This Deep Space Message was submitted by Ms. Meghann Ribbens, doctoral stuent at USC: To the Denizens of the Universe: My name is Meghann Ribbens, and I am a human of Earth. Let me describe for you what it is to be human: Our evolution has progressed with blinding alacrity, and is even now accelerating. It was only a few million revolutions around our star (a mere blink in the history of life on this planet) that a species arose vaguely resembling the remarkable creatures now communicating with you.

Ky Michaelson was the guest for this special Space Show program. We began the discussion with Ky by asking him how he got involved and interested in rockets and then to the point, how he was able to launch the amateur rocket to space which his Civilian Space eXploration TEAM (CSXT) did in 2004. As you will hear from the discussion, fighting the government and regulatory environment proved every bit as challenging as building and flying the rocket but as Ky said, he paved the way for others and it should be easier for others to follow what his CSXT accomplished.

Professor William Burrows was the guest for this special remote location Space Show program. Please note that you will hear background noise on this archived program which was a result of electrical interference traced to hotel electrical wiring. Professor Burrows began the interview with an introduction to the survival imperative which is the title of his book, "The Survival Imperative: Using Space To Protect Earth." From this point forward, a most interesting, informative, and clearly eye-opening conversation followed for the duration of the two hour program.

Phil Richter was the guest for this Space Show program. Phil is the conference coordinator for the Space Exploration 2007 Conference and Second Space Elevator Conference, both of which are in Albuquerque, NM March 25-28, 2007. This program was dedicated to discussing this conference, explaining why it is a unique space conference and what it has to offer for people attending.

Jeff Krukin returned for this Space Show program and to turn the tables on me by interviewing me for The Space Show. He did a superb job as a guest host of The Space Show and I hope all of you enjoy this change of pace program. I commend Jeff for his great idea and enthusiasm to do this type of program. I know you the listeners will find it interesting, informative and entertaining. During the first segment of the show, Jeff brought us up to date with the Space Frontier Foundation and the coming SFF conference in the Washington, DC area from July 18-21, 2007.

Rand Simberg returned for this Friday morning Space Show program. We began our discussion looking at some of the political issues surrounding space, NASE, the VSE, and private space development. We talked about the new congress and space, NASA as a jobs program, difficulties with the VSE, rocketry, heavy lift, on orbit construction and lots more. We discussed returning to the moon, possibly going to an asteroid, NASA budget cuts and what they mean for the overall space program as well as for the COTS program and for Centennial Challenges.

Rick Tumlinson returned for this special Space Show program. The first part of the interview was focused on visionary space leadership, the VSE, congress, how NASA does business, NASA leadership, and inspiration. Rick was at his best, you need to hear what he has to say and this discussion. As this two hour program developed, we altered the focus of the discussion to look into private commercial space development in general and then narrowed the focus to talk about his new business ventures. Rick's comments and insights regarding commercial space development are a must!

Dave Masten and Michael Mealling were the special guests for this program which focused on the entrepreneurial company, Masten Space Systems (www.masten-space.com). Michael began the discussion by providing us with introductory information about Masten Space Systems, then he told us about their exclusive program, SodaSat. You can fly your own payload including your own scientific experiment on their rocket in a container such as a soda can or larger. Check it out at their website.

Ken Davidian was the guest for this program to discuss NASA Centennial Challenges. Ken began our discussion by telling us some prize history, the origins of the NASA Centennial Challenges and the way in which the program works. Ken went through the prizes being offered, their respective supporting allied organizations. Several questions from listeners addressed the timing and dates of the prizes, what happens if a prize is not won, how does it work when the prize is extending over multiple years.

John Powell, President and Founder of JP Aerospace, returned for this Space Show program. We started off the program with updates regarding JP Aerospace with current missions, recently completed mission, and future missions. John brought to our attention his advertising/logo programs which are readily available for interested people as a means to participate and support the work of JP Aerospace. Check it out at www.jpaerospace.com.