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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Kathleen Connell, Monday, 2-4-08 (36.62MB; download) -- Guest: Kathleen Connell. Kathleen Connell returned to The Space Show for this special program the day before Super Tuesday for the 2008 Presidential Primary Election Campaign. During the show, Kathleen spoke about space and politics, the place for space policy in the national dialog, and the work we need to do to bring this dialog into existence with political candidates, our representatives, and the general population. We briefly discussed the space policy of some of the leading presidential candidates, so if you are unfamiliar with a candidate's policy, you can hear about it on this show. We also talked about education and the public school system. Kathleen fielded many questions about how to improve STEM and related education and we tossed around some ideas on how to make the improvements. We also linked STEM education to the VSE and then expanded this subject to include liberal arts, law, history, medicine, etc. We also mentioned professional organizations like the AIAA and celebrations like the 50 years of America in Space and their role in helping to educate and inspire students. The subject of space history came up and a few listeners posed the question are we dwelling too much in the past and trying to recreate Apollo when our world in 2008 is nothing like our world in the late 1950's and 1960's. This is an interesting discussion and analysis. We also talked about energy and space based solar power and its place in politics and in R&D. Please visit Kathleen's website, www.missiontohumanity.com for more information. You can send Kathleen Connell your follow up comments and questions at connell.kathleen@gmail.com.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:26:15 UTC
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Marshall Spaceflight Center, Sunday, 2-3-08 (57.16MB; download) -- The Marshall Spaceflight Center took Charles Schollenberge and I on a tour of some of their facilities and I recorded each part of the tour. Sometimes the audio is challenging because of background equipment noise and the soft voice or proximity of the speaker. However, you should have no real problems hearing what was being explained to us. While Charles and I experienced this in person, I hope you can see using your mind's eye what we saw, or at least have a good visual idea of what was being shown to us. We started out in the X-Ray Calibration Lab which supports Chandra. Here we saw the x-ray testing devices, the cleanroom, the control center and more. In addition, we received the boiler plate update regarding Chandra. From Chandra, we went to the R&D Lab for Propulsion. Prior to the announcement of the VSE, this lab worked on matter and anti-matter research, but it now focuses almost exclusively on the Ares and the human engineering behind the making and servicing of Ares. This is a fairly comprehensive tour with engineers working the on the Ares program. For sure, NASA is spending lots and lots of money on Ares, bending metal, and striving to make it work. With all the Ares problems that were made public, our speakers assured us lots of people were working on the problems and would come up with fixes and solutions. The team we met with was most impressive! The Space Show has some upcoming programs regarding Ares problems, plus I am working to get the Ares Program Director to be a guest on the show. Assuming these programs pan out, you can decide for yourself if you think Ares will fly or not, with what payload, and at what cost. This is a very important project and all of us need to be concerned and supportive of success in getting back to the Moon/implementing the VSE. Our third stop was the operations center for ISS payloads. We listened to a short video and you will hear the audio. We then had a presentation about the room, the equipment, and the people we saw. There were lots of questions, even questions about the space tourists who have visited the ISS, and their thoughts on the tourists. You will surely want to hear this discussion. Our final Marshall stop was the R&D Environmental Lab. Here they have a working model of part of the ISS and astronauts and other test subjects come here, exercise on equipment identical to that on the ISS and have their sweat and urine collected and made into potable water. They are working on basic, very early closed loop systems. We discussed this and much more during this segment, plus you will hear a surprise which was a first for this Marshall division and a first for The Space Show and me! Listen and laugh along with those of us in the lab. We then left Marshall and did a driving tour through the Redstone Arsenal with civilian personnel serving the Army. If you have questions or comments, please send them to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sun, 03 Feb 2008 14:01:05 UTC
