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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Space Show-SWF On-Orbit Satellite Servicing Webinar, Sunday, 8-19-12 (41.49MB; download) -- Guests: Brian Weeden, Richard DalBello, Major General, USAF (Retired) James B. Armor, Jr.. This is a SWF sponsored webinar addressing issues related to the on-orbit servicing of satellites. 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. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A TWO HOUR WEBINAR PRODUCTION SPONSORED BY THE SECURE WORLD FOUNDATION (SWF). The webinar video will soon be archived on our Vimeo Space Show channel. When available, I will modify the archives to include the webinar video URL. We welcomed Brian Weeden, Richard DalBello, & Major General, USAF (Retired) James B. Armor, Jr. to the program for an in-depth discussion of on-orbit satellite servicing. This is a new business/industry that is emerging with great interest from governments, the satellite industry, & many other interested parties. During our first webinar hour, our guests explained satellite on-orbit servicing, why the interest in it, the values on the table, & the economics behind this developing industry. We heard from the perspective of the satellite operator with Mr. DalBello, from General Armor with the perspective of a company wanting to provide these services plus what they are commercially doing now in this emerging industry. Gen. Armor talked about the new ATK venture for satellite repair, Vivisat (www.vivisat.com). He was followed by Mr. Weeden who connected the dots with us regarding the big picture implications for security, stability, & policy. We talked about liability issues, insurance, & LEO & GEO satellites in terms of their respective economic value & lifespan. A listener asked about GPS satellites, launch costs, & competition here & abroad. In fact, Brian mentioned several projects outside the US with the Canadians, Germans, & JAXA. Toward the end of the first hour, caller Jack asked about testing & reliability, wondering if repairing satellites would reduce reliability engineering & testing on the ground, thus lowering the satellite's cost given the possibility of on-orbit repair. Ben followed asking if satellites having a longer life would be sold, comparing this potential to selling real estate once a property has been fully depreciated. In our webinar second hour, Brian described the DARPA Phoenix Satellite Service project, www.darpa.mil/our_work/tto/programs/phoenix.aspx. The issue of satellite abandonment came up & as you will hear, there is no way to abandon any object in space. Another issue in this segment was space situational awareness (SSA). We talked about SSA in LEO, with the new entrepreneurial small satellite companies doing LEO ventures, & the implication of this new industry for launching to & operating in GEO. Later in this segment, we learned that there was no commercial incentive to address the space debris issue. Don't miss the analysis behind this statement as its important in understanding the space debris issue. A listener asked Richard about launch vehicle insurance & premiums, specifically for the Falcon 9. Also in this segment we talked about the NASA satellite servicing mission, the Restore Mission (http://ssco.gsfc.nasa.gov/robotic_servicing_mission.html). As our webinar drew to a close, we addressed the importance of a STEM education for our young students & the exciting space projects that today's students will get to do in their careers. Everyone's closing comments reflected the future orientation & focus for this evolving industry. Please post your comments/questions on the blog. If you want to email our guests, send your note to me & I will forward it for you.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:34:22 UTC
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SmallSat Conference Interviews, Tuesday-Friday, 8-17-12 (48.85MB; download) -- Guests: Robert (Bob) Meurer of ATK; Dr. Peter Wegner of ORS; Fred Slane of Space Infrastructure, Inc. 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 welcome you to this series of three recorded interviews from the SmallSat Conference 2012. After each interview is completed, there is about a ten second pause followed by the next interview. The program concludes when the final interview with Fred Slane is completed. I was assisted with all three interviews by Dr. John Jurist who was also present for the SmallSat Conference. Our first interview was with Robert (Bob) Meurer of ATK. Mr. Meurer is the VP of Business Development in the Commercial and International Programs, Space Mission Systems with ATK Aerospace in Beltsville, MD. During our half hour with Bob, we discussed the ATK series of small satellite buses, ITAR & international business issues, customer responsibility as opposed to manufacturer responsibility, LEO as compared to GEO satellites and much more. While The Space Show has featured many ATK programs, this programs focused on the ATK satellite business rather than the launch and SRB side of the business. I am sure you will find it to be a most interesting & informative discussion as did Dr. Jurist and I. Our second interview was with the Director of the ORS Office, Dr. Peter Wegner. Dr. Wegner was first on The Space Show in 2009 so we asked him for updates with ORS. We discussed their funding status, what constitutes an ORS satellite or ORS mission, national security and ORS, plus I asked about other space nations and their advances in operationally responsive space capabilities. I was a