Guest:  Dr. Frank Cucinotta;  Topics:  Dr. Cucinotta provided us with a comprehensive discussion regarding human spaceflight, settlement and radiation.  Be sure to read his paper on our blog, "A proposed change to astronaut exposures limits is a giant leap backwards for radiation protection." Also see his YouTube presentation on low dose radiation @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2zIVm1ZwuY.   

Guest: Rosanna Sattler, Atty. Topics: spaceflight participants, informed consent, liability issues, assumption of risk. Rosanna Sattler returned for this Space Show program to discuss spaceflight liability for companies and spaceflight participants. Our discussion started out with an understanding of the various terrestrial liability, tort, and other laws in place that will likely apply to commercial spaceflight.