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Gala Event: 50th Anniversary of America In Space, Huntsville, Saturday, 2-2-08 (86.02MB; download) -- Guest: Gala Event for the 50th Anniversary of America in Space in Huntsville, AL, Jan. 31, 2008. This Space Show program is a recording of the Gala Event held at the Davidson Center for Space Exploration for the dedication of the original, fully restored Saturn V Moon Rocket. The program starts out with an already in-progress special press conference with several astronauts. You will hear most of it although the audio can be challenging. In fact, the audio for this entire program is challenging and you will hear me explain why during my introductory remarks. You will hear the opening remarks and credits, the National Anthem, the prayer, the audio to several MoviTone and old news clips about the early days of our space program and its development. Also featured are special recorded messages from Tom Brokaw and Walter Cronkite, and a letter read on behalf of Dr. Stuhlinger who was ill and, like the others, could not be present for the festivities. In addition, there was an award given to the German rocket team behind Explorer 1 and the Saturn V and acceptance remarks by Konrad Dannenberg. Discovery TV plays the trailer for their June 2008 special television documentary on the early days of the space program and you will hear the special Saturn V grand finale. During a break in the formal program, I take you on a walking tour of the main room and the Saturn V. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to send them to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Again, I do apologize for audio quality issues , but it was not easy to record this program with the ambient background noise and the need to hold the microphone to loud speakers.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:51:12 UTC
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America In Space - Huntsville Program 2-1-08 (59.28MB; download) -- Huntsville: This is the first of several Space Show programs covering the 50th Anniversary of America In Space celebration here in Huntsville, Al. The first segment of this show is a sit-down with several executives of the Huntsville Chamber of Commerce for a discussion about how space development, public money spent on space exploration, and how the skilled labor force has impacted the history, economy, education, and development of Huntsville , the region, and the country . We talked about the public perception of space in this area, its acceptance, Wernher von Braun and his German rocket team, and much more. The second segment is a tour of the von Braun Research and Propulsion Center at the University of Alabama at Huntsville. We observed a student methane rocket test, saw the history by year of Von Braun in Huntsville from 1050 until he was sent to Washington, DC, all via colorful and informative wall posters in the building's main hallway. We saw the vacuum chamber and heard the interesting story on how the department got it as well as their ion engine. The final segment of this show was a driving tour through the Cummings Research Park . This tour provided an excellent verbal picture of the space related economic growth of the city and region. With us for the UAB and Cummings tour was Nataliya Koroleva, daughter of Russian engineer Sergey Pavlovich Korolyov who designed the rocket which lifted Sputnik to orbit Oct. 4, 1957, so you will hear some Russian spoken on some of this tape. If you have any questions or comments about this show, please direct them to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com . Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:17:22 UTC
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Golden Oldie with John Spencer 8-15-01 & Chuck Lauer 12-25-01 (54.13MB; download) -- Guest: This is a Golden Oldie Program featuring John Spencer of the Space Tourism Society from August 15, 2001, immediately followed by Chuck Lauer from Pioneer Rocketplane (the predecessor to what is now known as Rocketplane Global) and the Oklahoma Spaceport from Christmas, Dec. 25, 2001. Compare and contrast both of these programs with the very recent appearances of each guest on The Space Show. Their most recent appearances were on Dec 30 2007 (John Spencer) and on October 28, 2007 (Chuck Lauer). Please note the special introduction I recorded for this Golden Oldie replay as I explain the promos and Phoenix station ads that you will hear. This is important as The Space Show no longer is affiliated with nor do we support or promote the Phoenix station, but I wanted you to hear the shows in their original format. If you have questions or comments about the topics of either program or would like to email either guest, please send email me at drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will forward your note to either John or Chuck. Keep in mind, these shows were recorded more than seven years ago and I am not sure that either John or Chuck will remember what they said. If you do have a question for either of them, I suggest writing down the quote or comment from the guest and the context in which it was said as that will assist them in responding to you. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:20:40 UTC
