do, use the OGLF Amazon portal so Amazon will make a contribution to The Space Show. Directions for doing this are on each blog archive, website archive, TSS website home page and on www.onegiantleapfoundation.org. Let me know if you have any questions. I believe you will be impressed with his long awaited book and hats off to Charles for finally getting it done and for doing a terrific job with it. In our second segment, we took a call from an upstate NY college student inquiring about the returning to the Moon, lunar commerce and such. Following Eric's call, Marshall called in from Texas to talk about how inspiring TSS has been for him. We also talking space mining issues with him, the use of robots and more. Our next caller was SLS John. John is a strong advocate for SLS and he again articulated the case for the completion of SLS. I challenged him again with the usual arguments against SLS which did not phase him. Dr. Jurist wanted to comment on what SLS John was saying so using another phone line, Dr. Jurist (Montana John) and SLS John had a lengthy and detailed exchange, both supporting heavy lift and SLS , although with reservations, especially from Montana John as you will hear in their discussion. Its an interesting discussion but I doubt it will change the minds of listeners regardless of how they see and think about SLS. That said, I strongly suggest you listen to their entire discussion many key points were addressed by both callers. As the show was ending, I went over some of the key upcoming guests scheduled for The Space Show. Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog above. If you want to reach any of the callers, do so through drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 13 Jan 2014 17:47:53 UTC
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Dr. Jack Zirker, Friday, 1-10-14 (55.15MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Jack Zirker. Topics: The Science of Ocean Waves. 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. Jack Zirker to the show to discuss his new book, "The Science of Ocean Waves: Ripples, Tsunamis, and Stormy Seas." Please note that this was a one hour one segment discussion. Dr. Zirker started our discussion by letting us know why he wrote this book and he told us about this interest in ocean waves. We covered many interesting topics including rogue and freak waves, 60-70 feet huge waves with the energy to cause lots of damage, tsunamis, currents, tides, and more. Listeners asked him several email questions while our guest described the wave process, wave movement, wave tipping over and breaking. We talked about tsunami movement across the oceans, the speeds at which a tsunami wave travels, and what you would feel if you were on a boat/ship in the open ocean and the tsunami wave moved by you. Our guest explained why these waves are so destructive. Dr. Zirker talked about the early science, oceanography, and forecasting work of Walter Monk, including his WW2 contribution in which he had to forecast wind and water movement to safely allow landing boats to make it to shore for D-Day. Don't miss this story. Listeners wanted to know about using wave energy as a source for renewable energy. Dr. Zirker described some projects around the world to experiment with this, plus he described the different types of equipment being used and considered for making this happen. We talked about large waves off the coat of Africa and also in the North Atlantic and North Sea , plus the Pacific Ocean. Listeners also wanted to know the relationship of space to oceanography and research. As you will hear, satellites are capable of tracking and providing information on a wide range of ocean issues and topics. One listener question inquired about tides for use in sustainable power generation projects . Dr. Zirker then told us about a French tide project that has been ongoing since the 1960's. Toward the end we compared the research fields and dollars going into the oceans and space. You might be surprised by what our guest had to say about this. Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog above. You can contact Dr. Zirker through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 11 Jan 2014 18:53:44 UTC
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John Batchelor Hotel Mars, Dr. Jeff Foust, Wednesday, 1-8-14 (10.49MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Jeff Foust, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Falcon 9 and Cygnus cargo launches. 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, Jeff & I both the recent Falcon 9 GEO commercial satellite launch, the 8th successful Falcon 9 launch, plus the upcoming Cygnus launch to the ISS. We talked about the solar radiation delay by one day of the Cygnus launch on Antares, spacecraft shielding, and the down capacity for the SpaceX Dragon capsule. An additional topic focused on the extension of the ISS to 2024 and what it might take to extend the station's life out to 2028. 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, 09 Jan 2014 16:51:26 UTC
