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The Space Show focuses on timely and important issues influencing the development of outer-space commerce, space tourism,space exploration and space development. The Space Show is committed to facilitating our becoming a space-faring nation and society with a growing and self-sustaining space-faring economy. The Space Show also focuses on other related subjects of interest to us all.
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John Batchelor Hotel Mars, Dr. David Brain, Wednesday, 11-20-13 (6.88MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. David Brain, Dr. David Livingston: Chinese lunar launch, the Chang'e 3 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, David Brain, and I talked about the Maven mission from its recent launch to its orbital insertion at Mars in approximately ten months. We talked about its trajectory course to Mars, its mission to answer questions about what happened to the water on Mars and in the Martian atmosphere, to find out if the water went up to space or down inside the planet or to the polar ice caps. Dr. Brain was asked about the instrument package and sensors to better understand how Maven accomplishes its mission. Another topic was the ten year mission for Maven as a relay communication satellite for rover data back to Earth but only a one year mission for the atmospheric studies. We learned that if the scientists think it is warranted after the year is up, they can apply to extend the science mission. We talked about the Indian Mars mission also on the way to Mars and arriving a few days past Maven's arrival. 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, 21 Nov 2013 17:29:57 UTC
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The Space Show Classroom, Tuesday, 11-19-13 (72.58MB; download) -- Guests: Dan Adamo, Dr. Jim Logan, Dr. John Jurist. Topics: "Trajectory Challenges Faced By Orbiting Infrastructure Supporting Multiple Earth Departures For Mars." Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. Welcome to this special Space Show Classroom program with Dan Adamo, Dr. Logan, Dr. Jurist, and myself. There was no break during this 2 hour 21 minute discussion which at times was very technical. For those of you interested in missions to Mars, orbiting space infrastructure including depots, Earth & LEO departure points, mission and launch trades, payload issues and trades, radiation concerns, and more, you will find this discussion to be extremely informative and educational. Guest Dan Adamo took us through the charts and graphs which you can access on either The Space Show Blog or The Space Show Classroom blog ((see http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com and http://spaceshowclassroom.wordpress.com). Access the document ReuseForMars to follow the MP3 audio transcript. The other document on the blogs is a longer white paper version of the .pdf we used for last night's discussion. Dan introduced the topic to us, talked about his tangential work in this area at JSC last summer and the space community interest in orbiting infrastructure, especially fuel depots. Dan then took us through the .pdf document discussing and explaining each chart and graph. Rather than report on his page by page discussion, note that Jim, John, and I asked lots of questions per each chart and graph as did listeners by email and later in the discussion by phone. Some of the main points and take aways from this discussion focused on inclination, launch location, penalties and advantages relating to orbiting infrastructure reuse for Earth departures to interplanetary destinations. For example, Russian launch sites are far to the north and will not be as efficient for Mars launches as sites to the south. But as Doug discovered when he asked about equatorial launches, they benefit from a boost due to the inertial rotation of the Earth for higher initial launch speed, but otherwise there is no real benefit from the equatorial launch because minimum Earth orbit inclination is imposed by interplanetary geometry. Another important point had to do with the reuse of orbital infrastructure. As you will hear, it's virtually worthless to reuse infrastructure in low Earth orbit to support Mars mission departure, including a depot, unless it can be repurposed for something else other than a Mars mission. Don't miss Dan's explanation of this. While we talked about Earth departure windows for Mars at two year intervals, we learned that not all these windows are equal. Here, using the tables in Dan's document, we were able to see just how unequal the Earth departure windows can be. VISIT WWW.THESPACESHOW.COM TO READ THE BALANCE OF THIS REVIEW AS IT WAS TOO LONG FOR THIS GIGADIAL SPACE. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 20 Nov 2013 20:39:44 UTC
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Dr. Young K. Bae, Monday, 11-18-13 (47.11MB; download) --
