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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Jay Barbree, Monday, 9-24-07 (41.35MB; download) -- Jay Barbree, NBC'S veteran space correspondent, was with us to talk about our space program from Sputnik to today. His new book, "Live From Cape Canaveral" was the focus of this discussion. As listeners will hear, Jay shared with us not only his thought on the space program then and now, but hilarious stories with the Mercury 7 and the Gemini 9 astronauts. This interview is both very funny and entertaining and also informative and instructive. Listeners asked him many questions comparing the older NASA with today's NASA. One listener even asked for a comparison of Congress during the Apollo era with the Congress of today. As you will hear, Jay makes a very generous and cool offer for getting his book autographed. It this interests you, let me know and I will get the full details and instructions. This book is a must read and certainly an enjoyable and entertaining read. If you have questions or comments for Jay Barbree, send them to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:34:13 UTC
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AIAA #2 Space S007, Sunday, 9-23-07 (30.82MB; download) -- This is the second and final AIAA Space 2007 program and it features Stephen Metschan, CEO of TeamVision and Rex Ridenoure of Ecliptic Enterprises. Stephen was at AIAA promoting and presenting papers re the Direct 2 program which we have discussed on The Space Show. In this segment, he gives his impressions of what is happening at Space 2007 re Direct 2 and the NASA program, plus he compares and contrasts talks given by Dr. Scott Horowitz and Dr. Michael Griffin here at the conference. Rex updates us on the latest business activities, opportunities, markets, customers and more with Ecliptic Enterprises. You will want to hear his approach to this space business and what he has to say about getting customers and how to run a space business. As always, questions and comments can go directly to the two guests as they provide their contact information during their interviews or you can send them to me in care of drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 22 Sep 2007 21:22:56 UTC
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AIAA Space 2007 #1, Friday, 9-21-07 (71.05MB; download) -- This is the first of two AIAA Space 2007 conference interview programs. This set of interviews includes discussion by Debra Facktor Lepore, President of Air Launch, LLC, Dr. Eligar Sadeh and his wife Chris, and Dr. Mike Gruntman, professor at USC. Debra updates us with Air Launch LCC news, Eligar is now a professor at the USAF Academy and has also started a private consulting business, and Dr. Gruntman talks about his educational ideas for space engineering improvements at the college level. Each guest provides an email or contact method if you have questions or comments for them. As always, you can send your comments directly to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. At the end of the three interviews, I provide listeners with a brief summary of my tour at Space X in El Segundo, California. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Fri, 21 Sep 2007 20:00:50 UTC
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Mars Society Conf. #3, Tuesday, 9-18-07 (42.44MB; download) -- This Mars Society Conference 2007 program is the third and final set of recorded interviews conducted at the conference on the UCLA campus. There are two guests interviewed for this program. First, you will hear from Claude who came to the conference from Paris, France. Claude is 84, very sharp, was with JPL at one time. You will want to hear what he says about his years in the space industry, his looking forward to Mars and other space adventures and much more. Claude is followed by a young man from Toronto, Canada who is starting his first year in an MBA program to learn to become a space entrepreneur. David Rajzman represents the new coming into this field while Claude is at the other end of the spectrum. David brings with him vision, energy, his eagerness to study hard in the MBA program, then obtain a specific space education to facilitate his being successful with his ideas for his space business, ideas which he has but he was not willing to share with us at this time. Hearing the senior and then the new is an interesting contrast. As you will hear during both interviews, additional questions were asked of Claude and David by both Reda Anderson and Dr. Larry Kuznetz as both were at the conference and with me during these and other interviews. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:16:25 UTC
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Dr. Joan Vernikos, Monday, 9-17-07 (34.35MB; download) -- Dr. Joan Vernikos was the guest for this Space Show program originally recorded and aired on Sept. 13, 2007 for a special replay on Monday, Sept. 17, 2007. Dr. Vernikos, the former Director of NASA's Life Science Division, is an expert in the effects of space, particularly gravity upon the astronauts. As we learned in this interview, she has taken her expertise regarding gravity and applied it to all of us non-astronauts for helping us to have healthy living here on Earth. Her book, "The G-Connection: Harness Gravity and Reverse Aging," is about this very subject. We discussed with Dr. Vernikos how we can apply the knowledge gained from astronauts and microgravity to the rest of us. She talked about movement and positions that we as humans are designed to do multiple times a day but because of changes in our lifestyle, we no longer do them, thus we are compromising our health over the long run. For example, you will want to hear her comments about standing up, lying down, getting up, and a protocol for doing this to