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The Space Show
The Space Show focuses on timely and important issues influencing the development of outer-space commerce, space tourism,space exploration and space development. The Space Show is committed to facilitating our becoming a space-faring nation and society with a growing and self-sustaining space-faring economy. The Space Show also focuses on other related subjects of interest to us all.
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Created on: 12 May 2005 Language: English |
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John Batchelor Hotel Mars, Dr. Scott Bolton, Wednesday, 12-18-13 (6.29MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Scott Bolton, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: The NASA Juno Mission on the way to Jupiter. 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. Bolton & I discussed the NASA Juno Jupiter Mission which is due to arrive in polar orbit around Jupiter on July 4, 2016. Juno has a great instrument package on board to help unlock critical mysteries about the origins of Jupiter and the universe. We talked about the recent Earth flyby on Oct. 9 when ham operators all over the world sent June a Morse Code message, "hi." Juno heard the message and sent it back to Earth. We also learned that Juno will be the fastest traveling spacecraft at 150,000 mph. The polar orbit will take 11 days and during the year Juno is working, it will make about 30 orbits. We also learned about the Juno Cam which will enable us to look at the raw data on the web and image it. As Juno gets close to Jupiter, it is trapped by the enormous Jovian gravity field and inserted in the polar orbit. Dr. Bolton took us through the full instrument package and the science that the team hopes to learn from this mission. 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, 19 Dec 2013 16:19:06 UTC
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Classroom with Dr. Jim Logan & Dr. John Jurist, Tuesday, 12-17-13 (73.28MB; download) -- Guests: Dr. Jim Logan, Dr. John Jurist. Topics: This was a Classroom show on radiation issues for deep space travel, Mars and Moon settlements. 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. Jim Logan and Dr. John Jurist to this special 2.5 hour Space Show classroom in-depth discussion on space radiation. We focused our discussion on deep space, Mars, the Moon and BLEO missions. Note that on both The Space Show blog (see above) and The Space Show Classroom blog (http://spaceshowclassroom.wordpress.com), Dr. Jurist has a Power Point presentation on radiation. During the program, our guests referred to specific slides that you will want to check out. In our first segment, Dr. Logan started out by telling us about his interest in the subject, why he has been writing a paper on the subject for publication, and how this Classroom show came about. He cited our short duration spaceflight experience, the Apollo missions, Space Shuttle flights, and then how things started to change when we had six month ISS visits. Dr. Logan also made it clear that space was not a benign emptiness type of environment. He said the reality was that interplanetary space was a sea of disruptive ionizing radiation wrecking havoc on biologic systems. We moved forward in our discussion from that point. We talked about the findings of the MSL RAD instrument regarding radiation on the way to Mars and on the surface of Mars. Both John and Jim spent some time putting the RAD numbers through analysis to let us know what this means for human missions to Mars. We talked shielding, possible materials, passive and active. We talked extensively about water and the use of hydrogen as well for shielding. Our guests addressed the two types of radiation, the GCR (galactic cosmic rays) and the CME/solar flare. Here, John suggested listeners look at his slide 13 as we talked about protons and neutrons. Jim said there was no magic bullet and talked about shielding effects of Earth's atmosphere. Pay attention here as Jim introduced us to the RP scale. For being on the surface, he said nothing less than RP100 would suffice. For the vehicle, an RP5 was required. John introduced us to career limits for radiation for men and women astronauts of different age but the career limits are for LEO and not BLEO. BLEO limits are expected to be more restrictive when made public in April 2014. Earth Mars transit times were discussed, especially in the context of Brian's email that suggested a 180 day transit time. Both our guests said that was unlikely with chemical propulsion and all of us again stressed the need for nuclear thermal propulsion. Microgravity was talked about, especially in the context of side effects due to the radiation environment. Jim then brought up the EVA subject and spacesuits. Briefly, Jim said that quite possibly the ISS construction represented the zenith of EVAs which may become a thing of the past. Read the balance of this summary @ www.thespaceshow.com, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com or http://spaceshowclassroom.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 18 Dec 2013 17:22:34 UTC
