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Date Aired: Friday 09 Sep 2022

Guest: Dallas Bienhoff; Topics, OffWorld.ai, lunar return, policy, nuclear propulsion, depots, heat in space, orbital construction, a.i., robotics, terrestrial development for use in 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 questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program....

Guests: Dallas Bienhoff

Broadcast 3921 Hotel Mars with Dr. Michael H. Hecht

Date Aired: Wednesday 07 Sep 2022

Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Michael Hecht, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: The MOXIE experiment on the Mars Perseverance Rover. 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, Dr. Michael Hecht

Tags: John Batchelor, Dr. Michael Hecht Dr. David Livingston, MOXIE, Mars, perseverance, making O2 on Mars, photosynthesis, plants, rocket fuel, human needs, chemical breakdown of Martian atmosphere, chemical breakdown of MOXIE output, comparing plants to Moxie, scaling Moxie up, O2 production rate per hour, seasonal and temperature changes impacting MOXIE, living in lava tubes, terraforming Mars, capturing CO2

Broadcast 3920 John Bucknell

Date Aired: Tuesday 06 Sep 2022

Guest: John Bucknell; Topics: We talked SSP and business development for John's company Virtus Solis Technologies, SSP tech advances, orbits, solutions for our current energy problems 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: John Bucknell

Tags: John Bucknell, CEO & Founder of Virtus Solis Technologies, space solar power (SSP), commercial SSP in his lifetime, Virtus Solis financing, microwave safety tests, wireless tech demonstrations, Demo test for fall 2022, John's business plan, outdoor RF test areas of 100 watts @100 meters, old NASA SSP analysis compared to today's SSP technology, the commercial space advantage, Moore's Law, SSP via NASA 1982, semiconductor industrial transformation, ESA timeline, UK SSP investment, biggest technology challenge for SSP, solutions to existing energy problem, John's three part solution to our energy challenges, battery reality check, energy and political ideologies, space technology starting to open up for energy, SSP distribution to the end user, SSP end game, utility monopolies, utility-government energy corruption, Molniya orbit for SSP satellite, business model regarding ground stations and satellites

No program for Friday, Sept. 2, 2022

Date Aired: Friday 02 Sep 2022

The program with Grant Blaisdell has been canceled due to telephone line audio concerns. Grant has been invited to reschedule this program. Watch the newsletters for updated information on his being a Space Show guest.

Guests: Grant Blaisdell

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Broadcast 3919 Hotel Mars with Rand Simberg

Date Aired: Wednesday 31 Aug 2022

Guests: John Batchelor, Rand Simberg, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: SLS upcoming launch on Artemis 1 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 violation of the Space...

Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. David Livingston, Rand Simberg

Tags: John Batchelor, Rand Simberg, Dr. David Livingston, SLS, next launch date, cause of the recent delay, faulty sensor workaround solution with risk, SLS history, Go Fever, high cost of SLS makes it unsustainable, media launch pressure, congress and lessons learned, R 25 engines, Starship readiness, Artemis 1, human lunar landers, SpaceX

Broadcast 3918 So You Want To Be A Space Show Guest Night

Date Aired: Tuesday 30 Aug 2022

Guests: Multiple callers and email listeners; Topics: SLS, Starship, home made airplanes, Las Vegas, Focus Fusion, JWST, redshift, Big Bang, The Lurio Report, 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...

Guests: Dr. David Livingston

Tags: So You Want To Be On The Space Show, Open Lines, Marshall's self-made airplane, Eric Lerner of Focus Fusion, alternative Big Bang theories and the JWST, redshift, phantom galaxies, Robert Goddard, SLS, SpaceX, Starship, Dr. Lurio, The Lurio Report, SLS on social media, Lori Garver's new book, sustainable lunar program

Broadcast 3917 Dennis Wingo

Date Aired: Sunday 28 Aug 2022

Guest: Dennis Wingo; Topics: SLS, Artemis to the Moon, Starship development, various space visions and their differences, space education outreach, leadership, 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...

