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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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Tom Olson, 12-27-05 (42.18MB; download) -- Tom Olson, CEO of the Colony Fund returned for his end of the year update on The Space Show. We began the interview with getting an update from Tom on changes being made in the planning and development of the Colony Fund. As Tom likes to say, a wall was hit this year with alt.space which forced new strategic thinking on the Colony Fund management team. Current thinking has the Colony Fund expanding beyond only space investments to include technology, specifically nanotechnology opportunities along side commercial space opportunities. Marketing Colony Fund is also important and Mr. Olson share some of his preliminary plans to use his own broker dealer system rather than conventional middlemen. Don't miss this update to Colony Fund which when it becomes available will be a unique investment fund offering commercial space and other specialized investment opportunities. Also, take this opportunity to provide Tom Olson with your comments on his planning with Colony Fund. In addition to discussing Colony Fund, Tom spoke about the New York Space Enterprise Symposium he is setting up with others for later in 2006. He spoke about space advocacy, how best to get involved, Congress and the President and more. He then looked back over 2005 for customary year end summary of the space year and then gazed forward for what 2006 holds for advancing space. This year, we divided the look forward into several categories to include alt.space, NASA, the VSE, Congress, the President, and even the general public. Tom pointed out reference points on what we should be looking for from each of these key components. He also talked about the importance of getting Zero G, Zero Tax put into law. for more information on Colony Fund, visit www.colonyfund.com. You can contact Tom Olson by email at info@colonyfund.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 28 Dec 2005 15:56:32 UTC
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Sir Charles Shults, Friday 12-23-05 (37.03MB; download) -- Sir Charles Shults returned to The Space Show to discuss Mars findings in some depth. However, before getting underway with the Mars information, given the fusion background of Sir Charles, the program kicked off with an update of where we are with fusion reaction, reactors, research, and what is ahead for the near-term regarding fusion. You will want to hear this fusion update if you are at all interested in the subject. After the fusion update, we turned our attention to Mars. Sir Charles pointed out the very strong evidence for water on Mars and we discussed what this means for Mars, our space program, research, finding life on Mars or in the solar system, and more. We talked about why water confirmation is not forthcoming from NASA and JPL and Sir Charles certainly spoke his mind on these subjects. Listener driven questions also took Sir Charles into the world of methane findings and the evidence that other trace elements exist on Mars that might lead to life. Sir Charles pointed out that there are different schools on the methane aspect of Mars with some believing it is coming from natural planetary processes including possible underground seismic or volcanic activity. Others say it points to life and comes from decay of biological material. Sir Charles said the methane is not yet as strong a case one way or the other as is water on Mars. Sir Charles also talked about what he sees as fossils on Mars and his website has many detailed pictures showing these fossils and how to read them from the raw JPL footage. You can see this material and follow the explanations by visiting http://www.xenotechresearch.com/cgi/wp/index.php. In addition to Mars, we talked about possibilities for Venus, Europa and other places in the solar system. We discussed how to sterilize a space craft going into space, Earth contamination of Mars, radiation and much much more. Listen to this program as you will find it to be extremely informative and interesting. You can contact Sir Charles Shults through his website. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 24 Dec 2005 05:09:11 UTC
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Jim McDade, Thursday, 12-22-05 (39.46MB; download) -- Jim McDade returned to The Space Show to provide us with space news updates and interesting perspective on the top space news stories of the day. We began the discussion with an extensive review of the Space Shuttle and how Jim sees the future for the return to flight program. He believes that Shuttle will need to fly for several more years as he thinks it will have to remain in service until a CEV is available or at least within 18 months of being ready for flight. He spoke about the economic impact of Shuttle workers spread around the Gulf Coast and what the loss of many of those jobs would mean to the regional economy and the national economy. Later in the interview when asked about the Chinese space program and competitive concerns, he indicated that there is more to be concerned about regarding Chinese terrestrial competition than their space program at this time. He felt or military may be more concerned about the competitive nature of the Chinese space program than NASA or those associated with the civilian space program. Mr. McDade spoke about NASA Administrator Dr. Griffin and several of his comments about the VSE and how the program will unfold. Listeners were referred to the website he manages, www.insideksc.com for hot news and updates regarding NASA and the Kennedy Space Center. The subject of air launching rockets came up and Mr. McDade talked about air launch capabilities and answered caller questions about air launch programs. We talked about safety for the manned space flight program, robotics over the manned program, JPL interests, how Dr. Griffin has suggested JPL modify some of its mission to work on the necessary lunar hardware for RTM and more. This is an interesting news update and issues related Space Show program. Don't miss it as Jim McDade provides us with unique and valuable insights. Mr. McDade can be contacted by email for your comments and questions at moonshot@uab.edu. