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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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Created on: 12 May 2005 Language: English |
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Brian Hanley, Friday, 9-26-08 (54.48MB; download) -- Guest: Brian Hanley was our guest for this off-topic Space Show program, which addressed the issue of terrorism. We began the discussion by asking Mr. Hanley for a working definition of terrorism why it was defined as asymmetrical warfare and violence for political ends against non-government targets. We talked extensively about Russia, what is in its national interest with regards to supporting or not supporting terrorism. In fact, we discussed actions the U.S. has taken and takes in its own national interest that sometimes run afoul of our stated anti-terrorism policy. Appropriate anti-terrorism policy was discussed throughout this show, so you will want to hear these discussions. Pakistan was an important topic as well, so for sure you will want to hear what Brian had to say about Pakistan and what was going on with them, the Taliban, and more. There was much discussion centering around the Middle East, Iran, Israel, and regional terrorist organizations. Again, not to be missed! Brian Hanley is making available a chapter he wrote in a book that may interest many of you. His chapter, "Understanding Putin, Georgia and the conflict in the Caucasus , " is available for download at www.konnectworld.com/Understanding-Russia-and-Georgia_Brian-Hanley-Version11.pdf. As you will hear when you listen to this show, there is much more involved in understanding terrorism, how it is used, and responses to it than what we pick up from the usual media or related sources. If you have questions or comments for our guest and expert, Brian Hanley, please send him an email at brian.hanley@ieee.org.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:22:00 UTC
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Dr. Melchor Antunano, Tuesday, 9-23-08 (44.42MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Melcho Antunano, Director of Civil Aerospace Medical Institute at the FAA, was the guest for this Space Show program. Our primary topic for discussion was the role of the FAA in setting policy, guidelines, or requirements for medical qualifications for flight crews and spaceflight participants for both suborbital and orbital space tourism. Dr. Antunano pointed out several times that the FAA does not set the policy or requirements. Instead, they produce guidelines only and it is then up to the spaceflight companies to issue their own standards and guidelines. He said it would be possible for there to be differing requirements issued by each company depending on company requirements, vehicle flight profile, or other specific conditions. Dr. Antunano also described some of the medical conditions that would likely prevent a spaceflight participant from flying and he described the FAA flexible approach to the issue and told how they differ, and why, from the standards used by NASA or the military for astronauts. He told us that for suborbital space tourism, flight crews will need a Second Class FAA medical certificate , the same as a general aviation pilot needs for commercial flight. Several listener driven questions asked Dr. Antunano about sex in space, pregnancy, testing to make sure a spaceflight participant was not pregnant, infectious disease and disease testing of spaceflight participants. Do not miss this discussion. I asked the doctor about the use of prescription drugs, especially for older spaceflight participants that find themselves on routine meds for blood pressure, cholesterol, a host of age related problems, even calcium problems for older men and women. He said this was a problem and that there was research into how to deliver these meds more effectively than by mouth because it's the absorption issue in the intestines that causes a problem, so you will want to hear what he has to say about this. He suggested that possible IV applications or even sublingual reformations of the meds for use in space. But again, it's less of a problem for suborbital because the microgravity part of the trip will be limited to 4-6 minutes, a very short time. These are issues more specifically related to orbital flight. Dr. Antunano brought to our attention many other issues and he provided us with great insights. For example, near the end of the show, I asked him about his years of speaking and addressing space advocacy groups and if he had noticed an evolution in awareness or growth in understanding the problems from these groups. This is also a must hear discussion during this show. Originally, Dr. Antunano was going to be with us for just one hour without a break. However, he was with us for a full 90 minute show, no breaks. Thus, this is an action and information packed fast moving, outstanding program. You gotta add this Space Show with Dr. Melchor Antunano to your list! If you have follow up comments or questions for Dr. Antunano, please email him at melchor.j.antunano@faa.gov.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:13:15 UTC
