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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Created on: 12 May 2005 Language: English |
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Robert Scaringe, Tuesday, 1-21-8 (45.00MB; download) -- Guest: Robert (Bob) Scaringe was the guest for this Space Show program to discuss the long-term goals which are needed for the public support of our space policy. Bob has defined the type of both short-term and long-term goals needed to create more grassroots support of our space policy. Referencing several studies from the public, he shows that such grass roots support is currently not there to take the NASA budget to a 1% of the federal budget, which would allow for research and the types of programs and goals that he talks about in his AIAA paper and presentation. He has called for NASA to do segmentation studies to see what the non-space community thinks about NASA, its programs, the budget, etc. to get real cross-culture and population feedback, so NASA can make space more relevant to the general public. He also suggested that short-term NASA and other space goals need to show an ROI, a benefit for the public and show how these short-term goals then fit in to support the longer term goals that NASA should engage in, such as discovering Earth-like planets and even being able to travel to them at some point in our future. Several listener questions inquired about both short-term and long-term goals, the former NIAC program, and even the possibility of recreating a new version of that program in the coming new administration. We also talked about opportunities that lie ahead for NASA and space arising out of our present national and global economic conditions and that we needed leaders with vision to see the opportunity rather than just the problem. Bob put forth many ideas and suggestions so you will want to hear what he has to say about this important subject and why it's so important to do the segmentation studies with NASA and reach the general public for a grass roots influence on policy makers. He cited the energy problem we face as a potential model for grass roots influencing of government policy and our elected officials. If you would like to read Bob's AIAA paper and view his Power Point slide presentation, please send me a note and I will send them to you. If you have a comment or question for Bob Scaringe, you can send it to me at drspace@thespacehsow.com or you can email him at raz1215@msn.com . Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:29:17 UTC
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Andrew Chaikin, Monday, 10-20-08 (40.00MB; download) -- Guest: Andrew Chaikin was the guest for this Space Show program. We talked about his new book, "A Passion for Mars: Intrepid Explorers of the Red Planet," discussing inspiration, the pioneers that have explored Mars, and why exploration is so important for today and our future. We mentioned some of the fabulous pictures in the book including art from Carter Emmart and Chesley Bonestell and images from NASA which were sent to the White House to make the case to go to Mars decades ago. The subject of the youth came up and we referenced several studies suggesting that many of the Gen Yers are not interested in going to Mars or even leaving Earth. Andy told about one set of emails he received from an editor saying words to this effect and a Gen Y listener, Mel in Georgia, chatted in about being miffed that all of Gen Y was grouped together when there were many Gen Yers who absolutely wanted to go to Mars and do work, or want to work, in the space development community. Andy suggested we might have a better following with Gen Y and others if NASA was actually doing something of interest and this led to quite a discussion on the show. You can find out much more about Andy Chaikin's book and his work at his website, www.andrewchaikin.com. If you have comments or questions for Andy, please email him at contact@andrewchaikin.com. Please reference The Space Show in the subject line of your email. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:06:14 UTC
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Robert Black, Sunday, 10-19-08 (41.29MB; download) -- Guest: Robert Black, author of "Lunar Pioneers," was the guest for this Space Show program. His book is written for the middle grades of 5th-9th grade. Visit his website, http://www.rablack.com for ordering details, information on his others books, and more. As Robert wrote nine scripts for the Nickelodeon show, "You Can't Do That On Television," almost the entire first segment of the show was focused on this program, writing TV scripts, and Green Slime! When Robert was asked if his space interests were ever reflected in any of the scripts for the show that he wrote, we found out that the first script he did was a space theme with its own set. You will want to hear this story. There were lots of questions about green slime and Robert even revealed what it was originally made from, so now all of you can mix up your own batch of the stuff. For those of you interested in writing for a TV show or writing in general, listening to what Robert had to say about his experience and how he got the job will be of great interest to you. Toward the end of the first segment and for the rest of the program, we focused on Robert's books, specifically "Lunar Pioneers." In the course of our discussion, publishing, children's books, space books, the use of agents, and more were discussed in detail. Even self-publishing was talked about though Robert used a small publisher and hopes to go to a bigger publisher with his next book. We talked about some of the space, flight, gravity, and science information in the book, as well as when and how best to provide real scientific and engineering information to a young reader and to what degree of accuracy, plus how to make see the story from the eyes of the book's characters. In this light, the reader will learn about spacesuits, some about flight and gravity, lunar historical sites, radiation and more. If you have children or your friends have children in the target age range of 5th to 9th grade, please consider this as a book for them as they will learn about space, leaving Earth, living on the Moon, and even missing their home back on the ground. If you order the book from Robert's website, you can get an autographed copy. If you want to email Robert with comments or questions, you can do so from his website or use rablack@rablack.com.