The Space Show
The Space Show
The Space Show focuses on timely and important issues influencing the development of outer-space commerce, space tourism,space exploration and space development. The Space Show is committed to facilitating our becoming a space-faring nation and society with a growing and self-sustaining space-faring economy. The Space Show also focuses on other related subjects of interest to us all.
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Robert (Bob) Zimmerman, Tuesday, 9-18-12 (64.26MB; download) -- Guest: Robert (Bob) Zimmerman. Topics: Commercial crew, space policy, commercial space 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 Bob Zimmerman back to the program to discuss a variety of space news topics and issues including commercial crew, commercial space, space politics, SLS, and more. For those of you familiar with Bob Zimmerman on The Space Show, you will not be disappointed by this vintage-like Zimmerman discussion. In our first segment of this slightly more than 2 hour program, we talked about the recent congressional hearings on commercial crew safety. Bob's response to these hearings and the commercial crew safety issues won't surprise those of you familiar with Bob on these subjects. Bob then talked about SLS and I mentioned the NASA pamphlet/booklet they gave out at the AIAA Space 2012 showing missions and objectives for SLS and more. You can download this report at www.nasa.gov/exploration/whyweexplore/voyages-report.html. Bob also talked about NASA budgets from his perspective of needing budget cuts for the country as a whole given our $16 trillion debt. Later in the segment, we talked about some of the developing & emerging companies & their vehicles, Sierra Nevada, XCOR, Virgin, and then we talked about possible new spaceports under consideration/development. Bob then took us to the subject of sequestration which is set for Jan. 1, 2013 unless the law is reversed. Bob spent considerable time telling us why these cuts are not as bad as the media and the agencies make them out to be. See if you agree with his analysis. As the segment ended, we talked about planetary science missions with NASA in the budget context along with the budget consequences of continuing SLS. In our second segment, Bob continued talking about SLS along with heavy lift, including the proposed Falcon Heavy. Listeners began emailing and calling with comments about space politics, policy, and heavy lift as compared to smaller rockets doing the same mission. I then provided everyone with a glimpse of our planned rocket building webinar set for Oct. 28 and talked about how one costs out and plans a rocket for the mission at hand as you cannot just say heavy lift bad, smaller rockets good or something similar. I provided a quick and very simple overview of the process used in doing this type of analysis and trade study (running the numbers). If this interests you, don't miss our Oct. 28th webinar on this entire process. We are using an interactive spreadsheet so you can design your own rocket and mission and compare it to any other rocket with known parameters. I suspect I was not completely convincing regarding heavy lift as compared to smaller lift rockets and the mission planning process but listen and see what you think about the discussion. As the discussion continued, one of the points I was making about matching the rocket to the mission seemed to get attention. Also, I made it clear this was not about bad and good. Let us know your thoughts by posting them on the blog. Later in the segment, Bob talked extensively about the private sector being preferable to the government doing things related to space. We also talked about space telescopes, Cis-lunar development and more. We concluded with Bob pointing out what is still ahead for space during the balance of the year and with the developing companies. Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog. If you want to email Bob, you can do so through me or through his excellent blog, Behind The Black (http://behindtheblack.com). Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 19 Sep 2012 17:39:23 UTC
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Dr. Burton Lee, Monday, 9-17-12 (48.78MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Burton Lee. Topics: Space entrepreneurship and venture capital investment. 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. Burton Lee back to the program to discuss venture capital and space entrepreneurship. Dr. Lee made a presentation about this subject at the NewSpace Conference Boot Camp and is sharing this information with us at this time. His Power Point presentation, "Space Entrepreneurship & Silicon Valley Venture Finance Trends in 2012," has been uploaded to The Space Show blog. During our 90 minute discussion without a break, Dr. Lee took us through the Power Point slides as we discussed important issues, trends, and suggestions pertaining to space entrepreneurship and getting it financed in the VC community. I suggest you go through the slides with us during our discussion. Some important take aways to consider include the need to stress business characteristics, not space related characteristics. In fact, he advised against being a space advocate in pitches, presentations, and business meetings. Also, Dr. Lee suggested getting real business experience with a non-space organization