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The Space Show focuses on timely and important issues influencing the development of outer-space commerce, space tourism,space exploration and space development. The Space Show is committed to facilitating our becoming a space-faring nation and society with a growing and self-sustaining space-faring economy. The Space Show also focuses on other related subjects of interest to us all.
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Open Lines, Tuesday, 9-6-11 (62.70MB; download) -- Guest: Open Lines with Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Wide ranging topics including the Soyuz, ISS, specific film reviews, AIAA & 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. Our two hour OL program was divided into 3 segments but the topics crossed segments so this summary will reflect discussion topics but not specific segment details. Our first caller was Daniel calling from a hospital in NYC. As a Columbia student, he was interested in the AIAA, Cessna, & Raytheon sponsored Student Design/Build/Fly competition. To learn more about this program, visit www.aiaadbf.org. Daniel next talked about the possibility of the need to vacate the ISS as a result of the Soyuz accident a short time ago. Daniel had much to say about this subject, as did most every caller on the OL program this evening. After Daniel, we continued talking about the ISS and rocket safety. As you will hear, we provided statistics for flying AF combat missions as compared to riding on a rocket. According to recent Space Show interviews, AF combat missions are 1/20,000 in terms of risk while the rocket ride is around 1/70 - 1/80 for an accident. We took calls from Kelly who was critical of my positive support for Space X. Kelly also provided stats for how long the ISS could remain relatively trouble free without a crew. John Hunt called from Atlanta to talk about the Orion and SLS. We also talked about Blue Origin and their recent launch failure, their NOTAM, and Blue Origin patents. There was a discussion per a recent article in Pajamas Media by Rand Simberg about Dragon being used in an emergency to get crew to the ISS. The callers thought that was unlikely and that should a dire emergency exist, NASA & Russia would be more likely to fly the Soyuz, hoping for the best, rather than the Dragon. Kelly also pointed out that autonomous docking was not planned for Dragon. A few callers talked about the new sci-fi movie Apollo 18 and the reviews were mixed. This brought up a discussion of other recent movies that I recommended, Cowboys & Aliens as well as Captain America. Tim called in from Huntsville re the ISS issue, possibly higher launch prices than predicted for the Falcon 9, & RLVs & doing something other than destroying the vehicle if it has a problem. He suggested launching from the ocean on a drilling platform or someplace where debris fields and other issues were not as critical as launching from a land spaceport. He also talked about the Chinese SSP program as well. Our last caller was Sean Casey to tell us about an upcoming event in Silicon Valley at the Stanford Business School on Tuesday, Sept. 20. I will be there, check it out at www.vlab.org/article.html?aid=423. The event is titled The New Space Race Is On! Companies are launching in 10, 9, 8, 7.... Post your comments & questions on the blog URL. Send emails for callers to me & I will forward them. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:31:38 UTC
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Dr. Jeff Bell, Sunday, 9-4-11 (78.05MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Jeff Bell. Topics: Space Shuttle retirement, safety, and mythology. U.S. space policy, NASA, U.S. Congress. 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. Jeff Bell back to the show for a two hour plus discussion regarding the retirement of the space shuttle. Dr. Bell started out discussing shuttle safety and frequently referenced a recent NASA study found at http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20110008208_2011007983.pdf. Several listeners have contacted me that this report is highly controversial & statistically flawed, but these people did not call or email in during yesterday's discussion. As always, trust but verify. Jeff's discussion on safety was wide ranging and covered all segments of the interview. He focused on various risk factors, SRBs, liquid SSMEs, & shuttle operations. As we started the second segment, Jeff was asked about the Space Launch System (SLS) re safety since it is to be derived in part from using shuttle components. Jeff had much to say about this, not particularly positive either. He then went into a lengthy discussion about SRBs , their safety, different technology, liquid rocket engines and Space X. He also talked about the Challenger accident and SRBs. His discussion then switched to cost plus contracting as compared to the Space Act Agreement (SAA). Later in the segment, he talked about X-37B and said that there was no real justification for a government manned space program. He repeated this statement a few times during the balance of the interview. He mentioned secrecy in the NewSpace sector and Tim called in from Huntsville to explore that with him. We talked about lunar tourism, the space elevator, and space solar power with the news of interest coming from China. Jeff returned to shuttle topics such as the fly back booster and Phase B shuttle plans. Jeff talked about the recent Blue Origin launch failure, the CCDEV companies & was unaware of the effort to bring CCDEV participants under a form