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. James R. Wertz, Friday, 11-17-06 (52.26MB; download) -- Dr. James R. Wertz, CEO of Microcosm, Inc., was the guest for this special Space Show program. We began the discussion by announcing free offers that Dr. Wertz is making available. Please see below for the offers:
2 CDs on "Implementing Responsive Space" to be given away to callers at the discretion of the host. These are available on a first come first serve basis.
3 autographed hardcover books, either "Space Mission Analysis and Design" or "Mission Geometry; Orbit and Constellation Design and Management." To be given away as follows:
1 book drawn at random to an individual (not a bookstore or retailer) who either orders a book or E-mails an inquiry of any sort to the Microcosm Astronautics Bookstore, via the website www.astrobooks.com, E-mail at bookstore@smad.com, or toll free at 1-866-ASTROBK between the time of the show and Dec. 20, 2006.
1 book to the most unique or interesting recommendation for a way to make a living on the Moon within the general framework described on the show, assuming that this is one of the topics that we bring up. My favorite so far is the Lunar Mortician -- it could truly change society. Send your recommendation to drspace@thespaceshow.com by Dec. 20, 2006.
1 book to the best title for a book on "Why Colonize the Moon," as discussed on the Space Show, again assuming that this is one of the topics that we bring up. Send your recommendation to drspace@thespaceshow.com by Dec. 20, 2006.
Dr. Wertz discussed many topics on the show with the listeners, fielding many questions. We talked about responsive space, launch costs, space vision, education and outreach, NASA programs, private sector space, engineering and technology and its difficulty regarding space development and much more. This is certainly one of the most comprehensive discussions yet regarding these topics plus many others. Also, given the broad experience of Dr. Wertz with rockets, launchers, orbits and so much more, this is a must listen to show. Dr. Wertz will continue to answer questions or respond to your comments. Visit the Microcosm website at www.microcosminc.com and the bookstore website at www.astrobooks.com. Dr. Wertz can be contacted at either jim@smad.com or jwertz@microcosminc.com. I urge you to listen to this program!
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Fri, 17 Nov 2006 23:28:18 UTC
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Michael Belfiore, Tuesday, 11-14-06 (43.32MB; download) -- Michael Belfiore was the guest for this Space Show program. We began our discussion with Michael with a focus toward his new book, "Rocketeers: How a visionary hand of business leaders, engineers, and pilots is boldly privatizing space." Michael told us how he got the idea for the book, his interviews with the leaders he refers to in the title, we discussed the contents of the book through the Table of Contents and learned that the book will be available around July 2007. His publisher is Smithsonian Books which is a division of the larger Harper Collins. What Michael has to say about these leaders, what they are doing for opening space up and how they are doing it is very interesting and he will be returning to the program when the book is released to the public. We also received several listener questions addressing journalism, writing, publishing, copyrights and more. These were excellent questions as we got an insiders view of writing for magazines, newspapers, books, journals, and the wire services. Michael told us how he arranged to be sent locations to cover a specific space story and his comments should be most helpful to others wanting to write, be assigned to a space story, etc. We also talked about his suggestion that striving writers consider genres other than science fiction or space to start with given the market demands for the other fields over space and sci-fi. You will not want to miss his comments on this issue. Michael shared his ideas with us regarding the public space program as compared to the private space program and he spoke about shortcomings as he sees them with the VSE. Michael receives constant feedback from the general population, publishers, editors, and others so he is close to the pulse of decision makers regarding these subjects. We should all take note of what he says. Mr. Belfiore does a superb job of covering the private space community and you will know why after hearing him on The Space Show. His website is www.michaelbelfiore.com. He has a blog where everyone can participate. Check it out at www.michaelbelfiore.com/blog. If you have comments or additional questions for Michael Belfiore, please send them to him at michael@michaelbelfiore.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 15 Nov 2006 16:03:07 UTC