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Bruce Pittman, Monday, 12-16-13 (44.54MB; download) -- Guest: Bruce Pittman. Topics: Commercial space, new technologies, emerging space industries. 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 show Bruce Pittman for a 1 hour 23 minute far ranging discussion on commercial space and related topics. We started our first segment with the Planetary Sustainability Initiative. More about this is available on the Sustainable Silicon Valley website, www.sustainablesv.org/ssv2013/index.php. Bruce shared with us stories from the recent conference, including the fact that California Governor Jerry Brown attended and was involved in the discussions. From this program, we talked about new technologies that could benefit life support for deep space missions including Mars as well as space technologies that could be used here on Earth. Another example cited was the Bloom Box by Bloom Energy (www.bloomenergy.com). Bruce also mentioned the SpaceX Raptor engine designed to use methane for BLEO missions. In talking about 2013 commercial space, Bruce cited the successful end to the COTS program and we talked about emerging business opportunities on the ISS. He also mentioned a change toward commercial space investments in the attitude of VC types in Silicon Valley. In addition, he mentioned the blossoming cubesat and nanosat industry. The Moon came up, especially in light of the recent Chinese lunar robotic lander and Bruce talked about the developing lunar and commercial space private ventures underway in the U.S. now. Next, our guest was asked about public/private partnerships and here we had quite the discussion, especially with regards to some saying more government oversight was needed for commercial ventures. Dave called in to continue the public private partnership discussion in light of the NASA Advisory Council and consideration toward applying such partnerships to heavy lift vehicles. Bruce brought up the potential game changing technology for launch vehicle reusability. In our second segment, our guest talked about the excitement ahead for 2014 given the advances with the suborbital companies, the potential start of space tourism, and more. We talked about the Google Solve For X program focusing on fusion energy. Bruce mentioned advances with LENR. Doug called to talk about the Space Act Agreement and budgeting issues for space and the private companies. We concluded our discussion with a preview glance at the 2014 ISDC Conference to be held in Los Angeles in May. The last listener question dealt with Mars One and Inspiration Mars. Bruce offered a few comments on both program. Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog above. Bruce Pittman can be contacted through me. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 17 Dec 2013 13:44:19 UTC
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Eric Lerner, Sunday, 12-15-13 (52.85MB; download) -- Gust: Eric Lerner. Topics: Alternative fusion ideas, Focus Fusion. cosmology, the Big Bang & alternative theories to an expanding universe. 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 Eric Lerner for updates on his Focus Fusion work and then later, his work in cosmology as he challenges the Big Bang & expanding universe theories. In the first segment of this 1 hour 40 minute show, we focused on fusion. For more information, visit http://focusfusion.org. Since much of this discussion involves physics, technical explanations, and more, referring to the website will be helpful. Eric started out with an overview of focus fusion (Aneutronic Fusion). He made clear their goal was to demonstrate the scientific feasibility of focus fusion. Eric then described the challenges, possible solutions and progress being made in reaching their goal. I suggest you review these website pages to help you understand what he talked about: http://focusfusion.org/index.php/site/category/C36; http://focusfusion.org/index.php/site/category/C63; http://focusfusion.org/index.php/site/category/C70. During this segment, Eric explained in detail the process, the physics, the science and more of what they do, have done, and still need to do. We talked about pulse power, time sequences, the amount of power needed, and what has to happen to get more energy out than what they put into their reactor. Marshall called to ask about computer power needed and simulations compared to actual experiments. Eric also talked fuel options and then he talked about their financial needs. He said they would soon be doing both a short movie and a Kickstarter program. In fact, he made a call for volunteers so if you are interested, email him at eric@lphysics.com. Questions came up about the safety of their work, then listeners asked how they contain such high temperatures, even if for a fraction of a second. He talked about the need for using tungsten & we talked some about tungsten supplies and pricing. Charles called in with several questions and comments about fuels and then about instead of using tungsten electrodes why not use boron or beryllium as the low atomic weight would contaminate the plasma less. Charles & Eric has a very interesting discussion about these matters. To read the rest of this summary, visit www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 16 Dec 2013 17:45:39 UTC
