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Broadcast 3615 Dr. Haym Benaroya and Dr. William Belfer
Date Aired: Tuesday 08 Dec 2020
Guests:  Dr. Haym Benaroya, Dr. William Belfer:  Topics: Ezekiel spaceships and the book by the now deceased NASA engineer Josef Blumrich, "The Spaceships of Ezekiel,  The book has been posted on the blog for this show. We welcomed both Dr. Benaroya and Dr. Belfer to this 1 hour 43 minute discussion of the Josef Blumrich book, "The Space Ships of Ezekiel."  I started the discussion by introducing Dr. Benaroya, then asking him how he got the book from Dr. Belfer and his...
Guests: Dr. Haym Benaroya, Dr. William Belfer
Tags: Dr. Haym Benaroya, Dr. William Belfer, Ezekiel from The Old Testament, The Spaceships of Ezekiel, Josef F. Blumrich, the story of Ezekiel, Earth lander vehicle, whirling rotary blades, descent rockets, spacecraft departing and returning to Earth, spacecraft wheels within wheels, Ezekiel says crew is G-d, multiple encounters with the spacecraft, Ezekiel flies on the spacecraft, propulsion system, helicopters, crew capsule, landing gear, Blumrich NASA engineering, Marshall Spaceflight Center, Saturn V rocket work, Skylab, The Space Shuttle, Chief of NASA's Advanced Structural Development Branch, Ezekiel's landing sites, Blumrich and the wind tunnel for his model, Blumrich and reverse engineering, UFO sightings, additional Biblical ET-like references, The Book of Enoch, Ezekiel insignias of four face on spacecraft, comparison to lunar landers and The Gateway proposals, Apollo landers.
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 2738 Adam Johnson
Date Aired: Friday 15 Jul 2016
Guest:  Adam Johnson;  Topics: Mr. Johnson's book, "2001: The Lost Science: The Scientists, Influences & Designs From The Frederick I. Ordway III Estate" & the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey.  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: Adam K. Johnson
Tags: Adam Johnson, 2001 A Space Odyssey, 2001: The Lost Science: The Scientists, Influences & Designs From The Frederick I. Ordway III Estate,, Stanley Kubrick, Sir Arthur C. Clarke, Harry Lange, Wernher Von Braun, Project Orion, Nuclear power, spaceship models, How The West Was Won, The Twilight Zone, Lawrence of Arabia, Marshall Spaceflight Center, pulse ship, science fiction genre, 2001 visual influences, 2001 box office success, movie reviews, scientists, advisors, technology
Broadcast 2211 (Special Edition)
Date Aired: Wednesday 19 Mar 2014
Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Roger Launius, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Rocket engine testing & static firing tests. 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 for personal...
Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Roger Launius, Dr. David Livingston
Tags: John Batchelor, Hotel Mars, Dr. Roger Launius, rocket engine testing, static test, Redstone, Atlas, Saturn 5, Falcon, Marshall Spaceflight Center, Stennis NASA Center
Broadcast 1726 (Special Edition)
Date Aired: Sunday 04 Mar 2012
Guest: Mark Bray. Topics: Space industry standards, policy, politics, & space workforce attitudes. 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: Mark Bray
Tags: Marshall Spaceflight Center, NASA, Huntsville, space shuttle, Constellation solid rocket motors, liquid rocket motors, Military Handbook 5, standards, Commercial space, Space Act Agreement, SLS, NewSpace, space enthusiast, space partisanship, comparisons with auto and space industries, sustainability, Materials Lab, U.S. Congress, space workforce issues, ISS, SRB long duration storage issues, LDEF for testing, NASA budget, technology & innovation leadership, supply chain for vendors
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 1641 (Special Edition)
Date Aired: Sunday 23 Oct 2011
Guests: Open Lines with Dr. David Livingston. Topics: This is a wide ranging discussion with several callers on a variety of space topics. See below. You are invited to comment, ask questions, & discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments, questions, & any discussion must be relevant & applicable to Space Show programming. Transcripts of Space Show programs are not permitted without prior written consent from The Space...
