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Broadcast 4091 Bob Werb
Date Aired: Friday 15 Sep 2023
Guest:  Bob Werb;  Topics:  Communicating, selling, explaining space to the public and why it is necessary to do so. 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...
Guests: Bob Werb
Tags: Bob Werb, Opening the Frontier, solography is the geography of the solar system, Civil Space, communicating space with the general population, why space is hard to communicate, people don't care about the distant future, the here and now, short term focus, thousands of commercial satellites, current PEW Research on Americans and space exploration, military space infrastructure, space and focus groups, focus group value, SSP, medical help in space, Astronomy, science fiction, NASA, space settlement, Artemis trouble ahead, dependence on government spending, private sector selling of space, using space to make lives better on Earth, educational system, space settlement timing, basic science, math education, learning how to talk to sell space, being able to listen, explaining space without science, humans are endangered species
Broadcast 4089 Dr. Ajay Kothari
Date Aired: Tuesday 12 Sep 2023
Guest:  Dr. Ajay Kothari; Topics:  Multiple topics including the NASA-DARPA DRACO program for small nuclear engines for Mars and elsewhere, thorium, molten salt reactors for power generation, Generation 4 reactors, nuclear fuels 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...
Guests: Dr. Ajay Kothari
Tags: Dr. Ajay Kothari, Draco, NASA, DARPA, Molten Salt Reactor, nuclear ideas and excitement, Agile cislunar development, Space Force, Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO program), testing nuclear engines for future Mars missions, Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application (NERVA) program, NERVA cancelled January 1973, HALEU fuel, Thorium, nuclear propulsion for space, ISP numbers, Ajay's comparison analysis, Small Nuclear Reactors (SMR), for energy Ajay's thorium molten salt reactor, thorium weapons capability, nuclear power in the U.S., new nuclear power reactors, Generation 4 reactors which do not blow up, U235, U232, Ajay's presentation for this program on The Space Show blog, rovers lasting the lunar night, Earth-Moon L1
Broadcast 4088 Tim Ventura
Date Aired: Sunday 10 Sep 2023
Tags:  Tim Ventura, propulsion history, EV technology, battery development, Ukraine war, AI, robots, rocket technology, space tourism spaceships, fusion, nuclear space power, the Moon as a staging area for the solar system, Mars not now, mitigating gravity, UAP concerns, FTL travel, gravitational lensing, space tourism challenges, NASA, Private Sector , Blue Origin, SpaceX, space leads to unrealistic expectations, race car technology, comparing Ford Explorer to Tesla Model 3, Tesla...
Guests: Tim Ventura
Tags: Tim Ventura, propulsion history, EV technology, battery development, Ukraine war, AI, robots, rocket technology, space tourism spaceships, fusion, nuclear space power, the Moon as a staging area for the solar system, Mars not now, mitigating gravity, UAP concerns, FTL travel, gravitational lensing, space tourism challenges, NASA, Private Sector, Blue Origin, SpaceX, space leads to unrealistic expectations, race car technology, comparing Ford Explorer to Tesla Model 3, Tesla technology, desktop computer comparisons, computer code, ARM chips, Intel chips, Windows on ARM, farm equipment with AI and advanced chip code tech, alternative propulsion, Woodward Mach Thrusters, autonomous killing machines, AI driving human spaceflight, defining gravity, new physics, quantum communications, antennas, string theory, life after death, UAP and consciousness, Global Consciousness Project, general relativity theory, Dr. Jack Sarfatti, worm holes, gravitational metal materials
Broadcast 4083 Jason Kessler
Date Aired: Friday 01 Sep 2023
Guest: Jason Keller; Topics:  NASA SBIR grants, SBIR Ignite Solicitation due date Sept. 21, 2023, SBIR rules and requirements, SBIR funding amounts, SBIR Ignite Solicitation for 2024, SBIR solicitation history, Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Please direct all comments and questions regarding specific Space Show programs & guest(s) to the Space Show blog which is part of the archived program on our website, www.thespaceshow.com.  Comments and questions...