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Dr. David Brain, Friday, 12-13-13 (43.88MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. David Brain. Topics: Mars MAVEN Mission, Mars science. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. We welcomed Dr. David Brain of the NASA MAVEN Mission team to the program for a discussion about MAVEN and Mars science. In the first segment of our 1 hour 22 minute program, Dr. Brain provided us with an overview of the MAVEN Mission which was launched on Nov. 18. As we heard, it is on track for its orbital insertion around Mars on Sept. 22, 2014. I asked Dr. Brain if he thought Mars orbits were getting crowded and also if he knew if there were traffic management issues in orbiting Mars. We also talked about the Indian Mars mission, Mangalyaan, as it was launched a few days before MAVEN and will arrive shortly after MAVEN arrives at Mars. Dr. Brain, in describing MAVEN, said it was going to answer two questions: 1) What happened to the atmosphere of Mars and 2) What happened to the water and where did it go? We then talked about the absence of a Martian magnetic field but we learned that there are strongly magnetized rocks along the edges and such rocks are 10-20 times the magnetic strength of similar rocks on Earth. Dr. Brain provided us with theories on this. We extrapolated that it was possible for something similar to happen on Earth. He also talked about magnetic fields, how one might generate a magnetic field on Mars & more. This latter point was in reply to a listener question asking if terraforming included creating a Martian magnetic field. Our next topic dealt with how these types of missions are developed, the hardware and scientific tool risk issues, the use of heritage hardware and instruments, program funding, and review panels. Marshall called and talked about instrument redundancy, electronic improvements from mission to mission and more. We also talked about sending data back to Earth using the Deep Space Network (DSN). This brought up questions about private Mars missions using the DSN for their communications. In the second segment, Doug called to ask how MAVEN was impacted by the government shutdown. Dave relayed the shutdown stories to us which were most interesting, especially since it went right up to the minute for possible mission delays of 18-24 months. In fact, MAVEN did get an exemption from the shutdown but not because of its science. It was exempted because of its function as a communications relay satellite. Also in this segment, Dave responded to listener questions asking how the instruments are designed, tested, and protected for their trip to Mars so they would be sure to work. Dave took us through the entire process for planning, designing, developing and testing hardware & operating components over and over again. This is a fascinating inside look at what is involved in a successful Mars, lunar, or planetary mission. Doug then asked about methane on Mars and here Dave had much to say about competing methane theories and the latest findings from instruments on Mars including Curiosity. Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog above. Dr. Brain can be contacted through me. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 14 Dec 2013 17:25:51 UTC
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The John Batchelor Show "Hotel Mars," Wednesday, 12-13 (6.11MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. William (Bill) Farrand, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Chinese Chang'e 3 launch to the Moon, their lunar program. 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. Farrand & I discussed the upcoming tenth anniversary for the Mars rover Opportunity. We talked about what Opportunity was currently doing on Mars, its climb up Solander Point, roving on Endeavour Crater, and more. We talked about wintering over to keep warm. We also talked about Spirit and what happened to it, plus lessons learned from the Spirit sand trap. We talked about Opportunity as compared to Curiosity, then I asked if the geology on Mars was the same as Earth. For example, was igneous rock on Mars the same as igneous rock on Earth? As you will hear, for the most part they are the same but there are differences and different formations with different characteristics. Also discussed were water flows and a study of the Martian atmosphere and water flows by the en route Maven mission. 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 ], Fri, 13 Dec 2013 00:39:57 UTC
