Guest:  Dr. Ajay Kothari; Topic:  Returning to the Moon post Covid 19.  Be sure to read Dr. Kothari's Space Review article from May 11, 2020.  He has posted a link to this article on the blog plus to other relevant documents.  The bottom line for Dr. Kothari was and is that it is essential to return to the surface of the Moon, we are in a fierce competition with China that also involves national security, we must bypass the Gateway and go direct using the FH or a yet to be built other large commercial rocket.  He explained the need for returning to the Moon has having two points.

Guest:  Dr. Lena De Winne;  Topics:  Dr. Winne introduced us to the Asgardia Space Nation (https://asgardia.space/en) plus she described this soon to be four year old nation in great detail.

Guest:  Dr. James (Jim) Schwartz; topics: Jim's new book, "The Value of Space in Space Exploration" plus a wide ranging discussion on doing science in space as a priority over commercial, mining, resource usage and settlement.

Guest:  Michael Listner; Topics:  Artemis Accords, new E.O on space resources, National Space Policy, commercial space development, lunar return, international accords, and more.

Guest:  Dr. Madhu Thangavelu;  Topics:  Fall 2019 USC Artemis Maximum Impact Moon Mission, NASA Programs, SLS, CLPS, Gateway, ISDC 2020, COVID-19