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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Dave Ketchledge, Sunday, 11-20-11 (64.45MB; download) -- Guest: Dave Ketchledge. Topics: Using nuclear power to do a humans to Mars mission. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. 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 Dave Ketchledge to discuss his new book, "2033 The Nuclear Mission To Mars." The books is available in pdf format on a CD. You can order the book from this website, http://rocketengineer.bravehost.com. Later in the discussion Dave mentioned that the book can automatically download to a Nook e-reader and can be converted to be read on a Kindle. We started our 2 hour plus discussion with Dave providing us with background as to why a humans to Mars mission was important, why we need heavy lift, SLS, and why nuclear propulsion was essential. He shared reasons with us for going to Mars and talked about a Mars mission as being in our national interest. We took listener phone calls asking for a clearer explanation of why we need to go to Mars. One listener asked about the artistic side of the Mars flight, taking our focus away from technology and engineering. Terry wanted to know how many missions could be gleaned from a nuclear rocket and our guest spent considerable time going through the needed nuclear technology, providing us with a basic understanding of the technology, the risks, etc. In fact, several times during the segment, Dave reiterated why a manned Mars mission was so vital to our nation & future. In our second segment, Dave continued taking us through the various chapters in his book and talked about radiation doses for people, space travel, NASA and more. Fred, a space medicine radiation specialist, emailed in a note disagreeing with some of what Dave was saying about radiation doses. Dave said Fred was partially correct, disagreeing with some of Fred's comments. This exchange prompted Tim to call in objecting to negativity & naysayers such as Fred (in his opinion). I called Tim on this which caused me to do one of my notorious rants against la la land thinking & bad assumption making I since apologized to Tim for my outburst, but strongly oppose la la land thinking & assuming valid disagreement to be the same as being negative, including assigning emotions to commonly used terms in science, medicine, and policy discussions such as "controversial." Later in the segment, I asked Dave to explain the difference between nuclear electric and nuclear thermal propulsion. Throughout the discussion, Dave advocated for the NERVA type nuclear thermal engine. He also explained the advantages re ISP via Pebble Bed technology. As we neared the end of our discussion, Dave talked about the structure of his book, the references & data base along with the Orbiter freeware he has included with the CD. At the end of our program, I asked Dave to give us a 5 minute talk were he to be invited to testify before Congress on nuclear propulsion & a manned mission to Mars. I thought he did an excellent job in his off the top of his head 4.5 minute talk. See what you think. Post your comments/questions on blog URL above. Dave's email address is in the lower left hand corner of the above website used for ordering his book. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:44:57 UTC
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Dr. Lucy Rogers, Franz Gayl, Friday, 11-18-11 (41.83MB; download) -- Guests: Dr. Lucy Rogers, Franz Gayl. Topic: Removing Orbital Debris. 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 Franz Gayl and first time guest Dr. Lucy Rogers to discuss their recent Singularity University Space Team Project Final Technical Report: "Removing Orbital Debris: A Global Space Challenge." For more information about their project and the debris issue, visit their website which is www.spacedebrisresearch.com. Our guests also referenced the recent National Research Council (NRC) report on the subject, "Limiting Future Collision Risk to Spacecraft: An Assessment of NASA's Meteoroid and Orbital Debris Programs." Download the .pdf for free at http://www.nafwa.org/components/com_feedpost/feedpost.php?url=http://feeds.nap.edu/~r/nap/new/~3/0Wdaei5RGqE/catalog.php&site=Nutrition%20and%20Food%20Web%20Archive. During our first segment, our guests introduced us to their Singularity University project and the problem of space debris. They provided us with statistics for debris pollution in the most popular orbits, including polar orbits. We talked about high orbits, MEO & GEO orbits & new satellite mitigation techniques to either bring a satellite down much faster or to move it to a higher parking orbit out of the way freeing up the actual orbit for use by another satellite. We talked about those most responsible for space debris which are the U.S., Russia (former Soviet Union) & China. Responsibility for cleanup lies with these countries by treaty but as you will hear, its not always easy to know which piece of debris is the responsibility of which nation state. Later in the segment, a listener asked about the Kessler Syndrome which our guests addressed, then we talked about reentering satellites, especially from LEO. The issue of national security for satellite location/identification came up & as you will hear, this