bit surprised to learn that the U.S. definitely has competition and others may actually be making more progress than we are. You don't want to miss this discussion. We talked about student projects, internships, and even garage innovators submitting projects to Dr. Wegner's office or by chance stumbling on classified technology. Our final interview was with Fred Slane as I asked Fred for an annual update on the progress toward adopting space standards. We discussed the need for space standards, the role of the U.N. in promoting space standards, and why adopting standards is important, even for the small entrepreneurial start-up space company. Fred was asked the difference between a standard and a specification, who the various international players are in the process, and just who gets a seat at the table. I think you will agree with both Dr. Jurist and myself that having operationally sound space standards are important for everyone. Post your comments on the blog and let us know what you think about space standards. If you want to email any of the guests for this special SmallSat program, please send your note to me and I will forward it to the guest of your choice. Also, do post general comments and questions on The Space Show blog for all to see and comment on if they so desire. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 18 Aug 2012 02:56:07 UTC
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The John Batchelor Show Hotel Mars, Wednesday,8-15-12 (6.34MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Pat Patterson, Dr. David Livingston: Topics: SmallSat Conference and small satellite industry growth. 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, Dr. Patterson described the small satellite industry, spoke about the 25 year history of the SmallSat Conference held each year in Logan, UT on the campus of Utah State University, and described the growth in satellite development and applications within the small satellite industry. Student opportunities were discussed along with business and career opportunities. If you have comments or questions, please post them on The Space Show blog. If you want to email John Batchelor or Dr. Pat Patterson, please send your note to me and I will forward it to the person of your choice.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:59:39 UTC
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Brian Weeden, Friday, 8-10-12 (47.29MB; download) -- Guest: Brian Weeden. Topics: Economics for LEO, GEO, space debris mitigation, & space sustainability. 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 Brian Weeden back to the program to discuss space economics per his June 4, 2012 Space Review article, "The economics of space sustainability." You can read this article by visiting www.thespacereview.com/article/2093/1. I strongly recommend you read the article prior to listening to our discussion. In our first segment, Brian spent time with us defining important terms including space as a global commons, space as a common-pool resource, GEO and LEO satellite usage, space debris regions, the Kessler Syndrome, good rivalrous, economic exclusion, economic non-exclusion, private goods, public goods and more. Brian makes the valid point that in understanding how both GEO and LEO have been viewed and treated, we have a partial explanation of why it has been and still is so challenging to do something about the growing debris problem. In Brian's Space Review paper and in our discussion, he takes us to a point where we can view LEO and Geo differently than the more normal way of looking at space, economics, and debris issues. We came to view space not as a global commons but more as a common-pool resource. From this vantage point, we can look at policy and programs that influence behavior toward a desired objective. He cited as an example the Chinese anti-satellite test that caused so much debris several years ago but told us that the test was repeated in 2010 without causing debris. Listen to his explanation of this in the second part of our discussion. In the second segment, we talked about the value of both LEO and GEO. All space is valued at $290 billion. $110 billion is assigned to space services and related things. The total insured value of GEO is around $20 billion but the insured value of LEO is only $1.4 billion. He explained why this is so and the impact it has have on understanding the economics of space development and debris mitigation. At one point in the discussion in response to a question, he talked about the pain threshold of the company or country. Don't miss this discussion. Later in the segment, Brian introduced us to game theory and information economics as we continued to explore space economics. Near the end of our program, we talked about the European Code of Conduct for Outer Space, how it might or might not become law in the U.S., and the realization that there must be more benefits flowing to the space companies and nations for dealing with debris than the costs, liabilities, and challenges. Please post your comments on the blog. If you want to email Brian Weeden, you can find his address on the SWF website or you can send it to me and I will forward it. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 11 Aug 2012 02:18:47 UTC
