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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Trent Waddington, Friday, 8-2-13 (69.61MB; download) -- Guest: Trent Waddington. Topics: Trent provides us with an Australian's view of NewSpace 2013 & space in Australia. 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 Trent Waddington to the program to discuss his take on the recently concluded NewSpace 2013 Conference. Check out the conference website for information, video archives and more: http://newspace.spacefrontier.org. In the first segment of this 2 hour five minute program, Trent went day by day, speaker and panel in his critique of the NewSpace Conference as he took elaborate notes during the sessions. For this analysis, Trent commented on most of the programming starting out with his initial comments on public/private partnerships & the successful role of the Space Frontier Foundation (SFF) over the years in influence and possibly winning in the commercial space policy debate. Rather than telling you what Trent had to say about the speakers and panels, I urge you to listen to his comments so nothing is taken out of context in terms of what he said and thought about conference specifics. During the first segment, Trent covered the first two days of the conference. In the second segment, Trent started with the early morning talk given by Rick Tumlinson, then the talk about 3D printing regarding Made in Space, then we talked about the video the Foundation made, "There Is Another Way," to support the Foundation's perspective of commercial space development, heavy lift, etc. You can see the 6 minute plus video at http://spacefrontier.org/thereisanotherway. I read one of the Foundation's promotion letters regarding the video and then Trent and I discussed it. I reported on the feedback I've received via email since the video was first shown at the conference Saturday morning up to the start of this Space Show program. Trent had a different take on the video from having seen it at the conference and also having talked to those present for their perspectives. I urge each of you to watch it. Post your comments on it on The Space Show blog. After the video discussion, Trent commented on the balance of conference speakers throughout the day, then he reported on space work in Australia which focuses on research and on scram jet development and testing. His conference conclusions and assessments were interesting, including his use of the term "NewSpace Fanatics." Listeners asked him for his takeaways from the conference for which he offered us three so don't miss what he had to say. When Trent left San Jose, he drove to Hawthorne and toured SpaceX. He had much to say about touring SpaceX which I must say, having done it several times myself, is really impressive and inspiring. If you have comments and questions for Trent, post them on The Space Show blog. You can email Trent through me. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 03 Aug 2013 16:32:42 UTC
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The John Batchelor Show "Hotel Mars," Wednesday, 7-31-13 (6.17MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Richard Obousy, Dr. David Livingston: Topics: Icarus Interstellar, Faster Than Light Travel, breakthrough propulsion. 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. Obousy, and I talked about Icarus Interstellar, Faster Than Light Travel (FTL), the upcoming Icarus Interstellar Starship Congress in Dallas later in August, fusion propulsion, NASA, and specific Icarus Interstellar projects. Our discussion covered funding issues, NASA's interest in FTL travel, other forms of breakthrough propulsion and more. Check out their website at www.icarusinterstellar.org.