is a major issue yet to be resolved in international debris negotiations. In response to questions about why we don't have debris removal efforts with budgetary priorities, Franz talked about human nature & why it is so difficult to take action before an event actually happens. In our second segment, Dr. Rogers talked about the need to establish a trade association with all the stakeholders to work out solutions to the debris threat as it is possible that within five or so years, debris collisions could wipe out important security as well as commercial satellites. Beth asked about space tourism being at risk. Our guests said it was, specifically orbital space tourism. Another listener asked about planetary protection & the working together with groups addressing planetary protection along with debris issues. Toward the end of our discussion, an Economist online article was mentioned. You can find this article on their website in the media section http://www.spacedebrisresearch.com/Space_Debris_Research/Media.html. Scroll down until you see the Economist Online article listed from Sept. 1, 2011 www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/09/innovation). The article talks about the third graduating class from the Singularity University & all their projects, including AstroTrash which was the project submitted by our guests. Other discussion topics suggested by listeners included the likelihood of a commercial company being formed to clean up space junk as well as a host of questions about international legality in space debris cleanup. Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog URL above. Dr. Rogers and team members can be reached at info@spacedebrisresearch.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 19 Nov 2011 19:07:32 UTC
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Marc Millis, Paul Gistler, Tuesday, 11-15-11 (54.11MB; download) -- Guests: Marc Millis and Paul Gilster. Topics: DARPA One Hundred Year Starship Project, interstellar space travel, management of long duration projects. 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 Marc Millis and Paul Gilster to the program to discuss the recently held DARPA One Hundred Year Starship Project and the potential role of the Tau Zero Foundation solicitation proposal to DARPA for their award. For more information on the Tau Zero Foundation, visit these websites: www.centauri-dreams.org; www.centauri-dreams.org/?page_id=2118. You can also subscribe to their free newsletter from their website. In our first segment, Marc and Paul summarized the DARPA One Hundred Year Starship program. They told us about the different sections and subsections, the importance of the science fiction track and some of the non-technical tracks, and they described the Solicitation project DARPA has underway looking for a management type organization to plot the course for a century or so to bring interstellar travel to reality. Listeners had many questions for our guests but Linda asked for a reality check on the likelihood of interstellar or faster than light travel to happen within a century. Our guests said it was possible but listen to their full answer and see what you think. Later in our discussion, Marc put forth some important due diligence rules to help determine if something or someone is too far out on the fringe. This is an easy set of steps to apply so listen up and remember his guidelines. Our guests discussed the big challenge in getting space travel, especially far out interstellar travel to be relevant to most people. Another listener asked about the potential contribution of serendipity to the development of interstellar flight and then we talked about nuclear and fusion propulsion. The fusion rocket was discussed, don't miss this set of comments. Our guests were asked just how much energy was required to do interstellar flight. We were given a rule of them for baseline kinetic energy estimates and as you will hear, it is pretty basic to run the numbers. We then talked about the proportion of energy used for space now and in the future as a part of all the energy used by humanity. This presents the space users with some challenging issues. In our second segment, we talked about what could be done today and one of the favorite projects was a solar sail business plan project. Listen for details. Fusion was discussed again as was the Drake Equation as well as the Fermi Paradox in a unique combination with one another. Our discussion then focused on the search for ET, exoplanets, and more. For networking purposes, listener Ben inquired about relevant conferences and we learned that for the most part they were few and far between. Toward the end, a listener wanted to know about "low energy nuclear reaction" (LENR) and other fusion alternatives. Another listener wanted to know about finding antimatter around the Earth and being able to use it. Tau Zero has a Facebook fan page at www.facebook.com/groups/47450538997. Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog URL above. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:39:13 UTC
