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Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023: Welcome to the Dr. Jeff Bell Memorial Golden Oldie Week

Date Aired: Sunday 17 Sep 2023

Listeners, as I will be gone on family matters for the week, I am suggesting you take a walk in time with me and listen to all or some of the very wise and interesting Dr. Jeff Bell who gave us 18 programs before taken by liver cancer in 2019. I am listing the shows starting with the earliest. Several of these shows focused on or spent lots of time on the DCX. I call this to your attention due to the upcoming DCX reunion and our doing a show with guest Jess Sponable on Tuesday...

Guests: Dr. David Livingston, Dr. Jeff Bell

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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 4090Hotel Mars with Dr. Patryk Sofia Lykawka

Date Aired: Wednesday 13 Sep 2023

Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Patryk Sofia Lykawa, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Predicting Earth-like planets in the Kuiper Belt 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. Patryk Sofia Lykawka

Tags: John Batchelor, Dr. Patryk Sofia Lykawa, Dr. David Livingston, Kuiper Belt Earth-like planet, trans-Neptunian objects (TNO), outer solar system origins, Ort Cloud, four kinds of TNO, trans-Saturn objects (TSO), stable orbits, wide scale surveys, Planet X, improving research model, Kuiper belt predictions

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

Broadcast 4088 Tim Ventura

Date Aired: Sunday 10 Sep 2023

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 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

Broadcast 4086 Hotel Mars: Dr. Avi Loeb

Date Aired: Wednesday 06 Sep 2023

Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Avi Loeb, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Dr. Loeb's expedition of Manus Island, Papua New Guinea, allow composition, iron, future missions, new telescopes for detecting objects 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...

Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. David Livingston, Dr. Abraham (Avi) Loeb

Broadcast 4085 Dr. Daniel Tompkins

Date Aired: Tuesday 05 Sep 2023

Guest: Dr. Daniel Tompkins; Topics: Daniel updated us with his plant and plastics work for habs on the Moon and Mars plus much more including GrowMars, algae, sustainability concerns, power requirements, testing and demos. 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: Dr. Daniel Tompkins

Tags: Dr. Daniel Tompkins, Grow Mars, expanding loop technology, LEO demonstration, ISS National Lap and private space statins, bioplastics, radiation degradation resistance, successful space settlement characteristics, Moon/Mars compared to Earth with mammalian life, habitats, greenhouses, facts about temperature, Lunar Garden demonstration, Lockheed Martin, Space Settlement technology level, basic research and exploration, ISRU, combining settlement technologies, space settlement sustainability, pregnancy, birth, children on settlements, human gestation in space, bioplastics for beyond Mars, petroleum derived plastics, polycarbonates, Agile PEF, biodiesel, commercial bio products, bioregenerative, O2 levels and toxicity, algae, greenhouse sizes, lunar greenhouse compared to Martian greenhouse, power source, testing on the Moon vs. Mars vs. Earth, Space Lense Phase 1, Mars CO2 for plant growth, SpaceX and sustainable city on Mars, centrifuge studies with rodents, Mars commodity will be exporting IP, unlimited powe

Broadcast 4084 Leonard David

Date Aired: Sunday 03 Sep 2023

Guest: Leonard David; Topics: Multiple space topics including SpaceX, launchers, tourism, settlement, the Gravity Rx, policy and regulation plus a rather lengthy discussion generated by Leonard on the topic of UAP and UFO hearings, whistleblowers, challenges and unknowns, all with skepticism. 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: Leonard David

Tags: Leonard David, Leonard's blog Inside Outer Space, UAP issue, Space Shuttle and economics, SpaceX as a launch & satellite company monopoly, Virgin Galactic, regulatory risk, Dr. Alan Stern on Ocean Gate, Columbia accident, commercial nature of orbital debris efforts, Maslow Windows, Boeing CST 100, Dream Chaser space vehicle, reusability, SpaceX launch statistics, India on the Moon, Luna 25 Russian failure, China and the Moon, Artemis, the lunar south pole, UFO and UAP discussion, UAP congressional hearings, UAP whistleblower David Grush, congressional future hearing plans on UAP, UAP and other nations, skepticism, Dolan and Greer, interstellar distances, tourism, space settlement, living off Earth, Mars possibilities, human factors for human spaceflight, evidence based facts, unknowns and caveats, Zero G, the gravity RX, overcoming technological challenges, centrifuge in space, Dr. Avi Loeb, cislunar concerns and development, time travel