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, 01 Aug 2013 14:53:20 UTC
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Open Lines, Tuesday, 7-30-13 (76.95MB; download) -- Guest: Open Lines with Dr. David Livingston. Topics: A variety of topics relating to space development & exploration. 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 segment of this 2 hour 14 minute Open Lines program started with a few of my suggested topics including a recent John Strickland Space Review article on SLS followed by a response from NASA which was published in the Huntsville Times as well as on NASA Watch. More about this later as a caller read the two articles, then called to discuss them. However, our first caller was Dr. Jurist who called to mention and congratulate the UND Space Studies Department for the award they received from NASA: The JSC Certificate of Appreciation for 25 years of outstanding leadership in the interdisciplinary leadership of space studies. During John's call, I read the exact wording on the certificate and since John and I are both adjunct professors at UND SpSt, we had much to say about the program, faculty, subjects, students, founders, etc. It’s a fine program and it was an honor to let all of you know about this well deserved award and the UND Masters and PhD program in Space Studies. TO READ THE REST OF THIS PROGRAM SUMMARY, PLEASE VISIT WWW.THESPACESHOW.COM OR HTTP://THESPACESHOW.WORDPRESS.COM AS THE REVIEW IS TOO LONG FOR GIGADIAL. THANK YOU. DR. DAVID LIVINGSTON, HOST OF THE SPACE SHOW. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 31 Jul 2013 20:52:38 UTC
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Dr. Erik Seedhouse, Sunday, 7-28-13 (52.83MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Erik Seedhouse. Topics: Dr. Seedhouse discusses his new book, "SpaceX: Making Commercial Spaceflight A Reality." 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. Erik Seedhouse for this 1 hour 34 minute discussion of his new book, "SpaceX: Making Commercial Spaceflight A Reality." During the first segment, Dr. Seedhouse talked in general about the book, the fact that it addresses other commercial space companies and the suborbital field as well as SpaceX, plus Mars missions, funding, investment, and government support through COTS, Commercial Crew and other programs. In fact, he said that 80-90% of funding for commercial launch companies was government funded at this time. When asked if this suggested something other than a commercial company, he said no. Lots of listeners both emailed and called in with questions about SpaceX and their projects. One listener wanted to know if Dr. Seedhouse thought SpaceX might be spread too thin with so many projects. Another wanted to know about meeting launch timelines and slippage, while another wanted to know about the new version of Falcon 9 about to be launched. There were lots of questions and much discussion around the Falcon Heavy and the SpaceX manifest per their website. Erik talked about ULA as a major SpaceX competitor and Doug called in wanting to know if Erik thought Falcon Heavy might actually be too much rocket for the market at this time. He also inquired about the potential Falcon Heavy impact on human spaceflight. In the second segment, Mars One, Inspiration Mars, and Dream Chaser came up for discussion. Dr. Seedhouse talked about SpaceX and Mars but he also stressed the need for resolving EDL problem regarding future large payload missions to Mars. Another listener wanted to know if Falcon Heavy or even the Falcon 9 could launch the Orion and then Doug emailed in and then called to ask about the SpaceX Mars Colonial Transporter. Several times in both segments, Dr. Seedhouse stressed that his book was upbeat and written as a devoted fan of SpaceX accounting for the company's first ten years. He also said that he had no support nor did he have any interviews with anyone from SpaceX regarding the book. Toward the end, Jacob sent in an email asking our guest why some in Congress still seemed opposed to commercial space, SpaceX and others. Erik made it clear he did not include politics in his book but he suggested that Congress does tend to work toward reelection, often over the national interest. Of course defining the national interest may not be as objective as we would like so it’s a tough question to answer, for sure. The last listener question asked Erik if there was a commercial space effort of any significance coming from any other country. Erik's simple answer was no but you will want to hear what he said in response to this question. Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show. If you want to contact Dr. Seedhouse, you can do so through me. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 29 Jul 2013 03:55:30 UTC
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The John Batchelor Show "Hotel Mars," Wednesday, 7-24-13 (6.25MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Michael Listner, Dr. David Livingston: Topics: The legalities & issues regarding asteroid and resource mining in space. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are not permitted without prior written consent from The Space Show (even if for personal use) & are a violation of the Space Show copyright. We do not permit the commercial use of any Space Show program or part thereof, nor do we permit Space Show programs to be edited, placed on YouTube, or other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted in news articles, papers, academic & research work but must be cited or referenced in the proper citation format. Contact Dr. Livingston for questions about our copyright and trademark policies which we do enforce. This program is archived on The Space Show website, podcasting, and blog sites with permission from John Batchelor. Please visit the John Batchelor Show website for more information about this fine program, www.johnbatchelorshow.com. Remember, your Amazon Purchases Can Help Support The Space Show/OGLF (www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm).