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Dr. Trevor Sorensen, Jeff Laube, AIAA Space 2012, Thursday, 8-9-12 (33.93MB; download) -- Guests: Dr. Trevor Sorensen, Jeff Laube. Topics: AIAA Space 2012 Conference & Exposition. 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 our two guests to the program, Dr. Trevor Sorensen & Jeff Laube, to discuss the upcoming AIAA Space 2012 Conference to be held in Pasadena, CA from Sept. 11-13, 2012. For full conference information, the agenda, technical sessions, keynote speaker information, conference and hotel registration, please visit www.aiaa.org/SPACE2012. You can also follow along with us via the specific web pages pertinent to our discussion. Our one hour no break discussion started with an overview of Space 2012 with Dr. Sorensen. We covered keynote speakers at the lunches, the conference and hotel logistics. We highlighted some of the tracks and then with Jeff, we talked about the special sessions including those dealing with space entrepreneurship, space access, Cislunar development, space mining, and more. You can see the full agenda which has yet to be finalized here: www.aiaa.org/Secondary.aspx?id=4571. We also talked about the Special Events including the Young Professionals Networking Reception, the Pickering Lecture, and the Monday evening conference reception. I asked about the Exhibit Hall this year and we talked about the Poster Session. Several policy questions were asked of our two guests given that this is an election year. We did learn that both presidential candidates have been invited to talk about their space policy plans at the conference. We noted that this is a pivotal year for DOD Space, civil space, and private space for the future, a fact which makes this year's Space 2012 Conference very important and significant. A listener asked if sequestration and the coming job losses of skilled workers was part of the formal program. It was not but as you will hear in my comments, I am quite sure it will show up in many ways throughout the questions, networking sessions, and possibly even the planned talks and panel discussions as it is a very important issue facing all aspects of our space program. Our final questioner wanted to know if for this year there would be another Smartphone App as there was last year. We did not know the answer but I suggested the AIAA App would be updated for Space 2012 when the agenda becomes finalized. If you have comments/questions, please post them on the blog above. Conference questions should be addressed to custserv@aiaa.org or through contact information on the conference website. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Thu, 09 Aug 2012 23:04:03 UTC
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The John Batchelor Show "Hotel Mars," Wednesday, 8-8-12 (5.79MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Duane Hyland, , Dr. David Livingston. Topics: California Space Day, space policy & California's space future. 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, Duane and I summarized our two days with the AIAA team talking with the space policy legislative experts & policy makers in Sacramento, CA. We noted the important of the aerospace industry to the economy of California, the awareness level of California legislatures, the competition for California space businesses from other space-focused states, and what the future might hold for the aerospace industry in the Golden State. Please post your comments/question on The Space Show blog.
If you have a question for either John Batchelor or Duane Hyland, please send it to me and I will forward it to him.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Thu, 09 Aug 2012 15:48:07 UTC
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Dennis Wingo, Monday, 8-6-12 (55.90MB; download) -- Guest: Dennis Wingo. Topics: Economic Development of the Moon. 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 Dennis Wingo back to the program to discuss his July 16, 2012 blog article and concept, "Changing the Conversation about the Economic Development of the Moon." You can find his article at http://denniswingo.wordpress.com. We started our first segment of this nearly two hour program with a shout out to NASA, JPL, & the entire Curiosity team for an outstanding job with landing Curiosity on Mars. Dennis then pointed out that MSL and Curiosity cost about half of a Nimitz Super Carrier. Dennis then talked about heavy lift and the fact that modern technology, on orbit fuel depots, orbital dynamics, and ISRU usage all provide reasonable and cost-effective alternatives to the need for heavy lift. In this discussion, he also included the use of a lunar 3D printer. Dennis listed several new technologies and applications so don't miss this section. Dennis next outlined a plan to eventually have boots on the lunar surface at both poles for water and development. He would start of with robotics. He noted a preference for the north pole. We talked about our present day capability to get to either lunar pole. Doug called in from S. California to talk about telerobotics using telemedicine as an example. During this discussion, we learned that in the use of robotics, about 90% represents the robots while 10% represents the people operating, servicing, repairing, and maintaining the robots. In our second segment, listener Larry asked Dennis about timelines. Dennis suggested by 2020 we could be back on the Moon. He broke this down in stages to explain why it would take so long to undertake this mission. He then said we needed a mindset change to go back to the Moon. The mindset change enables seeing the Moon first for economic development and then science as a secondary objective. We talked about the international potential for such a lunar economic mission (private, not government), Another listener asked our guest if a Netscape Moment was essential for developing lunar commerce. Michael called in to talk about the potential legal & regulatory risks for lunar economic missions. This too was an interesting & challenging discussion, don't miss it. Tim called to ask about the use of space tugs and specific launch vehicles as well as new combinations of rocket fuel. Dennis offered us important closing comments about financing such missions, launch cost issues of concern, and allowing government to dictate our future. Please post your comments/questions on the blog. If you want to send an email to Dennis Wingo, you can do so through me & I will forward it to him. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:52:16 UTC
