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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Rand Simberg, Bill Simon, EVOLOTERRA, Tuesday, 7-16-13 (51.11MB; download) -- Guests: Rand Simberg, William (Bill) Simon. Topics. We talked about Evoloterra (www.evoloterra.com) & its meaning. 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 Rand Simberg and Bill Simon for our annual Evoloterra program which remembers and honors the first time humans left Earth for another planet. TO READ THE REST OF THIS SUMMARY, VISIT WWW.THESPACESHOW.COM OR HTTP://THESPACESHOW.WORDPRESS.COM as the summary is too long for the space provided by Gigadial. Thank you. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 17 Jul 2013 15:11:06 UTC
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Tom Olson, Jeff Krukin, Monday, 7-15-13 (50.89MB; download) -- Guests: Tom Olson, Jeff Krukin. Topics: The NewSpace Business Plan Competition for 2013. 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 Tom Olson and Jeff Krukin back to the program to discuss this year's NewSpace Business Plan Competition which will be Oct. 2, 2013 at a place yet to be named in Silicon Valley. Visit their website for more information including competition rules, prize information, and more: www.newspacebpc.com. In the first segment of 95 minute program, Tom and Jeff spoke about this year's competition, why it was delayed and separated this year from the NewsSpace Conference. Tom also mentioned having a focus this year on mining given the commercial interest in asteroid mining. Our guests went over the prizes for this year which are substantially higher than in previous years. There is a $100K first price, a $25K second prize and a $5K specialty third prize. Our guests also talked about the rules but we urge those of you interested in the competition to read the rules posted on the website above to make sure your proposed business meets the guidelines of the competition. Jeff spoke with us about the Boot Camp coaching sessions this year starting a day and half before the Oct. 2 competition. Boot Camp, as you will hear, is not open to the public but the competition on Oct. 2nd is a public event. Listeners asked several logistical questions and Curt wanted to know about recent trends, hot topics and such. We talked about mining, 3 D printing and the need for the projects to be space scalable. Visit http://newspacebpc.com/what-is-space-scalable for information on space scalable as this is an important part of the competition. Those entering the competition have a $50 registration fee. Our guests were also asked about oversight on how the prize money is used by the winners. Larry emailed in to inquire about other national business plan competitions & our guests separated student from pro competitions. The NewSpace competition is a pro business plan competition. During the second part of our program, Allison inquired about the past successes and the start of their commercial ventures and Dave Hook emailed in to inquire about IP protection. Later in the segment, I asked our guests about the competition management which is handled by the Exodus Group. As we were nearing the end of our program, we talked about commercial space trends, how the competition has changed and evolved over the years, and some of the highs and lows for Tom and Jeff with the past conferences. If you have comments/questions about this discussion, please post them on The Space Show blog above. You can reach Tom and Jeff through the competition website. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 16 Jul 2013 16:04:49 UTC
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Space and STEM Education Outreach Webinar, Sunday, 7-14-13 (50.04MB; download) -- Guests: Lynne Zielinski, Christine Nobbe, Barbara David, Dr. John Jurist. Topics: Space and STEM Education Outreach. 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 welcome you to this Space Show Webinar featuring a panel discussion on Space and STEM Education Outreach. In addition to listening to this discussion as a regular audio Space Show program, you can view webinar video at http://vimeo.com/channels/thespaceshow. Our panel members for this two hour 27 minute webinar presentation included Lynne Zielinski, Christine Nobbe, Barbara David, and Dr. John Jurist with myself as moderator. Each panel member brought educational expertise to the discussion ranging from teaching in elementary school through the college graduate level plus Space Grant. PLEASE VISIT WWW.THESPACESHOW.COM OR HTTP://THESPACESHOW.WORDPRESS.COM TO READ THE REST OF THE SUMMARY AS THE SUMMARY CONTAINS TOO MANY WORDS FOR THE GIGADIAL ARCHIVE. THANK YOU. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 15 Jul 2013 15:16:28 UTC
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Ed Wright, Friday, 7-12-13 (34.35MB; download) -- Guest: Edward (Ed) Wright. Topics: Citizens In Space, Space Hacker Workshop. 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 Ed Wright back to the program to discuss the Space Hacker Workshop to be held at the Frontiers of Flight Museum at Love Field, Dallas, Texas July 20-21, 2013. For more information about the event and for online registration at a discount (by a certain date), please visit www.citizensinspace.org. The specific online registration link is http://spacehackerdfw.eventbrite.com. Ed was with us for the entire program which was 1 hour 3 minutes in length. Ed started the discussion with an overview of both Citizens in Space and the Space Hacker Workshop program of which the first was held a few months back in Silicon Valley. Ed then shifted gears to discuss the upcoming Space Hacker Workshop to be held at Love Field in Dallas. He spoke about some of the main speakers including the top people from XCOR. He also said it was a hands on workshop with the participants actually engaging in building things. We went over registration and ticket pricing, plus Ed suggested a hotel for out of town participants. Ed received several listener questions about the workshop and Citizens In Space. For example, a listener asked if Ed's organization had actually paid for the ten XCOR flights he talks about or if he only has a deposit for the fights. Another wanted to know