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Dr. Edgar Mitchell, Sunday, 11-12-06 (39.68MB; download) -- Dr. Edgar Mitchell was the the guest for this Space Show program. I started the interview and discussion with Dr. Mitchell by asking a question I have been asking many guests of late, that is how do we make space a transforming place not just for science, engineering, technology, and commerce, but also for the betterment of humanity and the people on the Earth. That led to a wide ranging discussion about consciousness, the role of space in consciousness and our spirituality (this program was one in a series of The Space Show and Our Spirituality). Dr. Mitchell spoke from his own experiences on the Moon, returning to Earth, and his work since his Apollo 14 flight in 1971. We talked about the Institute of Noetic Science that he founded (see www.noetic.org), meditation to simulate his perception of seeing himself as a world citizen when he was looking at returning to Earth, not just a citizen of America. We discussed the reactions of other Apollo astronauts to the same issues Dr. Mitchell talks about and his experiences to learn that Dr. Mitchell was not unique in what he experienced or in his new perceptions but he was one of the few who spoke about it and expressed himself. We asked Dr. Mitchell about going back to the Moon and on to Mars and the program being implemented to carry out this vision by NASA. You will find his response and comments to these questions most interesting. Dr. Mitchell talked about the sustainable concept, again, this is something you will not want to miss. In response to a listener question, we spoke about the possibility of a space leader emerging for us all, much in the way we have had leaders come to us from the political, religious, commercial, and other disciplines in humanities and science. Dr. Mitchell believes this might be possible some day. We spoke with Dr. Mitchell about many of his experiences, thoughts, and wishes about his activities on the surface on the Moon. We spoke about the computer power the astronauts had to take them to the Moon versus the computer power we have today, even in our cell phones. I asked Dr. Mitchell about experiencing fear on the trip to the Moon and again, his response is one you will definitely want to hear. Dr. Mitchell strongly urges us all to be open to new experiences and to not prejudge such experiences. If you want to ask Dr. Mitchell a question or send a comment to him, please do so through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 13 Nov 2006 05:45:30 UTC
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Dr. Mario Acuna, Friday, 11-10-06 (54.52MB; download) -- Dr. Mario Acuna was the guest for this Friday morning Space Show program. We began our discussion by talking about radiation to Mars and on the surface of Mars. This was an in-depth discussion. We eventually broadened the discussion to cosmic rays, solar events throughout the planetary system, shielding, and related topics. We then focused on magnetic fields and discussed them regarding Mars, Earth, Venus, many of the moons in our system, newly discovered planets, all the planets in our system, and our technology to learn about planetary magnetic fields. We discussed planetary science, its funding and the politics about it, plus how to balance the field with that of the human space program. Our discussion switched to human factors necessary to sustain life in a settlement in space, on the Moon, Mars, in Leo, etc. Dr. Acuna spoke with us about extrapolating data from Mars, Venus and other space bodies to better our understanding of Earth and taking care of Earth. We were updated on methane discoveries on Mars, the costs for going to Mars, risk factors, health issues and age and more. This is a fascinating discussion with one of the best planetary scientists in the business. You will not want to miss it. If you have comments or questions for Dr. Acuna, please send them to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Fri, 10 Nov 2006 22:04:51 UTC
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Eckert, Dickman, Walz: Thursday 11-9-06 (35.37MB; download) -- Paul Eckert, Robert Dickman and Carl Walz were the guests for this special program to discuss making the VSE a long-term reality as well as the coming AIAA Dec. 4-6 2nd Space Exploration Conference which will be held in Houston. We started the panel discussion with Bob Dickman explaining why the AIAA has this conference and its role in helping to establish the VSE as a long-term reality for the nation. Paul Eckert of Boeing was next and he went through the conference agenda with us, focusing on the commercial panel and commercial opportunities stemming from the VSE. Carl Walz of NASA spoke with us about public and private partnerships, the NASA Authorization ACT and having a sustained human presence on the moon. The panel fielded questions from listeners including addressing outreach to the general public, ITAR issues, the value of the VSE to a broad based America, private sector involvement including conference panel presentations by Elon Musk and George French re COTS and more. We also discussed the entrepreneurial involvement in the space program and in particular this conference and the VSE. This is a most interesting discussion and I urge those of you that can to attend the coming Houston conference put on by AIAA, sponsored by Boeing and others. You can find out more about the conference and you can register at the AIAA website, http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=230&lumeetingid=1487. If you have follow up questions or comments for the guests, please send them to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will see to it that your question/comment goes to the right person. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Fri, 10 Nov 2006 16:03:29 UTC