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James Schier, Sunday, 8-5-12 (64.25MB; download) -- Guest: James Schier. Topics: U.S. space policy, NASA and human spaceflight goals, hardware, programs, and upcoming test flights, commercial space development. 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 NASA's James Schier to the program to discuss the future of human spaceflight. As the NASA Chief Architect and Planning Systems Manager plus a team member of the NASA Commercial Space Team, Mr. Schier spent two hours with us discussing our human spaceflight programs & future in detail. In our first segment, we started back at the Columbia accident when a year later, it was announced that we needed a "bold new approach" to our HSF program. Constellation was being developed, we changed administrations and then the Augustine Commission concluded that either NASA needed more funding to accomplish the program in place or it had to be stretched out if the budget remained the same or shrunk. A flexible path was adopted and funding was left as is. Our guest said there were three goals of the program including private sector development & participation in our HSF program, operating a fully developed & functioning ISS to 2020 and possibly beyond, & implementing a crew flyby of a NEO around 2025 with a humans to Mars mission around 2030. This was the flexible path with a multi-program approach. Our guest talked about the ISS becoming fully operational as an exciting national lab and he received several listener questions asking him why so many have said or written that our space program is at best in a state of confusion & at worst in a state of deterioration as we were not hearing anything like that with our guest. Don't miss this important discussion. When Jim talked with us about SLS, he got similar listener questions that differed from what we were hearing about the program, the commitment to it, and its progress. Again, don't miss what our guest had to say about the SLS program, its mission, capabilities, & the ongoing planning with the project. In our second hour, we took a call from John about SLS as well as the program being more a congressional program rather than the President's program. SLS was compared to the cancelled Aries V, then we talked about the biggest risk to the program, ongoing congressional support & funding. Jim talked some more about Orion heat shield testing and reentry speeds, plus the upcoming heat shield test flight. Other Orion & SLS test flight programs were reviewed in this segment. Listener Terry wanted to know if Orion could be flown on the Falcon 9 Heavy if SLS got cancelled. Dr. Rowe called in to talk about specific cardiac stress issues for the returning astronauts. Mr. Schier then summarized many of the human spaceflight medical challenges facing us as we move out toward a lunar base, NEOs, and Mars. In this discussion, our guest did say that so far they were not seeing any show stoppers for extended long duration human spaceflight. Near the end of our discussion, we talked about future missions under study, deep space habitat elements & large in-space transportation systems plus faster space travel with nuclear & possibly solar propulsion. Standardized docking issues were mentioned along with international cooperation, citing the importance of the Russian support after the Columbia accident, highlighting the need for diverse crew space transportation. Please post your comments/questions on the blog. You can email Mr. Schier through me & I will forward your note to him. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 06 Aug 2012 04:05:42 UTC
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Cristina Chaplain, Friday, 8-3-12 (46.97MB; download) -- Guest: Cristina Chaplain. Topics: Government Accountability Office (GAO) and its work for DOD military space, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), and NASA. 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 Cristina Chaplain to the program to discuss with us how the GAO works and what it does for space and NASA along with the DOD and MDA at the request of Congress. Ms. Chaplain started with an overview of the GAO, its Congressional mandate followed by the use of examples to illustrate how the GAO operates. Our guest referenced the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), NASA programming, & the fact that GAO investigations/audits are meant to answer the specific question being asked by Congress. As you will hear during the show, this is important because the organization only addresses the question being asked regardless of it being the right question. Make sure you note this discussion as it will likely impact how you process news reports about GAO reports in areas that interest you. My suggestion is to go directly to the GAO website, www.gao.gov, find the report