Guests: Dr. David Livingston
Tags: Open Lines with Dr. David Livingston, NASA, Marshall Spaceflight Center, Space Launch System (SLS), propellant depots, congress, Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC), space funding, Launch on Need (LON), heavy lift, human spaceflight safety, launch responsibility, New Space, Commercial space, ITAR, IMLEO Mass, Constellation, Ares, Liberty Launch Vehicle, U.S. launch industry, U.S. geostationary satellite launches, Bigelow Aerospace, Space X, Responsible Human Space Flight Architecture, Space Act Agreement (SAA), Federal Acquisition Rules (FAR), Stepping Stones, incremental space development
Broadcast 1427 (Special Edition)
Date Aired: Sunday 19 Sep 2010
Guest: Don Nelson. Topics: NASA management problems and resolutions. We welcomes Don Nelson of Nelson Aerospace Consulting to the program. You can learn more about what Don Nelson spoke about on this show by visiting his website, www.nasaproblems.com. In addition, please note that you are invited to comment, ask questions, and rate this program on the new Space Show blog, http://thespaceshowoutsidethebox.blogspot.com. In our first segment, Mr. Nelson introduced us to NASA management problems,...
Guests: Don A. Nelson
Tags: Nelson Aerospace Consulting, NASA management, space shuttle, aerospace work force, Constellation, Areas 1, Orion, heavy lift, Static Margin, Center of Gravity, spacecraft safety, NASA accountability and oversight, Apollo, Marshall Spaceflight Center, Johnson Spaceflight Center, Kennedy Space Center, Jet Propulsion Lab, expendable launch vehicles, launch costs, chemical rockets, shuttle costs, robotic shuttle missions, NEOs, Return to the Moon, space media, Challenger, CAIB, NASA culture
Broadcast 1333 (Special Edition)
Date Aired: Saturday 27 Mar 2010
Guest: Mark Bray. Topics: Space policy, commercial space, launch industry, NASA contractors, engineering. Mark Bray was the guest for this two segment two hour eighteen minute program. In addition, you can download and read Mark's paper, "The Business Case For American Space Commerce and Exploration" from http://visionforspace.net/The_Business_Case_for_American_Space.pdf. In our first segment, Mark shared his background and experience with us as a contractor working on human spaceflight...
Guests: Mark Bray
Tags: NASA, space policy, Augustine Commission, space vision, Team Dynamics, ISS, Marshall Spaceflight Center, heavy lift, space shuttle, government run launch business, Commercial space, Microlaunchers, Defense Procurement, LEO communication satellites, undersea fiber optics, SRBs, space workforce, morale, NASA business experience, Direct TV, the GAP, Rapid Prototyping, NASA contractors, engineering, Columbia Space Shuttle
Broadcast 1306 (Special Edition)
Date Aired: Saturday 13 Feb 2010
Guest: Brent Sherwood. Topics: NASA Flexible Path based on the Augustine Commission Report. Brent Sherwood returned for this Space Show program to present a detailed discussion the potential NASA Flexible Path for our coming civil space policy. In our first segment, Mr. Sherwood explained the basis of the Short Study conducted by various NASA centers and participants during the Fall 2009. Brent was the Study Coordinator. This is an important discussion as Brent outlines the purpose of the study...
Guests: Brent Sherwood
Tags: NASA Flexible Path, very large telescopes, Le Grange points, ISS, NEOs, Phobos, Mars, Deimos, Augustine Commission Report, Moon, space shuttle, Marshall Spaceflight Center, Apollo, captured asteroid, Constellation.
Broadcast 1202 (Special Edition)
Date Aired: Tuesday 04 Aug 2009
Guest: Leonard Johnson. Topics: Team America Rocketry, NASA, high powered rocketry, STEM education. Our guest for this Space Show program was Lt. Leonard Johnson who, as an Illinois fire-fighter and paramedic, responded to the 9/11 Ground Zero and Katrina tragedies. We started off segment 1 by asking Len for his thoughts, perceptions, and experiences in working at Ground Zero and then in helping out with the Katrina tragedy. I believe you will find the sharing of his experiences and perceptions...