Guest: Dr. Young K. Bae. Topics: Photonic Laser Thrusters(PLT) & the Photonic Railway. 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. Young K. Bae to discuss his award winning research and work with Photonic Laser Thrusters (PLT) and his Photonic Railway concepts. During the first segment of this 90 minute program, Dr. Bae provided us with the background for his interest in PLT and just exactly what it was that he was working on. Do note that PLT would be for in space use, not for launching out of Earth's gravity field. Dr. Bae's discussion is somewhat technical so it might help be following with his website, www.ykbcorp.com and the article about his NIAC award, http://www.nasa.gov/spacetech/niac/2013phaseII_bae.html. He talked about the use of mirrors, ISP, chemical rocket fuel comparisons, and more. In terms of technology readiness levels, its not there yet but it is evolving. Dr. Bae was asked to describe his four-step developmental plan to achieve human interstellar flight using PLTs. Briefly, the four steps are 1) Development of PLTs for satellites and NEO manipulation, 2) Interlunar Photonic Railway (a two-way multi-stage PLT system), 3) Interplanetary Photonic Railway, and 4) Interstellar Photonic Railway. He discussed each step in some detail. We also talked about faster than light travel and time lines required for PLT development. We learned than interstellar PLT travel is maybe a century or more away. Going to the Moon would be about ten years away. Dr. Bae spoke for the need of a commercial return to make the projects viable. Based on this discussion, we talked about the role for government and the private sector in space and technology development. Additional topics in this section included Silicon Valley criteria and mindset, the old Bell Labs, NIAC, and writing scientific papers that do not add to the bottom line. Joe wanted to have a definition of his Photonic Railway so Dr. Bae went into more detail on this concept. In the second segment, Dr. Bae was asked to talk about the new NIAC as opposed to what it was like before when it was shut down. Dr. Bae offered a great before and after comparison. Listner Ben asked about PLT competition and this took us into a discussion on high powered lasers. Pooley called in with questions and comments about the collector and the deceleration process plus the reflectors. Both Charles and Dr. Bae spoke about the earlier work of Dr. Robert Forward. Charles also asked about formation flying. Near the end, Sally asked about Advanced Soft X-ray Technology, then we talked more about fusion, and finally Barbara wanted to know when you know it is time to pull the plug on your research and move on. This was a great discussion, don't miss it. Post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog. You can contact our guest through is website.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 19 Nov 2013 16:57:50 UTC
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Jamie Guined, Sunday, 11-17-13 (50.62MB; download) -- Guest: Jamie Guined. Topics: Spaceflight Fitness Specialist (SFS) certification & exercise physiology for human factors in HSF. 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 Jamie Guined to the show to discuss her new business start-up which is offering the first ever professional credential designed to provide fitness professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to support commercial spaceflight aerospace and the related medical team, the Spaceflight Fitness Specialist Credential (www.launch-fitness.com). During the first segment of our 1 hour 32 minute program, Jamie talked about her exercise physiology and science background, some of the work she does in this and related fields at NASA JSC, and why she decided to set up this credentialed program. Jamie spoke about the physical conditioning problems of the general public and chronic disease which largely goes unmanaged. She explained how this can show up in human spaceflight with the space tourists flights about to happen and the general public going to space rather than only well trained military and government astronauts. In discussing the purpose and reach of her new program, our guest was asked if the program provided training for mental issues in an emergency. Here she referred to another guest from earlier this year who does have such a program. We learned that her credentialed program is for exercise fitness professionals, not the end user. Listeners wanted to know if her credentialed program might be overkill for suborbital flights and I asked about applying the NASA information on exercise physiology, say with bone loss and osteoporosis, to the general public not interested in space but needing physical therapy or an exercise routine to mitigate bone issues. Heather called in to ask Jamie what she thought the ideal attributes would be for the fitness expert seeking certification. Doug called in to talk about FAA and DOT physical exams & adopting the information to lifestyle management medicine. They talked about stress tests, counter measures, and centrifuge studies. In the second segment, Jamie talked about her five year business plan and the need to understand the functional movement of the spaceflight candidate. We spent some time talking about functional movement and body limitations. We also learned that Jamie does screening for those interested in coming to Houston for a day or so to be evaluated. We also talked about the specific of the credentialed program which will be made public shortly. Its an online course with a year to complete and a written exam at the end of it. Jamie pointed out the use of credible accreditation organizations for the certification, we talked about working with people outside the U.S. and any potential differences. Jamie mentioned Americans as leading the pack in hypokinetic disorders. Near the end, our guest was asked if the certification program had mitigation strategies for avoiding space sickness. To read the rest of this summary visit www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Thank you. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 18 Nov 2013 17:11:49 UTC