Guests: Jason Kessler
Tags: Jason Kessler, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), government, NASA, 2023 Ignite Solicitation, NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate, Phase 1, Phase 2, Ignite Pilot Program Commercial Focus, extremely competitive program, continued resubmission OK, Ignite requirements, SBTTR program, venture capital referrals, suggested hot topics, business size requirements, PPT presentation, White Paper requirement, U.S. citizen/resident requirement, topics such as gravity RX research, 2024 Ignite Solicitation, student eligibility, SBIR trends and demand over time, Capstone Project, middle and high school students, SBIR technology gaps, SBIR application complications, RFI, FAST Center Small Business Association, SBIR on impacting NASA budget, sbir.nasa.com, SBIR as part of the NASA overall budget
Broadcast 4080 Dr. Alex Layendecker
Date Aired: Sunday 27 Aug 2023
Guest:  Dr. Alex Layendecker;  Topics:  Sex in space, pregnancy, fetal development, birth and babies to children in zero to microgravity and in an enhanced radiation environment.  We discuss the concerns, implications, and risks for tourists, crew members, and space settlements. 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: Dr. Alex Layendecker
Tags: Dr. Alex Layendecker, sex in space, implications for tourism/settlement, Astrosexological Research Institute (ASRI), human sexuality studies, why government support, ISS, NASA, private space stations, low gravity and neutral buoyance for fetal development, gravity prescription question, 1g baseline, guidelines for tourists/settlers, guideline enforceability, variable gravity space determination, urgency issue, do settlements require kids, cislunar space development, private companies actions, government mandate, risks for micro gravity high radiation fetal development/pregnancy, mission planning for pregnancy through childbirth & children, psychological risks, China/Russia sex in space actions and plans, bedrest studies applicable to sex in space concerns, gravity and fetal positioning, pushing in microgravity, Artemis and private sector stations/actors, oceans and 1g simulation, AI simulation, Cislunar high interest destination, social factors for consideration in space environment, emotions differ in space
Broadcast 4021 Open Lines
Date Aired: Sunday 30 Apr 2023
Guests:  Dr. David Livingston and Open Line callers; Topics:  Multiple topics and discussions starting with the call about the new CO2 scrubber technology. Lots regarding Starship and the environment and new space companies plus 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...
Guests: Dr. David Livingston
Tags: Open Lines, Caller from Calnetix Technologies, CO2 scrubber, NASA, Artemis, CO2 scrubber history, technology and timelines for Calnetix, magnetic bearings, alternate uses for the CO2 scrubber, scalable technology, Starship launch, Artemis 3 potential delays, environmental litigation against the FAA, Starship needs focus on engineering, Marshall's home built airplane update, 2024 political campaigns on space, Artemis Lunar Lander, Argo Space Corporation, Relativity Space, 3D printed large rocket, SSP with John Bucknell, Dawn Aerospace strategy, Bide Planetary Defense Strategy, Biden on future LEO leadership
Broadcast 4014 Mike Gold, Atty
Date Aired: Friday 14 Apr 2023
Guest:  Michael Gold;  Topics:  The Artemis Accords, international participation, the Artemis project, lunar Gateway, commercial space development with PPP, space treaties, bilateral agreements, countering space development naysayers 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...
Guests: Mike Gold
Tags: Michael Gold, Redwire, NASA, Artemis Accords, safety zones, Norms of Behavior, Lunar Gateway, Commercial Spaceflight Federation, international participants, bipartisan alliance, UAE, HOPE Mission, Artemis participants, Africa, Outer Space Treaty, the OST and Artemis Accords, Artemis safety zones, treaty of principles, the Artemis Program, Russia, China, NASA Administrator Nelson and China view, Chinese technology, quantum in space, commercial space questions, possible areas of cooperation, public private partnerships, Age of Innovation, an American accelerated space capability, China and AI, AI can be frightening, solar array production, DART mission, solar on Gateway, lunar power, sun lenses, SSP, nuclear, SSP robotics, space development naysayers, greed, climate change, space development as an enabler, small ISS centrifuges, determining the gravity prescription, lunar south pole, spinning for gravity levels, commercial LEO destinations, biotech research, improvements needed in talking up space development
Broadcast 3994 Dr. Ajay Kothari
Date Aired: Sunday 05 Mar 2023
