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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Dr. Haym Benaroya, Friday, 5-18-07 (54.68MB; download) -- Dr. Haym Benaroya was the guest for this Space Show program to discuss the upcoming Rutgers Symposium on Lunar Settlements (www.lunarbase.rutgers.edu) from June3-8, 2007. Dr. Benaroya began the discussion by describing the basics of this particular symposium/conference, the keynote speakers, the single track format, and the small size to allow for power networking. As the interview continued, Dr. Benaroya received many listener questions regarding engineering questions for the Moon, Mars, even NEO's! He provided his opinion on the state of the art for lunar engineering projects in comparison to building homes and high rise buildings in San Francisco, a known earthquake risk area. His comments on this issue are most interesting. The subject of the Moon or Mars came up and turned into a lively discussion topic. Haym put forth a powerful case for returning to the Moon before attempting a humans to Mars mission. Listen and see if you agree with him. As for the conference, its easy to register from the website and there is still space to attend and even submit a paper. Papers will be published in a conference proceedings and The Space Show will let listeners know when this publication is available. During other parts of this program, Haym talked about some of the upcoming talks that will be given at the symposium. This symposium will cover many important and interesting topics ranging from human factors to hard core engineering and even business issues. Other listener driven questions address ITAR as a possible conference problem, lunar settlement human and policy issues, even engineering lunar structures to allow for taking pets with us at some point in the future. This is no doubt going to be a fascinating, relevant, and interesting conference. If you can attend, do so. Dr. Benaroya is happy to take your comments or questions. Please email him at benaroya@rci.rutgers.edu. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 19 May 2007 06:19:32 UTC
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Dr. John Jurist, Monday, 5-14-07 (50.49MB; download) -- Dr. John Jurist was the guest for this special Space Show program, our inaugural Monday afternoon program on KKNW in Seattle. Please note that Dr. Jurist was on a VoIP phone line and there were phone line audio problems which cannot be corrected through post production editing. I apologize for this audio problem. Dr. Jurist spoke about investing in alt.space businesses from the perspective of an investor who has done so and who also has a successful track record as a risk taking investor. He explained due diligence, the importance of business planning and management talent and experience. He also talked with us about human factors and how that must be considered in investment project where humans in space are being considered, even the suborbital tourism business. You will not want to miss his comments on screening possible passengers and the disclosure statement that is mandated by current federal law. Dr. Jurist was asked many questions about the market for private spaceflight vehicles, the launch rate and how to lower it, even the best track to follow from high school through college if one wants to be a space entrepreneur. We talked about private and closely held corporations, investor expectations, management expectations and the gaps between the two perspectives. We talked about investors willing and capable to help out the developing management team and the likelihood of the company to accept such help. Dr. Jurist spoke about excessive secrecy and the Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA). Dr. Jurist was asked about some of the main investment barriers to space commerce and solutions for resolving the issues. Don't miss his reply to this question. This is a comprehensive investment discussion from someone actively involved in investing in NewSpace/Alt.space plus other technology and risk oriented ventures. Dr. Jurist will be glad to respond to your comments and questions. Please send them through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 15 May 2007 14:35:06 UTC
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Dr. Robert Brodsky, Sunday, 5-13-07 (38.99MB; download) -- Dr. Robert F. Brodsky was the guest for this Space Show program. Dr. Brodsky, author of the new book, "On The Cutting Edge: Tales Of A Cold War Engineer At The Dawn Of The Nuclear, Guided Missile, Computer, And Space Ages" started our interview with some of the stories and experiences in his book. However, we soon began discussing many important topics with Dr. Brodsky from sloshing and baffles in early rocket engines to modern day rocket companies and their willingness to learn from the past as opposed to reinventing many of the errors that happened decades ago and are well documented in the public literature. We talked about the importance of space education and what it took for astronautics to become a legitimate academic discipline. Dr. Brodsky shared his views on the VSE, NASA, the private sector, space commerce, space tourism and much much more. We also talked about the importance of space settlement. Dr. Brodsky discussed the early days of rockets with the Vanguard, he told us of his meeting Orville Wright and other early pioneers of the aviation and space industry. One very interesting segment addressed the beginning of the space age and the driver for it which was the atomic bomb and ICBM development. This is a must listen to discussion! Toward the end of this fascinating interview, Dr. Brodsky discussed the hydrogen economy, fusion and the need to go hydrogen and why. You will also hear his view of the future. You can send your comments or questions to Dr. Brodsky at Rfoxbro@aol.com. His book is available everywhere including the online giants such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 14 May 2007 15:26:02 UTC
