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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Col Michael Smith, USAF (Coyote), Wednesday, 8-1-07 (34.35MB; download) -- USAF Col. Michael V. Smith (Coyote) was the guest for this Space Show program. As Chief of Future Concepts of the National Security Space Office, Col. Smith looks forward in time to how best to design and bring to fruition advanced technology that is not yet doable today in 2007. The program today largely focused on Space-Based Solar Power (SSP) and the Feasibility Study he is undertaking, a study which ends Sept. 15, 2007. Later during the show we also talked about launch platforms and the need for RLVs. Col. Smith told us why the military is interested in SSP and this is something you need to hear Col. Smith explain. But as you will see, this is a national imperative. Listeners asked many questions about economics, time tables, antennas, frequencies, and more. Questions were asked about space tourism as a possible facilitator as well as ITAR issues. You will note that Col. Smith faces the same challenges with ITAR as does everyone else and clearly understand ITAR is a four letter word! This is an excellent program, forward looking and without Kool Aid which is so often present when SSP is discussed. Col Smith regularly posts information and discusses SSP and this project on a website blog, http://spacesolarpower.wordpress.com/. Your posts and comments for Col. Smith are welcome. If this subject and today's program interest you, I urge you to become a regular to this website and be a part of the discussion. Many other wide ranging issues and topics were mentioned so this is definitely a show you will want to hear. For my part, and I don't say this lightly but I say it frequently on the show, the key to achieving SSP as a commercial venture is for leadership to take it on for national security/defense purposes. Coyote and his team are doing just this and I think you will agree with me when you hear the discussion that SSP development could not be in more capable hands than with this Air Force/DOD team. I personally believe this is the path to SSP and Col. Smith certainly breeds confidence in the effort. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 01 Aug 2007 23:30:51 UTC
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Mike Kelly, Tuesday, 7-31-07 (46.52MB; download) -- Michael Kelly was the guest for this Space Show program. The main focus of this show was our reusable launch vehicle (RLV) discussion. Mike took us through all aspects of RLV engineering, R&D, economics to show us why and how we could have RLVS very quickly with the real hope of lowering our cost to space. Many listener questions were asked of Mike, including many dealing with the R&D, accounting, and economic issues. Some of the questions and comments followed the lines of needing large rockets for big payloads, but Mike showed how this was not necessarily so given the ability to build and put things together in space. You will want to hear this discussion. We talked about economic drivers for RLVs, including SmallSats. Our discussion also led us to talk about ITAR and its impact on RLV development This is also a discussion you will want to hear. This is a comprehensive RLV discussion and Mike Kelly, as Chairman of the RLV Working Group for COMSTAC, is the best person to lead such a discussion and answer our questions. If you have comments or follow up questions for him, please send them through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 01 Aug 2007 14:56:54 UTC
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Robert Richards, Monday, 7-30-07 (40.97MB; download) -- Robert Richards was the guest for this Space Show program. We began talking about the upcoming NASA Phoenix mission to Mars as Bob's company, Optech, Inc. in Canada, had a Mars weather station on board. We talked about various aspects of the mission and the weather station, from how it was built, to having backup hardware in case of a launch disaster, to doing Martian missions and more. This discussion led to yet another discussion about the importance of the manned space program for the Moon and eventually to Mars as compared to science, robotic and delayed manned missions. Bob provided listeners with quality answers to their questions on these subjects and its a discussion you will definitely want to hear. One listener asked Bob if taking government money for space in Canada has a stigma attached as it does in some quarters of the commercial space community in the States. Bob's answer is most interesting. During the second segment, we asked Bob about the International Space University. If you are interested in this school or know people who might be, please tell them about it. This is not only a first rate academic institution in France, but its totally space directed and focused. Check it out at www.isunet.edu. In the final segment, we spoke about New Space, space commerce and a possible space race to the Moon or elsewhere. Bob talked about the new space race which would have the private sector going to the Moon. This led to a discussion of economic drivers and for tomorrow. During the show we spoke about reaching younger and more diverse segments of the population to tell the space story and to get people interested in space. We talked about space needing to be relevant to the people, not a government program. Again, don't miss this discussion. If you have a question or comment for Bob, please send it to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:01:42 UTC
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Shubber Ali, Sunday, 7-29-07 (45.30MB; download) -- Shubber Ali was the guest for this Space Show program. We covered many discussion topics from the accident at Scaled last week to the problems reported with NASA, including possible shuttle sabotage and possible drunk shuttle crews. The points made by Shubber on these topics are interesting and to the point so don't miss them. We also talked about SSP and its possible R&D development by the Air Force or the military in general. Shubber went through the economics of SSP and talked about from the perspective of a future investment for our nation and the world. Making use of military and government R&D over the coming years makes sense. Shubber discussed space commerce and commercial/economic drivers. We talked about returning the Moon and even heading off to Mars. As you will hear, he believes the manned program should be cancelled in favor of science. Lots of listener questions came in on these issues, all of which he fielded in some detail. When questions came in about China or India getting to the Moon and not us, he was not swayed from his view. You will certainly want to listen to what he has to say about this issue. We also talked about the Space Cynics blog which he founded of which I am part of as is Dr. Jurist and Tom Olson. The new Space Cynics URL is http://spacecynic.wordpress.com. Shubber Ali can be reached through the Cynics website or spacecynic@mac.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sun, 29 Jul 2007 22:46:55 UTC
