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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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Eckert, Lark, & Olson, Thursday, 5-10-07 (41.03MB; download) -- Paul Eckert, Tom Olson & Eva-Jane Lark were the guests for this Space Show program to discuss the recently held Space Investment Summit (http://www.spacecommerceroundtable.com/upcoming.html). This program focused on the Summit but also on space investment and space commerce. We noted many of the positive changes that have taken place over time, the quality of those attending this particular conference, speakers and presenters which can be found on the above referenced website, and the timing for such a summit. We also learned that this group is planning another of these high powered commercial space investment summits for the fall 2007. We talked about angel investors, business planning, management, commercial opportunities, why the large contractors are sponsoring and supporting these conferences/summits and much more. Paul, Eva-Jane and Tom responded to listener questions and details about this particular Summit from their own unique perspective so you the listener will get a well-rounded summary of not just the summit, but the market, the attitudes, and the availability of professional investment funding for New Space Ventures. You can find out more about coming Space Investment Summits or ask questions about this program or the recently held program by sending your email to info@spacecommerceroundtable.com. Please be sure to put Space Show in the subject line. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Fri, 11 May 2007 14:09:09 UTC
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Dr. Ken Cox & Bruce Pittman, Wednesday, 5-9-07 (42.11MB; download) -- Dr. Ken Cox and Bruce Pittman were the special guests for this Space Show program to discuss space commerce, the coming ATWG Conference just before ISDC and the ACES Entrepreneurial Space Summit at NASA Ames May 16-18, 2007. We began the discussion with Ken giving us the background information regarding the Aerospace Technology Working Group (ATWG) and the basics about their coming conference in Dallas from May 22-24, 2007. Visit www.atwg.org for the full agenda, registration, and details. Dr. Cox mentions cutting edge ways of creating effective commercial space business models, including virtual models, enhanced communications and extensive collaboration. Mr. Pittman then explained the ATWG focus on space commerce, the Entrepreneurial Space Summit at Ames next week, and much more. A listener asked about building successful commercial models in the virtual world, especially Second Life, and both Bruce and Ken said this was happening and referred to the NASA Ames CoLab project. Our discussion focused on expediting space commerce, how to do it more effectively and generally we took the big picture approach during the program though we did speak about space solar power early on in the program. Later in the show, Bruce, in talking about various new types of commercial models we might be able to exploit for commercial space development, brought up the pre-cursor to NASA, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics or NACA. You will certainly want to hear what Bruce and Ken have to say about this as a viable model and why it is presently being examined by many in the industry as a viable space business model. This prompted listener Dave Huntsman to call in and further discuss this model, both from an historical point of view as to what happened with this organization back when it was founded and how it might be used for the future. This prompted a three-way discussion with Dave, Ken and Bruce about non-technical problems and barriers which of course was a key issue in the early days of the formation of NACA. You will certainly want to hear this discussion as its important as we move forward in the areas discussed on the show tonight. If you would like to follow up with Bruce or Ken with comments or questions, please e-mail them at bpittman@alliancespace.net and kcox12@houston.rr.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Thu, 10 May 2007 14:36:14 UTC
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Tom Ligon & Dr. Robert Bussard, Tuesday, 5-8-07 (39.53MB; download) -- Tom Ligon was the guest for this Space Show program to discuss fusion and the work of Dr. Robert Bussard. We were surprised about half-way through the program when Dr. Robert Bussard called the program and joined in our discussion. We started the discussion with Tom with an explanation of Inertial Electrostatic Fusion and the work of Dr. Bussard. One listener asked a question about how fusion could be possible with students using desktop reactors for science contests given the high temperatures this listener considered essential for fusion reaction. Tom explained that the Dr. Bussard fusion method does not rely on high temperatures as does a large Tokomak reactor. You will certainly want to listen to Tom's explanation. Along with Tom, several listeners provided website links which explain more about fusion and Dr. Bussard's work. Check out the following:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/threadview.asptid=5367&posts=477#M135588 and http://fusor.net.
http://fusor.net/newbie/files/Ligon-QED-IE.pdf
Yahoo IEC Fusion news group
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/IEC_Fusion/
IEC Fusion Resources
http://www.strout.net/info/science/polywell/index.html
Links to M. Simon articles on the Bussard machine can be found in "strout" and Tom has co-operated on some of them
Also, check out http://www.emc2fusion.org/ and http://www.askmar.com/Fusion.html and
http://powerandcontrol.blogspot.com/2006/11/easy-low-cost-no-radiation-fusion.html.