if he had a priority choice with XCOR as to which flights Citizens In Space will get. He was also asked when he thought XCOR would become operational with commercial flights. In a clarification comment, Ed also told us that all the Citizens In Space flights would be citizen science flights. Citizens in Space was not engaging in space tourism per se. We then talked about flight opportunities, what types of projects were wanted and how to get them accepted by Citizens In Space. He said the rules require all experiments & results to be open source. Another listener asked if was competing against the groups that are part of the Next Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference. Ed explained why there was a difference in both the customer and the target market for both. He was also asked about scaling up to orbital spaceflight. A few listeners wanted to know the plans for the next Space Hacker Workshop after Dallas. Ed thought it might be at KSC in Florida but he did not make it definite at this time. He also took a question about the fact that Lynx only flies to 2/3 of the way to space and if this impacted his citizen science projects and research. Near the end of our discussion, Ed was asked about the regulatory environment that might adversely impact citizen science experiments, flights, & the work of Citizens In Space. For Ed's response to these and all the questions, don't miss this important hour long discussion. Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog per above. Ed can be contacted using edward.v.wright@rocketacademy.org.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 13 Jul 2013 15:58:47 UTC
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The John Batchelor Show "Hotel Mars," Wednesday, 7-10-13 (5.50MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Dr, Pal Brekke, Dr. David Livingston: Topics: The Northern Lights, solar cycles, Solar Max & Earth's climate. 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 with Dr. Pal Brekke & John Batchelor, we discussed the current solar cycle 24, the Solar Max, sunspots, climate change, and the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis). Please note that John Batchelor spoke with Dr. Brekke in Norway via a cell phone so the audio is up to its usual quality. Dr. Brekke explained the Northern Lights, answered many questions and then we connect our discussion to the current solar cycle, the issue of fewer sunspots at this time and why, plus what does it mean to see fewer sunspots. Near the end of the segment, I asked Dr. Brekke about the impact of the double peak which is making the Solar Max quite different. 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, 11 Jul 2013 16:53:45 UTC
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Dr. Bruce Damer, Tuesday, 7-9-13 (50.71MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Bruce Damer. Topics: Human NEO mission study & design project, asteroids, planetary protection & 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. Please remember that your Amazon Purchases Can Help Support The Space Show/OGLF (http://www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm). We welcomed Dr. Bruce Damer back to the show to discuss his 3D real time simulations, the human NEO mission study & design project, planetary protection, astronaut safety and much more. Here are the websites Bruce mentioned on air: www.damer.com, www.levityzone.com, and www.digitalspace.com. In addition, later in our discussion Bruce also talked about a Dave Brody YouTube video that was relevant to our discussion. You can find this video at www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAm9escDxu0. In the first segment of our 1 hour 31 minute discussion, Dr. Damer talked about the renewed interest in asteroid projects within NASA and by others, especially after the Russian event a few months ago. Dr. Damer had lots to say about a recent meeting he attended at AMES, budgets, and the renewed interest in the subject. Listeners started asking him questions early on, including questions about docking with an asteroid with little or no gravity, the use of aerogel to collect micrometeorite particles, plus the recently announced commercial asteroid missions being planned. Robots versus humans came up many times, Curt asked about the use of the ISS, prioritizing budgets, lunar basis, etc. Doug called in regarding the incremental approach Dr. Damer had mentioned or as referred to in our discussion, stepping stones. In the second segment, we talked about the designs on www.digitalspace.com and the Brody YouTube video per the above URL. Also discussed was planetary protection with the use of the gravity tractor. We talked about needed lead times to interfere with a potentially dangerous NEO that might be headed for Earth, then more questions came in about a lunar base and what Bruce thought to be more important, the lunar base, Mars, or the NEO mission. Doug called in to discuss and challenge some of the mission planning ideas Bruce put forth, especially around trial and error, R&D, incremental development and long time lines. Near the end, we talked about human spaceflight safety & the ideas put forth by Rand Simberg & others that we needed to take more risks, not make safety the extreme priority. Bruce had many relevant & important comments on this subject. Final comments focused on 50-100 years in th future with asteroid & other capabilities but only if we keep moving forward today. Post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog above. Email Bruce through his websites or me. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 10 Jul 2013 16:14:41 UTC
