Terry McNeeley and Bruce Behrhorst from www.nuclearspace.com were the guests for this Space Show program. We began the interview by having Terry tell us why he formed this website, what the purpose was, how it has been received so far, and the issues addressed on this site. We then began a rather detailed discussion about the types of nuclear propulsion for space, its use in a launch vehicle here on Earth versus using it for deeper space travel, going to and from the Moon, the risks, the advantages, the costs, and more.

Ed Buckbee, author of the new book, "The Real Space Cowboys," was the guest for this Space Show program. Mr. Buckbee described his book which will be available from Apogee Publishing in May and which has contributions in it by former astronaut Wally Schirra. We talked with Ed about many subjects stemming from the Mercury Astronaut period. One of the more fascinating parts of the discussion was the surprising information on the competition between the astronauts and the chimps in the early space program. I am quite sure this discussion will interest and delight you.

George Whitesides, the Executive Director of the National Space Society (NSS) returned to be the guest for this Space Show program. During the first part of the program, George discussed the work of the National Space Society and the upcoming annual conference, ISDC, which will be held in Washington, DC from May 19-22. Space Show listeners are encouraged to attend this important conference and you can learn more about it at http://www.nss.org/ or the special conference site http://isdc.nss.org/2005/.

Dr. Pascal Lee returned to The Space Show tonight for an active discussion covering a wide range of topics reaching as far out as Titan and as close in as places here on Earth. We discussed Mars, the rovers, and methane on the Red Planet, what it all means, and its potential impact on our space program. We discussed possible life on Mars, views about the subject within NASA, ESA, and among other science and academic groups.

Tom Hill, author of "Space: What Now? The Past, Present, and Possible Futures of Activities in Space," was the guest for this Space Show program. He began the interview by discussing how he met Buzz Aldrin and how he got Buzz to write the Forward for this book Tom then discussed some of the more salient chapters and conclusions in his book. Tom Hill did a stellar job in providing us with a condenses history of how we started, how we got to where we are today in space development, and events since the Columbia accident.

Ian Brewster, author of "The Simple Universe," was the guest on this edition of The Space Show. "The Simple Universe" is an excellent book in breaking down complex physics, cosmological, and astrophysics concepts and theories to a level easily understood by us all. We started the interview by asking Ian how he was able to do this, taking the complex and making it so simple. From there, Ian started discussing subjects covered by the book and responding to listener questions.

Mark Whittington was the guest for this Space Show program. We began the interview by talking about his book, "Children of Apollo." He explained the alternate history theme, how he came up with the idea to have Pres. Nixon continue with the Apollo program through Apollo 23 which lands on the Moon with a woman astronaut. As a result of questions from listeners, Mark explained how he portrayed famous people in the book at various times in their careers including Bill Clinton, Sen.. Proxmire, and many more.

Robert Zimmerman returned for this special Space Show broadcast to discuss with listeners the results of the recent AST Conference held in Washington, DC, the ISS, the NASA budget, Hubble, the situation with replacing the NASA Administrator and more. In updating us on the AST meeting, Bob told us about some of the recommended guidelines including the setting of medical standards for space tourists. This proved to be very controversial, sparking lots of questions and interaction with Bob regarding the direction the AST seems to be going which is toward heavy or significant regulation.

Michael Laine, president and founder of LiftPort, Inc., was the guest for this edition of The Space Show. Mr. Laine began by discussing the space elevator concept, explaining the basics about it, then moving on to discuss the basic plan behind LiftPort. Mr. Laine fielded numerous questions during the that enabled him to explain specific technical aspects of the space elevator to his own capital acquisition plans and the business plan for LiftPort.

Wayne White returned to The Space Show today to discuss in an extra long Space Show program exciting developments in space law and space property rights. Mr. White began his discussion with a presentation on the history and current state of space law. We opened the lines for questions and comments after the first break and Wayne continued his discussion and update, answering and commenting on questions, and helping us to understand many of the complexities of space law and property rights issues. Early on Mr.