or start-up as it is the real business experience that matters, not space science, space engineering, or anything like that. He advised to really do your homework as to your markets, business planning, financing, etc. Later, he talked about "hot" books in the Valley which are a must read for the space entrepreneur. These are detailed in some of his later slides. Both Dr. Lee and I suggest you read these books. We talked about new funding methods including Kickstarter and the possibility of equity crowd source funding down the road. We also went over important trends that adversely impact the potential opportunities for the space ventures. For example, software is far better and more lucrative than hardware. The apps and related business are Valley favorites. We spent lots of time discussing and understanding these trends and seeing where space could possibly fit in but another take away was that space projects face fierce overall competition for funding from ventures with lower risk, larger markets, rapid exit strategies, and the potential for virality. This is an important discussion and I hope all of you listening to it will do so with an open mind. Dr. Lee has the experience, the position, and the knowledge on these subjects and what he had to say is something we have to know, even if we are simply space advocates and enthusiasts and not an actual space entrepreneur. For those of us that are space entrepreneurs, Dr. Lee's discussion is crucial to success - IMHO! Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog to benefit us all. If you want to email Dr. Lee, note that his email address is provided on the title page of his Power Point. If you do email him with a question, please copy me as I would like to continue learning and sharing in the knowledge Dr. Lee offers to us all. Thank you. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:19:58 UTC
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Dr. Bruce Cordell, Sunday, 9-16-12 (70.06MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Bruce Cordell. Topics: Maslow Windows and a coming economic and space exploration boom. 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. Bruce Cordell to discuss new information pertaining to fractal Maslow Windows, a possible coming economic and space exploration boom. In our first segment of this 2 hour 15 minute program, Dr. Cordell provided us with an overview of his Maslow Windows research and conclusions. As Dr. Cordell has been a guest on The Space Show several times, this particular overview is short so if you want more information on the history behind Maslow Windows and his research, please listen to the earlier discussions with our guest and visit his website, www.21stcenturywaves.com. We also talked about his presentation at this year's Mars Society Conference. You can follow along with this PowerPoint by visiting http://21stcenturywaves.com/2012/09/16/bruces-mars-society-convention-presentation-8312. After his overview, Dr. Cordell talked about earlier economic panics, comparing them to today, plus two other influencing factors, war/conflict, and a political realignment seeking prosperity. During our discussion, Dr. Cordell makes the case that history is repeating itself and given current events including recent events in the Middle East, with our economy, and globally, it is very likely that around 2014-2015 we will be entering another Maslow Window opportunity for prosperity and a great exploration which he believes will be something to do with space exploration. Several listeners called the program to ask him questions about his theory. Some of the questions dealt with our present manufacturing & industrial capabilities as compared to the 60's, global as well as domestic economic conditions & pressures, and human spaceflight risk assessment. In our longer second segment, Doug was the first caller with questions about planetary missions around water, mission economics, and how this factored into the analysis Dr. Cordell was sharing with us. Bruce made a point of being specific that it was the history that was helping to predict the future, citing the numerous historical periods similar to the one we are in now and the great projects that followed including Apollo and the Panama Canal as examples. In this segment, he discusses many other relevant historical periods and examples as well. I asked him how he knew that the great project being predicted would be in space rather than in something else. You will find his response interesting but Jerry emailed in the idea that the great project could be The Bering Straights rail freight tunnel. This sparked a bit of a discussion during the balance of the program. Later in this segment, Bruce said he had looked at more than 200 years of our history. He also suggested that if we miss the current Maslow Window coming up, history points to the next one happening around 2070. During both segments, Dr. Cordell was asked about factors in our coming presidential election making a difference including education, culture, the media, and ultimately who gets elected. We discussed Maslow Windows from the perspective of their helping to make a great leader rather than a great leader bringing about the window. Near the end of the program, Terry asked about our $16 trillion deficit. Don't miss what Bruce had to say about this. He also addressed cultural and media issues. Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog. If you want to contact Dr. Cordell, do so through me. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:00:35 UTC
