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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Stephen Metschan, Ross Tierney, Chuck Longton, Sunday 7-1-07 (51.55MB; download) -- Ross Tierney, Chuck Longton, and Stephen Metschan were the guests on The Space Show to discuss the DIRECT" Space Transportation System Derivative v2.0. Please visit the DIRECT website at www.directlauncher.com for information, pictures, and details for this alternative system for returning to the Moon. Our three guests explained the origin and the history of the program and what they are doing to have the DIRECT program considered by NASA as the program of choice for returning to the Moon. Based on their analysis and the same for the over 50 rocket engineers working on the project, the Direct 2 hardware and program can save both money and time for NASA in getting to the Moon. This Space Show program is a comprehensive discussion of why it is believed that DIRECT can achieve these objectives and should be preferable to the system NASA is developing for our Moon program. During the show, there were many questions about the congressional funding of NASA, what would have to be in alignment for their to be additional funding, political decision making and much more. Ross, Stephen, and Chuck pointed out that the discussion about this project and its related subjects takes place at nasawpaceflight.com, a discussion board opened to all http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/. Simply create a password and username and join in. This discussion board is not operated by or owned by NASA despite its name. Listeners are urged to participate in the ongoing discussion and to ask follow up questions and comments here. Go to the Forum for the Ares 1 and you will see the discussion links. Listeners asked our guests many questions about why DIRECT should be the program rather than what NASA is doing and you will want to hear the explanations. Our guests encourage listeners to do their own research on these matters and come up with their own conclusions as to DIRECT and the NASA program.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sun, 01 Jul 2007 23:15:17 UTC
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Pat Bahn, Friday, June 29, 2007 (51.38MB; download) -- Pat Bahn, CEO of TGV Rockets, was the guest for this Space Show program. We began the discussion with Pat updating us with new developments with TGV which focused on the successful completion of critical test firings with their 30,000 lb. engine. These tests were carried out at the NASA Stennis Space Center in Mississippi and focused on the basic ignition and verification issues for the rocket engine which uses JP-8 fuel. Pat discussed at length the reasons behind using JP-8 as well as the significance of conducting these tests at Stennis. You can read about TGV new by visiting the section on their website for press. The TGV website is www.tgv-rockets.com. Pat was asked about the process and cost of using Stennis as well as some of the technical issues about the engine including cooling and pumps. Later in the program listeners asked for his thoughts on operationally responsive space for the military and his pursuit of that market, the VSE, NASA, and more. Pat Bahn brings to The Space Show interesting perspectives and a unique business plan for TGV Rockets. If you have follow up questions or comments for Pat, please send them to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will forward them to him. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Fri, 29 Jun 2007 22:33:55 UTC
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John Garvey, Tuesday, 6-26-07 (82.96MB; download) -- John Garvey, CEO of Garvey Spacecraft Corporation in Long Beach, CA was the guest on the program. Check out Garvey Space at www.garvspace.com. John was last on The Space Show Dec. 21, 2004 so we started our discussion and overview of things that have happened in the space industry since then, plus changes and progress in Garvey Spacecraft. This is an interesting and important overview. John explained how he works with California State University of Long Beach (CSULB) students with his rocket projects. Students help in the projects which are Air Force contract projects. You can learn about many of the projects on his website such as the Prospector 7. You can see video and lots of pictures of what John talks about on the show. John also works with Microcosm regarding the composite tank and we talked about the advantages of composite tanks. You will want to hear this part of the show as composite tanks are important advances in lowering launch costs. Several Space Show listeners are interested in pursuing space access options other than those based on chemical rockets so I asked John why it is that in the educational system, the business world and with the startups, the focus is on chemical rockets rather than out of the box R&D to do something different that may actually work. Regular listeners to The Space Show know I ask many guests this question but John provided the best answer yet and I urge all of you to listen to what he said. It goes directly to our educational system, how we support education and students, and the need to see results very soon, not later, or really later. In fact, this same issue came up when I asked John about the interest level of his students in the VSE and the NASA program to get to the Moon and later to Mars. One would think that the