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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Dr. Pat Patterson, Friday, 7-22-11 (43.91MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Pat Patterson. Topics: Small Sat Conference 2011. 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. Dr. Pat Patterson returned as our guest to tell us about the upcoming Small Sat Conference from August 8-11, 2011 in Logan, Utah. Visit www.smallsat.org for more information, online registration, and hotel availability. Dr. Patterson took us through the line up of keynote speakers which are featured at www.smallsat.org/keynote. We talked about the Small Sat welcome reception Monday evening, tours of the Space Dynamics Lab, different company parties, and the conference events Wednesday evening. We talked about and defined small satellites, cubesats, and how this technology has evolved over the 25 years of Small Sat conference history. New additions to the conference this year were featured in our discussion, including the tour to nearby Hill Air Force Base Museum and the NANOSAT 7 Preliminary Design Review sessions plus an afternoon on operationally responsive space. Before the first segment ended, Pat talked about registration and the increase in price coming up, plus the student registration fee of $150.00. In our second segment, I asked our guest to share with us how the conference and the industry had changed over the past two and a half decades. Pat gave us some interesting statistics on this subject that you do not want to miss hearing. As you will hear, rather than being a driver for the industry, the Small Sat conference has served as a forum to enhance and facilitate the development and growth of the industry. In this segment, Pat fielded several questions about student participation and scholarships. He also told us about upcoming deadlines for the 2012 conference which will be August 13-16, 2012. On thing we talked about throughout the conference was the focus on technology for the Small Sat meetings. In our final segment, Pat talked about and thanked the many volunteers that help make this meeting of more than 1,000 attendees a success. He talked about and highlighted the conference sponsors, their conference wide parties on Tuesday evening, and the plans for concluding Wednesday evening event, their Celebration Party. Conference parking was also mentioned and Pat described some important changes that will benefit all attending this year. At the end of our discussion, we talked about conference proceedings, possible webinar streaming, and a few other conference logistics issues. If you have comments or questions, post them on the blog URL above. If you need additional information about the conference visit www.smallsat.org/contact-info. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 23 Jul 2011 17:47:48 UTC
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Dr. Larry Kuznetz, Tuesday, 7-19-11 (60.14MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Larry Kuznetz. Topics All things Space Shuttle. 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. Kuznetz back to the program to discuss his work on the initial shuttle getting it ready for flight. Dr. Kuznetz took up most of the first segment with stories about solving the management quagmire of problems in getting the first shuttle ready for flight. The first Space Shuttle, OV-102 before it was named Columbia, was seriously delayed with significant cost overruns. Larry tells the story about the management issues within three divisions of Rockwell & three divisions of NASA, & how the problems were eventually solved. Larry was involved with the thermal protection tiles. His story is one you do not want to miss. Later, he described the breakthrough that happened which allowed the tiles to stay bonded to the shuttle structure despite the four stresses he explained & the intense heat. The breakthrough was densification. As the shuttle tiles were about 90% air and 10% mass, there were problems getting the 10% mass to adhere properly with the bonding agent. The densification process allowed the lower portion of the tile to have its density increased providing more mass for the bonding agent to adhere to along with the shuttle surface. Later in the first segment, Larry discussed shuttle safety & the accident rate compared to capsules, specifically Soyuz. You might be surprised by what he said as he pointed out that the shuttle has been far safer than a capsule vehicle. We ended the first segment of this two hour program with a look at the accident rate of other activities & aircraft. The second segment started with a question comparing accident rates of private with the government vehicles. Dr. Kuznetz was asked about shuttle retirement. Throughout most of the rest of our interview, he talked about efforts to privatize the shuttle with USA. Larry said real operating costs were lower than what we typically hear, then he talked about the payload capacity of shuttle to LEO and GEO. One thing to remember, a point he frequently made, was that a privatized shuttle would resume carrying commercial payloads. This was stopped after the Challenger accident but in business plans he was seeing, it generated significant revenues that contributed to a positive