Apollo 12

Guest:  Nancy Atkinson; Topics"  Nancy's new book "Eight Years To The Moon: The History Of The Apollo Missions" along with stories from the book and the history line.

Guest:  Hugh Blair-Smith; Topics: Hugh's book, "Left Brains for The Right Stuff: Computers, Space, And History," early spaceflight computers, SpaceX, 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: Franklin (Frank) Van Rensselaer, Jr. Topics: Schafer Corp Aerospace & Strategic Business Development, commercial space, markets, capital. 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.

Guests: Gary Moir and Don Harvey. Topics: Apollo 13, Lunar Module Descent Engine (LMDE), Apollo history. As this week celebrates the 40th anniversary of Apollo 13, our guests Gary Moir and Don Harvey talked about their Apollo and Apollo 13 experiences, the Apollo space program, and space policy and programs today. In our first segment, Gary started the discussion with a look back on the Apollo program and Apollo13. He talked about what it was like being called out of a USC class and flown to Houston to work the Apollo 13 propulsion problem.

Guest: Alan Bean. Alan Bean, Apollo 12 Artist-Astronaut, was the guest for today's very special Space Show program. We started our discussion with Alan about when he developed his interest in art and if art and painting was often in his thoughts when he was in space, both on the Moon and on Skylab. During the program, Alan explained much about himself, his goals, and his space vision , and how his art expresses this and communicates with people of all ages.