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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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Dr. Robert Braun, Robert Manning, Friday 11-13-09 (60.29MB; download) -- Guests: Dr. Robert (Bobby) Braun, Robert (Rob) Manning. Topics: Entry and descent for landing large Martian payloads. Our guests for this program, Dr. Bobby Braun and Rob Manning, are conducting research on how to land large payloads on Mars. Their paper, "Mars Exploration Entry, Descent and Landing Challenges" was prepared for the IEEAC, #0076 in December 2005. I strongly recommend that you obtain a copy of this paper and read it. Dr. Braun's website for the Space Systems Design Lab at Georgia Tech University is www.ssdl.gatech.edu/. This site contains various papers, journal articles and documents that you will find interesting. In our first segment, our guests provided us with the background and history leading to the challenges of landing large payloads on Mars, including a human mission. This segment also includes an introduction to the density of the Martian atmosphere, the need for heat shielding, and the reliance upon Viking technology for all Martian landers so far. Parachutes and some of the technical issues in using them for a Mars landing were introduced in this segment. Our guests also said that for a manned Mars mission, we would have to use new and different technology. At the end of this segment, we talked about going to Mars as one of the options in the Augustine Commission. In the second segment, our guests clarified that Augustine said Mars was hard and we were not yet ready for it despite it being a goal. A question about a Mars space elevator came in from a listener and you might be surprised by what our guests said about this idea. Advanced technology being used for Mars Science Lab (MSL) was mentioned but it was still based on Viking. The European EXOMARS program, the technology surrounding the use of airbags for landing, and further information on parachute technology was discussed. During our third segment, Dr. Braun and Mr. Manning fielded many listener questions. One such question asked for a comparison in the difficulty and challenges for doing things in space as compared to the development of aviation. Don't miss this fascinating discussion. Another question inquired about differences the use of software and computers have made versus doing things with slide rules and earlier methods. As you will hear, computers have opened the door for simulations, models, testing, and have made a huge difference. Another listener asked if undergrads or graduate students were able to work on real Mars landing challenge problems. Dr. Braun answered by explaining some of the programs and options available at Georgia Tech and the focus of other schools as well. Both our guests talked about how these challenges inspired students to enter the field, take the classes, and work on the problems. The fact that these challenges exist are a real plus for driving students to these programs. Student internships were also mentioned as being available for students to work on the real Mars problems. In our fourth and final segment, we talked about possible solutions to the challenges of landing large payloads on Mars. You definitely will want to hear where the research and solutions are headed as these challenges are worked on and hopefully resolved. I asked both our guests if all other things were equal, could a 2019 date for humans to Mars be met. You might be surprised by what our guests had to say about this deadline. In summarizing our discussion, both our guests said that landing large payloads and humans on Mars presented significant challenges, but they both felt that in time we would figure it out. At the very end of the show, listener Jordan sent in a note about the iPhone being used by NASA for chemical testing and our guests pointed out that there was an iPhone app for Mars entry, descent, and landing which was actually very good. If you have a follow up question for Dr. Braun or Rob Manning, please send it to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will forward it to our guests.