of the FAR, thus doing away with the SAA. He continued talking about Space X and Dragon, more on space tourism including lunar tourism, and had much to say on the suborbital industry, including his thoughts that it would not compete for science missions with sounding rockets which he also suggested were not doing much anyway. Don't miss his comments on this. Regarding policy, he said over and over again during the interview that congress was making decisions on pork for their districts. He also expressed his concern as did I that human spaceflight was very much at risk given our policy confusion and economic situation. As the end of this program was upon us, we fielded a few more listener questions but I also brought up the uniqueness of Steve Jobs and that we needed more gifted people in space like him, Elon, & others. We also talked about the contributions of Silicon Valley and Jeff had much to say about the Valley & its contributions, mentality, etc.. Jeff is not great at responding to emails but if you want to send him a question, do so through me and I will forward it to him. Please do post your comments and questions on the blog URL above. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 05 Sep 2011 16:46:32 UTC
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Matt Bille, Tuesday, 8-30-11 (44.13MB; download) -- Guest: Mat Bille. Topics: The SmallSat evolution, microsats, and cubesats now and in the future and the relevance to us all. 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. The Small Sat Conference PPT presentation and paper by Mr. Bille and his co-authors will be posted on The Space Show blog at the end of this write up. We welcomed Matt Bille back to the program to discuss his Small Sat presentation entitled "Distant Horizons: SmallSat Evolution in the Mid-To-Far Term. We started our first segment with Mr. Bille offering a general definition of a microsat at about 100 kilograms or less. We talked about new uses for microsats, exoplanet exploration, even the possibility of a wider and more commercially valuable personal satellite industry. Also in this segment, we talked about the interest in microsats at the student level, even down to the high school level. Our guest said microsats were now on everybody's radar when in the past, that was not so. We talked about the history of the microsat industry and what our guest and his co-authors suggested in their presentation as a rebirth of the industry with waves of interest. Mr. Bille took a listener question about microsat orbits saying most are used in LEO but beyond LEO uses are emerging. Much was said about launch availability and launching as a secondary payload. A question also came in regarding the use of composites in the satellite manufacturing process. Additionally, Matt pointed out how even the large satellite manufacturing companies were getting involved with microsats and offered us several examples of this to illustrate his point. At the end of this segment, we asked about international interest in microsats and how that has and is changing. In our second segment, we talked about what is causing so much interest and attention from organizations that earlier on were not paying attention to this industry. Our guest focused on DOD as an example of just such an agency given that microsats can offer Earth imaging of about 1.5 meters resolution. Dwayne called in to discuss Operationally Responsive (ORS) Space and microsats. He pointed out the increasing value of UAVs and possible competition to microsats, and that their is even an interest in a stealth UAV. Later in the segment, we talked about thermal control and structural issues plus microsat swarms. A listener expressed concern about small satellites being used as weapons by more and more people having low cost space access. We talked about using the satellites for debris mitigation and our guest suggested where microsats might be on into 2020 and 2030. In our final segment, we talked about the DARPA 100-Year Starship Symposium as Mr. Billie is part of the organizational committee panel. The website for this DARPA program for more information is www.100yss.org. Our guest had much to say about this program and our future which is what the DARPA study attempts to address. You definitely want to hear this discussion and if you can attend the event in Orlando from Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2011. Post your comments and questions on the blog URL above. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:17:18 UTC
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Deep Space-Mars Life Support Panel, Monday, 8-29-11 (57.83MB; download) -- Guests; Dr. John Jurist, Brian Enke, Dr. Vadim Rygalov. Topics: This is a webinar discussion concerning the comprehensive human factors requirements for a manned deep space or 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. Note the webcam video will be uploaded the URLs added to this summary and the blog upon completion of editing. In addition, on the blog post, you will find a PPT by Dr. Rygalov & one submitted by Brian Enke so refer to them during the discussion. We welcomed Drs. Jurist & Rygalov and Brian Enke back to the show for this two hour panel discussion focusing on the life support needed for safely conducting a manned mission to deep space/Mars. In our fist segment, after panel member opening statements, we zeroed in on the issue of radiation. This topic consumed most of the first segment. We talked about the types of radiation astronauts will experience, the difference between LEO and beyond LEO radiation, methods for shielding today