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Broadcast 947 (Special Edition)	Listen to the show!
Aired on May 20th, 2008
Guest: Dennis Wingo
Guest: Dennis Wingo was the guest for this Space Show program. We started out discussing energy which, as Dennis stated, is a very complex problem. This led to our discussion of the Moon as a microcosm of the Earth's macrocosm environment. Dennis also described the process for lunar construction for solar power hardware and then getting it to Geo from the Moon. As you will hear, listeners asked him if it would be humans on the Moon doing the hardware construction or robotics. You will want to hear what Dennis has to say about this. We talked some about political policy and Dennis explained why, in his opinion, he did not think it mattered that much for space as to who became president. He further stated that he believes going to the Moon will happen by the private sector on its own, far faster than any program with NASA. He also mentioned that he thought the Shuttle would be extended to fly to 2013. Listen to the show to find out why. Later in the show, Dennis was asked for a plan for the private sector to go to the Moon and he described a possible venture to interest wealthy tech and risk investors from Silicon Valley. A listener asked him to describe his start-up company and its initial funding, so don't miss this part of the show. If you have questions or comments for Dennis Wingo, please address them to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will forward them to him.

About our guest...

Dennis Wingo
Dennis Wingo is the author of the recently published book, "Moonrush: Improving Life on Earth with the Moon's Resources." He is also the CTO of Orbital Recovery Corporation and president of Skycorp, Inc. He is a 22-year veteran of the computer, academic, and space communities and was an integral force in the use of commercial systems for use in space and flew the first MacIntosh on the Space Shuttle as experiment controller. Orbital Recovery Corporation is developing a way to extend the life of satellites by up to ten years or more and SkyCorp Inc. has developed a patented approach to the development of highly capable spacecraft manufactured on orbit on the Space Shuttle or International Space Station. SkyCorp has also qualified payloads for flight to the station via the Russian Soyuz vehicle, one of which was used in the filming of a commercial last year for the American retailer Radio Shack. Mr. Wingo received his degree in Engineering Physics at the University of Alabama in Huntsville where he won honors for his academic publications and for his unique approach to small satellite development.

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