students would be excited about this potential but the answer was a big no. They don't pay much attention to it, they are not excited and again, it has to do with what the students can do now, in a semester or a short term period, they can see their work take shape, they can fly it. When they address the VSE, its so far off into the future and they realize its a government program so it most likely will not unfold the way it is being described today and there is a good chance it won't even happen. So the students don't get interested in it for these reasons. John is articulate in his description of the problem. This is a must listen to discussion for anyone who wants to support VSE, broaden its appeal and understanding across the country and do what we can to make sure it is successful. John Garvey is addressing some fundamental problems with the VSE for younger people and probably the same for many Americans. While we have heard this before from other guests, John is especially clear thinking and articulate in this discussion. We also addressed the business case for Garvey Spacecraft and can a business case be closed with the model he is pursuing. John then explains his strategy, market focus and more. We understand why there is a focus on the nanosat launch vehicles and what the market is for these products. One listener asked John how we in the space community can better promote and explain many of the aspects of the need for space commerce that he talked about on the show. Again, John's response to this listener was top of the line, you will want to hear it. You can email John with your follow up questions or comments by using info@garvspace.com. Please put Space Show in your subject line so he will know the email pertains to his program appearance. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:43:16 UTC
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Alan Ladwig, Monday, 6-25-07 (46.90MB; download) -- Alan Ladwig was the guest for this Space Show program. Alan, having just returned from visiting the Paris Air Show, brought us up to date on the space component and several other items of interest regarding the air show during the first segment. We learned of the lean NASA presence while other national space agencies were strongly represented. Also, the NewSpace industry here in the States was not represented. We talked about commercial and business jets, Boeing and Airbus competition, the new suborbital UK vehicle by EADS Astrium and much more. This is a most interesting discussion you won't want to miss. For the second and third segments of the program, we focused our attention on topical space programs and issues. One issue that listeners brought up and we spent considerable time discussing with good listener input had to do with point to point suborbital travel. Several listeners provided us with current information and Alan described what he experienced in the early years of going through the regulatory process with Zero G. Again, don't miss this discussion. We talked about the VSE and its various components as well as public reaction to it and how to improve public reaction and awareness. We talked about the NASA budget and asked Alan if we doubled the NASA budget if it would improve things with the VSE, especially the time frame so that we would get to the Moon much sooner than planned. Don't miss his response to this question. Alan is also participating in the Overview Effect Conference on July 18 as part of NewSpace 2007 so we discussed his role in this event. This led to his sharing with us his view of space tourism and how it has changed over the years from his early day of working for NASA from the early 80's through to the present. Toward the end of the program, listener Sondra said the status quo with space not being totally valued or understood was unacceptable and she specifically asked Alan how to change the situation given her refusal to accept the status quo as to how our public space program is perceived and managed. You will want to hear how Alan responds to this listener and then references this question over and over again in the remaining minutes of the show. You can send your follow up comments and questions to Alan Ladwig at ALadwig@WBBINC.COM. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:09:47 UTC
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Dr. Madhu Thangavelu, Sunday, 6-24-07 (47.34MB; download) -- Professor Madhu Thangavelu was our returning guest today for this Space Show program. We started our discussion with Dr. Thangavelu with a frank look at the need for a space vision, the VSE in particular, and many components of the need for a space vision. We talked about this across borders, different age groups and then we started discussing it among students and younger Americans. Madhu shared his perspective with us regarding both space oriented and non-space students he works with at USC. I brought up the Dittmar Associates Market Study from last year and the many conversations I have had with those from their late teens to their early 30's. We also discussed the language in the NASA appropriations bill to stop NASA from doing any work at this time on the manned Mars mission. Madhu explained the need to be very focused to get the job done. Listeners began asking Madhu lunar engineering questions and several followed. Madhu shared his vision with us for low orbiting transit lounges. This is a discussion you will want to hear. We also talked about his upcoming book with three other authors. His book, "The Moon: Resources, Future Development and Settlement (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration), will be out at the end of the summer. Madhu and some or all of his co-authors will return for a discussion once his book is available. You can check it out at Amazon.com and search for either the title or Professor Thangavelu's name. Other discussion topics included our universities as underutilized resources in creating alternative visions for space planners, HE3 and the development of fusion, economics and terrestrial energy comparisons with SSP and HE3, and the upcoming political changes in 2008 with their impact on space and the VSE. You can contact Dr. Thangavelu with your comments or questions at thangavelu-girardey@cox.net. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sun, 24 Jun 2007 23:59:24 UTC
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Nicholas Johnson, Friday, 6-22-07 (59.69MB; download) -- Nicholas Johnson, Chief Scientist for Orbital Debris at the NASA Johnson Space Center was the guest for this program. Have you ever wondered about orbital debris? Is your understanding and knowledge base about the subject short on real facts? Do you know the real risks with orbital debris for robotics, the manned program, space tourism? These and other questions are answered in detail on this show. Based on listener questions as well as information Nick shared with us, we talked about how the debris is located, tracked, measured, and more. We talked about high debris fields, areas where there is less debris, debris collisions, and mitigation efforts. For example, is there technology that would allow us to zap a piece of debris before it created a problem? We talked about the debris field caused by the recent Chinese ASAT test, a test which caused the largest debris cloud in space ever! International cooperation was part of our discussion as were treaties, space policy and policy makers, businesses big and small, and other national space agencies. We also talked about making hardware today with debris mitigation as part of the planning. This includes carefully choosing materials, orbits, other items. We even discussed the type of computer power used to track the debris and handle the problem. Based on a listener question early in the show, we discussed commercial opportunities for debris removal, ownership of space debris, even possibly collecting some of it to sell on eBay. This is a comprehensive discussion on space debris. Its factual, its leading edge, it will answer your questions. We even talk about astronauts getting hit by debris on a space walk, orbit decays and so much more. I urge you to visit the NASA orbital debris website at http://www.orbitaldebris.jsc.nasa.gov/. While at this site, make sure you see the orbital debris models for the Earth to the right side for LEO, GEO, and Polar debris views. I also urge listeners to subscribe to the free NASA orbital debris newsletter. Check it out. I've subscribed to it. Click on Contact and you will see how to get in touch with Nick Johnson if you have further comments and questions for him. His email address is nicholas.l.johnson@nasa.gov. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 23 Jun 2007 04:41:25 UTC
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Matt Allner, Glen & Buddy, Thursday, 6-21-07 (47.62MB; download) -- Matthew Allner was the primary guest for this Space Show program. Matt was joined by his student Buddy and Buddy's father Glen as the team discussed the recently completed Spaceward Bound program with four West Middle School student from Sioux City, Iowa in which they participated in a three-day expedition to simulate a space expedition on Mars. Matt explained the program and we were then joined by Buddy who told us about the program from his student perspective. We learned about his goals, science objectives and experiments, his preparation and more. Glen told us about the program from a parent's perspective. Together, Matt, Glen and Buddy answered many questions from listeners about the project. You can visit the expedition website at http://quest.nasa.gov/projects/spacewardbound/mojave2007/journals/allnerstudentSB.html where you find the logs from all three days of the venture plus photographs. Listeners wanted to know how easy it would be for others to replicate a similar Mars analog experience in their towns. You will want to hear what Matt has to say about this and to develop a similar program. As you will hear during this program, Matt Allner has created an innovative and exciting program that appeals to school kids and their parents. You will hear it in their voices when you hear Buddy and Glen on the show. If you have follow up questions or comments for Matt, Buddy, or Glen, please send them all to Matt Allner at mjallner@msn.com. As always, you can send them through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will forward them to Matt. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Fri, 22 Jun 2007 01:44:36 UTC
