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Broadcast 4087 Jim Muncy
Date Aired: Friday 08 Sep 2023
Guest:  Jim Muncy; Topics: Renewal of the commercial space learning curve, human spaceflight safety, regulation, risks, leadership issues, how best to enable the private sector in space development, FAA, DoT, DoC 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....
Guests: James A. M. Muncy
Tags: Jim Muncy, SLS and sustainability concerns, commercial space learning period renewal, concerns about government regulation, unsafe vs. being safe, FAA, DOT, OCST, AST, new budget concerns, Ocean Gate, skirting U.S. law, Mike Listner analysis, hazardous and risky ventures, no expectation of safety, human spaceflight and safety, Axiom, advanced technology leadership, Greta on the Space News cover, the need for uniting leadership, space debris issues, Space Solar Power, national security, questioning the public in space, encouraging private space companies track record, enabling the private sector.
Broadcast 3837 Jim Muncy
Date Aired: Sunday 06 Mar 2022
Guest:  Jim Muncy;  Topics:  Ukraine, Russian space industry impact & decline, China & Russia mutual support, economic risks, misguided space policy advocates, SSP, government safety regulations, commercial industry strength and lots more during this nearly 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.  ...
Guests: James A. M. Muncy
Tags: Jim Muncy, Ukraine, Russian space program destruction, SpaceX and cyber risks, Dmitry Rogozin director of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, ISS, international cooperation, declining Russian space program, China-Russian future space support, Elon Musk, U.S. space program, Apollo-Soyuz Test Flight, Crimea, NASA & commercial space post Ukraine, U.S. economic fallout, commercial space economics, Artemis Accords, SLS, Orion, cost plus accounting, commercial space global engagement, SLS and sustainability, Starship success, Falcon Heavy, Russia & Chinese ties, space regulatory concerns, FAA focus, government regulations and safety, commercial industry self-screening, satellite constellations, junk science, space traffic management, misguided agendas, negotiating with government officials, government space expertise, Biden Administration, inflation impact, innovation, Space Solar Power, The Alliance For Space Development, March Storm
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 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 3325 Jim Muncy
Date Aired: Friday 14 Jun 2019
Guest:  Jim Muncy;  Topics:  Draft regulations for commercial space transportation and launches, rules, regulations, 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 Show programs are a violation of our copyright...
Guests: James A. M. Muncy
Tags: Jim Muncy, Commercial Space Transportation, FAA AST, rockets ICBMs, regulatory launch rules, Dept. of Commerce, Dept. of Transportation, NOAA, Dept. of Defense, USAF, reusable rocket rules, lunar landings, Falcon 9 launch rules, maximum potential loss insurance, Falcon 9 as a reusable vehicle, expendable launch rules, performance based rules, rule transparency, FAA rule process, rules deadline, Brig. Gen. Wayne R. Monteith as Director of AST, rule development and investors, indemnification requirements, US Government safety determination, interaction goal, Moon Express, Space IL
Broadcast 3210 Jim Muncy
Date Aired: Sunday 21 Oct 2018
Guest:  Jim Muncy;  Topics:  US space policy & legislation, commercial space, the launcher & satellite industry, China, space force issues, public-private partnerships, commercializing LEO 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...
Guests: James A. M. Muncy
Tags: Jim Muncy, Commercial space, space policy, a U.S. Space Force, SLS, Orion, Traditional aerospace, The Gateway, gateways in general, lunar return, human spaceflight, commercial launcher industry, USAF, DoD, congress, lunar resource utilization, Chinese space policy, Chinese military space, commercializing LEO, ISS, public private partnerships, international space projects, government space, GEO launchers, GEO satellites, smallsats, dedicated small launchers, RD180, reusable rockets, expendable rockets, human private spaceflight, SpaceX, Blue Origin, BFR, New Glenn, Falcon Heavy, JWST, space vision, space billionaires, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, X-37B, pending congressional space legislation, airline industry complaints about increasing number of launches, National Space Council, Trump Administration space policy review, Cislunar development
Broadcast 3062 Jim Muncy
Date Aired: Sunday 11 Feb 2018
Guest:  Jim Muncy;  Topics: Space policy, returning to the Moon, launchers, lunar lander 2018 state of the industry, FH, regulatory issues, 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: James A. M. Muncy
Tags: Jim Muncy, Commercial space, bipartisan space policy, commercial space regulatory environment, FAA, Dept. of Commerce, remote sensing, Air Force, SPD1, OST required supervision, commercial space challenges, Falcon Heavy, SpaceX, DSG, SLS/Orion, lunar lander, reusability, ULA, XEUS lunar lander, public private partnerships, Orion service module, ESA, flexible path, space budget opportunities, human spaceflight, U.S. economy & impact for space, lunar tourism, FH SLS competition, demand creation, FH & NASA planetary science missions, ITAR, F9 flight rate, New Glenn Rocket, commercializing the ISS, Space Frontier Foundation, The Alliance For Space Development
Broadcast 2824 Jim Muncy
Date Aired: Monday 05 Dec 2016
Guest: Jim Muncy;  Topics:  The Trump administration space policy - options and possibilities.  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 copyright and are not permitted without prior...
