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Date Aired: Tuesday 05 Oct 2021

Guest: Dr. Robert (Bob) Zubrin; Topics: Mars Society Conference Oct. 14,19, 2021, why space, why Mars, Mars exploration, space exploration and our culture, drivers for a Mars settlement 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: Dr. Robert Zubrin

Broadcast 3766 Scott Truax

Date Aired: Sunday 03 Oct 2021

Guest: Scott Truax; Topics: Scott talks about his books, his father Robert Truax, rocket building, the Sea Dragon Rocket and Evel Knievel's attempt to jump the Snake River Canyon. 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: Scott Truax

Broadcast 3761 Hotel Mars Robert (Rob) Godwin

Date Aired: Wednesday 22 Sep 2021

Guests: John Batchelor, Rob Godwin, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Rob's book, "The Heritage and Legacy of the Space Odyssey, Fred Ordway, science fiction and today's reality plus 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: Robert (Rob) Godwin

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 3751 Roman Chiporukha

Date Aired: Friday 03 Sep 2021

NOTE: This program hadt a phone line glitch took place early in the program. I used a backup copy of the recording to replace a lost 13 minutes or so early in the show. The backup audio is not as good as original audio but nothing was lost in the interview. When the program was restored, Roman quickly summarized the 13 minutes in case the back up recording missed it. Thus, you have the original part of the interview plus a few minutes of Ruman's summarizing what was...

Guests: Roman Chiporukha

Broadcast 3739 Michael Listner

Date Aired: Tuesday 17 Aug 2021

Guest: Michael Listner; Topics: Who gets astronaut wings and why? Michael's Space Review Article, "Is It Time To Create The Designation Of Non-governmental Astronaut" was discussed in detail. The link to this article was posted on our blog for this show. 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...

Guests: Michael Listner

Broadcast 3732 Dr. Pat Patterson

Date Aired: Tuesday 03 Aug 2021

Guest: Dr. Pat Patterson; Topics: SmallSat Conference for 2021 which is all virtual with both live and prerecorded events. See www.smallsat.org for details. 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...

Guests: Dr. Pat Patterson

Broadcast 3731 Dr. Jonathan McDowell

Date Aired: Sunday 01 Aug 2021

Guest: Dr. Jonathan McDowell; Topics: Space tourism, billionaires and space projects, space telescopes, commercial space, China and commercial space, The Space Report, competition, Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic, ULA, SpaceX and much 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...

Guests: Dr. Jonathan McDowell

Tags: Dr. Jonathan McDowell, Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, SpaceX, Elon Musk, Musk vs. Bezos?, suborbital tourism market, Blue Origin goals, Virgin Galactic focus, SpaceX Inspiration 4 mission, orbital tourism market questions, AI for Bezos and SpaceX Dragon, ULA Vulcan, Blue Origin BE 4 rocket engine, Musk testing plan, Bezos on testing, lunar human lander award to SpaceX, Blue Origin and GAO appeal, commercial space takeoff since late 80's, cubesat revolution 2013, mega satellite constellations and the Falcon 9, Chinese launchers vs. SpaceX, reusability, Boeing Starliner (CST 100) compared to SpaceX dragon, Boeing -McDonnel Douglas merger, CPA vs engineering, asteroid mining timeline, SLS, JWST, space telescope flagships, Decadal Survey, Gill Levin's passing, Hubble Space Telescope, ground based telescopes compare to space telescopes, space traffic management, FOCAL project, Johnathan's Space Report, demos and testing, Chandra X-Ray Observatory, science and math

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 3727 Dr. Kelly Weinersmith

Date Aired: Sunday 25 Jul 2021

Guest: Dr. Kelly Weinersmith; Topics: Dr. Weinersmith' s upcoming book on the future of humans in space, space tourism, public and private sector issues and concerns, human factor spaceflight and settlement medical concerns, nuclear concerns, and much 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...

Guests: Dr. Kelly Weinersmith

Tags: Dr. Kelly Weinersmith, future of humans in space, space settlement, space tourism, radiation concerns GCR radiation concern, microgravity, on the job training for human space medical factors, chimps and animal experiments, why leave Earth, backup plan for Earth disaster, protecting Earth, SpaceX, Mars Earth independence, Mars government, lunar private sector habitats, He3, lunar mining, the true believers among us, overview effect, utopia believers, Overview Effect interviewee follow up interview, surveys without bias, determining the gravity prescription, ISS research, bone loss concerns, mitigating protocols for microgravity deterioration, in-orbit centrifuge, fusion energy, Nuclear propulsion, VASIMIR, Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin, SpaceX Inspiration 4 orbital flight, FAA astronaut wings change in requirements, Mars simulations, Skylab simulator, nuclear submarines as Mars analogs, CO2 problems, psychological problems, public vs. private sector space settlements, uncertainty and risk, FAA rule change for

Broadcast 3726 Andrew Chaikin

Date Aired: Friday 23 Jul 2021

Guest: Andrew (Andy) Chaikin: Topics: Andy's new Folio Society Two Volume Illustrated edition of his classic "A Man On The Moon," Artemis compared to Apollo, SpaceX, Mars, NASA, returning to the Moon, the Apollo 15 anniversary and the importance of this particular mission 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....