Tom was continuing to discuss the nature of Dr. Bussard's work and its current status regarding ongoing development and funding when Dr. Bussard called The Space Show and joined the discussion. Dr. Bussard took us through the development history of his work, its present status, the need for funding, and the storage of his federal lab equipment in federal contracts with SpaceDev in San Diego. We also explored with both Tom and Dr. Bussard the notion that many listeners and others raise regarding any type of effort to silence Dr. Bussard's work due to forces from the status-quo community, the oil industry, government, etc. Dr. Bussard does not believe that is happening, instead citing inertia in the research community, resistance to new and very out of the box projects, etc. Dr. Bussard explained his plans for moving forward with the nonprofit foundation he has created which is located at www.EMC2fusion.org. I urge interested listeners to visit this site and make a contribution to support his work. Believe me, its not enough to be supportive though that is extremely helpful but as I have learned with The Space Show, the real support come to play when listeners to The Space Show program actually help The Space Show exist by offering financial support. I am sure the same is true for Dr. Bussard and his work so please, consider supporting what he is doing. If what Dr. Bussard is working on can be proven out, we actually have a good chance for changing the way we do things on Earth and developing a true space-faring economy which of course is what The Space Show supports. I urge listeners to listen to this program, to Tom and Dr. Bussard. Its packed full of information, Dr. Bussard telling us about his Google and other lectures which have become so famous, upcoming papers, and so much more. Its a unique opportunity to hear both guests but especially Dr. Bussard who is advancing with age and this makes him and his work more valuable and important to the world by the minute. For those of you who wish to send additional comments or questions to Tom Ligon, his email address is tomligon@verizon.net. While Dr. Bussard did not provide his contact information, you will hear Tom suggest its on the title page of his Valencia, Spain paper from last year. As always, you can send a note through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. If you send a request to drspace@thespaceshow.com, I will send you the full set of links provided by Tom Ligon.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 09 May 2007 18:52:13 UTC
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Walt Anderson, Sunday, 5-6-07 (24.85MB; download) -- Walter Anderson was our special guest for this one hour interview today. Walt was with us from the Washington, DC jail where he has pleaded guilty to tax charges brought against him by the U.S. Government. He is awaiting transfer to a federal prison where he will serve out the remainder of his term. Walt called The Space Show in three 15 minute segment calls. You will hear background noise from the jail as he is using a public phone. Also, his calls are timed to 15 minutes and you will hear the notice of the remaining time left for each call, then the call is simply cut off. Here in Walt's own words the history of his investigation, events leading up to the arrest, why be believes he was arrested and "targeted," here what he has to say about his guilt/innocence and political statements. He discusses his treatment in jail, the details of his plea agreement and much more. This discussion last just shy of one hour. It is mostly Walt talking about his situation though I did ask specific questions and I did guide the conversation to a point. It is not possible to email or contact Walt with your comments or questions but you can read about his case and review all the court documents and more at the site, Justice For Walt (www.justiceforwalt.com. Depending on Walt's new location and its rules for phone calls and interviews, Walt may be with again for more on his situation. While these calls are recorded, they are not live but if you do have a comment or question for Walt,. please email it to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com and if additional interviews with him can be held, I will be sure to ask him your question or give him your comment. The bio being used for Walt with this interview is the file bio from the last time Walt was a guest on The Space Show, about 14 months before his arrest. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 08 May 2007 15:57:01 UTC
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Dr. Gibor Basri, Sunday, 5-6-07 (41.32MB; download) -- Professor Gibor Basri, Chair, Astronomy Department of UC Berkeley, was our special guest for this program. Our interview started with a quick assessment of the changes in astronomy over the past 26 years, the amount of time Professor Basri has been with the Berkeley Department of Astronomy. This is an interesting historical overview you will want to hear. We also talked about is role as a Co-Investigator on the NASA Kepler Mission designed to find Earth-sized planets in the habitable zone of other stars. This discussion led us to define habitable zones for planets, what actually a planet is, the likelihood of life existing on another planet and actually being discovered and much more. We also talked about low mass starts, brows dwarfs, and the Pluto planet controversy. Many technical questions were asked by the listeners and other issues were discussed such as the VSE. When pushed for answers about science funding and prioritizing science missions, Dr. Basri said his own personal opinion is that NASA should devote resources to developing lower cost launch vehicles. You can send Professor Basri your questions or comments using basri@berkeley.edu. Please be sure to put "Space Show" in the subject line. You can also read many of his papers, review his full CV and learn more about Dr. Gibor Basri at his website, http://astro.berkeley.edu/~basri/. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 07 May 2007 13:28:36 UTC