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Joan Horvath, Monday, 1-28-08 (37.91MB; download) -- Guest: Joan Horvath. Joan Horvath returned to The Space Show to talk about her new book, "What Scientists Actually Do." You can learn more about, look at the table of contents, and even read an excerpt at the website, www.whatscientistsactuallydo.com. Joan explained why she wrote the book, the need for it, and what readers are the target audience. Our discussion soon turned to education with Ms Horvath providing a broad look at science and engineering education in our country, both with schoolchildren and adults. Joan told us about the pitfalls in teaching for a test rather than helping the students learn about science and engineering by experimenting, designing, tinkering, and building things. We talked about many of the subjects covered in the book including conspiracy theory, should we believe what we read and hear, and much more. We also talked about the role of science fiction in influencing our perception of real science and scientists. You will want to hear this discussion. This is an excellent book which explains many things that might be mysterious to many people. You can send Ms. Horvath a comment or question through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. The book is due to be released in a few days; however pre-orders at Amazon.com receive a 5% pre-order discount so check it out at http://www.amazon.com/What-Scientists-Actually-Joan-Horvath/dp/1933277084/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201581855&sr=1-1.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:55:39 UTC
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Dallas Bienhoff, Sunday, 1-27-08 (37.00MB; download) -- Guest: Dallas Bienhoff. Dallas Bienhoff returned to The Space Show in order to update us and provide new information on the possibility of orbital fuel depots. This important discussion takes up the first segment of the show because such a depot would be applicable for returning to the Moon, visiting a NEO, going to Mars, or focusing on Earth imaging if that is the direction the next administration prefers when it takes office in January 2009. You will want to pay careful attention to what Dallas tells us about orbiting fuel depots, their private sector possibilities, the need for them to be a part of commercial space and much more. During the second segment, we examined lunar surface commercial possibilities. We covered many possibilities, including the most commonly talked about, mining He3 from the lunar surface. Again, you need to listen to what Dallas shares with us. You will hear the focus on commercial, and not government, space programs. As for the current controversy regarding the VSE and should we return to the Moon, should we visit a NEO, or should we go to Mars, Dallas clearly outlines why the Moon is essential. However, he points out that going to the Moon to stay does not mean it needs to be as part of a government program. Hear him out, please. In our final segment, we went back and forth with the earlier topics, but we also focused on space solar power. Dallas was part of the team which produced the NSSO report, so what he has to say is very important. Are we ready to take space solar power prime time, even politically prime time? Listen and find out. If you want to continue a dialogue with Dallas, ask him follow up questions, or share comments with him, please do so through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 28 Jan 2008 05:10:15 UTC
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Eric Wetzel, Friday, 1-25-08 (51.97MB; download) -- Guest: Eric Wetzel. Eric Wetzel, Andrews Space, Inc. was the guest for this Friday Space Show program. We began the show by discussing the Andrews Space COTS proposal and several other unique Andrews projects. Unfortunately, Mr. Wetzel was unable to share much information with us because the Andrews COTS entry is still confidential and proprietary, but we did get the basics. From there, listeners asked him various engineering, space policy, and political policy questions. For example, he was asked to compare the differences between how Boeing, a very large company, and Andrews, a much smaller company, both deal with ITAR issues. This is an interesting discussion, don't miss it. Eric was also asked about the current debate within segments of the space community regarding going to a NEO rather than going to the Moon first as part of the VSE . We addressed this issue from a cost and engineering perspective. I asked him many questions about the lessons learned about living on the Moon and their applicability to living on Mars, which has a very different environment. Again, this is another must-hear discussion. Later in the show, the subject of safety came up in regards to carrying out safety and reliability in vehicles to the last possible 9. This took us into the area of cleanrooms and manufacturing versus the approach Space X is trying to perfect in regards to manufacturing in less than a cleanroom environment. This too was a fascinating discussion with lots of support and encouragement for the Space X approach although the verdict is still out. Listeners then returned to the safety issue and wanted to know what added costs are involved in making a vehicle or project safer. Then questions were asked about commercial jets, comparing them to a fighter aircraft or B-52 and a C5A, and the safety standards for both aircraft. This was a really fun and interesting conversation and Eric very helpful and informative in keeping us grounded in reality and understanding the situation. I then asked him about applying these standards to new rockets being built, especially those rockets built by New Space for space tourism. This is yet another discussion in this two hour program that you will not want to miss. You can reach Eric with additional comments and questions by sending them to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com or by using the contact form on the Andrews website, http://www.andrews-space.com/contact.php. If you use the info email address or the contact form on his webpage, please reference The Space Show for Eric in the subject line/area Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 26 Jan 2008 06:59:25 UTC