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Dr. Alice Gorman, Tuesday, 1-7-14 (90.26MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Alice Gorman. Topics: Space archaeology. 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. Alice Gorman to the show for this 1 hour 38 minute fascinating space archaeology discussion. During our first segment, Dr. Gorman explained space archaeology, talked about space debris, cultural preservation, and much more. We talked about archaeological techniques used here on Earth and how they can be applied to space archaeology. We also talked about the fact that most space artifacts are in space so what we often find in museums are replicas or simulated items which are not the same and have a different meaning for the archaeologist. Dr. Gorman then talked about the possibility of artifacts from other cultures or even extraterrestrial life and questioned if we could even recognize what we were looking at or working with since it might be radically different from what we know and work with on Earth. Listener Jonny emailed in to ask what would happen if China went to an lunar Apollo landing site and took some of the items left on the Moon back to be displayed in a Chinese museum. Dr. Gorman did not think that likely, spoke about the Outer Space Treaty and that items are always owned by the launching company, and the NASA heritage sites guidelines they have proposed. Several questions came in regarding growth in the private, commercial, & entrepreneurial segments of the space community and how cultural and heritage protection might work with these nongovernment entities. This led to an interesting discussion about company behavior, culture, early planning, awareness, and even benefit sharing. We had a fun discussion about advertising in space for the ad to be seen back on Earth and we talked about how many of us hold the night sky sacred and do not want it spoiled. In the second segment, Angela asked Alice when space archaeology would come into its own. Alice replied that it already had "arrived" and cited many examples proving this. Kimberly emailed in about the usefulness for archaeological purposes of space settlement garbage. Mars One was the model for this. As we learned, archaeologists learn much from garbage so don't miss what Alice said might result from a Mars One garbage dump analysis. Todd emailed in about pets going to space settlements and if archaeologists would look for pet remains or traces of human pet relationships to learn about a space settlement. We talked about Dark Skies and raising our awareness for specific issues, plus the need for early planning by businesses. As the show was about to end, I asked our guest for the hottest topics in space archaeology. Alice named three topics. The final question asked Alice to look forward five years and describe the field of space archaeology in 2019. Post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog above. Check our Dr. Gorman's blog, Space Age Archaeology, at http://zoharesque.blogspot.com. Her university website is www.flinders.edu.au/people/alice.gorman. Her email address is listed on the page. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 08 Jan 2014 18:40:02 UTC
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The Space Show Classroom, Monday, 1-6-14 (111.48MB; download) -- Classroom Guests: Dr. Jim Logan, Dr. John Jurist. Topics: Space advocacy magical/fantasy thinking, radiation, rockets, HSF & 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 back Drs. Jurist and Logan to this CLASSROOM program which addressed many issues of the 2 hours 1 minute broadcast. We started out with Dr. Logan discussing fantasy or magical thinking going back to the influence of a 2001 Space Odyssey movie poster had on him. From there, Jim went into a discussion about Constellation, then the Space Shuttle as examples of what he was talking about and as to how programs and faulty ideas grow and multiply. He also talked about life science challenges. A listener asked him about space politics, then Dr. Jurist offered additional examples with a focus on air launch. Our guests then discussed thinking based on agendas and ideology. One of the keys suggested for breaking out of this magical thinking mode involved surrounding yourself with really smart people. Later, I offered my perspective on that given my own experiences early on in Space Show time and before. Both Jim and John said a few times that one needs to know his or her limitations. Our guests then talked due diligence with assumption building, fact checking, disclosures, and more. I relayed my own wake -up call experience due to Al Zaehringer who was on the show several times years ago before he passed on. Before the segment ended, Jim told us a story about the Wright Brothers and their Wright Flyer experience. In our second segment, John Hunt called in to talk about Jim's Space Shuttle comments. This was a lengthy discussion with John, Jim, & John Jurist. Jim talked about advantages with Saturn V including economic advantages over shuttle to LEO. Subjects of reusability came up along with issues of getting a specific payload to orbit which our guests suggested advocacy often glosses over with facts and trades for payload mass fractions involved in reusability. Dr. Logan brought up and discussed what he called NASA Brinkmanship Strategy. Jim then talked about the reality of sending payloads to the ISS using shuttle. Trent in Australia sent a message about magical thinking with Mars One. Our last caller was Alan from St. Louis who said John and Jim were too negative in their discussion. Alan then talked about using smaller rockets over heavy lift and was working to make the case that we have to work with what we have. He also talked about evolving up from smaller, not starting off with the biggest. Each of us responded to Alan. It’s a discussion you do not want to miss. Please post your comments/questions on either or both The Space Show Blog above or The Space Show Classroom blog, http://spaceshowclassroom.wordpress.com. You can reach all of the participants including the callers through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 07 Jan 2014 18:34:54 UTC