and in the future, lifetime doses for radiation workers (astronauts) & the general population, plus the possibility of a private group disregarding the regs & laws to do a Mars flight regardless of radiation crew issues. Our guests pointed out the essentials needed to understand the radiation issue in full, including the mass of the crew vehicle & the flight time to & from the destination. Each of our panel members had lots to say on radiation and the subsets of information we discussed in this segment .As we started the second hour, microgravity issues were our focus, starting with artificial gravity and a long arm centrifuge using a tether. Dr. Rygalov spent considerable time talking about what happened with the person who has been in space the longest of anyone, Cosmonaut and medical doctor, Dr. Valeri Polyakov. As a medical doctor who knew how to protect himself in space, his routine was unique, but to this day he still has problems from his 438 days on orbit. We talked about partial gravity, how to do artificial gravity, spin rates, but also what to do while on the surface of Mars as that will be 0.38 of Earth's 1 gravity with no centrifuge. We also addressed mental and psycho-social issues. Dr. Rygalov took us through the four phases of time & conditions leading to mental breakdown needing constant Earth intervention as a requirement. Dr. Rygalov was asked to compare this to the Chilean miners trapped underground last year. Don't miss what he had to say about this. Crew size was the next topic & our guests had much to say on this issue with behavioral & clique issues heavily influenced by crew size.. Martian & lunar dust issues came up briefly. Many critical aspects of manned mission to Mars were not discussed because of the lack of time. One example would be the stability of Life Support technologies & equipment remaining stable, including hardware, bio-regenerative life support materials, etc. Also, most consumable supplies are only usable up to about 6 months or 1/3 of a Martian trip.. Post comments on the blog above. If you want to contact either of our panel members, do so through me. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:26:22 UTC
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Josh Hopkins, Sunday, 8-28-11 (63.48MB; download) -- Guest: Josh Hopkins. Topics: Mission planning, design for crew hardware for deep space missions. 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 Josh Hopkins back to The Space Show for this special webinar broadcast. Note: for video streaming we used Adobe Encoder Live & we believe it failed to record the video. At this time, we only have the traditional Space Show audio for archiving. If we recover the video recording, we will archive the video URL along with the audio URL for this program. This program with Josh Hopkins is very important. Josh took us from the theoretical regarding the primary human factors issues including radiation, bone loss, muscle atrophy, and mental/psycho-social issues, and told us how they were designing & building the Orion crew capsule referred to as the Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) for deep space. In our first segment, Josh introduced us to mission planning, both for near term and longer term missions & the differences in the planning process. Here, he is referred us to www.lockheedmartin.com/data/assets/ssc/Orion/humanexplore/SteppingStonesBrochure-FINAL.pdf for their outline of Human Exploration Stepping Stones. Check out their main website for even more information: www.lockheedmartin.com/products/Orion/humanexploration.html. We talked about NEO mission planning for a 5-7 month mission using an Open Loop Environmental Systems. From here, he briefly outlined the radiation risks & the related mission planning: Trapped particles in the Van Allen Belts, Solar Flares, Cosmic Rays. He described how they use calculation paths to model radiation of each type in each part of the crew capsule & how they design to protect & shield the crew from the radiation risks. I asked Josh how they plan, design, & build in protections against the problems associated with microgravity. We learned about "trades" that need to be designed for as there are microgravity requirements that are contradictory with radiation requirements. Josh spoke to these contradictions. Also in this segment, much was said about closed loop environmental systems re a Mars mission. One way to avoid recycling, its mass, & costs would be to use lots of mass for a Mars mission. The crew would take more supplies & materials with them. He explained all the trades in doing these evaluations. I asked if this scenario negated smaller rockets/ propellant depots. This was a comprehensive discussion. In the second hour a caller focused on nuclear submarine analogs. This led to my asking about gender issues for planning & operation in the subs as compared to the capsule. We also talked about the mental issues in this segment, crew planning & development around these issues, plus the trades with microgravity and radiation. Another listener asked about Demron for shielding & antioxidants to combat radiation damage. Josh talked about issues re the size of space for crew repairs, health concerns, even spacesuit egress & repairs. We talked about Orion being built to operate in a depressurized state. Crew communications with each other as well as with Earth for longer missions were discussed. We discussed artificial gravity. Final topics included Orion time line to operations, Apollo crew volume compared to Orion's, capsule vs. lifting body, reentry speeds from Mars & risk factors with a fast return speed. Post your comments on the blog URL above. If you want to email Josh Hopkins, send it to me & I will forward it. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:50:17 UTC
