Alt.Space

Rob Wilson from Christ Church, New Zealand was the special guest for this unique and very different Space Show program. Rob began the interview by telling us about his blog, Out of the Cradle at www.outofthecradle.net. When we returned from the first break, Rob turned the tables on me and I became the guest on The Space Show and Rob interviewed me for the balance of the program.

Eric R. Hedman was the guest for this Space Show program. Mr. Hedman began the discussion with an overview of engineering as it relates to alt.space and the larger space industry. In this discussion, we explored alt. space being too simple for complex engineering tasks or making things overly complex when they could be done much simpler. The same set of questions was asked about NASA. Mr. Hedman explained to us how reality was a little of both so you won't want to miss this complete discussion. Mr.

"The Rocket Company" authors, Patrick Stiennon and David Hoerr, returned to The Space Show to engage in a panel discussing with additional returning guests, Dr. John Jurist and Monte Davis. The panel discussed numerous aspects of what is required to develop and build a rocket launching company using "The Rocket Company" book as the discussion basis. The panel discussed rocket engineering, business planning, single stage to orbit mass and economics, the existing alt.space launch industry along with the established launch industry. We discussed financing, markets, and much more.

Jenny Eckardt was the guest for this Space Show program. We began the interview discussing the April 12th Yuri's Night global celebrations. Ms. Eckardt explained the parties, how to attend and how to set up a part. For full details, visit the Yuri's Night website which is http://www.yurisnight.com/. We discussed the origins of the Yuri's Night celebration, where the parties were being held around the world, what the parties are like and the fact that they speak to people of all ages and interests. In addition to talking about Yuri's Night, we Ms.

Dr. Jeff Bell was the guest for this special two hour Space Show program. Dr. Bell began the interview explaining his background in the pro-space community dating back to L5. He explained what happened that took him away from this community, why he is returning but also how he is returning to the community. Dr. Bell clearly explains why he is skeptical and has safety concerns regarding many of the companies making up alt.space and the pro-space community. Both as part of his interview comments and in response to a listener question, Dr.

Tom Olson, CEO of the Colony Fund returned for his end of the year update on The Space Show. We began the interview with getting an update from Tom on changes being made in the planning and development of the Colony Fund. As Tom likes to say, a wall was hit this year with alt.space which forced new strategic thinking on the Colony Fund management team. Current thinking has the Colony Fund expanding beyond only space investments to include technology, specifically nanotechnology opportunities along side commercial space opportunities. Marketing Colony Fund is also important and Mr.

Monte Davis was the guest on this Space Show program. Mr. Davis explained the need for markets and demand for developing space commerce and compared the national imperative of the Apollo era to what we have today in the space field. He discussed the realities of chemical rockets, what to expect from them in the future, and how he believes we should focus our energies to enhance the possibilities for being successful in some of the forthcoming private space ventures, including space tourism. Mr.