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Rick Homans & Open Lines, Friday, 5-11-07 (54.47MB; download) -- Rick Homans, the Executive Director of the New Mexico Spaceport Authority, was the guest for this Space Show program. Rick was with us for the first hour and the second hour was Open Lines. Rick started out giving us a comprehensive status report on the development of Spaceport America, tax and bond issues, AST licensing and related matters. We talked about the UP Aerospace payload recovery process, we talked about the commercial usage of the spaceport with commercial range and tracking fees in arrangement with White Sands. Rick explained the lease agreement with Virgin, even the road paving plans for getting to the spaceport. We talked about possible schedules, orbital spaceflight from the spaceport and agreements with the country of Mexico and others. Listeners had many questions for Mr. Homans including questions about the possible value of space or the Governor Richardson presidential campaign. Don't miss his answer on this one. Mr. Homans was asked about the investment advisor report that was issued last August, the problems with it and the replacement of that specific advisor with a new one more in sync with the needs of New Mexico and the spaceport. Listeners asked him about possible dual land use for the areas around the spaceport as possible revenue generators while the spaceport develops its own revenue stream. That approach is currently not favored and you will want to hear the reasons why. The issues of the 500 mile long historical El Camino Real trail came up and Rick Homans explained what the spaceport was doing to preserve and protect this important piece of history. The Spaceport Authority is very interested in protecting the trail and working with the trail supporters to make sure that the spaceport does not do anything counter to the preservation of El Camino Real. Mr. Homans invited further questions and comments from anyone interested in the spaceport for any reason, including potential customers, users, and just interested people. Please email him at Rick.Homans@state.nm.us. The second hour of the program was open lines and I fielded many listener questions as well as phone calls on a variety of subjects from Space Show phone line audio quality to the Face on Mars, from Direct 2 as an alternative to the NASA VSE architecture. We even talked about visiting nearby asteroids as an option to returning to the Moon. Your questions and comments are always welcome at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 12 May 2007 03:37:17 UTC
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Eckert, Lark, & Olson, Thursday, 5-10-07 (41.03MB; download) -- Paul Eckert, Tom Olson & Eva-Jane Lark were the guests for this Space Show program to discuss the recently held Space Investment Summit (http://www.spacecommerceroundtable.com/upcoming.html). This program focused on the Summit but also on space investment and space commerce. We noted many of the positive changes that have taken place over time, the quality of those attending this particular conference, speakers and presenters which can be found on the above referenced website, and the timing for such a summit. We also learned that this group is planning another of these high powered commercial space investment summits for the fall 2007. We talked about angel investors, business planning, management, commercial opportunities, why the large contractors are sponsoring and supporting these conferences/summits and much more. Paul, Eva-Jane and Tom responded to listener questions and details about this particular Summit from their own unique perspective so you the listener will get a well-rounded summary of not just the summit, but the market, the attitudes, and the availability of professional investment funding for New Space Ventures. You can find out more about coming Space Investment Summits or ask questions about this program or the recently held program by sending your email to info@spacecommerceroundtable.com. Please be sure to put Space Show in the subject line. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Fri, 11 May 2007 14:09:09 UTC
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Dr. Ken Cox & Bruce Pittman, Wednesday, 5-9-07 (42.11MB; download) -- Dr. Ken Cox and Bruce Pittman were the special guests for this Space Show program to discuss space commerce, the coming ATWG Conference just before ISDC and the ACES Entrepreneurial Space Summit at NASA Ames May 16-18, 2007. We began the discussion with Ken giving us the background information regarding the Aerospace Technology Working Group (ATWG) and the basics about their coming conference in Dallas from May 22-24, 2007. Visit www.atwg.org for the full agenda, registration, and details. Dr. Cox mentions cutting edge ways of creating effective commercial space business models, including virtual models, enhanced communications and extensive collaboration. Mr. Pittman then explained the ATWG focus on space commerce, the Entrepreneurial Space Summit at Ames next week, and much more. A listener asked about building successful commercial models in the virtual world, especially Second Life, and both Bruce and Ken said this was happening and referred to the NASA Ames CoLab project. Our discussion