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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Kerry Scarlott, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2005 (44.61MB; download) -- Kerry Scarlott was the guest for this program which focused on a detailed discussion of ITAR and EAR. ITAR is the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and EAR is the Export Administration Regulations. Mr. Scarlott started the discussion with an ITAR primer, making sure we understood the reason for ITAR, its evolutionary history, how it is applied, what is subject to ITAR, and the challenges in following the ITAR regulatory requirements. As Mr. Scarlott explained, much of the problems stem from determining what is in the public domain and we spent some time discussing the public domain, what it is as applied to ITAR, and how to comply with ITAR requirements. For example, were a person at a conference to simply read from or use material in a book, most likely that would be public domain. However, if the presentation contained data and information from multiple books and public sources, the act of combining it all together in one presentation might very well fall into regulated and restricted areas. In response to a listener question, Mr. Scarlott confirmed that the academic issues with ITAR are serious and problematic and said the State Department definitely needs to make some improvements in the regime in this area. Mr. Scarlott was asked about how this regulatory regime fit in with the First Amendment plus many more issues. He also talked about the Deemed Export Rule and what it actually covers, be it face-to-face communications, telephone conversations, e-mail, fax traffic, visual inspections, tours, computer file sharing, even discussing things out in the open on a radio or television show. Mr. Scarlott referenced an important article that you might want to read, "Space-Based Fundamental Research and the ITAR:A Study in Vagueness, Overbreadth, and Prior Restraint" by Rachel Claus, senior counsel at Stanford University and available at http://www.scu.edu/scjil/archive/v2_ClausArticle.shtml . We thank Berin Szoka, Executive Director of Institute for Space Law & Policy at www.islap.org for sending
us the article and its URL. The Institute is preparing legal challenges to ITAR and in fact we discussed legally challenging ITAR with Mr. Scarlott, including shopping for the best forum, court, and judge. At the end of the interview, Mr. Scarlott talked about the Dec. 8, 2005 ITAR conference his firm is helping to sponsor. You can hear the details at the end of the program or you can contact Mr. Scarlott. Kerry Scarlott can be contacted with follow up questions, comments, or information at kscarlott@pbl.com. His telephone number is 617 722-4912. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 16 Nov 2005 15:00:34 UTC
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Monte Davis, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2005 (53.08MB; download) -- Monte Davis was the guest on this Space Show program. Mr. Davis explained the need for markets and demand for developing space commerce and compared the national imperative of the Apollo era to what we have today in the space field. He discussed the realities of chemical rockets, what to expect from them in the future, and how he believes we should focus our energies to enhance the possibilities for being successful in some of the forthcoming private space ventures, including space tourism. Mr. Davis spoke about congress which he believes does not have a strong imperative to fund space appropriately, that no congressman makes space his or her number one priority, and he pointed out space advocacy organization problems in the way people get trashed and put down by others. We discussed the destructiveness of this type of behavior which he says is at least partially due to the frustrations within the alt.space community and its lack of progress in fundamental areas such as lowering space access costs. In talking about space advocacy organizations, he said the Space Access Society was his favorite one because they got it about the need for low cost space access as a priority over everything else. He spoke about the SEV which he is not optimistic about at this time. Mr. Davis was asked many economic and business questions, he was asked about the space elevator, laser launch and other options for leaving the Earth and more. Its a power packed two full hour show that you will not want to miss. You can send Mr. Davis comments or questions at monte.davis@verizon.net or through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. If you send them to me, I will be sure to forward them to Monte. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 14 Nov 2005 07:30:39 UTC
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Robert Zimmerman, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2005 (40.49MB; download) -- Robert Zimmerman returned to The Space Show for this program. We began the discussion with Bob giving us his first hand report from the recent Frank Borman comments about Space Ship One being a stunt and the reaction to his comments, both from the audience (they applauded) and on www.spacepolitics.com. We then discussed the Lunar Robot Lander program scheduled as part of our Return to The Moon program for around 2010-2011. This took us into a rather detailed discussion about NASA, the vision, Dr. Griffin, space advocacy positions regarding the vision and the architecture being used to go back to the Moon and more. For sure you will want to hear what Bob has to say about these important subjects. We also talked about the ISS, the fact that the Russians are gearing their space program and their cheap access space vehicle, the Clipper, to supporting ISS and that they intend to use it for their space program and to sell on a commercial basis as they have been doing. Bob talked some about the Clipper vehicle being designed by the Russians and also about the Europeans intent to continue using ISS regardless of what the US does. We also talked about the militarization of space which Mr. Zimmerman downplayed to some degree. Mr. Zimmerman addressed many timely, important, and interesting subjects for this show. You will not want to miss it. If you have questions or comments for Bob, please forward them to drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will see to it that he receives them. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 09 Nov 2005 04:48:03 UTC