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Gary Hudson, Monday, 11-14-11 (49.61MB; download) -- Guest: Gary Hudson. Topics: Rocket reusability and related topics. 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 Gary Hudson back to the program to discuss rocket reusability during our 1 hour 45 minute discussion. We started our discussion with an historical overview of rockets in the modern era to better enable our understanding rocket development, the role and influence of reusability. Gary started the history with Treaty of Versailles which ended WW1 and imposed strict arms controls on Germany, especially with long range artillery. This led to the German development of long range rocketry which was used in WW2 and then became the foundation for space programs without consideration to reusability. Despite this, Gary pointed to the Colliers Magazine series in 1952 in which rockets were portrayed as three stage reusable rockets. We also talked about NASA leadership and the commitment it would have to make to pursue lower cost space access and reusability. Gary then discussed reusability in the context of the recent Space X announcement on their reusability plans and went over some of the launch and fly back penalties. Don't miss this discussion. Lee emailed in multiple questions asking about the price per pound to orbit, the number of stages that might be used, rocket engine durability, hydrogen peroxide as a fuel choice, and air breathing engines. We also took a calls from listeners Trent in Australia and John in Atlanta about innovative rocket ideas and designs that could possibly be acceptable in today's space and economic climate as well as the Space X reusability plan. Don't miss Gary's comments on all of these excellent listener questions and ideas. In our second segment, Betty asked about Point to Point transportation, ramping up from suborbital, scaling back from orbital, or using hypersonics. Here, Gary had much to say, especially about the challenges for Point to Point, the obstacles involved in evolving from suborbital, and finally why he does not like hypersonics or think they will be the answer to anything. We then switched topics to the change over from the Space Act Agreement (SAA) to the FAR. Again, Gary had much to say about this but concluded that it would be disastrous. Finally, Gary told us about some rocket concept designs he works with, specifically the Hyperion vehicle. If you have comments or questions, post them on The Space Show blog URL above. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:43:08 UTC
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David Portree, Sunday, 11-13-11 (45.06MB; download) -- Guest: David Portree. Topics: Apollo history outreach, Native American astronomy & space education, USGS mapping, 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 David Portree to the program to discuss his Beyond Apollo blog and work at the Flagstaff, AZ USGS Regional Planetary Information Facility Astrogeology Science Center. For more information about our guest and his work, visit, http://beyondapollo.blogspot.com and http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/About/People/DavidPortree. Note that Mr. Portree said the Astrogeology Science Center would have a new website effective Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011 with new videos and lots of educational materials, as well as an Excel spreadsheet of maps and data for easy access. Our guest has suggested using Google to search for the center as the URL may change. In addition, our guest has a Beyond Apollo Facebook page, www.facebook.com/pages/Beyond-Apollo-space-history-blog/147382275296462?ref=ts&sk=wall. We started our discussion with a focus on his Beyond Apollo blog and the importance of knowing history. Among the subjects David discussed with us was his look at failure modes, specifically what might have happened if Armstrong had needed to abort the lunar landing at the last minute. He also reminded us that Apollo did not have a blank check nor did it enjoy 100% support of the population or Congress. Anthony in Pool, England asked a series of questions about time lines, fact from fiction and teaching history. This prompted my general questions to the guest about teaching history based on an agenda or ideology rather than fact. Our guest had interesting comments on this subject. As our segment ended, we moved on to astrogeology and using rovers for exploration rather than humans. A potential point of comparison was brought up regarding the Lewis and Clark Expedition and what it would have been like using rovers. In our second segment, Marshall called in about robotic exploration, the Lewis and Clark comparison, and we had email questions, all suggesting that robotic exploration enhances human exploration. Don't miss this discussion. Our next topic was that of Dark Skies and light pollution. We then moved on to space educational outreach with the Navajo and Hopi reservations. Our final two general discussion topics were the astrogeology division of the USGS and science fiction literature, especially from the UK. We talked about GPS mapping and our guest told us about the Graphic Information System technology (GIS) used by USGS in map making. Please post your comments and questions for our guest on The Space Show blog URL above. You can contact our guest through his blog/website. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:37:59 UTC