focused on expediting space commerce, how to do it more effectively and generally we took the big picture approach during the program though we did speak about space solar power early on in the program. Later in the show, Bruce, in talking about various new types of commercial models we might be able to exploit for commercial space development, brought up the pre-cursor to NASA, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics or NACA. You will certainly want to hear what Bruce and Ken have to say about this as a viable model and why it is presently being examined by many in the industry as a viable space business model. This prompted listener Dave Huntsman to call in and further discuss this model, both from an historical point of view as to what happened with this organization back when it was founded and how it might be used for the future. This prompted a three-way discussion with Dave, Ken and Bruce about non-technical problems and barriers which of course was a key issue in the early days of the formation of NACA. You will certainly want to hear this discussion as its important as we move forward in the areas discussed on the show tonight. If you would like to follow up with Bruce or Ken with comments or questions, please e-mail them at bpittman@alliancespace.net and kcox12@houston.rr.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Thu, 10 May 2007 14:36:14 UTC
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Tom Ligon & Dr. Robert Bussard, Tuesday, 5-8-07 (39.53MB; download) -- Tom Ligon was the guest for this Space Show program to discuss fusion and the work of Dr. Robert Bussard. We were surprised about half-way through the program when Dr. Robert Bussard called the program and joined in our discussion. We started the discussion with Tom with an explanation of Inertial Electrostatic Fusion and the work of Dr. Bussard. One listener asked a question about how fusion could be possible with students using desktop reactors for science contests given the high temperatures this listener considered essential for fusion reaction. Tom explained that the Dr. Bussard fusion method does not rely on high temperatures as does a large Tokomak reactor. You will certainly want to listen to Tom's explanation. Along with Tom, several listeners provided website links which explain more about fusion and Dr. Bussard's work. Check out the following:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/threadview.asptid=5367&posts=477#M135588 and http://fusor.net.
http://fusor.net/newbie/files/Ligon-QED-IE.pdf
Yahoo IEC Fusion news group
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/IEC_Fusion/
IEC Fusion Resources
http://www.strout.net/info/science/polywell/index.html
Links to M. Simon articles on the Bussard machine can be found in "strout" and Tom has co-operated on some of them
Also, check out http://www.emc2fusion.org/ and http://www.askmar.com/Fusion.html and
http://powerandcontrol.blogspot.com/2006/11/easy-low-cost-no-radiation-fusion.html.
Tom was continuing to discuss the nature of Dr. Bussard's work and its current status regarding ongoing development and funding when Dr. Bussard called The Space Show and joined the discussion. Dr. Bussard took us through the development history of his work, its present status, the need for funding, and the storage of his federal lab equipment in federal contracts with SpaceDev in San Diego. We also explored with both Tom and Dr. Bussard the notion that many listeners and others raise regarding any type of effort to silence Dr. Bussard's work due to forces from the status-quo community, the oil industry, government, etc. Dr. Bussard does not believe that is happening, instead citing inertia in the research community, resistance to new and very out of the box projects, etc. Dr. Bussard explained his plans for moving forward with the nonprofit foundation he has created which is located at www.EMC2fusion.org. I urge interested listeners to visit this site and make a contribution to support his work. Believe me, its not enough to be supportive though that is extremely helpful but as I have learned with The Space Show, the real support come to play when listeners to The Space Show program actually help The Space Show exist by offering financial support. I am sure the same is true for Dr. Bussard and his work so please, consider supporting what he is doing. If what Dr. Bussard is working on can be proven out, we actually have a good chance for changing the way we do things on Earth and developing a true space-faring economy which of course is what The Space Show supports. I urge listeners to listen to this program, to Tom and Dr. Bussard. Its packed full of information, Dr. Bussard telling us about his Google and other lectures which have become so famous, upcoming papers, and so much more. Its a unique opportunity to hear both guests but especially Dr. Bussard who is advancing with age and this makes him and his work more valuable and important to the world by the minute. For those of you who wish to send additional comments or questions to Tom Ligon, his email address is tomligon@verizon.net. While Dr. Bussard did not provide his contact information, you will hear Tom suggest its on the title page of his Valencia, Spain paper from last year. As always, you can send a note through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. If you send a request to drspace@thespaceshow.com, I will send you the full set of links provided by Tom Ligon.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 09 May 2007 18:52:13 UTC