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Dr. Wendell Mendell, Tuesday, 12-10-13 (59.14MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Wendell Mendell. Topics: His 50 years at NASA, the Moon, lunar base work, congress & 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. Wendell Mendell back to the show for this two hour discussion (no break) about his 50 years at NASA JSC, lunar bases, commercial space, return to the Moon, the value of the Moon, our space program, space advocacy, commercial space, and lots more. Dr. Mendell came to work at JSC in 1963 &will be retiring at the end of this year, culminating 50 years at JSC. During our discussion, Dr. Mendell used lots of stories from his NASA and lunar base work experience to illustrate issues with space policy, NASA, our Congress, and space advocacy, & advanced technology. Listeners had lots of specific questions for Wendell about lunar bases, water on the Moon and its commercial exploitation, commercial lunar programs, and NASA having a lunar program which Dr. Mendell said it did not. Dr. Mendell spoke to some of the NASA organizational issues, congressional micromanagement issues and problems, and the nation's overall economic problems as a reason for not doing this or that in space. He cited such economic problems as a rational excuse for not doing something meaningful in space in almost every year of his 50 years of NASA experience. The same for threatened, proposed, or even real NASA budget cuts. Later in the segment when caller Doug called in with his lunar water and development ideas, Dr. Mendell pointed to conflicting LCROSS analysis as to water being on the Moon. Russian instruments do not say the same thing as the Los Alamos instruments and he said this was & still is a hotly debated topic in the lunar community. As Doug continued talking about his plan, Dr. Mendell backed him up, took him step by step through the process of accomplishing his many goals. This turned out to be a very valuable instructional discussion that all of us can and should benefit from. Make sure you hear how Wendell breaks down Doug's points to show the complexities and challenges of each incremental step in what Doug was proposing. Our guest even showed Doug where some of his steps needed commercial technogly which does not exist! Doug's rocket of choice is the Falcon Heavy, a rocket which does not yet exist, nor does it have real numbers behind it. Wendell used this discussion to distinguish true believers from investor and commercial analysts. To read the balance of this summary, visit www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 11 Dec 2013 17:11:13 UTC
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Michelle Evans, Monday, 12-9-13 (46.76MB; download) -- Guest: Michelle Evans. Topics: X-15 Rocketplane and Michelle's Book, The X-15 Rocket Plane: Flying the First Wings into 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 Michelle Evans to continue her Space Show discussion about the X-15 Rocket Plane and her best selling book, The X-15 Rocket Plane: Flying the First Wings into Space. During the first segment of our 1 hour 28 minute program, Michelle responded to my trivia question to name the presidents involved with the X-15 program. We talked about how astronauts were greeted and treated compared to the record breaking X-15 pilots. We also talked about the incredible level of interest and reception our guest receives with her book talks at various organizations, plus the amazing interest shown in the topic coming from overseas. In response to a question about the most memorable flights, Michelle mentioned the Peter Knight flight above Mach 4 when all electronics failed and ejection was not an option. We talked about tricks and pranks the pilots played as strong Type A personalities. Also mentioned was the fatal Mike Adams flight. Listeners asked several questions, including a few that attempted to compare X-15 to the new effort to fly suborbital by Virgin and XCOR. Michelle then had much to say for the X-15 engine, the XLR99 which produced 66,000 lbs. of thrust. Rick sent in a question asking why the 200th flight never happened. As the segment was ending, we inquired about X-15 artifacts including mockups, the actual X-15s, and the two B-52s that flew the rocket plane. In the second segment, Ted asked about X-15 espionage. As you will hear, there was none but listen to the full answer. We then talked about the B-52s, especially the one that is outside the Edwards gate. Michelle did a shout out to Tommy Ericson in Sweden for the excellent X-15 artwork in the her book. We talked about surviving X-15 equipment and learned the simulator was gone but that a skinless version of the rocket plane used for testing was still in existence. I asked Michelle to tell us about her talk at Griffith Observatory in LA, then she talked about the two living pilots, Joe Engle and Bill Dana. Michelle also talked about Joe's astronaut duties with the Space Shuttle. Please post comments/questions on The Space Show blog above. Michelle can be reached through her website at www.mach25media.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 10 Dec 2013 17:24:09 UTC