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Frank White, Friday, 11-15-13 (57.78MB; download) -- Guest: Frank White. Topics: The Overview Effect, the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President Kenney, JFK and Apollo. 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 Frank White to discuss Overview Effect updates, President Kennedy and space given we are approaching the 50th anniversary of his death, and the impact of The Overview Effect on space policy. During the first segment of this 1 hour 31 minute program, our guest spoke about the new movie Gravity and how it relates to The Overview Effect. Frank provided us with a comprehensive overview of this movie which had both good and bad elements in it. He also talked about many of the film's reviews, even three reviews that focused on the film missing the boat re The Overview Effect. Frank applauded the film for conveying the concept that Earth was a fragile oasis, even a lifeboat of types but that Earth was not depicted in the film with imagery to portray an overview like effect with our home planet. Frank also talked about the characterization of the Sandra Bulloch character as typical Hollywood stereotyping. Frank mentioned the Overview Effect film on Vimeo - http://vimeo.com/55073825. He also talked about a YouTube film from their Harvard University presentation - www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X_fhLIPydE. Near the end of the first segment, Frank was asked about having interviewed suborbital tourists and others from the suborbital industry or if he focuses only on orbital space. In our second segment, with the 50th anniversary of the assassination of JFK coming up, Frank talked about his recent book, The New Camelot to show the relationship of Camelot and King Arthur to JFK and space. In our discussion, Frank detailed the connection he made to understand and then explain these relationships. Later in the segment, a listener asked if Mr. White knew of any leaders of any nation that applied Overview Effect leadership anyplace in the world. The answer was no but we talked about ides for virtual political leadership space summits and even an Overview Effect training program for would be federal election candidates. Near the end of the program, Joe in Billings, MT mentioned the fact that at the Rocky Mtn College astronaut panels I chaired earlier this year in Billings, the three astronauts were not familiar with The Overview Effect and said they did not experience it. Frank had much to say about this response and some of his interviews, especially around the use of the word spiritual. In his concluding comments, Frank urged us to never give up on our ideas or getting them transmitted through society. If you have comments/questions for Frank White, please post them on The Space Show blog above. You can email Frank through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Fri, 15 Nov 2013 23:37:52 UTC
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John Batchelor Hotel Mars, Dr. Paul Spudis, Wednesday, 11-13-13 (7.60MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Paul Spudis, Gordon Chang, Dr. David Livingston: Chinese lunar launch, the Chang'e 3 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, Paul, Gordon, and I talked about the upcoming Chang'e 3 mission to land a lunar robotic probe on the Moon with a scheduled launch of Dec. 1, 2013. Dr. Spudis described the instrument package, the proposed science to be done, the payload capabilities of the launcher setting the stage for future Chinese lunar missions, and the absence of an American lunar program. Both John and Gordon expressed concern that the Chinese space program is part of their military and they asked several questions detailing their concern with China and a possible military space program. I agreed with Paul when he said the biggest concern he had was the fact that the U.S. was not in the game, abdicating leadership to the Chinese and others. We also talked about the power supply for the Chang'e 3 mission hardware and surviving the long and very cold lunar night using batteries. 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, 14 Nov 2013 18:23:04 UTC
