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Broadcast 3103 Jose Ocasio-Christian and Totran Nguyen
Date Aired: Friday 20 Apr 2018
Guests:  Jose Ocasio-Christian, ToTran Nguyen;  Topics:  Community in Space, Caelus Partners, lessons learned, investment in space, Caelus Foundation work, why space, space development 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: Jose Ocasio-Christian, ToTran Nguyen
Tags: Jose Ocasio-Christian, ToTran Nguyen, Caelus Partners, Caelus Foundation, consulting, financing, investing, space domain, entrepreneurship, strategic development, Community in Space, space vision, US operations, European operations, African operations, economic development through space development, Caelus lessons learned, customer focused markets, consumer markets, warehousing satellite frequencies, regulatory issues, innovation, disruption, lunar opportunities, reality based hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, charged word vocabulary, colonization compared to settlement, educational outreach, space policy, The Overview Effect
Broadcast 3102 Dr. Seth Shostak
Date Aired: Tuesday 17 Apr 2018
Guest:  Dr. Seth Shostak;  Topics: Searching for advanced life off Earth, tools used, best evidence, within and beyond our solar system.  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. Seth Shostak
Tags: Dr. Seth Shostak, SETI Institute, extraterrestrial searches, ET in the solar system; ET outside the solar system, solar system microbial life, sentient ET, needed technology advancements, Active SETI, Passive SETI, searching for artifacts, electronic signals, lunar artifact searches, Earth artifact searches, UFOs, Earth visitations, Fermi Paradox, advanced life in the solar system, Break Through project, Panspermia, Goldilocks zone, galaxy outer edges, telescope searches, China, AI, second origin of life on Earth, ET computer virus contamination, tracer carrier signals, space program and ET search, SETI expectations, signal verification, proof
Broadcast 3101 Dr. Kirsten Howley
Date Aired: Monday 16 Apr 2018
Guest:  Dr. Kirsten Howley;  Topics:  Asteroid defense mitigation, Project HAMMER, thermal nuclear devices, asteroid sizes & distance mitigation needs, black holes, physics, time travel, entropy, Big Bang & so very 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. Kirsten Howley
Tags: Dr. Kirsten Howley, Lawrence Livermore Lab, asteroid deflection, Project HAMMER, thermal nuclear device intervention, kinetic impactor, NASA, asteroid hazard mitigation, gravity tractor, asteroid size, thermal device asteroid detonation, x-ray energy, neutron energy, melting asteroid surface, outgassing propulsion, asteroid ocean impact, disruption option, asteroid standoff distances, EMP, defense action time line, Planetary Defense, faster launchers, heavy launch rockets, radar guidance, weaponizing an asteroid, taking a hit,, timing and deflection, laser ablation, asteroid sample return, Black Holes, black hole observer, black hole participant, event horizon, laws of physics, tidal forces, worm holes, white hole, Big Bag, falling into Jupiter, time travel, dark matter, dark energy, Andromeda, Milky Way, galaxy cannibalism, asteroid mitigation limitations, orbital planes, asteroid crossing Earth's path, entropy, Comets
Broadcast 3100 Dr. Alan Stern
Date Aired: Sunday 15 Apr 2018
Guest:  Dr. Alan Stern;  Topics:  New Horizons and Alan's new book, "Chasing New Horizons: Inside The Epic First Mission To Pluto," spacecraft design and power issues, rocket trades & 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. Alan Stern
Tags: Dr. Alan Stern, Chasing New Horizons: Inside The Epic First Mission To Pluto,, New Horizons Mission, New Horizons history, frontier development projects, flyby missions, large launcher mission trades, Pluto, Kuiper Belt, Dawn Mission, Ceres, outer solar system planets, Pluto's Moons, ion propulsion, electric propulsion, solar power, Nuclear power, radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs), defining a planet, new planets in solar system, Ort Cloud, NASA, Pluto's creation, Pluto photos, mission competition, Beacon tones, spacecraft power requirements, New Horizons cost model, magnetometer, SLS, Falcon Heavy, spacecraft manufacturing reliability, additional Kuiper Belt targets of interest, Alan Stern National Book Tour
Broadcast 3099 Dr. Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Date Aired: Friday 13 Apr 2018
Guest:  Dr. Dirk Schulze-Makuch; Topics:  "The Cosmic Zoo, the evolution of complex life. Advanced life vs intelligent life, astrobiology, and more.  Please direct all comments and questions regarding specific Space Show programs & guest(s) to the Space Show blog which is part of archived program on our website, www.thespaceshow.com.   Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a...