Guests: James A. M. Muncy
Tags: Jim Muncy, President Elect Trump transition team, Trump space policy, Commercial space, Orion, SLS, SpaceX, NASA, Dept. of Defense, Dept. of Transportation, FAA, Trump space landing team members, space exploration, National Space Council, Vice-President Elect Pence and space, national security space, China, congress, Program of Record, Moon, Mars, Moon vs. Mars, 3D Printing, printing rocket fuel, NASA Administrator, remote sensing, space infrastructure needs, cislunar space transportation, public private partnerships, launch options, budget, CR, Trump Florida campaign issues
Broadcast 2622
Date Aired: Tuesday 12 Jan 2016
Guest:  Jim Muncy;  Topics:  The recently passed commercial space law, resource extraction and utilization, presidential candidates & space.  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, PoliSpace, U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act of 2015, resource extraction, Title II SPACE RESOURCE EXPLORATION AND UTILIZATION, asteroids, Moon, U.S. legislation, Outer Space Treaty, learning curve, federal jurisdiction for litigation, China, SLS payloads, deep space habitat, Orion, ARM, ISS, depots, docking, landers, SLS upper stage, presidential candidates space positions
Broadcast 2502 (Special Edition)
Date Aired: Monday 06 Jul 2015
Guest: Jim Muncy: Topics: Space Policy, budget issues, company overviews, 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 the commercial use of...
Guests: James A. M. Muncy
Tags: space policy, budget issues, company overviews
Broadcast 2358 (Special Edition)
Date Aired: Monday 17 Nov 2014
Guest: Jim Muncy. Topics: Virgin Galactic, Antares, space policy, lunar programs, midterm elections & much 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...
Guests: James A. M. Muncy
Tags: Commercial space, Virgin Galactic, Antares, AST, FAA, Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act 2004, test flights, space tourism, Sir Richard Branson, Mojave, CA, Texas space industry, Sen. Ted Cruz, Sen. Richard Shelby, commercial space regulation, Commercial Spaceflight Federation, commercial lunar ventures, SLS, Orion, Google Lunar XPrize, NASA Lunar CATALYST Program, SpaceX, ULA, Masten, Falcon Heavy, Silver Dragon, California aerospace industry, cost plus contracting, FAR, ACES (Advanced Common Evolved Stage)
Broadcast 1933 (Special Edition)
Date Aired: Sunday 20 Jan 2013
Guest: Jim Muncy. Topics: Comprehensive space policy & commercial space discussion. 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...
Guests: James A. M. Muncy
Tags: PoliSpace, U.S. space policy, 2013 Congress, ITAR, commercial launch indemnification, ISS, SLS, Commercial space, Cis Lunar Gateway, NASA, FY 13 NASA budget, sequestration, budget cuts, Commercial Crew, James Webb Space Telescope, BLEO, human spaceflight, Falcon Heavy, Orion, Boeing CST 100, Bigelow Aerospace, Spaceport America, New Mexico spaceport liability issues, Virgin Galactic, tort reform, weather satellites, space race, Atlas 5, space advocacy
Broadcast 1787 (Special Edition)
Date Aired: Sunday 03 Jun 2012
Guest: Jim Muncy. Topics: Space policy, COTS, SpaceX, Commercial Crew and more. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. Transcripts of Space Show programs are not permitted without prior written consent from The Space Show (even if for personal use) & are a violation of the Space Show...
