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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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Dr. Alan Stern, Uwingu, Friday, 11-9-121 (29.58MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Alan Stern. Topics: Uwingu, the Uwingu Fund, planet naming and voting opportunities. 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. We welcomed Dr. Alan Stern back to the program to further discuss Uwingu and their first product which is focused on planet naming and voting opportunities. Please see the Uwingu website for more details, www.uwingu.com. During this one hour program, Dr. Stern explained the Uwingu concept and the first product, the opportunity to suggest names for planets and to vote on them. The goal is to build a data base of names that might be used as new planets are discovered. It costs 99 cents to suggest a name or vote for one name, but there is discount pricing if you plan on nominating or voting for more than just one name. See http://betaclone.uwingu.com/faq/pricing for discounted pricing details for larger orders. We heard from many listeners with great ideas on how to promote planet naming because the goal for Uwingu is to put half the proceeds into the Uwingu Fund to support space development projects. Suggestions ranged from school and classroom activities to birthday parties, holiday stocking stuffers, gifts, and more. As you will hear, you can certainly nominate more than one name and you can vote for more than one name and you can vote as often as possible. Alan explained the rules governing a name nomination plus plans for versions of this concept to be in different languages on the Uwingu site. There are time parameters to this planet naming opportunity which Alan discussed during our program. The subject of payment came up and Uwingu accepts all major credit cards as well as Pay Pal. This is applicable for those outside the United States as well as here in the States. Alan explained the use of the Citation for your nomination. Here, you get to make a brief statement as to why you are nominating a specific name. If you have questions or comments about Uwingu, the planet naming & voting opportunities, or anything related, please post them on The Space Show blog and I will call them to Dr. Stern's attention. When you nominate a name, also post it on our blog so we can follow along with Space Show listener suggestions. Lastly, you will hear some "rough" edit cuts near the end of the program. Unfortunately, workers on the premises triggered a central station fire alarm and I had to excuse myself from the discussion with Alan for a few minutes to silence the alarm. This interference was edited out for our archives and podcasting recordings.
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The John Batchelor Show "Hotel Mars," Wednesday, 11-07-12-12 (5.78MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Tariq Malik, Dr. David Livingston: Topics: Probable space policy in President Obama's second term. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. 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. During our 11 minute discussion, Tariq Malik of Space.com talked about the probable space policy in the Obama second term. We talked about astronauts going to NEOs, lunar development as a stepping stone, ISS issues, budget risks, and more. John asked about the Dawn Mission and Vesta for a like human spaceflight mission. We asked Tariq how he thought commercial crew programs and COTS would do over the near term, also about SLS and Orion. We also highlighted many of the items that Space.com writer Dr. Mike Wall wrote about in his Space.com article on the subject at www.space.com/18373-presidential-election-obama-nasa-future.html. If you have questions or comments about this segment, please post them on The Space Show blog above. You can contact Mr. Batchelor or Tariq Malik through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:15:21 UTC
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Jason Andrews, Monday, 11-5-12 (37.45MB; download) -- Guest: Jason Andrews. Topics: Cubesat, Nanosat integration, launch services, Andrew Space, Spaceflight & 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. We welcomed back Jason Andrews to update us on both Andrews Space and Spaceflight. You can follow along on the respective websites, http://andrews-space.com & www.spaceflightservices.com Jason was with us for one hour to discuss cubesat and nanosat payload integration, the services offered by Andrews Space and Spaceflight for small satellite launchers and related issues. Spaceflight does publish their price list on their website and we did talk about their pricing. Check it out at http://spaceflightservices.com/pricing-plans. We discussed market and financing conditions, the use of international launchers, integrating international payloads, ITAR, U.S. launchers and the possibility of using either Chinese or Indian launchers. Jason went through their turnkey services offered with Spaceflight, then we talked about hardware and the integration of Andrews Space with Spaceflight. Listeners asked lots of questions, including one about a sustainable lunar colony. Other questions addressed the status of a secondary payload and general ride sharing terms, primary payload