human spaceflight

Guest:  Steven Wolfe; Topics:  Space settlement, the new Beyond Earth Institute, why space settlements, economics of space settlement, challenges, space settlement human factors concerns, no show stoppers.

Guest:  Dr. James (Jim) Schwartz; topics: Jim's new book, "The Value of Space in Space Exploration" plus a wide ranging discussion on doing science in space as a priority over commercial, mining, resource usage and settlement.

We welcomed Cristina Chaplain back to the program for a two segment 90 minute discussion regarding the GAO, space, DOD, national security, congress and other key relationships.  Ms Chaplain recently retired from her director position at the GAO so we got a good, accurate and reflective perspective on NASA, human spaceflight, launchers, public private partnerships, DOD and space plus much more.  We started our important discussion with our guest going over the official GAO relationship with Congress and the areas covered by her former division and expertise.

Guest;  Dr. Deana Weibel;  Topics:  Space tourism in the context of faith, history, our destiny for the future and much more. 

Guest:  Dan Oltrogge;  Topics: Center for Space Standards and Innovation, space debris, COVID-19, industry best practices, space safety, space data, traffic management and much more.

Guest:  Dr. George Church;  Topics:  Human spaceflight genetic issues, manipulation, modification, research and more.

Guest:  Tom Olson;  Topics:  NewSpace, Commercial Space & the space industry 2019 review with a loo at 2020 for the full space industry.

Guest:  Dr. Sean Casey; Topics:  Overview of commercial and NewSpace investment through the present, multiple additional commercial, exploratory, engineering and space related topics.

Guest:  Jose Ocasio-Christian;  Topics: Caelus Foundation updates, Sino-US commercial space workshops, national security space, Sino-US space and trade policy plus much more.