The Space Show
The Space Show
The Space Show focuses on timely and important issues influencing the development of outer-space commerce, space tourism,space exploration and space development. The Space Show is committed to facilitating our becoming a space-faring nation and society with a growing and self-sustaining space-faring economy. The Space Show also focuses on other related subjects of interest to us all.
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Space Investment Summit #6, Wednesday, 5-6-09 (42.63MB; download) -- Guests: Michael Leventhal, David Hosley. Topics: Space Investment Summit #6 (SIS-6), space hospitality, space tourism. Our guests started out introducing us to the SIS program and in particular, SIS-6 with its new panel format and specific focus on space hospitality, tourism, and entertainment. Both Michael and Dave described the panels and this new format in detail and to me, it appears to be a real winner. Check it out. You can get more information about the agenda, the panel speakers, and SIS-6 by visiting http://www.spaceinvestmentsummit.com/. In addition to talking about SIS-6, we were introduced to the concept of the Banner Center for Space Tourism concept for grades 9-12. If this interests you, get in contact with Michael or Dave and see if you can help put such a program together for your high school of interest. During our discussion, we talked about the seven human spaceflight companies working to move us off Earth, plus we addressed financial, market, and economic issues for the industry. Listeners brought up some very good points in that space tourism is completely a private sector effort without government involvement. We also talked about the many terrestrial business opportunities that have potential in and around the centers where space tourism will take place, the spaceports, and in general to support the developing industry. Our guests also discussed some of the vehicles being made for space tourism and the companies so you will want to hear these updates. If you have questions or comments about SIS-6, please use the Contact button in the upper right hand corner of the Space Investment Summit website or use info@spacecommerceroundtable.com. If you have specific questions for either of our guests, please send your note to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will forward it to the person you designate. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Thu, 07 May 2009 14:34:54 UTC
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Dr. Charles Lurio, Tuesday, 5-5-09 (55.16MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Charles Lurio. Topics: The Lurio Report, NewSpace, Moon programs, ISS, Space Solar Power. Dr. Charles Lurio was our guest for this Space Show program. We started out asking Charles if he had any insights to who the new NASA Administrator might be and if one could infer anything by the delay in announcing a new administrator. Dr. Lurio had no information on the next administrator but his comments on what we could possibly infer by the delay were interesting and you will want to hear them. We then switched to talking about The Lurio Report which is an outstanding email newsletter resource for all the news in the space industry, including NewSpace. You can see samples copies, check out the details of the Lurio Report and get more information about it and subscribing by visiting www.thelurioreport.com. Our discussion then took us into many different areas including SSP, the Ares rockets and the Constellation program, Direct 2.0 which as you will hear on the show has evolved to Direct v.3.0 to be released at ISDC 2009. However, Ross did send in a basic description of Direct 3.0 which I read on air and he will be returning to the show on June 2 so we will all have a chance to learn much more about the new Direct. Charles was bullish on an alternative to Constellation and Ares. He preferred the EELVs, the Falcon 9, or Direct. Listen to what he had to say about these various programs including Ares and Constellation in general. In response to a listener question, we talked about how we should return to the Moon and what that return would look like and who should do it, private or government. Again, a very interesting discussion. Dr. Lurio also addressed suborbital space tourism and this discussion took Charles into describing the XCOR Lynx vehicles under construction. This sparked some controversy as Bill in Virginia challenged some of the numbers Dr. Lurio was citing. This was an IM exchange with Charles but you will still want to hear the comments and points raised by both Charles and Bill. Other program topics included COTS, Dr. Mike Griffin who was the former NASA Administrator, economics, Spaceport America in New Mexico, and more. If you have a comment or question for Dr. Charles Lurio, please forward it to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will pass it on to Charles. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 06 May 2009 17:52:10 UTC
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Dr. Bryan Laubscher, Monday, 5-4-09 (56.39MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Bryan Laubscher. Topics: Space Elevator, chemical rockets, Space Elevator Conference, power beaming, lightening strikes. Dr. Bryan Laubscher returned to The Space Show to continue our discussion about the space elevator. We started out with Bryan telling us about the upcoming Space Elevator Conference in Redmond, WA. Check it out at www.spaceelevatorconference.org. Registration is available online and there are discounts if applicable to your situation. We moved on from discussing the conference to the materials needed for the space elevator including carbon nano tubes (CNT). Bryan went into detail as to how the CNTs are made so if you are not familiar with the growth process, you will be after listening to this show. Dr. Laubscher also identified three serious issues that unless resolved are show stoppers. These issues