Guest:  Dr. Ajay Kothari;  Topics:  Ajay's perspective on why space is so impossible, having a necessary creative vision, the third dimension policy approach, Ukraine, Congress and the government, global value, Fermi Paradox, Drake Equation 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. Ajay Kothari
Tags: Dr. Ajay Kothari, why space is important, space development, settlement, tourism, Cislunar development, a necessity for humanity, history of global extinction events, The Drake Equation, Drake equation terms, responsibility of uniqueness, cultural evolution, NASA, Fermi Paradox, life from magic on Earth, congress, war with Ukraine, budget costs for Kothari plan, art and creative vision, Dear Moon mission, the meaning of the third dimension, the concept of encompassing the universe, need for nuclear space propulsion
Broadcast 3984 Open Lines
Date Aired: Sunday 12 Feb 2023
Guest:  Dr. Livingston with multiple callers & email users; Topics:  See the tags but we covered multiple topics, sometimes with fairly long phone calls. 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: Dr. David Livingston
Tags: Open Lines with Dr. David Livingston, Beresheet 2 with Israel, NASA, and the UAE, SpaceX static test, NASA-DARPA nuclear program, nuclear propulsion ground tests, spy balloons, China, F-22, Starlink restricts Ukrainian access, Space Show Advisory Board Announcement, Superbowl Sunday, is Musk changing level of interest for going to Mars by Dr. Kevin Canon, Doug on Starship launches and fleet possibility, March Storm and the National Space Society, expiration of commercial space regulatory learning period, commercial space value for national security and our economy, SSP moving the power beam, SSP beam safety concerns, Starship human certification
Broadcast 3964 Hotel Mars with DOUG MESSIER of Parabolic Arc
Date Aired: Thursday 15 Dec 2022
Guests: John Batchelor, Doug Messier, Dr. David Livingston.  Topics:  Orion, Artemis 1 & SLS update with updates on Starship, Raptor engine testing 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 (...
Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. David Livingston, Douglas Messier
Tags: John Batchelor, Doug Messier, Dr. David Livingston, Parabolic Arc, Orion, SLS, Artemis 1, SpaceX, Starship, Boca launch site, Lockheed Martin, skip maneuver, environmental concerns, Raptor engines, Starship testing, NASA, DearMoon, heat shield testing, Super Heavy
Broadcast 3963 John Jossy
Date Aired: Tuesday 13 Dec 2022
Guest:  John Jossy;  Jossy's view of the main events in the space industry in 2022.  See his paper linked on our blog at www.thespaceshow.com/sites/default/files/shows/J.%20Jossy%20Space%20Summary%202022.pdf. 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: John Jossy
Tags: John Jossy, Space Summary 2022, John's space segments, policy, SSP, JWST, DART mission, MOXIE, NASA, Artemis 1, Artemis Lunar Lander, Orion, SOFA closing down, space propulsion, Commercial space, TESSERAE Self-Assembling Space Architecture, CAPSTONE, lunar 3 D printing, commercial space mission insurance, Lunar Flashlight Mission, quantum space, FAA, ISS, White House Office of Science and Policy, Starship, National Science and Technology, Orbits Act 2022, space debris mitigation, DearMoon, Everyday Astronaut, X-37, ESA SSP mission, Chinese space programs, NASA Insight Lander, Hubble repair mission, Mars and SpaceX, Tom Cruise, ULA, BE4, Vulcan, Genius, Charles Lurio
Broadcast 3954 Tom Gardner
Date Aired: Tuesday 29 Nov 2022
Guest:  Tom Gardner;  Topics:  We talked about the Advanced Space CAPSTONE Project, engineering, lunar missions, CAPSTONE goals and objectives, cislunar development, NASA, Starship, lunar plans from other nations including China, Japan, UAE, ESA and Russia. We welcomed Tom Gardner to the program from Advanced Space to explain and discuss the CAPSTONE Project which is now in a special lunar NRHO orbit.  I strongly recommend you visit their website, www.advancedpace.com as...
Guests: Tom Gardner
Tags: CAPSTONE Project (Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations), NASA, Advanced Space Systems, low cost spacecraft, Rocket Lab, payload size, 12U cubesat size, off the shelf, CAPSTONE objectives, the Gateway Station, Artemis, demos in cislunar space, autonomous navigation, LRO, DSN and JPL, satellite module sizes, Capstone power source, solar arrays, avoiding Earth eclipses, Capstone orbital dynamics, CAPSTONE redundancy engineering, NRHO (near-rectilinear halo orbit) discussion and explanation, lunar south pole, Starship, four month voyage to the Moon, Moon, Mars, free space, China's lunar plans, Japanese lunar plans, ESA and the Moon, Russia, Space Force, UAE, collision avoidance, NASA MADCAP (Multimission Automated Deep space Conjunction Assessment)
Broadcast 3949 Hotel Mars Anatoli Zak
Date Aired: Wednesday 09 Nov 2022
Guests: John Batchelor, Anatoli Zak, Dr. David Livingston.  Topics:  Russian and the Lunar Gateway, Roscosmos, the Orel crewed spaceship.   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...
Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. David Livingston, Anatoly Zak
Tags: John Batchelor, Anatoli Zak, Dr. David Livingston, Russian space new, Russian and the Lunar Gateway, Roscosmos, China, Ukraine, ISS Agreement, Russian Orel crewed spaceship, Russian hardware, Russian thermal capabilities, NASA, Dragon
Broadcast 3936 Frank Slazer; Special Start Time @ 12:30 Pm PDT
Date Aired: Sunday 09 Oct 2022
Guest:  Frank Slazer;  Topics:  The Coalition for Deep Space Exploration, government space, commercial space, launcher comparisons with SLS and Starship, market analysis, lobbying with congress, 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: Frank Slazer
Tags: Frank Slazer, Coalition for Deep Space Exploration, space policy, space business development, our early space program, Frank's space career, motivated to learn how to live off planet, Coalition is a trade organization, advocate, educate, focus on government, NASA, Capital Hill, public private partnerships, commercial partnerships, international space projects, space project economic impact, inflation impact on space economy, Artemis, JWST, Canadian arms example, Italian pressurized shell example, SpaceX, Starship compared to SLS, market uncertainty, market risk examples, A 380 airliner, Falcon Heavy example, launcher reliability, government partnership with Starship for HLS, SLS sustainability, SLS launch cost breakdown, Shuttle comparison with SLS, space in our daily lives, ISS cost example, Apollo 1961-72, talking space with relevant members of congress, space tourism, space settlement, marginal costs, reducing unit costs, Starship for planetary missions, launch windows, space infrastructure. government co
Broadcast 3924 Dr. Ajay Kothari
Date Aired: Tuesday 13 Sep 2022
Guest:  Dr. Ajay Kothari;  Topics:  Dr. Kothari makes the case of using thorium molten salt reactors for power generation in the U.S. and globally.  Ajay also talked about SSP, nuclear power, launchers and related topic. He provided us with numbers and statistics. 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: Dr. Ajay Kothari
Tags: Dr. Ajay Kothari, Astrox Corporation, thorium for power, King Thor, Nuclear power, Molten Salt Reactor, Thorium compared to traditional nuclear fission reactor, US 600, 000 tons of thorium reserves, China and thorium, thorium and other countries, Denmark, Copenhagen Atomics, Seaborg Technologies, space solar power (SSP), thorium compared to SSP, thorium half-life, NASA, Space Force, waste materials for a molten salt reactor, thorium and the Moon, strontium, Xenon, small modular reactors, cislunar space, 3D Printing, Seaborg Technology plant specifications, Starship, Falcon Heavy, global thorium interest, NERVA Project, Ajay's action plan, electric car power, reactor sizes, 500 reactor plan
Broadcast 3907 DR. Robert Zubrin
Date Aired: Tuesday 09 Aug 2022
Guest:  Dr. Robert (Bob) Zubrin;  Topics:  Searching for life on Mars, sample returns, planetary protection nuclear energy, student design contests, Mars Society programs and upcoming convention, gravity prescription determination, human spaceflight, NASA, Starship, 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....