compensate for our changes in the way we live, work with computers, etc. Pay particular attention to the time intervals because as we learned, we cannot do this protocol as if we were working out at a gym in a repetitive fashion. She also talked about the need for extensive gravity research to facilitate our becoming truly space-faring, but unfortunately, as we have heard from others, this important research is not being done or its being done at a snails pace. Several questions for her were about our possible jumping the gun with settlement and long term space travel plans until the gravity issues are better understood, but she said no. This is because the human space program is needed to inspire and motivate and cause the necessary research. The program and the research are linked together so both have to happen at the same time. One inspires the funding and development for the other. This is a most interesting discussion you will not want to miss. Dr. Vernikos also talked about stress in space, stress hormones, and what we have found out from later experiments versus some of the earlier ones that had different data for reasons she explains. She extrapolates and applies these astronaut findings regarding stress to our lives here on Earth as well. You will not want to miss this program. This is one way we make space relevant to all of us, through medical and research findings that can influence our daily lives for the best. Visit her website at www.joanvernikos.com. You can send her comments and questions at Dr.Joan@joanvernikos.com. Make sure you mention that you heard her on The Space Show.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:01:22 UTC
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Dr. Tom Burton & Dr. Pat Hynes, Sunday, 9-16-07 (36.54MB; download) -- Dr. Pat Hynes and Dr. Tom Burton were the guests for this Space Show program. Our subject to be discussed was the International Symposium for Personal Spaceflight (ISPS) to be held in Las Cruces, NM from Oct. 24-25, 2007. Visit http://spacegrant.nmsu.edu/isps/index2.php for the agenda, information, registration, and more. We started our discussion with an overview of new speakers and developments for the ISPS. Pat updated us with the program introduction and speakers for the morning session of the first day. Tom described his session on the first day and we asked him any space engineering questions throughout this program. One listener even asked him for his engineering opinion on the new Google X Prize award for a private company getting a working rover to the Moon. You will certainly want to hear his answer. Many questions came in for Pat and Tom about Symposium logistics, meals that are included with your registration, internet facilities at the conference, question periods for the speakers and panels, and much more. This is a comprehensive discussion of the quality of this conference, even coming down to the expected weather for our Las Cruces visit and the dress code for the conference location. As a result of listener questions, Pat told us about the student scholarship program for attending the ISPS and other student programs. We asked Tom why he was attracted to this conference given his being the head of the NMSU Department of Mechanical Engineering and he listed two main reasons. His response to this question is important to hear and it led to a discussion about math, engineering and educational issues we are facing in the country, our schools and even down to the K-12 level. For sure, if you are attending the ISPS, listen to this show as it will give you important information about not just the ISPS but also the speakers and even the X Prize Cup. If you have not yet decided to attend or if you are unable to attend, also listen to this show as its full of important information, brief bios of important space developer businessmen and women and much more. Furthermore, all the comments about outstanding networking opportunities and foods and refreshments, well, they are an understatement! If you are interested in learning more about the NMSU Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, visit http://me.nmsu.edu/. Contact information is provided on this website for further questions or comments. Make sure you mention you heard Dr. Burton on The Space Show. For those of you wanting to contact Dr. Hynes or the ISPS office, please call 505 646-6414. You can email questions or comments to nmsgc@nmsu.edu. Again, mention The Space Show in the subject line of your note. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sun, 16 Sep 2007 20:14:35 UTC
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Dr. Buzz Aldrin, Friday, 9-14-07 (29.04MB; download) -- Dr. Buzz Aldrin was a guest for this late Friday afternoon Space Show program. Buzz started off giving us an update of where we are today versus yesterday/yesteryear re the VSE, rockets, space station, and much more. We talked about his ShareSpace plan for advocate organizations and members to win space trips and related activities. Listen to his plan and let us know what you think of it. He received a few questions regarding possible problems with Aries I in the launch hardware NASA is developing to go to the Moon. He advocates supporting NASA and having backup plans if what NASA is working with does not work. He does not want to be critical of NASA or condemn NASA plans because of the potential for it to play into the hands of those that do not want to fund the VSE or have us return to the Moon. He was asked several questions about the Google/X Prize Cup new prize for going to the Moon. You will want to listen carefully to what he says. The same for COTS and plans that he may be able to develop to work with Space Dev regarding the HL20 on an Atlas 5. If these plans materialize, we will be reporting them here on The Space Show. Buzz talked about