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Steven Wolfe, Monday, 7-8-13 (48.30MB; download) -- Guest: Steven Wolfe. Topics: Space Settlement, "The Obligation: A Novel." 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 Please remember that your Amazon Purchases Can Help Support The Space Show/OGLF (http://www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm). We welcomed back Steve Wolfe to discuss his new book, "The Obligation." Visit www.theobligatonbook.com for more information. During the first segment of our 1 hour 26 minute program, Steve talked with us about his passion for space settlement, how he developed his interest in the field which eventually enabled him to draft the Space Settlement Act which was eventually signed into law by President Reagan. He told us the core idea for his new book came to him in 2002 with certain insights allowing him both the realization and understanding that part of our DNA was hard wired to moving toward getting us off Earth and establishing space settlement as a reality. Don't miss what Steve had to say about this. Steve then talked about the book and took us through a few of the Endowments (there are eight in total). Several listeners sent him email questions and Bob Krone in particular asked about his plans for implementing his vision. Eric emailed in wanting details and information about self-publishing a book, then Steve explained to the listeners certain special offers he was making available to Space Show listeners. Listen carefully for the coupon codes Steve provided as you will need them for ordering the book. The Kindle version can also be ordered through The Space Show/OGLF Amazon arrangement & Amazon will then make a contribution to us. Follow the Amazon links & instructions in our archive summaries, on the blog, The Space Show website, and on the OGLF website. Toward the end of the first segment, we lost Steve's phone connection twice & you will hear these glitches. We apologize in advance for these disruptions. In the second segment, listener Curt emailed in several questions including wanting to know what had influenced Steve in his writing of the book. In addition to Steve mentioning the Overview Effect, he mentioned the works of others and the references in the book for more specific citations. Curt also asked him how he can convince people regarding space settlement. Another listener emailed in wanting to know if Steve's space settlement vision included destination priorities. Steve said that it did not though he did admit to having a personal preference for returning to the Moon. Ken wanted to know about the importance of space settlement in light of our tight economy, then Bob wanted to know what might happen if we do not accept the Law of Space Abundance. We had quite a discussion on this issue and related issues, including my short rant regarding the question with my response to i. As the program was ending, Steve gave us his takeaways for the book & he offered us a "tease" for his next book. Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog. Steven can be reached through is website or via swolfe@theobligationbook.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 09 Jul 2013 15:23:59 UTC
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Dave Ketchledge, Sunday, 7-7-13 (69.96MB; download) -- Guest: Dave Ketchledge. Topics: Mars Lander Choices. 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. For those of you interested in the opportunity to submit feedback on the NRC congressionally mandated Human Spaceflight Study, please go to www.nationalacademies.org/humanspaceflight. Please remember that your Amazon Purchases Can Help Support The Space Show/OGLF (http://www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm). We welcomed Dave Ketchledge back to the program to discuss Mars precision human spaceflight lander choices. During the first segment of our 2 hour 13 minute discussion, we covered Dave's basic thesis and analysis regarding landing large payloads on Mars and the need for very accurate and precise landings for the human spacecraft. While at times the first segment was technical and perhaps complicated, it provided the necessary groundwork and foundation for our discussion during the second half of the program. During the first part, Dave explained the need for a precision human landing on Mars, the difficulties in doing that, the pros and cons of the various shapes to use for the human spacecraft, and why the Pershing 2 missile nosecone offered the best shape and design. Dave cited his references for his analysis and conclusions. In the second segment, we started with a listener question about the origin of the DC-X vehicle design as it was related to the analysis, conclusions, and explanations Dave provided earlier in the discussion. Dave continued his comparison and analysis of the three potential vehicle designs, then I asked a series of questions sent in by listener Curt from the recently held Humans to Mars conference regarding issues in landing a large payload on Mars. Dave also spoke about heavy lift and the need for an SLS type vehicle, speaking to the additional needs for using smaller launches. These needs include planning on replacement launches and payloads which must be figured into the costs as all the advance launches of supplies & materials to Mars will be mission critical launches. The crew should be the last launch to the planet. Listeners both emailed in questions for Dave and additional listener phone calls were received. Dave continued to reference the NASA Mars Design Study, work done by JPL, Dr. Robert Manning, and others. We talked about the Mars One program & how it might land its human crew on Mars. We also talked about HSF to Mars policy &the absence of political leadership for a human mission to Mars. Dave addressed media issues but largely stayed with the shape of the human spaceflight spaceship, the need for a precision landing, and what might work best. Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog above. You can email Dave at the address he provided on air at the end of the show. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 08 Jul 2013 16:03:10 UTC
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The John Batchelor Show "Hotel Mars," Wednesday, 7-3-13 (5.59MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Dr, Edward Stone, Dr. David Livingston: Topics: Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft. 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. In addition, For those of you interested in the opportunity to submit feedback on the NRC congressionally mandated Human Spaceflight Study, please go to www.nationalacademies.org/humanspaceflight. Remember, your Amazon Purchases Can Help Support The Space Show/OGLF (www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm).