Guests: Dennis Wingo

Tags: Dennis Wingo, SLS, The Dennis Wingo Blog, OSTP questions and Responses on his blog, Artemis 1, SpaceX, Artemis 2, Artemis 3, Starship with HLL, regulatory system, program risks due to economic conditions, Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos, DC 3 comparison, ULA Vulcan, Geocentric mindset, Eastern Ukrainian resources, solar view point, geo and solar views conflict with one anther, possible 2024 presidential viewpoint, tension between NASA and privates, Japan changes nuclear plans, small matter reactor (SMR), Nuclear propulsion, citizen power, Starship resupply, mass drivers, sustainability of Artemis $4.1 billion cost, SSP, the bureaucratic view, leadership needed, Commercial Space Act of 1998, space for freshmen members of congress, ISS, NSS, letter writing to congress, Russia and an early ISS pullout, Starship cargo to the Moon timeline, 100 tons to the Moon for a lander, Mr. Moon's demise, quit listening to doomsayers

Broadcast 3916 BARRY MATSUMORI

Date Aired: Friday 26 Aug 2022

Guest: Barry Matsumori; Topics: The Impulse Space - Relativity Space first commercial mission to Mars, Impulse space orbital development and transportation services model and timeline, commercial to the Moon, possibly Venus 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: Barry Matsumori

Tags: Barry Matsumori, Impulse Space, COO, SpaceX, Virgin Orbit, BridgeComm, optical communication technology, Mars partnership with Relativity Space, launching first commercial mission to Mars, multiplanetary existence for humanity, commercial payloads to Mars, 3D printed launch vehicle Terran R, development of space transportation services for the inner solar system, Mars Cruise Vehicle, Mars Lander, trans Mars injection, reusable launch vehicle, 5 meter payload fairing, government and commercial customers, Inspiration, The Impulse Space commercial payload timeline to Mars, regulatory issues and concerns, sterilization of vehicle and payload, planetary protection, lunar missions, additional cargo mission destinations, description of commercial market for Mars, EIR concerns, anti-mission blowback, sending images back to Earth, using the DSN, propulsion system to be used, launch windows, multiple missions per launch window, investor financing, bureaucratic challenges, docking, depots, refueling, propellant, green

Broadcast 3915 Rand Simberg

Date Aired: Tuesday 23 Aug 2022

Guest: Rand Simberg; Topics: SLS, commercial space economics, small launch companies, regulation, SpaceX, Blue Origin, space races with China and Russia, human spaceflight certification and much more as multiple topics discussed in 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...

Guests: Rand Simberg

Tags: Rand Simberg, SLS upcoming launch, SLS total costs, eyes on Congress, Artemis back to the Moon, SLS motivation, salary dependent project, Starship to fly multiple times w/o failure, SpaceX expects failure, Starship success timely 1-12 months, SLS and budgets, DOT responsibility, SLS block 2 reusability, Masten Space Systems bankruptcy, Astra survival, multiple small launch companies, Virgin Galactic stock price, ULA engines from Blue Origin, Blue Origin not serious, SpaceX has difficult lead to catch, China space goals, RocketLab, SpaceX motivation, build in orbit, Equatorial Low Orbit (ELEO), making space policy happen, evolving commercial space markets, commercial space property rights, Outer Space Treaty, possible Moon race with China, commercial space competitors, planetary protection, sample return, Jeff Bezos and competition, Vulcan as SpaceX competition, the ULA budget, ULA divestiture, commercial missions to Venus, The Lurio Report, SLS excitement, Rand on human spaceflight certification, human rated

Broadcast 3914 Michael Listner

Date Aired: Sunday 21 Aug 2022

Guest: Michael Listner; Topics: Plausible commercial space regulations, the need for congressional authorization, Supreme Court decision W.Va vs. EPA, national security, China, Russia 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: Michael Listner

Tags: Michael Listner, VP Harris on commercial space regulation, Supreme Court West Va vs. EPA decision, National Space Council, specific congressional authorization, Rules of the Road, continuing supervision, congress matters, SLS, Gateway, rule making comments, government slow walking decisions, purpose of regulations, regulations for guidance, regulations to require/mandate, Department of Commerce, Dept. of Energy, European mindset, sustainability response, responsible space, Musk launch license, space debris concerns, ULA launches, rendezvous and proximity operations, creating government standards norms, standards, space as a global commons, regulation enforcement, FAA, regulation comment period, spectrum example, space tourism and congress, national security space, Dr. Goswami, democracy in space, Russia and commercial space, China and commercial space, SLS compared to Starship, nongovernment space actors, new government regulations and the Supreme Court, military targets, satellite security

Broadcast 3913 Dr. Namrata Goswami

Date Aired: Friday 19 Aug 2022

Guest: Dr. Namrata Goswami; Topics: The national security aspects for space with the U.S. China and other nations. U.S. leadership problems, Chinese leadership, Chinese gains with other countries 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...