Guests: Andrew Chaikin

Tags: Andrew Chaikin, A Man On The Moon, The Folio Society Two Volume Illustrated A Man On The Moon, Elon Musk, A.I. The Viking story, SpaceX, Apollo, Apollo compared to Artemis, Max Faget story, halo orbit for returning to the Moon, hardware behavior, establishing a permanent lunar human presence, Artemis and the lunar south pole, Apollo and equatorial locations, the Moon as the crown jewel of the solar system, the Moon and the ultimate Overview Effect, SpaceX vehicle design, Apollo 15 anniversary, Apollo 15 as a quantum leap Apollo mission program, Artemis and international participation, anti-space sentiment, Humans to Mars, Wally Funk and Jeff Bezos, Inspiration 4 Mission, Apollo navigation stars Navi, Dnoces, and Regor naming process, Apollo was doing space the wrong way, Apollo and the throwaway system, Starship as a blank slate startup, the need to iterate to innovate

Broadcsat 3725 Rand Simberg

Date Aired: Tuesday 20 Jul 2021

Guest: Rand Simberg; Topics: Apollo 11 52nd anniversary, suborbital tourism with Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic, The Evoloterra.com ceremony, the need for a smart design spacecraft, Artemis, SLS, going to space for the "right' reason 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: Rand Simberg

Broadcast 3719 Dr. Matthew Weinzierl

Date Aired: Friday 09 Jul 2021

Guest: Dr. Matthew Weinzierl; Topics: Space economics, why commercial space is exciting, government risk factors, private sector strengths, space tourism importance and much 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: Dr. Matthew Weinzierl

Tags: Dr. Matthew Weinzierl, space economist, Harvard Business School, space economics, government spending, national debt, inflation, crowding out, budget constraints, commercial space excitement, economic momentum, space industry optimism, government as a risk factor, Made In Space, space-for-space economy, space-for-earth economy, NASA, space tourism, large private market expansion, Planetary Resources, Deep Space Industries, SpaceX, in-space demand, enabling, plausible compared to actual, economic rating system, uncertainty risks, necessary regulatory framework, economists as policy makers, getting more people to space, commercial space and the general population, innovation stories, importance of people in space, the role of a space scholar, student interest in commercial space, commercial space and serendipity, innovation mystery, Matt's space class case studies

Broadcast 3714 Alfred Anzaldua

Date Aired: Tuesday 29 Jun 2021

Guest: Alfred (Al) Anzaldua; Topics: Space Orbital Debris, remediation vs. mitigation, The Space Salvage Entity, funding challenges, private sector initiatives, "Pay Now or Pay More Later" plus additional topics. 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: Alfred Anzaldua

Broadcast 3704 Dr. Akhil Rao

Date Aired: Friday 11 Jun 2021

Guest: Dr. Akhil Rao; Topics: The economics of space debris, risk management, solution ideas, regulatory enhancement for industry growth 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...

Guests: Dr. Akhil Rao

Tags: Open access for orbits, controlled open access, controlling orbit use, economics of orbit-use policy, mega constellations, Markets, government, customers, treaties, Artemis Accords, behavior modeling of orbit usage, space debris economics, orbital use fees, ways to quadruple the value of the space industry, commercial satellite industry, select orbit FCC, economic definitions, economic goods, excludable, rival/congestible, orbital slot incentives, orbits as a commons, free competitive markets, regulations, oil drilling example, regulatory enhancement of commercial value, orbital use fee, controlling risk, in space collision risk, Starlink, SpaceX, cost for doing nothing, inflation impact, tax impact, controlling regulations, corporate abuse, cislunar space, transportation corridors, transfer orbits, economics of orbital use fees, Kessler Syndrome, curtailing regulators, consequences of actions, time lines, peer review for this topic/work, playing catchup vs. leading, the role of technology, spectrum controls

Broadcast 3701 Wayne White, Atty

Date Aired: Sunday 06 Jun 2021

Guest: Wayne White: Topics: The Space Pioneer Act focusing on homesteading, mining, and salvage law for the US moving forward with property rights, developing a space economy. 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: Wayne White

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 3694 Dr. Shawna Pandya

Date Aired: Sunday 23 May 2021

Guest: Dr. Shawna Pandya; Topics: Human spaceflight medical issues for orbital space tourism, space settlement, suborbital flight, technology, informed consent, risks and mitigation progress to date. 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: Dr. Shawna Pandya

