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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Capt. John Draim (USN Retired), Wednesday, 9-5-07 (32.56MB; download) -- John Draim was the guest for this special Space Show program. Mr. Draim, a retired captain in the USN, is an expert on floating launch and we discussed this type of rocket launch for the first hour of the program. We covered the history of floating launch, military vs. commercial launches, the advantages, disadvantages, and technology involved. Mr. Draim said multiple times that he has been involved with air launching of rockets, traditional ground/launch pad rocket launches, and floating launches and in his opinion, the floating launch always has advantages and is preferred. As for why its not mainstream, he suggests the status quo, legacy hardware, the Air Force, and NASA. We talk about out of the box technology, passed over technology, and missed technology opportunities throughout the program and especially in the last half hour so you will want to hear what John has to say about his first hand experiences and what he knows about this subject. Listener questions challenged him regarding the floating launch concept and could not help but wonder why the entrepreneurial community was not going toward floating launch as they do not have to deal with legacy hardware or the status quo. You will want to hear his response to these questions. During the last part of the show, we talked about his concept of TsunamiSat which is either a LEO or MEO satellite constellation that can detect the tsunami wave and track it, allowing real time progress reports and warnings to save lives. You will want to hear about this concept which he says could be implemented at this time. We also talked about elliptical orbits for satellites to target coverage for better market coverage. He suggested that we in the west don't use the elliptical orbit much but Russians do. During this segment, he explains the advantages and limitations of elliptical orbits. If you have comments or follow up questions for Captain John Draim, USN Retired, please send them through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:19:59 UTC
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Dr. James A. Dewar, Tuesday, 9-4-07 (35.12MB; download) -- Dr. James A. Dewar was the special guest for this program. Mr. Dewar has re-released his book through Apogee, "To The End Of The Solar System: The Story of the Nuclear Rocket." This is a must read book and this is a must listen to show. Mr. Dewar guided us through the technology and perhaps even more important, the politics of the nuclear rocket program story for the years 1955-73 through the Nixon Administration. One can only wonder what our space world would be like today had this program not been cancelled! Mr. Dewar responded to listener questions about radiation, reliability, costs, size, fuel, ISP/Specific Impulse, even the proposed nuclear shuttle for GEO, etc. Mr. Dewar explained the problem solving for various technical and engineering issues for the rocket and much more. I urge listeners to get a copy of this book from Apogee because a resumption of the nuclear rocket program may be the key that takes us all into space at very low costs and quite safely. You will hear Mr. Dewar explain this in some detail during his interview. If you have questions or comments for Jim Dewar, please send them to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will forward them to him for his response. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:10:27 UTC
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Mars Society Conference 2007 #2, Monday, 9-3-07 (66.57MB; download) -- This is the second Mars Society Conference program recorded live at the 2007 conference. The part of this program is a private space tourism presentation by Dr. Larry Kuznetz to Reda Anderson and myself. Larry gives this presentation on cruise ships to general cruise ship audiences. The second part of this program has The Space Show going bar hopping though the second bar would not permit us to record in it. The first location for the evening, the bar at the very exclusive Bel Aire Hotel gives you a glimpse of what space and Mars cadets do when not actually at the conference sessions. Also, as you will discovered, we did a quick Q&A to our waitress to test her space awareness. Perhaps you will be surprised with her comments as were all of us. Finally, you will hear David Gan on this tape. David was part of the Normandy invasion to end WW2 and stormed Utah Beach in the third wave of soldiers going on shore. I asked him if he was looking for Mars when storming the beach or on the beach. I don't know if his answer will surprise you or note. If you have a question or comment for any of our guests on this program, Reda Anderson, Dr. Larry Kuznetz, Dr. Bill Rowe, David Gans, or myself, send it to drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will get an answer or reply to you. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 04 Sep 2007 22:54:39 UTC