obligations and considerations, and the potential need for a dedicated small launcher. Insurance was also talked about and included issues concerning self-insurance to buying insurance in the marketplace. Many with payloads less than $1 million do opt for being self-insured. Another issue talked about concerned secondary payload compatibility with the primary payload and the required safety audit for the secondary payload. In talking about Andrews Space, Jason told us about the SHERPA Space Tug and the larger spacecraft using the ESPA Ring which closes the gap between a 3 kilo and 180 gram spacecraft. As our discussion with Jason ended, he talked about hiring opportunities for both companies and the availability of internships. In our brief second segment, I went over The Space Show schedule this week as programming has been cancelled for Tuesday due to wanting to watch election results and on Friday due to my probable jury duty. I urge you to check the website newsletter Wednesday evening and then again Thursday evening because if my jury duty is cancelled, I will call up the scheduled Friday program and you will find out about it via the website newsletter. Please post your comments/questions for Jason Andrews on The Space Show blog. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 06 Nov 2012 17:27:21 UTC
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Dr. Vadim Rygalov, Annie Wargetz, Sunday, 11-4-12 (59.93MB; download) -- Guests: Dr. Vadim Rygalov, Annie Wargetz. Topics: Dietary impact & related nutritional issues for extreme habitats & spaceflight. 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. We welcomed back Dr. Vadim Rygalov and for the first time UND SpSt graduate student Annie Wargetz to discuss her exceptional research regarding dietary & nutritional requirements for deep space mission astronauts. Using Earth models such as submarines, extreme habitats, historical explorations, the Antarctica habitats, plus the ISS, our two guests shined an important light on a seldom discussed set of issues regarding astronaut nutritional challenges for deep space missions. In the first segment of this two hour discussion, Dr. Rygalov introduced the subject to us & then he introduced us to Ms. Wargetz to discuss her work, research, & findings. Many topics & issues were covered in this segment ranging from a broad discussion about extreme historical exploration missions, Earth habitats, submarines, the ISS, & more. We learned what is known about deep space nutrition & astronaut food, eating, & caloric issues. Annie talked about what we have learned from the different terrestrial models referenced in our discussion, plus many other issues presenting challenges such as food preparation, the lack of anything fresh, the lack of color in food, & the use of processed & chemical foods as is the standard for today. She also talked about plans to mitigate these challenges on deep space mission flights. Bringing fresh vegetables, seeds, even small animals on a mission are plausible & were addressed. One caller asked for a definition of a closed life support system. Both our guests went into detail about this, including partially closed systems, bioregenetive systems, physical/chemical systems, & hybrids. Vadim brought us current with our existing technology & what is likely to be available in the near term. This is a comprehensive discussion pertaining to deep space environmental systems. We started the second segment with our guests answering a question from the firsts segment about married couples in space. Don't miss their response & what Vadim said was his choice for the first crew for a deep space mission & why. Mars 500 & Biosphere 2 were mentioned in their response. Two other issues that were discussed were transit times to Mars with the faster travel time mitigating some of the human factor challenges including nutritional issues. Also, it was clearly stated that to take on board the right type of nutrition, fresh items, seeds, perhaps small animals like chickens, a heavy lift launcher such as SLS was needed as the nutritional/food items will consume payload on the mission. Vadim said heavy lift was needed to carry out the mission in one launch given the need for substantive payload dedicated to food/nutrition & astronaut well being. Gender differences were discussed which is why Vadim suggested an all male first crew. Other questions were asked about artificial gravity, developing & using a nutritional pill for space missions, issues about why astronauts don't eat much on the ISS & more. Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog. You can email our guests through me. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 05 Nov 2012 17:34:55 UTC