in question, then check to see what the GAO is answering in terms of the mandate given them by Congress. During our initial segment, we discussed, the GAO Cost Estimating Guide and their Best Practices Guide. Cristina talked about the new EELV July 2012 study, EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE: DOD Is Addressing Knowledge Gaps in Its New Acquisition Strategy. You can find this study at www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-822. Ms. Chaplain also talked about the Bid Protest process, then I asked about GAO audits/investigations & about the new private space companies, SpaceX and the emerging new industry. I also inquired about GAO findings regarding the use of the FAR contract as opposed to the SAA. This is a most interesting discussion & analysis. Later in the segment, Cristina received a question about the GAO role in the DOD EELV block buy program and if they considered the impact on the competition. In the second segment, we talked about Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) & the GAO analysis, conclusions & FY 13 budget cuts. This led us to talking about mission and program goals & is the project in question meeting these goals. Return to the Moon and Constellation came up as did the Shuttle cancellation, along with questions pertaining to the MDA. Whistle blowing was an important part of these discussions. Our final topics included vertical integration, suppliers, quality control, and the SLS program. Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog. If you want to email our guest, you can do so at chaplainc@gao.gov. You can also subscribe to GAO reports, including their specific space, defense, science & technology reports, www.gao.gov/subscribe/index.php. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 04 Aug 2012 16:04:15 UTC
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Tim Pickens, Thursday, 8-2-12 (52.86MB; download) -- Guest: Tim Pickens. Topics: Pickens Innovations, commercial space, space economics & policy. 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 Tim Pickens back to the program to tell us about his new company Pickens Innovations. As Tim explained, he has left Dynetics and formed his own consulting business. Learn more about his new consultancy and activities by visiting www.timpickens.com. We started our discussion by my asking Tim about some of the comments I made yesterday in a USA Today telephone interview regarding commercial/private space development. Since I forgot to record the interview (something I have learned to do for my own protection given edit rights are seldom permitted re the articles or programs), I bounced some of my comments off Tim to see if I was drinking my own Kool Aid about the state of the private space industry, its potential, the positive changes I see happening, and more. Tim confirmed that I was on the right track so now I await the USA Today article. In the process of this discussion, Tim had much to say about the emerging commercial space industry, the companies involved, the economics and the markets. We talked about how things have changed for the better over time and in recent years. I then asked Tim about Rocket City Space Pioneers, his Google Lunar X Prize entry, for which he remains the team leader. Tim was quite frank in discussing the program with us, the Google Lunar X Prize in general & many of the critical issues facing the contest & all the contestants. Do listen carefully to what he said as it goes right to the heart of issues facing the broader commercial & private space development efforts/industry. Part of our discussion focused on the value chain available for sustainable lunar business, the problems with ride sharing at this time to the Moon and much more. We also talked about essential time lines for the contest. He said many times that affordable systems were needed, viable and sustainable business models were needed, and he was thinking about a merger or joint venture with other contestants to make it happen. Tim fielded many questions about his new consultancy, Pickens Innovations. We learned that he was getting involved in other areas than space, specifically medical devices. He described two such devices and why his company was pursuing their development. How about market size and potential as compared to space? In fact, cash flow & revenue from these successful non-space businesses are expected to fund many of his space development activities. Also in this segment, our guest talked about space hardware issues. In the second segment, he defined the Man Cave which he talks about on his website. Tim responded to a listener question about the potential of a Netscape Moment re investing in space businesses, plus he talked about the need to have more fun and be less nerdy, referencing conference presentations and similar things space people engage in from time to time. As an example, he cited the Big Bang Theory TV show and a new show about to start, Top Engineer. Later, we talked about SLS and its future, its mission, and its likelihood of being funded to completion. Suborbital space and vehicle issues were a discussion topic followed by Tim talking about the Space & Missile Defense Conference in Huntsville (www.udreg.com/SMD) later this month. His closing comments were positive & upbeat for our future, especially by using disruptive technologies which he talked about at great length throughout the interview. Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Fri, 03 Aug 2012 03:53:56 UTC
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