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Part 2, Taped Interview, Griffith Observatory, Friday, 9-14-12 (52.05MB; download) -- Guests: Dr. Laura Danly; Anthony Cook. Topics: Griffith Observatory walking tour. 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. Welcome to Part Two of the taped interviews regarding my visit to the Los Angeles Area for the AIAA Space 2012 Conference and more. Our Part 2 interviews took place at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, CA. We started out with a discussion of the very interesting history of both Griffith Park and the Griffith Observatory, features, and facilities of the Observatory, all with the curator, Dr. Laura Danly. The passion, emotion, excitement, and scientific nature of Dr. Danly comes through in this interview and I can assure you, it translates into an incredible museum and science center which I hope all of you will visit if you have the opportunity to do so. Our second segment was a walking tour with Anthony Cook who took us (my son and his friend were me on this assignment) to the roof, the telescope domes, and the solar viewing area inside the building. Prior to the actual walking tour, we visited the area detailing the planets, a space jewelry collection and lots more. You can learn much more about the Griffith Observatory by visiting their website, www.griffithobservatory.org. Please post your comments on the blog. If you want to email either Dr. Danly or Mr. Cook, send your note to me and I will forward it for you. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 15 Sep 2012 16:06:33 UTC
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AIAA Space 2012/CASE Taped Interviews, Friday, 9-14-12 (102.46MB; download) -- Guests: John Elbon; John Mulholland; Dr. Robert O'Brien. Topics: Boeing Commercial Space programs and nuclear thermal propulsion updates. 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. Welcome to Part One of taped interviews made while I was attending the AIAA Space 2012/CASE Conference in Pasadena, CA. I was assisted in these interviews by Space Show supporter and listener, Dr. Doug Plata. Part One has three interviews. First is Boeing's John Elbon who talks about the Boeing commercial space programs. The next interview is with John Mulholland, also of Boeing, regarding the Space Shuttle, human spaceflight, lessons learned, and the CST 100. We talked with both Boeing guests about many topics from contracting types to safety, crew abort, launch vehicles, etc. The final interview is an update on nuclear thermal propulsion and new fuel development with Dr. Robert C. O'Brien of the Center For Space Nuclear Research in Idaho Falls, ID. Earlier this year, Dr. Howe of the same organization was with us and introduced us to their organization and their nuclear propulsion work. Dr. O'Brien updated us on their work regarding fuel development, launch characteristics, applications, commercial uses, and more. Included in our discussion was a detailed segment on why this propulsion is safe, why it is completely different from nuclear weapons as well as nuclear power plants. Please post your comments about these three interviews on The Space Show blog URL above. If you would like to contact either of these guests including our co-host Dr. Plata, send your note to me and I will forward it to them. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Fri, 14 Sep 2012 23:20:19 UTC
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Dr. Bryan Laubscher & Victor Cummings, Sunday, 9-9-12 (49.04MB; download) -- Guests: Dr. Bryan Laubscher, Victor Cummings. Topics: The space elevator screenplay, "High Lift." 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. Bryan Laubscher and for the first time Victor Cummings to discuss the space elevator screenplay, "High Lift." This screenplay won the ScriptVamp 2011 Dream Quest: Feature Screenwriting Competition and was the Grand Prize Winner. Visit
https://scriptvamp.com/Victor_E.html for more information about the screenplay and the competition. Victor started our discussion by providing us with his background that took him into the screenwriting profession. He talked about challenges & screenplay issues plus the differences in a screenplay compared to other forms of writing. Both Victor and Bryan told us some about the story line, the plot and as a result of my pressuring them, the villain! The space elevator is considered to already be in existence in the story and there are space elevator centers for different purposes and destinations. As you will hear, using the space elevator is key to solving the global warming problem and saving the Earth. Both our guests talked about reviews and oversight from professionals, agents, etc. They told us how they had to remove much of the science jargon and focus the screenplay on a younger and more generally educated audience. Listeners asked several email questions about the science fiction genre in screenplays as well as target audience and marketing concerns. Our guests talked quite a bit about the issues in getting an agent, making that first sale, and capturing an audience. We also talked about science fiction usually being bigger in the budget area and more