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Berin Szoka and Will Watson, Monday, 9-22-08 (37.98MB; download) -- Guests: Berin Michael Szoka and Will Watson were the guests for this Space Show program. We talked about the new direction and board in place for the Space Frontier Foundation (SFF) and the focus on Web 2.0 for mastering and maximizing the Foundation's vision. This discussion is appropriate for more than just SFF because it puts forth a general plan for how organizations are redefining themselves for the times we are in and the new forms of communication and staying in contact being used by people of all ages, interests, and cultures. Will discussed outreach and some of the venues that SFF will be functioning in, so don't miss what he had to say. It's a new SFF! We talked about NASA, space and the economy, low cost space access, The High Frontier by Gerard O'Neill, and much more. We learned that the SFF annual conference for 2009 will probably be at NASA Ames on or around July 20, 2009. Much more information about these and other Foundation projects can be obtained by visiting the Foundation's website: http://www.spacefrontierfoundation.org . You can join the SFF and be part of this dynamic organization, just visit http://www.space-frontier.org/joinus.html. If you have questions about the Foundation or comments for Will Watson, his Foundation email is wwatson@spacefrontierfoundation.org . Berin provided his email address on air, so listen for it if you want to contact him.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:07:56 UTC
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Space Investment Summit 5 Program, Sunday, 9-21-08 (48.41MB; download) -- Guests: Robert Jacobson, Dr. Paul Eckert, Tom Olson, Bruce Pittman, and Rex Ridenoure were the guests on this Space Show program to discuss the upcoming Space Investment Summit 5 which will take place on Oct. 5, 2008 in Bel Aire (Los Angeles), CA. To find out more about the event and for online registration/hotel, please visit www.spaceinvestmentsummit.com for more details. We discussed the organization of the Summit, the players, the investors that will be present, and the types of companies which will be presenting business plans though the specific companies were not announced on this show. We covered the selection process for the plan presenters, how due diligence is performed, especially for a vehicle company when the vehicle is still on the drawing board, and much more. Also note that as of the time of this program, the full Summit agenda was not on the website, but it should be available later this week. We also learned that India is extremely interested in the value added session that will take place. There is also a technology and commercialization session as well as the business plan presentation session. Furthermore, each session will have a panel of experts that critique the session for those in attendance. For more information, please use the contact link on The Space Investment Summit 5 website above or send your questions or comments to me and I will forward them to the guest of your choice. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:20:08 UTC
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Dr. Michael Brooks, Friday, 9-19-08 (54.81MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Michael Brooks, author of "13 Things That Don't Make Sense: The Most Baffling Scientific Mysteries Of Our Time," was the guest for this Space Show program. We started our discussion with Dr. Brooks regarding the things he talks about in his book, focusing in on dark matter, the placebo effect, the WOW signal, cold fusion, Pioneer 1 & 2, Viking, homeopathy, and free will. Listeners asked many questions about these issues and we explored each of them in some detail. We also talked about other issues such as chemical rockets, science agendas and funding, general public expectations of science, science education, politics and science, and political and journalistic knowledge about science. You will want to hear this discussion and remember Dr. Brooks, who is a quantum physicist in the UK, brings to the table unique perceptions that we do not get to hear all that frequently on The Space Show. We did cover the space topics in his book in detail and talked about the value of space development and exploration and what it can mean for us all. We talked about space funding and programs in the UK and the United States. I asked Dr. Brooks what issues almost made the book but did not. One was ultra high energy cosmic rays. Listen to what he says about this item. Another was gravity and he is contemplating a sequel that may address gravity but that would be several years down the road. A good portion of our discussion centered on science and the place science should have in our world. We also related it to the social sciences and other disciplines. Towards the end of the program, we talked about how little science understands about life and death and the work being done by serious people to see if one can live indefinitely. Contrast the end of the show with this topic versus the start of the show with time travel. Please visit his website, www.michaelbrooks.org. The website for his book is www.13thingsthatdontmakesense.com/. To contact Dr. Brooks with a question or comment or inquiries about his book, please use info@michaelbrooks.org or the forms on either of his websites under the Contact link. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:55:48 UTC
