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Doug Messier, Dr. David Livingston.  Topics:  Boeing Starliner success to ISS and more.

Guests: John Batchelor, Anatoly Zak, Dr. David Livingston.  Topics:  Russian missions to ISS, the new Nauka module, docking, future Russian ISS plans and more.  

Guest:  Dr. Jeffery Greenblatt;  Topics:  Orbital Assembly Corporation spinning space hotel the Voyager Space Station development, preliminary demos, the gravity ring, artificial gravity and more.   

Guest:  Dr. Tom Spilker;  We discussed funding, engineering, design and architecture for The Gateway Foundation with the Orbital Construction Company on orbit space habitat and space hotel.

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:  Robert (Bob) Zimmerman;  Topics:  SpaceX Starship progress, NASA lunar program, Congress,  budgets, private sector excitement, tax dollars vs. private dollars and much more.

Guest:  Dr. Stuart Eves;  Topic:  Space traffic control and management, debris issues, acoustic eclipse sounds, solid metal rocket fuel and much 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:  Jim Muncy;  Topics:  The recently passed commercial space law, resource extraction and utilization, presidential candidates & space.  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: Brian Mosdell. Topics: SpaceX Florida operations with Falcon 9, Dragon, Heavy, and more. 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. Transcripts of Space Show programs are not permitted without prior written consent from The Space Show (even if for personal use) & are a violation of the Space Show copyright.

Guest: Mark Hempsell. Topics: Reaction Engines, Ltd., SKYLON, special heat exchangers, low cost space access. We welcomed first time guest Mark Hempsell. Mark is the Futures Program Director for Reaction Engines, Ltd. in the UK. I suggest you follow along on their website with this interview at http://www.reactionengines.co.uk . In the first segment, Mark started out by referencing previous efforts by Reaction Engines, Ltd. with the HOTOL space shuttle project that was cancelled by the British government.