During our 11 minute plus discussion, John, Mike Listener, and I talked about the legalities of asteroid mining, resource usage in space, potential issues such as profit sharing, treaty constraints, liability, and government regulation. I believe Michael summed it up well when near the end of our segment, he said that this type of activity was still possibly 20 years away and during that time, the legal issues should be addressed and hopefully resolved.
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, 25 Jul 2013 15:51:09 UTC
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Dr. Dennis Bushnell, Tuesday, 7-23-13 (47.22MB; download) --
Guest: Dr. Dennis Bushnell. Topics: We discussed Dr. Bushnell's paper, TRL for space development & how best to move forward with civil space. 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 to the program Dr. Dennis Bushnell, the NASA Langley Research Center Chief Scientist. Dr. Bushnell discussed his paper, "Advanced-to-Revolutionary Space Technology Options-The Responsibly Imaginable." which can be downloaded at http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20130011698_2013011376.pdf. TO READ THE REST OF THIS SUMMARY, PLEASE VISIT WWW.THESPACESHOW.COM OR HTTP://THESPACESHOW.WORDPRESS.COM. The summary is too long for the Gigadial version so check it out on either the website or blog archives. Thanks. David (Drspace). Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 24 Jul 2013 16:15:04 UTC
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Richard Godwin, Monday, 7-22-13 (49.62MB; download) -- Guest: Richard Godwin. Topics: Zero Gravity Solutions & ISS commercial biotechnology experiments & projects. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. We welcomed Richard Godwin back to the program as CEO of Zero Gravity Solutions, Inc. in Boca Raton, Florida. For more information and contact, visit www.zerogravity.com. During our first segment of this 1 hour 28 minute program, Rich Godwin talked about his path that eventually took him to being CEO of Zero Gravity Solutions. This includes doing work and analysis for SpaceX on DragonLab and eventually being introduced to John Wayne Kennedy in Bethesda which led to the development of Zero Gravity Solutions. Rich then talked about their plant research and stem cell experiments on the ISS of which there have already been several experiments. He talked at length about biofuel from the plant Jatropha, the background for why this plant was selected, and what that are doing with it in microgravity on the ISS. He also spoke about the threat to bananas and their work to make the Cavendish banana resistant to diseases threatening them at this time. We took a call from listener Don who asked about their relationship with CASIS which Rich talked about in detail. CASIS, or the Center for Advancement of Science in Space (www.iss-casis.org), is the intermediary organization formed to facilitate commercial business with the ISS so that it becomes easier to do commercial projects rather by avoiding the need to directly interact with NASA and the government. As part of this discussion, Rich fielded questions about intellectual property, royalties to NASA, and outstanding issues needing to be resolved for companies with IP wanting to do business on the Station. Later, Gus called from Brussels to ask about how the company acquired public status by buying a public shell traded OTC through the pink sheets. We talked about this method of financing, comparing it to traditional IPOs, and their public, commercial platform. In our second segment, we talked about human stem cells, 3 D printing, and why plants were their first priority instead of human projects. Kim emailed in a question about the risk of the ISS being cancelled and wondered what the company Plan B was in case the ISS was retired sooner than everyone wants as that would have a potentially detrimental impact on the company. Another listener asked about Bigelow space stations and if their stem cell experimentation cold be done on a Bigelow station. Rich talked more about DragonLab and up & down capabilities using commercial rockets plus the Soyuz. As the program was ending, he mentioned their new patented product, Formula X and the radiation shielding properties of a new hydrogen product developed by Cella Energy. Please post comments/questions on The Space Show blog. Rich can be reached through their company website. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 23 Jul 2013 15:31:17 UTC
