Broadcast 2582

Guests: Leonard David, Scott Sacknoff. Topics: The new book, "Space Careers" plus student guidance, space history. 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 back Leonard David and for the first time Scott Sacknoff to the program to discuss their new book, "Space Careers." For more information, visit the book's website, www.spacebusiness.com/careers. Note that we did not take a break in our program so it is only one segment. Scott Sacknoff started us off with an overview of their book, why they wrote it and the history behind it given that it was originally written in 1998. It has been fully revised for the new edition. This book was a response to the many space industry job seekers along with high school and college students interested in a possible space career but without any resources to help guide them & navigate the expanding field of opportunities. The specific target market for the book is high school through those already in the industry wanting to change jobs or needing to move on from their current job to something else. The book contains key sections including how to interview, development of your resume, and more (see the website for details). Leaders from with in the industry offer guidance and wisdom and Scott referenced some of the contributors. The book also outlines scholarship opportunities and more. Several listeners emailed our guests with questions such as wanting to know if the book was designed to attract someone to the industry not already interested in space. Another listener wanted to know if global job opportunities were highlighted or if the book was only applicable for the United States. Our guests talked about making the book available to university resource centers and others in a position to guide and counsel students. Later, I asked Scott to compare and contrast the differences in the industry from 1998 when the book first appeared to today, 2015. This is an interesting compare and contrast discussion with our guests so don't miss it. In addition, our guests talked about why space businesses fail, then Helen wanted to know about gender differences in the industry from 1998 to today. You might be surprised by the answer to this question. We were going to take a break but I took a call instead from Dr. Bryan Laubscher. Bryan wanted to know more about why many new and young space companies fail. He specifically asked what one should look for, the telling signs. Scott and Leonard offered several pointers for Bryan and listeners to consider, then I chimed in regarding planning based on having interviewed many Space Show guests wanting to do something with the ISS and not having a Plan B for when the ISS is retired. Bryan then focused his questioning on the importance of high strength materials. I strongly recommend you listen to this discussion and what Bryan had to say about this subject and the importance of the "unsung heroes" involved in working on high strength materials. Next, Bryan wanted to know about press releases and how to create a high quality PR. Scott talked about including visions of the future as people want to be involved in doing things for the benefit of humanity and the future. Leonard also talked about the media and press releases as did I. Dr. Doug sent in a note suggesting different reasons for motivation and inspiration. In the remaining time left we focused on the journal, "Quest: The History of Spaceflight." Find out more about this publication at www.spacehistory101.com. Scott said the journal was peer reviewed, he went over the process for submitting a story or article. He also described many of the stories and articles that have appeared in the journal over the years. Leonard talked about the value of history and cited several examples, including the recent release of previously classified space documents that will be researched resulting in interesting papers, stories, and lessons learned from our past. Both our guests offered us words of wisdom and quality closing comments so don't miss them. Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog above. You can reach Scott or Leonard through the websites or me.