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Date Aired: Sunday 28 Aug 2022

Guest: Dennis Wingo; Topics: SLS, Artemis to the Moon, Starship development, various space visions and their differences, space education outreach, leadership, and more. 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. Written Transcripts of Space Show...

Guests: Dennis Wingo

Tags: Dennis Wingo, SLS, The Dennis Wingo Blog, OSTP questions and Responses on his blog, Artemis 1, SpaceX, Artemis 2, Artemis 3, Starship with HLL, regulatory system, program risks due to economic conditions, Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos, DC 3 comparison, ULA Vulcan, Geocentric mindset, Eastern Ukrainian resources, solar view point, geo and solar views conflict with one anther, possible 2024 presidential viewpoint, tension between NASA and privates, Japan changes nuclear plans, small matter reactor (SMR), Nuclear propulsion, citizen power, Starship resupply, mass drivers, sustainability of Artemis $4.1 billion cost, SSP, the bureaucratic view, leadership needed, Commercial Space Act of 1998, space for freshmen members of congress, ISS, NSS, letter writing to congress, Russia and an early ISS pullout, Starship cargo to the Moon timeline, 100 tons to the Moon for a lander, Mr. Moon's demise, quit listening to doomsayers

Broadcast 3881 Hotel Mars: Doug Messier

Date Aired: Wednesday 22 Jun 2022

Guests: John Batchelor, Doug Messier, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: FAA approves Boca Chica for Super Heavy launches with conditions, environmental concerns, SpaceX internal descent, and more. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are not permitted without prior...

Guests: Dr. David Livingston, John Batchelor, Douglas Messier

Tags: John Batchelor, Doug Messier, Dr. David Livingston, Parabolic Arc, FAA, Boca Chica, Starship, Elon Musk, SpaceX, approval mitigation conditions, environmental impact, suborbital test fight, five launches per year, ISS, Super Heavy, private space stations, SpaceX internal descent, sexual harassment charges

Broadcast 3855 Chris Carberry

Date Aired: Sunday 10 Apr 2022

Guest: Chris Carberry; Topics: The Explore Mars Humans to Mars Summit, multiple issues and comments about humans to Mars and commercial Mars undertakings. 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. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a...

Guests: Chris Carberry

Broadcast 3850 Mary Roach

Date Aired: Friday 01 Apr 2022

Guest: Mary Roach; Topics: We discussed Mary's new book and first young reader's book, "Packing For Mars For Kids." In addition, our guest fielded questions about settlement, gravity, living on the Moon or Mars, kids and pets in space, a full kids spacesuit and more. 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...

Guests: Mary Roach

Broadcast 3839 Hotel Mars DOUG MESSIER

Date Aired: Wednesday 09 Mar 2022

Guests: John Batchelor, Doug Messier, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: The Russian invasion of Ukraine, Starlink to Ukraine, Starlink jamming, GPS jamming, anti-ISS rhetoric from Russia and more. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are not permitted without prior...

Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. David Livingston, Douglas Messier

Tags: John Batchelor, Doug Messier, Dr. David Livingston, Parabolic Arc, SpaceX, Starlink, satellite jamming, Ukraine, Russian invasion, GPS jamming, rural internet access, Starlink antennas as targets for Russia, ViaSat also providing communications in the area, Roscosmos rhetoric with Dmitry Rogozin, ISS, Rogozin ISS threat, RD 180 rocket engines, ULA

Broadcast 3760 Dan Adamo

Date Aired: Tuesday 21 Sep 2021

Guest: Dan Adamo; Topics: Multiple topics focusing on Inspiration 4, debris challenges, Starlink concerns, tourism, settlement, biological economics, rocket fuels and more. 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. Written Transcripts of Space...

Guests: Dan Adamo

Tags: Dan Adamo, Inspiration 4 Mission, SpaceX, Dragon, ISS, Inspiration 4 orbit, rescue, Starlin, light pollution, precision planisphere plots, Arcturus, F9 second stage, orbital debris challenges, mitigation, multi-object debris removal compared to single object debris removal, NASA, paying customers compared to government employees, media time for Dragon crew, shuttle crew model, FAA, FCC, rescue window, spacesuits, docking port, cupola, Southern ocean example, land anywhere capability, collision avoidance, orbit and location uncertainties, F9 and FH second stages in LEO, chemical rocket fuels, RP1, Methane, Liquid hydrogen/oxygen, GEO debris measures, hypervelocity debris removal ideas, regulatory requirements as mandates, space settlement, space tourism, viability, biological settlement economics, gravity and radiation concerns, Al Globus LEO equatorial orbit, National Geographic, AI ruling the future

Broadcast 3728 Bob Zimmerman

Date Aired: Tuesday 27 Jul 2021

Guest: Robert (Bob) Zimmerman; Topics: Bob introduced us to his new book, " Conscious Choice" and explained why it was connected to our future in space. Also discussed space tourism, Blue, Virgin, SpaceX and lots more during this two hour program. 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...

