Date Aired: Tuesday 03 Jan 2023
Guest: Robert (Bob) Zimmerman; Topics: 2022 launch rate as a record, SLS, Artemis, Starship fuel compared to SLS, China and their program, India's program and launchers, life at Venus, Artemis moon landers and more.
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Date Aired: Tuesday 26 Oct 2021
Guest: Dr. James Dewar; Topics: Nuclear power, propulsion and for space. Jim's ideas and suggestions per his attached paper, "The Nuclear Rocket."
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Date Aired: Tuesday 07 Sep 2021
Guest: Chris Blackerby; Topics: Astroscale debris removal and life extension for orbit and space hardware, satellites, spent launchers and more, plus reports on the company demos in process and planned for realizing commercial operations in the near future.
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Date Aired: Friday 22 Jan 2021
Guest: Dr. Namrata Goswami; Topics: We talked about the new book authored by our guest, “Scramble for the Skies: The Great Power Competition to Control the Resources of Outer Space” along with multiple other topics ranging from the US space policy to international space policy with a focus on China, the Asia Pacific Countries, commercial space, public private partnerships, developing space resources and more. Please follow the tags/key words as they provide a quick and...
Date Aired: Thursday 11 Jun 2020
Guest: Dr. Namrata Goswami; Topics: China with reference to culture, space, Covid-19, commercial space, propaganda against US, lunar and Mars mission, space policy and goals and much more.
We welcomed back to the program for a two segment 126 minute discussion on China and space, Dr. Namrata Goswami. We started our discussion with Dr. Goswami by talking about Chinese space policy, lunar and Martian plans and missions, goal setting and accomplishment, policy toward the...
Date Aired: Tuesday 14 Apr 2020
Guest: Robert Line; Topics: Robert's research depicting different recovery scenarios for the US and the space industry post Covid-19.
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Date Aired: Tuesday 30 Jul 2019
Guest: Robert (Bob) Zimmerman; Topics: SpaceX Starship progress, NASA lunar program, Congress, budgets, private sector excitement, tax dollars vs. private dollars and much more.
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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.
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Date Aired: Thursday 11 Jul 2019
Guest: Leonard David; Topics: Leonard's new book, "Moon Rush: The New Space Race" and our return to the Moon plus other topics.
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Date Aired: Monday 19 Mar 2018
Guest: Robert (Bob) Zimmerman; Topics: Recent space news and policy events and happenings, commercial launch industry, aerospace industry, competition 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...
Date Aired: Tuesday 15 Nov 2016
Guest: Robert (Bob) Zimmerman; Topics: Space policy in the Trump administration, rocket issues, Orion, SLS, commercial space, 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 Show programs are a violation of our...
Date Aired: Monday 23 Nov 2015
Guest: Dr. David Crisp. Topics: NASA Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO-2), Earth's CO2 environment and more. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit...
Date Aired: Monday 24 Aug 2015
Guest: Dr. Judith Curry. Topic: Climate science, policy and politics. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show...
Date Aired: Monday 13 May 2013
Guest: Dr. Buzz Aldrin. Topics: Buzz talks about his Unified Space Vision, Mars settlement and his new book, "Mission to Mars: My Vision for Space Exploration." Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written...
Date Aired: Sunday 03 Oct 2010
Guests: Peggy Slye, Jay Gullish. Topics: Futron's 2010 Space Competitive Index: A Comparative Analysis of How Countries Invest In and Benefit from Space Industry. We welcomed back Jay Gullish and for the first time, Peggy Slye, the COO and Director of the Space...
Date Aired: Monday 07 Jun 2010
Guest: Taylor Dinerman. Topics: Falcon 9, commercial space, ISDC, SSP. We welcomed back Taylor Dinerman and learned that he is no longer writing for The Space Review but is now writing for the Hudson Institute New York. You can find his new posts at www.hudsonny.org/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view...
Date Aired: Monday 01 Mar 2010
Guest: Howard Bloom. Topics: NASA space policy, visionary leadership. Our guest for this two hou program was Howard Bloom who returned to discuss space vision and the Administration space policy proposals. In our first segment, we learned that his new book, "The Genius Of The Beast: A Radical Revision of Capitalism" is already in its second printing after just nine weeks! This book is available at the OFLF Amazon book partners page and if you buy it through this link, Amazon will contribute to...