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Dr. Paul Spudis, Sunday, 7-21-13 (56.02MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Paul Spudis. Topics: Space policy, testifying before congress, asteroid missions, RTM, and 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 Dr. Paul Spudis, Senior Staff Scientist at the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston, to discuss U.S. civil space policy, testifying before congress, NASA asteroid missions, returning to the Moon, ISRU for both the Moon and Mars, and much more. During the first segment of our 1 hour 41 minute discussion, Dr. Spudis provided us with an overview of our current civil space program and the history behind how this program developed over the last 50 plus years. We talked about space visions, destinations, fiscal issues, innovation, & more. Dr. Spudis also talked about his testimony before the House Science Committee which you can read as well as see on the video on his site, www.spudislunarresources.com. Many listeners asked questions about providing congressional testimony and what our guest thought of the committee members and their interest in what the invited guests were telling them. Paul also submitted a human spaceflight statement to the NAS for their human spaceflight study. You can find the links to his submitted paper and the NAS results so far on his website or go to the NAS site directly at www8.nationalacademies.org/aseboutreach/publicviewhumanspaceflight.aspx. Other topics during this segment included our civil space policy & those making policy, congressional authorizations, SLS & Orion, NASA asteroid missions, & NewSpace. We started the second segment with a listener call about lunar ISRU and multiple uses for the same lander for the Moon and Mars. A listener asked Paul to elaborate on why he was not supportive of the NASA asteroid missions which he said were similar to PR stunts. A listener asked about blame & accountability between Congress and the NASA Administrator. Don't miss what our guest had to say about each & their role. Doug called to talk about cislunar architecture & transportation. I asked our guest about creating a type of business plan to prioritize the steps needed for implementation to establish the space policy favored by our guest. Don't miss this discussion. Another listener asked our guest for his opinions on the Inspiration Mars and Mars One proposed missions. We also talked about the impact of high quality computer graphics on space policy, the difference in interest and focus from the Apollo era to now, & the importance of space advocacy. Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog. Dr. Spudis can be reached through his website. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 22 Jul 2013 16:32:40 UTC
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Dr. Pat Patterson, Small Sat, Friday, 7-19-13 (26.26MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Pat Patterson. Topics: The Small Satellite Conference 2013 and related topics. 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. Pat Patterson back to the program to discuss the upcoming Small Satellite Conference, August 10-15, 2013 in Logan, Utah. Visit the conference website for information, registration, hotels, and the program agenda: www.smallsat.org. During our one segment one hour program, Dr. Patterson talked about the conference, the programming, the merger into the conference of the CubeSat workshop on Saturday and Sunday, plus much more. The theme for this year's conference is "Small Satellite Constellations: Strength In Numbers." We discussed the keynote speaker, Dr. Michael Gazarik, Associate Administrator, NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate and the main guest speaker, David Klumpar - Program Scientist, NASA Science Mission Directorate who will be representing the entire Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission team. You can access further information about both speakers on the Small Sat website by clicking on Technical Program button in the menu line near the top of the home page. Pat explained the single track conference format, the networking opportunities, the amazing food always served at SmallSat for the breaks, the lunches, and the Monday night social at the Space Dynamics Lab. We talked conference registration, hotels, and the special events for Wednesday evening. Listeners asked questions about the conference, the Space Dynamics Lab, internships, Utah State University, job interviews, the student competition, and much more. Listeners also wanted to know the impact of sequestration on this year's conference. Pat had much to say about this and you might be surprised by what you hear, especially in the comparison between DOD and NASA participation. Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog. If you have conference questions or need help, use the Contact page on their website, www.smallsat.org/contact. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 20 Jul 2013 17:24:21 UTC
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The John Batchelor Show "Hotel Mars," Wednesday, 7-17-13 (5.49MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. David Livingston: Topics: Mars 2020 JPL Mission. 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 and I talked about the planned Mars 2020 advanced robotic mission to search for past and possibly current life on Mars. For full mission information, visit the JPL Mars 2020 website, http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/m2020/mission/overview. John talked about life evolving here on Earth over millions of years and extrapolated to possible similar patterns on Mars. We talked about the planned mission science, the search for fossils showing ancient microbial life on Mars, plus we talked about mission funding issues and costs. 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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