costly, probably due to technical special effects. Near the end of the first segment, a listener wanted to know if a successful screenplay and movie would further interest, funding, and development of the space elevator project. In the second segment, we talked about markets and the need to break the circular loop of needing to have a sale but needing to have an agent but first needing the sale. We talked about their winning the ScriptVamp competition per above and raising money for their project through crowd sourcing, particularly Kickstarter. A listener suggested our guests attend the well known Maui Writers Conference and another brought up the Darpa 100 Year Starship Program. As our program was drawing to a close, Victor and Bryan asked for help with Hollywood type contacts for their screenplay. If you want to contact Victor and Bryan, send your note to me and I will forward it to them both. Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog per the above URL.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 10 Sep 2012 03:20:20 UTC
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AIAA CASE w/ Laura McGill, Friday, 9-7-12 (31.88MB; download) -- Guest: Laura McGill. Topics: AIAA Complex Aerospace Systems Exchange (CASE) Conference, systems engineering, testing, modeling, & lessons learned. 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 to the program Laura McGill, the Deputy VP of Engineering for the Raytheon Missile Systems Division of the Raytheon Company and also the General Chair of the AIAA CASE Conference which is being held at the Pasadena, CA Convention Center from Sept. 11-13, 2012. Please follow along with us at the conference website, www.aiaa.org/CASE. During our one hour program, Ms. McGill not only took us through the full conference program, but she helped us to understand systems engineering in all aspects of complex aerospace systems. As you will hear, the conference sessions and the tracks delve into complex aerospace engineering issues in some detail, ranging from system development and integration, testing, modeling, simulation and verification to studying and understanding system failures, late term failures, and even program failures. The CASE conference is new for AIAA and runs a full 2.5 days side by side with the AIAA Space 2012 Conference. Your registration for either Space 2012 or CASE enables you to attend and participate in all the events of the other conference. In addition, some events are shared such as keynote addresses, socials, lunches, and networking opportunities. In discussing systems engineering with Laura in terms of the conference agenda, it was easy to see the application of what our guest was talking about as well as the conference sessions to all aspects of the aerospace industry, including suborbital, lunar development, space tourism, and even commercial airline usage. In fact, CASE speakers include experts from American Airlines, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 747 projects. A question regarding the AIAA App for smart phones came for management of this year's conference. You can get information about the App and download info for your smartphone at www.aiaa.org/Secondary.aspx?id=4582. Scroll down to the section "Conference Mobil App." Toward the end of our hour discussion, our guest went over conference pricing, logistics, and hotels. Note that there is special pricing for undergraduate students, graduate students, and for those that are retired. Post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog. If you want to email Ms. McGill, send your note to me and I will forward it on your behalf. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 08 Sep 2012 15:19:57 UTC
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The John Batchelor Show "Hotel Mars," Wednesday, 9-5-12 (5.25MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Jeffrey Manber, NanoRacks, Dr. David Livingston: Topics: ISS commercial and student research opportunities 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, Jeff Manber introduced the audience to the NanoRacks program for placing scientific research and other experiments on board the ISS National Lab. Jeff described how his company, NanoRacks (www.nancoracks.com) does this, the nature of the NanoRacks agreement with NASA, student research opportunities and much more. If you want to email John Batchelor or Jeff Manber, please send your note to me and I will forward it to the person of your choice. Please post any comments/questions you might have on The Space Show blog. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Thu, 06 Sep 2012 15:40:36 UTC