are the consistency of the material, the length, and the strength. Several times during the show he said if the materials cannot be made, its the end of the space elevator concept. He also talked about how most of the CNT resources go into the more market driven applications in the electronics field, not into the areas needed for the space elevator. There were several listener questions about the elevator and CNTs. In addition, Bryan talked about the various competitions at their upcoming conference and also as hosted by the Spaceward Foundation (http://www.spaceward.org/). One of the intereesting competitions involves contestants coming up with a material stronger than used by the host of the competition. If you do, you can win a huge amount of money! This show went to two hours as a result of a 40 minute call with listener Charles Pooley in Mojave. To say the least, Charles is not a believer in the space elevator and he challenged Bryan continuously during their conversation. Charles asked about lightening strikes on the cable and you will want to hear how Bryan suggested dealing with it. I asked Bryan about oscillation on the cable and knowing where the cable was at all times and you will want to hear how Bryan suggested dealing with this and the comments offered by Charles. Charles advocated continued use of chemical rockets which Bryan challenged in some detail. This is a lively discussion, factual as well as emotional at time. I promise you, you do not want to miss this discussion! If you have comments or questions for Dr. Bryan Laubscher, you can email him at belaubscher@comcast.net. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 05 May 2009 14:33:12 UTC
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Responsive Space 7 Interviews with Amitsur Rosenfeld first, then followed by Dr. Peter Wegner, 5-1-09 (49.94MB; download) -- Guests: Amitsur Rosenfeld; Dr. Peter Wegner. Topics: Responsive Space in Israel, Air Force Office of Responsive Space. The first interview of this program is with Amitsur Rosenfeld, Managing Director of MicroSat Israel. Amitsur has attended the past four Responsive Space Conferences and provides us with his perspective on how responsive space is progressing. In addition, he details what the Israeli space development programs do regarding responsive space, their responsive small satellites and more. Amitsur also talks about exploiting the American commercial market and he has many valuable insights to share with us. He also provides us with real life examples of how ITAR can be restrictive to American commercial enterprise. The second interview on this tape was with Dr. Peter Wegner who is in charge of the Air Force Office of Responsive Space in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Dr. Wegner talks with us about responsive space, how his office sees it, how the US Congress sees responsive space and its needs, how rapid launch is being solved and what the primary goals, challenges, and objectives are and over what time period. This is an important discussion that you will not want to miss. If you have questions for Amitsur Rosenfeld, you can email him at amitsur1@netvision.net.il. If you want to send a comment or question to Dr. Wegner, please do so to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will forward it to his office. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sun, 03 May 2009 15:27:18 UTC
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Responsive Space #7, Tuesday, 4-28-09 (42.00MB; download) --
Guests: Responsive Space #7 Participants including Dr. Jim Wertz, Reda Anderson, Dr. John Jurist, Dr. Richard Van Allen, Ron, Nicola Sarzi Amade, Christine Purcell. Topics: Responsive Space, GPS, business education for space engineers. This Space Show program was live with live video streaming at the Westin Hotel for the Responsive Space Conference #7, April 28, 2009. We started the program with Dr. Jim Wertz coming to the microphone to talk about the status of responsive space, a report card analysis of responsive space, and much more. The discussion with Dr. Wertz opened up a much broader responsive space discussion leading into the need for systems engineering and business education. Others in the audience including Reda Anderson, Dr. Jurist, Dr. Van Allen, Ron, Nicola, and Christine Purcell of the California Space Authority (CSA) formed a panel to discuss these issues. One of the important things discussed in this program was the study referenced by Christine so you want to pay attention to it and probably download it from the website address given out on air. Our discussion of commercial space led to lots of comments about GPS and its commercial significance. We also talked about our possibility vulnerability given our commercial and national security dependence on space. You will want to hear what many of our guests said about this. Nicola who is a USC PhD astronautics engineering student had much to say from his younger perspective. His proclamation that he and his friends are frustrated that progress is so slow was illuminating. Later I asked him if the frustration was more about the slow space development as opposed to his generation wanting everything now and being accustomed to having it now. If you have comments for any of our panel members or guests, please send them to me and I will forward them to the person of your choice. Responsive Space is going to be an increasingly important part of our space community and space development effort. I believe this program will prove to be a good resource for us all. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:31:29 UTC