Guests: James A. M. Muncy
Tags: COTS, SpaceX, Falcon 9, Dragon, ISS, Commercial Crew, Orbital Sciences, space advocacy, HSF safety, launch abort systems, crew escape, NASA, House Appropriations Committee, Soyuz, space policy, ULA, Atlas 5, Delta IV, human rating EELV, down select for commercial crew, BLEO, public option for space access, Google Lunar X Prize, Constellation, Romney space advisory panel, Space Act Agreement, FAR
Broadcast 1767 (Special Edition)
Date Aired: Wednesday 02 May 2012
Guests: John Batchelor, Jim Muncy, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Commercial space, Congressional space policy, Falcon 9 static test. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. 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, James A. M. Muncy, Dr. David Livingston
Tags: The John Batchelor Show, Space X, Falcon 9, static test, ISS, Commercial Crew, space policy, commercial space competition, Congressional space policy
Broadcast 1716 (Special Edition)
Date Aired: Sunday 19 Feb 2012
Guest: James (Jim) Muncy. Topics: FAA Reauthorization Act, HSF regulation, the NASA FY 13 budget, SLC, Commercial Crew, & more. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. Transcripts of Space Show programs are not permitted without prior written consent from The Space Show (even if for...
Guests: James A. M. Muncy
Tags: FAA Reauthorization Bill, human spaceflight regulation, NASA FY 13 budget, Space Launch System (SLS), Orion, Delta IV Heavy, James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), EXOMARS, ISS, continuing resolution, Responsive Space, Space Test Program, HSF program, Commercial Crew, multiple launch vehicles, fuel depots, heavy lift, Mars program, JPL, NASA planetary science, Falcon Heavy, space vision, Space X, Long March 5, sequestration, cubesats, nanosats, NASA NanoSat Prize
Broadcast 1649 (Special Edition)
Date Aired: Sunday 06 Nov 2011
Guest: Jim Muncy. Topics: Space policy, heavy lift launchers, congress, NASA budgets, human spaceflight. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. Transcripts of Space Show programs are not permitted without prior written consent from The Space Show (even if for personal use) & are a...
Guests: James A. M. Muncy
Tags: PoliSpace, Space Launch System, segmented solid rocket boosters, NASA, Marshall Spaceflight Center, Johnson Space Center, space policy, Atlas 5, Delta IV, Falcon 9, U.S. Congress, NASA budget, orbital propellant depots, heavy lift rockets, Chinese Long March 5, Space Act Agreement (SAA), Federal Acquisition Rules (FAR), Orion, space advocacy, James Webb Space Telescope, kerosene rocket engines, ISS, DoD, Commercial Crew, CCDEV, space workforce issues, congressional pork, Futron's Space Competitive Index for 2011, Liberty Launch Vehicle, human spaceflight, NASA Science Mission Directorate, NASA Astrophysics Department
Broadcast 1609 (Special Edition)
Date Aired: Sunday 21 Aug 2011
Guest: James (Jim) Muncy. Topics: NASA space policy, commercial crew, commercial space, space policy. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. Transcripts of Space Show programs are not permitted without prior written consent from The Space Show (even if for personal use) & are a violation...
Guests: James A. M. Muncy
Tags: PoliSpace, Commercial Crew, CCDEV2, COTS, NASA, Federal Acquisition Rules (FAR), Space Act Agreement (SAA), ATK, Boeing, Space X, Senate Authorization, FY 12 budget, crew safety, U.S. spaceships, ISS, solid rocket boosters SRBs), liquid rocket engines, segmented solid rocket boosters, ICBMs, space exploration, heavy lift, Space Launch System (SLS), U.S. space industrial workforce & talent pool, DOD space, U.S. Congress, James Webb Space Telescope, NASA astrophysics budget, Soyuz, human spaceflight, propellant depots
Broadcast 1430 (Special Edition)
Date Aired: Saturday 25 Sep 2010
Guest: Jim Muncy. Topics: U. S. space policy. Jim Muncy returned to The Space Show for space policy updates, policy related information, and how to make space relevant for the American people and Congress. Please note that you are invited to comment, ask questions, and rate this program on the new Space Show blog, http://thespaceshowoutsidethebox.blogspot.com. As we started the first of two segment for this two hour program, I suggested to Jim after reading his bio on air that things in the...
Guests: James A. M. Muncy
Tags: Commercial space, Constellation, Orion, EELV, Space X, Falcon 9, Congress and space policy, continuing resolution, NASA, Space Frontier Foundation, heavy lift, propellant depots, NASA FY 11 budget, NASA Authorization, NASA Appropriations, Hose ad Senate space bills, space as a frontier, human space exploration, HEFT, space tourism, ISS, making space relevant
Broadcast 1314 (Special Edition)
Date Aired: Tuesday 23 Feb 2010
Guest: Jim Muncy. Topics: Administration's space policy proposal, commercial space. Jim Muncy was our guest for this 90 minute program without a break to discuss the Administration's new space policy proposal. Jim started the discussion saying that the Space Frontier Foundation (SFF) strongly supported the administration policy and that he wanted to help explain the program to us. He said the plan was for opening the space frontier as opposed to the continuation of a centrally planned...
