Guest: Dr. Jason Reimuller. Topics: Project PoSSUM and its manned suborbital research program focusing on the mesosphere. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.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 are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. For those listening to archives using live365.com and rating the programs, please email me as to why you assign a specific rating to the show. This will help me bring better programming to the audience. We welcomed Dr. Jason Reimuller back to the show for this 1 hour 28 minute discussion and update regarding Project PoSSUM (www.projectpossum.org). During the first segment of the program, Dr. Reimuller provided us with an overview of Project PoSSUM, then he went into detail regarding the need to study the mesosphere and Noctilucent clouds. He explained his two training programs, the PoSSUM Scientist-Astronaut Qualification Program and the PoSSUM Academy. I found it interesting that both programs have a math level requirement for participants. Our first segment was devoted to Jason telling us about these two programs as well as their research projects which included a spacesuit research project along with Final Frontier Design. Near the end of the segment, we talked about launch vehicles to be used by Project PoSSUM, timelines & FAA licensing requirements. In the second segment, Jason focused on their public and educational outreach programs for their science projects. Jason told us about their high altitude balloon projects, probably with World View and the global appeal of their citizen science projects. Among the many listener questions, Ronnie asked about the field of aerometry while another listener inquired as to why the study of the upper atmosphere was important. As the segment was ending, listeners asked Jason about his use of cubesats while another listener asked if balloons from JP Aerospace would be used. Also mentioned was the PoSSUM manual which can be obtained from the Project PoSSUM website along with various articles of spirit ware. Gina got the last question in to ask if one could get by in the two programs without the required math that Jason mentioned earlier in the show. Please post your comments on TSS blog per the above URL. Jason can be reached through me or his website (he also gave out his email address on air).
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