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Roger Lenard, Monday, 4-27-09 (47.61MB; download) -- Guest: Roger Lenard. Topics: Space Solar Power, tethers, beaming energy from space, military needs for SSP, tethers. Roger Lenard, president of Heliosat, Inc. was our guest for this show. We began our discussion with Roger talking about SSP and the unique approach of Heliosat, Inc. in bringing SSP to fruition. Listen to his plan and objectives and see what you think. We talked about the use of tethers to boost the satellites from LEO to GEO. We also talked about low cost launch options which seem promising. You will not want to miss this discussion. As our conversation progressed, we heard more and more how systems engineering was crucial to developing not only SSP but space in general. Roger talked with us extensively about systems engineering. Do you concur with its importance and leadership role in space development? Other topics of discussion included the possible need of the military to have SSP, the size of rectennas and power beaming frequencies, laser beaming versus microwave beaming, and more. STEM education and space policy as well as political leadership came up. Also the subject of history. This was a far reaching program beyond the Heliosat SSP plans and I know you will find it important and valuable. If you have questions for Roger Lenard, please send them to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will forward them to him. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:06:23 UTC
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Dr. Mike Gruntman; Karsan McGillicuddy, Sunday, 4-26-09 (58.19MB; download) -- Guests: Dr. Michael Gruntman; Karsan McGillicuddy. Topics: History of rockets, astronautics, Grand Forks, ND, Space Aliens Grill and Bar. Dr. Mike Gruntman, Professor of Astronautics at the University of Southern California (USC) was our guest for the first segment of this special Space Show program. Dr. Gruntman delivered a colloquium talk to the Space Studies department of UND on April 6, 2009 on the history of rockets. With both his permission and the permission of Dr. David Whalen, Space Studies Chairman, this talk is being presented here as a Space Show program. The last segment of this program features Karsan McGillicuddy talking about the new Grand Forks, ND restaurant, Space Aliens Grill and Bar. Since I go to Grand Forks to teach in the Space Studies Department, I thought it appropriate and fun to tell listeners about this new restaurant with a space theme. I hope you enjoy the discussion with Karsan as much as I did plus I got to enjoy the fine food at the Space Aliens Grill and Bar with friends including Dr. Gruntman and Dr. Jurist. Later in the week Suezette and Bev from Space Studies joined Dr. Jurist and myself for another round at Space Aliens. To learn more about Dr. Gruntman and the USC program, visit http://astronautics.usc.com. Dr. Gruntman's personal website is http://astronauticsnow.com/MikeGruntman/. A similar lecture to the one you will hear with this program is on his site, along with his video clips and more can be found at http://astronauticsnow.com/vp/index.html. His talk was titled "The Road To Space: The First Thousand Years." To learn more about Space Aliens Grill and Bar, please visit http://www.spacealiens.com/. If you have comments or questions for either Dr. Gruntman or Karsan McGillicuddy, please send them to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will forward them to you.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:45:42 UTC
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Robert Zimmerman, Thursday, 4-23-09 (59.35MB; download) -- Guest: Robert Zimmerman. Topics: NASA Administrator, Ares, Orion, Constellation, ISS, space policy, bats, suborbital tourism, Hubble. Bob Zimmerman returned to the Space Show for this program, leading off with a discussion about the significance of the absence of a NASA Administrator. Bob explained some of the problems this creates for our space program, especially long term as we are nearing critical decision points in several of our civil space programs. You will want to hear his comments on this subject. In addition, he had no suggestion or ideas as to the next Administrator. Our discussion then took us into the Ares rocket family, COTS, Orion, Constellation, etc. Bob had much to say on both sides of many of the important issues surrounding Ares and the Constellation program. Bob did express strong support for the former Administrator, Dr. Mike Griffin. You will want to hear his supporting comments. I asked Bob about the space aspect of the military launch programs for Iran, North Korea and China and we talked about other national space programs as well. Bob suggested the space aspects of these programs might be strong enough to lead these nations away from their military focus as was the case with the former Soviet Union. Listen to what Bob had to say and see if you agree with him. Later in the show, we somehow got on to one of Bob's favorite topics, freedom to do pretty much what one wants. Examples Bob used had to do with his going caving and having property with caves on them that his wife and he make available to cavers despite efforts to close caving off due to the bat problem in the northeast. This discussion opened up a short segment regarding the problem bats are experiencing in the northeast, the unknown fungus that may be at the root of the bat problem, and the unexplained death of many bats and what this means. While bats and the fungus having nothing to do with space, it is a real and potentially serious problem and its worth hearing what Bob had to say about it as he is very up on the subject and has just written a journal article on the subject for a leading reviewed journal. Going back to space, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) was discussed in detail including the upcoming repair mission. So was the James Webb Telescope. Bob had much to say about HST and took many listener questions about it. He explained the repairs in some detail. Listeners asked him about the ISS and its possible usefulness in the lunar and Mars programs. We also talked about the remaining life expectancy of the ISS. Many more topics were discussed and at the end of the show, a listener even asked Bob to explain his choice of government since he so frequently finds faults with most governments. When you hear his response, you will know Bob's idea of the perfect government. To find out more about Robert Zimmerman, check out his website at http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3cxxp/zimbib.htm . You can email him through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com or you can search for his email address on his website and then contact him directly. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:19:37 UTC
