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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1st hour is Ken Davis 2nd hour is Dr. David Webb, Friday, 11-2-07 (50.05MB; download) -- This special two hour Friday Space Show program presents two great programs. The first hour , Kenneth Davis, author, was with us. Ken has many books to his fame but we primarily talked about "Don't Know Much About The Universe." This is a fun and informative program that you will not want to miss. Ken is with us for about 40 minutes and then I pick up and make the announcements I would normally make during the first few minutes of the show. While Ken Davis was with us, we had lots of listener questions about education, kids books, rare space facts and much more. At times, we connected mythology, history, and religion to space. Do not miss this show. I am working to bring Ken Davis back later this year for a full program for the holiday season.
The second hour of this program brings us Dr. David Webb. Dr. Webb brings decades of space, government, and academic experience to us to talk frankly and directly with us about the the direction we are going with space in the country, our youth, and our government. Dr. Webb helps us to understand the importance and value of space and space development. As you will hear in this program, he is a big believer in the potential of the private sector and less of a believer in the government space program and NASA. He fielded many listener questions about policy then and now, the VSE, India, China, and various administrations and their space consciousness. We learned some very important things in history such as the report his National Commission on Space prepared was never show to President Reagan because staffers did not want space to have funding. You will find this story very interesting.
If you have questions for either Ken Davis or Dr. David Webb, send them to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will forward them for responses. I hope to have both guests back on The Space Show in the not too distant future. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 03 Nov 2007 00:28:06 UTC
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Dr. Burton Lee, Thursday, 11-1-07 (36.10MB; download) -- Dr. Burton Lee returned to The Space Show to discuss the Space Angels Network. This is a virtual network of angel investors focused on seed and early stage investments for space related ventures. During the first part of this interview, Dr. Lee discussed space related investments and the market opportunities this approach permits over a more narrow definition of space only types of ventures. Make sure you hear this discussion, its important. Dr. Lee received many questions about investing in space ventures, the timing for space investments, and due diligence types of requirements for space investments. He made an extra effort to make sure the listeners and I understood the broader approach of the Space Angels Network which is to focus on space related investments, not just space investments. We also discussed who is an angel and how a company finds out about this group and their investment potential. Due to a listener question, Dr. Lee explained the difference between an angel investor and venture capital. This is another important discussion you should not miss. One listener asked him for advice for startups if they want to position themselves for potential angel investment. Dr. Lee was also asked if the silly or flakey deals really do "poison" the well so to speak for the serious ventures with serious financiers, Wall Streeters, and other professional funding sources. Listen to what he says about this issue. This is an action packed, comprehensive, and detailed discussion of not just the new Space Angels network, LLC, but also about space investment opportunities, approaches, markets, and more. This is a must listen to show. You can find out more about the Space Angels Network by visiting their website at www.spaceangelsnetwork.com. You can send your comments to the email address Dr. Lee provides on air at the Space Angels Network or You can send your comments or questions to Burton.Lee@gmail.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:38:40 UTC
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Col. Stephen Hargis, Thursday, 11-1-07 (26.43MB; download) -- Colonel Stephen D. Hargis, Commander, Space Development Group, Space Development and Test Wing, Space and Missile Systems Center, Kirtland AFB, NM was the guest for this program to let everyone know of the upcoming Space Test Program 40th Anniversary Celebration. This celebration will be November 8, 2007 at Kirtland Air Force Base, NM. If you are interested in attending, send me a note to drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will send you the relevant information. Col. Hargis introduced us to the Space Test Program (STP) and brought us current on the state of the program since we last talked about STP on The Space Show last year. We learned about the University Nanosat Program and what it includes and its requirements. Student launches were a big part of the discussion with questions from both students and parents for Col. Hargis. Another subject that we discussed that STP supports is Operationally Responsive Space. Col. Hargis fielded questions concerning the Chinese space program including their ASAT program. We talked about NewSpace and even the X Prize Cup as Col. Hargis was at Holloman AFB for the Cup on Sunday afternoon. As you will hear in this program, its an important program serving many relevant communities engaged in space development. This program is supportive of our students and the education needed for aerospace engineering and related fields. One of the programs talked about in some detail was the Fast Track program and will want to hear what Col. Hargis tells us about this program within STP. The STP is a multi-user program with the role of being a primary provider of spaceflight for the DOD research community. You can also learn more about this program by visiting this site, www.kirtland.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet_print.asp?fsID=6878&page=1. For more information on the 4oth anniversary celebration, visit www.losangeles.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123071146. Were I not teaching in Grand Forks at UND, I would be there on behalf of The Space Show so please, if any of you do attend, let me know and I will bring you on the show to tell us about it. If you have questions or comments, please send them to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will forward them to the appropriate person to get you a speedy answer. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:02:15 UTC