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Dr. Leroy Chiao, Friday, 8-26-11 (45.71MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Leroy Chiao. Topics: National Space Biomedical Research Institute, long duration human spaceflight issues, space 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 warmly welcomed Dr. Leroy Chiao, former NASA Astronaut, member of the Augustine Commission, and researcher and Chair of the User Panel with the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) on the Rice University Campus in Houston. Visit the NSBRI website for more information on their programs, research, participants, and goals: www.nsbri.org. Dr. Chiao began our discussion with an overview of the NSBRI User Panel which helps NSBRI focus on high-yield research areas leading to effective strategies to enhance mission success & improve crew health. Dr. Chiao identified User Panel members and the seven NSBRI research areas. We talked about NASA funding, U.S. universities & research institutions, and international cooperation. Dr. Chiao was asked about microgravity issues & progress in the field in the absence of a variable gravity research station on orbit. Our guest had some interesting research & facts on this issue to share with us so don't miss them. He was asked by another listener about medical researchers and research just for the sake of research instead of being geared to flying missions. We talked about distributive research, the Russians on the ISS, the Mars 500 Study, & his visit to the Chinese space center. A listener brought up one way missions to Mars & our guest had much to say on this topic. This is an important & comprehensive discussion so again, don't miss it. Also in this first segment, Dr. Chiao told us about his ISS mission and food rationing, plus we talked extensively about space radiation, followed by exercise programs with the Russians & the U.S. astronauts and how they differed from each other. Space tourism came up as did spaceflight participants. The first topic in our second segment included a question from Clark in Sand Diego regarding astronauts as radiation workers. We talked about lifetime radiation levels at length, Mars and lunar missions & ISS long duration missions, all in the context of radiation which Dr. Chiao listed as the top challenge/priority for long duration human spaceflight. The idea of using older people for manned deep space missions was presented as a way to mitigate radiation issues. We then talked about the issue of using older people & what that really meant. This discussion opened the way for our discussion of an ISS medical event & the treatment for such an event, including space surgery which is non-existent at this time, & a fast emergency return to Earth. The issue of comparing long term human spaceflight to early American and European explorations like Lewis and Clark and the Shackleton Expedition. Dr. Chiao clearly stated why human spaceflight cannot be easily compared to these early explorations. Listen & see what you think. I agree with Dr. Chiao & have said so on air many times. Dr. Chiao told us about the new NSBRI facilities at Rice, then we talked about using SRBs for human spaceflight. Leroy had much to say about SRBs and liquids. Don't miss this important discussion, it may surprise you. Space suits were also discussed & at the end of the program, we talked about the shuttle retirement, U.S. space leadership, & space policy. Leroy was also a strong advocate for China becoming an ISS partner. If you have comments or questions for Dr. Leroy Chiao, post them on the blog. If you want do email him, do so through me. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 27 Aug 2011 16:09:36 UTC
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Dr. John Deaton, Tuesday, 8-23-11 (62.34MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. John Deaton. Topics: Human Factors for Mars, Mars habitat living experiences, the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS). 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. John Deaton to the program to discuss human factors, manned Mars missions, and Mars simulation habitat experiences with MDRS of the Mars Society. During our first segment of this two hour program, we talked about some of the basics regarding a possible three year manned Mars mission. Our guest talked extensively about crew selection criteria and the process that might be used to select a Martian crew. Later in this discussion, we got a listener question asking our guest about one way trips to Mars. Dr. Deaton had much to say about a one way trip and was not in favor of the idea. This is a discussion you do not want to miss. We started the second segment talking about the simulation habitat crew and the crew's background. We talked about the experiments each crew member had, including a food experiment that dictated what the habitat participants ate for the two weeks they were at the MDRS. Dr. Deaton described the physical living conditions, sleeping arrangements, shower facilities, even the bathroom infrastructure which broke down on his mission. The habitat workdays proved very long and the crew was often going until midnight with their work. Dr. Deaton described the EVA experience with spacesuits and the use of ATVs. A medical issue developed with our guest and he talked about lessons learned from that incident and experience to what might happen on