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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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The John Batchelor Show "Hotel Mars," Wednesday, 6-06-12 (4.82MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. John Lewis, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Asteroid mining, Law of The Sea Treaty, asteroid resources. 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. 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 11.5 minute discussion, Mr. Batchelor as Dr. Lewis about asteroid mining and just how realistic was it. Dr. Lewis said we could be starting such ventures within 2-3 years with potential profits being realized about ten years later but that does not mean asteroid mining will actually happen in that time frame. The issue of seabed mining came up and Dr. Lewis was asked if the Law Of The Sea Treaty was a successful model for space mining. Dr. Lewis explained why in detail it was not a good model. Mr. Batchelor then asked about the early days of exploration initiating in Europe and he asked Dr. Lewis if that type of model might evolve for mining the solar system. Dr. Lewis had much to say about this issue and what it will mean for the industry depending on how issues are legally settled. He also suggested that such issues would not be settled until a private company actually started an off Earth mining project. Dr. Lewis made several important points during this short segment. Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog. If you want to email Dr. Lewis or Mr. Batchelor, please send your note to me and I will forward it on your behalf. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:26:28 UTC
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Lawrence Williams, Wednesday, 6-6-12 (32.93MB; download) -- Guest: Lawrence Williams. Topics: SpaceX, government policy, strategic relations, space capital investment and more. 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. 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 welcomed Lawrence Williams back to the show to discuss his 8.5 years with SpaceX to talk reality about strategic government relations, NASA, congress, competition, capital investment needs, markets, and policy. During this nonstop one hour discussion, Lawrence took us through from the start to today regarding the evolution of COTS and commercial space policy, plus growth for SpaceX. We talked about specific members of Congress and policies, the need for Members of Congress to pay attention to their constituents even when by doing so policies, rhetoric, or actions materialized that were not always in the best interest of COTS, commercial space, and companies including SpaceX. Listeners asked about ITAR issues, launch licensees, and even personality issues with key NASA and Congressional space policy leaders. Lawrence also told us about his new business, Capture10 (www.capture10.com) as he decided to leave SpaceX to put his skills to work in his own consulting business to be able to take advantage of the opportunities now developing in commercial space as a result of the SpaceX successes, accomplishments, and getting that commercial space door opened enough for others to also see opportunities. As Lawrence explained it, Capture10 is a business development and strategy firm that will help businesses identify, pursue and capture new billion dollar markets within the technology, telecommunications, and aerospace industries. Lawrence talked with us about some of the opportunities now emerging in aerospace. At one point, we talked with him about orbital and suborbital. As you will hear, most of his focus is on orbital because of his experience and his clients, but he has not overlooked the suborbital potential. I asked our guest about the impact of the US and global economy on capital investment in space. You might be surprised by his answer. We talked about Congressman Wolfe and some of his comments, as well as the role of government regulation and even the UN space treaties per the emerging commercial space industry. This is a fact and power packed hour discussion with an expert that has the political sense, the discernment, the "in the trenches" experience, and the lobbying know how to help a space company take roots, grow, and become successful. In addition, I believe the professionalism exhibited by Lawrence in responding to many of the questions demonstrates why such skills are crucial to both the company and industry success for space commerce and why Lawrence has been so good at doing this work for the past eight years with SpaceX. If you have questions/comments regarding this interview, please post them on The Space Show blog. If you want to contact Lawrence Williams, he said you could email him through www.capture10.com/Contact.html plus his email address he gave out on air. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Thu, 07 Jun 2012 01:54:08 UTC
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Dr. Friedmann Freund, Brian Shiro, Tuesday, 6-5-12 (49.73MB; download) -- Guests: Dr. Friedmann Freund, Brian Shiro. Topics: Earthquake forecasting & space resources. 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. 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 welcomed Dr. Friedmann Freund & the return of Brian Shiro to the program to discuss earthquake forecasting & analysis using space based resources. During our first segment, Dr. Freund & Mr. Shiro outlined the basis of their research & we talked about the use of both terrestrial & space based tools to aid the process. We talked about satellite detection of the Ion currents & changes in the ionosphere & how this data is correlated with terrestrial data. We talked about the direction earthquake prediction was heading & were told why the use of "prediction" was not preferable. Instead, the more accurate & useful term is forecasting. Also mentioned was a private company with a series of ground stations, QuakeFinder (www.quakefinder.com). Our guest talked about how this private sector commercial data gets integrated into the public sector data base & why their information is both valuable & important. Questions were asked about the importance of the ionosphere but we also learned that the currents & waves start deep in the Earth, work their way to the surface & then can be detected as they move upward through the various atmospheric layers to the ionosphere. Our guests explained how our space resources actually track & monitor