Guests: James A. M. Muncy
Tags: NASA, space policy, NASA Program of Record, Constellation, Orion, Commercial space, President Obama's proposed space policy, Boeing, Space X, Sierra Nevada, Blue Origins, Augustine Commission, space shuttle, Space Frontier Foundation, commercial crew transportation, heavy lift vehicles, Mars, Moon, goals, Atlas 5, Delta 4 Heavy, Falcon 9, GAP, space settlement, Apollo on Steroids.
Broadcast 1236 (Special Edition)
Date Aired: Tuesday 06 Oct 2009
Guests: Bob Dickman, Elliot Pulham, Dr. Scott "Doc" Horowitz, Frank Culbertson, Jim Muncy, Dr. John Klineberg. Topics: This program provided a comprehensive discussion of the Augustine Commission options for our human spaceflight program. This special program was produced by AIAA with help from The Space Show. Our panel members were with us for two hours (no break) to engage in an in-depth discussion of the Augustine Commission's "Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans." Bob Dickman, Executive...
Guests: Frank Culbertson, Robert Dickman, Dr. Scott, Dr. John Klineberg, James A. M. Muncy, Elliot H. Pulham
Tags: AIAA, Augustine Commission, COTS, human spaceflight, Constellation, NASA, Commercial space development, ITAR, civil space program, international space cooperation, ISS, technology funding and development, space exploration, Earth to Leo, LEO and beyond, lunar development, heavy lift vehicles, OMB
Broadcast 1080 (Special Edition)
Date Aired: Monday 29 Dec 2008
Guest: Jim Muncy returned for this Space Show program to discuss space policy in 2008 and its transition to 2009. We talked about the current Administrator Dr. Griffin and his efforts to remain at NASA plus what this would mean for continuing with the VSE and Aries as planned. Jim also mentioned some important public sector 2008 milestones, including the Zero G contract, the recent Cargo Resupply Services Contract, and improvements in DOD and Space Command. Jim talked about the NASA budget,...
Guests: James A. M. Muncy
Tags: PoliSpace, NASA, Aries 1, Orion, Direct 2, ITAR, Shuttle, Orbital Sciences, Space X, Falcon, NASA Administrator, Obama Transition Team, congress, leadership, aerospace engineers, public policy advocacy, economics, sustainability, affordable space access, NewSpace
Broadcast 877 (Special Edition)
Date Aired: Tuesday 22 Jan 2008
Guest: Jim Muncy. Jim Muncy returned to The Space Show for this special program. We covered many topics ranging from Jim's grad school days at the then-newly formed University of North Dakota, Space Studies Department to the politics of space. Former UND students were listening and asked Jim questions about what Space Studies was like in the late ' 80s and early '90s. For example, was NASA the only game in town with public space? Or were there any private sector space options back then other...
Guests: James A. M. Muncy
Tags: PoliSpace, space policy, space studies, UND, politics, COTS Jan/21/2008 Dr. Jay Buckey, MD, Aerospace Medical Association, Explorers Club, Association for Gravitational and Space Biology, Journal of Aviation, Space & Environmental Medicine, Dartmouth Medical School, Astronaut, Space Physiology, STS-90, U.S. Senate Candidate, National Space
Broadcast 338 (Special Edition)
Date Aired: Monday 16 May 2005
Jim Muncy of PoliSpace was the guest for the first hour with the remaining half-hour dedicated to open lines. Mr. Muncy started out his discussion by talking about the new NASA Administrator, Dr. Michael Griffin. Mr. Muncy went into some detail to point out the favorable characteristics and plans that Dr. Griffin brings with him and the positive steps he has taken so far regarding NASA, the implementation of the President's vision, and how to make is sustainable and a commercial space enabler....
Guests: James A. M. Muncy
Tags: NASA Administrator, Dr. Michael Griffin, implementation of the President's vision
Broadcast 256 (Special Edition)
Date Aired: Tuesday 07 Sep 2004
Jim Muncy was the guest for this edition of The Space Show. With Mr. Muncy, we were treated to an inside look at advocating space policy with congress, the general public, and also with space organizations. We discussed the importance of the Bush space policy initiative in this political season and why it should be seen as non-partisan. Mr. Muncy also talked to us about how best to get one's ideas and vision in front of their representative or senator and how to get involved doing something for...
Guests: James A. M. Muncy
Tags: space policy

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