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Jeff Roth, Wednesday, 10-31-07 (24.13MB; download) -- Jeff Roth, documentary filmmaker, was the guest for this show to tell us about his award winning film, "The Wonder of It All." Please visit the film's website for more information, www.thewonderofitallfilm.com. This is the story of 6 Moonwalkers and their feelings, emotions, and experiences walking on the Moon. Jeff received lots of questions including many that were more general about making films, specifically documentaries. Several questions probed the Moonwalker's personality and other areas and Jeff skillfully handled all of these questions. He was asked if the astronauts had editorial control over the film and the answer was no. Also, it will not play in many theaters for a variety of reasons so at some point interested viewers will need to purchase the DVD. The film sounds outstanding and I hope to see it soon. As soon as I see it, I will put a short update on the website newsletter as well as the email newsletter. If you want to contact Jeff, stay up on his acitivites and when the DVD will be available, you can do so through the website for contact information or questions. Visit
www.thewonderofitallfilm.com/contact.html. Jeff has listed his email address on this page as jeffroth@jeffrothproductions.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:48:03 UTC
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David Sandalow, Wednesday, 10-31-07 (15.95MB; download) -- David Sandalow was the guest today regarding his new book, "Freedom From Oil: How The next President Can End The United States Oil Addiction." This is an off space program of about 40 minutes. David has interesting proposals and concepts for creating energy independence from Middle Eastern oil nations. Having served in the Clinton administration, he politically connected and his book and message are being listened to by those inside the Beltway. David is a Brooking researcher and if you follow the contact information he provided at the end of the show, you can likely send him a comment or question. His book on Amazon can be found at http://www.amazon.com/Freedom-Oil-President-United-Addiction/dp/0071489061/ref=sr_1_1/102-6246410-8044965?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1193861945&sr=1-1. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:45:25 UTC
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Marc Boucher, Tuesday, 10-30-07 (42.29MB; download) -- Marc Boucher, co-founder of SpaceRef.com and The Mars Institute was the guest for this show. Among the many topics we explored together were the results of the recent space elevator climber contests held in Salt Lake City. Marc was there and gave us our first comprehensive report on the events that took place over the climber weekend. We then moved to space elevator technology and plausibility. Marc is bullish but quite practical. You will want to hear his comments regarding the space elevator. We also talked about the locations for the elevator on Mars and the Moon and as it turns out, these might be better locations for it than here on Earth. This discussion led to our talking about returning to the Moon, both from an American and Canadian perspective. Listeners were quite interested in Canadian perspectives. Other subjects that came up were leadership, politics and ITAR. In fact, one listener asked Marc to tell us the difference between ITAR in Canada and our form of ITAR. This was an interesting question with an interesting answer. Marc talked about his exciting new project, On Orbit (www.onorbit.com), project listeners will definitely want to hear about and experience. Marc also spoke about other exciting new projects, including a new space search engine he is developing. His pearls of wisdom for us all were to GET INVOLVED! You can send your comments or questions to him at marc.boucher@onorbit.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:59:48 UTC
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Robert Zimmerman, Monday, 10-29-07 (38.48MB; download) -- Robert Zimmerman returned to the program for some updates and new information regarding the space program and related issues. We started out talking about the current shuttle mission. Bob brought us up to speed on issues the shuttle mission is facing, future shuttle missions, the upcoming Hubble repair mission and the politics of space around election time. Listeners asked Bob about the Chinese space program, their ASAT efforts, and space tourism. In fact, we discussed space tourism as a driver for the industry. We switched gears during the show and discussed X Prize Cup and the New Space industry. One listener asked Bob for his choice in space news services. Bob suggested Spacetoday.net by Dr. Jeff Foust, and also Nasaspaceflight.com. Bob mentioned his new book which will be on the market in April 2008, "Universe In A Mirror: The Saga Of The Hubble Space Telescope and The Visionaries Who Built It." If you have a question or comment for Bob, send it to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com or you can contact him at his website, http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3cxxp/zimbib.htm. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 30 Oct 2007 04:27:14 UTC