Guests: Dr. Robert Zubrin
Tags: Dr. Robert (Bob) Zubrin, The Mars Society, New Atlantis Article How To Search For Life On Mars, NASA, RNA molecule, planetary protection, fear mongering, human Mars missions, Mars microbes, Panspermia, Covid pandemic, Starship, taxes, SpaceX, Elon Musk, nuclear power to Mars, nuclear waste disposal, subsea, fusion energy, entrepreneurial fusion, government sponsored fusion reactors, alternative fusion fuel, fusion spacecraft, Mars Sample Return, sample return to the Moon, science mission, Bob's better way to do Mars missions, Mars Society High School Design Project, design class benefits, a better way of teaching, time line for searching for life, presidential politics, Ukraine is a space war, Starship launch date, Starship crew to Mars, Mars Society Conference, children on Mars, O'Neill space colonies, gravity prescription, earlier gravity experiment proposal to Musk, planetary protection public debate, He3, Venus and human spaceflight, China's space program, Mars Society Call For Papers
Broadcast 3905 Tony Whitman, Darin Noel
Date Aired: Friday 05 Aug 2022
Guests:  Darin Noel, Ton Whitman; Topics:  Engineering perspectives regarding the design and making of JWST and comparisons to other space telescopes. 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: Tony Whitman, Darin Noel
Tags: Darin Noel, Tony Whitman, James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), L3 Harris Technologies, NASA, Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, optical telescope assembly, Cryogenic Optical Test Director on JSWT, Integrated Product Team Lead for JWST, JWST photogrammetry system, GPS, ESA, JWST engineering, working on a space telescope, pathfinder tests, engineering communication with science and astronomy leads, Hubble, 1-2 decades old technology, testing process, changes due to using European launcher, environmental survival, testing in 1g for zero g, testing for temperature, 40 degree Kelvin, JWST mirror construction and design, learning from Hubble mirror errors, Roman telescope benefits from previous space telescopes, spectroscopy advances, infrared versus optical, optical coating in gold compared to silver, amateur telescope making, public discourse on cost overruns, moral due to public and congressional cost overrun attacks, calculating impact of cost overruns, telescope testing for thermal vacuum chamber, ITAR, technica
Broadcast 3879 Sir Martin Rees, Donald Goldsmith
Date Aired: Friday 17 Jun 2022
Guest:  Sir Martin Rees and Donald Goldsmith:  Topics:  Their new book, "The End Of Astronauts: Why Robots Are The Future Of Exploration" which proposes human spaceflight BLEO should be done by the private sector, not by government.  Our guests discuss this proposal on this specific 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....
Guests: Sir Martin Rees, Donald Goldsmith
Tags: Sir Martin Rees, Donald Goldsmith, The End Of Astronauts: Why Robots Are The Future Of Exploration, human spaceflight BLEO, NASA, risk taking, public risk taking, the private sector, space tourism, space adventurism, Musk and risk, Mars, lunar habitats, humans in space resource consumption, robots, advancing AI and technology, robots improve while humans do not, robots for the future of space exploration, ISS, Artemis, robotic capabilities gap narrowing, Curiosity compared to Perseverance, public sector role in developing space infrastructure, space tourism and settlement, nuclear propulsion changes the argument, faster travel time supports safer humans in space, asteroid mining, O'Neil colonies, government puts people at risk, ET robots, The Fermi Paradox, sentient robots, private sector accidents impact on government HSF, use private space adventure, not tourism, space property rights
Broadcast 3828 Greg Klerkx
Date Aired: Friday 18 Feb 2022
Guest:  Greg Klerkx; Topics:  Greg follows up on commercial space from his best selling 2004 book, "Lost In Space: The Fall of NASA and the Dream of a New Space Age."  Together we examine commercial space (alt.space) in 2004 to day. 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: Greg Klerkx
Tags: Greg Klerkx, Lost In Space: The Fall of NASA and the Dream of a New Space Age, NASA, 2004 edition, Commercial space, Alt.Space, Mir Corp, human spaceflight, general public weariness of the time, Elon Musk, a very young SpaceX, fast global growth for SpaceX, international space agencies, ESA, emergence of new technology players, issues relating to NASA innovation of the time, public private partnerships then and now, Artemis, regulatory barriers, two decades of surprises and no surprises, defining commercial space, clarification of commercial space terminology, SETI, Jeff Manber, Charles Miller, the necessity of sustainability, more new players over the coming 20 years, Musk and Mars, why we do space, either or propositions, why the path through space
Broadcast 3825 Joe Carroll
Date Aired: Sunday 13 Feb 2022
Guest:   Joe Carroll; Topics:  Joe's Power Point slide presentation posted on our blog re LEO debris.  Note the slides called out by Joe. Many related topics, Starship discussion topics, launching Starship near Singapore, debris liability 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...