Guests: Lt. Leonard Johnson
Tags: 9/11 Ground Zero, Hurricane Katrina, fire and rescue, Oshkosh AirVenture, Airbus 380, White Knight II, Team America Rocketry Challenge, (TARC), National Association of Rocketry, St. Andrews Rocket Team ORION Project, NASA, Glenn Research Center, INSPIRE, Student Launch Initiative (SLI), Zero G Flights, Teachers In Space, Betty and Gus Grissom, Hubble Space Telescope (HST), student high powered rocket teams, Marshall Spaceflight Center, STEM Education
Broadcast 1198 (Special Edition)
Date Aired: Tuesday 28 Jul 2009
Guest: Rand Simberg: Topics: Evoloterra, Low cost space access, propellant depots, NASA, commercial space, heavy lift rockets. Rand Simberg returned to The Space Show to discuss both the 40th anniversary of Apollo and his Evoloterra ceremony as well as his article in The New Atlantis, "A Space Program for the Rest of Us" You can read his article at www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/a-space-program-for-the-rest-of-us. Starting with honoring the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11 in Segment 1, Rand...
Guests: Rand Simberg
Tags: Transterrestrial Musings, Evoloterra, A Space Program for the Rest of Us,, The Path Not Taken,, NASA, space science missions, suborbital vehicles, Marshall Spaceflight Center, Senator Richard Shelby, Senator Bill Nelson, government space programs, asteroids, human spaceflight, in-space propellant depots, Ares 1, heavy lift vehicle, Aldrich Commission, low cost space access, Vision for Space Exploration, Commercial space
Broadcast 963 (Special Edition)
Date Aired: Tuesday 17 Jun 2008
Guest: Homer Hickam was the guest for this special Space Show program. Mr. Hickam, author of "Rocket Boys," which was made into the acclaimed movie "October Sky," spoke with us about many topics and all of us had lots of fun while learning from someone who is, in my opinion, a true American hero. We started the discussion by asking him about his discovering two Tyrannosaurs in Montana. This took us directly to his early rocket launching days in Montana and putting Barbie dolls into space or...
Guests: Homer Hickam
Tags: Rocket Boys,, Ken, Max the cat, Montana, T-Rex, West Virginia, Inspiration, engineering, Rocket Boys the Musical,, planning, perseverance, NASA Administrator, education, the Moon, China, Marshall Spaceflight Center, Payload Specialist, NASA, training, October Sky.
Broadcast 913 (Special Edition)
Date Aired: Sunday 23 Mar 2008
Guest: Dr. Michael Neufeld was the guest for this Easter Sunday Space Show program. Dr. Neufeld is the chair of the Space History Division of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum and author of the biography, "Von Braun: Dreamer of Space/Engineer of War." As today's program is on what would have been the 96th birthday of Von Braun, having a discussion on his life was most appropriate. We discussed Von Braun's Nazi past and Dr.Neufeld was clearing up myths and rumors, providing us with...
Guests: Dr. Michael Neufeld
Tags: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Von Braun, Huntsville, Nazi, slave labor, concentration camp, V2, German rocket team, Goddard, Korolev, Oberth, Disney, Colliers, Marshall Spaceflight Center, NASA Headquarters, Inspiration, Mars, Moon, Saturn V, O'Neil, Sagan, space vision, Dreams, Author, Von Braun: Dreamer of Space/Engineer of War
Broadcast 884 (Special Edition)
Date Aired: Sunday 03 Feb 2008
The Marshall Spaceflight Center took Charles Schollenberge and I on a tour of some of their facilities and I recorded each part of the tour. Sometimes the audio is challenging because of background equipment noise and the soft voice or proximity of the speaker. However, you should have no real problems hearing what was being explained to us. While Charles and I experienced this in person, I hope you can see using your mind's eye what we saw, or at least have a good visual idea of what was being...
Guests: Dr. David Livingston
Tags: Marshall Spaceflight Center, Huntsville, AL, Redstone Army Arsenal, propulsion, Matter/Anti-Matter, Life Support, Environmental, Chandra X-Ray Telescope, Clean Rooms, X-Ray Calibration Lab, Research & Development Lab, Aries Launch Vehicle, Huntsville Operation Support Center for ISS, Potable Water
Broadcast 774 (Special Edition)
Date Aired: Thursday 13 Sep 2007
Irene Willhite, Curator/Archivist for the US Space...
Guests: Irene Whillhite
Tags: US Space and Rocket Center, Marshall Spaceflight Center

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