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Josh Hopkins, Friday, 11-2-12 (44.68MB; download) -- Guest: Josh Hopkins. Topics: Stepping Stones for affordable human exploration missions & lunar far side exploration at Earth-Moon L2. 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. We welcomed Josh Hopkins back to the show to discuss his Stepping Stones approach to affordable human spaceflight from Earth orbit to the Martian moons. We also discussed exploring the lunar far side from the Earth-Moon L2 point. In our first segment, Mr. Hopkins introduced us to a potential list of missions in sequence from LEO to the Moon and beyond. We zeroed in on the lunar farside, both from the L2 Earth-Moon point and from the lunar surface. Our guest focused our attention on the Aitken Crater Impact Basin and rock sampling for lunar and solar system science regarding different theories about the age and origins of the universe, all of which can tell us much about the Earth, the possibility for life elsewhere, and provide valuable science to further our understanding of the universe. Mr. Hopkins was both detailed and comprehensive in this discussion, then we switched to robotic as compared to human missions, orbiting missions as compared to lunar surface missions. Callers inquired about how such missions would be paid for and from which part of the NASA budget. For example, does the NASA science budget fund the mission, does the cost come from the human spaceflight side if humans are involved, how would they share costs, & is there international cooperation. One of the important issues brought up in this discussion dealt with the fact that in the science part of NASA, missions are competed for against one another, a process that seems to work well. Inquiring about mission competition with human spaceflight involvement is yet to be determined. Telerobotic missions were discussed and communication latency concerns were brought to our attention. Josh talked about planned ISS telerobotic demos back on Earth at NASA Ames & with ESA. In our second segment, Josh talked about orbital telerobotic cost issues as compared to being on the lunar surface. A listener wanted to know about traversing the Moon from a habitat to the farside & Josh explained the challenges in doing that. Josh talked in some detail about a radio astronomy observatory at the L2 point & on the lunar surface. He talked about noise issues at each location & the advantages each brings to the table. Josh was asked about lunar tourism & its potential impact on a radio telescope observatory on the farside. A listener asked about the Google Lunar X Prize for sample return, another inquired about the lunar space elevator, and yet another called in to ask about Stepping Stones as part of the Flexible Path. ISRU lunar development was also a discussion topic. Please direct your comments/questions to The Space Show blog URL above. If you want to email Josh, you can do so through me. Visit www.lockheedmartin.com/content/dam/lockheed/data/space/documents/orion/SteppingStones.pdf for more information on the Stepping Stones concept. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 03 Nov 2012 17:02:25 UTC
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The John Batchelor Show "Hotel Mars," Wednesday, 10-31-12 (5.90MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Allan Treiman, Dr. David Livingston: Topics: MSL Curiosity CheMin X-ray diffraction findings. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. 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. During our 11 minute discussion, Dr. Treiman, John Batchelor, and I talked about the CheMin X-Ray diffraction results for Martian soil in Gale Crater and what it means in terms of our having a better and more complete understanding of Mars. Not only did our guest describe how the instrument was compacted for MSL, he explained how it works and why it is so important for Mars exploration. Dr. Treiman discussed the mineral composition regarding the samples and similarities between the Earth and Mars. If you have questions or comments about this segment, please post them on The Space Show blog above. You can contact Mr. Batchelor or Dr. Treiman through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:58:24 UTC
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Paul Breed, Tuesday, 10-3-12 (57.82MB; download) -- Guest: Paul Breed. Topics: Low cost space access & developing a nanosat launcher. You are invited to comment, ask questions, & discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments, questions, & any discussion must be relevant & 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 using the proper citation format. Contact Dr. Livingston for questions about our copyright & trademark policies. We welcomed back Paul Breed of Unreasonable Rockets to discuss space business plans, low cost space access, NewSpace outcomes to date, & his nanosat launcher business concept. In our first segment of this two hour discussion, Paul started out by presenting us with an overview of space access & NewSpace vehicle development starting with the Shuttle through today. We talked about both orbital & suborbital launches & his comparing the suborbital industry with the orbital launch industry. He made a very good case for his comparison but see what you think after hearing our discussion. Paul summarized & discussed the vehicles under development & then he gave us an overview of his nanosat launcher concept. He told us that we could download & read his business plan & more at his blog, www.unreasonablerocket.blogspot.com. He has three documents on his blog for your download & review. In our discussion, Paul outlined his financial performance characteristics for his concept & responded to listener questions about it. Charles called in to support Paul's concept & to plug his Microlaunchers concept. I brought in Dr. John Jurist on another line who