Guests: Robert Zimmerman

Tags: Robert (Bob) Zimmerman, Conscious Choice: The origins of slavery in America and why it matters today and for our future in outer space, Early Virginia history, building new societies, fundamental values, British colonies, Northern British Colonies, Culture, technical development, exploration, ebook, Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic, suborbital tourism, ISS, orbital tourism, SpaceX, Northrup-Grumman, Bezos open letter to NASA, Blue Origin offering pay up front costs for Blue Moon Lander, Blue Moon Lander team, Blue Origin delays, BE4 engine, media quality concerns, anti-space rhetoric, concern over possible regulatory constraint, SLS-Orion benefit from Blue Moon Lander, SpaceX and government contracts, improved odds of lunar 2024 landing, Artemis bypasses the OST, Nuclear propulsion, suborbital price reductions, balloon flights as an alternative to suborbital flight, Space Perspective high altitude balloon company, astronomy complaint about Starlink, ground based telescopes, orbital telescopes, the 8 meter scope

Broadcast 3700 Temidayo Oniosun

Date Aired: Friday 04 Jun 2021

Guest: Temidayo Oniosun; Topics: Space in Arica (see https://spaceinafrica.com); African space policy, plans, projects, satellites and the corresponding industry, commercial space, African space fairing nations, investment, education and more. A comprehensive overlay of the African space industry, public and private. We welcomed Temidayo Oniosun, the Managing Director of Space In Africa to our program to introduce us to the African space industry and opportunities...

Guests: Temidayo Oniosun

Broadcast 3698 Dr. Martin Elvis

Date Aired: Tuesday 01 Jun 2021

Guest: Dr. Martin Elvis: Topics: Our guest discussed his new book, "Asteroids: How Love, Fear and Greed Will Determine Our Future In Space" plus the developing space economy, usage of space resources, competition, capitalism in space and more. 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...

Guests: Dr. Martin Elvis

Tags: Dr. Martin Elvis, Asteroids: How Love, fear, And Greed Will Determine Our Future in Space, Decadal Survey, Resources, Earth-Based telescopes, fear of asteroid impact, love of knowledge, commercial riches, Near Earth Objects (NEO), kinetic impactors, Planetary Defense, raw materials, main belt asteroids, O'Neill cylinders, Jeff Bezos, greed as a motivator, lowering costs through capitalism, SpaceX, closing the business case, market analysis, returning space resources to Earth, Chinese approach to space and resources, US approach to space and resources, lunar landers, optical fibers, 3D printing of human organs, ISS, private space stations, public private partnerships, China and the lunar south pole, mining asteroids, iron, tar in space, trillionaires from space resources, making space safe for capitalism, Astronomy, bigger telescopes, Outer Space Treaty, legal authority in space, The Space Force, benefit sharing for commercial space resources, resource redistribution, high cost of telescopes, James Webb Space

Broadcast 3638 Dr. Greg Autry

Date Aired: Tuesday 02 Feb 2021

Guest: Dr. Greg Autry; Topics: A brief space policy history of accomplishment, Biden administration space policy, returning to the Moon, cost and budget issues, commercial space, and more. 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. Written Transcripts...

Guests: Dr. Greg Autry

Broadcast 3626 Hotel Mars with Dr. Jeff Foust

Date Aired: Wednesday 06 Jan 2021

Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Jeff Foust, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Biden space policy, ISS lifespan, private space stations, Artemis slowdown and more. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are not permitted without prior written consent from The Space Show (even if...

Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. David Livingston, Dr. Jeffrey Foust

Tags: John Batchelor, Dr. Jeff Faust, Dr. David Livingston, Biden space policy, ISS, private space stations, Axiom Space, ISS life extension, SpaceX, Space Force, Earth Science, Artemis slowdown, The Wolf Amendment, cracks in Zvezda, commercial space stations

Broadcast 3580 Dr. Robert Zubrin

Date Aired: Thursday 01 Oct 2020

Guest: Dr. Robert (Bob) Zubrin; Topics: The upcoming Mars Society all virtual and free conference plus man additional topics which Bob addressed. 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. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of...