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William Watson, Tuesday, 6-19-07 (46.73MB; download) -- William Watson was the guest for this Space Show program. William discussed in some detail the upcoming Space Frontier Foundation NewSpace 2007 Conference to be held in Washington, DC from July 18-21, 2007. You can check out the conference, register online and see the agenda and speakers by visiting www.space-frontier.org/Events/NewSpace2007. Will told us about special events, the keynote dinner speaker, the Advocate evening, and the panel format. Listeners asked many questions about format, subjects to be discussed, and more. Some questions pertained to Will's experience and observations as a student at the International Space University in France. Other listeners wanted to know about his perception of the VSE from the viewpoint of his generation. In fact, several times during this show Will stressed points about NASA, the VSE and more from his generation's viewpoint and I promise, you need to hear what he has to say. His concluding remarks were specially salient, don't miss them. As you will hear during this program, this NewSpace 2007 conference promises to be one of the best SFF conferences ever, if not the best. You can contact William Watson for more information about the conference or with your questions and comments by sending an email to wwatson@spacefrontierfoundation.org. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 20 Jun 2007 06:16:23 UTC
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Robert Zimmerman, Monday, 6-18-07 (53.66MB; download) -- Robert Zimmerman returned for this Space Show program. This time our conversation went across many subjects from NASA culture, to NASA award giving, credibility with the public, Administrator Griffin and his global warming comments, the ISS computer issues, the Shuttle, Direct 2, the Hubble, and much more. Bob went into depth about the importance of returning to the Moon, congressional funding, how the public feels about the VSE program, private sector versus public sector and taxpayer funding of space programs. Bob talked about spin-offs, job creation, wealth building and even the potential for competition from China, Russia, India or some other nation. In the last few minutes of the show, we discussed Russia launching from the Arianne site and what this might mean for the commercial launch business, we talked about a possible supernova start in our galaxy and Eris. Bob was full of passion and energy for this Space Show program as he shared with us his insights and understandings of what is happening right now with our space program. He is more than happy to receive your comments and questions so email him at zimmerman@nasw.org. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 19 Jun 2007 03:40:22 UTC
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Frank White & David Beaver, Sunday, 6-17-07 (45.25MB; download) -- Frank White and David Beaver were the guests for this Space Show program which first aired on Wednesday, June 13 and is a replay program for Sunday, June 17, 2007. This program is also part of the ongoing Space Show series, "Our Spiritual Connection to Outer-space." We started the discussion with David updating us on the upcoming Overview Effect conference in Washington, DC on July 18. For all conference information including registration and hotel registration, please visit http://www.space-frontier.org/Events/NewSpace2007/ and follow the appropriate instructions. There is still time to register and to get the hotel at Overview Effect rates. Note that the Overview Effect registration is a separate registration from the overall Space Frontier Foundation SFF NewSpace 2007 Conference, but its part of the same form. As you will hear, David tells us about the upcoming Overview Effect conference, the goals and purpose of the conference, some of the speakers planned and the interaction wanted with those attending and those speaking and directly participating in the one day conference. Frank White was then asked to give us a definition of the Overview Effect which he coined in his famous book by the same name. Frank's discussion opened the listener floodgates with questions about the Overview Effect, our space consciousness, problems in space such a long term spaceflight disconnection from Earth and we showed how the solution to this and other problems lies in the very essence of the meaning of the Overview Effect. We learned from both Frank and David that the Overview Effect has been confirmed by astronauts as being most powerful for those who are opened to it and the experience but that everyone in space is impacted by it. We also talked about virtualizing the Overview Effect for Second Life and other possible new virtual outlets. Stay tuned for this to happen. I believe this is a different kind of Space Show, somewhat different in topic and focus from those programs centering in on science, engineering, business, etc. Here, we talked about the importance of space for humanity and more important, why? We examined metaphors for the value of space and its importance, metaphors that were derived from the scientific and medical solutions to space human factors problems, to the Earth on its own, and also to Mother and child from birth through the full human potential. This is a thoughtful, insightful, and very important discussion that you should listen to. If you are not familiar with Frank's book, "The Overview Effect, " I urge you to get a copy and read it. To send comments and questions to Frank and David, you can do so through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. David Beaver is available at mindsmagic@nc.rr.com and this is also listed on the Overview Effect webpage for this conference. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 16 Jun 2007 17:37:33 UTC
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