Guests: Dr. Namrata Goswami

Tags: Dr. Namrata Goswami, space as a democracy, The Second Space Race: Democratic outcomes for the Future of Space in The Georgetown Journal, U.S. trends, serious leadership issues, U.S. compared to China, U.S. vision concerns, Artemis, climate change China style, Africa, South America, China's Belt & Road, Ukraine and space, cognitive gap, competition in space, competition overview and realism, global leadership deficit, NOAA, Dept. of Commerce, Space Force discussion, sustainable Chinese leadership, the importance and value of space, bipartisan open source research, space not seen as a priority with the U.S. government, consequences should Chinese leadership prevail, role of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Naval decline, ASAT tests, important timelines, nuclear concerns, demographics with the analysis, cheap labor, U.S. space policy five years out, Space Solar Power, China with Molten Salt Reactor leadership, Long March 5 reentry

Broadcast 3912 Hotel Mars with Dr. Matthew Weinzierl

Date Aired: Wednesday 17 Aug 2022

Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Matthew Weinzierl, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Commercial space economics, inflation, interest rates and markets, student interest in commercial space, job growth in this sector 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...

Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. David Livingston, Dr. Matthew Weinzierl

Broadcast 3911 Isaac Arthur

Date Aired: Tuesday 16 Aug 2022

Guest: Isaac Arthur; Topics: We talked about Isaac's "Science and Futurism" YouTube channel program plus multiple topics he has discussed and which were also of interest to Space Show listeners through phone calls and emails. Multiple topics were addressed in this discussion. 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: Isaac Arthur

Tags: Isaac Arthur, Science and Futurism (SFIA), YouTube SFIA Channel, Science Education, Fermi Paradox, Interstellar Travel, Tic Tac, UAP, aliens, Mars Sample Return, space settlement, humans in space, SLS, SpaceX, science fiction, AI and robotics, advanced military technology, the human brain, life extension, time travel, space colonization, terraforming, an advanced society through the looking glass, The Star Trek Prime Directive, space property rights, space mining, space based solar power, beaming technology and weapons, the Death Ray, societal polarization, new physics, non-exclusive technology, SSP self-replicating technology, O2 toxicity, UAP as mundane objects, AI as a companion, the movie Blade Runner, humans and 1g, low gravity for settlement, pregnancy and children in space, humans BLEO, Moon first before Mars, Lunar and Mars human timeline

Broadcast 3910 Ryan Reynolds

Date Aired: Sunday 14 Aug 2022

Guest: Ryan Reynolds; Topics: Ryan carried out a discussion requiring listener participation which he did get from multiple calls and many emails. His topics were SSP, settlement, making it happen, dreams vs. realities, making people happy to join in and much more. Join in on the blog with your comments. 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: Ryan Reynolds

Tags: Ryan Reynolds, talking to kids about space, space solar power (SSP), Ryan's trap, small and incremental steps, O'Neill vision, the need to dream, reality can drive vision, warning signs, making people happy, Marshall on 15% ROI, solving long term solution problems, space settlement, SSP for settlement, cyberspace, games and virtual extension, Ryan speaks to something other than virtual reality, SSP prototype, selling space, needing space jobs, Space infrastructure, space factories, facing challenges, talking space with the public, education, Living In Space, SSP will need people in space to build it, economy for supporting space settlement, fusion energy in the mix, money flowing to fusion projects, connecting SSP and fusion, tickle the public into settlement, the more in space the cheaper space will be, Rick Kwan email and video end of program, getting an opinion accepted on space settlement

Broadcast 3909 Michelle Del Valle

Date Aired: Friday 12 Aug 2022

Guest: Michelle Del Valle, NewSpace 2022 Co-Chair; Topics: Michelle briefly discussed her science background, then we focused on the upcoming NewSpace 2022 Event in Seattle from August 24-26. See The Space Show special offer on the blog for those attending. 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...