joined in talking about the business plan Paul made available on his blog. Some of the issues talked about were one man business operations as opposed to a company with staff, engineers, etc. key man insurance, venture capital considerations, company infrastructure, & funding levels. We also talked about what makes an effective business plan. John & Paul then entered a discussion about nanosat launcher first stages as opposed to needing a two or three stage rocket. In the second segment, the issue of venture capital flowing to hardware as opposed to software came up for discussion. I referred to earlier programs plus a lecture we had at the NewSpace meeting about the flow going to software now, not hardware. Paul continued on with some of the technical concepts for his nanosat launcher concept, we talked about the three components of cost plus market timing, financial interest in such a plan, & the fact that the nanosat launcher market is undergoing exponential growth. Paul also talked about "hitchhiking" secondary payload rides, academic launches for cubesats & the market for the launches, & the interest in nanosat launchers outside the U.S., especially the entrepreneurial interest in such a business. Paul talked about the fact that NASA has set very high expectations, that Hollywood movies have done the same & that such contributions to the industry are & have been destructive. Don't miss this discussion. We talked about some of the newer technologies available today including 3D printing & crowd source financing as examples. In concluding our discussion, Paul asked for listener feedback on his business plan & concept as well as for ideas using Kickstarter as a possible source of financing. Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog per above. Paul can be reached directly through is own blog. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:22:35 UTC
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Dr. Madhu Thangalevu, Perry Edmundson, Monday, 10-29-12 (57.22MB; download) -- Guests: Dr. Madhu Thangavelu, Perry Edmundson. Topic: The Cosmic Mariner space cruise ship concept developed by Perry Edmundson. 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 using the proper citation format. Contact Dr. Livingston for questions about our copyright and trademark policies. We welcomed back Dr. Madhu Thangavelu and our new guest, Perry Edmundson to discuss the Cosmic Mariner space cruise ship concept which Perry developed while a graduate student in Dr. Thangavelu' s Space Exploration Architectures Concept Synthesis Studio. You can find Perry's slides and his presentation paper on The Space Show blog. Our first segment of this nearly two hour discussion covered the basics of the USC class taught by Dr. Thangavelu, including prerequisites and needed student background. Madhu talked about class objectives & goals along with explaining his methodology in teaching the class. We then switched over to Perry who began explaining the Cosmic Mariner concept. If you follow along with his slide presentation which is on the blog, you will see terrific illustrations plus his comments will be supplemented by important visuals. Perry explained the concept, talked about his design incorporating inflatable modules, the three main elements of style he incorporated in his design, the role of the ISS, and why he decided to make use of the ISS. As for challenges to bringing the concept to reality, he talked about radiation issues along with other human factors issues. One issue he zeroed in on dealt with the psychological issues faced by crews on longer missions. Life support was discussed along with the need for far more powerful propulsion such as nuclear electric propulsion. Perry spent some time discussing nuclear propulsion and related issues. Madhu brought up the benefits of using hosted payloads & both our guests talked about SpaceX & its progress toward human spaceflight. In our second segment, Perry talked about bandwidth issues and urged the use of optical transmission as a solution path. Trent asked about the NASA Gateway Program & we talked about using his cruise ship concept to go to Mars. Perry explained what some of the modifications would have to include to make his concept viable for Mars. Again, he stressed the human factors challenges. John from NJ called in to talk about funding issues & challenges. He also asked why the ISS was being used given it may meet its end in a few more years. Perry suggested that his concept would provide a new purpose for the ISS. We talked about the development of new technology for problem solving & were introduced to the concept of "technology evaporation." Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:18:45 UTC