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Douglas Mallette (45.42MB; download) -- Guest: Douglas Mallette. Topics: space exploration for humanity, space vision, talking to the non-space community. Douglas Mallette was our guest for this show to talk about his new book, "Turning Point: How Space Exploration and Development Will Determine the Rise or Fall of Humanity." This book is available on the One Giant Leap Foundation Amazon partners book page, http://www.amazon.com/dp/0557091233?tag=onegialeafou-20. Remember, if you buy this book through the OGLF link, Amazon donates to The Space Show/OGLF. This program unfolded in two segments, rather than three. During our initial segment, Douglas talked about his recent experience appearing on Fox News for a special program on their internet broadcast. Listen to his telling of his experiences, the internet audience he addressed and more. He also introduced us to his book, "Turning Point." He wrote the book to be able to talk space and space benefits to the non-space community. Since Douglas mentioned SSP in this discussion, he got a tough question from a New Mexico listener which caused a heated and passionate discussion with Douglas, myself, and the question from the listener. You will not want to miss our comments. In the second segment which went through to the end of the show, Douglass discussed the difficulties caused by ITAR, Ares, Constellation, and SRBs. I asked him about public/private partnerships for space development, specifically human spaceflight and the best course of action to take to implement and reach his goals as expressed in his book. We also talked about his doing public speaking to non-space audiences on these topics and I urged him to talk to his Member of Congress as well as Rotary Clubs on these issues, then report back to The Space Show during an Open Lines program as to how such talks went. When asked what his favorite part of the book was, he said it was Chapter 3, "Economics, Employment & Education." Were you to browse the book in your book store, he suggested browsing through Chapter 3 as it was the most important in his opinion. If you have questions or comments for Douglas Mallette, please email him at mallette.doug@gmail.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:29:05 UTC
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William Suitor, Monday, 11-9-09 (45.14MB; download) -- Guest: William Suitor. Topics: Rocket belts, how to fly them, rocket fuel. Our guest today, William Suitor, :"The Greatest Rocket Belt Pilot In The World," was our guest for this program. His new Apogee book, "Rocketbelt Pilot's Manual" is available through Amazon partners on the One Giant Leap Foundation (OGLF) website. Remember, if you buy this book through OGLF, Amazon makes a donation to The Space Show. Please visit http://www.amazon.com/dp/1926592050?tag=onegialeafou-20 for ordering information. During our first segment, William provided us with the basics for a rocket belt, its fuel which, hydrogen peroxide 90% pure, nitrogen tanks, and he explained how the system worked. He also told us how Bell Labs got the initial military contract to build a rocket belt, why the military wanted it, its original purpose, and more. You will hear about the ISP, steam temperature, and how to fly and control it. In the second segment, Mr. Suitor said no FAA license was needed, to fly it but that it was extremely loud and would not likely be allowed to operate in a neighborhood. He talked about training tethered flights, the number of flights it took to solo as a pilot, sit down landings and the empty weight of the rocket belt backpack which the pilot must learn to handle to land correctly. William also shared with us his movie set experiences, specifically the James Bond movie, Thunderball. In the third and final segment, we talked about his other movie experiences including "Lost In Space" and The Fall Guy, both TV series. When asked about his best experience as a rocket belt pilot, he talked about seeing his shadow over the ground and buildings as he made a U.S. Army tactical film. He described a great experience, don't miss it. Toward the end of the segment, William was asked about the future for rocket belt flying and demonstrations. He also told us about his experience at the 1984 Olympics and what he had to do to fly it safely and his cumbersome flight in front of a global audience including TV of more than 2 billion people. If you have a question for William Suitor, please send it to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. I hope you get his book, its most informative and fun to read. William has another more detailed 400 page rocket belt history and technical book coming out next year and he will return to the program as a guest when his new book is available. You will hear him describe his new book on this program. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:27:55 UTC