Tags: Dr. Shawna Pandya, Medical Director of Orbital Assembly Corp, Gravity, human body changes in space, ocular issues, vision changes, kidney stones in space, microgravity challenges, muscle loss, Orbital Assembly Gravity Ring, 30 day space tourism time line, radiation, Informed Consent, isolation, confinement, panic attacks, sleep changes, comparisons to camping, space settlement less than 1G, rat centrifuge experiments, conflicting study and research data, partial gravity business plan, potential space tourist bathroom issues, partial gravity elimination, potential tourist screening, medical clinic aboard space facility, the medical kit, ISS model, SpaceX, human genetic manipulation for spaceflight, psychological issues, bypassing medical problems through technology, Hibernation, hacking, rural terrestrial medicine compared to spaceflight medicine, suborbital medical risks, 3D Printing, AI, virtual reality, advanced questions

Broadcast 3687 Hotel Mars with Dr. Jonathan McDowell

Date Aired: Tuesday 11 May 2021

Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Jonathan McDowell, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Chinese Long March 5B uncontrolled rocket reentry. 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 for personal use) &...

Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. David Livingston, Dr. Jonathan McDowell

Tags: John Batchelor, Dr. Jonathan McDowell, Dr. David Livingston, Chinese Long March 5B rocket, Long March 5B uncontrolled reentry, Space debris, Chinese design choice, alternative design choices, potential threat to populated areas, Orbital, very large rocket core stage in orbit, Chinese space station, mitigation technology not used by Chinese, Maldives Islands, 1972 Convention on International Liability for spacecraft, SpaceX, Falcon 9 debris comparison, SpaceX not intentional

Broadcast 3683 Hotel Mars with Rod Pyle

Date Aired: Monday 03 May 2021

John Batchelor Hotel Mars, Thursday, 5-6-21 Pre-record date, Rod Pyle, # 3683 was planned for Monday, May 3, 2021 but pre-recored Thursday, 5-6-21. Guests: John Batchelor, Rod Pyle, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Space Settlement, The National Space Society, Ad Astral quarterly magazine 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...

Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. David Livingston, Rod Pyle

Tags: John Batchelor, Rod Pyle, Dr. David Livingston, space settlement, Ad Astra Special Edition, National Space Society, why space settlement is essential, water, Resources, spinoffs, medical and biological benefits, beneficial returns, SpaceX, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, surface settlements, free space settlements

Broadcast 3677 Ben Kellie

Date Aired: Sunday 25 Apr 2021

Guest: Ben Kelli; Topics: The Launch Company service industry company for launches and more. Launch Company manufacturing, Alaskan space industry 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...

Guests: Ben Kellie

Broadcast 3676 Jim Muncy

Date Aired: Friday 23 Apr 2021

Guest: Jim Muncy; Topics: Space policy and the Biden Administration, returning to the Moon, NASA budget, human lunar lander program and selection, Sen. Nelson as the next NASA Administrator, China and space policy plus additional topics. 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...

Guests: James A. M. Muncy

Tags: Jim Muncy, NASA Administrator, Retired Senator Bill Nelson, Father of SLS, SpaceX, cost issues, lunar landers, NASA lunar lander budget, funding drives lander selection, returning to the Moon, Artemis, Biden Administration and returning to the Moon, NewSpace investment opportunities, NewSpace investment bubble, China, choices for dealing with China and space matters, space as part of needed infrastructure, private sector buildout for space infrastructure, US national debt and space investment, deregulation, space settlement concerns, American values for space, NASA valuing results, SLS-Orion and the Moon, Starship, political pushback to SpaceX lunar lander selection, Blue Origin entry, backup team budget dependent, why human spaceflight and the Moon, Earth Day, Big Blue Marble photo, environmental movement and space, solar power satellites, Space Solar Power, STEM, The High Frontier Documentary, NASA and climate change

Broadcast 3675 Hotel Mars with Rand Simberg

Date Aired: Wednesday 21 Apr 2021

Guests: John Batchelor, Rand Simberg, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Retired Senator Nelson nominated as the new NASA Administrator & related topics. 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 (...

Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. David Livingston, Rand Simberg

Tags: John Batchelor, Rand Simberg Dr. David Livingston, newly nominated NASA Administrator, Senator Bill Nelson, Father of SLS, risk taking, Apollo cargo cult, NASA Deputy Administrator, SpaceX, congress, cost concerns, Artemis, space race, risk averse, Trump space policy, U.S. Space Force

Broadcast 3659 Hotel Mars with James Bennett

Date Aired: Wednesday 17 Mar 2021

Guests: John Batchelor, James Bennett, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Heavy lift rocket comparisons with SLS, New Glenn and Starship. 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 for personal...

Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. David Livingston, James C. Bennett