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Fri, 23 Dec 2005 10:50:11 UTC
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Dr. David Schrunk, Thursday, 12-22-05 (39.10MB; download) -- Dr. David Schrunk returned to The Space Show for this program. We began the discussion talking about the lunar south pole region known as Malapert Mountain. According to Dr. Schrunk, it is the ideal site for the first permanent lunar base for a variety of reasons, including its height. You will want to learn more about this south pole region of the Moon. We then turned our attention to his new book, "The End of Chaos: Quality Laws and the Ascendancy of Democracy." For more information about the book, visit www.qlpress.com. The book can also be ordered on Amazon.com. David has created the Quality of Laws Institute and his work is focused designing laws with quality control just as everything else in our life and society is designed with quality controls. He proposes a Quality Assurance Program for all laws, administered by something similar to a scientific panel or committee. We also discussed how this type of program and application would be most useful in developing new laws and legal regimes for space and astro law. We even discussed the program in the context of existing UN treaties. This is also an important Space Show program. I suggest you listen to what Dr. Schrunk is saying and contact him with your comments, questions, and feedback. His email address is qlpress@aol.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Thu, 22 Dec 2005 21:58:25 UTC
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Dr. David Klumpar, Tuesday, 12-20-05 (39.70MB; download) -- Dr. Dave Klumpar with his two doctoral students, Brian Larsen and Mike Obland, from Montana State University were the guests for this Space Show program. We began the interview discussing the Space Science and Engineering Laboratory at Montana State University and then we went into the student program with Brian and Mike leading the discussion. Their program is student led and driven and it was interesting finding out about student satellite programs, their building and launching of them, and student rocket/propulsion efforts. Not only did we talk about how these programs are funded, we talked about the usefulness of student satellites, their types of payloads, the mission profile and more. Since Russian launch resources are used to save money, we also talked economics, the fact that there is no special pricing for educational institutions or organizations, thus its virtually mandatory that converted Russian military hardware be used rather than surplus American military hardware. Again, its all about the high cost of using even surplus American military hardware. ITAR is a problem and this too was discussed. The Montana State program also include high altitude balloon launches and Dr. Klumpar discussed this program as well. For more information about the Space Science and Engineering Lab at MSU, for information about the academic program at the university, or to ask follow up questions to Dr. Klumpar, Brian, or Mike, please send your e-mail to ssel@ssel.montana.edu. You can also contact me at drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will be sure to forward the email to Director Klumpar. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 21 Dec 2005 16:18:59 UTC
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Dr. Robert Zubrin, Monday, 12-19-05 (38.48MB; download) -- Dr. Robert Zubrin returned to The Space Show for this program. Dr. Zubrin began the discussion with a critique of the way NASA is running the Moon-Mars program. He is very concerned that this program as it is currently structured will not survive into the next administration and and he has a plan to alter the way NASA is doing the mission to assure success. Bob makes a very strong case for his plan to go to the Moon and on to Mars rather than the current NASA plan. His presentation is clear and articulate and you need to hear what he has to say and why he is saying it. Several listeners challenged Bob on the ability of NASA to even do the mission, on the idea of returning to the Moon and going to Mars rather than creating O'Neill-like L5 colonies, and on the general premise of why we have to go to Mars in 20 years or even at all. Again. Bob responds to these concerns and questions and very articulately spells out why our moving out into space is so important. We also spoke about the Mars Society and the coming conference in Washington, DC in August and noted that registration is now open for the conference at www.marssociety.org. One listener sent an email to Bob regarding the presentation that he will be making at The Mars Society 