the three NASA words being used to describe the importance of the VSE: INSPIRATION, DISCOVERY, AND INNOVATION. Again, listen to what he has to say. When asked about being in a new Moon race, he talked about the need for America to remain at the top and on the cutting edge. He also outlined important events that will start unfolding in 2008 so pay attention to the early part of the interview when this plan is unveiled and discussed. When asked what we should be teaching in school, stressing in education, he highlighted STEM education. Again, this is important so you will want to hear what he had to say about STEM and its importance, plus his own variations on it. Buzz is a true leader and its inspiring to be part of his energy and leadership for our becoming space faring. He has much to say about settlements, getting people to space, the Moon, and Mars. This is an interview you will not want to miss. If you have questions or comments for him, I will forward them to him so send them to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 15 Sep 2007 04:00:16 UTC
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Irene Willhite, Friday, 9-14-07 (47.79MB; download) -- Irene Willhite, Curator/Archivist for the US Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL, was the guest for this Space Show program. We started the discussion with an overview of the US Space and Rocket Center, Marshall Spaceflight Center, and army locations nearby in Huntsville. From there, we started discussing the cataloging and archiving of the papers and historical documents pertaining to Wernher Von Braun. We spent most of the show discussing Von Braun, his work, attitudes, faith, education, the cold war, space, Mars, and just about everything you can think of regarding his work and the times he was part of re developing space. We discussed Vanguard and the Navy program, the Army with the Jupiter and Redstone rockets, politics and much more. If you ever wanted to know about Von Braun, this is the show to listen to. The book that Irene has just written which has been published by Apogee, "The Voice of Dr. Wernher von Braun" was highlighted during the show as it contains 48 of his approximately 500 speeches. Irene took us through the highlights of many of the speeches in a humorous and informative way. We also talked about space camp for kids and adults, artifacts that the museum obtains, and the von Braun sci fi book, "Project Mars." You can ask questions or send comments to Irene Willhite at irenew@spacecamp.com. You can call the book store at the Rocket Center and order both books autographed by Irene. Just tell them you heard about it on The Space Show. Their website is http://www.spacecamp.com/ Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 15 Sep 2007 03:46:38 UTC
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Bill Pullman, Thursday, 9-13-07 (7.33MB; download) -- Bill Pullman, playwright and director, was with us for this short Space Show interview discussing his new play, Expedition 6. Expedition 6 is playing at the Magic Theatre at Fort Mason in San Francisco, Sept. 8-Oct. 7, 2007. Bill tells us the story of how he was inspired to write this play concerning the two astronauts and one cosmonaut stranded on the ISS after the loss of Columbia. Bill simulates microgravity in the play, listen to how he creatively does this with the cast and involving the audience. While this is a short interview, a few listeners did ask questions, including one about Hollywood and its role in helping our become space-faring. You can find out more about Expedition 6, read samples from the script and even see a video with Bill talking about the play, just visit www.magictheatre.org and click on Expedition 6. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:45:26 UTC
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Dr. Bryan Laubscher & Eric Westling, Tuesday, 9-11-07 (53.97MB; download) -- Dr. Bryan Laubscher and Eric Westling were the guests for this Space Show program. We began our discussion with a review of the rocket equation and both Eric and Bryan took us through the chemistry and physics of rockets, mass ratios, etc. With extensive questioning by listeners as well as myself, both guests explained why chemical rocket propulsion breakthroughs were unlikely. I urge listeners to pay attention to this discussion. If you disagree, send our guests a note and explain why they are not correct. We next turned out attention to the science, engineering, financing, and politics behind developing the space elevator. We went through ribbon development, propulsion development, political decision making for basic R&D funding, what's in it for a private sector profit motivated company and much more. This program is a comprehensive discussion of all aspects of the space elevator. Toward the end of the program, listeners asked about other nations being able to develop the space elevator, primarily India and China. You will want to hear what both Bryan and Eric have to say about this and about our technology and science compared to the same in other countries. They also explained what it means politically and economically for another nation to control the space elevator technology. As a result of another listener question, we discussed black budget financing and R&D as a possibility for the space elevator - right now. Bryan answered the question from his perspective as a Los Alamos scientist. Again, you will find this discussion to be most interesting. This is an action packed two hour Space Show program. You do not want to miss it. To send questions or comments to our guests, do so through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. I will forward them as soon as I receive them from you. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:34:44 UTC
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