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Dr. Jeff Bell, Sunday, 11-8-09 (68.03MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Jeff Bell. Topics: Augustine Commission, NASA budget, human spaceflight. Dr. Jeff Bell returned for this two hour program in three segments. During our first segment, Dr. Bell started a discussion about how the internet and blogs have impacted the space cadet community, both for the good and the bad. Don't miss this interesting discussion. Dr. Bell then began addressing the Augustine Commission findings and talked about budget issues given he pointed out NASA budget problems as early as 2007 in a Spacedaily.com article. He said he was very disappointed with the options as there was no deep analysis of the manned space program, asking the hard questions about why we have it, what it has accomplished, and so on. Listener questions asked about other nations and their moon programs. Listen to Jeff systematically address the major space programs of most nations and their capabilities. You might be surprised by what he says. NewSpace was introduced in this segment and he talked about the fact that Augustine probably underestimated budget requirements for the NASA programs. You will want to hear what he says and check his reference back to the full Augustine report. In our second segment which goes for about an hour, Jeff address space advocacy groups and talked about some of the comparisons with NewSpace and the early days of aviation and barnstorming. Later on, questions came in about NASA management capabilities and the ability of the U.S. to actually manage large technical programs. Dr. Bell had much to say concerning both of these questions. Listeners asked him about commercial space so you definitely want to hear him talk about this. Jeff then discussed fixed price and cost plus contracts for the aerospace industry. Jeff posed the question about many NewSpace companies using volunteer labor and asking what constitutes a hobby rocket company from a commercial rocket company. In response to another listener, he said that unmanned rocket programs made more sense than human spaceflights and that its hard to justify human spaceflight. Toward the end of this segment, Jeff talked about LCROSS and heaped lots of criticism on the project. The LCROSS discussion went into the start of the next segment too. In the third and final segment, our LCROSS discussion continued with Dr. Bell saying it was a bad mission. He then proceeded to outline the characteristics of what constituted a bad space mission. He also said it was a NASA PR disaster. He said the same but for different reasons for the Deep Impact mission. Toward the end of the program, I asked Dr. Bell about Hawaii's interest in a commercial space tourism spaceport with Rocketplane. Don't miss what he had to say about this. When asked to summarize his comments today, he said that the Augustine Commission report was disappointing. All vehicles are too costly and that NASA should reconstitute itself as the old NACA and develop spaceflight vehicles that were low cost in space access, operations, and even an RLV. Then this technology should be made available to the private sector. He would kill the existing programs in favor of this approach. He said that space development and the human spaceflight program were not a romantic novel from a previous century! He said the NACA like suggestion in Augustine was the only real and acceptable things in the entire report but that it was barely noticed. If you have a question or comment for Dr. Bell, please send it to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will forward it to him. Please note that Jeff is very slow about replying to emails, if at all. He will soon have new articles appearing in SpaceDaily.com. Be on the watch for them. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:11:49 UTC
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Dr. Robert Zubrin, Friday, 11-6-09 (59.17MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Robert Zubrin. Topics: Goals and vision for space program, Augustine Commission. Dr. Robert Zubrin returned for this Space Show program to provide us with his assessment of the Augustine Commission's report and to put in context his goals and vision for our space program. In our first segment, Dr. Zubrin said that the Augustine Commission failed by not presenting a plan of action . Our entire segment was devoted to this discussion as was much of our program. Heavy lift was brought up and he said we would go nowhere in space without it. This is an action packed segment, don't miss it. Our second segment continued regarding Augustine and he shared his experiences with us when he spoke before the Commission as well as what happened when Elon Musk of SpaceX spoke before them regarding a fixed cost offer for building a heavy lift vehicle. Also in this segment, Dr. Zubrin had some things to say about some in the NewSpace community as well as the objective of reducing the cost to space. Our guest responded to many listener questions including one about RX drugs in space, artificial gravity and how best to achieve it on a Mars mission, and more. He took questions about The Mars Society, its future plans, and its membership. The subject of a one way trip to Mars was brought up and you will want to hear what he had to say about this idea. In our third and final segment with Dr. Zubrin, we talked about the possibility of an asteroid mission as part of the goal of going to Mars. He again said that the Augustine Commission failed President Obama and the American people. In response to one of my questions, Dr. Zubrin said that the NASA people he has talked to would be elated with a goal of going to Mars by 2019. Listen to his comments on these important topics. Public private partnerships were discussed, foreign leaders and space programs were addressed, and the Mars Society TEMPO project was described. As Dr. Zubrin left the show, he again said the Commission dropped the ball and that we needed Presidential Leadership to have a meaningful and acceptable civil space program. In our fourth and final segment which was Open Lines to discuss Dr. Zubrin's interview, we received a phone call from Dr. Jurist who went into detail regarding the biomedical issues regarding humans to Mars or for long duration spaceflight/space settlement. While Dr. Jurist was in agreement with Dr. Zubrin's goals and vision, he sharply disagreed with Zubrin's comments on the human factors issues. Dr. Jurist went into some detail explaining the biomedical facts around bone loss, centrifuge and artificial gravity requirements, closed loop life support, radiation, and psychological problems. We also talked about the use of RX drugs in the space environment and much more. We compared our state of readiness and development regarding our efforts to go to the Moon with Apollo to where we are today for Mars and long duration human spaceflight. One thing for sure that both Jurist and I agreed upon what that if we don't set the goal for Mars or something similar, we won't undertake the much needed research to address the human factors challenges. If you have questions or comments for Dr. Robert Zubrin, send them to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Please Visit The Mars Society website, www.themarsociety.org. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:47:40 UTC