Date Aired: Thursday 28 Jan 2010
Guest: Dr. Haym Benaroya. Topics: New space policy, return to the Moon, Mars, the need for a grand space vision. Dr. Haym Benaroya, author and Rutgers University engineering professor, returned to discuss his two new books and the preliminary reports pertaining to the new space policy to be announced Feb. 1, 2010. In our first segment, Dr. Benaroya introduced us to his two new books which will soon be available on the One Giant Leap Foundation book page. You will be notified when they are...
Date Aired: Saturday 02 Jan 2010
Guest: Taylor Dinerman. Topics: NASA and commercial space; Climategate, China, SSP, space policy. Taylor Dinerman returned for the first program of 2010 which went almost two hours. In segment one, Mr. Dinerman talked about the coming NASA space policy announcement and programs. He suggested there might be a coming "train wreck." Listen to his analysis in this important discussion. Taylor talked about Constellation, politics, the coming 2010 congressional elections, and possible budget fights....
Date Aired: Monday 30 Nov 2009
Guest: Wayne White. Topics: Space law and policy, orbital debris, space property rights. Wayne White, noted space attorney, returned for this nearly two hour Space Show program. In our first segment, Wayne mentioned the importance for young people pursuing a career in space law and policy. This was a recurring theme throughout today's program. Wayne then offered an update regarding the issue of space debris and current mitigation efforts. He started out listing several recent events including...
Date Aired: Friday 20 Nov 2009
Guest: Dr. Jim Vedda. Topics: Space policy and goals. We were most fortunate to have as our guest for this program, Dr. Jim Vedda. Our two hour discussion was wide ranging over many aspects of both U.S. and global space policy. In our first segment, Dr. Vedda talked about the "why" of space policy in the final chapter of the Augustine Commission Report but suggested this information relating to the goals of our space program should have been at the front of the report given its importance. This...
Date Aired: Monday 19 Oct 2009
Guests: David Vaccaro, Jacob Gullish. Topics: space competitiveness, commercial space, space policy, Futron. Today's Space Show was Part One of a two part series examining the 2009 Futron Space Competitive Index. You can download the 12 page Executive Summary by visiting www.futron.com or by sending me an email requesting the .pdf. In our first segment, our two guests explained the basics of the Futron Competitive Study, what it represents, how it was done and why Futron does this report. Our...
Date Aired: Thursday 23 Apr 2009
Guest: Robert Zimmerman. Topics: NASA Administrator, Ares, Orion, Constellation, ISS, space policy, bats, suborbital tourism, Hubble. Bob Zimmerman returned to the Space Show for this program, leading off with a discussion about the significance of the absence of a NASA Administrator. Bob explained some of the problems this creates for our space program, especially long term as we are nearing critical decision points in several of our civil space programs. You will want to hear his comments on...
Date Aired: Tuesday 10 Mar 2009
Guest: Sy Liebergot. Topics: NASA Flight Controller, space station, Return to the Moon, exploration, education. Sy Liebergot returned to The Space Show to talk about the newly released second edition of his book, "Apollo EECOM: Journey of a lifetime," published by Apogee. Sy was the lead EECOM Flight Controller throughout the Apollo manned missions and the book tells his story with lots of experiences and personal insights. We talked about his Russian training for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project...
Date Aired: Monday 09 Feb 2009
Guest: Dr. Eligar Sadeh. Topics: Contested Space Domain, space weaponization, Iran, nuclear missiles, China and the ISS, treaties, space advocacy, military space, Israel. PLEASE NOTE THAT DR. SADEH EXPRESSED VERY STRONG PERSONAL OPINIONS IN THIS DISCUSSION REGARDING IRAN, ISRAEL, NUCLEAR WEAPONS, AND SELF-DEFENSE. THESE OPINIONS ARE SOLELY THOSE OF DR. ELIGAR SADEH. DO NOT ASSUME THESE OPINIONS APPLY TO THE SPACE SHOW, THE HOST, OR ANYONE ELSE. Dr. Eligar Sadeh spoke with us about U.S. space...
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