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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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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Peter Kokh, Monday, 4-28-08 (40.14MB; download) -- Peter Kokh, President of The Moon Society (www.themoonsociety.org), was the guest for this Space Show program. We led off with a definition of The Moon Society, what it does, and what its doing to promote and help facilitate the Vision for Space Exploration and the Return to the Moon. In response to a question, Peter compared the Moon Society to the Mars Society and described how The Moon Society supports lunar development and settlement as well as the same for Mars. However, the Moon is closer, so you will want to hear his case for going to the Moon. Peter, having been involved in space advocacy for more than 40 years, talked about reaching people, having a strong voice for the cause, and more. We talked about specific types of possible lunar businesses including weapons on the Moon, lunar burials, and more. Don't miss what Peter has to say about these ventures as well as the Google Lunar X-Prize. Some additional websites to visit for more information are www.themoonpeople.org, www.moonsociety.org/publications/, and www.moonminersmanifesto.com/. If you have questions or comments for Peter Kokh, please send them to him at kokhmmm@aol.com.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:32:08 UTC
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Dr. Dennis Bushnell, Sunday, 4-27=08 (40.38MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Dennis Bushnell, Chief Scientist at NASA Langley Research Center, was the guest for today's program. We began our discussion talking about the advancements in revolutionary technology needed for a manned mission to Mars. Dr. Bushnell has a published paper on this subject, titled "Advanced-to-Revolutionary Technology Options for Humans-Mars," which I will send as a Word document if you email me and request it. Based on this paper and the first part of our discussion, Dr. Bushnell outlined the reasons for humans in space, the factors that are rendering those reasons inert, and the need for revolutionary technologies and revolutionary business/market thinking. Several of the revolutionary propulsion ideas are discussed in his paper and during the show, but, as we learned, there are no groups working on such technologies which would require 10-15 years to develop and another 10-15 years to commercially exploit. Make sure you hear this discussion. Later in the program, Dr. Bushnell received a NewSpace question, suggesting that NASA was Old Space and the NewSpace arena held the potential for the breakthroughs that were being discussed on the show. Dennis did not concur with the listener, but you will want to hear what he has to say about this matter. Virtual reality in five dimensions was discussed and he suggested this will likely render humans going to Mars as not viable for a variety of reasons. You will want to hear what he has to say about the coming five dimension virtual reality and what it will mean for humans in space. One listener question dealt with Gen Y and space education. Another asked about He-3 and chemicals here on Earth, such as hydrogen and Boron-11, which would make the need for He-3 irrelevant. Space Solar Power was discussed in some detail, so you will want to hear what he has to say about it. Please pay close attention to his economic analysis for energy alternatives here on Earth. In his energy explanation, he mentions the developing use of algae and what it means for backing oil out of the equation. He is not optimistic that SSP will play a role in our economy anytime soon and he even references the study groups he works with which are examining these issues. SSP is not even discussed for the reasons he cites on air. Do not miss this energy discussion in the last segment of the program. Dennis also talks about the need for revolutationary businesses if there is going tobe new industrial development in space.He is not optimistic that this will happen. For concluding remarks, Dr. Bushnell was asked what the space advocate/enthusiast community could do better to enhance our becoming space-faring. He suggested two things. First, the community needs to push for and participate in revolutionary and advanced technologies. This is vital. Second, the private space community needs to develop stronger reasons for going into space, reasons that will stand up to the scrutiny of investigators, financiers, and competitive terrestrial technologies. Our personal reasons, which we express frequently and which come to me daily through email, don't cut it. As I tell listeners and those emailing me, our own reasons for space development are fine, but if they resonated with the public, with humanity, with Congress, we would be far more advanced in space development technologies than we are today. Somehow, we have to get beyond our own personal reasons and realize that they usually don't meet the tests Dr. Bushnell talked about during this show. For space development to happen as we would like to see it happen, we need to make the case and have it stand up to those critics who will do proper due diligence and look at all aspects of the issues as Dennis talked about on this show. If you have comments or questions for Dr. Dennis Bushnell, please email them to him at dennis.m.bushnell@nasa.gov. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:57:42 UTC