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Dr. Tom Matula, Wednesday, 11-8-06 (41.46MB; download) -- Dr. Tom Matula returned to The Space Show for this program. Dr. Matula has a specialty in private spaceports so we began the discussion talking about spaceports in New Mexico and elsewhere. Dr. Matula addressed financing and market issues, political risks, orbital and suborbital destinations, and more. He provided us with a comprehensive analysis of the developing spaceport industry, the markets for the spaceports and the likely timing and commercial success of various spaceports under development or consideration. We then discussed the space ramifications regarding the recent congressional election. As he pointed out, much of the public program involving NASA is seen as a jobs program by members of congress and Tom pointed out the pro NASA members of Congress with a substantial NASA presence in the district. He does not feel that there will be major changes in the public space program. Regarding the private program, he is less sure of this because of the risk element and the desire by some members of Congress now part of the majority party that are bent on regulation. I suspect this is more of a wait and see position. You will want to hear his full comments on this topic. Several listener questions came up regarding political risk, competition with China and India in the space program and the relationship of the private spaceport with the present day federal spaceports. This program discusses many other related topics that you will find most interesting. You can send your comments and questions to Dr. Matula through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Thu, 09 Nov 2006 16:53:37 UTC
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Dr. Wendell Mendell, Tuesday, 11-7-06 (45.41MB; download) -- Dr. Wendell Mendell returned to The Space Show for this program. Dr. Mendell started the discussion looking back over his 40 plus years of being with NASA and discussing how things have changed within the organization and based on my question, with the American public regarding space issues. I asked about his thoughts with the various NASA administrators that he has known and then we turned our attention to the main topic of the evening which focused on changes at NASA based on the VSE. Dr. Mendell went into some detail about the way NASA has changed, evolved and is now focusing on completing the VSE. His discussion is very interesting and revealing. Wendell also talked about Constellation, lunar architecture, and spin-off potential for going to the Moon. Wendell addressed listener questions about energy from space and the Moon, specifically space solar power. In response to my question about developing SSP on the basis of national security, Wendell addressed the issue of needing political leadership to champion such a program and cause. As we learned from Wendell, NASA is listening now, partnering with the private sector and others and has changed its attitude to accomplish the VSE as they know they cannot do it alone. You can ask Dr. Mendell follow up questions or give him your comments by going through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 08 Nov 2006 17:18:12 UTC
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Manny Pimenta, Sunday, 11-5-06 (39.89MB; download) -- Manny Pimenta returned to The Space Show for this program to discuss his newly created and released DVD, Lunar Explorer. Lunar Explorer is the world's first interactive global model of the Moon available for home PCs. It gives you a realistic visual experience of being on the surface of the Moon and having worked with samples of this program at conferences, I can attest to its high quality and simulated reality. Manny discussed how he got the idea to create the experience and the process he went through to create it as a DVD that works on our home computers. During the show he answered technical and user questions about the program. We also discussed the vision to return to the Moon, how to motivate and inspire people to see the importance of returning to the Moon and much more. In response to listener questions, he addressed issues raised by Professor O'Neill, future lunar habitats, future simulation programs including city and facility building on the Moon and of course Mars. You can find out more about the incredible realistic program by visiting www.lunarexplorer.com. Questions and comments for Manny can be addressed to Manny@LunarExplorer.com. During the program, Manny made an incredibly generous offer to help support The Space Show through sales of the Lunar Explorer DVD. Listen to the program and if you have questions, contact Manny. The Space Show certainly thanks Manny for his offer and appreciates his support of the program. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 06 Nov 2006 04:50:42 UTC