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Dr. Roger Launius, Friday, 5-4-07 (48.17MB; download) -- Dr. Roger Launius was the guest for this special program. We began our interview with a discussion of his views on space tourism given his recent article in the peer reviewed journal, AstroPolitics: "The International Journal of Space Power and Policy." Roger's article, "Is It Finally Time for Space Tourism?" is a timely discussion of issues concerning space tourism including market studies, NASA, sub-orbital tourism, and much more. Dr. Launius was asked questions about historical comparisons with adventure tourism and other forms of terrestrial tourism in relation to space tourism, regulations, accidents, and markets. We expanded our discussion to inquire about the Air and Space Museum, inquiring if more people express an interest in either the air or the space part of the museum. That information is not collected but Roger did tell us the highlights and points of interest in the space museum, including Space Ship One. Sondra asked a question about how items were selected by the museum to be displayed and if there was any controversy over having Space Ship One in the museum. Roger's response might surprise you. We also discussed the history of the planets and the moon, along with mythology as being drivers for space tourism and the privately developing space industry. We talked about the VSE, politics, the future of the VSE if administrations change in 2008 and much more. The issue of space as a luxury for our economy came up as did our overall space IQ in our society. Dr. Launius responded to many other timely and interesting listener questions, plus he brought to us many new perspectives and insights regarding space development, government space, private space, space for every day citizens, the importance of Space Ship One and much much more. He has a new book coming out in August, "Robots In Space" and he discussed this in the last segment. This book explores the relationship of humans and robots in space development and is co-authored with Professor Howard McCurdy. You can send your comments or questions to Dr. Roger Launius at launiusr@si.edu.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 05 May 2007 05:09:58 UTC
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George Whitesides, Tuesday, 5-1-07 (39.09MB; download) -- George Whitesides, Executive Director of the National Space Society, was the guest for this Space Show program to discuss the upcoming 2007 ISDC conference. George answered many listener questions about NSS policy and support for the VSE, plus questions about the likely political changes resulting from the coming 2008 elections. We also discussed the most effective way to communicate with our elected members of congress, both as individuals and as part of an advocate organization. In addition, we discussed effective pro space-faring messages. As for ISDC, we noted that there is both a financial symposium the day before ISDC starts and you can find out about it on the ISDC website, http://isdc.nss.org/2007/. Note that this symposium requires a separate registration. Also, there is a special teachers track for this year's ISDC so if you are a teacher or interested in this addition to ISDC, check it out at http://isdc.nss.org/2007/educationprogram.html . ATWG also has there conference before ISDC starts so if you are interested in their exceptional program, register for it and check it out at http://www.atwg.org/ (May 22-24). George described some of the special events for the conference including John Carmack bringing his launch hardware with him for show. The list of speakers is powerful, check it out at http://isdc.nss.org/2007/speakers.html. This year's ISDC is clearly a balance of quality programming for the new space ventures in New Space, the VSE plus more. There is no doubt it will be an outstanding conference. Sponsorships are still available so if this interests you, contact George Whitesides directly at george@nss.org. Tell George you heard about the conference and sponsorships on The Space Show. If you have additional comments or questions for George Whitesides about the upcoming ISDC or anything else for that matter, send him a note at george@nss.org. I look forward to seeing all of you at Dallas at ISDC. I will be recording interviews with people at the conference and will be creating Space Show programs based on being at ISDC, the financial symposium and the ATWG program so make sure you come up to me and share your thoughts and opinions with The Space Show. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 02 May 2007 15:12:42 UTC
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UP Aerospace Launch, Sunday, 4-29-07 (58.30MB; download) -- The UP Aerospace and Celestis Memorial Spaceflight launch from Spaceport America, New Mexico was the focus for this on the scene special two hour Space Show program. I was present for all the launch activities and I was able to not only bring you the full range of announcements from Mission Control, the final press briefing after the successful launch, and a full description of the launch and the 11 minute waiting period until we knew total success, but you will hear from many people attending and viewing the event. The Mayor Hatch, NM provides us with his comments as does a member of the Hatch City Council. You will hear from Leonard David, Barbara David, Wendy Doohan, the UP team with Tracy Larson and Eric Knight, and Charlie Chafer, CEO of Celestis. Elaine Walker had a very special payload on board, ashes from 9/11! You will hear from Elaine plus many ordinary people talking about the launch and their view of building and financing the spaceport in Upham, NM. In additional to the memorial part of the flight, there were many commercial and student payloads on the rocket. The student payloads were science experiments and I was able to talk with several students and teachers about the experiments. It is my understanding that the commercial projects were kept quiet but we will hear about possible commercial products resulting from this launch over the next few weeks. Once the interviews start on this program, its a nonstop show. No breaks, no Space Show messages, just the rolling of the recordings with only minor editing. Please remember most of the recordings were outside in a windy situation. Many of the people were very emotional when talking