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Open Lines, Tuesday, 11-12-13 (67.82MB; download) -- Guest: Open Lines with Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Listeners called in to discuss a wide ranging set of topics from propulsion, SLS, Lunar COTS, STEM, 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. Welcome to this 2 hour 2 minute Open Lines discussion. Jeff was our first caller regarding propulsion, SLS, Orion, SRBs, ATK, advanced technology as compared to existing or old technology, composite materials, and much more. I also asked him about sequestration in the defense side of space. Todd sent an email to Jeff to inquire what he thought about the possibility of an SLS cancelation. We talked about the possibility of canceling the SLS project due to economic issues with the government. Jeff also spoke about XCOR, ULA, Rocketdyne, pumps, and lower cost options with NewSpace companies. Charles Pooley called in to talk about the Indian Mars mission, the 4 stage PSLV rocket, and his forthcoming book due out before the end of the year. Tim sent in a STEM article & he called so we talked about the article but both of us did not think much of the author's comments on the subject. Next up was Doug from Southern California regarding articles about Bigelow and Lunar Cots. The use of SLS was discussed for commercial missions or public/private partnerships and I parted company from his analysis and conclusions. The articles suggested by Doug included www.parabolicarc.com/2013/11/12/50647 and www.newspacejournal.com/2013/11/12/bigelow-report-calls-for-use-of-cots-model-for-cislunar-transportation. As frequent listeners know, Doug is a strong advocate of lunar cots. I also asked him what the profitable commercial mission would for lunar cots. Mostly Doug talked about selling rides to NASA except with the SLS, they would be using a gov. vehicle. It’s an interesting discussion. What do you think about the ideas we talked about? Andrew from Tucson was our last caller and we learned he has been busy with precision tool and engineering for rocket parts. We also talked about the need for cultural changes in the country and he talked specifics in this area, not with generalizations. We also talked about astronomy, career paths, and telescopes. Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog above. If you want to email any of the participants, you can do so through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 13 Nov 2013 18:56:52 UTC
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Adam Johnson, Monday, 11-11-13 (47.14MB; download) -- Guest: Adam K. Johnson. Topics: The lost science behind the making of the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, photos & science discussed in detail. 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 Adam Johnson to the program for a fascinating discussion regarding the lost science, photography, and people behind the famous 2001: A Space Odyssey movie. In the first segment of this 1 hour 33 minute discussion, we talked about Adam's book, 2001: The Lost Science; The science and technology of the most influential film ever made. The book, published by Apogee Prime, is a large format, high resolution picture and fact book documenting the making of the 2001 movie. The people behind the movie and the science are both fact and photographed detailed, the models used and developed for the film are in the book, and little or unknown facts behind the making of this film are revealed, maybe for the first time. Adam talked at length about the science advisors including Fred Ordway, Arthur C. Clarke, Henry Lange, and others. He had much to say about Kubrick and his making of the film, plus his visit to the archives at the space center in Huntsville and getting those archives in order for research and for historical purposes. Adam found blueprints related to the film and so much more. He was asked about the movie sets and props and we learned that Kubrick ordered them destroyed after the film was made to keep them from being used in a B rated sci fi movie. Listeners asked about the science fiction in the movie largely becoming reality today. Mr. Johnson had much to say about the utopian viewpoint expressed in the movie, the fact that Russians actually visited the set and one was a spy. We even discussed the still photography, the two photographers, and black and white as compared to color photography. Doug asked about the large scale props in the moving having influence on our use of large scale space hardware for real such as in heavy lift the and the shuttle. At the end of the segment, we learned that Adam is working on Volume 2 to be released next year. Also, he mentioned the Kubrick and other view that only scientists and educated people, test pilots, and the like would ever be able to go to space. In the second segment, Dave Hook emailed in to ask if our guest could reference modern sci fi movies that would be icons like 2001. He mentioned two movies. Billy wanted to talk about Apollo 13 and the later film, Apollo 18. When Adam was asked what was most impactful to him, he mentioned the Russian story and the contributions by Fred. I asked about the theme song and Kubrick having taken it from the famous Strauss symphony. Adam gave us the fascinating history behind the use of this music. Hint: God , asking unanswerable questions about ourselves and our place in the universe. Near the end, we talked about modern day space having a legacy from this film. We also talked about the nuclear rocket and how the movie changed the lives of countless people that saw it. Please post comments/questions on TSS blog. Information about the book is at www.apogeeprime.com/prime/bookpages/9781926837192.html. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 12 Nov 2013 19:35:27 UTC