2006 convention regarding the Orbiter Mars Direct Project. Dr. Zubrin was not familiar with this project but more information can be found on it at http://barnstormer.home.mindspring.com/marsdirectproject/marsdirectproject.htm. This interview with Dr. Zubrin is a must hear program. If you are called to action as Bob suggests, follow his recommendations for political action to help make a difference to assure our return to the Moon and going onward to Mars. Dr. Zubrin also mentioned that his company, Pioneer Astronautics, would soon be hiring engineers and others and suggested people interested should email him at zubrin@aol.com. Follow up questions or comments to this show can be sent to Dr. Zubrin at the above email address or to him in care of me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 20 Dec 2005 07:16:02 UTC
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Kurt Klaus, Sunday, 12-18-05 (35.38MB; download) -- Kurt Klaus joined The Space Show guest family with this program. We began our discussing by capitalizing on Kurt's training and experience as an oil and gas geologist. I asked him about the path from oil and gas geology here on earth to being a planetary geologist and to having specialized interests in Mars. His answer was most interesting. I also asked Mr. Klaus a few questions about how oil and gas is extracted from inside the earth given questions that are always asked of me. For those of you who wonder about this or think we are leaving big empty caverns in the earth, make sure to listen to Kurt's answers. We then turned our attention toward Mars and its attractiveness to the Vision for Space Exploration (VSE). Kurt Klaus offered some excellent observations as to why Mars is important not just for the VSE, but for our humanity. As Mr. Klaus had been involved with the Mars Society Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) project as a Boeing employee, there were lots of questions to ask and information to seek out about the program, the experiences, the findings, the outcomes, and how the data will be used. For example, we heard Kurt talk about some of the dangers and risks with pressurized vehicles and the ATV's. We also got first hand information on the discomfort of wearing a space suit for working, pleasure, or just living on Mars or probably anyplace. Kurt pointed out for us how difficult it was to use even basic tools used by a geologist when wearing a space suit. We also talked about the differences between men and women in the habitat studies and the implications for this for living and working on Mars. You will not want to miss this discussion! One very interesting point that Mr. Klaus drove home during this show was to explain just how far away Earth would be from Mars in terms of the effect it might have on those living and working on Mars. You will certainly want to hear this discussion. We spoke about the possibilities of finding life on Mars and what this might mean for NASA, the general population, and aerospace companies such as Boeing. A question from a listener seemed to indicate that people might not be happy with the discovery of life of some sort on another planet with such a announcement starting a "notorious" American consumer boycott of the company or companies in question. You will want to hear Kurt's response to this question. Mr. Klaus also discussed how people can apply to the Mars Society to be part of a team going to the Desert Research Station in Utah and he also talked about the summer program at the International Space University (ISU). This is a focused and most interesting program on Mars, showing that there is great interest in the subject, the research, the robots and the data, not only from NASA but also the large aerospace industry as can be seen by Boeing having Kurt be part of one of the teams. In addition to all of this content, Mr. Klaus explained to us why Boeing has an interest in this subject, what it does with the information, and more. I also asked him about the business development process within Boeing and its openness to subjects such as Mars. You will find his answer interesting and exciting. Please send all questions and comments for Kurt Klaus to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will be sure to forward them to Mr. Klaus. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 19 Dec 2005 03:23:53 UTC
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Jim Benson, Friday, 12-16-05 (32.92MB; download) -- Jim Benson, CEO of SpaceDev, returned to the Space Show for this special program and update. We began our discussion with Jim providing us with the details of the SpaceDev merger that is in process with Starsys. This is an exciting development for SpaceDev and the space community. Also, we learned about SpaceDev plans to apply for representation on American Stock Exchange, another milestone for the company and the developing space industry. We also discussed the RTM and NASA architecture and alternatives that SpaceDev has proposed. We discussed the SpaceDev Star Chaser vehicle, why it is so practical, how it will work and even its thermal protection system. Responding to listener questions, Mr. Benson talked about the developing space industry, space company management, employment tracks with his and other technology companies, and the differences both good and bad regarding a public versus private company. For those interested in space business, company management, planning, vision, getting the job done and doing it right, this is the show for you to listen to along with some note taking. Mr. Benson talked about many other subjects and topics so don't miss this show. You can send your comments or questions to Jim Benson in care of me at drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will forward them to him. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 17 Dec 2005 02:12:07 UTC
