Patrick Beatty and David Shiga were the guests for this program originating from Grand Forks, ND and focusing on X Prize Cup and David's "breaking news" interview at Bigelow Aerospace. Please note that this program has audio distortion and problems that cannot be cleared. The audio issues stem from the studio I used in Grand Forks and the fact that Patrick had to use a less than adequate public telephone for the interview. I apologize for these problems and assure all listeners that The Space Show is taking steps to deal with phone line quality issues. Please watch for an announcement on this subject soon. As for this show, the first hour we talked about X Prize Cup as Patrick joined with me in announcing the Cup on Saturday and then was the main announcer on Sunday as I left for home. David was at the Cup as media to focus on the Lunar Lander Challenge and Armadillo Aerospace. The three of us discussed our views and experiences at X Prize Cup, Armadillo, the N-G Lunar Lander Challenge, and also the air show provided by Holloman AFB. We also discussed the Personal Spaceflight Symposium held prior to the Cup in Las Cruces. Many listeners asked questions about X Prize Cup and the other events and I am sure you will find our discussion informative. In the second hour of this program, David Shiga who is a reporter for the New Scientist Magazine, told us about his visit and interview with Bob Bigelow and Bigelow Aerospace. David also talked about finding out about the new Bigelow prize to offer $760 million for space transportation (see http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn12836-bigelow-aerospace-to-offe…). Patrick joined in the conversation as did listeners with lots of questions about Bigelow Aerospace and their work. This is definitely a two hour most interesting program/discussion. You can direct your comments and questions for Patrick and David using patrick.beatty@gmail.com and david.shiga@newscientist.com.
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