Guests: Joe Carroll
Tags: Joe Carroll, parking fees & bounties for LEO space debris mitigation, LEO space debris concerns, high costs, advanced technology needed, liability issues, Russian debris percentage, getting mass out of LEO, cube sats, DARPA, Astroscale, better object tracking is needed, who pays for debris removal, determining cost of future debris, NASA, collision liability and responsibility, FAA vs. FCC, Outer Space Treaty signees, nudging debris out of the way, unauthorized debris nudging, timelines, chain reaction cascade concerns, JSC on latency, how does the U.S. charge fees, the role of the U.S. Congress, U.S. Space Force, Orbital Prime, Astroscale may evolve to orbital servicing, March Storm and LEO debris removal programs, essential to estimate debris costs, Starship and the FAA, Boca Chica, Starship not for BLEO flight, O'Neilian colonies and debris, debris cost determination, launching Starship offshore, Joe suggests offshore Singapore for launching Starship, SpaceX supply lines across the Pacific, Concorde examp
Broadcast 3814 Joe Carroll
Date Aired: Tuesday 11 Jan 2022
Guest:  Joe Carroll;  Topics:  Artificial gravity, Starship as a tanker, space settlement, debris mitigation, solar system surface gravity, Joe's recent Space Review Article, "How to clarify human futures beyond Earth." 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: Joe Carroll
Tags: Joe Carroll, The Space Review: How to clarify human futures beyond Earth on 12-6-21, space shuttle external tanks, Joe's space settlement history, O'Neill colonies, Jon Goff, solar system surface gravity bodies, artificial gravity, Mars chemical surprises, BLEO, Starship uses, sports in space, use of inflatables for settlement, reusability, NASA, Gemini 5 & 7, settlement and children, determine gravity RX, additional information needed, settlements without children, Artemis, Bezos, Musk, China, energy needed, interstellar missions, Starship as a tanker, F9 upper state, orbital debris issues
Broadcast 3782 Dr. Casey Handmer
Date Aired: Friday 05 Nov 2021
Guest:  Dr. Casey Handmer:  Topics:  The primary topic was Casey's blog article "Starship is still not understood" at https://caseyhandmer.wordpress.com/2021/10/28/starship-is-still-not-understood.  Later in the show, we talked about his latest blog post, "Scaling carbon capture" at  https://caseyhandmer.wordpress.com/2021/11/01/scaling-carbon-capture. Please direct all comments and questions regarding specific Space Show programs & guest(s) to the Space Show...
Guests: Dr. Casey Handmer
Tags: Dr. Casey Handmer, Starship, NASA, SpaceX, Starship negative consequences, tonnage to LEO, six to ten year lead time, program manager, public vs. private sector capabilities, new business models for space, industry coalitions, SLS, uncertainties, competitive risks, oversight risks, management threats, NASA optimization, orbital mass, the mass margin, acoustic risk for Starship, Musk as key man risk, commercial space stations, Starship direct to the Moon, LEO space station commercial markets, Blue Origin Orbital Reef, module plans, Orbital Reef is hub and spoke model, Orbital Reef compared to ISS, carbon capture, Space Shuttle shut down with loss of jobs, NASA criticism
Broadcast 3777 Dr. James Dewar
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." 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: Dr. James A. Dewar
Tags: Dr. James Dewar, nuclear propulsion for space, nuclear power in orbit, Dr. Dewar's paper The Nuclear Rocket, private enterprise, NASA, for profit, rocket/reactor size, China, power, nuclear rocket core, process heat, maritime use, nuclear waste, solar power, wind power, green energy, job creation, psychological issues, fear, nuclear launch from Earth, chemical boost, political issues, NRC, French reactors, power for water desalinization, power density, India, Cislunar, nonproliferation, Thorium, radiological weapon, LWR, power on the Moon and Mars, containment issues, temperatures, gas core (plasma core)
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 3759 Dr. Madhu Thangavelu
Date Aired: Sunday 19 Sep 2021
Guest:  Dr. Madhu Thangalevu;  Topics:  Madhu's more than 30 years of teaching his space design studio class at USC noting how things have changed over time. 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: Professor Madhu Thangavelu
Tags: Dr. Madhu Thangalevu, USC, ASTE 527 Graduate Space Architecting Studio, 30 year history, Physics, architecture, creativity, Inspiration, imagination, NASA, CAD programs, commercial space impact on class, cubesats, the importance of having the will to do something, international students, video games, Hank Rogers video game designer, institutional heritage, seeing how space impacts us, space weather, undergraduate students, cartoons, television, Jeff Bezos, student evolution, NASA and students over time

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