Dr. Jeff Bell returned for this special Space Show program to discuss his March 7, 2007 Spacedaily.com article. "Rocket Plane Roulette." This article has caused quite a storm in certain New Space and blog circles. Dr. Bell has been criticized for his argument on the basis of his research methodology to his actual argument about possible safety and liability issues with companies making suborbital spaceplanes for tourists.

Declan O'Donnell was the special guest for the Monday night, March 12 and replay program on Tuesday, March 13th. We started the discussion with an overview look on the legal case of space friend and benefactor, Walt Anderson. During the first segment of the show, we discussed Walt's situation in general, how the IRS and the government prosecutes such cases, some of the laws involved, and various scenarios that might apply to Walt.

Mark Hopkins was the guest for this Space Show program. Mark began the interview with some National Space Society background but then we jumped right into a discussion about space settlement. This space settlement discussion was the primary topic and focus for this program. Mark Hopkins is very well prepared to discuss the importance of space settlement so don't miss this program as its full of new information and different perspectives.

Darel Preble was the guest on this program to discuss the Space Solar Power Workshop, Institute and Power Institute (SSPI). Visit www.sspi.gatech.edu to follow the discussion. We began the interview with Darel explaining to us what the SSPI is, some facts about the potential use of space solar power, and how it might be developed. He also explained the Sunset Corporation idea which is modeled after the successful Comsat Corporation which helped develop the telecommunications industry.

Henry Vanderbilt returned to The Space Show to discuss the upcoming Space Access Society Conference in Phoenix, Arizona from March 22-24, 2007. Henry and I discussed the conference and the various topics that will be presented. As a result of listener questions and our discussion, Henry explained the uniqueness of this conference, its programming features and the type of people attending for networking, deal making and for getting up to date information about the entrepreneurial industry.

Jim Benson, founder of Benson Space Company, return for this Space Show program. Jim started our discussion by introducing us to Benson Space Company and the Dreamchaser which is modeled after the HL-20 spaceplane that Nasa Langley was designing and building. Jim took us through the history of the HL-20, its earlier Soviet Union counterparts and tests and much more. Benson Space actually has all design information from the HL-20, including the full size mock up of the vehicle.

Ed Buckbee, Konrad Dannenberg and Sonny Morea were the special guests for this program. What can one say about this program with such an amazing guest list? Well, I can tell you again and again what these men created with the Saturn program, the Saturn V, going to the Moon, the lunar rover, the inspiration they gave America for generations and generations which continues today. Yes, I can tell you all of that and all of the subjects that we discussed regarding engines, engineering, rocket science, the Saturn, NASA then and NASA now, and more.

Dallas Bienhoff was the special guest for this Space Show program. Our discussion with Dallas focused on building an on orbit propellant depot to enhance and facilitate the VSE program with NASA and to also serve the developing private sector space community. Dallas took us through all phases of building a propellant depot and we discussed the four most significant hurdles: the cost of space access, zero g fuel transfer, long term cryogenic storage, and the autonomous rendezvous and docking necessary for the depot.

Stephen Metschan, the Founder/President of TeamVision Corporation was the guest for this Space Show program. Stephen and his TeamVision associates have created a detailed alternative plan to return to the Moon, including hardware, launchers, etc. This plan was presented at the AIAA Space 2006 meeting in San Jose in September 2006 and is being refined for additional AIAA presentations.

Dr. Lee Valentine returned for this special Monday evening Space Show program. We began our discussion by inquiring about the upcoming Planetary Defense Conference scheduled for March 5-8, 2007 in Washington, DC. Visit www.aero.org/conferences/planetarydefense to learn more about this conference. To read some of the papers being presented at the conference, visit www.aero.org/conferences/planetarydefense/resources.html.