Guests: Dr. Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Tags: Dr. Dirk Schulze-Makuch, The Cosmic Zoo,, evolution of complex life, planetary protection, how life can originate, a single water droplet for life, advanced life, animal life, intelligent life compared to advanced life, Exoplanets, Titan, telescopes, Mars, space settlement, cloud cities on Venus, sample return missions, cross contamination, planetary protection costs, private sector Mars and other human missions, liquid water oceans, methanol oceans, Europa, Enceladus, the Moon, sentient life, Fermi Paradox, intelligent dinosaurs, public interest in searching for life off Earth, astrobiology, single cell life, molecules in space, extraterrestrial microbial life, one technological species, interstellar flight, Breakthrough programs
Broadcast 3098 Casey Dreier
Date Aired: Tuesday 10 Apr 2018
Guest:  Casey Dreier;  Topics:  Planetary Science Congressional Caucus, policy, robotics & HSF, JWST delays, SLS, FH, BFR, LOP-G, NASA and more.  Please direct all comments and questions regarding specific Space Show programs & guest(s) to the Space Show blog which is part of archived program on our website, www.thespaceshow.com.  Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a...
Guests: Casey Dreier
Tags: Casey Dreier, The Planetary Society, Planetary Science Congressional Caucus, Congressional interest groups, human spaceflight, planetary missions, robotics, SLS, SpaceX, BFR, Falcon Heavy, James Webb Space Telescope, Joint Confidence Level, BFR vs. SLS, NASA 2018 budget, NASA Administrator, LOP-G
Broadcast 3097 Dr. Geoffrey Landis
Date Aired: Monday 09 Apr 2018
Guest:  Dr. Geoffrey Landis;  Topics:  We covered a wide variety of topics with Dr. Landis ranging from Phase II NIAC awards to Venus cloud settlements to interstellar flight 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: Dr. Geoffrey Landis
Tags: Dr. Geoffrey Landis, NASA Glenn, NIAC Phase II, Triton Hopper, Titan submarine, exploring Titan and Triton, outer moons, icy moons, solar electric power (SEP), Pluto, Kilopower reactors, Nuclear power, nuclear fear factor, Triton lander, Venus, cloud cities, ultra violet Venus radiation, upper atmosphere of Venus, planned Venus missions, Venus volcanos, Venus balloon projects, refrigerated rovers for Venus, Venus Radioactivity Exposure, space settlement for humans, human genetic modification for space settlement, turning on, atmospheric sample return missions, tethers, skyhooks, space slings, Space debris, materials for space, advanced propulsion, Lop-G (Deep Space Gateway), ISRU, Mars, Calisto, Europa, Enceladus, LCROSS, lunar polar ice, Lunar Flashlight Mission, lowering the cost of space access, searching for life on Mars, SETI, Exoplanets, interstellar flight, laser technology
Broadcast 3096 Dr. Jason Reimuller
Date Aired: Sunday 08 Apr 2018
Guest:  Dr. Jason Reimuller;  Topics:  Project PoSSUM updates, spacesuit emergency water egress testing, noctilucent cloud research, human factors 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...