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Michael Michaud, Thursday, 9-18-08 (39.49MB; download) -- Michael Michaud, author of "Contact with Alien Civilizations: Our Hopes and Fears about Encountering Extraterrestrials," was our Space Show guest for this in-depth discussion regarding ET contact. We started our discussion by having Mr. Michaud provide us with a broad brush definition of SETI. From there, we jumped into the discussion about validating signals, what type of signals, and could we even recognize a signal as coming from an ET civilization assuming it was out of the ordinary from our perspective. We also spent a significant amount of time discussing the type of response or even if we should make a response to a signal. There were many listener questions about the global interest of SETI, cultural and societal impact of discovering an ET civilization, questions about using humans as the model, and whether ET would behave toward us the way we behave toward each other. You will want to hear these questions and the responses provided by Mr. Michaud. Another topic that we covered was the gap between the physical scientists and the social scientists regarding the questions discussed on this show. This is an important discussion, don't miss it. We also talked about the need for more collaboration and integration between the physical science and social science fields, especially history, but it was mentioned that often the social science research is not as scientifically focused or agenda free as it should be. We talked about planning for the future and the timing of when we here on Earth should be prepared for the discovery of an off-Earth intelligent civilization. Listeners asked what type of priority we should make planning for such an event which may or may not happen. Don't miss Michael's response to this set of listener questions. If you want to follow up on this topic, I urge you to read his book. You can send email questions or comments to me and I will pass them on to Michael. Please use drspace@thespaceshow.com.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:56:55 UTC
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Winston Scott, Tuesday, 9-16-08 (39.33MB; download) -- Guest: Winston E. Scott (Capt. USN Ret.), former NASA Astronaut, returned for this Space Show program to discuss his "Win An Afternoon with Winston E. Scott, The Astronaut" contest. When a school buys his book, "Reflections From Earth Orbit", they enter the contest to win Capt. Scott for an afternoon. Capt. Scott will come to the school to talk with the students about space. Parents, grandparents, and others can buy and donate his book to the school and enter the school in the contest. The contest ends Oct. 31, 2008. If you would like me to send you the flyer for the contest, please send your request to drspace@thespaceshow.com. During the interview with Capt. Scott, we asked about his personal reflections from space and covered many different topics ranging from spacewalks, spacesuits, to life-changing perspectives and emotions on looking back at Earth. We also talked about the sensations of height and speed when out for a space walk, the fit of the custom EMU suit, and much more. Issues of education and leadership came up, plus the money spent on going to space and the perspectives of the general public on space development. Winston was asked to tell us what he will do with the class that wins him for an afternoon and what he will talk about with the students and teachers. Lunar settlement came up, questions about thrust and comparison with taking off an aircraft carrier in an F-14, an F-18, and then the Space Shuttle were made. Don't miss what he has to say about these rides and their respective experiences. This is a fast moving, information, and action packed program. You will want to buy his book and a copy for your school after you spend 90 minutes with Winston Scott. If you have questions or comments for him, please send them to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will forward them to Capt. Scott.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:16:19 UTC
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Rick Tumlinson, Monday, 9-15-08 (41.22MB; download) -- Guest: Rick Tumlinson returned as the guest for this Space Show program. As Rick was one of the three founders of the Space Frontier Foundation (SFF) (please see their website at www.spacefrontierfoundation.org/), we began our discussion with Rick letting us know about new and significant changes and accomplishments with SFF. Listen to this segment, it's most interesting as we explore the ISS, Mir, Dennis Tito, DC-X, and lobbying both candidates running for the office of President of the United States. Rick talked about younger leadership coming into SFF, how to join the organization, and how the organization is using the internet to develop and spread the space word. You will not want to miss what he had to say about this. We also talked about space policy and what might space policy look like with a new President and Congress. One of the big discussion topics for this program was the need for space infrastructure to be developed. Developing space infrastructure is important, as is lowing the cost of space access, also a topic we talked about. To be expected, space solar power (SSP) came up and we had a lively discussion about it. Pay attention to the closing comments from Rick when he addressed SSP. In the last segment of the show, Rick talked about his space diving company and Orbital Outfitters, then he updated us on the NewSpace movement and actually defined NewSpace for us. If you have comments or questions for Rick, please send them to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will forward them to him. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:45:20 UTC