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Rick Tumlinson, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2005 (50.86MB; download) -- Rick Tumlinson returned to The Space Show for a very special two hour program. This interview addressed many important subjects and topics. We started by having Rick summarize the recent Space Frontier Foundation Annual Conference held in Los Angeles and the architecture being used by NASA to return to the Moon. This afforded Rick the opportunity to talk about the program, NASA, Congress, and Dr. Griffin, NASA's Administrator. This is a must listen to discussion, especially for anyone interested in the why of our need to settle the space frontier. We talked at length about space settlement and how to influence policy in the country. In response to a question by Smith in Montreal, Rick spent a significant amount of time explaining settlement from a perspective which is much larger than the U.S. perspective and he offered ideas for how people in other countries can influence their governments and what they might say and do. Rick also provided detailed wording for writing to leaders and chief policy makers to actually design and implement a program that involves space settlement on a permanent basis, not the type of lunar program being talked about where we might visit one site for a few days, then the next time visit another site, etc. Again, this is a must listen to program. According to Mr. Tumlinson, we need to stress that we are to enable human settlement. We are to enable the private sector to grow and develop. We need to do something different than what we are doing because if we don't, we won't be having a permanent return to the Moon and space settlement program which has the potential to benefit all of humanity. In response to a question by Robert Zimmerman from a few days earlier, Rick addressed the NASA before Griffin and after Griffin in terms of the work started by Admiral Steidle. Again, a must hear for Space Show listeners. You can contact Rick Tumlinson at rick@ricktumlinson.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 07 Nov 2005 05:24:59 UTC
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Al Globus, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2005 (42.32MB; download) -- Al Globus was the guest for this Space Show program. Al's special interest is space settlement and this program was largely devoted to stating the case for space settlement, how it can be done, why it should and in fact must be done, and how to make the case for space settlement with the general public and political leaders. We also talked about space resources, solar power, nanotechnology and its application in getting cheaper launch costs, space tourism including both suborbital and orbital, the U.S. leading the way to space settlement, what it would mean for political and military struggles here on Earth, and much more. Mr. Globus also explained why he was betting on Virgin Galactic to be the winner in the suborbital spaceship field of entries. Al Globus has two websites which are pertinent to this discussion. Visit http://alglobus.net and also http://space.alglobus.net. Listeners can also send questions and comments to Mr. Globus at AlGlobus@pacbell.net. Other topics discussed included in the best space location for implementing a space settlement and why Mars is not that place. Al also talked about why going to Mars is the wrong vision and why in his opinion the present SEV will be unsuccessful. This is a most interesting program you will not want to miss. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 02 Nov 2005 07:49:47 UTC
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Dr. Philip R. Harris, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2005 (40.61MB; download) -- Dr. Philip R. Harris was the guest for this Space Show program. We began the discussion with Dr. Harris pointing out the need to reach the youth of our country and world in order to bring them into a space-faring consciousness, not only for their own sake, but for the betterment of humanity. As Dr. Harris said, it would help our youth focus and turn outward, not inward. Its an important discussion that you will certainly want to hear. We then talked about about space solar power and the need for using the Moon for new sources of energy which we incorporated into the why of our needing to go back to the Moon. We discussed how we tell the story of going back to the Moon and the problems we have in the way we tell this story. I asked Dr. Harris what the role of NASA and the government was in telling the story as compared to the private-sector. His response is noteworthy. We talked about coalition building with other space and non-space organizations such as the World Future Society, we talked about working in space with third world and second world nations, and much more. Dr. Harris discussed how his views on culture have evolved over the years in terms of his exceptional work, Living and Working In Space: Human Behavior Culture and Organization, Second Edition. Many more topics were addressed in this important program and I urge you to listen, then listen again to what Dr. Harris shares with us all. In addition, please check out his books and his work. Both Living and Working in Space and his novel, Launch Out, are available at www.univelt.com, and the latter is also available online at www.buybooksontheweb.com . His classic text, Managing Cultural Differences, is available at www.books@elsevier.com. You can contact Dr. Harris at PhilHarris@aol.com if you have questions or comments, or you can send them to him in care of me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 31 Oct 2005 05:23:00 UTC
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Dr. Eligar Sadeh, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2005 (43.38MB; download) -- Dr. Eligar Sadeh returned for this Space Show program. Our discussion focused on the management content implemented at NASA with the NASA Administrator, Dr. Mike Griffin. Dr. Sadeh is concerned that the management being implemented at NASA contains within it some very destructive elements and he discusses these elements on the show. We also discussed private and public partnerships for space development, including the space advocate community side by side with the large aerospace industry and NASA. In our discussions regarding NASA management and Dr. Griffin, we talked about the architecture that will be used to return to the Moon and the probability of success for the Space Exploration Vision (SEV). You will certainly want to hear what Dr. Sadeh has to say about these issues. In addition to NASA management issues, we addressed earth observation management and data policy and Dr. Sadeh's new position as the Managing Editor of the academic journal, Astropolitics. Listeners wanting to ask questions of Dr. Sadeh can contact him at sadeh@space.edu. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 26 Oct 2005 05:57:06 UTC