Guests: Dr. Jason Reimuller
Tags: Dr. Jason Reimuller, Project Possum (Polar Suborbital Science in the Upper Mesosphere), noctilucent clouds, spacecraft water egress, spacesuit emergency water egress scenarios, microgravity test of commercial spacesuit, IVA spacesuits, Project Otter, Balloon Noctilucent Cloud Imagery, PMC-Turbo, Sweden, NASA, spacesuit TRLs, spacesuit pressures, human factors, Final Frontier Design, spacecraft, visor down tests, Canadian research support, Canadian Falcon Jet, Survival Systems, Inc., Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic, polar suborbital
Broadcast 3095 Ben Pearson
Date Aired: Friday 06 Apr 2018
Guest:  Ben Pearson;  Topics: Our guest introduced us to the Space Stack Exchange (www.space.stackexchange.com) and his site for tracking the Tesla, www.whereisroadster.com.  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: Ben Pearson
Tags: Ben Pearson, Space Stack Exchange (www.space.stackexchange.com), www.whereisroadster.com, Tesla Roadster launch, Falcon Heavy launch, SpaceX, Blue Origin, InSight Mars Mission, Vandenberg launch penalty, Cape Canaveral, lunar rover, Point to Point Transportation, BFR, Falcon 9, astrobiology, orbital dynamics, Venus, quality control, rocket design, Tesla Roadster video, top questions list, popular topics, Space Elevator, EmDrive, suborbital vs. orbital discussions, North Korean ICBMs, economic topics, booster reusability, news feeds, survey telescopes, Tesla Roadster prep for launch, Tesla Roadster crashing into Mars, sterilization for Mars, Starman, spacesuits, space tourism, NewSpace topics, New Horizons, Curiosity, educational outreach
Broadcast 3094 Dr. Adam Dodd
Date Aired: Tuesday 03 Apr 2018
Guest:  Dr. Adam Dodd; Topics:  Strategic ignorance, science, social restrictions, peer pressure, ridicule, disinformation, science as PR, UFOs & science, scientific curiosity 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: Dr. Adam Dodd
Tags: Dr. Adam Dodd, University of Queensland, Strategic Ignorance and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence,, knowledge obstruction, social pressure, Carl Sagan, Stephen Hawking, folklore, lack of curiosity, ridicule, group think, Exoplanets, threat, non-threat, Risk, popular culture, disinformation, tools for discrediting, Washington Post, science as public relations, Cold War, CIA, USAF, Edward Condon, The Condon Report, Fallacy of Centrality, Logical Fallacy, political pressure, pseudo-science, public credibility, authority, strategic ignorance, intentional ignorance, UFO taboo, belief in God, Fermi Paradox
Broadcast 3093 Dr. Joshua Bandfield
Date Aired: Monday 02 Apr 2018
Guest:  Dr. Joshua Bandfield; Topics:  Water distribution on the lunar surface per his paper, "Widespread distribution of OH/H2) on the lunar surface inferred from spectral data," plus related material.  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. Joshua Bandfield
Tags: Dr. Joshua Bandfield, Widespread distribution of OH/H2) on the lunar surface inferred from spectral data,, lunar ice at the poles, hydroxyl (OH), H2O, Moon Mineralogy Mapper spectrometer, Chandrayaan-!, diurnal migration, lunar surface properties, lunar temperatures, lunar regolith insulation property, LCROSS, ISRU, lunar vs. Mercury water, water ice comets, solar system frost line, lunar rocks & silicates, lunar environment, planetary protection for the Moon, 3 microns, ray tracing, lunar surface helium, lunar settlement issues, Mars Odyssey mission, Phobos, Bennu, Osiris-REx Mission, remote sensing, thermal emissions, error correction method
Sunday, April 1, 2018: No Show Today. Easter Sunday.
Date Aired: Sunday 01 Apr 2018
Guests: Dr. David Livingston
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Broadcast 3092 Dr. Dragos Bratasanu
Date Aired: Friday 30 Mar 2018
Guest:  Dr. Dragos Bratasanu;  Topics:  "The Pursuit of Dreams" and making your business or what you do successful.  Space entrepreneurism, news media and much more.  Please direct all comments and questions regarding specific Space Show programs & guest(s) to the Space Show blog which is part of archived program on our website, www.thespaceshow.com.   Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of...
Guests: Dragos Bratasanu
Tags: Dr. Dragos Bratasanu, The Pursuit Of Dreams,, Space Advocates, entrepreneurism, controlling the environment, Hubble Space Telescope lessons learned, uncertainty, our social environment, advisor input, brain analysis, media negativity, feedback importance, being of service, NASA, Silicon Valley, listening to the heart's calling
Broadcast 3091 Hotel Mars Dr. Marc Rayman
Date Aired: Wednesday 28 Mar 2018
Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Marc Rayman, Dr. David Livingston.  Topics:  Dawn Mission updates, Ceres new findings & additional exploration, very low orbit, and more.  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 Show copyright. We do not permit the commercial use of any Space Show program or part thereof, nor do we permit Space Show programs to be...
Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. David Livingston, Dr. Marc Rayman
Tags: John Batchelor, Dr. Marc Rayman, Dr. David Livingston, Dawn Mission, Ceres, Dawn life extension, Ceres water ice, Ceres bright spot, Ceres changes, liquid water, dwarf planet, underground ice, Ceres seasonal changes, Dawn final orbit, Ceres surface carbonates, asteroid belt, Ceres internal heat
Broadcast 3090 Kim Holder
Date Aired: Tuesday 27 Mar 2018
Guest:  Kim Holder:  Topics:  Moonwards updates, new information, 3D virtual animations, lunar development and economics, big vision, building very big structures, cislunar transportation, Moonwards timelines 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...
Guests: Kim Holder
Tags: Kim Holder, Moonwards.com, Virtual 3D environment, long term space vision, long term lunar vision, nuclear rockets, skyhooks, lunar economics, Moonwards costs per couple, large equatorial space stations, Blender computer software, SLS, Falcon Heavy, BFR, open source, Moonwards atrium, Moonwards, trees, showers, toilets, waste disposal, dressing rooms, Moonwards power supply, Nuclear power, solar power, beaming solar power, cis-lunar transportation, space stations, ESA Moon Village, Lalande Crater, robotic development, AI, using lunar glass domes, telerobotics, Moonwards inside the dome transportation, animals on Moonwards, centrifuge, artificial gravity, political and economic challenges, weapons and abuse of power issue for Moonwards, commercial activity, Moonwards economics, building very large structures, space and humanity
Broadcast 3089 Dr. Marc Rayman
Date Aired: Monday 26 Mar 2018
Guest:  Dr. Marc Rayman;  Topics:  Updates with the Dawn Mission regarding Ceres.  Ceres changes coming, Ceres new extension of life and more.  Please direct all comments and questions regarding specific Space Show programs & guest(s) to the Space Show blog which is part of archived program on our website, www.thespaceshow.com.   Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a...
Guests: Dr. Marc Rayman
Tags: Dr. Marc Rayman, Dawn Mission, Ceres, Dawn mission extension, Ceres orbital changes, Dawn end of life plans, sensors, Ceres pictures, Ceres bright spots, Dawn launch vehicle, launch vehicle mission trades, Delta 2, hydrazine, sodium carbonate, repeat missions, Decadal Survey, commercial planetary missions, flyby missions, planetary protection, orbiter missions, Psyche and the Jovian Trojans mission, perturbing the orbit of Dawn, nuclear thermal propulsion, MERV planetary mission payloads, burial on Ceres, Ceres & Vesta 40% asteroid belt mass, 2 body equations, Ceres water ice, Hubble Space Telescope, NASA budgets, Ceres organics, NASA mission planning & considerations, ion propulsion
Broadcast 3088 Open Lines
Date Aired: Sunday 25 Mar 2018
Guest:  Open Lines with Dr. David Livingston; Topics:  We covered many topics with multiple caller and emails.  Below you will find a short summary of the program contents.  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: Dr. David Livingston
Tags: Open Lines, Main spaceport, Nova Scotia spaceport, nuclear powered cruise missile, nuclear thermal propulsion, Russian weapons development, hypersonics, Dr. John Brandenburg science fiction, Morningstar Pass, Outer Space Treaty, property rights, BFR suborbital hops, treaty modifications, space settlement governance, ISS, Made In Space, Space Solar Power, Nuclear power, 3D Printing, Vanguard 60th anniversary celebration, advanced propulsion, Dr. Geoff Landis, Hyperdimensional Physics, kilowatt nuclear power, telerobotics, CASIS, space station commercialization, academic bias
Broadcast 3087 Derek Webber
Date Aired: Friday 23 Mar 2018
Guest:  Derek Webber;  Topics:  Derek discussed his new book, Apollo flights and astronauts with unique stories and photos.  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...
