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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John Spencer, Sunday, 7-16-06 (40.57MB; download) -- John Spencer returned to The Space Show to update us on matters concerning space tourism. We began the interview with John summarizing space tourism developments since he was last on the show in August 2005. We spoke about suborbital tourism, the companies involved in the suborbital vehicle programs, and his yacht plans which John is well known for and which he as written about in his book, "Space Tourism - Do You Want To Go?" The book, published in 2004 by Apogee, is still available and is a must read for those of you interested in space tourism. John also talked about NASA and its role in space tourism, the private sector, inflatable structures vs. external tanks, and lots more. You can find more out about John, space tourism and his work by visiting his website, www.spacetourismsociety.org. In addition, you can learn more about his Mars simulation plans and his business venture, Red Planet Ventures by visiting www.redplanetventures.com. John Spencer can be reached by email with your comments and questions at JSSDesign@aol.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 17 Jul 2006 04:30:50 UTC
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Dr. Molly Macauley, Friday, 7-14-06 (53.35MB; download) -- Dr. Molly Macauley was the guest for this special Space Show program. As Dr. Macauley is an economist, we started the interview with her economic analysis based on her recent research project regarding space solar power (SSP). The first hour of the program was an in-depth economic examination of SSP. You will not want to miss it. We then discussed prizes by NASA and others, plus tax incentives. Dr. Macauley provided us with her economic point of view on what types of prizes and economic incentives work best to build a robust private space program. We also talked about the motivation for going to space regarding planetary protection. Dr. Macauley said we faced a choice as to why we go, either for scientific reasons or to save humanity if Earth was facing a catastrophe. If we go for saving humanity, ethical, moral, and environmental reasons are not so important. However, if we go for science, protecting against human contamination and saving the planetary environmental system of the planet in question may be the priority. Again, this is a very important discussion you will not want to miss. We also talked at about U.S. government indemnification of the commercial space transportation industry. For your follow up comments and questions for Dr. Macauley, please send them to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will immediately forward them to Molly. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 15 Jul 2006 05:16:04 UTC
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Dr. Alan Hale, Tuesday, 7-11-06 (40.81MB; download) -- Dr. Alan Hale returned to The Space Show for this program. We began the interview discussing near Earth asteroids and the orbits of several of the asteroids coming close to Earth. Dr. Hale told us about the one scheduled to be closer to Earth than a GEO satellite on Friday, April 13, 2009, Apophis. Dr. Hale spoke to us about comets, the Deep Impact mission and related topics. We also discussed how finding asteroids and comets had changed due to the more professional survey systems now in place making it much more difficult for an armature to make a discovery. Dr. Hale then spoke to us about his Earthrise project which is designed to bring peoples of the world together through astronomy. We also spoke about science education and science journalism. You can find out more about Dr. Hale and Earthrise by visiting his website, www.swisr.org. He can be reached by email with your comments and questions at ahale@swisr.org. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 12 Jul 2006 06:00:44 UTC
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Tom Hill and Marilyn Glass, Sunday, 7-9-06 (39.49MB; download) -- Tom Hill and Marilyn Glass were the guests for this program discussing their new book for children, "I Want To Go To Mars." This book is designed for primary school children to excite them about space and in particular Mars. You can learn more about the book and order it online at www.lulu.com/content/231914. We also discussed space education for kids and the school system in general, space and science teachers, and how to motivate kids for space and science. You can send your comments and questions to Tom and Marilyn at tom@spacewhatnow.com and marf_glass@yahoo.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 10 Jul 2006 01:12:27 UTC
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Dr. Sean Casey, Friday, 7-7-06 (53.27MB; download) -- Dr. Sean Casey was the guest for this Space Show program. Dr. Casey began by explaining to us the SOFA program which is the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy. This led to an in-depth discussion of SOFIA, other telescopes and infrared telescopes, the process for doing a science based telescope projects and more. We talked about the SOFIA 747SP, how it was being modified, the type of flight paths it would make and what it could observe. We also discussed educational outreach for SOFIA and teacher experience opportunities. This is a comprehensive discussion which can be applied to many space science projects so you will not want to miss it. We also discussed many of the changes being implemented at NASA Ames. You can send your questions and comments to Dr. Casey at scasey@sofia.usra.edu. The SOFIA website is www.sofia.usra.edu and it is packed with interesting and relevant information about SOFIA and much more. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 08 Jul 2006 19:27:59 UTC