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 20 Oct 2008 02:05:59 UTC
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Space Law Center @ Ole Miss Program, Friday, 10-17-08 (57.92MB; download) -- Guests: Professor Joanne Gabrynowicz, Director of the National Center for Remote Sensing, Air and Space Law, along with students Jason Crook, Erik Lundin, Rebecca Beckett, Nathan Wilson, and Nick Welly, were the guests for this two hour Space Show program focusing on this excellent space law center. The students joined the discussion at various times during the program as we discussed space environmental issues, military space and policy, China, and the need for an interdisciplinary focus for space studies of all kind. Each student was asked why they were attracted to the study of space law and what they wanted to do with space law for their career plans, so listen to what the five students had to say in response to this question. During the discussion, space policy comparisons of the two presidential candidates came up. As you will hear during the show, there are some resources listeners can use to study the comparisons. One resource provided by Professor Gabrynowicz was http://www.sciencedebate2008.com/www/index.php?id=42/ . Another was an email attachment that Nick Welly sent me. If you would like a copy of it as a Word document, please send a note to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com requesting it and I will send it to you. One of the topics addressed had to do with new case law being established from the developing NewSpace community. Joanne cited cases in the ITAR and the anti-trust fields, but so far not that many legal cases have arisen from NewSpace that are space specific. We also talked about various space blogs and Res Communis was again suggested as a starting point for factual space information. This is an excellent blog and a source of information for The Space Show. Check it out at http://rescommunis.wordpress.com/ . If you want information about the National Center for Remote Sensing, Air and Space Law, visit http://www.spacelaw.olemiss.edu/ . Professor Gabrynowicz can be reached at jgabryno@olemiss.edu as well as by contacting The University of Mississippi School of Law, P.O. Box 1848, Lamar Law Center, RM 527, University, MS 38677. Their phone number is (662) 915-6877.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:17:36 UTC
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Dr. Marshall Kaplan, Tuesday, 10-14-08 (43.90MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Marshall Kaplan was our guest for today's show. We started our discussion with an introduction to his teaching, training, and education company, Launchspace (Please see http//www.launchspace.com/ ). We talked about his upcoming classes, Space Principles and Space Vehicle Mechanisms, plus other courses offered. Dr. Kaplan told us about the market for these courses, who teaches them, and many of the topics taught. In addition to talking about Launchspace, we talked about U.S. space policy, its importance, the risks it faces, and more. This is an important discussion and Dr. Kaplan had much to say on the subject. Our conversation covered terrestrial energy, space solar power, fusion and He3 on the Moon, and the importance of American space leadership. Dr. Kaplan did some future gazing about NASA and the VSE with a new president and Congress about to take office and the economic problems facing the country and the world. You will not want to miss what he has to say about a possible future in the space world. The subject of the killer application for human spaceflight came up and he suggested it would be space tourism. He also responded to questions about an RLV and thinks one is highly possible for about $2 billion, but the markets are not here with sufficient launch demand for developing the vehicle. Again, you will not want to miss what he has to say about the RLV. Lost cost launchers were discussed, Dr. Kaplan talked about the COTS program and his role in the early part of the program, and much more. This is an important interview and we agreed that Dr. Kaplan will return with additional insights, probably after the new president and Congress are sworn in early next year. If you have questions or comments for Dr. Marshall Kaplan or Launchspace, please send them to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will forward them to Dr. Kaplan.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:14:38 UTC