an actual Mars mission and how best to prepare for such things. We then received a call from Tim in Huntsville wanting to question our guest about his selfish comment regarding one way Mars trips. This turned out to be an interesting discussion with Tim and Dr. Deaton, even addressing radiation and other human factors issues with Tim drawing parallels to the early ocean exploration voyages from hundreds of years ago. This prompted one of my rants on reality versus fantasy, then we moved on to mixed gender crews and coping with human nature on a manned Mars trip. This too was an interesting discussion you do not want to miss. We then had a call from another John in Florida regarding human factors issues, radiation and astronauts as radiation workers. Our caller shared his teaching experiences from U. S Space Camp with us and more. We also talked about muscle deterioration and I mentioned our October 2010 show with Dr. Fitts on his NASA study about that specific issue. If you have comments or questions for Dr. Deaton, post them on the blog URL above. You can email Dr. Deaton at jdeaton@fit.edu. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 24 Aug 2011 04:58:41 UTC
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James (Jim) Muncy, Sunday, 8-21-11 (57.33MB; download) -- Guest: James (Jim) Muncy. Topics: NASA space policy, commercial crew, commercial space, space 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 back Jim Muncy to talk about new and important development in space policy and the move to commercial launchers and hardware. We do want your feedback so do post your comments, questions, & thoughts regarding our discussion on the blog URL above. We want to hear from you. You can also email our guest or me. If you do email Jim, please copy me on the note as feedback with our guests is important for The Space Show. In our first hour long segment of a two hour discussion, Mr. Muncy started out talking about space policy, the Space Launch System (SLS), various senators and NASA centers, all comprising a comprehensive and timely overview of the current status of important space policy issues facing today's space program. We also talked about the probable move away from the SAA to the FAR. Jim suggested that at least if they follow the FAR, they should use Part 12 regarding Commercial Procurement as the burden on the companies will be somewhat less and hopefully more manageable. Space policy, NASA oversight, Congress, and who controls what between the government and the private companies were the dominant topics discussed in detail during this segment. Jim had much to say, explained issues very clearly and as I said above, we want to know your thoughts & comments regarding this discussion. Also in our first segment, we talked about the U.S & global economic situation and we related it to Congress and the NASA budget. Near the end of the segment, Jim was asked about dual use space technology with the DOD. Here, he talked about ATK's segmented SRBs for NASA and SRBs used for ICBMs. Jim had much to say about SRBs for human space flight, mostly on the economic issues, comparing them with liquid rocket alternatives such as EELV & Falcon 9. You do not want to miss this discussion as he also applied the information directly to the SLS, offering a way to make it more useful & economic. Our second segment started with Tim's question about Space X & others taking government money and being assimilated into the NASA culture. Jim had much to say about this, don't miss it. Marshall asked who really made the policy decisions & this too initiated an important discussion. We spoke a lot about the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), NASA budgets, & the NASA science projects methodology leading to delays & cost overruns. Our next topic was the proposed cut in the commercial crew budget by the House. In the remaining time, we talked more about SRBs, what makes a viable NASA project/mission, & more. In conclusion, Jim said we needed a different space policy & NASA purpose. Space needs to cease being seen as a luxury. Instead, it has to connect to us to be relevant. Don't miss his words of wisdom. Jim's email address is james.muncy@polispace.com. Please use the blog URL as well. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:57:04 UTC
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Professor Joanne Gabrynowicz, Friday, 8-19-11 (44.53MB; download) -- Guest: Professor Joanne Gabrynowicz. Topics: The new Title 51 of the U.S. Code (USC), space law issues. 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. There are several websites referenced during this discussion that you will want to access: http://rescommunis.wordpress.com; www.spacelaw.olemiss.edu; www.spacelaw.olemiss.edu/jsl/index.html. To download the Journal of Space Law edition referenced by our guest containing the new Title 51 of the USC, use www.spacelaw.olemiss.edu/jsl/pdfs/back-issues/jsl-37-1.pdf. We welcomed back to the program Professor Joanne Gabrynowicz, Director of the Space Law Center at the University of Mississippi. We started our discussion with Professor Gabrynowicz telling us about the new Title 51 of the USC. As you will hear, this is the first organizational change to the USC is about 83 years as Title 51 places all space law (other than specialty laws with DOD, ITAR, etc) in one place under the newly created Title 51. Our guest spent most of the first segment explaining this process, the USC, and what it means to the profession to have space law organized in Title 51. We also talked about the chapters, subchapters, subtitles, and categories. Professor