this information. Another point made was that we do not have real time information in advance of an event though if we had swarms of satellites or a satellite network designed to monitor areas 24/7, we would be able to be present with "eyes" before & when an event happened. Funding issues were discussed & we heard that much of the research discussed on our program is considered "out of the box" & difficult to fund by the traditional process along with getting projects peer reviewed. I asked about the potential of the philanthropic model for this research as it has come up on several Space Show programs. Our guests had much to say about this potential source of funding. In our second segment, we talked about progress being made between traditional geophysical researchers & those doing the out of the box work such as our guests. As it turns out, there is progress on this front & Dr. Freund updated us on it. We switched to the suborbital field as I met Dr. Freund at the recently held suborbital conference & our discussions over lunch formed the basis for this program. There does appear to be sufficient commercial suborbital research opportunities with this developing seismic research field. Next, we talked about animal behavior for earthquake forecasting & both our guests told us anecdotal stories. We learned how Dr. Freund is correlating animal behavior earthquake research with the scientific research. Toward the end of the program, Emma in NYC who asked several questions, wanted to know about Mars quakes & Moon quakes. Our guests talked about earthquake research throughout the solar system & what we know & don't know. We learned that there are no geophysical research instruments providing direct information to us from Mars or anywhere in space because of the high cost of the hardware, the quantity of research tools needed, & the complex & costly operating expenses. Other discussion topics included the possibility of mitigating an earthquake, various research projects such as the USGS Parkfield Earthquake Experiment & the EarthScope Project. Please post your comments/questions on the blog. If you want to email either of our guests, do so through me & I will forward your note. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 06 Jun 2012 17:44:32 UTC
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Jim Muncy, Sunday, 6-3-12 (59.20MB; download) -- Guest: Jim Muncy. Topics: Space policy, COTS, SpaceX, Commercial Crew and more. 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. 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 welcomed back Jim Muncy to discuss space policy in light of the very successful COTS flight by SpaceX with their Falcon 9 rocket and the Dragon capsule. During our fist segment, we talked about this COTS flight, the berthing with the ISS and what this might mean for the COTS program, space policy and funding issues, and commercial crew. Jim had much to say covering many aspects of our policy and budget concerns, plus NASA policy now and what we hope for in the future. We talked about challenges ahead, members of congress, resistance points, and human safety. Toward the end of the first segment, we asked Jim about the confidence level in the mission before and during it and if either Jim or others were surprised by the outcome. This is an interesting discussion, don't miss it. As our segment ended, we were addressing HSF safety issues, NASA oversight and contracting methods. In our second segment, we talked about ULA and human rating the Atlas and Delta rockets. We then discussed using the successful COTS model being used to move commercial crew forward. We again discussed down selecting as a possible result of congressional funding action/policy as opposed to the process currently in place that will eventually allow NASA to pick the program from all the contenders - the one NASA thinks may be best. Markets for HSF beyond the life of the ISS were discussed in detail and we had more to say on crew safety on the HSF rockets under development. Another issue talked about was the public option for launch vehicles that some policy people support and how to be an advocate with the most impact on our members of congress regarding space issues. I asked about the impact on space policy & programs given our national and global economic issues. In short, don't expect more funding for NASA & space which leads us to now more than ever having alternative means of financing space missions. Commercial space programs & partnerships clearly provide an important & needed alternative. Toward the end, a caller brought up the Romney Space Advisory Committee. Jim suggested that things will change & not to assume anything as final at this point in time. He hoped that we had a good national debate in the coming campaign as to just what our space policy should be for the future. If you have comments/questions, please post them on The Space Show blog. If you want to email Mr. Muncy, you can do so through me.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 04 Jun 2012 15:49:23 UTC
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Rex Ridenoure, Friday, 6-1-12 (47.41MB; download) -- Guest: Rex Ridenoure. Topics: Ecliptic Enterprises update, commercial space & investor convergence, IZUP LLC. 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. 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 welcomed Rex Ridenoure back for an update with Ecliptic Enterprises and his new commercial space business, IZUP LLC. For more information, visit http://eclipticenterprises.com and www.izup.com (this website is under construction). During our first segment, Rex talked about Ecliptic and their RocketCam product. He explained the technology to us, the downlink constraints, the data rates, RF bands, and antenna considerations. We also talked about the various rockets and missions that use RocketCam. As we learned, the special avionics box Ecliptic makes and uses has far more to do with the end product and what we see than the actual cameras. He also talked about the compression needed given downlink constraints. Later in this segment, Rex was asked about the RocketCam plans for the suborbital industry and as you will hear, they are in discussion with various suborbital companies to use RocketCam. In the second segment, Rex talked about his new consulting business, IZUP (eyes up) LLC and the focus on technology, innovation, space businesses, and the convergence with investors. Rex took the time to explain this to us as well as