Guests: Derek Webber
Tags: Derek Webber, Afterglow: Reflections On The Golden Age Of Moon Explorers,, Mercury, Gemini, Skylab, ISS, space shuttle, Moon walking astronaut perspectives, NASA, future human space exploration, Apollo astronaut stories, Apollo 8, space art, Alan Bean, Buzz Aldrin, Mars, returning to the Moon, lunar heritage protection, Google Lunar-XPRIZE, Gateway Earth interplanetary space architecture initiative, Apollo 17 orange soil, Apollo 12 lightning strike, Apollo program costs, Apollo astronaut selection process, astronaut medical issues, Apollo lessons learned, space tourism, Apollo astronaut spouses, Apollo's legacy, Cold War victory, environmental movement, electronic spinoffs, Apollo generation, Apollo astronaut psychological issues
Broadcast 3086 Hotel Mars George Lordos
Date Aired: Wednesday 21 Mar 2018
Guests: John Batchelor, George Lordos, Dr. David Livingston.  Topics:  MIT Mars design projects MARINA, Redwood Forest & luxury space hotel.  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 Show copyright. We do not permit the commercial use of any Space Show program or part thereof, nor do we permit Space Show programs to be edited, placed on YouTube,...
Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. David Livingston, George Lordos
Tags: John Batchelor, George Lordos, Dr. David Livingston, MIT Space Hotel, MARINA Project, MIT Redwood Forest, commercial space station, luxury space hotel, international competition for building sustainably on Mars, mimicking a forest on Mars, Martian ISRU resources, space based business park, capital requirements, Martian water, Martian light, Martian green space, agriculture on Mars, habitat food
Broadcast 3085 Dr. Haym Benaroya
Date Aired: Tuesday 20 Mar 2018
Guest:  Dr. Haym Benaroya; Topics: We discussed his new book, "Building Habitats On The Moon: Engineering Approaches to Luna Settlements," lunar habitat knowledge & engineering, challenges, 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: Dr. Haym Benaroya
Tags: : Dr. Haym Benaroya, Building Habitats On The Moon: Engineering Approaches to Luna Settlements,, uncertainties, sufficient data needed, probabilities, high risk, lunar environment, space environment, complexity, redundancy, design stability, lunar soils issues, low gravity, lunar structure, pressurized rigid cylinder, rigid materials, 3D Printing, lunar regolith, artificial gravity, power supply and needs, solar, Nuclear power, shuttle external tanks, ESA Moon Village, ISRU, bathroom issues on the lunar surface, lunar plumbing systems, lunar settlement location, South Pole, lunar equator, performance based engineering, assumption making, rules, Mars-lunar habitat comparison, Moon as a stepping stone to Mars, mental, psychological issues, psychosocial issues, composites, human locomotion in the pressurized cylinder, Lunar space elevator, Aviation industry lessons learned, lunar base incremental improvements, need to expand lunar base knowledge, industry and accidents, LOP-G
Broadcast 3084 Robert (Bob) Zimmerman (note special time)
Date Aired: Monday 19 Mar 2018
Guest:  Robert (Bob) Zimmerman; Topics:  Recent space news and policy events and happenings, commercial launch industry, aerospace industry, competition 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...