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Jim Muncy, Tuesday, 1-22-08 (38.65MB; download) -- Guest: Jim Muncy. Jim Muncy returned to The Space Show for this special program. We covered many topics ranging from Jim's grad school days at the then-newly formed University of North Dakota, Space Studies Department to the politics of space. Former UND students were listening and asked Jim questions about what Space Studies was like in the late ' 80s and early '90s. For example, was NASA the only game in town with public space? Or were there any private sector space options back then other than the government contractors? What about the excitement and passion of the students? As you will hear Jim say on this show, this was hardly a dark period for private space development. Listen to his full description of these early days as one of the first Space Studies students. We also talked extensively about space policy and politics. Included in this discussion were the issues of space and space solar power and if they could be campaign issues for the 2008 presidential election . A listener also asked which was more important, the upcoming new Congress since they control the purse strings for NASA and space funding or the President? Jim said he finally has realized it's the President more than Congress. Listen to his complete answer and see if you agree with him. As a result of other listener questions, we talked about specifically using space as an issue in a political campaign. Since the Florida primary is right around the corner, we talked about the candidates and how they discuss space in order to gain the Florida vote. Jim actually set forth a way for a candidate, regardless of state, to integrate space with education and other important issues , but of course this is not happening. You will certainly want to hear what he says about this and how he advocates space as a campaign issue. We also talked about COTS and the four semi-finalists, plus its importance in creating a new space paradigm for NASA and us all. This is an important discussion. If you have a comment or question for Jim Muncy, please forward it to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will send it on to Jim. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:50:42 UTC
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Dr. Jay Buckey, Monday, 1-21-08 (36.83MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Jay Buckey. Dr. Jay Buckey returned to The Space Show for a most interesting discussion about politics, space, and human factors affecting long-duration spaceflight. Since Dr. Buckey is running for the U.S. Senate from New Hampshire, I asked him about running on a space ticket, using space as a campaign tool, and using his former astronaut status to aid him in his campaign. You will want to hear his reply about these questions . We also talked about space issues in the recently concluded New Hampshire presidential primary. He told us about the space manufacturing contributions coming from New Hampshire , but, alas, space is not a political issue there. If you are surprised, raise both hands please. Then, we switched topics to human factors. In his book, "Space Physiology," published by Oxford University Press in 2006, Dr. Buckey identified three areas of primary concern in space human factors research . These three fields of concern are bone loss, radiation, and psycho-social behavioral issues. We then took each issue and discussed it in detail. There were lots of listener questions and comments for all three issues. These questions and Dr. Buckey's answers covered exercise in microgravity , gender differences, lifetime radiation doses, safe levels of radiation, and psycho-social behavioral problems including inter-personal conflict and depression. We also discussed the usage of specific pharmaceuticals and their effectiveness in a microgravity/ high radiation environment. Later in the program, we returned to campaign-like issues and we asked him about STEM education, his observations about education while campaigning, even about the ultimate mission of the Air Force Space Command as to its focus being on the war -fighter rather than on protecting space assets. We also asked him energy issues, including space solar power. Listen to what he has to say about working with space solar power in his campaign. China and India came up and we asked Dr. Buckey if he would be concerned about their space programs, if elected to the U.S. Senate. We also asked Dr. Buckey if he would vote to extend the life of the shuttle past it's scheduled retirement date of 2010. Again, these were great answers, which you don't want to miss. You can visit Dr. Buckey's website at www.buckey08.com. If you have questions or comments for Dr. Buckey, please send them to buckey08@buckey08.com. As always, it's best to put The Space Show in the subject line. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:35:44 UTC
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