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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Amaresh Kollipara, Sunday, 5-18-08 (46.61MB; download) -- Guest: Amaresh Kollipara, Founder and Managing Partner of Earth2Orbit, LLC, was the guest for today. During the first segment of the show, Amaresh told us about Earth2Orbit and the procurement of commercial launch services using Indian launchers. As a result of listener questions and comments, Amaresh discussed student and academic payloads as potential customers for his services, he outlined a time table and the preliminaries of their business plan for starting out with about a launch per quarter or four launches per year. We talked about possible drivers for getting that launch rate up to help drop launch prices. ITAR came up several times and you will want to hear what he had to say about it and its effect on his business plans. During the second segment of the program, we talked about space economics and entrepreneurism. We spoke both in general and about specific projects like space solar power. A listener asked him for his business rules for emerging and entrepreneurial space companies, so you will want to hear this discussion. Amaresh was also asked to tell about the entrepreneurial opportunity that he believed most likely capable of producing a profit at this time. You might be surprised, listen and hear what he has to say. Other topics discussed in this segment dealt with satellites and software, markets, the real product being sold (not necessarily space), suborbital space tourism, and more. In the final segment, we continued talking about business and entrepreneurism SSP and political policy. We also talked about extravagant rhetoric and the damage it does to the professional financial community when looking into space investments. Amaresh commented about the space investment forums and why they are necessary even at this early stage of commercial space development. At the end of the show, he offered us an excellent summary of the important topics discussed today, connecting all the dots for us and the various space threads for our varied topics of discussion. You can email Amaresh Kollipara with your comments or questions by using amaresh.kollipara@gmail.com.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 19 May 2008 02:39:03 UTC
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Responsive Space Conf. #6, 5-13-08 (144.32MB; download) -- Guests:Responsive Space Conference #6 interviews include Roland Coelho, Alex Chin, Rex Ridenoure, Tina Le, Alex Baklashov, Amistur Rosenfeld .All are part of this recorded series of interviews from the 6th Responsive Space Conference held at the Westin Hotel in Los Angeles, CA from April 28-May 1, 2008. This series of interviews focused on the students who were present at the conference. Two different sets of students were interviewed, the first were involved in building small satellites at Cal Poly in San Louis Obispo, CA. The second group of students were from San Jose State University and have interned with the NASA Ames Business Portal group. They are also involved in different aspects of space development with very different goals and objectives. Rex Ridenoure of Ecliptic Enterprises was the sponsor for the San Jose Students, so you will hear his participation in the program as well. I know you will find all these students interesting, particularly Tina's work on offsets. The final guest is Amistur Rosenfeld from MicroSat Israel. Amistur spoke about some important responsive space and small satellite history with the United States and Israel, plus he goes off in several other directions, including his comments about what he heard from military leaders at the conference and the Iraqi war. I know you will find what Amistur has to say interesting and probably controversial. If you have questions or comments for our guests, here are their email addresses: Alex Chin: achin@calpoly.edu; Roland Coelho: roelho@calpoly.edu; Rex Ridenoure: rridenoure@eclipticenterprises.com; Tina Le: le.tina@yahoo.com; Alex Baklashov: alexbaklashov@gmail.com; Amistur Rosenfeld: please go through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 13 May 2008 19:58:04 UTC
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Robert Zimmerman, Monday, 5-12-08 (46.10MB; download) -- Guest: Robert Zimmerman was the guest for this program to discuss his new book about the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), "The Universe In A Mirror: The Saga of the Hubble Space Telescope and the Visionaries Who Built It." This is an excellent book, a must read for those of you who want to know more about the HST. Having read the book and after talking to Bob, it's easy to realise that there is still much to learn about HST's history, from CCD cameras to mirrors and NASA contracting. The information in the book about the mirror error and how it got so far through the system is fascinating. We talk about this on air. Bob also talked about the personalities involved, Spitzer, O'Dell, and others. Listeners asked questions about the upgrades that will soon be made to Hubble and the likelihood of the project being cancelled at some point in the future. Listen to why Zimmerman thinks Hubble is bullet-proof and see if you concur. During our discussion about Hubble and his excellent book, Bob spoke about the inspiration derived from Hubble and he received some listener questions about this issue. You will want to hear this discussion. His early history of Hubble, some of the engineering issues and even comparisons with NASA issues that led to the Challenger accident are all there and you will want to hear what he has to say because the mirror problem was part of the same system that led to Challenger. Later in the show, we talked about presidential space policy and politics, the private sector versus NASA for space transportation and advancements in the field, market makers such as Bigelow, and the need to have human exploration over virtual reality or anything else. Bob kept repeating over and over during this show how the debate has already been concluded. The answer is Americans want to go to space. Do you agree? Listen and let us know your thoughts. In response to listener questions, Bob did not think that the space policy of either of the presidential candidates could kill the space program and he even went so far as to say that even a President Obama would find it very difficult and challenging to dismantle NASA or substantially weaken the space program. Among the many reasons for his thoughts included the jobs involved in various congressional districts which would not be put at risk by members of Congress. You can learn more about Bob Zimmerman at his website, http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3cxxp/zimbib.htm. If you want to send him questions or comments or inquire about his book, use zimmerman@nasw.org. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 13 May 2008 05:06:15 UTC