During our 11 minute plus discussion with Dr. Ed Stone & John Batchelor, we discussed the current status of the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft and their soon entry into interstellar space. Dr. Stone, who has been the Chief Scientist of the Voyager project since the beginning with the project development in 1972, then the launches in 1977, talked to us about the Voyager mission, the Golden Record onboard Voyager 1, the role of Dr. Sagan, and what it will mean when the spacecraft finally leaves the heliosphere and enters interstellar space. We also talked about the rest of Voyager's life after the power goes out for good around 2020. When Voyager was launched in 1977, it was able to do a flyby of the giant gas planets in a special orbit that comes about once every 176 years. This orbit also made it possible for Voyager to reach Neptune in just 12 years! Also discussed were total Voyager 1 and 2 mission & development costs plus their annual operating costs which run around $5 million.
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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Dr. Paul Abel, Tuesday, 7-2-13 (48.48MB; download) --
Guest: Dr. Paul Abel. Topics: We discussed the BBC Sky At Night Program, astronomy & telescopes, UK observing 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. For those of you interested in the opportunity to submit feedback on the NRC congressionally mandated Human Spaceflight Study, please go to www.nationalacademies.org/humanspaceflight. Please remember that your Amazon Purchases Can Help Support The Space Show/OGLF (http://www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm). We welcomed Dr. Paul Abel to the program to discuss the BBC television show, The Sky At Night (www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mk7h). During the first segment of our 1 hour 31 minute program, Dr. Abel introduced us to the Sky At Night show which was started by Sir Patrick Moore in April 1957. Dr. Abel described the focus and objectives of the program and we talked about some of their projects including the "Battle of the Forces" tug of war video which is on their website, plus their just completed Summer Solstice program which was filmed at Stonehenge. We came back to talking about Stonehenge, mythology, rituals, and customs many times throughout the discussion. I asked Dr. Abel about British commercial space companies such as Surrey Satellite but since they are publicly funded, their focus and goals are different as they address mostly space and science topics. Dr. Abel talked about the many British astronomical societies plus the overall interest in astronomy and these societies within the UK. We talked some about human spaceflight, including the Mars One venture. Listeners asked about astronomy and telescopes and we learned that our guest is not in favor of what he called "go to telescopes." Instead, he suggested we should learn how to map the night sky and navigate our way around it with an equatorial telescope. Listeners also wanted to know about observing and dark skies in the UK. I asked questions about the relationship of astronomy and theoretical physics. Another listener asked for a definition of Hawking Radiation. Comets came up along with their mythology, plus the Kepler Space Telescope and Voyager 1. In our second segment, Ben asked about SETI in the UK. This started a rather involved and fun discussion about ET and the search for life using radio telescopes as well as by other means. Also mentioned in this segment was amateur astronomy as compared to professional astronomy, Star Trek & its devices such as the transporter. Paul received questions about his home observatory and telescopes. A possible Europa mission was mentioned and we were both excited about that potential. I asked our guest about STEM issues in the UK & observing in London's Regis Park. Sine we had spent some time talking about the search for life and ET, we talked about some ET sci-fi movies including Contact, Alien, & Star Trek. As we were about to end, Tim called wanting to ask more about Skylon, a possible UK launch site near the equator, and the emerging UK Space Agency. Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog. You can email our guest through me.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 03 Jul 2013 16:50:47 UTC
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