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Joan Horvath, Thursday, 12-15-05 (35.54MB; download) -- Joan Horvath returned to The Space Show to discuss the state of space and science education in the United States. Current trends in science literacy impact aerospace in general and New Space in particular. In Kansas and in Pennsylvania, fights are ongoing in the courts to define whether theories with a basis in faith can be taught in a science classroom; polls show that less than half of adults understand the issues of scientific method at the root of the controversy. Joan explains how the weakening of American science knowledge translates into an inability for investors, regulators, and politicians to distinguish true innovators from well-meaning but unworkable ideas. Does the general public think going to space is easier or harder than it is? This show addresses the need for teaching critical thinking at all levels with concrete suggestions for same. Joan was making the point that students, teachers, and all of us need to know the difference between a provable fact and firm belief, but sometimes, for a variety of reasons, the differences merge and blur. Donna Shirley phoned in with her comments saying we need to reach really young kids to get to them around third grade to start teaching them about science and critical thinking. I shared some of my experiences from both college and other teaching as well as from on The Space Show regarding this subject. Other questions and comments came in regarding beliefs versus provable facts and again, intelligent design. Many listener questions were directed to Ms. Horvath about the alt.space or entrepreneurial business community attempting to develop various space businesses. You will want to hear the various comments and assessments offered on this industry and its participants (no companies named) by Ms. Horvath, though she did talk about her experiences in Oklahoma with the space tourism companies and the spaceport activities. Ms. Horvath provided us with her opinion on the Vision for Space Exploration and our returning to the Moon and on to Mars. She is not that supportive on returning to the Moon and prefers to let the private sector handle the manned space program and that NASA and the public space program should focus on science, robotics, and exploration. You will certainly want to hear her full discussion on this subject. Joan also spoke about the need to partner with other companies and she spoke about her role in consulting with the film industry to make films dealing with science subjects more accurate. At the end of the interview, she was asked if she would take a suborbital space tourism ride and if so, with which company. She would not go for physiological reasons but she did say she felt Scaled and Sir Richard at Virgin were the ones she would choose if she could go. She believes that anyone working with an airline would do a good, safe job in making a safe, successful commercial space tourism vehicle. Visit Ms. Horvath's website at www.takeofftech.com where you will also find an e-mail link for contacting her. In addition, you can send comments or questions to Joan Horvath through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Fri, 16 Dec 2005 08:39:48 UTC
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Dr. Barbara Marx Hubbard, Weds, Dec. 14, 2005 (34.05MB; download) -- Barbara Marx Hubbard was the guest on The Space Show for this special program. We discussed space development and becoming space-faring in the context of conscious evolution as an emerging state of development for the betterment of humanity. This is an extremely important discussion because Dr. Hubbard proposed a superb action plan, the "Movement For A Positive Future," and all those interested are encouraged to email me at drspace@thespaceshow.com to add their support to the project. This idea had its roots in a meeting at Barbara's home in Santa Barbara at the close of the Space Frontier Foundation's annual meeting this past October. In attendance at this meeting were the leaders of the National Space Society, the Mars Society, the Space Frontier Foundation, myself, and others. The discussion with Barbara focused on the importance of space development, her vast experience over the years promoting space and the reactions she has received from various elements of society, and of course why space is so important. In response to one question from a listener, she said that it would be extremely difficult to see humanity moving forward in any great way without space development. Listen to this show and if you want to be part of the Movement For A Positive Future, send an email with your name and contact information to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. I consider this an absolutely must listen to program for Space Show listeners. I also am taking the bold step of asking you to burn it to CD and share it with your friends, co-workers, anybody and everybody that you can think of as it is a very important program. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Thu, 15 Dec 2005 17:23:22 UTC
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