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Robert Zimmerman, Monday, 10-13-08 (46.87MB; download) -- Guest: Robert Zimmerman was the guest for today's Space Show program. We started our discussion with updates on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and the shuttle repair mission to the HST. From there, Bob told us about the waiver obtained for allowing NASA to continue using the Soyuz to access the ISS and the letter written by Dr. Griffin to Barack Obama thanking him for his help in obtaining the waiver. Bob speculated that Griffin might be showing Senator Obama that he wants to remain NASA Administrator, even in a possible Obama administration. Thus, we spoke about the Administrator position, Dr. Griffin, and even another potential for the position, Lori Garver. Bob presented us with some interesting ideas on this subject that you will certainly want to hear. We also talked about space tourism, the second generation American tourist Richard Garriott and his efforts to sell his research to cover the cost of his trip to the ISS. Bob mentioned the cosmonaut on the trip who was also second generation given this cosmonaut's father is still active in the Russian space program. We had several phone calls from listeners and listener emails about the ISS, even breaking the ISS a part and letting the Russian part go its way and the American sections go a separate way. Bob explained why the ISS could not be separated, especially from the American perspective. He used this opportunity to talk about the need to learn from the ISS about long- term space flight and the human medical issues needed to be resolved to go to Mars and other solar system destinations. Later in the program, we talked about the success of the Falcon 1, Space X and Elon Musk. The economic issues also came up and Bob opined on the effects on civil/NASA space and the private sector. I referenced the Open Lines show from yesterday to several email listeners. 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 ], Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:19:56 UTC
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Open Lines, Sunday, 10-12-08 (59.58MB; download) -- Guest: Open Lines was the basis for this two hour Sunday Space Show program. Many topics were discussed with callers, those on chat, and through email, including the economic problems and the impact on space, Space Cynics and the recent set of posts regarding Masten Space Systems (http://spacecynic.wordpress.com/2008/09/20/in-space-can-anybody-smell-the-bs/), Space Solar Power (SSP), the NASA Administrator, and more. Several of the questions and callers triggered my passion, so you will hear some heated commentary and discussions with the listeners. The trump question was asked by listener Axel, a 21 year old college student. If any of you want to attempt to answer Axel's questions, send them to me and I will forward them to him. This is a wide-ranging discussion, hard-hitting, opinionated, and showing frustration with today's economic and political problems and the lack of appreciation for space in the list of possible solutions to our problems. If you have comments or questions, send them to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:30:50 UTC
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Tom Olson, Friday, 10-10-08 (57.62MB; download) -- Guest: Tom Olson was the guest for this Space Show program to debrief us on the IAC 2008 conference recently held in Glasgow, Scotland. However, we first spent a few minutes talking about the case of Walt Anderson, the website which Tom created to explain the case against Walt and provide all relevant information about Walt, www.justiceforwalt.com. After discussing Walt Anderson, we then moved on to talking about the various sessions, the major talk by NASA Administrator Dr. Michael Griffin, the special entrepreneurial track, and social networking at the conference. I asked Tom lots of comparison questions concerning the IAC and a typical American space conference as I wanted to understand the different perspectives of those attending the customary American conference and those attending this well respected and established global space conference. Listen to how Tom describes the different focus of the participants and those in attendance, plus their interest level, and their involvement in the space community. Tom gave us part of his Vision for Space entrepreneurial presentation and will make available his paper which he delivered at IAC. If you would like a copy, please send me an email requesting it. We also delved into the subject of space solar power, both in terms of the IAC and its economic validity. Now before those of you who are die hard SSP supporters go ballistic, yes, both Tom and I were cynical and asked some very hard economic questions about the viability of SSP with a little sarcasm here and there. Note that I was very clear in stating my strong preference for a serious demo plant to answer the unknown questions about it and to go from the theoretical on every level of SSP to some reality for real number crunching and analysis. So please, don't overlook the fact that support for SSP was made clear on this show, just real number crunching to make SSP valid, not some of the Kool Aid claims for it that circulate all too freely. A listener asked Tom about a recent Space Cynics post regarding Masten Space Systems. Listen to what Tom said and I supported Tom's comments. We talked about the interest in space tourism among those attending the IAC and Tom reported a very strong interest and that most everyone wants to go to space just like on this side of the great pond. Given our present economic crisis and bungling Congress and more, both Tom and I offered some rather terse comments for our "so called leaders" and Tom opined on the impact of the financial crisis on both the civil space program and the entrepreneurial private sector program, especially in raising capital for start-up companies. You will want to hear his analysis. During this two hour program, we covered many topics. Tom spoke openly and frankly about many topics including a response to a question I asked him about his willingness to invest his own money in any of the companies presenting at SIS in Los Angeles on Oct. 15. You will not want to miss his answer to my question. If you want to ask Tom Olson a questions, give him a comment, or request his IAC paper, please send your email to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will forward it to him.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:06:25 UTC