to talk about the emerging and developing business opportunities now becoming of interest to investors. We talked about entrepreneurial, start-up, emerging, and even mature businesses, and the commercial space vision that is getting more and more traction and interest. Rex talked about the fact that we now know the solar system very well and this helps us to position our innovation and technical skills for commercial expansion and development. Also in this segment, we talked about property rights and land claims for commercial development and the risk of excessive government regulation. One way missions to Mars came up in the form of a listener question and this opened up a risk averseness discussion. In closing, Rex reminded us that this was a most exciting time as we explore more and more of the solar system and figure out how to best use the data, information, and knowledge to be a multi-planet species. Post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog. You can contact Rex about his consulting business using the email addresses he provided near the end of our interview. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 02 Jun 2012 17:44:00 UTC
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The John Batchelor Show "Hotel Mars," Wednesday, 5-30-12 (4.91MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: The return of Dragon, Falcon Heavy & Intelsat, Orbital Sciences, Antares rocket, Cygnus capsule, COTS. 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. 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 11.5 minute discussion, we talked about the Dragon return from the ISS, the SpaceX agreement to launch a satellite for Intelsat on the Falcon Heavy, COTS, NASA, and commercial space. We also discussed Orbital Sciences and their COTS program consisting of the Antares rocket and Cygnus cargo capsule. If you have any questions or comments, please post them on The Space Show blog per above. If you want to email John Batchelor, please do so through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Thu, 31 May 2012 17:07:37 UTC
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Gary Hudson, Tuesday, 5-29-12 (55.71MB; download) -- Guest: Gary Hudson. Topic: Variable gravity research station as a free flyer near the ISS. 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. 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 welcomed back Gary Hudson, President of the Space Studies Institute, to discuss the Space Studies Institute variable gravity research station program known as G-Lab. You can read about G-Lab at http://ssi.org/2012/04/ssi-update-april-2012-introduction-to-g-lab. To find out more about The Space Studies Institute, please visit http://ssi.org. In our first segment, Gary Hudson provided us with an overview of the data points we have on the effect of microgravity on the human body dating back from the beginning of the space age. If the goal is the permanent human expansion and settlement in space, we have very few if any data points, yet we need this information if we are to expand beyond short trips to the ISS or another turnaround lunar mission. In terms of artificial gravity, we don't know what levels humans require other than we know we are designed for 1 G. As Gary pointed out several times during our discussion, the permanent settlement in space implies families, child birth, and the things that we do here on Earth but we are lacking any meaningful and relevant information to make this possible The G-Lab concept is to be able to do long term properly designed centrifuge research in free flying labs around the ISS, doing animal studies in lunar, possibly Martian, and Earth gravity. The experiments would be long term, properly designed by researchers with NASA as well as other institutions. Financing the project would be in segments and phases and involve the private sector & the public sector. Mr. Hudson described five phases with the first three phases being privately funded while the last two a combination of public/private funding. The Falcon Heavy is a possible launch vehicle but so are other launchers. In our second segment, we started off with a listener question about a Space Review article suggestion the Dragon be used for microgravity experiments in support of a human Mars Mission. You can read the article by Tom Hill at www.thespacereview.com/article/2089/1. Gary commented on this but remained focused on their project supporting permanent settlement in space, not just a trip to Mars. This is an important distinction so do listen to how Gary explains this difference. Other listeners asked Gary questions based on other Space Show programs/guests dealing with genetic modification and the need to work with gravity here on Earth as we age. Listeners suggested simpler experiments. One person suggested using insects but Gary made it clear that animals with a backbone were essential for these studies. As the segment was drawing to a close, Gary mentioned a few of the challenges other than funding including power, life support, human crew needs, keeping the lab animals healthy, and being able to carry out all the needed experiments. We talked about funding and Gary mentioned philanthropic naming opportunities for the centrifuge labs just as donors name buildings at hospitals and universities here on Earth. If you have comments/questions for Gary Hudson, please post them on the Space Show blog. If you want to get in touch with Gary specifically for this project, you can e-mail him through their website by using the About tab, then selecting Officers and Board. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 30 May 2012 16:02:32 UTC