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Dr. John Jurist Webinar, Sunday, 10-28-12 (43.32MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. John Jurist. Topics: This webinar focused on rocket mission, planning, risk & cost analysis using copyright protected spread sheets created by Dr. Jurist. 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 using the proper citation format. Contact Dr. Livingston for questions about our copyright and trademark policies. You can see the webinar at https://vimeo.com/channels/thespaceshow. We welcomed Dr. Jurist to this special two hour webinar on rocket mission, planning, risk, & cost analysis. Dr. Jurist developed a series of copyrighted spread sheets for this discussion. Callers had the opportunity to "massage" the numbers to see what happened with costs, success probabilities, & how many launches might be needed depending on the rocket being evaluated. We relied upon published data for all rocket systems discussed, even when only theoretical. Much of the discussion during this webinar focused on comparisons of Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, SLS, and the Liberty Launch Vehicle. We also used a Falcon 1e as a baseline for comparison. Dr. Jurist and the callers planned missions to LEO and the ISS, the Moon, and Mars. We also looked at costs of total payloads delivered into LEO as a function of launch vehicle reliability and cost for multiple launches into the same position in LEO. Even with our two hour discussion, we did not get to cover several spreadsheet pages that rough out launch vehicle configurations and costs as a function of payload and total production runs. We will cover more of this material in the upcoming parts of this webinar series through early next year. Dr. Jurist addressed questions dealing with simultaneous launches and third party depot operations including fuel sales and space tug services. Some other subjects were also discussed in the webinar including the recent high altitude jump by Felix Baumgartner and combating the spin. We also talked about the recent statement made by Felix about not spending money on Mars missions in favor of saving the Earth. Please post your comments & questions on The Space Show blog. Dr. Jurist and I will respond to your blog posts. If you want to talk to Dr. Jurist about his spreadsheet and your possible use for it, you can email him at jmjurist@aol.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 30 Oct 2012 01:15:20 UTC
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Jackie Kingon, Friday, 10-26-12 (46.67MB; download) -- Guest: Jackie Kingon. Topic: We discuss Ms. Kingon's new book, "Chocolate Chocolate Moons" which is a humorous mystery on the Moon & Mars. 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 using the proper citation format. Contact Dr. Livingston for questions about our copyright and trademark policies. We welcomed Jackie Kingon to the show to discuss her new and very funny book, "Chocolate Chocolate Moons." Jackie's website for more information as well as the articles discussed near the end of the program is at www.jackiekingon.com. To order the book from Amazon & to have Amazon make a donation to The Space Show/OGLF, please use http://www.amazon.com/Chocolate-Moons-Jackie-Kingon/dp/1477561803/ref=onegiantlea20 or http://www.amazon.com/Chocolate-Moons-ebook/dp/B00954NGNK/ref=onegiantlea20. In our first segment, Ms. Kingon talked about why she wrote the book and the influences upon her from the Mars trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson. She explained her focus on eating, food, culinary treats, & more. We read some passages & discussed the characters, especially Molly Marbles, the main character. We talked about obese people going to the Moon to weigh 1/6th of what they do on Earth but they still look obese. Molly is 287 lbs on Earth but only 47.6 lbs. on the Moon. Molly gets to the Moon by winning a Good and Plenty Scholarship for two at the Neil Armstrong University on the Moon. Molly got the scholarship based on being a plus-sized student and her "cholesterol readings, body-fat ratio, Fibonacci number sequence for digesting chocolate and high school cafeteria records." The story unfolds from there, goes to Mars, depicts a luxurious Martian hotel, and more. Molly took her boyfriend Drew with her to Armstrong University but in short order, Drew dumped her. Our guest talks about how she integrated real space facts into her story when available but she did not focus on rockets, propulsion, and transportation. We also learn that while the Moon is the place for obese people, Mars for thin people. Near the end of the first segment, Jackie talked about her art which you can find out more about by visiting her website. In the second segment, we learned more about the mystery which is based on a poison in the Chocolate Moons. Jackie tells us about some of the marketing issues for a book that falls in-between the science fiction and humor genres, especially in getting quality shelf space in book stores. We talked about the luxurious Nirgal Palace Hotel on Mars, some of the other story characters, & the mystery surrounding the Chocolate Moons. As our program was ending, we asked Jackie about her teaching experiences which she shared with us. Note that the two articles she mentioned are available on her website. Jackie said more about her art, especially in the Estee Lauder Collection. Another item discussed was her naming of certain characters after famous historical people & characters. Jackie is working on a sequel to the book which may become available during the next few years. Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog above. At the end of the program, Jackie does give out her email address for those of you wanting to get in touch with her. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 27 Oct 2012 18:23:16 UTC
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