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Guest:  Tyler Ryan Bender;  Topics:  Beyond Earth Institute (https://beyondearth.org), Long-term thinking about space, The BEI October conference (see https://beyondearth.org/e-landing-page/beyond_earth_symposium_2022), policy not advocacy, lunar focus, and much more.

Guest:  Marc Bell, CEO of Terran Orbital; Topics:  A brief cubesat history, LEO, MEO & GEO satellites, lunar satellites, DOD and intelligence agency customers and products, funding, public stock issues, and more.

Guest:  Chris Blackerby; Topics:  Astroscale debris removal and life extension for orbit and space hardware, satellites, spent launchers and more, plus reports on the company demos in process and planned for realizing commercial operations in the near future.

Guest:  Dr. Haym Benaroya; Topics:  Returning to the Moon with humans, Artemis, lunar development action plan, hardware advancements, regolith and low gravity concerns, large rocket acoustic signatures and challenges, noise abatement blast wave, blast vibrations, low frequency vibrations and more.

Guest:  John Blincow; Topics:  Orbital assembly, the tools being used, space hotels and tourists, investing and funding plus lots more.  Check out orbitalassembly.com, voyagerstation.com and https://gatewayspaceport.com.

Guest:  Mark Bray;  Topics;  SLS, advanced propulsion materials, Starship, testing, NASA, commercial space, heavy lift, Public Private Partnerships, spaceflight timelines and more.

Guest: Anthony Longman;  Topics:  An introduction and thorough discussion regarding the expandable rotating shielded space habitat concept by Anthony and his company, Sky Frame Research.

Guests:  Rand Simberg, Bill Simon; topics:  Evoloterra, the 50th anniversary of Apollo, returning to the Moon, present day policy, Artemis, SpaceX Musk, privates to the Moon and more.

Guest: Robert Zimmerman was the guest for this program to discuss his new book about the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), "The Universe In A Mirror: The Saga of the Hubble Space Telescope and the Visionaries Who Built It." This is an excellent book, a must read for those of you who want to know more about the HST. Having read the book and after talking to Bob, it's easy to realise that there is still much to learn about HST's history, from CCD cameras to mirrors and NASA contracting. The information in the book about the mirror error and how it got so far through the system is fascinating.

Guest: Dr. Donald Rapp was the guest for this Friday Space Show program. Dr. Rapp authored two new books, both of which were discussed on this program. During the first three-quarters of the show, we discussed his book, "Human Missions To Mars," and what it will take for humans to go to Mars. For the remaining part of the program, we discussed his book, "Assessing Climate Change," and here we facilitated an important discussion about the science behind climate change and global warming. Some listeners may find this to be a controversial show regarding both topics, so please be advised.