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Dr. John Lewis, Monday, 5-29-12 (54.25MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. John Lewis. Topics: Asteroid mining, Chinese space program. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. 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 welcomed back Dr. John Lewis to discuss asteroid mining and the Chinese space program. You can order Mining The Sky: Untold Riches From The Asteroids, Comets, And Planets by Dr. Lewis as we talked about his book throughout our program. If you use this Amazon URL, Amazon will make a donation To The Space Show/OGLF: www.amazon.com/Mining-The-Sky-Asteroids-Planets/dp/0201328194/ref=onegiantlea20. Our first segment focused in on asteroid mining, where are today, its future, legal issues to be settled, risks, and more. Near the end of this segment, we also talked about the Law of the Sea Treaty, the common heritage of mankind and revenue sharing ideas, all of which would be detrimental to asteroid mining and expanding space commerce. Earlier Dr. Lewis referenced the Keck study, The Asteroid Retrieval Feasibility Study which says we can capture a certain size NEO and put it in orbit around the Moon. Dr. Lewis carefully went through the pros and cons of doing this. In the second segment, Tim called in and continued the revenue sharing and common heritage discussion. Dr. Lewis then cited his family history dating back to 1625 coming from the Netherlands with the West Indies Company, then staying here and moving west rather than returning to the Netherlands. He drew parallels with this and potential space settlement and risk taking. Next, we talked about the Chinese space program, their space station, the upcoming taikonaut launch in June and the fact that they are actually "bending metal" in making hardware for going to the Moon, unlike the Indian program which is still largely talk. Near the end of the segment, we talked about lunar mining, the needed future vision and leadership, the need to be a multi-planet species and why. Our discussion with Dr. Lewis is full of important information so I urge you to carefully listen to this program and use the internet to follow up on many of the topics and issues he brings to our attention. For example, you might find it interesting to see the 1926 Plan of Space Exploration as developed by Tsiolkovsky
(www.informatics.org/museum/tsiol.html). Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 29 May 2012 17:37:44 UTC
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Dr. Scott Pace, Sunday, 5-27-12 (51.77MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Scott Pace. Topics: Space policy, COTS, HSF safety, commercial space & more. 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. 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 welcomed Dr. Scott Pace back to the program for a comprehensive discussion on a variety of topics impacting space policy, commercial space, and both our civil and entrepreneurial space communities. We started our first segment with a summary of the AIAA-IAF Global Space Exploration Conference held last week in Washington, DC. We talked about the international make-up of the conference, the focus on budget issues, commercial space, and some of the different issues of concern to Europe, Asia, and the U.S. We also talked about the impact on the Europeans of the U.S. terminating certain space program partnerships as the Europeans do four year planning and budgeting unlike the U.S. which is year to year. Our first caller was Michael Listner about the European Code of Conduct for Outer Space. This was a comprehensive and important discussion on a subject that we are sure to hear more about over time. The U.S. may even sign on to it so I strongly suggest everyone pay attention to this issue & this discussion. We mentioned recent public comments about the Law of the Sea Treaty and looked at the potential impact of the treaty on space development should the U.S. modify or adopt a version of the treaty. Toward the end of the first segment, Jerry sent in a note asking about comments made to the Washington Post by our guest on the number of test flights that might be needed for the Falcon 9, plus the response from NASA Watch. Dr. Pace talked about HSF flight safety, rocket testing programs, and how today differs from the early days of our human spaceflight history. Risk averseness was part of our conversation. In our second segment, we talked about the rational for human spaceflight. Dr. Pace offered a geopolitical rational for HSF rather than just a capability driven program and rational. Here we talked about Asian countries emerging as space powers and participants along with what happens when we aim for Beyond LEO (BLEO) and the need to engage the new players. You will hear Dr. Pace advocate a return to the Moon several times during our program as that is a way to engage new players, plus we need to learn certain skills all over again before going BLEO. We switched topics & talked about increasing the NASA budget & treating NASA as an investment, not an expense. Dr. Pace brought our focus to what do we get for what we spend. Don't miss this discussion. We talked about commercial crew, down selecting as an option, and competition. Dr. Pace put these issues into the form of a cost-benefit analysis project to be examined based on the goals of the desired or stated policy. Again, don't miss his analysis of these issues. We also talked about the FAR and the SAA, insight, oversight, accountability, and higher costs coming from the FAR. Property rights & land claims were brought up along with space settlement issues. Listener Jim inquired about using the Dragon for BLEO missions. Scott had much to say about this potential. Toward the end, we talked about the U.S. budget deficit & what we spend on NASA, then I read a letter from two 5th grade students opposing space development & I asked Dr. Pace to provide us with his reply. We concluded our discussion with Dr. Pace honing in on the need for leadership here and abroad, along with the need for a robust economy. Please post your questions/comments on The Space Show blog. If you want to email Dr. Pace, you can send your note to me & I will forward it to him. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 28 May 2012 16:58:31 UTC
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The John Batchelor Show "Hotel Mars," Friday, 5-25-12 (4.64MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: This was a special John Batchelor Show segment regarding the successful Dragon-ISS berthing. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpres.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. 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 11.5 minute segment, John and I talked about the berthing process and the implications for space, education, inspiration, and more as a result of this successful Falcon 9/Dragon mission. We also talked about the download capacity of Dragon and how this mission might impact students and their educational as well as career choices. If you have any questions or comments, please post them on The Space Show blog per above. If you want to email John Batchelor, please do so through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sun, 27 May 2012 15:54:01 UTC
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