bottom line a few years after privatization. Later, he talked about the benefits to the nation by keeping shuttles flying as a private business. We lost the phone connection, went to break & came back with the third & final segment. In segment 3, Larry talked about the current status of Atlantis, Endeavor & what it might take to compensate museums if the shuttles were sold to a private party instead of being given to the museums. He also talked about using museum like facilities to create a visitor viewing area for the shuttles being worked on in the VAB and other locations at the Cape. Huntsville Tim called with questions about potential private sector shuttle markets. They talked about improving shuttle based on profits and cash flow, even modifying it down the way to a Shuttle C. Tim had questions about the capsule comments on safety & more was said about complexity, safety, & technology advancements. At the end, Larry commented on Dr. Zubrin's Mars plans. If you have a question or comment for Dr. Kuznetz, post it on blog URL above and I will be sure to let Larry know about it. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:39:43 UTC
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Rand Simberg and Bill Simon, Monday, 7-18-11 (48.29MB; download) -- Guests: Rand Simberg; Bill Simon. Topics: Evoloterra Ceremony, technology advancement, 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. Visit www.evoloterra.com to download the ceremony. Our guests started this year's Evoloterra discussion with an overview and the usefulness of the religious model and rituals as a teaching tool. We talked about scenarios that may in the coming years lead younger people to believe that our having gone to the moon will be nothing more than a myth. Bill mentioned an excellent video on the web featuring Jeff Greason of XCOR addressing this issue. The URL for this video is www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8PlzDgFQMM&feature=player_embedded. Next, our two guests focused on the Evoloterra ceremony and explained it starting with Part 1 which is referred to as Genesis. They said its the path from the Big Bang to landing on the Moon. A listener asked what the next milestone would be given shuttle has been retired and ISS is finished. Going beyond Earth orbit was suggested but as both guests stated over and over again during the program, landing on the Moon was a watershed event for humanity and milestones are not in that category. Rand got a listener question about his previous Space Show comments regarding nobody caring about space. Rand reiterated what he said about this and suggested that private industry will be the segment that returns to the Moon and develops space. Going back to Evoloterra, our guests said it was a tribute to the progression of technology. Another listener asked if Evoloterra had anything in it that would appeal to those believing in creationism to broaden participation in the ceremony. Both guests said no but this led to a discussion about science and creationism that you won't want to miss. In the second segment, Rand read the Forward by Arthur C. Clark. Questions came in about heavy lift and the Space Launch System (SLS). Additional questions came in regarding the aftermath of Apollo, asking why the space program is lacking or why our expectations were not met. Both guests suggested that the goals of space development and settlement will happen, even if the time line is pushed way out into the future sometime. Both said we will continue to move forward. As all of us said many times over, receiving your feedback to Evoloterra is important. We urge everyone to download the ceremony and do it on July 20th with your family. Or have an Evoloterra party and do it over the weekend, inviting friends to participate. Post your feedback on the blog URL above and I will make sure Rand and Bill see it. If your kids do Evoloterra with you, we want their feedback too. Call in on Open Lines July 31 & let us know what you & your children thought of the ceremony & or breaking free of gravity & going to a new world. With your permission, we would like your kids to call and share their Evoloterra experience with us during the upcoming Open Lines program. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 19 Jul 2011 22:13:29 UTC
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Dr. George Nield, Sunday, 7-17-11 (45.78MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. George Nield. Topics: FAA AST, spaceflight regulation, spaceflight vehicle licensing. 