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Dr. Jon Clark, Friday, 7-27-07 (54.81MB; download) -- Dr. Jon Clark was the guest for this Space Show program. This show covers many issues and aspects of human factors for space, ranging from sport diving from high altitude or even space to the more common discussion topics of air sickness. We discussed the forces that one encounters when making this type of jump, we talked about the equipment needed, we compared it to SCUBA, and much more. Scattered throughout the program we discussed crew safety, ejection from a disabled spacecraft, and much more. Dr. Clark was asked many questions about suborbital space flight, centrifuge training, even airsickness and vomiting. Listen to his responses. We also talked about health screening needs, how medicines work or don't work in space and what type of R&D is being conducted to improve our understanding of pharmaceuticals in space. We also talked about the accident history in space and Dr. Clark noted that progress and evolution comes at a high expense, in blood, and we saw this again yesterday in Mojave. We talked about learning lessons from our mistakes and past history. Later in the program, space suits were discussed in some detail. We also went into detail about the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) and its work, including work available to the public at their website, www.nsbri.org. Here, you can find the contact information for Dr. Clark and an enormous amount of educational material on the subjects discussed today plus on the entire field of human factors for space travel. I urge you to visit this site and learn about NSBRI. Dr. Clark has also prepared a superb 5 mb Power Point presentation titled "Crew Survivability in Human Space Flight: Past, Present, and Future." I have permission to send this file to listeners by email but remember, its a 5 mb file so make sure your email account can receive it before requesting it. If you would like this presentation by Dr. Clark, please send your request with a valid email address and I will send it to you. This was a comprehensive two hour discussion with Dr. Clark on a wide ranging list of subjects, topics, and items of importance and interest for human space flight. Again, this is a must listen to show. You can communicate your comments and questions to Dr. Clark through the NSBRI website information or of course through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Fri, 27 Jul 2007 20:54:49 UTC
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Elon Musk & open lines, Thursday, 7-26-07 (28.23MB; download) -- Elon Musk was the guest for this special Space Show program. Mr. Musk was with us for half an hour, the balance of this hour long program was open lines. During Elon's visit with us, he brought us up to date with Falcon 1 with an expected launch date for first quarter 2008. We also talked about the challenges of rocket building, we compared Space X to the complexity of Pay Pal and Elon talked to us about the Russian Roulette characteristic so strongly present with rocket building. Listeners who sent in advance questions asked Elon questions ranging from private placement and IPO plans, to docking versions for the Dragon capsule. We talked about Falcon 9, Dragon, COTS and more. You will certainly want to hear this interview. At one point, I asked him to rate his satisfaction on the progress he was making with Falcon. You will want to hear his answer. Toward the end of our time with Elon, I asked him about the Tesla Car Company. Again, you will not want to miss what he has to say about it. You can forward comments or questions for Elon through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. The second half hour was Open Lines. Many questions came in regarding the Scaled accident that happened earlier in the day but I could not really answer them. Other questions asked me to elaborate on some of the questions asked Elon. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:37:08 UTC
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Rand Simberg & Bill Simon, Tuesday, 7-24-07 (50.08MB; download) -- Rand Simberg and William Simon returned for this Space Show program devoted to Evoloterra, their ceremony that honors humankind leaving Earth and landing on a new planet, the Apollo 11 Moon landing. You can download the Evoloterra ceremony at www.evoloterra.com. To do so, click on the astronaut's faceplate. Rand and Bill began the discussion by talking about why its important to have this ceremony and remember the landing. The discussion continued and addressed elements of freedom and what freedom means for people in the traditional context of the word and freedom in the context of being free of Earth's gravity to go to a new world on a different celestial body. Bill and Rand talked about this accomplishment as a tribute to western culture and civilization and much time was spent discussing this in the context of how our world is evolving today with political correctness, moral equivalency on many issues, and multiculturalism. The ceremony also is a superb rendition of important scientific and biological history of our planet and mankind. If you have not yet read this ceremony, I urge you to do so as soon as possible. You will want to hear their very strong statements and comments on these important subjects. As this program evolved into a two hour show, we also began addressing the VSE, the problems with it and the fact that it does not help us to become space-faring. We talked about returning to the Moon in light of recent Space Show guests that have not been so supportive of the manned moon missions. You might be surprised with their comments. When asked the same question I have been asking other guests and listeners about why its in the national interest to go back to the Moon sooner than planned, well, listen to the program to hear how Bill and Rand answer the question. Rand put forth ideas and scenarios on how to use space to make us a space-faring society. He also talked about the private sector and its capability and drivers to go to the Moon before NASA gets back there. Listeners asked them about competition from the Chinese and Indians and while Bill and Rand hold different views on this issue, their discussion was powerful and informative. Don't miss it. If you have comments or questions for Bill and Rand, you can contact them through their website or you can send them to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Rand's website and terrific blog, Transterrestrial Musings, is www.transterrestrial.com. Bill's website is www.nextparadigm.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:48:50 UTC
