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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Drs. Angie Buckley & Gilles Clément, Tuesday, 5-29-07 (46.20MB; download) -- Dr. Angie Buckley and Dr. Gilles Clément were the guests for this Space Show program to discuss their new book, "Artificial Gravity." During the program, Drs. Buckley and Clément made the case for an extensive study of artificial gravity and related issues for long term spaceflight and space settlement. We discussed many of the human factors associated with humans being in microgravity for long periods of time. This discussion included a look at the physiological problems, nutritional issues, neurological issues, and much more. Their book covers these subjects in-depth but we were able to at least touch on the main points of each for this show. We also talked about the research that is needed to move the analysis and decision making process further along so we can better deal with these issues for our future space exploration and development plans. We discussed the current NASA view regarding artificial gravity versus the present day protocols to protect astronauts from the microgravity consequences of being in space for a long time and we extrapolated possible consequences from what are perceived to be today's conclusions from NASA on the artificial gravity subject as related to the VSE. Many listeners asked questions of both guests about the ideal amount of gravity for a spinning space ship or station. For example, should it be 1G or maybe something less like that on the Moon or even 1/3 G like on Mars? Listeners raised issues about related problems such as radiation and our guests showed how these problems interact with one another to complicate some of the human factors for long term space flight. Listeners asked several questions about the effect of spinning on the inhabitants of the vehicle and the station. You will certainly want to hear what our guests have to say about this. Listeners inquired about medical emergencies for the crew in a microgravity environment as opposed to having at least one section of artificial gravity available for such problems. We discussed surgery and other complications as well as the ethics of providing or not providing artificial gravity for the space explorers. Our guests, in responding to additional listener questions, discussed options to spinning a station to create artificial gravity. Their book is available on Amazon, check it out at this URL: www.amazon.com/Artificial-Gravity-Space-Technology-Library/dp/0387707123/ref=sr_1_1/002-8479501-9772846?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1180543559&sr=1-1 . As I pointed out during this program, this book is certainly destined to be a desk reference for artificial gravity and human factors for years to come. Its outstanding, packed full of real information and I believe its indispensable for those working in the field or planning space missions, as well as for those simply wanting to understand the issues involved in long term human space exploration and settlement. Drs. Buckley and Clément are more than happy to receive your comments and questions. Please direct them to me through drspace@thespaceshow.com. I have invited these two authors to return later this year to continue the artificial gravity discussion as this is an important topic and it needs to be seriously considered for the VSE and our long term space plans. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 30 May 2007 17:09:12 UTC
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Marshall Martin, Monday, 5-28-07 (53.38MB; download) -- Marshall Martin was the guest for this special Space Show program. Marshall is a faithful Space Show listener, an unaffiliated space advocate, and a listener that asks exceptionally good questions to a wide variety of Space Show guests. This interview started out by asking Marshall about his interest in space and how he comes up with so many unusually high quality questions for Space Show guests on a wide variety of topics. As you will hear when listening to the program, Marshall applies some engineering rules to his question process. Marshall was also questioned about his view regarding low cost space access and how it can be achieved. He also spoke about the space elevator and what he sees as potential barriers to creating the elevator. We talked about rockets and improving their performance and much more. With a listener question, the subject changed to SSP. Martial put forth a few scenarios where SSP could transform energy use and thus nations right here on Earth. He talked about methods of doing SSP using petty much existing technology. We also talked about the status of beaming energy, using SSP in space as well as here on Earth and more. He talked about the shortage of funds to develop SSP, the R&D research funding habits of big oil and others, and the political process which today does not support SSP development and R&D. The environmental issues regarding energy usage and SSP were a focus of Marshall's comments. In reply to another listener question, Marshall identified a priority list of commercial projects that we should be doing in space. Since these projects were centered between Earth and the Moon, he was asked about deep space projects or even Mars or something taking place beyond the Moon. He suggested we needed to really learn the Earth-Moon space commerce projects and business really well before venturing further out to space. Marshall suggested something like a ten year learning curve would be reasonable. Another listener asked him for his thoughts on ITAR. Listen to what he has to say. You might be surprised at his comments and insights as to the ITAR issue. Toward the end of the program, Marshall was asked about dreaming and reality and to know where the dream stops and reality must take over. His response to this question was also very interesting. Marshall also made reference to his thinking that we should not have spent so much time in return to flight after the Challenger and Columbia accidents. He suggested a 6 month period might have been all that was necessary. He was taken to task on this by another listener, pointing out reasons other than just engineering as to why the return to flight periods were far longer than 6 months. You will want to hear Marshall's response regarding these listener comments. Marshall Martin is available to receive your comments and questions at m_martin8@yahoo.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 29 May 2007 16:04:26 UTC