Guests: Michelle Del Valle

Broadcast 3908:Hotel Mars with Dr. Haym Benaroya

Date Aired: Wednesday 10 Aug 2022

Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Haym Benaroya, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Human spaceflight to the Moon and Mars, lunar and Martian soil, growing crops, water ice, lava tube living and living in the Starship. 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. Haym Benaroya

Tags: John Batchelor, Dr. Haym Benaroya, Dr. David Livingston, Lunar human missions, Mars human missions, settlement, lunar gravity, Mars gravity, water ice, lave tubes on the Moon and Mars, Nuclear power, Starship, living in the Starship on Mars, radiation damage lunar vs. Mars, lunar human timeline, Mars human timeline, Martian soil compared to lunar regolith, growing food on Mars and on the Moon

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 3906 Tyler Ryan Bender

Date Aired: Sunday 07 Aug 2022

Guest: Tyler Ryan Bender; Topics: Beyond Earth Institute (https://beyondearth.org), Long-term thinking about space, The BEI October conference (see https://beyondearth.org/e-landing-page/beyond_earth_symposium_2022), policy not advocacy, lunar focus, 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: Tyler Ryan Bender

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 3904 Hotel Mars: Dr. Frances Zhu

Date Aired: Wednesday 03 Aug 2022

Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Frances Zhu, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: AI and space robots, safeguards, robotic operators 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 (even if for personal use)...

Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. David Livingston, Dr. Frances Zhu

Tags: John Batchelor, Dr. Frances Zhu, Univ. of Hawaii, AI and space robotics, robot definition, AI assumptions, defining AI intelligence, safeguards, three rules of robots, human ethics and robots, safeguards on the robotic operator, robots for use in developing the solar system

Broadcast 3903 Mark Whittington

Date Aired: Tuesday 02 Aug 2022

Guest: Mark Whittington; Topics: Mark covered many timely discussion topics including the Inmarsat survey on the value of space with his ideas on how to correct the problem. Don't miss Mark's summary and his thoughts on the UAPs. Multiple topics, several callers, lots of email participation. 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: Mark Whittington

Broadcast 3902 Loretta Hall

Date Aired: Sunday 31 Jul 2022

Guest: Loretta Hall: Topics: Sleeping in space, microgravity challenges, cumulated space sleep deprivation, possible remedies, concern, 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: Loretta Hall

Broadcast 3901 Dr. Pat Patterson

Date Aired: Friday 29 Jul 2022

Guest: Dr. Pat Patterson; Topics: Not only did we cover the details for this year's SmallSat Conference August 6-11, we talked about the growth and trends in the small satellite industry, a rapid growth in technology and capabilities, and the use of small satellites by DOD, intelligence and other government agencies. 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...

Guests: Dr. Pat Patterson

Tags: Dr. Pat Patterson, SmallSat Conference, Space Dynamics Laboratory, Utah State University, SmallSat history, SmallSat trends, small satellite industry growth, small satellite technology, capabilities increase for small satellites, small satellite definition, SmallSat.org conference history, small satellites in Leo, small sats beyond LEO, conference speakers, Peter Beck delivers conference keynote, global small satellite interest and attendance, small satellite mass creep, small satellite debris issues, cost decreases, small satellites by the numbers, innovation, Ukraine war, private sector small sats aid in Ukrainian war, DOD interest in small satellites capability, rapid pace of change, industry economic impact, conference attendance growth, conference logistics details, SmallSat.org online repository of conference proceedings, collaboration with other conference

Broadcast 3900 Hotel Mars with Anatoly Zak

Date Aired: Wednesday 27 Jul 2022

Guests: John Batchelor, Anatoly Zak, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Russia leaving the ISS and the new leader of Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov. 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, Anatoly Zak, Dr. David Livingston, Russia leaving the ISS after 2024, Russia's new head of Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov, Russian repairs & upgrades to ISS module, lunar gateway participation, Russia and human spaceflight

Broadcast 3899 Dr. Mike Gruntman

Date Aired: Tuesday 26 Jul 2022

Guest: Dr. Mike Gruntman; Topics: Mike discussed his two new books (see tags for titles). Our guest compared and contrasted the Soviet space system and rockets with the same for today's Russia. He talked about the history behind and roots for Soviet space problems today. Also the war in Ukraine, China, security issues & more. Please direct all comments and questions regarding specific Space Show programs & guest(s) to the Space Show blog which is part of...

Guests: Dr. Mike Gruntman