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Dr. Haym Benaroya, Friday, 11-3-06 (52.99MB; download) -- Professor Haym Benaroya returned for this Space Show program. We began the discussion with Dr. Benaroya updating us on his upcoming conference, the Rutgers Symposium on Lunar Settlement, June 3-8, 2007 in New Brunswick, NJ (www.lunarbase.rutgers.edu). The professor highlighted the keynote speakers and talked about the conference format, goals, and objectives. In the second segment of the interview, we spoke mostly of lunar and space settlement engineering and technology. As a result of listener driven questions, Haym responded to concerns about the Vision and also about how to make space a civilian domain and market, not just a government dominated market between NASA and the DOD. Here, Haym addressed the engineering and technology needed, public-private partnerships that are best suited for this necessary development and more. In the third segment, we discussed the politics of space and the VSE. We discussed the importance of electing people to government that are supportive of the manned space program and our becoming a space-faring society. Dr. Benaroya urged listeners to write letters to their elected representatives, visit them whenever possible, even if you get stuck with a low level staffer in the local district office as they take note of what their voters are interested in and the more of us that make it crystal clear we are interested in space, the more likely they will pay attention to it and be supportive. In this last segment, we also discussed human factors and the fact that there seems to be an almost dark ages going on with the segment of human factors involving sex in space, reproduction and related topics. Examples were cited of the problem and we talked about the real uphill battle for settlement being to expand peoples minds to not be so puritanical in addressing these very important topics. You can send Dr. Benaroya your comments or additional questions and you can find out more about the coming Rutgers Symposium on Lunar Settlements by sending him e-mail at benaroya@email.rci.rutgers.edu. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 04 Nov 2006 15:27:23 UTC
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Brock, Chilton, & Shields, Thursday, 11-2-06 (39.31MB; download) -- Cathy Shields, Jim Chilton and David Brock were the special guests for this program which discussed how small businesses can work with NASA in supporting the nation's VSE and Partnering with New Orleans which is focused on how to do business with Boeing Space Exploration. This program was most informative as we learned about NASA Small Business Specialist Center Industry Assistance programs, how these programs work with companies such as Boeing, and then how Boeing mentors and works with smaller businesses. For example, Ms. Shields, the new business development director for All Points Logistics, Inc., discussed the opportunity, the process and the requirements from the small business point of view. She also described the changes in their company having been involved with Boeing and the program for a few years. You will want to take note of what she says. Also, Mr. Chilton of Boeing did a superb job of letting us know how Boeing works with these small companies and how it strives to be of assistance in helping them develop their business at all levels. And as Mr. Brock explained, NASA is committed to broadening the opportunities for business participation to all Americans, even one person companies. Listeners and those interested in the program are directed to contact Becky Martin for information at becky.p.martin@boeing.com. For media related questions, please contact Tanya Deason at Tanya.E.Deason-Sharp@boeing.com. To find out more about the NASA part of the program, you are invited to contact David Brock at david.e.brock@nasa.gov. During the discussion, I asked about the qualifying parameters for accepting a small business into this program. The requirements are general including a business and marketing plan and to demonstrate that you know how to market your product. In response to a listener question, the panel was asked about using retired people with rocket and former Moon program expertise in their programs today. Both Mr. Chilton of Boeing and Mr. Brock of NASA said they were utilizing this rich resource and they described some of the 'grey beard" programs in place in the Huntsville area. This is a very interesting and informative program. You will learn about new opportunities for small businesses to participate in the effort to return to the Moon and implement the VSE. These opportunities might be for you and your company. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Fri, 03 Nov 2006 16:26:00 UTC
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