Saturn 5

Guest: Emily Carney; Topics: Emily's blog work with the NSS known as "This Space Available," her series on Space in the 70's, Apollo lunar topics, Skylab, the Space Shuttle and history, 70's planetary missions, Gerard O'Neill, space solar power and more.

Guest:  Dr. Martin Ross;  Topics:  The space industry and the atmosphere, climate change, ozone layer, space compared to aviation, reentry, launch, stratosphere, creating dust in the atmosphere, research models.

Guest:  Open Lines with a special appearance by Dr. John Jurist;  Topics: A response to the Jim Davis blog post re SpaceX and relevance, tardigrades, planetary protection, Outer Space Treaty and more.

Guest:  James (Jim) Donovan;  Topics:  Mr. Donovan's excellent book, "Shoot For The Moon: The Space Race And The Extraordinary Voyage of Apollo 11," space policy, returning to the Moon, lessons learned, space and humanity plus more.

Guest:  Robert (Bob) Zimmerman; Topics:  Multiple policy topics, commercial space, entrepreneurial space, gov. vs. the private sector for space, Dragon and CST 100, space tourism and more.  Please direct all comments and questions regarding specific Space Show programs & guest(s) to the Space Show blog which is part of archived program on our website, www.thespaceshow.com.   Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program.

Guest:  Dr. John Jurist;  Topics: Human spaceflight space radiation issues, large rocket acoustic signatures, space settlement, human spaceflight to Mars, ethics.  Please direct all comments and questions regarding specific Space Show programs & guest(s) to the Space Show blog which is part of archived program on our website, www.thespaceshow.com.   Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program.

Guest:  Dr. Jeff Bell;  Topics:  Elon Musk Mars plans, humans to Mars and more.  Please direct all comments and questions regarding specific Space Show programs & guest(s) to the Space Show blog which is part of archived program on our website, www.thespaceshow.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.

Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Roger Launius, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Rocket engine testing & static firing tests. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming.

Guest: Dr. James Hansen. Topics: Retired astronaut John Young, space history, returning to the Moon, astronaut safety & more. 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.

Guest: Guenter Wendt. Topics: Flight crew safety, space tourism, Shuttle, Ares 1 & 5, safety checklists, STEM education, technical training & items. Guenter Wendt was our guest today to talk about the new release of the paperback version of his book published by Apogee, "The Unbroken Chain." As Mr. Wendt was the man in charge of flight crew safety for all manned missions, he outlined safety protocols, what was involved in maintaining safety, and the use of lists detailing credible events that could happen and then what they would do if one of those things did happen.