and from the entire experience as the remains of their loved ones were on this flight and the launch represented much closure to many, many families. The recordings on the bus were done in a very noisy environment filled with dust and bumps and noises from the bus that one could not believe as the road to the spaceport is really a well worn cow path. In fact, at one point, our bus had to stop as 5 or 6 horses were hanging around in the road and did not feel the need to move for the larger vehicle. We waited them out and eventually passed them by the side of the road. This was a terrific launch and experience and I was pleased to part of it. I hope you enjoy the Space Show brining this experience to you via radio as best as can be done. The launch video will be available on both the UP and Celestis websites and its being shown on cable news with Fox, CBS, CNN and others. Fox was on the scene as was the BBC and Reuters. My son Michael was with me along with his friend Nicole and they took some fun video of the launch, my interviews and more. We will soon have those videos up on YouTube so watch the website newsletter for the URLs and I will of course give them out on air when they are ready. As always, you comments and questions are welcome at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sun, 29 Apr 2007 13:52:07 UTC
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Responsive Space Conference, Tuesday, 4-24-07 (64.97MB; download) -- Responsive space was the subject for this special Space Show program broadcast live from the Responsive Space Conference in Los Angeles, CA (www.responsivespace.com). Several speakers and guests attending the conference discussed many topics of interest from responsive space to the Mid Atlantic Spaceport, space in the UK, engineering, and the need for more women and minorities in the space fields. Discussing these topics with were Stuart Eves of Surrey Satellite Technology Limited in the UK, Charles Kilmer of Boeing, Dave Jungkind of SEAKR Engineering, Dr. Billie Reed, Executive Director of the Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority, Ron Woll or Scitor Corporation, Dr. Jim Wertz, CEO of Microcosm, Dr. Tom Bauer of Microcosm, and Dr. Shahzad Khaligh of Boeing. Note that those with Boeing were speaking for their own opinions, not representing Boeing in any way whatsoever. While responsive space was the main theme of this program, it was soon made clear to us all that the commercial element must prevail, not only for the government side of responsive space but for the commercial needs for it and even the military. It was exciting to hear how more attention was now being paid to the necessity for successful commercial standards over the years and it was showing up in the discussions and plans at this 5th Responsive Space conference. As you will hear from each specific participant in this program, not only were Responsive Space issues discussed, but we learned about special projects underway with some of the companies, cutting edge technology such as IP in space, and much more. We had many listener questions and comments for the guests, especially Dr. Reed regarding the Mid Atlantic Spaceport at Wallops. Toward the end of the program, Dr. Bauer raised interesting questions about American or any rockets for that matter that today could meet the definition and standard for responsive space. Both Dr. Wertz and I attempted an answer. Please use drspace@thespaceshow.com if you would like to send a comment or question to any of the participants on this show. I will forward to the participant if I have the email address or I will work to get the address for your comment/question. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:32:04 UTC
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Richard C. Cook, Sunday, 4-22-07 (49.73MB; download) -- Richard C. Cook was the guest for this Space Show program to discuss Mr. Cook's book, "Challenger Revealed: An Insider’s Account of How the Reagan Administration Caused the Greatest Tragedy of the Space Age." This is an important show because it provides us with an inside of NASA perspective on policy making and engineering and how the two often collide. This program also shows how the executive and legislative branches of the government get involved in operations and engineering, sometimes with deadly results. There are lots of applications for this discussion, not just the Challenger accident. During the show and as a result of listener questions, Richard gave us his take on what a due diligence program should consist of to make sure that policy and pressures do not conflict with the engineering and safety needs of the venture. This was also applicable to the developing suborbital space vehicle industry as Richard talked about possible points of comparison between the private businesses and NASA. We also about informed consent for the astronauts and for the private sector, risk taking, the business responsibility in risk taking the difference in risk taking with a military type vehicle versus a commercial vehicle. One listener asked Richard about the possibility of devaluing human life in risk taking with NASA. You will want to hear his answer. Many other related topics came up including teachers in space, pressuring before and during congressional testimony, blogs, space advocate and general public comments to his thesis in the book and lots more. This is an important show to hear and his book is an important book to read for we can learn much from it. You can email your comments or questions to Richard Cook by visiting his website at www.richardccook.com, then on the left side, click on contact. Please fill out the contact form, mention The Space Show, and Richard will respond to you. The direct URL is http://www.richardccook.com/contact.php. As always, you can email Richard through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Richard has many interesting papers on his site but this is the one he talked about during the show in response to another listener question: http://readingwritingmanagement.blogspot.com/2007/03/one-question-richard-c-cook.html.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 23 Apr 2007 15:15:18 UTC
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