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Christopher (Chris) Stone, Sunday, 11-10-13 (56.78MB; download) -- Guest: Christopher Stone. Topics: Space advocacy and National Security Space regarding Chinese and American perceptions on space deterrence. 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 Christopher (Chris) Stone to the program for a 1 hour 44 minute discussion on space advocacy and an analysis of his recent Space Review article, "Re-thinking the National Security Space Strategy: Chinese vs. American perceptions of space deterrence" which appeared on TSR November 4, 2013. You can read the article at www.thespacereview.com/article/2395/1. Don't forget to read the comments associated with the article. During our first segment, we mostly talked about space advocacy issues. Chris was asked about advocacy groups both supporting and opposing SLS as an example of their possible effectiveness in influencing policy. As you will hear, it seems that the influence regardless of the position is marginal. Chris suggested that many advocacy groups are not that understanding as to who is in charge of space policy and how policy is made and how it works. He talked about policy coming from the congressional side, the White House, and industry. Often, both the Senate and House have at least a slightly different view of policy than the other policy participants. We also talked about unrealistic advocacy expectations and priorities. In the second segment, we talked about the article written by our guest for TSR per the URL above. Chris provided his perspective on our space deterrence policy as well as his perspective on the Chinese program, plus he talked about the Chinese perspective based on his readings and work in the field. Listeners asked questions such as the Chinese view on space settlement and their lunar plans. Another listener asked about the policy prohibiting NASA from talking with their Chinese counterparts. Doug called to talk about ASAT tests and the vulnerability of LEO, MEO, and GEO satellites. This discussion took us to one about the goals of responsive space strategies. Christ talked about space weapons and possible conflicts in and around space resource utilization. He was asked about a possible China cislunar type of program and here he referred to a 2011 Chinese White Paper regarding space resources including space solar power. As the program drew to a close, Chris was asked about other national space programs and his perspective on them in contrast to his thoughts on the China policy. Don't miss his closing comments. Post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog per above. You can contact Chris through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 11 Nov 2013 17:47:44 UTC
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Richard David, Thursday, 11-7-13 (31.15MB; download) -- Guest: Richard David. Topics: Commercial space business evaluation, NewSpace emerging industry with winners. 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 David back to the show for this special Thursday one hour discussion about New Space industry evaluations and the recently held Silicon Valley Space Center "Launching Commercial Space Enterprises" workshop. Richard started out talking about the workshop and the focus on markets and investors. Other topics included the essentials of building a viable business and the evaluations of emerging entrepreneurial companies by NewSpace Global (NSG) in the various lists and reports (see www.newspaceglobal.com). Richard talked about the variety of companies participating in the event ranging from SpaceX to very small startups and emerging companies. He said the group was very diverse representing all aspects of commercial space development and management styles. Richard then named several companies as examples. We talked about timelines for NewSpace company development and at one point I asked him to compare NewSpace times to Twitter which had just gone public. Twitter was started in March 2006 and we talked about the differences in challenges and other issues giving NewSpace longer timelines. I asked Richard to talk about commercial development over the past three years, what makes it different today from three years ago, and do we need a Netscape moment or steady growth. Richard was asked to tell us the major challenges or hurdles he believes exists for these emerging companies. He listed and discussed four such challenges. You might be surprised to find out that regulatory challenges were not among his top four hurdles. Toward the end of our discussion, I asked about business opportunities for human spaceflight. I also inquired about entrepreneurial opportunities from outside the U.S. Richard said 75% of the activity comes from with the United States. Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog above. Richard can be contacted through his website. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Fri, 08 Nov 2013 17:41:48 UTC
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