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Space Show TV with Drs. Webb & Whalen; Bob Werb, 10-7-08 (66.77MB; download) -- Guests: Dr. David Webb and Dr. David Whalen (first hour) and Bob Werb (second hour) were our guests for this final combined episode of the Space Show television program filmed on location in Cape Canaveral Florida. David Webb was the first department chair of Space Studies at the University of North Dakota and then became the first department chair of International Space University, we started our discussion with space education and how it has changed over the past 20 years, what students were like then versus how they are now. Then we changed course and started a discussion on space policy, the 50 year space plan, how we failed to sell space to the people, the role of NASA, and much more. In the second segment, we discussed past and potential future commercialization of space, why the public should care about space, and the future of manned spaceflight. You will want to hear this wide ranging discussion on these issues. Bob Werb of the Space Frontier Foundation was our guest today for this second hour and started the discussion by explaining to us about the importance of selling space for the long term and not the near term and then told us about the beginnings of the Space Frontier Foundation. Other topics we discussed on the show included why we have no polling data on space, the resources that can be found in space, and much more. Later in the program, Bob offered us a quote from "The High Frontier" by Gerald O'Neill, the expression of new ideas in NewSpace, reaching out to untouched markets, the difference between managing employees and managing volunteers at a nonprofit, STEM education, and more. Bob explained to use that he believes the message of the importance of space to different audiences, including NASCAR fans! You will certainly want to hear what he has to say about reaching new audiences! If you have a comment or question for any of these guests, please email drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will forward it to the appropriate person. If you want to view the The Space Show TV demo disk produced by Jim Lewis of CCI, please use this URL: http://port.cciflorida.com/drspace/ Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:10:58 UTC
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Conrad Foundation, Monday, 10-6-08 (40.41MB; download) -- Guests: Nancy Conrad and Joshua Neubert were the guests today to discuss the Conrad Foundation and the Pete Conrad Spirit of Innovation Award. Find out more by visiting the following websites: http://www.conradfoundation.org/ and http://www.conradawards.org/ . Josh and Nancy explained the purpose of the Conrad Foundation and their incredible awards program. I really think it's likely the best inspiring and motivating awards program for high school students that I have learned about over the past 7 years and I told both guests this on the show. We had many listener questions about the awards, the teams, school, and kids who seemed to be similar in behavior to what Nancy told us about Pete Conrad when he was a youngster in school. You will certainly want to hear this. At one point, Nancy provided listeners with a gifted school and toll free number for parents being challenged with their kids and their school. Among the many topics discussed was the ease or difficulty in selling space in today's world, in getting sponsors for the teams and the program, and more. We learned that the award program will be available to the public at NASA Ames and is set for April 2-4, 2009. I will soon be making "hold the date" announcements about this event. Nancy Conrad shared much with us about how the awards program and the Conrad Foundation were modeled after the goals and life of Pete Conrad who passed from us in 1999. One of the lessons learned and approaches taken to inspiring kids is to "color outside the lines." Listen to the show to understand this in the context in which we discussed it. Listeners asked about the judges for the awards contest. Here, we learned that the judges come from the venture capital community, entrepreneurs, the business, scientific, engineering, and other relevant communities. In addition, some are professors from leading colleges and universities, this enables the student teams obtain relevant college entry information and even assistance in some cases. I believe this program to be exceptional. Please make sure you share it and the Conrad Foundation with your friends and relatives, especially if they have high school age kids. Maybe they will want to enter the contest and one might be the winner. As you will hear, selected and winning teams are given marketing, patent, and other relevant assistance to actually bring their award winning product to market, if possible. This is an exceptional opportunity for high school students so share the information and help get the word out. If you have a comment or question for Nancy Conrad or Josh Neubert, please use the Contact link on the website at http://www.conradfoundation.org/contact.php or http://www.conradawards.org/contact.php .
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:49:16 UTC
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