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Dr. Jeffrey Hoffman, Tuesday, 11-3-09 (43.82MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Jeffrey Hoffman. Topics: space walks, space tourism, solid rocket boosters, space policy, space vision. Dr. Jeffrey Hoffman was our guest for this Space Show program. In our initial segment, we discussed the Hubble Space Telescope and its repair missions, training for the repair missions, and what its like to do work in space outside the spacecraft. We asked Dr. Hoffman about any sense of speed or height when doing a space walk and if space tourists could do an EVA. He suggested a possible way for the space tourist to be able to go outside their spaceship while still connected to their ship's atmosphere and environmental systems. Check out this discussion. During the second segment we talked about the Vision for Space Exploration (VSE) and we addressed solid rocket boosters for human spaceflight. As you will hear, Dr. Hoffman said that the SRB was the most reliable rocket in the world with a track record to support that claim. This comment led to a comprehensive discussion regarding SRBs and liquids so don't miss it. Space vision came up and we talked about going to Mars as the primary vision though the incremental steps getting there would include working on the Moon, in LEO, and elsewhere in space. A listener asked about hybrid rocket engines and the subject of heavy lift rockets came up. As you will hear, our guest supports the need for a heavy lift vehicle. Toward the end of this segment, NASA budget costs and potential increases were discussed. During the early part of the third and final segment, we talked about the extensive international interest in human spaceflight and space exploration, specifically human spaceflight as a catalyst for inspiring and motivating students to study the STEM courses in college. Dr. Hoffman was asked about a killer application for human spaceflight and this led to a discussion about the purpose of human spaceflight as well as for robotic spaceflight. You do not want to miss Dr. Hoffman's comments on this important subject. Later in this segment, we asked our guest about some of the human factors facing long duration spaceflight and settlement, including radiation and bone loss. Our guest brought us current with some of the research in these fields and how solutions might be realized. If you have a questions or comment for Dr. Jeff Hoffman, please send it to me at drspacespace@thespaceshow.com. In addition, as you will hear him mention near the end of the program, his MIT website is easy to find and it contains additional contact information. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:28:24 UTC
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Miles O'Brien, Monday, 11-2-09 (43.83MB; download) -- Guest: Miles O'Brien. Topics: NASA Advisory Council Input, space vision, space policy, Mars. We welcomed Miles O'Brien back to The Space Show for this program. We started our initial segment congratulating Miles for becoming a member of the NASA Advisory Council. Miles then told us about his NASA meetings so far, his discussions with the Charlie Bolden, the new NASA Administrator and the focus on education and outreach as a top priority for NASA. One of the goals is to energize and educate young groups of school kids across America to the importance and future of space in their lives. Later in this segment, Miles was asked about CNN terminating their science and technology reporting of which Miles was their anchor. In response to this question, our guest had much to say about cable news, how people today are getting their news, and the power of the internet over cable news. This is a fascinating discussion so don't miss it. Also in this segment, we talked about Ares 1-X and the Augustine Commission report. Miles had lots to say about Augustine as did I so again, don't miss our discussion. As we started our second segment, Miles invited listeners to give him feedback, questions, and comments that he could work with in his position on the NASA Advisory Council. He said he could be reached through all of the social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, etc. You will find his email address at the end of this write up. During this segment, Mr. O'Brien was asked about space solar power. As you will hear, Miles strongly supports it and even stated that perhaps some of it could be done as a private business and he cited a type of test venture in supplying SSP to our military. In response to this discussion, we had a listener point out the vulnerability of an SSP system for our military in that this listener said it would be easy for an enemy to hinder or render the system useless. Another listener asked Miles if the billions being reported to be invested in SSP by the Japanese might just embarrass the U.S. Congress to take action on SSP and start an American program. This issue