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Dr. David Criswell, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2005 (40.94MB; download) -- Dr. David Criswell returned to The Space Show for this program to discuss in greater detail his plans for commercial lunar solar power power. Dr. Criswell, assisted by listener questions and calls, outlined how such plans could work, the quantity of energy that could be delivered with such a system, the state of our technology and engineering today to have such a system in place, the timing, and the costs. We also discussed the economic feasibility of even a pilot program, the likelihood of the public sector doing such a program, the private sector, or both. Dr. Criswell compared energy costs and R&D for his type program with that of other forms of energy, including nuclear and continued oil and gas exploration as well as coal development. We also discussed the solar powered satellite models and how they differ from what Dr. Criswell proposes. This is a must program to hear as it provides us with possible commercial uses of space and that can benefit all of us on Earth --- today! If you have continued questions or comments for Dr. Criswell, you can reach him b e-mail at dcriswell@houston.rr.com. In addition, you can send your questions and comments to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will be sure to forward them right away to Dr. Criswell. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 24 Oct 2005 04:26:50 UTC
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Michael Mealling, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2005 (42.99MB; download) -- Michael Mealling was the guest for this Space Show program. Michael began the interview discussing the Masten Space Systems development of their VTVL launch vehicle, the XA 1.0. He described the market for this vehicle for carrying cargo to 100 km., specifically cargo from K-12 school age children competing for science fair projects with a 100- 300/kg payload capable of flying multiple times per day for a very low price of about $25,000. Their marketing and business plan is most innovative and I urge listeners to check it out at www.masten-space.com. After discussing the Masten plan, we talked about the Space Exploration Vision, heavy lift vehicles, returning to the Moon and the private sector. We also talked about orbital flight, something that Masten is planning for as their suborbital plans evolve. The issue of thermal protection came up and Michael explained some of the basics of thermal protection for private-sector vehicles per his understanding. We also talked about going to space in a shirt sleeve environment versus a space suit environment. Michael suggested that technology was changing so fast that though NASA has a 2018 time line for returning to the Moon, things might change dramatically as a result of innovation. We discussed the business composition of alt.space companies and talked about the need for multi-disciplines to be represented by company management, not just engineers. Mr. Mealling suggested artists, kids, angel investors, and people from other fields to be represented on the board. He also went through his presentation on Value Networks for space management which can be found on the web at http://rocketforge.org/cdsvn/value-networks.pdf. Space Show listeners wanting to talk contact Michael Mealling may do so using mmealling@masten-space.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 19 Oct 2005 06:10:33 UTC
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Rick Tumlinson, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2005 (46.45MB; download) -- Rick Tumlinson returned to The Space Show to discuss space vision, The Space Frontier Foundation (SFF) and its coming conference in Los Angeles from Oct. 21-23, and much more. While discussing the SFF conference, Rick was joined by Krysta Paradis who is managing and coordinating the conference. For more information about the conference, visit www.space-frontier.org/. In addition to promoting the conference, Mr. Tumlinson explained why space development is important for everyone, not just for NASA and a few interested advocates. You will absolutely want to hear his response to the questions asked him about the value and importance of space development and the private sector. In response to other questions, Mr. Tumlinson talked about NASA, Dr. Griffin as Administrator and the role with the private-sector. We talked at length about the plan NASA will implement to go back to the Moon and why Rick and others are less than excited about it given that most likely it will not be a sustainable program or lead to space settlement. We talked about the cost of going to LEO by the private sector versus NASA and the cost for the private sector to reach the Moon versus NASA. You will not want to miss Rick's discussion on these important subjects. Mr. Tumlinson was also asked why the Space Frontier Foundation withdrew from the group of space advocate organizations known as the Space Exploration Alliance (SEV) and his answered demonstrated the way SFF walks its talk! Mr. Tumlinson remained with Space Show listeners for added time to update us on his new organization, the Institute for Space Law and Policy. In his update, he told about the work the Institute will do regarding the ITAR problem and he again told the story of how ITAR did in the Mir Space Station and his private sector efforts to save it as a commercial space station. In response to a listener question at the end of the program, Mr. Tumlinson was asked about helping to change the NSF policy of not permitting alternative launch fees in their grant applications. Finally, one listener from Texas asked Rick the following questions: "Besides yourself, who is around to be the next Gerard O'Neill?" Though Rick Tumlinson comes from a rich heritage of Texas Rangers and Alamo fighters, he was humbled by the question. This alone is cause to listen to and keep this show in your archives. Listeners can follow up with Rick Tumlinson by sending him an e-mail at rick@ricktumlinson.com or by seeing him at the SFF Conference in Los Angeles this weekend. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 17 Oct 2005 03:09:47 UTC
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