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

Broadcast 4082 Hotel Mars: Anatoly Zak

Date Aired: Wednesday 30 Aug 2023

Guests: John Batchelor, Anatoly Zak Dr. David Livingston. Topics: The failed landing of the Russian Luna 25 mission and why. 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, Anatoly Zak

Tags: John Batchelor, Anatoly Zak, Dr. David Livingston, Luna 25 failed mission, first Russian lunar return attempt in 47 years, pre-landing orbit, orbiting the Moon, rocket firing failure, orbital correction error, ballistic trajectory to surface, Roscosmos new mission 2025-26, Geopolitics as an issue, competing Indian successful lander, Russian rumors, Russian accountability

Broadcast 4081 Rick Fisher

Date Aired: Tuesday 29 Aug 2023

Guest: Risk Fisher; Topics: Why returning to the Moon is a national security priority, controlling the Moon, Chinese space program threats and challenges, lunar cancellation programs aided China 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: Rick Fisher

Tags: Rick Fisher, International Assessment and Strategy Center, Cancelled Constellation Return To The Moon Program, President Bush, President Obama, advantage in favor of China, LEO, cislunar space, space for essential communication needs, controlling cislunar space, China with radar on the Moon, Chinese space program is PLA, mentions shooting down ISS, 5 year head start cancelled opportunity, Chinese Moon plans, deny U.S. and others lunar access, Chinese satellites for back side of the Moon, L2 locations, U.S. intelligence community awareness, U.S. - China parity, Chinese theft of U.S. technology, Chinese students in the U.S. 2009 Chinese Airshow, China space dual use with PLA, Chinese satellite and the ISS story, Chinese spy balloon, nuclear attack preparation, hypersonic glide weapon and missiles, China focus on U.S. weather changes and why, U.S. Moon mission matters, transition to defend lunar assets, approaching CCP with peril, U.S. Space Force mission, private sector in US defense against Chinese space asset

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 4079 Richard Dinan, CEO of Pulsar Fusion

Date Aired: Friday 25 Aug 2023

Guest: Richard Dinan; Topics: Basic fusion energy, propulsion, Pulsar Fusion in the UK, the ITER experiment, fusion differences for grid power, fusion in space as a vacuum, fusion fuels, timelines for operational fusion, extremely high temperature confinement as plasma, magnets & 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: Richard Dinan

Tags: Richard Dinan, Pulsar Fusion, Richard's fusion history, fusion government certification, plasma, temperatures equal to or higher than sun, breakeven fusion, Direct Fusion Drive, elementary fusion operation, propulsion vs. grid, ITER fusion experiment, magnets, super cooled magnets, liquid nitrogen, fusion for orbit, partial speeds for propulsion, fusion fuel options, He3, tritium, deuterium, deuterium-tritium combination fuel, exhaust speed, travel times to Alpha Centauri, Princeton Satellite Partnership, international fusion regulations, containing very high temperatures in a lab, heat as plasma, temperature is not thermometer temperature, fission, Earth to Mars time saving via fusion, Pulsar Fusion operational time lines, fusion for leaving solar system, evolution of species, HE3 not for the power grid, breeding fuel, Boron as a fuel, UAP commentary, slowing down with fusion propulsion, machine learning

Broadcast 4078 Hotel Mars with Dr. Haym Benaroya

Date Aired: Wednesday 23 Aug 2023

Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Haym Benaroya, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Why the popularity of the lunar South Pole? What is the significance of finding large quantities of lunar water ice? 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...

Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. David Livingston, Dr. Haym Benaroya

Tags: Dr. Haym Benaroya, lunar water ice, the lunar south pole, LRO, Malapert Mountain, lunar days, lunar nights, continuous lunar light at the South Pole, lunar terrain at the south pole, lunar dust, floating dust problems, currently low robotics TRL, lunar base, an Artemis base, water for science, water for human habitation

Broadcast 4077 Bob Zimmerman

Date Aired: Tuesday 22 Aug 2023

Guest: Robert (Bob) Zimmerman; Topics: Multiple topics including Boca Chica launch delays, EV cars, flying cars, the NASA budget, lunar landers, Indian and Russian lunar landers, a quasi Lurio-Zimmerman FAA Boca Chica debate 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...

Guests: Robert Zimmerman

Broadcast 4076 Dr. Judith Curry

Date Aired: Sunday 20 Aug 2023

Guest: Dr. Judith Curry; Topics: We Dr. Curry's new book, "Climate Uncertainty and Risk: Rethinking Our Response." In addition, Dr. Curry talked about climate science, solar and space climate influences, the dangers of dogma and ideology, bias in climate news and reporting, bad climate policies and decisions. 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: Dr. Judith Curry

Tags: Dr. Judith Curry, climate science, CLIMATE UNCERTAINTY AND RISK: RETHINKING OUR RESPONSE, ideology as a cause, bad management decisions for utilities & others, fires, blame, honest wildfire statistics, fossil fuel data, CO2 harmful to humans, UN IPCC, Little Ice Age, Dr. Curry's previous books, greening of the planet, hurricanes, Colorado river water and the western states draught, water desalinization, Miyake events (cosmic ray bursts), the sun and Earth's climate, solar influences on climate, 11 year solar cycle, Dr. Curry's personal climate story, searching for hard science, journalist climate desk, CO2 for consumers, Nuclear power, Dr. Zubrin's book The Case For Nukes, wicked science, complex uncertainty, system science, multi-disciplinary, climate pragmatism, wicked problem with pragmatic solutions, fusion energy, large patterns of people absorbing dogma, electric power and grid stability, household difference with natural gas, Thorium, Jordan Peterson, climate change for masses is superficial, Fermi Par

Broadcast 4075 Dr. John Z. Kiss

Date Aired: Friday 18 Aug 2023

Guest: Dr. John Z. Kiss; Topics: Gravitational and space plant biology for the Moon, Mars, free space, Cislunar space and more. We talked about plant needs, challenges, human components, radiation, the role of microgravity and the quality of light plus water needed for space biology. 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...

Guests: Dr. John Z. Kiss

Tags: Dr. John Z. Kiss, space biologist, Asteroid Kiss 8267 named after our guest, COSPAR medal, gravitational plant expert, Dean of the Biology Dept. at UNC Greensboro, gravity and plants in space, space habitats for plans, plants and the Martian atmosphere, extreme radiation, underground greenhouse proposals, lava tubes, Moon missions supplied from Earth, Mars mission supply extremely challenging, generating O2 on Mars, mental benefits of plants, astronauts in LEO, LEO plant environment, stability and seeds, water limitations, Artemis, lunar south pole, lunar days and nights, Mars and insitu water, ISS plant growth, types of space plants, lunar regolith and plants, plant generations, simulations with NASA synthetic regolith, reduced gravity in plant growth, centrifuge studies, learning from plants to extrapolate to humans, plant cell differences with human cells, astronaut stories about plants in space, plant photosynthesis in microgravity, full spectrum light, free space plant development, corn stalks in space

Broadcast 4074 Hotel Mars with Anatoly Zak

Date Aired: Wednesday 16 Aug 2023

Guests: John Batchelor, Anatoly Zak, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: The Russian Luna 25 mission to land a rover on the Moon. 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) & are a...

Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. David Livingston, Anatoly Zak

Tags: John Batchelor, Anatoly Zak, Dr. David Livingston, Russian back to the Moon after 47 years, Luna 25 mission, rover landing high latitudes southern hemisphere, looking for water, lunar orbit 5-7 days, former mission name was Glob, cargo questions, life expectancy with nuclear power onboard, India's mission approximately same time, India mission lunar orbit, Luna 25 instrumentation, looking for hydrogen and the significance of that finding

Broadcast 4073 Dan Adamo

Date Aired: Tuesday 15 Aug 2023

Guest: Dan Adamo; Topics: Steppingstone plan for humans going to Mars, visiting Near-Earth asteroids before humans to Mars, risk and safety evaluations for humans to Mars, orbital and propulsion concerns, human living conditions on Mars 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: Dan Adamo

Tags: Dan Adamo; Human Spaceflight Roadmap, humans going to Mars, going to a closer asteroid first, asteroid practice missions, Starship proposed architecture, Starship radiation shielding, Asteroid 2001 FR85, asteroid, 2000 SG344, Earth close approaches, changing Mars roadmap with NASA, TRL for Humans to Mars, orbital importance, Mars requirements many times great than lunar requirements for human travel, unknown and unaccounted for Mars risks, being on Mars requires 500 days subservice, Mars spacesuit progress, humans to the Martian moon Deimos and why, NEOs for responsible deep space human spaceflight, commercial value for humans to Mars, tourism for Mars, loss of crew impact on Mars roadmap, radiation shielding technology, NEO orbits, Mars Sample Return mission challenges, Mars resupply challenges, Why humans to Mars, Planetary Defense, Mars mission rescue, limited propulsion for Mars, VASIMIR, Mars ISRU, rescue beyond Cislunar space, NEI 2030 mission flyby, NEO Surveyor mission delays, Stepping stone plan for

Broadcast 4072 OPEN LINES

Date Aired: Sunday 13 Aug 2023

Guest: Open Lines; Topics: Multiple topics ranging from the recent UAP congressional hearings to sex in space and protecting fetal development regarding a Mars mission 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. Written Transcripts of...

Guests: Dr. David Livingston

Broadcast 4071 Marc Bell

Date Aired: Friday 11 Aug 2023

Guest: Marc Bell; Topics: Terran Orbital company updates, global satellite intelligence and communication market, timelines, satellite manufacturing and lots 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: Marc Bell

Tags: Marc Bell, CEO of Terran Orbital, largest manufacturer of smallsats, current economic impact on company, commercial clients, ground to space services, DOD and national defense, LEO to Geo, end to end provider, rides with SpaceX, launch competition, commercial CAPSTONE project, Terran Orbital 5 year plan, cyber protection and concerns, robotics, AI, product life extension and cost, startups, competition with large aerospace companies, Terran Orbital as a payload provider, launch market saturation, nuclear propulsion and energy for space, Terran Orbital work force, national governments interested, assessment of world interest in satellite communications, satellites for intelligence gathering, Mars relay satellites, Artemis, SPAC as a way of going public, Terran Orbital timeline for reaching 1 billion dollars, war in Ukraine

Broadcast 4070 Hotel Mars: Dr. Seth Shostak

Date Aired: Wednesday 09 Aug 2023

Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Seth Shostak, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: SETI, the search for ET Intelligence and the new Cosmic Project at the VLA for SETI. 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...

Guests: John Batchelor, David Livingston, Dr. Seth Shostak

Broadcast 4069 Michelle Evans

Date Aired: Tuesday 08 Aug 2023

Guest: Michelle Evans; Topics: X-15 today, Michelle’s continued X-15 presentations, X-15 interest on the global stage, Antarctica, Drakes Passage, films and books, Michelle’s classic X-15 book “The X-15 Rocket Plane: Flying The First Wings Into Space” 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: Michelle Evans

Broadcast 4068 Dr. Robert (Sam) Wilson

Date Aired: Sunday 06 Aug 2023

Guest: Dr. Robert (Sam) Wilson; Topics: Sam discussed the Space Force budget in terms of priorities and long-term focus. See the paper per the tags and also posted on the blog for this 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 the specific Space Show program. Written...

Guests: Robert (Sam) Wilson