Delta 4 Heavy

Guests: John Batchelor, Doug Messier, Dr. David Livingston.  Topics:  Europa Clipper Mission delays, SLS, commercial launch options and more.

Guest:  Tory Bruno;  Mr. Bruno largely responded to listener questions and comments about ULA, Vulcan, Starliner, policy and security, Atlas 5, Delta 4, human spaceflight, lunar plans, competition and lots more.

Guest:  Tory Bruno;  Topics:  ULA rockets, reusability, future launches and plans, ULA rocket engines, human flight, cyber defense 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:  Michael S. Laidley;  Topics:  The Orbital ATK Next Generation Launching system for use by the USAF in going to the new EELV program, plus details of the OmegA rocket.  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:  Tom Risen;  Topics:  The Space Foundation's Space Symposium, USAF space defense & reorganization, space traffic management, sky taxis, Europa Clipper Mission, Bridenstine, large rockets & 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.

Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. David Dearborn, Dr. David Livingston.  Topics:  HAMMER nuclear option to deflect an incoming asteroid headed for Earth.  Written 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. We do not permit the commercial use of any Space Show program or part thereof, nor do we permit Space Show programs to be edited, placed on YouTube, or other private channels & websites.

Guest: Taylor Dinerman. Topics: Military space reorganization and policy, NASA and U.S. space policy. We welcomed back Taylor Dinerman to update us on important changes happening with the reorganization of military space within the Air Force, along with updates pertinent to the ongoing space policy debate. Please remember that you can comment on this program and rate it by visiting the newest Space Show Out of the Box blog at http://thespaceshowoutsidethebox.blogspot.com.

Guests: Josh Hopkins; Larry Price; Steve Harrington. Topics: Near Earth Asteroids, Orion Crew Capsule, space policy, aerospace engineering, academics, turbo pumps, pistonless pumps. This Space Show program consists of three interviews back to back separated by about ten plus seconds of silence. Josh Hopkins was interviewed on Tuesday, August 31, Larry Price was interviewed on Wednesday, Sept. 1, and Steve Harrington was interviewed on Thursday, Sept. 2. As you will hear, the Harrington interview was a change of pace and topic discussion from the first two interviews.

Guest: Jim Muncy. Topics: Administration's space policy proposal, commercial space. Jim Muncy was our guest for this 90 minute program without a break to discuss the Administration's new space policy proposal. Jim started the discussion saying that the Space Frontier Foundation (SFF) strongly supported the administration policy and that he wanted to help explain the program to us. He said the plan was for opening the space frontier as opposed to the continuation of a centrally planned government directed program.