was also discussed in the final program segment. Both Miles and I laughed and said given the scandals and what goes on with our congress, nothing could ever embarrass them. Also in this segment, we talked about extending the life of the shuttle, the Gap and why the GAP is important. We also talked about the need to understand that space development was an investment, not an expense item. Miles was asked about our time frame for coming up with good space policy and he thought timing was now critical and that we were in a very crucial time frame. The Hubble Space Telescope was discussed as an inspiring space program and in terms of education, Miles cited the educational system, science programs, and journalism as a growth business in Poland which is just the opposite of the United States. As we kicked off the third and final segment, we talked some more about the Japanese SSP program and the 40th anniversary of Apollo. At one point, Miles said it was sad that we lived so much in the past and only had our past glorious space programs to honor and remember. This is an important discussions so don't miss it. In response to a question about Administrator Bolden's NASA vision, he said he wants to go to Mars but of course he is serving at NASA at the pleasure of the President of the U.S. so obviously he has to follow the administration mandate for NASA. Some questions came in during this segment about political partisanship and space and both Miles and I pointed that space has been seen as a unique program for the United States and has enjoyed bi-partisan support. As for closing comments, the bottom line: Don't Give Up!!! To contact Miles O'Brien, you can reach him at milesobrien@mac.com. His website is www.milesobrien.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:44:04 UTC
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Ann Darrin and Dr. Beth O'Leary, Sunday, 11-1-09 (66.84MB; download) -- Guests: Ann Darrin, Dr. Beth O'Leary. Topics: saving space heritage sites, lunar landing sites, museums, artifacts, special engineering. Our guests for this program, Ann Darrin and Dr. Beth O'Leary, are the editors of the book, "Handbook Of Space Engineering, Archaeology, and Heritage." This is a must-have cutting-edge book for your library, and is available on the One Giant Leap Foundation book page so if you buy it through this link : http://www.amazon.com/dp/1420084313?tag=onegialeafou-20 a portion of the proceeds go to The Space Show. We started our first segment with an explanation of the structure and the organization of this 1,000 page book. As we learned from this discussion, this book could serve as an introductory graduate level text to rocket science and orbital dynamics in addition to the basics pertaining to archaeology and heritage. Near the end of the first segment, we focused on space archaeology, the legal regime that would be necessary to preserve sites in space and on a celestial body and potential conflicts with the Outer Space Treaty. The World Heritage Convention, the Apollo 11 landing site, Launch Complex 39 at the Cape, and the experiences our guests had talking to NASA about historical preservation are all part of this first segment. In the second segment, we learn the genesis for this book and how they brought such a book to fruition. This book addresses cutting edge subjects and merges science, physics, and engineering with archaeology and social science. As you will hear Ann say, she knew next to nothing about archaeology when starting and was surprised to learn that archaeologists follow the scientific method as well. Both Ann and Beth commented on the differences they had with comparison terminology and used in-situ as an example since it means one thing in space science and engineering and quite another in the field of archaeology. Our discussion soon moved towards orbital debris and our guests were asked what constituted orbital debris vs an artifact and later, Beth was asked about the difference between anthropology and archaeology. You certainly want to hear this discussion. I asked both our guests about graduate level education in space related fields merging these disciplines together. As you will hear, those opportunities are far and few between. We also spoke about the degree of development for the space industry and whether it was moving toward maturity or if it was still in its infancy? Listen to what our guests had to say about this. As we entered the final segment, we talked about the Cold War and how we took risks then and the launch rate was significantly higher than today. The question was asked if we needed something like a Cold War to accelerate space development or at least a crisis or stressful situation. Beth mentioned her interview with former astronaut Frank Borman who said his mission was a battle in the Cold War, not really a space mission. This discussion then took us into the world of the high cost of space access, the need to get to space much cheaper and the comparison of robotic missions versus manned missions. This is a very important discussion with our guests so don't miss it. Later in this segment, we talked about private collectors and how that takes important artifacts out of the potential research domain. Near the end of the program, I asked both guests for their favorite parts or chapters in the book. You will definitely want to hear what they have to say. Our guests did say the LCROSS impact site was now a new archaeological heritage site. We talked about the preservation value of NewSpace and space tourism and the upcoming Lunar X Prize effort. It was said that when humans explore, we litter so we have to take care of this as part of our exploration efforts. For your questions and comments, please contact Ann Darrin and Dr. Beth O'Leary as follows: Ann Darrin: ann.darrin@jhuapl.edu. Dr. Beth O'Leary: boleary@nmsu.edu . Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:54:21 UTC