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Ken Murphy, Tuesday, 11-8-11 (61.63MB; download) -- Guest: Kenneth (Ken) Murphy. Topics: The Moon Society, lunar commerce, space finance. 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 Ken Murphy to discuss the Moon Society as he is now the Executive Director of the organization. We also talked about lunar commerce, space investing, & a host of other topics. We started our first segment of this two hour program talking about the LEAG conference our guest attended earlier in the day on space finance issues. Our next topic was The Moon Society (www.moonsociety.org). Ken is the new head of the organization & he shared much of his plans with us. He talked about many of the projects he wants to undertake & develop plus educational outreach efforts with NASA & others. He also spoke about lunar lava tubes & the interest in them. We discussed the commercial potential of Cis-Lunar Space development throughout our discussion. Moon interests by other national space agencies came up via a listener question & Ken expressed a concern that another nation, say China, would be able to make a claim & work it for choice lunar r/e before we are back to the Moon. We talked about the legal regime & property rights involved in commercial lunar activities. Ken introduced us to the requirement for there to be value to space projects making it worthwhile for others to pay for that value. That said, determining the value of many projects today may be challenging but this is changing. He talked about potential value creating ideas & ventures for Cis-Lunar space & even Mars. Ken was asked about the Google Lunar X Prize & he said was a game advancing program. He told us about his being at the recent SEDS event in Boulder & the consensus that the general public has abysmal knowledge about the Moon. Near the end of this segment we talked about Boy & Girl Scout interest in space & then Ken told us how he now has the Out Of The Cradle blog which is chocked full of interesting information. Visit the blog at www.outofthecradle.net. We specifically talked about the Lunar Library (www.outofthecradle.net/categories/lunar-library). In the second segment, we talked some about the space programs of the presidential candidates but Ken made a point of saying that there was no space leadership by anyone at this time. Tim in San Diego inquired about Moon-Mars competition in terms of a space program. Ken said the Moon was a sandbox for the rest of the solar system. Reda asked what motivated someone to making the Moon into a career over say Mars or something else. Listen to the excellent response offered by our guest. Next, we talked about the business perspective for potential commercial activity & inquired about mining He3 or doing a lunar based SSP program. Ken offered specific suggestions to these & other ideas so listen carefully to what he said. Toward the end of the program, we talked about Moon Day in Dallas & the Art Show that is held at the Frontier of Flight Museum at the Dallas Love Field Airport. Last year the theme was space comic books & this year it is space LP covers. Listen to Ken describe these program. I may see you there at this year's Moon Day events. Toward the end of the program, Tim in Huntsville asked about low cost space access, QuickLaunch, Falcon Heavy, rotating lunar tethers, & the O'Neill mass driver. Please post your questions & comments on The Space Show blog above. You can email Ken at lunadyne@gmail.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:36:33 UTC
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James C. Bennett, Monday, 11-7-11 (44.12MB; download) -- Guest: James C. Bennett. Topics: Reforming the U.S space program by establishing Space Guard modeled on the U. S. Coast Guard. 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 James (Jim) Bennett to the program to discuss his concept for reforming NASA and our space program with the formation of Space Guard modeled on the U.S. Coast Guard. I urge everyone to read the definitive article written by Mr. Bennett, " Proposing a Coast Guard for Space" (see www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/proposing-a-coast-guard-for-space). We started our first segment with Mr. Bennett outlining the history and reasons that brought him to advocate for Space Guard. He took us from the early days of the space program up to and including federal procurement and the need to separate space transportation services from the procurement side of things. He explained why the Space Guard idea was modeled on the U.S. Coast Guard and he even suggested how to start the new Space Guard by taking in the unwanted programs from other parts of the government dealing with space including NASA, the FAA, and DOD. He said that the Space Guard idea had roots in an article on the subject by then USAF Lt. Col. Cynthia A.S. McKinley which was published in Aerospace Power Journal in 2000, titled "The Guardians of Space: Organizing America's Space Assets for the Twenty-First Century," www.airpower.au.af.mil/airchronicles/apj/apj00/spr00/mckinley.htm. In our second segment, we continued discussing procurement issues and we started taking listener questions. One listener asked about winners and losers in shifting to a Space Guard organizational program. I also asked our guest for implementation suggestions which he outlined in the most basic of ways, in addition to suggesting the next