Guests: John Batchelor, Bill Harwood, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Bill Harwood did a quick review of end of the year space issues for several companies and space programs up to the current planned Falcon 9 launch. 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 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, or other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted in news articles, papers, academic & research work but must be cited or referenced in the proper citation format. Contact Dr. Livingston for questions about our copyright and trademark policies which we do enforce. This program is archived on The Space Show website, podcasting, and blog sites with permission from John Batchelor. Please visit the John Batchelor Show website for more information about this fine program, www.johnbatchelorshow.com. Remember, your Amazon Purchases Can Help Support The Space Show/OGLF (www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm). For those of you listening to archives on live365.com & rating the programs, please email me the reasons for your rating. This will definitely help improve Space Show programming. Thank you. John Batchelor and I welcomed Bill Hardwood back to Hotel Mars. We reviewed several end of the year space programs and issues, talked about the upcoming Falcon 9 launch to the ISS and the reusability test being planned by SpaceX,. In addition, we talked about Orbital and the Antares rocket motor issue plus their merger with ATK and why the new company is not moving toward using a solid rocket motor. ESA and its rocket reusability plan came up plus we talked about SLS and Orion, the budget issues the programs face & what the new congress might do with NASA funding into the future. Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog. You can email Mr. Batchelor or Dr. Jeff Foust through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com.