Guests: Robert Zimmerman
Tags: : Robert (Bob) Zimmerman, President Trump, cabinet meeting, private launch companies, SpaceX, Blue Origin, ULA, Sierra-Nevada, SLS, Orion, Falcon Heavy, BFR, New Glenn, Vulcan, SLS costs, canceling SLS. NASA, heavy lift launcher market, SLS successful flights, large aerospace companies and competition, NASA Administrator, NASA leadership, NASA programs, Lunar Orbital Platform-G (Deep Space Gateway known as LOP-G), NASA ESA Moon Village, proposed 2019 funding, National Space Council, Return to the Moon, FAA AST, Dept. of Commerce, Space Force, USAF Space Command, cancellation vulnerable space programs, Elon Musk, Dream Chaser, Point to Point Transportation, China, Russia, India, very large satellite constellations, space regulatory environment, Bigelow private space stations, robotics, AI, 2018 global launch rate predictions, small satellites, emerging small launcher industry
Broadcast 3083 Open Lines
Date Aired: Sunday 18 Mar 2018
Guest:  Open Lines with Dr. David Livingston; Topics:  We discussed a variety of space topics with listener phone calls and a few emails.  I also suggested a few topics at the start of the show.  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. David Livingston
Tags: Open Lines, cake planets, space radiation, Lucas Museum of Narrative Arts, ULA, Vulcan rocket, SpaceX, Falcon Heavy, BFR, heavy lift competition, Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway (Deep Space Gateway), Skylab ii, NASA Administrator, artificial gravity Dr. Zubrin's recent Space Show program, SLS, BFS flight test hops, lunar surface, lunar lander, public private lunar partnerships, U.S. Congress, international lunar development partnerships, radiation risks, Tesla roadster FH payload, China space program for the Moon, Constellation, Ares V, ATK solid rocket boosters, SpaceX overextension?, heavy lift launcher risk sharing, national interest, national security, growing food in space
Broadcast 3082 Dr. Erik Seedhouse
Date Aired: Friday 16 Mar 2018
Guest:  Dr. Erik Seedhouse;  Topics:  Erik discussed his latest book, "Tim Peake and Britain's Road to Space," the UK space history, their economic problems, technology, suborbital flights 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: Dr. Erik Seedhouse
Tags: Dr. Erik Seedhouse, Tim Peake and Britain's Road to Space,, UK Space Agency, ESA, British Interplanetary Society, dual nationality, Helen Sharman, UK possible spaceports, Surry Satellite, Virgin Galactic, suborbital spaceflight, Blue Origin, NASA, UK austerity issues, human spaceflight regulatory environment, pressure suits, space tourism, repeat space tourists, space tourism ticket prices, lower the cost of space tourism, Bigelow inflatable space stations, Mars, Russian Mars plans, SpaceX, BFR, military market for big satellites, radiation risks, Deep Space Gateway, lunar orbital space station, VASIMIR & the 100 hour test, British space history, Spaceports, UK spaceport competition
Broadcast 3081 Hotel Mars with Dr. David Dearborn
Date Aired: Wednesday 14 Mar 2018
Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. David Dearborn, Dr. David Livingston.  Topics:  HAMMER nuclear option to deflect an incoming asteroid headed for Earth.  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 Show copyright. We do not permit the commercial use of any Space Show program or part thereof, nor do we permit Space Show programs to be edited, placed on...
Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. David Livingston, Dr. David Dearborn
Tags: John Batchelor, Dr. David Dearborn, Dr. David Livingston, Planetary Defense, asteroid defense, impactor mission, detonating on-board nuclear warhead, Hypervelocity Asteroid Mitigation Mission for Emergency Response (HAMMER), asteroid Bennu, nuclear option, critical timelines, essential rocket technology, existing nuclear weapons, mission trades & considerations, Delta 4 Heavy, essential speeds, payload size, deflection, gravity tractor, the enhanced gravity detractor, binary case challenge, neutron bomb, DART mission
Broadcast 3080 Dr. Robert (Bob) Zubrin
Date Aired: Tuesday 13 Mar 2018
Guest:  Dr. Robert (Bob) Zubrin; Topics:  Paradigm shift with Falcon Heavy & SpaceX, a new way to go to the Moon, policy, SETI, ISRU, Moon, Mars, Drake Equation, scarcity economics, human expansion to space & 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...
Guests: Dr. Robert Zubrin
Tags: : Dr. Robert Zubrin, Falcon Heavy, SpaceX, Elon Musk, paradigm shift, Augustine Commission, NASA, NASA Administrator & leadership, NASA Human Spaceflight w/o direction, returning to the Mon, launcher competition, Mars, lunar flights, artificial gravity, growing food for Mars, radiation risks, FH Leo & lunar payloads, on orbit fuel transfer, cryogenic fuel transfer, Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway, Life on Mars, ALH84001, exoplanet search, TESS survey satellite, Kepler Space Telescope, BFR, SLS, Orion, LCROSS, Kilopower Reactor Development, The Drake Equation Error, ISRU, scarcity economics, international cooperation, free trade, human expansion to space, technical advancement

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