Gabrynowicz made it clear that the law has not changed. Instead, the new Title 51 is an organizational change making it much easier to find essential items. As you will hear, the Ole Miss Journal of Space Law has printed the Title 51 in full and is freely available on their website by using the link provided above. As this segment drew to a close, we talked about laws, regulations, and policy and the differences in them, citing the SAA and FAR upcoming changes as examples. In our second segment, the professor was asked if one could infer that with Title 51, space law had reached a new level of importance. The simple answer was yes. Next, a question came up about the 2012 moratorium on regulation that expires at the end of next year with the ACT President Bush signed into law in 2004. While it is impossible to know what Congress will do with it at this time, you still want to hear this discussion. A listener also asked about the current news item re Mr. Thiel's group to build libertarian islands in international waters to escape from laws and regulations (www.ibtimes.com/articles/201027/20110820/paypal-facebook-peter-thiel-artificial-islands-libertarian-law-less-regulation-free-moral-code-googl.htm). Our guest had much to say about U.S. citizenship, the types of jurisdiction citizens are subject to and even the issue of renouncing citizenship. We also talked about the remote sensing law and maximum probable loss considerations. We also talked about space property rights. Several questions were asked about non-attorneys understanding the law, especially as applicable to business start ups. Again, don't miss this discussion. In the final segment, our guest mentioned the Future of Commercial Space Law & Regulation event. Visit the event's website to listen to the talks and presentations made: www.spacelaw.olemiss.edu/events/past/commercial-space-law.html. Post your comments and questions on The Space Show blog URL above. Use the Contact pages on the websites to contact the Space Law Center and Professor Gabrynowicz. Put The Space Show in the subject line. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 20 Aug 2011 16:20:04 UTC
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Open Lines, Sunday, 8-16-11 (78.88MB; download) -- Guest: Open Lines with Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Rachel Maddow statement, capitalism, company profits, space policy, Small Sat, STEM education. 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. Specific to this Open Lines discussion, we primarily talked about the recent statement by MSNBC Anchor Rachel Maddow. You can read her quote here: http://graceyu.tumblr.com/post/7949433063/we-didnt-put-a-man-on-the-moon-because-some. I made it clear that we had to avoid partisan politics and that we were not going to praise or bash Ms. Maddow. Several listeners came right up to the line in their disagreement with her and a few times I had to pull back saying we were not going after her or her ideology. We had lots of calls and emails regarding her comments and almost all of them took strong issue with what Ms. Maddow said. Many listeners went into a discussion of defining a profit (I shared experiences on that re one of my graduate classes and a public multiple choice test), as well as strongly advocating capitalism in the marketplace. I did mention that Ms. Maddow seems genuinely enthusiastic and supportive of space based on the video clips a listener sent me from her show, but that her focus seemed to be on big government space programs. Ms. Maddow, her staff, along with someone from MSNBC were invited to appear on the program last night or to email in a clarification. I also asked to hear from listeners supporting her statement but neither took place. We had a good discussion space visionary leadership, something Ms. Maddow commented on in her statement. Other topics that we talked about included the Small Sat conference, some of what I learned about secondary payload capacity and concerns about the quantity of satellites ready to fly to get in on the now available flights. We also talked about my having met brilliant high school students at Small Sat working on cube sats with the peapod and being mentored by those from NASA and joining forces with college programs. The NASA people are volunteering their services so talk about altruism, there is much of it today in both the public and private space program. We also talked about doing away with the Space Act Agreement (SAA) in favor of some form of the FAR to more closely regulate and control commercial crew, etc. I mentioned an article sent me by a listener where the new director of the Russian space program said they had focused way too much on human spaceflight. Read the article here: www.physorg.com/news/2011-08-russia-space-chief-focus-missions.html. Finally, I mentioned the second Afghanistan article by recent guest Darren Rhyne: www.dau.mil/pubscats/ATL%20Docs/July-Aug11/DATL%20July-Aug11.pdf. One last thing and that is that the recent economic statements by Dr. Paul Krugman came up regarding the benefits of a possible fake ET attack on Earth in order to have an economic recovery. I took this as a joke & kidded around with Dr. Krugman's comments as I had also read them. This did give me a chance to promote a very cool movie out now, "Cowboys and Aliens." If you have not yet seen it, do see it. I'm pretty sure you will enjoy it. If you have comments or questions about this program, post them on the blog URL above. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:03:50 UTC
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