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Open Lines, Tuesday, 9-4-12 (69.06MB; download) -- Guest: Open Lines with Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Life outside the solar system, Philadelphia light pollution, ion propulsion, U.S. economy, NASA, space program funding. 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. As Open Lines started, I put two discussion topics on the table. These two topics focused on the Republican party platform & its space policy plus the reaction to it by various sectors of the space community, specifically NewSpace. The second topic I mentioned was the state of the U.S. economy & how it impacts NASA & space funding. My theory was & is that it does impact the state of NASA funding & what happens in the private sector but I asked others who have economic experience & knowledge to tell me why so many talk space policy without factoring in our domestic as well as economic condition. When I opened up the phone line, the first caller was Wade Hobbs who talked about life having developed elsewhere in the solar system, mainly in the oceans of Europa. He said his theory offered statistical proof of life in Jupiter's moon Europa & he pointed us toward his Kindle book, "Question Answered." If you purchase his book using this URL, Amazon will donate to The Space Show/OGLF: www.amazon.com/Question-Answered-ebook/dp/B008ZFZ05W/ref=onegiantlea20. He explained his theory & invited comments & questions. His email address is w_hobbs@mail.com. Our second caller was Ed Murray who called our attention to a light pollution public art project scheduled soon for Philadelphia. The project, Open Air" by artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer of Canada & approved by the Art Association of Philadelphia is described here: www.knightarts.org/community/philadelphia/preparing-for-open-air-in-philadelphia. Many in the astronomy & Dark Skies fields are objecting to the project which will last nearly two months & probably blot out most of the Philadelphia night sky. Ed & others are seeking ideas & help to minimize the project or cancel it. They have sought help from the International Dark Skies organization & others. If this project interests you, follow up on the suggestions offered on the blog by Ed & others which detail their concerns about the project. In our second segment, John from Atlanta called in to discuss ion propulsion & fuel plus he wanted to address the economic issues I raised in the introduction to tonight's program. Regarding the economic issues, John suggested we were still not so bad where the economy would start to impact NASA funding but if thing worsen, it is likely that NASA & all space funding will be impacted. John & I went back & forth for several minutes discussing the economic situation, the national debt, space & more, both from the U.S. domestic perspective as well as the global perspective. We talked about the total budget going to NASA being so small as a factor. John & I talked about the Republican platform suggestion that despite the language, commercial crew to the ISS would continue. John suggested an early down select to SpaceX but I advocated for at least another round of competition with Sierra Nevada & Boeing, possibly others too. Our final call was from Tim who talked about ion propulsion & space nuclear propulsion. He introduced the idea of carbon nano tubes for use in rocket materials & I suggested that was way out in the future. Tim also suggested the private sector bypass NASA & do its "own thing." Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog above. If you want to email any of the callers, send your note to me & I will forward it. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:11:47 UTC
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Gil Moore, Monday, 9-3-12 (55.88MB; download) -- Guest: Gil Moore. Topics: New CubeSat program including POPACS, Rampart, PrintSat, 3D Printing 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 Gil Moore back to the program to talk with us about his new CubeSat projects including Rampart, PrintSat and POPACS (Polar Orbiting Passive Atmospheric Calibration Spheres). We also talked about 3D printing, the previous Starshine Project plus small satellite elliptical and circular orbital concerns, trajectories, and issues. Rather than writing this summary per the program's two segments, I am doing it as one continuous summary for the nearly two hour discussion as our topics and themes did not change much. Gil provided us with an excellent understanding of these programs which also offer terrific student opportunities for both high school and college students to get involved in satellite and space projects. As you listen to the program, Gil provides names and email addresses for people to contact, including himself. If you have questions, want to know how to participate in these projects, or just want more information about cubesats and the industry, do make use of the contacts. Not only did Gil take us through complicated cubesat orbital dynamics, he stressed the need to give students the space and "the opportunity to do their own thing." If you want to research areas Gil talked about during our program use Google for the following key words and topics which are just a few of those mentioned in our discussion: , Project Starshine, POPACS (Polar Orbiting Passive Atmospheric Calibration Spheres), 3D Printing, Rampart Cubesat project, Cubesats, PrintSat, Windform XT, elliptical orbits, circular orbits, N-Prize, See Sat, CelesTrak, Satellite Tool Kit, Dr. T. S. Kelso, polar orbits, secondary propulsion, and the NASA Get Away Special Program, a program referred to by Gil as the best student outreach program ever for Nasa but it was eventually cancelled. If you have comments/questions regarding this program, please post them on The Space Show Blog. Gil did provide his email address so feel free to contact him at GilMoore12@aol.com. The abstract for the paper he referred to which he gave at SmallSat this year can be found at www.smallsat.org/technical-program/sessionx.pdf.
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