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Greg Zsidisin, Sunday, 5-11-08 (58.32MB; download) -- Guest: Greg Zsidisin was the guest for this special extra-long Mother's Day Space Show program clocking in at around 2 hours, 12 minutes. During the program, Dr. Buzz Aldrin called in twice . Bill Haynes , who was with Skylab and the Minuteman missile program , also called Greg. We started the discussion with Greg talking about his recent series of articles in The Space Review (www.thespacereview.com). To find them, go to "The Space Review" homepage and in the search box in the upper right, put in Greg's last name. Greg walked us through the space policy differences among the three presidential candidates, plus the likely policy of Ron Paul. You will want to hear this discussion. We talked about Obama's policy regarding taking from NASA's budget in order to pay for his "under five" educational program. Listen to this discussion and read about it and see what you think about this issue. At this time, Buzz Aldrin called in and talked about the work he was doing with the Eisenhower Foundation to support the VSE with key members of Congress and policymakers. Buzz was with us for quite a while and this proved to be an excellent discussion among Greg, myself and Buzz. You will not want to miss it. When Buzz left the show, Greg was asked several other listener questions. These questions ranged from our policies and treaties being able to cope with space commerce to the best way individuals can speak out and help, given the understanding that organizations are often restricted in what they can do because of the 501C(3) rules and regulations. About this time, we got a call from Bill Haynes, a friend of Buzz's, who held opposite views than Buss and he advocated the private sector building a space transportation system rather than doing government contracts and partnering with the government and NASA. Listen to this discussion and then decide if you agree. I am working with Mr. Haynes to bring him back for a full show on some of the issues he mentioned. Both Greg and I, while not disagreeing with Bill, were of the thought that we still have a government/civil space program that needs the support and attention of the public. You will want to listen to Greg on this subject. Later in the show, Buzz called back and continued these discussion themes. As we approached the end of this extra-long program, Greg told us about his space contest which you can read about at his website www.spacecontest.org. He is offering a thousand dollars (as you will hear, I tried to get him to offer Euros as a bigger incentive, but he held to the dollar standard) for the best YouTube video articulating "Why Space?" Visit his site, listen to this discussion, and enter the contest. He believes the contest will take place from June 1-July 20, but he has not finalized these dates. Also, he is the sole judge so to win, you must "wow" him! Also during the show, we did talk about YouTube and its potential impact on space policy and space development as well as the soon-to-be Space Show YouTube show. Listen to what Greg has to say about this. If you want to contact Greg Zsidisin regarding his contest, comments, or questions for this show, please do so through www.spacecontest.org and gregnjny@yahoo.com.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 12 May 2008 03:33:57 UTC
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Lt. Col. Carol Welsch, Friday, 5-9-08 (55.58MB; download) -- Guest: Lt. Col. Carol Welsch, USAF, returned for this special Space Show program. We started our discussion on the subject of last year's Chinese ASAT test as this subject was the focus of Col. Welsch's thesis at the US Air Force War College at Maxwell AFB, AL. As soon as her thesis is published, she will let me know and I will announce it on the show. During this program, we discussed some of the Colonel's findings and conclusions regarding intent, the scope of the Chinese ASAT program, plus many other factors. She received many listener questions regarding the ASAT test, the Chinese space program, orbital debris caused by last year's test, the Russian and other space programs, and US space policy. This is definitely a discussion you will want to hear. We also addressed some educational issues, especially the shortfall of qualified engineers for the US aerospace program. As we learned, the same shortfall holds true for our military. I asked Col. Welsch to define what was meant by "qualified engineer," so you will want to hear her response. As a result of a listener question, we discussed ways to motivate students to study important engineering and educational programs. I suggested financial incentives for select fields, but maybe some of you have better ideas. Col. Welsch and I are all ears so tell us your ideas on how to spark more engineering students in the needed fields of study. We also talked about Operationally Responsive Space and Space Situational Awareness. These topics came up throughout the show. Small satellites were discussed and so were student launches and their availability. If you want to ask Lt. Col. Welsch a question or offer a comment, please do so through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 10 May 2008 02:20:28 UTC