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Mars Society Conference #1, Sunday, 9-2-07 (42.53MB; download) -- This is the first of two Mars Society interview programs from the 2008 Convention, August 30-September 2, 2007. For this program, there are three interviews. The first interview is with Dr. Scott Horowitz, the NASA Associate Administrator for Exploration. Dr. Horowitz was one of the keynote speakers for Friday, August 31 and in that address he did a comprehensive presentation regarding the NASA plan to take us back to the Moon and on to Mars. In his Space Show interview, which was limited due to his travel and time constraints, I asked him 3-4 main questions, focusing on hardware issues and reported problems with Aries 1, political uncertainties for the future health of the VSE, and business/commercial uncertainties given the high cost of lunar access using the NASA hardware and infrastructure. The second interview is with Mark Hopkins of the National Space Society. We spoke about space advocacy, Mars, reaching out to Gen Y, and what you need in the way of community support to influence national policy. The last interview on this show is also with an NSS representative, Bart Leahy. We spoke political action with Bart, Gen Y issues, Huntsville rocket culture and more. If you want to send a follow up question or comment to any of these guests, please do so through me and I will forward it to the person you want to contact. Please use drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sun, 02 Sep 2007 14:56:30 UTC
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Golden Oldie Leonard David from 10-01 & Dennis Wingo from 11-01, Friday, 10-31-07 (57.12MB; download) -- This Golden Oldie Space Show programs features Leonard David from October 2001 and Dennis Wingo from November 2001. When you hear what they said back then, go back in time with them as they were both on just after 9/11. Do a comparison with then and now. How have things changed, where has the progress been, where are we stagnating based on these two interviews. Your feedback is always welcome. Remember, these older programs were one hour shows on the old Phoenix station and each show had commercial breaks at 15 minute intervals. You will hear lots of editing to make these shows work for the new timing required by The Space Show and our satellite service. However, no text of any discussion has been edited out. You will hear all the content other than the commercials and the old BWB music. With the last interview with Dennis Wingo, there were telephone technical issues with the Phoenix station which you will hear from time to time during the show and in the last minute of the program. Again, no substantive audio has been lost. To meet the two hour requirement for satellite for this show, I have inserted several Earth and Sky cuts at the end of the program. I hope you enjoy them. If you have a question or comment for either guest or me, send it to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will be happy to forward it to Leonard or Dennis. While they know I am playing these old interviews, I doubt they recall what they said. Sit back, enjoy this classic programming from two outstanding space professionals. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:09:17 UTC
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Dr. Al Harrison, Tuesday 8-28-07 (33.43MB; download) -- Dr. Al Harrison was the guest for this Space Show program. Note that this program has phone line audio issues that cannot be processed out of the recording. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes you in listening to this exceptional program. Dr. Harrison is the author of the new book, "Starstruck: Cosmic Visions in Science, Religion, and Folklore." As a psychologist, Dr. Harrison is certainly qualified to examine the relationships we have with space, cultures, physics, astronomy, myths, and extraterrestrial life. We covered many subjects in this show, ranging from somewhat traditional UFO-ET questions to mental and emotional stability issues for a long term space presence. We discussed SETI and its acceptance within the space community while the UFO side of exploring for ET life is usually rejected by the same audience. We talked about why people believe in myths and touched upon why we believe in conspiracies though Al said that would be a separate 6-8 hour show! As The Space Show has an ongoing series, "Our Spiritual Connection to Space," I asked Al about that connection, why some of us (myself included) are driven to space as if its in our genetic makeup and others are totally disassociated with space. You will want to hear his response. We also went through several of the stories in his book as they are very telling regarding how we act and how we relate with science, religion, myths, etc. Another area we explored was the engineering/human factors relationship within the manned space flight program with NASA and elsewhere. We have heard about this "competitive" relationship before, but Al discusses it with us in a different and most effective way. Dr. Al Harrison is most interesting as you will hear form his comments and analysis of these often complex and emotional issues. You can send your email comments or questions to him at aaharrison@ucdavis.edu or through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:41:21 UTC