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. George Nield, Director of AST, back to the program. Dr. Nield started out with a brief overview of the FAA AST, what it does, its primary two pronged mission, followed by initial comments on the transition to commercial space now underway. We talked about COTS, CRS, CCDEV, NASA, and the process for and need of a launch license and if applicable, a re-entry license. Dr. Nield was asked about the mood in Congress for renewing the Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004 at the end of next year. Discussion is ongoing about this at this time. As you will hear, some in Congress want the moratorium on regulation continued while there are others that want to start regulating the commercial space industry in ways similar to the airline industry. Here, Dr. Nield went into some detail as did I as to why there is and should be a difference in regulation between aviation and rockets/spacecraft. Dr. Nield was asked about possible AST requirements for medical conditions for the spaceflight participants. While AST has set forth minimum crew requirements, it not establishing criteria for spaceflight participants. Either the industry or the individual companies are in charge of doing that. Our guest was asked if either NASA or AST had oversight on vehicle safety for the Soyuz. The answer was no. Charles called in to inquire about possible changes in amateur rocket rules. Dr. Nield said no at this time. We started our second segment with a comprehensive discussion with listener Mike regarding informed consent, vehicle oversight and safety certification by NASA and/or AST, and the procedure to make sure that a person being disclosed actually had the capability of understanding the disclosure. Mike and George had an important & excellent discussion on these issues so don't miss it. As this segment came to a close, we talked about spaceports which are under the AST jurisdiction. There are currently 8 spaceports licensed for operation in the U.S. We also talked about White Knight 2 and Space Ship 2 as well as the AST Center of Excellence program. In our third & final segment, George told us about the proposed Commercial Spaceflight Technical Center at KSC and its $5 million prize. Tim called in at the end of the program to discuss the N-Prize, risk, congressional action, congress and hobby rocketry, and more. Visit the AST website at www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ast. You can contact Dr. Nield through the website. Post your questions & comments on the blog URL listed above. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 18 Jul 2011 01:13:23 UTC
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Irene Schneider, Friday, 7-15-11 (51.09MB; download) -- Guest: Irene Schneider. Topics: IHRENES SPACE ENTERPRISES (ISE), space radiation. 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 Irene Schneider back to the program to tell us about her new company, IHRENES SPACE ENTERPRISES (ISE), and space radiation issues. Visit the ISE website for more information, www.ihrenesspaceenterprises.com. Ms. Schneider started our discussion by telling us about the ISE unique computer simulation codes to plan and design space missions. She also talked about radiation protection from the very start of the mission planning process, not at the very end. This includes hardware and materials design from beginning to mission operation. One of the early questions from listeners asked about the radiation analysis/claims reported by Dr. Zubrin in his manned Mars mission plans. As you will hear, Ms. Schneider had much to say about this, correcting many errors about radiation matters in the Zubrin statement. Don't miss what Irene had to say in response to this listener question. One of the key points she made in responding to this question and throughout the show was the absence of data for deep space human missions. Without good data, it is very hard to back up radiation claims. Other issues discussed included the accumulated radiation dosage over time, the Earth's magnetic field shielding us, & the difference in radiation in LEO as compared to deep space. Later in this segment, listeners asked about using water or dirt for shielding. This led Irene to discuss the need for dual and triple purpose materials for shielding. We talked about the single purpose of dirt & its mass which does not bode well for cost effective deep space missions. In our second segment, we learned that ISE is working with the FAA AST, Penn State, UND, and others regarding radiation safety issues. With Penn State, ISE has an SBIR partnership for code development. Also in this segment, we talked about space and general news media reporting on radiation along with science issues. Surprise Surprise, media reports are often not very thorough or accurate. Irene talked about the philosophy of doing the minimum that is reasonable in terms of planning & development to stay within radiation limits. We talked about astronauts as radiation workers along with NASA & Russian limits. She was asked about the radiation mission differences in a flyby of a NEO as compared to landing on Mars. Later we talked about advanced radiation solutions such as nano cell repair & anti-oxidant usage for preventing & repairing radiation damage. Later in this segment, space settlement came up in terms of children & pregnancy. This prompted an important discussion, the possible need for mammal experiments or more to answer questions about pregnancy, birth, & children in microgravity as well as the space radiation environment. Toward the end of our discussion, Irene again went over the mission & goals of ISE, and the need for companies to address radiation issues early on in their design work & mission planning. Please post your comments & questions on the blog URL above. You can contact Irene through the website or by using contact@ihrenesspaceenterprises.com & referencing Space Show in the subject line. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 16 Jul 2011 16:00:46 UTC