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Dr. Michio Kaku & Dr. Bob Krone, Friday, 4-25-08 (53.52MB; download) -- Guests: Dr. Michio Kaku was the guest for this special Space Show program co-hosted by Dr. Bob Krone. We started the discussion by asking Dr. Kaku about his new best-selling book, "Physics of the Impossible." Dr. Kaku explained to us the three classes of impossibilities involving science, technology, and engineering. You will definitely want to hear this discussion since it relates to many potential space developments. As a result of listener questions and questions from co-host Dr. Krone, we talked about science and STEM education, space as a driver for education, inspiration, and much more. Dr. Kaku spelled out many of the STEM educational problems in the United States and provided possible solutions. This discussion also led to an exploration of hope and optimism with science. Do not miss what Dr. Kaku says about this important subject. As Dr. Kaku is the cofounder of string field theory, we had a good discussion about it, lots of questions, including questions from Dr. Krone and myself. We even had a listener ask about the potential paranormal aspect of human vibration and string field theory with contacting another dimension. As for discussing space travel, Dr. Kaku pointed out the problem of the high cost of space access. He was asked if we needed breakthrough advanced propulsion to give us low cost space access, could we do it through the space elevator which he talks about in his book, or could space tourism or space solar power be an economic driver leading to a significantly higher launch rate which would enable commercially attractive launch prices. This is a discussion you will want to hear. The issue of energy came up and we explored the type of energy needed to do many of the space projects we dream about, plus moving to a Type 1 civilization and how long it would take to get there. Other topics discussed on the show included dark matter and dark energy, the sun, black holes, and more. You can learn more about these subjects and Dr. Kaku's work by visiting his website, at www.mkaku.org . Click on Contact if you want to ask him a question. However, as he said on air, he gets far too many emails to answer them all, although he does post some of them on his site. I urge you to send him your question or comment, but be patient to see if he puts the answer up on his website. If you have a question or comment for Dr. Bob Krone, please send it to him at BobKrone@aol.com. If you have a comment or question for me, please use drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:25:18 UTC
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Dr. Roger Launius & Dr. Howard McCurdy, Tuesday, 4-22-08 (38.31MB; download) -- Guests: Dr. Roger Launius and Dr. Howard McCurdy were the guests for this Space Show program to discuss their new book, "Robots In Space: Technology, Evolution, and Interplanetary Travel." This was a fascinating and wide-ranging discussion about our present and future role in space, both with robotics and humans, then with some type of yet-to-be determined combination. One of the issues discussed was how to create a space program that could electrify the public as was the case with the early days of the Apollo program. Later in the show, our guests said there were five reasons to go to space, but only one required humans. These five reasons were: commerce, defense, science, national prestige, and the survival of our species. They also said that the last one, survival of the species, was the least interesting so far, even within NASA and members of Congress. In response to various listener comments and questions, our guests expressed a need to have a balance with robotics and the human space program. At one point later in the show, Dr. McCurdy, in responding to a bottom line question about the VSE, suggested we might be better off if some of the VSE money was put towards advanced propulsion development programs in order to crack the barrier of new propulsion which is the key to getting off Earth into space cost effectively. As you listen to this program, you will hear a very good exchange with listeners and both our guests on the issues facing humans in space, when, how and why, political and economic realities and policy making, and more. Toward the end of the program, we included a comprehensive discussion of transhumanism and both our guests started asking the question what space explorers would look like in the future, especially as we reached out beyond Mars. Do not miss this discussion. If you have additional questions or comments for our guests, please email Dr. McCurdy at mccurdy@american.edu and Dr. Launius at LauniusR@si.edu.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:31:42 UTC
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