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Tim Bendel, Monday & Tuesday, 6-3&4-06 (30.62MB; download) -- Tim Bendel, President of Frontier Astronautics, was the guest for this Space Show program. We began the interview talking with Tim about the rocket engine and guidance system his company is making. Tim took us through the engine development from the most basic level to an advanced level. The same with the guidance system. We also spoke about the rocket equation, how to build low cost space access vehicles within the parameters dictated by the rocket equation and this provided us with a good low cost space access reality check and discussion. We spoke some politics, getting into NASA, the Vision, how NASA and the large companies contract, etc. This is an interesting and informative discussion that you will not want to miss. You can learn more about Tim and his company at www.frontierastronautics.com. If you want to contact Tim with your comments and questions, please do so at info@frontierastronautics.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 04 Jul 2006 15:06:40 UTC
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Sir Charles W. Shults III, Sunday, 7-2-06 (43.27MB; download) -- Sir Charles W. Shults III returned for this Space Show program. Sir Charles began the interview talking about new fossil discoveries on Mars, how he identifies the fossils, the source NASA photography, and what it means for finding fossils on Mars. He even addressed why this information is not discussed by NASA or JPL at this time. As part of this discussion, we talked about various salts and water on Mars, the atmosphere, and color photography showing us what we think are realistic colored photographs of the Red Planet. He talked to us about the risks involved in sample return missions and how best to evaluate Martian samples as safely as possible for Earth. We then moved on to talking about how to incorporate space into our everyday infrastructure to enable us all to have a better understanding of space exploration and commerce for our lives here on Earth. Here we talked about rockets, ISP, exotics, space tourism, and much more. Toward the end of the program, we shifted the focus to nanotechnology and his creative out of the box solutions for solving global warming issues and more. I recommend you visit his website for more information and all the fossil pictures plus reports. The website address is http://xenotechresearch.com/cgi/wp/index.php. You can email your comments or questions to Sir Charles at aichip@cfl.rr.com or click on the contact link in the upper right hand corner of his web page. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sun, 02 Jul 2006 23:00:44 UTC
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Bill Boland, Saturday, 7-1-06 (53.84MB; download) -- Bill Boland returned for this Space Show program. We began the interview with a detailed discussion about the new Teachers in Space Program as part of the overall programming of Space Frontier Foundation. Bill explained the program and answered listener questions it, even those that were skeptical. We then focused on space advocacy and the Space Frontier Foundation. In this segment, we talked about the new SFF projects, funding political action in space policy, the private sector and the public sector programs and the latest SFF press release titled "Scuttle The Shuttle." Bill is available to answer your questions, provide you with more information about Teachers in Space or other SFF programs, and of course will respond to your comments or questions based on today's show. You can email Bill at bboland@teachersinspace.org. If you want more information about the Teachers In Space program, visit their website, www.teachersinspace.org. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 01 Jul 2006 23:25:19 UTC
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Leonard David, Tuesday, 6-27-06 (52.57MB; download) -- Leonard David returned to The Space Show for this program. Leonard talked about his work at space.com, current articles and future research for articles that he is presently doing. He provided his thoughts on the shuttle, the vision program, Mars, NASA and the public interest in space, and lots more. We spoke about energy from space, global warming, the private-sector and space launch, including space tourism. As the senior writer at space.com, Leonard David took us through the subjects and topics that drive and make the space program today, both public and private. You can contact Leonard with your comments and questions by sending him email at LDavid@space.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 28 Jun 2006 05:41:16 UTC
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Debra Facktor Lepore, Monday, 6-26-06 (40.93MB; download) -- Debra Facktor Lepore was the guest for this Space Show program. Ms. Lepore began the discussion with a focused on entrepreneurial space and why the timing now is so superb for success for this space industry segment. We talked about markets, financing, investors including traditional, non-traditional, angel and those contributing to distressed capital. Ms. Lepore outlined the key components for entrepreneurial space business which led to a discussion of the ingredients needed for success, the barriers to entry, and the barriers to success. This includes having a good team, good people to work with, a good key idea, and know how to sell the idea and the risk. We spoke about her experiences with Kistler, why Kistler failed and the lessons she learned from Kistler that she can use to make Air Launch LLC a success. We also spoke about government contracting and the way that Air Launch is working with the government with milestones. Ms. Lepore explained the Air Launch LLC concept, its drop tests and some of the engineering behind the project. You can learn more by visiting www.airlaunchllc.com. You can send follow up questions or comments to Ms. Lepore at info@airlaunchllc.com or to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 27 Jun 2006 06:43:50 UTC
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