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Jeff Manber, Tuesday, 7-12-11 (36.80MB; download) -- Guest: Jeff Manber. Topics: LEO commercial development with NanoRacks, the ISS, NASA & 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 Jeff Manber back to the program to update us on the successful commercial business in LEO, NanoRacks. Visit their website at http://nanoracks.com for more information. Jeff started our discussion with an overview of NanoRacks, its origins, and some of its current activities/customers. We talked about NanoRacks serving as a role model for a successful commercial path to developing & exploiting LEO. Some of the issues discussed included markets, pricing, and their financing. Jeff brought us current with some of their customers including many outside the United States in German and Israel for example. One of the points stressed many times during the interview was that Jeff and his team speak the language of customers. He went into detail during this segment on exactly what he meant by this statement so don't miss this as it is important. Jeff also mentioned that they don't attend the typical space conferences. Instead, they go to user types of conferences and promote what they can do for the customers in a venue catering to the needs of the customers . He mentioned over and over again how NanoRacks understands the real market and how important this is for the commercial space company. Later in the segment, we talked about the value of LEO before NanoRacks and after. Another part of the NanoRack approach is the prioritization of payloads. He was asked about the uncertainty climate now in place due to the confusion over budgets and policy. Jeff described the hardware saying it was like a cubesat at 4X4X4 inches. He talked about astronauts handling the experiments & that NanoRacks was not labor intensive. Also mentioned were the type of projects accepted by NanoRacks & the issue of NASA oversight. A listener asked about the Astrium centrifuge project as the first segment ended. In the second segment, Jeff described the IPhone project and the 50 payloads in cue for going to the ISS. He talked about using high end off the shelf technology in space & the experiments to prove this out. Later, when asked about his past space experience & the relevance of it to NanoRacks, he had much to say and told us the story about Pan Am Sat breaking the Intelsat monopoly. Additionally, he talked about his multi-national experience working with Russia on Mir and with others over his career. In our final short segment, Jeff talked about the future for space development & said we were at a critical moment for U.S. space exploration & development. He stressed he was not interested in space policy or leading a movement. He believes the best way to convince others is by doing the project and being successful, not by rhetoric, talking without doing, or by using Power Points. Do not miss what he had to say about this. Post your comments & questions on the blog URL above. You can email Jeff at info@nanoracks.com. Reference The Space Show in your subject line. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:59:37 UTC
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Dennis Wingo, Monday, 7-11-11 (49.43MB; download) -- Guest: Dennis Wingo. Topics: Commercial space, NASA budgets, economic 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 back Dennis Wingo to discuss commercial space policy & development with us. I started our Q&A by asking Dennis about his Space Ref Open Letter to Armstrong, Cernan, and Lovell regarding their open letter published a month or so earlier in USA Today. You can read what Dennis had to say at www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.html?id=1538. This brought on our discussion on heavy lift rockets & Dennis explained why he was critical of the Space Launch System (SLS). He then talked about the bifurcation of space decision making, suggesting two issues were at play. Don't miss what he had to say about this. We continued discussing NASA, policy, and budgets. Among the many things Dennis said one was that we were at the point of having to write off NASA exploration other than in LEO. Mr. Wingo went on to discuss NASA architecture, the updates he was making to his book, "Moon Rush" & more. Our guest fielded several listener questions, one of which inquired about a commercial market for DragonLab. Another dealt with what Dennis might say were he addressing people with different views and those having lost their jobs due to the end of shuttle. Dennis said some very interesting things in response to this question, including stating the shuttle workers were true heroes. In further discussions about policy, Dennis referenced the interstate highway system and said that if people, including Congress, appreciated space more, we would have a space policy worthy of development with a realistic budget just as the interstate highway system had a budget to accomplish great things. As this segment was coming to an end, Mr. Wingo talked about the value & importance of Silicon Valley to space & he expressed his views on what was needed for improving our nation's economy. As we started the final segment of our 75 minute discussion, Will called to follow up on his earlier email about the possibility of our ending HSF, but also to ask Dennis for his thoughts on the space IQ of the general public based on my earlier baseball game comments. This led Dennis to a discussion on ISRU which remained with us for the balance of the program. Lunar mining came up along with PGMs & the need for commercial projects to expand our development throughout the solar system. Such commercial development would have at least a partial focus on reducing the logistical burden to space exploration & development. In closing, Dennis affirmed the need for a commercial path to space development. If you have comments or questions for Dennis Wingo, post them on the blog URL above. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:50:42 UTC
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Dr. Erik Seedhouse, Sunday, 7-10-11 (45.74MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Erik Seedhouse. Topic: Space medicine, human spaceflight, bioethical issues for 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 back Erik Seedhouse to discuss human spaceflight (HSF) space medicine and his new book, "Trailblazing Medicine: Sustaining Explorers During Interplanetary Missions." Erik started our discussion with some of the highlights from his book regarding space medicine including cell repair technology, radiation, microgravity and comments about the Mars 500 experiment. When asked for the primary challenges he focused on radiation and microgravity. I asked him about mental and behavioral issues and he said that they were not as critical and that we were soft, referencing early expeditions of Shackleton, Nansen, and others. He received a listener question about shielding using dirt or water & he had much to say about this, including the weight penalty. Don't miss this discussion. Artificial gravity and spinning the HSF vehicle were also discussed as was the need for pre-emptive surgery before the flight. Bioethical issues came up during a discussion about pregnancy on a long duration space voyage. In the second segment, Erik talked about genetic testing, more on bioethical issues and rules, suborbital issues, and human hibernation. Erik then brought up cell repair technology and the possible use of multiple crews for the longer missions. In our final segment, nuclear propulsion came up & our guest advocated VASIMR. I mentioned the comments Dr. Zubrin had to say about VASIMR and John called in to also advocate nuclear propulsion but not necessarily VASIMR. I asked Erik for his plan on doing HSF and he said we needed a goal. We also talked about his book providing us with a review of the golden years of exploration from which we could learn much that could be applied to space exploration today. Lunar exploration and habitats were discussed, death of a crew member was discussed, bioethical issues came up again and were seen as issues a government would not want to tackle. He suggested the private companies would be doing the HSF long duration missions. Post your comments or questions for Erik Seedhouse on the blog URL above. You can email Erik at DrErikSeedhouse@hotmail.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:42:46 UTC
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Gregory Cecil & Shuttle, Friday, 7-8-11 (78.52MB; download) -- Guest: Gregory Cecil. Topics: Reflections on the Space Shuttle and human spaceflight on the day of the final shuttle launch. 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. Visit Mr. Cecil's website for more information at www.rv-103.com. Toward the end of the program, Mr. Cecile mentioned CBS 60 Minutes with Scott Pelley. Check out part of the CBS interview @ www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7372705n. The Pew Research Organization URL for the U.S. space leadership survey discussed at the end of this 2.5 hour interview is @ http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2047/poll-space-exploration-shuttle-program-final-mission. We welcomed back Greg Cecil to share with us his space shuttle experience, stories & thoughts on this day of the final shuttle launch with Atlantis. During the first 45 minute segment, Greg talked about having worked on the shuttle, fielded questions on the thermal protection system (TPS) tiles and ablative heat shields, & said how this day was bittersweet. Several times during the full interview, Greg mentioned that he thought it would be ten years or so before American astronauts again rode to space on an American rocket & as you will hear throughout the 2.5 hours, our guest had much to say about space policy, the direction the country is now headed, the need for identified missions, including destinations, and more. He was asked questions about the astronauts visiting the shuttle workers before a flight and he told a few stories about such visits. At the start of the much longer second segment, John called in from Atlanta to talk about the TPS question he had sent in earlier by email. Greg spent some time discussing TPS, advances, & the different parts of the shuttle needing thermal protection. One of the points he made was that most of the shuttle tile replacement after a flight was due to the need for rust inspections of the shuttle body so tiles were