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X Prize Cup Program, Sunday, 10-28-07 (78.24MB; download) -- This program is the X Prize Cup 2007 series of interviews readied for the Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007 Space Show. In addition to the introduction to this special program, there are five separate interview tracks/panel discussions. They run continuously for about 2.5 hours without a break. However, you will know when each interview ends as the guest or the panel is appropriately thanked and the next guest or panel is introduced. Several of these tracks were recorded during the X Prize Cup at Holloman AFB so you will hear overhead jet aircraft noise as the Holloman AFB Air Show was going on at the same time as X Prize Cup. In addition, finding an absolutely quiet spot for the interviews, without staff or Air Force personnel working around us was almost impossible so the background noise you will hear from time to time is simply part of the program. The first interview is from the Personal Spaceflight Symposium a few days earlier in Las Cruces and has Dr. Lee Valentine talking with us about an important upcoming conference hosted by the Space Studies Institute, Princeton, NJ. The second interview presents Space Show listeners with the new Rocketplane Global spacecraft. With us for the interview is Chuck Lauer, Dave Faulkner who is the Program Manager, and former astronaut, Navy Commander and Rocketplane pilot , John Herrington. Participating in the interview is Patrick Beatty. The third interview is with Ed Wright who returns to us to give us a Teachers In Space update. The fourth interview has Dr. Sean Casey returning to us to update us on the progress with SOPHIA, the joint German Space Agency and NASA AMES stratospheric infra-red observatory program. The fifth and final interview is another panel discussion conducted late at night back in Las Cruces at the Ramada Inn at the Space Frontier Foundation party. For this panel discussion on Rocketplane, we were fortunate to have George French, CEO of Rocketplane with us, Chuck Lauer, Jeff Krukin, Reda Anderson who will be the first commercial passenger on Rocketplane, and Frank Nuovo. Frank is an award winning industrial designer who will be designing the interior of Rocketplane. I am quite sure you will find his bio fascinating as well as his award winning projects, and his plans for Rocketplane. If you have follow up questions or comments for any of these guests on this X Prize Cup special Space Show program, please send them to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will forward your note to the person you request. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 29 Oct 2007 08:28:29 UTC
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Personal Spaceflight Symposium Program, Friday, 10-26-07 (62.89MB; download) -- This is the set of interviews selected from those attending the Personal Space Flight Symposium in Las Cruces, NM. In the following order, you will hear first Jeff Krukin, Executive Director of the Space Frontier Foundation make an important announcement. After Jeff, Reda Anderson serves as co-host in a discussion with Sam Ximenes, President of Exploration Architecture Corporation regarding their upcoming part in the development of Spaceport America. The third discussion also has Reda as my co-host talking with retired Oklahoma State Senator Gilmer Capps who helped create the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority and the tax credit program won by Rocketplane. This is a frank discussion about the Oklahoma Spaceport, Rocketplane, and space development in Oklahoma. the final interview is with Taber MacCallum, Chairman and CEO of Paragon Space Development Corporation in Tucson, AZ. During this discussion, Taber explains the process and many of the considerations in making life support systems for spacecraft with a focus on suborbital craft. He has some interesting challenges to address and I think you will find this discussion most interesting and informative. If you want to follow up with questions or comments for any of these guests, send your note to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will forward it to the guest.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:34:34 UTC
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Richard Glover, Monday, 10-22-07 (35.01MB; download) -- Rich Glover of Microgravity Enterprises was the guest today regarding his space manufactured consumer product mix for sale here on Earth at this time. Please visit the company website, www.microgravityenterprises.com. Rich talked about the marketing, financial, and business aspects of his product line and the overall impact of the product ingredients having been in space.One of the lessons he said he said he learned early on was to pay attention to the traditional business rules and processes because being space based can only go so far and its not far enough. His product line for tangible consumer products consists of Space2O bottled water, Antimatter which is an an energy drink, and Space beer. These products are made with enzymes, yeast and other food ingredients that have flown to space. Rich received several business and marketing questions from the listeners. This is a show you will want to hear as it focus on the business aspects of a consumer business consisting of space products. You can send Rich Glover your questions or comments by emailing him at info@microgravityenterprises.com or visiting the contact page, www.microgravityenterprises.com/VendorDistributors.htm. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 23 Oct 2007 02:31:02 UTC
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