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Marsha Freeman, Tuesday, 4-21-09 (43.75MB; download) -- Marsha Freeman is the author of hundreds of articles on the U.S. space program--the Space Shuttle, space station, NASA science programs, space agency budgets, the history of the German space pioneers, the Soviet and Russian space programs, space medicine and biology, and the Japanese and European space programs, magneto hydrodynamics energy conversion, hydrogen technology, applications of superconductivity, the electricity industry and technology, plasma technologies, fusion energy, nuclear technology, and magnetically levitated transportation systems. She has published in Fusion Magazine, Executive Intelligence Review magazine, 21st Century Science & Technology magazine, Acta Astronautica, Space World magazine, New Federalist newspaper, Science Books & Films, Space Governance Journal, The World & I, Quest Magazine,The Encyclopedia of the Midwest, and other periodicals. Author of How We Got to the Moon: The Story of the German Space Pioneers, published by 21st Century Science Associates, 1993; and the German translation, Hin Zu Neuen Welten: Die Geschichte der Deutschen Raumfahrt-Pioniere, published by Dr. Bottiger Verlags-GmbH, 1995. Author of Challenges of Human Space Exploration, published by Springer/Praxis, 2000. Editor of the up-coming History of Rocketry and Astronautics volume, published by the American Astronautics Society, of proceedings of the History Symposium of the International Academy of Astronautics, at the 57th Congress of the International Astronautical Federation, Valencia, Spain, October 2006. Witness before the United States Congress at hearings on science, energy, space, and transportation budgets and policies. Invited speaker at conferences and symposia on energy, space, and technology topics; guest lecturer at New York University; invited speaker by the AIAA and NASA Ames Research Center; and presenter at International Astronautical Federation Congresses, including a Memoir of Krafft Ehricke, a Memoir of Arthur Rudolph, and paper on the history of the Apollo program. Currently - Technology Editor, Executive Intelligence Review Magazine & Associate Editor, 21st Century Science & Technology Magazine Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:18:59 UTC
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Dr. Chris McKay, Monday, 4-20-09 (40.36MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Chris McKay. Topics: Mars, life in the solar system, moons of Saturn, South Pole Station, Antarctica. Dr. Chris McKay was the guest for this show which started out by discussing the NASA Mars program today. As Dr. McKay said, the program is in trouble and you will want to hear why he said this. Also, pay attention to the competition Mars now receives for searching for life from the moons of Saturn. What this means for Mars programs in a competitive funding environment is up in the air. Also, you will want to pay attention to how the humans to Mars program merges nicely with the science and the astrobiology for Mars though in reality, these programs are still treated as separate. Dr. McKay had much to say on this subject during this show so you will definitely want to sit up and listen. In addition to talking about the search for life throughout the solar system and outer planets, we talked about the finding of methane on Mars and what that might really mean for life, we talked about ethical and planetary protection requirements for both lunar and Martian samples plus our going to Mars. Listen to what Chris said about how we have already contaminated Mars with perhaps up to 400 different bacteria! Later in the show I asked Chris what the Mars program would look like were he in charge. Here he talked about three important steps including the establishment of a Moon base, going beyond the Cis-lunar environment to a NEO to prove that humans can venture deeper into space and do it safely, and then undertake several sample return robotic missions from Mars. In this context, we discussed the requirements for containment and caution. We brought up the subject of a possible private mission to Mars on a commercial basis and this brought us to discussing the early Mars Oasis project proposed by Elon Musk. Here, Dr. McKay told us he was an advisor on that project for planetary protection as well as other issues. Don't miss this important discussion about the possibility of private Mars missions. In response to a listener question, Dr. McKay talked about the constant debate of going to the Moon or Mars, which one first, etc. He had much to say on this topic and his comments may surprise you. SETI came up as a method for searching for life and he then went into some discussion about the two methods of searching for life, looking throughout the solar system as he does as an astrobiologist or listening and searching for communication of some type as is the case with SETI. Several times during our program, Chris referenced Antarctica and the South Pole Station as a model for space exploration and development. He even mentioned the tourist spot in Antarctica, White Desert. Many other topics were discussed on this show, its definitely a must listen to program. If you have a question or comment for Dr. Chris McKay, you may email him at chris.mckay@nasa.gov. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:15:37 UTC
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