removed & destroyed in that inspection process. The life expectancy of a shuttle came up given that the orbiters had only flown a third of their rated number of missions. Human spaceflight was discussed & here Greg talked about the need for mission identification & destinations. He also said he thought it would be much harder and riskier for the commercials to be successful that most think. I asked Greg about the proposed NASA FY 2012 budget which was recently made public & we talked about the NASA budget in the context of the U.S. economy. Tim called in & said it was a sad day reflecting back on the shuttle without a replacement. He was also critical in that shuttle failed to bring down the cost of space access. He had much to say about both NASA and congressional administrations. Later, we talked about shuttle contributions, specifically some of those involving telemedicine and EMR ambulance equipment. Elliott wanted to know the general public reaction to Greg when mentioning to people that he worked on shuttle. Greg had much to say about this including the fact that the space literacy level of the general population is low. This led me to bring up the recent Pew Research Organization's survey on U.S. space leadership being essential for our country. Check out the survey at the Pew URL I listed earlier in this summary. Visit Greg's website, you can sign up for his free newsletter & join his Facebook group. Post comments & questions for Greg on the blog URL above. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 09 Jul 2011 16:27:39 UTC
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Open Lines, Wednesday, 7-5-11 (70.93MB; download) -- GuestSearch: Guest: Open Lines with Dr. David Livingston. Topics: The Economist articles, space policy, shuttle retirement. 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. This was an Open Lines program. I spent the first half hour going through a list of possible and suggested discussion topics. Two topics that seemed to interest listeners the most were the series of articles in the July 2-8, 2011 Economist magazine with the cover story saying it was the end of the space age. Also, the upcoming shuttle retirement and last flight with Atlantis. After my putting out the suggested topics, the first call was from Willis Shirk regarding nuclear propulsion and his article that was recently published on the history of NERVA. Willis might post his article on the blog. Next, we heard from Farnaz who told us about the upcoming The 10th Annual Space Generation Congress in Cape Town, South Africa. For more information, visit http://spacegeneration.org/index.php/activities/sgc-2011-cape-town. Next up was our friend Charles who wanted to talk about the articles in The Economist. There are three separate space articles in this issue plus a related DOD article. Charles thought the articles and the cover story title to be applicable to what is going on in civil space today. In our short discussion, we went over the basics that The Economist reported on as well as their conclusions & I highlighted my differences with the article and Charles. After Charles called in, several others called in about The Economist articles so we discussed this subject for most of the program. Callers both supported the conclusions reached by The Economist and opposed them. If you have not yet read these three articles, I urge you to do so. Mark called in with a Huntsville update, comments on Senator Shelby & his new approach to SLS, The Economist, and more. Mark continued commenting during the program to other caller comments & I read his emails on air. As we started the second segment of this 135 minute program, Bonny Lee Michaelson called to tell us about shuttle and the Dial A Shuttle program of the past. This was fascinating. I'm sure all of you will find this discussion to be very interesting, possibly even new for you as it was for me to learn about this program and its accomplishments. Don't miss it! John called in re heavy lift and the Multi Purpose Crew Vehicle/Orion as well as NASA's track record on program cancellations. This led us both to conclude that if SLS is started, its more likely than not that Congress will eventually cancel the program. Tim from Huntsville sent us an article from an environmental site suggesting how bad it might be to mine the Moon, develop HE 3 & fusion which they said was right around the corner. The article was heavy in the Kool Aid category but it did lead to a discussion about the gap between environmental groups & space development. We talked about efforts to bridge the gap & I cited some examples of the extremes coming from environmental groups that I have addressed on other Space Show programs. Trent called in from Australia but his phone line was not that good this time. His main point was that he thought it awesome that 4 CCDEV2 providers, including Boeing & Blue Origin, are meeting their milestones & being successful along with Space X. If you have comments or questions about this program, post them on the blog URL above. If you want to email any of the callers, send it to me & I will forward it to the person you designate. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 06 Jul 2011 16:10:04 UTC
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