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John Hornung, Friday, 10-30-09 (59.39MB; download) -- Guest: John Hornung. Topics: Aerospace memoirs, Saturn 1 B, developing testing formulas and methods for the space program. Our guest, John P. Hornung, is a retired aerospace worker having worked on the Saturn 1 B with the Chrysler Corporation Space Division. Mr. Hornung has written his memoirs which detail his part in the early days of developing our space program for the Moon, human spaceflight, and rocket development. Mr. Hornung will give listeners a free copy of his 40 page memoir, "To the Moon, Without Me," just by sending him an email and requesting it with your mailing address. Having read his story, I strongly recommend it because John Hornung was among those pioneers that wrote the book on building, designing, testing, and developing rockets and human spaceflight. His memoir is an important treasure of information that would server us all well to know, understand, and remember. As Mr. Hornung's subjects went across our segments, this program description does not really lend itself to be described segment by segment. Some of the topics we covered were the development of reliability testing systems, confidence intervals and reliability formulas for the Saturn 1 B and other rockets. We talked about early industry challenges, competition not just with the Soviets but with the Air Force and its rocket and space programs. Mr. Hornung goes into exciting detail about the math and analysis he did, especially by using imaginary numbers as that made his work accurate, especially when compared to the work of others that ignored imaginary numbers. Specific testing programs were discussed and we also talked about the layoffs that took place in the early days of the space program, even before we went to the Moon. John helped us extrapolate from then to now with the employment pressures in today's aerospace industry. Listen carefully as he provided with good recommendations to make careers more valuable and universal, even outside the space industry I believe this to be a very important two hour Space Show program. Don't miss it. If you have a question or comment for John Hornung or if you want a free copy of his memoirs, please email him at jkjamestown@verizon.net. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:07:10 UTC
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Dr. Arlin Crotts, Tuesday, 10-27-09 (43.53MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Arlin Crotts. Topics: water on the Moon, liquid mirror telescopes, space exploration, NASA budget. Dr. Arlin Crotts was our guest for this show regarding his work on water on the Moon. Please read his Oct. 12, 2009 Space Review article, "Water on the Moon," www.thespacereview.com/article//1485/1. Our first segment started with a detailed and most interesting discussion on liquid mirror telescopes. We then switched to the main topic for the program, water on the Moon. Dr. Crotts said that scientifically, this was very compelling because according to our models water should not be there. We discussed the benefits and advantages for finding water on the Moon for humans as well as for making rocket fuel and of course for expanding scientific knowledge. During this segment, our guest went through the various ideas and theories as to the source of lunar water. This is a discussion you don't want to miss. In response to a question about a mission to confirm the source of lunar water, Dr. Crotts speculated a 4-5 year time period, perhaps up to $500 million for a mission to conduct ground penetrating radar examinations of the entire Moon. In the second segment, Dr. Crotts was asked about the possibility of lunar volcanic water sources. He also talked about fuel cells and using the Moon as a stepping stone for learning how to live and work in space and move outward to Mars, a NEO, or elsewhere of interest. He said he took issue with Mars being the ultimate destination and that there may be other destinations of equal or more importance that we should visit. Again, you will want to hear his ideas and the why behind them. In response to a question about the perfect kind of space program, he said space exploration should be science led in that we need to be very well informed and prepared as we move out into space. Much was said on this theme and as you will hear, its an important discussion. In Segment Three, we talked about knowing and understanding our place in the university and other intelligence that may be discovered in space. In light of this discussion, Dr. Crotts talked about the role of both robots and humans in space exploration. Later in this final segment, the NASA budget was addressed. Here, Dr. Crotts suggested that for small amounts more in the budget, we could do significantly more with our space program. Budget cuts go in the wrong direction because then all that happens is the NASA overhead and infrastructure costs are met. Understanding what Dr. Crotts is talking about with the budget, meeting the basic overhead and infrastructure costs, and getting perhaps double or more bang for the buck is important. At the end of the program, we talked about the Russian Luna 24 mission which found signs of water on the Moon back in 1976. You will want to hear his comments on this and not missing science for years if not decades that may be right in front of our noses. If you want to send Dr. Arlin Crotts a comment or question, please do so through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com.
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