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AIAA Space 2007, Monday, 8-27-07 (44.79MB; download) -- This AIAA Space 2007 Conference discussion program featured Mike Lounge of Boeing, Dr. Randii Wessen of JPL, Col. Richard White Jr. of SMC Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA, and Bob Dickman, AIAA Executive Director. The purpose of our program was to let listeners know about the content, the variety, and the importance of this upcoming conference in Long Beach, CA from Sept. 18-20, 2007. Each guest spoke about an area of special interest featured at the conference, in addition to pointing NewSpace speakers, panels, and keynote speakers representing various parts of the space community. Listeners had several questions for our guests and as the program developed, our guests were challenged validating returning to the Moon instead of more science and R&D type missions, or even more robotic missions. One listener toward the end of the program sought advice from our guests as he was speaking before a noon Rotary Club meeting a few days later and he wanted to know how to sell the Rotarians on a manned Mars mission. You will not want to miss this discussion. Col. White was asked to connect the dots with Operationally Responsive Space and the military in space with private sector space development which he did quite well. Don't miss this discussion. These four Space Show guests are only a small sample of what will be available at the Space 2007 meeting in Long Beach, including availability for networking so I strongly urge all who can to attend. You can get the conference information you need by visiting www.aiaa.org/space2007/. If you have a follow up question or comment, please send it to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will forward it to the guest you are addressing. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:12:10 UTC
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Ben Shelef, Sunday, 8-26-07 (43.99MB; download) -- Ben Shelef, co-founder of Spaceward Foundation (www.spaceward.org), was the guest for this show. Spaceward is sponsoring the 2007 climber and space elevator games in Salt Lake City this year, Oct. 19-21, 2007. Check it out at the Spaceward Foundation website. Not only did Ben tell us about the climber contest and also the tether contest, he noted that for winners there is a million dollars to give away courtesy our favorite NASA! Its $500K for the winner of each contest but Ben explains this and the rules so read up on it, plus the other events to be held at this competition. After discussing the coming Salt Lake City competition, the facilities, hotel, etc, Ben got lots of good space elevator questions. We talked about a lunar elevator and an elevator for Mars. We even discussed the Martian moons and an elevator. You will not want to miss this discussion as its most informative. As for the competition, there are more than 20 teams from the US, Canada and Japan. Listen to how Ben describes their technology. Its certainly going to be exciting this year. If you have questions for Ben Shelef about the upcoming Salt Lake City competition, the space elevator, the Spaceward Foundation, please email him at Ben@spaceward.org or as always, you can forward your comments and questions to him through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. And check the Spaceward website for more information and announcements about the coming games and the results. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 27 Aug 2007 04:05:46 UTC
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Dr. Peter Diamandis from 8-8-01 & Elon Musk from 10-24-01 (59.97MB; download) -- Golden Oldie Program: Guest 1: Dr. Peter Diamandis from August 8, 2001. Guest 2: Elon Musk from Oct. 24, 2001. Both of these programs represent the first time Peter and Elon were guests on The Space Show (at the time, it was Business Without Boundaries). Again, you will hear some of the original Business Without Boundaries spots, commercials, music, etc. None of the interviews have been deleted but you might detect some strange editing as I had to make these shows conform to hard breaks for relay to the satellite broadcasting service. When you listen to these golden programs, think of the progress both Peter and Elon have made in their objectives and their work to bring us to a space-faring culture, to be profitable, and to change space and humanity for the best. If you have comments or questions regarding these programs, send them to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Let me know how you like these golden oldie programs. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:40:54 UTC
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Dr. Patrick Collins from 6-13-01, Tuesday, 8-21-07 replay (22.70MB; download) -- Tonight you will hear the very first Space Show program featuring Dr. Patrick Collins on the subject of space tourism. This program was recorded live on June 13, 2001 when the program was known as "Business Without Boundaries" and is slightly less than one hour in length. As you listen to this show, consider the state of space tourism in 2001 as discussed by Dr. Collins and the current state of space tourism. Is there progress, much progress or just marginal progress? What do you think? If you want to send a note to Dr. Collins, do so through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 21 Aug 2007 22:52:49 UTC
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