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1107 (Special Edition) |  Listen to the show! | | Aired on February 17th, 2009 | | Guest: Dr. Henry Hertzfeld |
| Guest: Dr. Henry Hertzfeld. Topics: economics for the nation, NASA, and space, investment, launch rates, government spending for space and R&D. Dr. Henry Hertzfeld returned to The Space Show to discuss the current state of our national and global economy and its probable impact on space development and programs. We examined the economic impact on companies that need to raise money, those which do not have clearly defined markets, and on those companies that are self-funded. In addition to the economic issues, we talked about achieving low cost space access with a higher launch rate or with RLVs, and we examined spaceports, spaceport financing, and space tourism. Other issues included traffic management and the legal and regulatory issues surrounding satellites given the Iridium and Cosmos satellite collision last week. Listeners asked about making the economic case for going to the Moon, Mars, or human spaceflight in general. You will want to hear what Dr. Hertzfeld had to say about making an economic case for most space programs. Uncertainty and not knowing were common themes during the program as it was said many times that we were in "unchartered waters" at this time given the new administration, Congress, the economic situation here and around the world, and the lack of a new NASA Administrator let alone NASA policy. Henry did explain why it was likely that things for civil space will not change much but then again, nobody knows for sure. I believe this to be an important show placing space development and exploration in the proper context with what is happening nationally and globally. If you have comments or questions for Dr. Henry Hertzfeld, please send them to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will forward them to him.
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| About our guest... |
Dr. Henry Hertzfeld, Space Policy Institute, George Washington University
Dr. Henry R. Hertzfeld, Research Professor of International Affairs, Elliott School of International Affairs, Space Policy Institute and the Center for International Science and Technology Policy, George Washington University, is an expert in the economic, legal, and policy issues of space and advanced technological development. He has served as a Senior Economist and Policy Analyst at both NASA and the National Science Foundation, and has been a consultant to many agencies and organizations. He is the co-editor of Space Economics (AIAA 1992), as well as many articles on space economic and legal issues. Dr. Hertzfeld holds a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, a M.A. from Washington University, a Ph.D. degree in economics from Temple University, He also has J.D. degree from the George Washington University and is a member of the Bar in Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia. Discussion topics will include the economics of launch vehicles, measuring socioeconomic benefits of better forecasts from weather and earth observation satellites, current issues in space law, including the property rights in space and on the Moon controversy and new regulations on human space, mainly suborbital.
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