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Esther Dyson, Sunday, 5-27-07 (39.63MB; download) -- Esther Dyson was the guest for this Space Show program. Please be aware that there are audio problems with parts of this program as a VoIP phone line was used for the interview. VoIP audio problems cannot be edited out of the recording. Both Esther and I appreciate your understanding regarding this matter. This interview with Esther Dyson is outstanding! We began the interview by learning about Esther's amazing workshop program, Flight School. Flight School will be held this June 20-22 in Aspen, CO and its the third annual Flight School program Ms. Dyson has put together. In addition to hearing about this intimate and very participatory workshop through this interview, check it out at www.edventure.com/flightschool. Not only is there still time to register to attend Flight School, but first understand what its about and when you do, for sure you will want to be there. Esther talks about some of the participants and the Flight School agenda but you can see it all on the website, specifically you can see the list of speakers at www.edventure.com/flightschool/speakers.html and the agenda at www.edventure.com/flightschool/agenda.html. This year's Flight School will contain a mix of aviation and space subjects and businesses, plus there will be opportunities to take a Zero G flight during the workshop as the Zero G plane will be operating out of Aspen for this event. As you will hear on this show, Flight School is a unique event, it is not a conference or a symposium. If you can attend, you should. In addition to discussing Flight School, Esther tells us how and why she got interested in space and entrepreneurial space investing, she shared with us her criteria for making a space investment, her due diligence methodology and much more. This is a rare opportunity to understand how space entrepreneurial investments are sought out, evaluated and analyzed, the expectations from the investment, the anticipated involvement with company management and much much more. We talked about the NASA VSE program in comparison to what the private sector is doing. We discussed suborbital as a path to orbital and she shared her thoughts with us on this subject as a result of a listener question. We discussed the ISDC Financial Symposium and what these types of events mean for the developing start-up space industry. Other topics discussed included getting Ether's thoughts on what appears to many as excessive secrecy among the start-up space companies, suborbital space tourism, and why she invested in certain New Space companies. She was asked about how her peers see her space investing. You don't want to miss her answer to this one. Toward the end of the program, Esther told us about her experience with Charles Simonyi's launch into space as she was in Baikonur with Space Adventures and others for this event, including Martha Stewart. As you listen to Esther describe her experience and tell us the story of being in Baikonur, the human side of space development becomes crystal clear and we easily understand both its significance and importance. In the final few minutes of the program, I asked Esther what she thought would be the most likely success story in commercial space and entrepreneurial investing over the next five years or so and she suggested we would see a liquidity event and possibly a major cultural icon getting involved in space travel or space commerce to help make it routine. Our discussion with Esther Dyson is far ranging over many commercial space, investment, and cultural topics. If you have questions or comments for Esther, please send them to edyson@boxbe.com or you can send them through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will promptly forward them to Ms. Dyson. And again, our apologies for the VoIP audio problems with this show. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 28 May 2007 04:15:18 UTC
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Dr. Burton Lee, Tuesday, 5-22-07 (38.79MB; download) -- Dr. Burton Lee was the guest for this show which first aired on Saturday, May 19 and was heard again on Tuesday, May 22, 2007. Dr. Lee discussed the upcoming financial symposium for the ISDC Conference in Dallas, May 24, 2007. Burton provided us with an important comprehensive look into this conference as well as space investment financing. Many financial issues were discussed, listeners asked several financial and oriented questions, and Burton provided us with details and insights into the speakers and participants at this upcoming symposium. We also stressed that while the speakers were invited, the symposium was open to anyone. We also encouraged listeners to send or bring their investment and financial consultants with them to this symposium giving the growing interest in commercial space and space investment opportunities. Burton will be back with us on June 10 to tell us about the symposium. You can send your comments or questions to Dr. Burton Lee at Burton.Lee@gmail.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 22 May 2007 18:45:33 UTC
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Michael Laine, Monday, 5-21-07 (41.52MB; download) -- Michael Laine, the CEO of LiftPort, was the guest for this Space Show program. Michael came on the show to describe in detail the current situation facing LiftPort as well as himself. He talks about the financial difficulties they are facing, their upcoming timeline, Michael's having funded LiftPort and then the loss of his building and much more. Here the facts directly from Michael Laine. He also provides some current information the space elevator. Many listeners had questions for him about how LiftPort can generate a cash flow, a product mix for the company and much more. You can email Michael your comments and questions at info@liftport.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 22 May 2007 18:34:04 UTC
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Dr. Charles Lurio, Sunday, 5-20-07 (44.59MB; download) -- Dr. Charles Lurio was the guest for this special Space Show program. As today marked the sixth year birthday for The Space Show, I started the discussion by asking Charles about the progress/changes he has seen in space development over the past six years. Charles addressed the changes both from a private sector perspective and the public sector. You will certainly want to hear his assessment of both. Charles went on to discuss the importance of R&D programs and having a good X-vehicle program which we do not have right now. We talked about this specific path to building and developing vehicles, even comparing it to the path taken by Space X. As a result of a listener question, Charles was asked about the VSE. This opened up a huge discussion topic for Charles. He does not look fondly on the VSE the way it is presently structured and planned. Listen to his comments for the details. If you disagree with his analysis, send him your comments/questions and let him know where you think he is wrong. Charles fielded additional questions about politics and policy, space as a partisan or bipartisan issue, Congress and space funding, Dr. Griffin and NASA, zero g zero tax, and much more. I also asked Charles about why rocket building and engineering was so hard, why we all believe it to be so hard and so costly and could it be possible that we somehow have bought into a mindset that is not really accurate. This question comes to mind given the consistent number of emails I get from listeners who believe that space access does not have to be hard or costly and that it is because NASA or someone does not want us to go to space, at least not yet. Charles talked about this at length. His comments near the end of the program about the rocket equation and our human potential, in my mind, addressed this question and concern better than what I have heard from anyone else. Send your comments and questions to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will forward them to Charles. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sun, 20 May 2007 23:27:04 UTC
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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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