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Dr. Sandra Magnus, AIAA, Monday, 1-6-14 (55.22MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Sandra Magnus, AIAA Executive Director. Topics: AIAA SciTech Conference for 2014, AIAA Forum Reorganization Plan. 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. Sandra Magnus, AIAA Executive Director, for a one hour discussion about the upcoming AIAA SciTech Conference 2014 to be held the week of Jan. 13, 2014 at the Gaylord Hotel in National Harbor, MD. For more information, visit the AIAA conference website,
http://www.aiaa.org/scitech2014. Dr. Magnus started the discussion by going over the new AIAA Forum structure for their meetings and conferences. This Forum structure allows them to combine several smaller conferences held throughout the year into one larger conference. In fact, when you visit the AIAA conference website, you will see all the conferences combined in the Science and Technology conference next week. We talked about AIAA conferences being multi-track and Dr. Magnus defined the different AIAA forums for us. Regarding the upcoming SciTech conference, we talked about student and youth programs at the conference, speed mentoring and the mix between public and private companies and organizations. We learned that the poster sessions are now planned as electronic sessions, and our guest went over not only the keynote speakers but the special lecture programs that are part of the SciTech Conference. Cybersecurity was highlighted in our discussion and we spent some time talking about cybersecurity and how it has grown in garnering attention over the years. A listener wanted to know about business and investment panels. Dr. Magnus talked about one such panel on Tuesday addressing "Turning Technology Into a Business." Doug called in to provide a personal testimonial to AIAA given his recent experiences at AIAA Space Conferences in Pasadena and San Diego. As the program ended, our guest and I talked about the AIAA local chapters and their monthly meetings. These local chapter meetings provide excellent discussions on hot topic issues and more. Please post comments/questions on The Space Show Blog above. You can reach our guest through AIAA or by emailing me at drspace@thespaceshow.com.
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Dr. William Halal, Sunday, 1-5-14 (99.26MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. William (Bill) Halal. Topics: Space forecasting for the near and long term. 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. William Halal to our program for a 1 hour 48 minute discussion on predictions for both near and long term space development. In our first segment, we focused on the near term predictions that mostly centered on continued growth of space commercialization and the emergence of space tourism. Additional topics talked about in the first segment included the Chinese space program and its possible impact on the U.S. space program, heavy lift and SLS, the space media and its potential space tourism accident response, commercial activity on the ISS, and space entrepreneurism. Dr. Halal also directed our attention to his website, www.techcast.org which will soon migrate to www.technicalglobal.com. Listeners asked our guest about the biggest challenges facing both commercial space and space tourism, then our guest talked about big growth possibilities with solar satellites. Issues were addressed regarding our congress, economics, and the tensions among all the players. In the second segment, we talked about knowledge emerging as the powerful tool of the near to intermediate term. Dr. Halal suggested tourism would be in place around 2015 and the commercial industry would keep developing to the 2020 range. John called from Ft. Worth to draw comparisons to our early military and aviation history, suggesting the role of the government might be to continue developing hardware and infrastructure that would eventually enhance the commercial players much the way the military aircraft had dual use with the commercial industry. John also had comments about asteroid missions which our guest brought up in this segment. Dr. Halal mentioned the potential of interstellar travel around 2070 and the possibility of solar satellites coming on line much sooner. We talked about going to Mars and the Moon and about Mars One and Inspiration Mars. Doug was the next caller and he talked about depots and large rockets, specifically for missions BLEO and the Moon. Doug brought up SpaceX heavy lift concepts, Martian terraforming, and SpaceX orbital human spaceflight around 2017. As our program was ending, we talked about the rate of change going on in the world today and its impact on people in different age groups. He said we all need to be prepared for a turbulent and transformative time as he does not believe current global systems are sustainable and will have to make way for new systems and programs. Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog above. You can contact our guest through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com or his website. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 06 Jan 2014 17:39:18 UTC
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