steps including networking and a study or analysis of what programs should initially be part of Space Guard. As you will hear, he is interested in building a base of support and interest for Space Guard so if this does interest you, email me or post on the blog and I will pass on your information and thoughts to our guest. We talked about applying lessons learned from our space experience to have a more efficient and productive program with Space Guard but Jim did say we do not have to wait for technology advancement to start on this. A listener asked about commercial and New Space and what these communities might think of Space Guard. Perry asked about using Navy or other military ranks and the difference in having Space Guard people as officers of the U.S. versus being an employee. Here, our guest had some important observations to offer us. In addition, he said we had too sure to not relocate offices and when people transferred over to Space Guard, salaries, ranks, benefits, etc. remained constant and were transferred as well. We talked about R&D for NASA including X vehicles and putting other functions of NASA inside the Space Guard organization. Joan got the last question, asking if it would not be better to have a cabinet level Space Department rather than Space Guard. Jim said no so don't miss his explanation. If you have a comment, question, or interest in Space Guard per this discussion, please post on the blog URL above. Emails to Jim Bennett can be sent to me via drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will forward them to him.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:37:18 UTC
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Jim Muncy, Sunday, 11-6-11 (71.04MB; download) -- Guest: Jim Muncy. Topics: Space policy, heavy lift launchers, congress, NASA budgets, human spaceflight. 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 Jim Muncy back to the program for this 2.5 hour far ranging space policy discussion. I urge you to listen to the full interview as Jim had many important things to say about our current space program and our space future. We started our first segment with a short overview on where things stand with Congress and the NASA budget. Jim brought us up to date on the commercial crew funding issues now being decided in Congress. Our guest also said that more likely than not NASA will find its budgets trimmed over the coming years. He talked about the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) sucking all the funding from NASA Astrophysics and what this means for the Science Mission Directorate. Moving forward, Jim addressed the issues involved with the Space Act Agreement (SAA) and the Federal Acquisition Rules (FAR) with the return to the FAR. NASA oversight, safety, and control issues were part of this discussion. At one point, he used the term "ablative management" to describe the situation. We also talked about the Orion vehicle. Marshal asked a question about the value of NASA patents and IP and Jim said that at this time in its history NASA was more of a consuming agency than an innovative agency . There was much talk of needed NASA reforms in this segment and throughout today's interview. Next, Jim talked about segmented solid rocket boosters and why they are so costly to the detriment of the space program. You don't want to miss what Jim had to say about this important issue. This led us to a detailed discussion of the Space Launch System (SLS), a topic which was addressed off and on during the balance of the full program. Jim put forth compelling economic arguments regarding SLS, don't miss them. John from Atlanta called in as well to debate SLS issues. One of the points John made was that instead of fixed price contracting, cost plus incentive fee contracts should be used. Contractors would get a large incentive fee based on cost reductions. Listen to what the caller & our guest said for details on this idea. In our second segment, more was said about exploration, the ISS labor pool at JSC, & the lack of congressional continuity on programs year to year. Jim had much to say regarding the shuttle workforce & lessons learned from our shuttle history. Other topics included better use of the ISS, using Atlas 5/Delta IV for HSF & human rating them. Near the end of the program, a listener asked about the Futron Space Competitive Index and the U.S. decline. Another listener asked about issues stemming from congressional pork. On this topic Jim had much to say. In closing, he said we all had to fight for the space program we want. We cannot just sit back and let others do it for us and expect an acceptable outcome. He urged us to get involved. Please post your comments & questions on the blog URL above. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:03:10 UTC