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Tom Hill, Sunday, 9-14-08 (44.74MB; download) -- Guest: Tom Hill was the guest for this Space Show program to discuss his Mars Society award winning proposal, Tethered Experiment for Mars inter-Planetary Operations Cubed (TEMPO3), a mission designed to demonstrate the generation of artificial gravity using a CubeSat satellite. Tom started the discussion with the basics pertaining to his winning this award at the recently held 2008 Mars Society Conference in Boulder, Colorado. Tom's proposal was the winner out of 30 proposals. During our conversation, he describes some of the other proposals and the process used by the Mars Society to select the winner of the contest. Tom received many questions about the cost and the financing/funding stream for the project. Part of the estimated $500K is to be paid by the Mars Society and part has to be raised by the TEMPO team. Tom explains this process in detail. We also talked about the launch costs, waiting longer for a free ride as do many in the academic world, and the team's use of volunteer labor. Tom explained the tether process in detail along with how and why this proposal works regarding artificial gravity. Listeners also asked Tom about educational outreach, using student involvement, and publishing the findings of the project once it is completed. You will want to hear what Tom has to say about all of this, especially how they are using educational outreach to secure more interest in the project. We also talked about the general public and its interest in going to Mars and what type of story or compelling reason might be given to "wow" the general public into opening up the purse strings for a manned Mars mission. Tom told us his story and this somehow brought us to discussing the use of the media and technology today, in the frontier days, and how things might have been different if CNN or Fox News had been on a covered wagon trip or the Donner Mission. While we had lots of fun with this discussion, it did point out that in our great exploration period, we did not have the type of litigious, environmental, PC, mommy society that we have now. I then asked Tom about his own desire to go to Mars and would he take his family and young children to Mars. This opened up an entirely different line of discussion for this program near the end of the 100 minute show. We got into the ethics of taking minor children to Mars, what Tom's wife might think about all of this, and you will hear some possibly surprising statements about it from Tom. It's an interesting and unexpected part of an excellent program. To get more information about TEMPO3, visit Tom's website: http://spacewhatnow. Check out the YouTube videos and the Design Reference link as well as the other links on this blog page. If you want to participate in donating to the project, there is a special link on the page, Mars Society Purchase Page, for contributions (www.marssociety.org/portal/purchaseList. You can contact Tom Hill with your comments and questions at tomhill@marssociety.org.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 15 Sep 2008 03:09:04 UTC
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AIAA Space 2008, Friday, 9-12-08 (45.89MB; download) -- Guests: Diane Murphy, Max Vozoff of SpaceX; Dr. Steve Harrington of Flometrics.
Guests (1st segment): Diane Murphy, VP of Marketing and Communications, and Max Vozoff, Senior Mission Manager, both for SpaceX, were the guests for the first segment of this AIAA Space 2008 program in San Diego, CA. We start this first segment talking with Diane about the new developments with SpaceX and her joining the company as VP of Marketing and Communications. We then turned our focus to Max to talk with us about Falcon 1, Falcon 9, Dragon, and COTS. Max answered many technical questions and provided us with much information. I asked him to explain how Falcon 9 could move forward when there has yet to be a successful Falcon 1 launch. You will certainly be interested in his response to this question, I sure was! We also talked about engine testing at their Texas facility, plus the remodeling going on at the pad at the Cape known as Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40). Max brought us current with COTS, Dragon, Falcon 9 engine testing, and much more. This discussion featuring Diane Murphy and Max Vozoff is an important one. Don't miss it. If you have a comment or question for Diane, please email her at diane@spacex.com . If you have a comment or question for Max, please send it either to Diane or me at drspace@thespaceshow.com . For additional information, please visit www.spacex.com .
Guest (2nd segment) Dr. Steve Harrington, CEO of Flometrics, returned to the show for updates and a surprising discussion about engineering education in the United States. Steve provided us with an alternative view on how we provide college education for engineering students. Do not miss this discussion. We also learned about his pistonless pump progress and what he has to say about the process of getting real build-out experience for engineering students with the opportunity to both fail and succeed. Steve also tells us about making a rocket for the recent MythBusters television show in order to refute the Moon hoaxers and their arguments. Steve's rocket story for MythBusters is a terrific one, do not miss it. For questions and comments for Dr. Harrington, please email him at sharring@flometrics.com . For additional information, please visit www.flometrics.com .
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:47:42 UTC
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