Guests: Dr. Robert Zubrin

Tags: Dr. Robert (Bob) Zubrin, The Mars Society, 23rd Annual International Mars Society Convention, Rising Together,, virtual conference, free, registration at www.marssociety.org, conference YouTube archives, SpaceX, Starship, Artemis, public private partnerships, space is bipartisan, lunar return program, ISS, life on Mars issues, planetary protection, Outer Space Treaty, human contamination on Mars, sample return missions, endangering Earth with Martian samples, Covid 19 example, human factors for Mars via SpaceX, risk factors to and from Mars, risk factors on the Martian surface, settlement concerns, radiation, microgravity, SLS, Orion, Orion in LEO for artificial gravity research, Mars human, landing site, landing at mid-latitudes with water ice, NASA Mars plan, IDA.org humans to Mars report, Artemis as the wrong goal, bio markets, propellant concerns, ISRU, China and Mars, Venus missions, future Mars Society conferences

Broadcast 3572 Dr. Ajay Kothari

Date Aired: Tuesday 15 Sep 2020

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...

Guests: Dr. Ajay Kothari

Broadcast 3567 Melodie Yashar

Date Aired: Tuesday 08 Sep 2020

Guest: Melodie Yashar: Topics; Space Architecture, space design for future and visionary lunar and Mars habitats, 3D habitat printing, inflatable structures, inspirational & visionary projects, timelines and more. 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...

Guests: Melodie Yashar

Tags: Melodie Yashar, Space Exploration Architecture (SEArch+), NASA Centennial Challenge for 3D ICON 3Dhabitats on Mars, Mars Ice House, Mars X-House, design approach, collaboration with additional disciplines. Collins Aerospace, commercial settlement impact, systems engineering, surface habitats, industrial design, SpaceX, Blue Origin, inspiration modeling, market time concerns, time lines, visionary designs, design byproducts, space architecture technical committee, 3D printed space habitats, autonomous, construction, autonomous building challenges, space building structure, draw to paper, 3D modeling, Building Information Modeling (BIM), ISRU development, ISS, artificial gravity, Art Center of Design in Pasadena, space based football, Dr. Doug, inflatable structures compared to 3D printed structures, ICON 3D, NASA Interagency Implementation and Advanced Concepts Team (IMPACT)

Broadcast 3560 Dr. Lou Friedman

Date Aired: Friday 21 Aug 2020

Guest: Dr. Louis Friedman; Topics: Lou's new book, "Planetary Adventures: From Moscow To Mars" personal space adventure stories plus thoughts on commercial space, human spaceflight, settlement, humans to the Moon and Mars. We welcomed back to the show Dr. Louis Friedman to discuss his new book, "Planetary Adventures: From Moscow To Mars." During our hour long discussion, Lou talked about the book which summarized not only the Planetary Society space efforts and programs from its...

Guests: Dr. Louis D. Friedman

Tags: Dr. Lou Friedman, Planetary Adventures: From Moscow To Mars,, Dr. Carl Sagan, Soviet Union Space Program, Soviet planetary missions, The Soviet Union and the Planetary Society in space, rovers, planetary exploration, NASA Administrator Dan Golden, private sector in space, government programs, science missions, solar sail missions, ISS, Apollo, human spaceflight, lunar return, lunar commerce and settlement, Artemis, Humans to Mars, public private partnerships, Soviet Union-Russian rocket problems, failed Planetary Society missions, searching for life off Earth, solar sails and interstellar flight, interstellar flight technology, the Planetary Society and the Chinese space program, AI and robotics over HSF, Planetary Society virtual book signing with our guest, Russian space challenges, cislunar space and the private sector, space settlements, Dr. Friedman's personal adventures, SpaceX, Elon Musk and Mars, cislunar space and the commercial industry

Broadcast 3554 Mark Bray

Date Aired: Friday 07 Aug 2020

Guest: Mark Bray; Topics; SLS, advanced propulsion materials, Starship, testing, NASA, commercial space, heavy lift, Public Private Partnerships, spaceflight timelines and more. 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. Written...

Guests: Mark Bray

Tags: Mark Bray, NASA, Marshall Spaceflight Center, SLS, Commercial space, heavy lift, SpaceX, Starship, Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos, advanced non-metallic space materials for propulsion, spaceflight challenges, public private partnerships, testing, non-metallic materials, efficiency, effective, a short commercial spaceflight history, U.S. Congress, funding, SLS criticism, Vision for Space Exploration, Ares rocket project, national interests compared to commercial interests, Artemis, Starship vs. SLS success timeline, innovative technology, aviation testing history, technology reliability rating, F-22 reliability rating, fight jets compared to commercial jets, safety factors, markets for SLS and Starship, hypersonics, ISS, leaving SLS core stage in orbit for settlement, ablative materials, NASA NSPIRES System, SLS and Starship advanced material

Broadcast 3520 Hotel Mars Eric Berger

Date Aired: Wednesday 03 Jun 2020

Guests: John Batchelor, Eric Berger, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Boeing problems and culture, CST 100 Starliner, Phantom Express cancellation and more. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are not permitted without prior written consent from The Space Show (even...

Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. David Livingston, Eric Berger

Broadcast 3514 Cristina Chaplain

Date Aired: Friday 22 May 2020

We welcomed Cristina Chaplain back to the program for a two segment 90 minute discussion regarding the GAO, space, DOD, national security, congress and other key relationships. Ms Chaplain recently retired from her director position at the GAO so we got a good, accurate and reflective perspective on NASA, human spaceflight, launchers, public private partnerships, DOD and space plus much more. We started our important discussion with our guest going over the official GAO relationship...

Guests: Cristina T. Chaplain

Broadcast 3470 Sarah Scoles

Date Aired: Tuesday 03 Mar 2020

Guest: Sarah Scoles; Topics: Commercial Human Space Flight concerns and issues per the WIRED article by our guest plus we discussed her new book, "They Are Already Here: UFO Culture and Why We See Saucers." 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...

Guests: Sarah Scoles

Broadcast 3459 Dr. Robert Zubrin

Date Aired: Tuesday 11 Feb 2020

Guest: Dr. Robert (Bob) Zubrin; Topics: Review of his visit with Elon Musk and tour of Boca Chica site, Starship plan & production, Mars plan, NASA Moonand Mars and a lot more. 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....

Guests: Dr. Robert Zubrin

Broadcast 3446 Jim Muncy

Date Aired: Sunday 12 Jan 2020

Guest: Jim Muncy; Topics: Human spaceflight, space policy for 2020, space settlement goas and directions, space vision and settlement importance, and more. 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. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation...

Guests: James A. M. Muncy

Tags: Jim Muncy, Artemes, returning to the Moon, space policy, National Space Council, Mars, Gateway, 2024 lunar political goal, Moon and NEO destinations, Space infrastructure, Cislunar development, lunar surface, NASA, Space Force, China space influence, Chinese small commercial launch companies, space settlement, NASA cultural issues, human space exploration, space settlement goals, New World development models, UK model, Spanish model, National Space Policy, enable settlement, lunar and Martian sand box examples, communication satellites, market expansion, ISS, LEO, space settlement and the US congress, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, 2020 human spaceflight agenda, two suborbital possibilities, two commercial orbital spaceflight possibilities, Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin, Boeing, SpaceX, exploration for food vs. gold, John Pike, Jim Muncy storytelling, space settlement progress report, Augustine Commission, why human spaceflight?, Chinese space vision, European space vision, Japanese space vision, Russian space vision

Broadcast 3439 Tom Olson

Date Aired: Sunday 29 Dec 2019

Guest: Tom Olson; Topics: NewSpace, Commercial Space & the space industry 2019 review with a loo at 2020 for the full space industry. 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. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our...

Guests: Thomas A. Olson

Broadcast 3425 Al Globus

Date Aired: Thursday 05 Dec 2019

Guest: Al Globus; Topic: We discussed Al's latest paper focusing on developing an ELEO habitat for low radiation benefits, "Near Term Policy and Research Priorities to Enable the First Space Settlement" plus lots more. 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...

Guests: Al Globus

Tags: : Al Globus, Near Term Policy and Research Priorities to Enable the First Space Settlement,, Equatorial Low Earth Orbit (ELEO), radiation shielding, mass issues, routine Earth to ELEO transportation, Stanford Torus, Kalpana Two, Space hotels, space tourism, ISS, Earth Point to Point, SSP, commercial space tourism, medical market potential, ELEO EVA, developmental timelines, TRL for ELEO habitat, Lunar settlement, Martian settlement, public private ELEO partnerships, ELEO Astrolaw, NASA space settlement policy requirements, $100 million DOD SSP project, space debris cleanup, Cislunar development, station maintenance and repair, ELEO expansion, solar system expansion Ceres model, response to alien contact, ISDC 2020, ELEO habitat size comparison to ISS, SpaceX, Blue Origin, artificial gravity, spin rates, O'Neill space settlement vision

Broadcast 3419 Alan Ladwig

Date Aired: Monday 25 Nov 2019

Guest: Alan Ladwig; Topics: Space tourism history and now, a discussion of Alan's new book, "See You in Orbit" Our Dream of Spaceflight." 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. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation...

Guests: Alan Ladwig

Broadcast 3343 Rand Simberg & Bill Simon for Evoloterra

Date Aired: Sunday 21 Jul 2019

Guests: Rand Simberg, Bill Simon; topics: Evoloterra, the 50th anniversary of Apollo, returning to the Moon, present day policy, Artemis, SpaceX Musk, privates to the Moon and more. 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. Written Transcripts of...

Guests: Rand Simberg, Bill Simon