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Jim Lewis, Sunday, 12-8-13 (46.67MB; download) -- Guest: Jim Lewis. Topic: Animals in space based on his documentary film, "America's Animal Astronaut Heroes." 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 Jim Lewis to this 90 minute discussion on the documentary film project his company is completing, "America's Animal Astronaut Heroes." For those of you on Facebook, search for the title and LIKE the page for additional information. In our first segment, Jim told us how this project came to be as well as why it was targeted it for kids. We talked about various animals that had been to space, including the Soviet dog Laika which Jim said was a one of the Soviet wild dogs taken off the street. I think you will find interesting the reason why the Soviets chose wild dogs off the street for space experiments. We also talked about a project, Rats with Hats and fruit fly experiments. Jim got several questions asking about taking pets to space on space settlement missions as well as taking animals for feedstock. Later in the segment, we got into talking about the chimps that NASA sent to space and here, Jim had many chimp stories. In addition, Jim talked about fish in space and getting seasick in their aquariums. Marshall called in to talk about taking chickens and goats to space (the latter for goat's milk). Another question dealt with wondering if the animals liked being in space. Don't miss his answer to this question. Then we went back to mice and rat stories and the chimps. Jim also mentioned the frog-tadpole and toadfish experiments. Listeners wanted to know about small animal commercial experiments on the ISS. Before the segment ended, listeners asked about a future time when service dogs might be welcome on board to help a blind or deaf spaceflight participant, settler, or crew member. In the second segment, Jim said the most favorite animals were the space monkeys Abel and Baker. At one time, Baker was getting 200-300 letters from fans a day! In talking about our future in space, Jim said that animals were still pioneering for humans in the future. We talked about animals having gone to space from ESA, India, Russia, etc. We also talked about NASA rules as compared to potentially different rules on a private launch to a private space station. Near the end of the program, Jim updated us on space activities in Florida and along the space coast. SpaceX was a huge positive sign, plus many aviation companies have moved in to take advantage of the skilled workforce no longer involved in space work. Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog above. You can reach Jim Lewis through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 09 Dec 2013 17:23:39 UTC
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Dr. Bruce Cordell, Friday, 12-6-13 (53.61MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Bruce Cordell. Topics: Dr. Cordell, using Maslow Windows and historical economic trends, looks at the potential future for a large space expansion program. 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. Bruce Cordell for this 1 hour 38 minute discussion of Maslow Windows suggesting the strong possibility of a large & successful expansion of our space program by 2016, including a possible large space project on the order of Apollo or even the turn of the century Panama Canal. To find out more about Maslow Windows, visit www.21stcenturywaves.com. In preparation for this program, Dr. Cordell posted this on his site: http://21stcenturywaves.com/2013/11/21/bruce-returns-to-the-space-show-on-december-6. Make sure to click on the link for his article "10 Space Trends for 2013-Featuring the Approach of the New International Space Age." During our first segment, Dr. Cordell provided us with a brief introduction to Maslow Windows and the historical trends supporting this analysis. He compared economic and financial times of past large government projects and expansions to our recent times and how we are now evolving towards a large expansion project as was the case many times over the past 200 years. A key ingredient needed to bring about the changes Dr. Cordell spoke about is the emergency of economic growth and a national ebullient feeling, both of which are absent today. He also said he was looking to the elections of 2014 and 2016 to produce substantial change, opening the door to the possibility pointed to by his Maslow Window analysis. In response to one of my questions, Dr. Cordell was clear that change did not necessarily mean changing political parties. Bruce received several questions from the NewSpace segment of the community, challenging the need for a large government space program and for SLS. Bruce talked about this at length in both segments as listeners kept this as a front and center topic for the full program. We also talked about the need for advances in technology to be ripe in order for the expanded space program to happen. John from Ft. Worth called in with questions related to the Chinese program and Bruce connected dots in this conversation to his analysis. Among the many things he said, it was clear the project being alluded to did not have to be American and could be Chinese. To read the rest of this review, please go to www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 07 Dec 2013 17:28:28 UTC
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