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Open Lines, Tuesday, 5-6-08 (40.29MB; download) -- Guest: Open Lines. Our regularly scheduled guest for this program had a last minute emergency, so we converted the show to Open Lines. Our originally scheduled guest, Charles Chafer, will be rescheduled as soon as possible. We led off with an Open Lines listener phone call about chat windows and IM on the show. I described to the listener how to use instant messenger chat to communicate with the show and also stated that we do not provide an organized group chat window. Later in the show, another question came in about a chat forum and we ran out of time before I noticed Mel's reply to my question about the frequency of use of the Discussion Board on our Facebook page. Mel is the monitor for that board and reports that it has yet to be used except by the moderators. If listeners want a chat room or discussion board to discuss Space Show programs and guests, it would make sense to use the one in FaceBook that already exists. Log in and search for The Space Show and the rest should be easy. I can put you in contact with Mel if there is a problem. Reda Anderson called in to tell us about educational scholarships available through the Jonathan Club in Los Angeles. Listen to what Reda says and if this is applicable to you or could interest you or someone you know, please do apply. Reda provides her contact information during the show for follow up questions about the scholarships. There were other listener questions about space policy and presidential politics, the VSE, and more. Charles Pooley called in with some updated information about Microlaunchers, so don't miss his new developments. I asked him about the N-Prize and while he knew about it, like the rest of us, he is eagerly awaiting the show with the founder of this interesting and unique prize. Another listener asked me about my often-said comments that space tourism or something in space is always two years away from now, regardless of when NOW is. Listen to how I answered the question for this listener. I also spent some time talking about the upcoming Space Show special documentary TV filming that will take place in a studio provided by Jim Lewis at the Cape. If you have any questions about the TV programming plans, please let me hear from you. I will be providing details on the segments later as we will need callers for these segments. If you have any comments or questions about anything on this open lines show, or know a professional grant writer you can recommend for the One Giant Leap Foundation, please email me at drspace@thespaceshow.com.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Thu, 08 May 2008 01:06:45 UTC
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Karina Drees & Robert Jacobson, Monday, 5-5-08 (38.44MB; download) -- Guests: Karina Drees and Robert Jacobson were the guests for this program to discuss the upcoming Fourth Space Investment Summit (SIS), Wednesday, May 28, 2008 in Washington, DC, the day before ISDC 2008. To complete the separate registration for the SIS, visit www.isdc2008.org and click on "Space Investment Summit" in the menu on the left hand side. Karina and Robert discussed the program, the speakers, and the networking opportunities that will take place at this all day meeting. Several listener questions related to the logistics of the meeting, defining a space business, and doing business with the government. Later in the program, our guests addressed the timing for commercial space investments, Generation Y, and the reason for being involved in space commerce and SIS #4. You will want to hear how both Karina and Robert respond to this set of questions. Both were also asked to look into the future to estimate the progress which will be made by 2012 as well as to where they believe the most commercial space potential resides and what they would say to a graduate student hell-bent on being a space entrepreneur. Another listener asked our guests for feedback on how the MIT business school professors reacted with Karina regarding the commercial space activities she undertook while at MIT and the same for Robert in the entrepreneurial environment in Los Angeles. You will want to hear them describe their respective experiences in these two separate environments. I then related my experiences in the uphill battle of promoting space education to foundations that fund general education and asked both of our guests to extrapolate to the business world and tell us if they had similar experiences. The answer was a resounding yes from both of our guests, but you will want to hear all their comments on this show. I also talked about a letter from my U.S. congressional representative and what she had to say about space. I asked our guests for their thoughts on how to reach this type of representative. Toward the end of the program, a listener inquired about intellectual property for space commerce and this sparked an interesting discussion which included the federal SBIR program. Don't miss this discussion. For those of you who may still want to present at this Summit, contact the Summit team at info@spaceinvestmentsummit.org as there may still be possibilities available to you. If you want to send Karina or Robert a comment or a question, Karina may be reached at karina.drees@nss.org and Robert can be reached at info@62mileclub.com.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 06 May 2008 04:41:28 UTC
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Jeff Feige, Sunday, 5-4-08 (40.81MB; download) -- Guest: Jeff Feige, CEO of Orbital Outfitters (www.orbitaloutfitters.com), was the guest for this Space Show program. During the first segment, Jeff provided a NewSpace industry overview for us. We talked about venture capital investors, angel investment groups, and the length of time to likely get one's money back from a NewSpace investment. Jeff talked about past investment symposiums and how they are producing a better mix of companies and financiers. The next investment summit coming up is the upcoming ISDC conference later this month in Washington, DC. During the second segment of the show, Jeff updated us on Orbital Outfitters and their manufacturing of spaceflight participant spacesuits. We talked about ITAR issues surrounding spacesuits, their cooling systems, and some specifics with Orbital Outfitters. Jeff answered many listener questions, including one regarding whether they provide universal sizing or sizes to fit all