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Dr. Neville Marzwell, Monday, 7-23-07 (41.71MB; download) -- Dr. Neville Marzwell of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory(JPL). Dr. Marzwell is also the Manager of Advanced Concepts and Technology Innovation for NASA JPL. He has 31 years experience in defense and aerospace systems technologies in which he initiated various technology breakthroughs and paradigm innovations. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 24 Jul 2007 03:24:56 UTC
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Dr. Jeff Foust, Sunday, 7-22-07 (43.38MB; download) -- Dr. Jeff Foust was the guest for this Space Show program. We started the discussion by asking Jeff how one submits an article to The Space Review (www.thespacereview.com). After talking about The Space Review, we asked Jeff for his comments on the New Space 2007 conference he attended this past week. Jeff provided a with a day by day accounting of the programming, starting with Thursday which was a commercial-military space plane day. He brought us current with what is happening with Operationally Responsive Space, dual use technologies with the military and the commercial side and more. On Friday he told us about the business opportunities side of things, the business plan competition that was held and about space policy, risk management, and related fields. Listeners asked questions about informed consent and Jeff also told us about the talks by the NTSB regarding the accident investigation process. You will certainly want to hear what Jeff has to report on this conference session. As a result of a listener question, Jeff told us that the entrepreneurial space CEO's and executives were paying attention to these issues and even working these matters with an industry representative group, the Personal Spaceflight Federation. The final day of the conference was about frontier development and Jeff brought us up to date on the possible applications and development of space solar power for national defense and security. Again, don't miss his comments. As we left the overview of the conference, Jeff was asked about news events, the main being the announcement that Scaled Composites was being bought out by Northrop. We had listener input to this discussion by Tom Matula and Dave Huntsman by phone. This is an important discussion, don't miss it. Jeff was also asked about Rocketplane and the recent announcements that the company had lost its engineering team. Jeff responded by talking about the priorities for the company regarding COTS financing milestones with a $500 million payment due at the end of this month. Thus, company focus must be on the COTS program. One listener asked about the trend for the entrepreneurial companies to be taking more and more government money from the military or NASA and wondered if public-private partnerships for space development were growing and if the face of entrepreneurial space was changing. Jeff talked about the need to have R&D and technology paid for by a customer, even the government. This is also a must listen to part of this interview. If you have questions or comments for Dr. Jeff Foust, please send them to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will forward them to Dr. Jeff Foust. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sun, 22 Jul 2007 23:17:33 UTC
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Dr. Alan Binder, Friday, 7-20-07 (61.18MB; download) -- Dr. Alan Binder was the guest for this Space Show program. Dr. Binder started the program out by honoring today, July 20, for the Apollo 11 Moon landing and the Viking 1 landing on Mars. The first segment of the show is devoted to his telling us about these programs, especially Viking as he was one of the PI's on the Viking program. You will certainly want to hear his first hand experiences with Viking. In addition, he talks about data analysis and the need for it after a mission but the problems within NASA concerning data. Don't miss this discussion. During the balance of the program, Dr. Binder talked with us about the likely capability of NASA being able to complete the VSE and take us to the Moon. He is not optimistic on this point and tells us why throughout the program. To illustrate the point, he tells us about the Lunar Prospector Mission and what went on behind the scenes with him and NASA. Furthermore, he recommends listeners interested in learning about NASA and what it was like doing a successful commercial program within NASA that they read his two books, "Moon Quake" and also "Lunar Prospector: Against All Odds." Both books are available on Amazon.com or through your favorite bookstore but if you want an autographed copy, order it through Ken Press in Tucson at area code 520-743-3200 or email ken@kenpress.com. Tell Ken you heard Dr. Binder regarding the book on The Space Show. You can also find these books through is website which is www.lunar-research-institute.org/. Alan fielded many listener questions about commercial lunar missions, closing a commercial lunar biz plan, potential lunar competition from China, India, and Asia in general and much more. One listener asked him about a possible space race with Asia, another emailed in that the Asian countries are far from committing the financial resources needed for a manned lunar program so mostly likely its all rhetoric coming from these other nations. Alan provided interesting perspectives and opinions on these and other comments. Dr. Binder also talked about his proposal which would substantially change NASA in a DARPA type program for space development. The new NASA would contract with private companies for space development R&D the way DARPA contracts with private companies for defense issues. We talked about the chances for this type of revision to be made to NASA in the coming 2008 elections. Don't miss what he has to say about this. We also talked about why we should go to the Moon in light of recent Space Show programs and why it would be in the interest of America to go to the Moon much quicker. This question was also taken from an earlier Space Show program. I told Alan that since answers are not forthcoming on these questions, I am beginning to think that collectively we are getting the space program we all deserve. Alan disagreed so you will want to hear what he has to say in response to my comments. This is a comprehensive discussion with Dr. Binder on NASA, its abilities, programs, lunar commerce and development and much more. If you want to send Dr. Binder a follow up question or comment, please do so through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Fri, 20 Jul 2007 20:59:48 UTC
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