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Walt Anderson, Sunday, 5-6-07 (24.85MB; download) -- Walter Anderson was our special guest for this one hour interview today. Walt was with us from the Washington, DC jail where he has pleaded guilty to tax charges brought against him by the U.S. Government. He is awaiting transfer to a federal prison where he will serve out the remainder of his term. Walt called The Space Show in three 15 minute segment calls. You will hear background noise from the jail as he is using a public phone. Also, his calls are timed to 15 minutes and you will hear the notice of the remaining time left for each call, then the call is simply cut off. Here in Walt's own words the history of his investigation, events leading up to the arrest, why be believes he was arrested and "targeted," here what he has to say about his guilt/innocence and political statements. He discusses his treatment in jail, the details of his plea agreement and much more. This discussion last just shy of one hour. It is mostly Walt talking about his situation though I did ask specific questions and I did guide the conversation to a point. It is not possible to email or contact Walt with your comments or questions but you can read about his case and review all the court documents and more at the site, Justice For Walt (www.justiceforwalt.com. Depending on Walt's new location and its rules for phone calls and interviews, Walt may be with again for more on his situation. While these calls are recorded, they are not live but if you do have a comment or question for Walt,. please email it to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com and if additional interviews with him can be held, I will be sure to ask him your question or give him your comment. The bio being used for Walt with this interview is the file bio from the last time Walt was a guest on The Space Show, about 14 months before his arrest. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 08 May 2007 15:57:01 UTC
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Dr. Gibor Basri, Sunday, 5-6-07 (41.32MB; download) -- Professor Gibor Basri, Chair, Astronomy Department of UC Berkeley, was our special guest for this program. Our interview started with a quick assessment of the changes in astronomy over the past 26 years, the amount of time Professor Basri has been with the Berkeley Department of Astronomy. This is an interesting historical overview you will want to hear. We also talked about is role as a Co-Investigator on the NASA Kepler Mission designed to find Earth-sized planets in the habitable zone of other stars. This discussion led us to define habitable zones for planets, what actually a planet is, the likelihood of life existing on another planet and actually being discovered and much more. We also talked about low mass starts, brows dwarfs, and the Pluto planet controversy. Many technical questions were asked by the listeners and other issues were discussed such as the VSE. When pushed for answers about science funding and prioritizing science missions, Dr. Basri said his own personal opinion is that NASA should devote resources to developing lower cost launch vehicles. You can send Professor Basri your questions or comments using basri@berkeley.edu. Please be sure to put "Space Show" in the subject line. You can also read many of his papers, review his full CV and learn more about Dr. Gibor Basri at his website, http://astro.berkeley.edu/~basri/. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 07 May 2007 13:28:36 UTC
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Dr. Roger Launius, Friday, 5-4-07 (48.17MB; download) -- Dr. Roger Launius was the guest for this special program. We began our interview with a discussion of his views on space tourism given his recent article in the peer reviewed journal, AstroPolitics: "The International Journal of Space Power and Policy." Roger's article, "Is It Finally Time for Space Tourism?" is a timely discussion of issues concerning space tourism including market studies, NASA, sub-orbital tourism, and much more. Dr. Launius was asked questions about historical comparisons with adventure tourism and other forms of terrestrial tourism in relation to space tourism, regulations, accidents, and markets. We expanded our discussion to inquire about the Air and Space Museum, inquiring if more people express an interest in either the air or the space part of the museum. That information is not collected but Roger did tell us the highlights and points of interest in the space museum, including Space Ship One. Sondra asked a question about how items were selected by the museum to be displayed and if there was any controversy over having Space Ship One in the museum. Roger's response might surprise you. We also discussed the history of the planets and the moon, along with mythology as being drivers for space tourism and the privately developing space industry. We talked about the VSE, politics, the future of the VSE if administrations change in 2008 and much more. The issue of space as a luxury for our economy came up as did our overall space IQ in our society. Dr. Launius responded to many other timely and interesting listener questions, plus he brought to us many new perspectives and insights regarding space development, government space, private space, space for every day citizens, the importance of Space Ship One and much much more. He has a new book coming out in August, "Robots In Space" and he discussed this in the last segment. This book explores the relationship of humans and robots in space development and is co-authored with Professor Howard McCurdy. You can send your comments or questions to Dr. Roger Launius at launiusr@si.edu.
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