or specific sizes for small to excessively large. One listener asked why the company used the name "orbital" when it was making suborbital products. You will want to hear what Jeff says about this as it is relevant to the business plan for Orbital Outfitters. Jeff was also asked about leasing versus selling the spacesuits and if any government agency, such as DOD or NASA, was considering becoming a customer. Listen for his answers to these inquiries. You can see the prototype of the Orbital Outfitters spacesuit at www.orbitaloutfitters.com/SpaceSuits.html. During the final segment, we talked about space diving. Jeff explained what this was all about and the technical and safety issues involved in being able to do it. He talked about the history, the world record holders, and the proposed upcoming jump from a very high altitude balloon by an experienced French skydiver, maybe as early as the end of this month. This is a very interesting discussion, especially as Jeff explains some of the forces that one will encounter doing this type of jump. If you are interested in learning more about Orbital Outfitters or if you want to ask Jeff Feige a question or share a comment with him, please do so at jeff@orbitaloutfitters.com.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 05 May 2008 02:04:43 UTC
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Responsive Space & Yuri's Night Programs, Friday,5-2-8 (76.88MB; download) -- Guests: Steve Harrington, Flometrics, Inc., Dr. Pete Wordin, Dr. Buzz Aldrin, David King, NASA Ames Amateur Radio Club. This program consists of a recorded set of interviews starting first with Steve Harrington at the Responsive Space Conference #6. Following the Harrington interview, you will hear the set of recorded interviews from this year's Yuri's Night, April 12, 2008 at NASA Ames. During the Yuri's Night interviews, you will hear my mention of the less than stellar treatment of the media by new Yuri's Night media/press rules and systems. Even the Buzz Aldrin interview was cut short as we were asked to leave the room as some of the Yuri's Night people said they needed the space Buzz and I were using. Buzz was a great sport about it and we ended the interview on a very positive note despite being given "the boot." As for Responsive Space Conference interviews, there will be several more, please watch the website newsletter as well as the email newsletter for dates and details. As for the Yuri's Night interviews, you will hear a few talks by David King, CEO of General Orbital, an airship company. Much of what David says is based on his experience working with General Orbital to fund and develop the company. His last interview is a discussion for Dan Shaw who was videoing several interviews at Yuri's Night, including this one with David. I ended up participating in the interview to drive David to expand more on what he was talking about and to challenge some of what he was saying so he would be clearer and more detail-oriented in his comments. If you want to see the YouTube interview with David King as well as the interview I did with Buzz (Dan videotaped my Buzz interview), check them out at www.youtube.com/beyondearthorg. Scroll down on the left to the cuts that you want to view. The Yuri's Night interviews start out with a welcome message by Dr. Pete Worden, the director of NASA Ames. There is also a piece with the NASA Ames amateur radio club as they were out on the tarmac at Yuri's Night with radio telescopes that could ping the Moon and have the signal return. Unfortunately, as you will hear, weather and atmospheric conditions did not allow for the return ping back to us at Ames. If you have a comment or question for Steve Harrington or any of the Yuri's Night interviews, please send it to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com, specify who you want to receive your comment or question and I will forward it. Be patient for a reply.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Fri, 02 May 2008 15:20:42 UTC
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Responsive Space Conference Live Show, Tuesday, 4-29-08 (52.66MB; download) -- Guests: Dr. Jim Wertz of Microcosm, Inc., Dr. Shahzad Khaligh, The Boeing Company, Rex Ridenoure, Ecliptic Ecliptic Enterprises Corporation, Dr. Robert Taylor of CTD, Mike Tupper of CTD, Jane Hansen of HRP Systems, Inc. Recorded live at the Westin Hotel in Los Angeles, this Space Show program focused on Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) and its related topics. We started out by asking our audience to provide a report card on progress made with ORS since the last conference a year ago. Dr. Wertz and others gave us a report that you will want to hear. A listener question asked about making ORS more responsive to the general public so that space would become more relevant to each of us. This became a theme during this program and included an elaborate discussion about cell phones and other consumer devices that use or rely on space for all or part of their service. We also talked about other commercial businesses and civil space and Dr. Wertz used Celestis as a model for broad based civil space/commercial space business uses, making space relevant to us all. Another listener asked if entrepreneurism was part of the ORS and this prompted several more comments from our audience, especially those working with entrepreneurial companies. The subject of lowering launch costs came up and we talked about new demand for launches and new uses for space as a driver versus just lowering the launch price. You will want to hear what our guests have to say about lowering costs versus new uses for space and which of these need to come first. Based on a question from another listener, the subject of using launch on demand ICBMs for a responsive space mission came up and was discussed. Of course, the ICBM would carry a different payload to support ORS. You will want to hear this discussion. If you have a question or comment for any of the guests on this show, please send it to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will be happy to forward it to the guest you specify.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:09:57 UTC
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