The Space Show thanks co-host Bill Gowan for his excellence in writing the summary for this program.

Guests: Dr. Lee Cronin, co-host Bill Gowan; Topics:  Dr. Cronin's work on searching for life in the solar system, the Assembly Theory, what does life do or not do, mathematics and his search, molecular weight, spectrometers, mapping the Tree of Life and more.

Guest:  Leonard David; topics:  Mars Sample Return, SETI news & expectations, Artemis Accords, space as a global commons, China space program and lunar goals, US space policy, Space Force and more.

Guest:  Dr. Alan Stern;  Topics: New Horizons, Pluto & Kuiper Belt updates, planetary nomenclature, exoplanets and much more.

Guest:  Laura Forczyk; Topics: Laura's book "Rise Of The Space Age Millennials: The Space Aspirations of a Rising Generation," plus additional multiple commercial space topics, policy issues, and STEM subjects.

Guest:  Dr. Thais Russomano;  Topics:  Human spaceflight challenges and Dr. Russomano' s new edited book "Into Space: A Journey of How Humans Adapt and Live in Microgravity."  Please direct all comments and questions regarding specific Space Show programs & guest(s) to the Space Show blog which is part of archived program on our website, www.thespaceshow.com.   Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program.