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George Whitesides, Friday, 11-4-11 (28.27MB; download) -- Guest: George Whitesides. Topics: Virgin Galactic updates and information. 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 George Whitesides, CEO of Virgin Galactic, back to the show for updates and a progress report on the company. During our 45 minute discussion with George, we talked about Virgin operations and time lines, the Virgin test flight program, their test pilots along with the Scaled test pilots, required and pending FAA regulations, the impact of the global and domestic economy on Virgin ticket sales and a host of other topics and issues. Listeners wanted a quality comparison for the research flights with Zero G from Virgin Galactic as compared to a Zero G flight or a sounding rocket. Another listener wanted to know how long it might take for Virgin to fly 5,000 people in space once operations commenced along with how long it might take to have Point to Point spaceflight operations. I asked George about the demographics of Virgin ticket buyers including nationality, age, and gender. While the U.S. is the largest customer so far, global ticket sales were estimated to be greater in total than U.S. sales alone. George was also asked about the likelihood of Congress extending/renewing the Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004 which expires at the end of next year. A Denver listener wanted to know if Virgin felt competition pressure from the other vehicle companies. You might be surprised by George's response to this question. We also inquired about the expected revenue from both the research and the spaceflight participant segments once Virgin starts operation. As you will hear, our guest suggested that in time the research revenue would equal the participant revenue stream. Another set of questions asked about articles posted in the Albuquerque Business Journal about Spaceport America runway construction problems and crosswind placement issues. As our time with George drew to a close, he let us know we could register online at the Virgin website for more information about tickets. Once we register, Virgin has a representative call the registrant with more information. Visit the Virgin Galactic website for more details, www.virgingalactic.com. I came back for a very short second segment in which I went over upcoming Space Show programs for November. Please post your comments and questions on the blog URL above. If you need specific Virgin Galactic information, use the information and contact links on the Virgin website. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 05 Nov 2011 17:39:36 UTC
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Robert Brand, Tuesday, 11-1-11 (55.03MB; download) -- Guest: Robert Brand. Topics: Australian space history, Save Our Space Systems, old style radio dish antennas, space education outreach in Australia. 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 Robert Brand as our guest to discuss space advocacy, space interests, education, and projects in Australia. I suggest you visit and have available the following websites while listening to this program: 1) www.wotzup.com. This site has the tabs and pages for many of the programs discussed by our guest. 2). http://echoesofapollo.com. 3) http://pluscomms.com. Click on the Space-Comms tab. In our first segment, Mr. Brand began by talking about the Global Space Network he was creating by utilizing outdated equipment such as 30 meter dishes that have been abandoned. He described his concept in detail, including costs and the likely customer base. Later in this segment, we took several calls from listeners such as the one by Roger that commented on the outstanding space education outreach projects undertaken by Mr. Brand so we moved along to the topic of kids and space education. Robert talked about 3D lunar photography from Apollo and some of his Middle School outreach projects. Later, Monroe called in to mention Team Prometheus and their satellite project as well as the N-Prize. You can learn more about Team Prometheus at www.teamprometheus.org. Kimberly emailed in requesting Robert share his vision for 21st century space awareness. Robert replied saying "making space everyday for everyday people." Trent called from Australia to ask Robert what he thought were the greatest space needs for Australia. Robert talked about the need for disaster recovery information, data, facilities, etc. using real time space resources. In the second long segment, Robert directed us to his various websites listed at the start of this summary. We talked about Moon Bounce and Space-Quest, amateur radio , the UpLift project with balloon launches, and more. Robert went through the other programs on www.wotzup.com site including SugarShot, MissionTrax, Kidz-In-Space, and we talked about cubesat swarms and owning your own personal satellite. Later, he told us about his building a satellite tracker in his basement, he talked about holding workshops in his area to promote space education and personally owning a satellite, plus getting kids to take ownership of the technology, research, and data which inspires them with the projects, all of which is part of Do-It-Yourself-Space. Later, we talked about Australian space interests, the Australian space program, and space awareness in Australia. During the last few minutes of our two hour discussion, we talked space history, the Apollo program, the Parkes Radio Telescope, Honeysuckle Creek, the Challenger disaster, Robert's leaving the industry and then his return to promote space education among kids. Post your comments & questions on the blog URL above. You can email Robert Brand at Robert.Brand@pluscomms.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:24:33 UTC
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