The Space Show
The Space Show
The Space Show focuses on timely and important issues influencing the development of outer-space commerce, space tourism,space exploration and space development. The Space Show is committed to facilitating our becoming a space-faring nation and society with a growing and self-sustaining space-faring economy. The Space Show also focuses on other related subjects of interest to us all.
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Created on: 12 May 2005 Language: English |
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Eric Lerner, Sunday, 3-12-06 (37.73MB; download) -- Eric Lerner was the special guest for this Space Show program. Mr. Lerner discussed in detail Focus Fusion which is also Dense Plasma Focus (DPF). Not only did we discuss the relevance of this for us all here on Earth, but for space travel and transportation as well. This program is a continuation in our ongoing discussion of fusion and I must say, Mr. Lerner's approach and what he is doing sounds very plausible and exciting. To find out more, visit www.lawrencevilleplasmaphysics.com and also http://www.focusfusion.org/. At the Focus Fusion site, you will find a detailed description of the research, the hydrogen and boron fuel usage, diagrams and more. The plan is to work toward scientific feasibility in about three years, then engineering development in another three years and then in the seventh year t have a working prototype in place for commercial demonstration purposes. I urge listeners to visit the two sites discussed by Mr. Lerner and to listen to this program as it will put an entirely new light on our ongoing fusion discussions, the use of HE3 from the Moon for fusion and the continued development and expenditures for the large Tokomak reactors. You can contact Mr. Lerner with your questions and comments by emailing him at elerner@igc.org. Also, consider joining the Focus Fusion Society explained on his website. I believe this effort deserves not only our attention but our support. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 13 Mar 2006 03:35:27 UTC
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Dr. Jim Pass, Tuesday, 3-7-06 (40.27MB; download) -- Dr. Jim Pass was the guest for this Space Show program. Dr. Pass brings to our attention his unique area of special interest which is astrosociology. You can learn much more about this discipline at this website, www.astrosociology.com. Jim explained astrosociology during the show, talked about how to get more people interested in the sociology community and about the rapid growth the field is having in segments of the space community. He explained how the study of astrosociology is distinguished from modern day pop culture ET reporting and mythology and is a growing field within the social sciences. We also talked about astrobiology, space culture, the culture of the VSE, and the social consequences of workings in the space community, specifically engineers. We talked about the culture of lunar and Mars settlements, crews, and policy makers as their culture fits into the astrosociology social science field. Dr. Pass invited listeners to not only visit his website, but to contribute to the literature as explained on his site and to sign up for his newsletter either by becoming a member or supporter of his astrosociology work. Since the last time Dr. Pass was on the program in mid-2005, astrosociology has experienced rapid growth and acceptance within the space community. For example, Dr. Pass presented at the prestigious STAIF Conference earlier this year in New Mexico and has several important AIAA presentations planned and completed. He is also on the editorial review board for the professional journal, Astropolitics. You can email your questions or comments to Dr. Pass at jpass@astrosociology.com.
Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 08 Mar 2006 04:41:18 UTC
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Father George Coyne, Sunday, March 5, 2006 (28.49MB; download) -- Father George Coyne was the special guest for this Space Show program. WE began the interview by finding out astronomy and the Catholic church, why their interest, its origins, and their observatory in Italy as well as in Tucson. I personally found the history and origins to be fascinating, going back to the need to make adjustments in the calendar. You will certainly want to hear this discussion. We then shifted focus and talked about telescopes, not just in Tucson, but worldwide. As a result of a listener question, Father Coyne explained adaptive optics and compared a state of the art adaptive optics telescope with the Hubble. The best here on Earth is about 98% efficient! He also talked about the national observatory system and the new rise in private funding for observatory projects, including the one being developed on Mt. Graham near Tucson. The discussion then shifted again to science and math teaching in the United States and intelligent design. Father Coyne's explanation of why intelligent design should not be taught in the schools or confused with science is the best I've heard. Listen to it! From this discussion, we addressed the subject of contradictions with the science and religious or spiritual world, as well as our spiritual connection to outer space. Here again, Father Coyne shined like a bright light in explaining how science and religion support one another and in explaining the magnificent draw that many of us have to space enabling us to understand just how powerful our connection and place in the cosmos really is. You will not want to miss this show. You can send follow up email comments and questions to Father Coyne through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. I will immediately forward your notes to him. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 06 Mar 2006 03:30:17 UTC
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Dr. Jeff Bell, Tuesday, 2-28-06 (52.66MB; download) -- Dr. Jeff Bell was the guest for this special two hour Space Show program. Dr. Bell began the interview explaining his background in the pro-space community dating back to L5. He explained what happened that took him away from this community, why he is returning but also how he is returning to the community. Dr. Bell clearly explains why he is skeptical and has safety concerns regarding many of the companies making up alt.space and the pro-space community. Both as part of his interview comments and in response to a listener question, Dr. Bell explains why it is so challenging and costly to access space and what the relevance is of this problem. He spoke about NASA, ending the Shuttle and the ISS programs and why they should be shut down, we talked about COTS, the RTM architecture, the VSE and just about everything you can think of. He explained why he remains skeptical and doubtful about space and lunar solar power, HE3 and other forms of space energy. He finds the idea of rocket racing exciting but is concerned about safety for those in the stands viewing the event given the general track record and potential explosiveness of rockets. As a result of a comment and question by Bronx listener, Dr. Bell tells us how to apply critical thinking, what to look for and how to read an article or news story on space news or alt.space companies. Dr. Bell even got in some comments about his thoughts on SETI and the possible discovery of Earth-like planets. You can send comments or questions to Dr. Bell through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com and I will immediately forward them to him. For more about Dr. Bell, make sure you become a regular reader of his opinion pieces at www.spacedaily.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 01 Mar 2006 16:10:05 UTC
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William Hulsey, Sunday 2-26-06 (39.32MB; download) -- William Hulsey was the guest for this Space Show program. Mr. Hulsey, as an expert attorney in intellectual property, put for the case for developing space intellectual property rights. He very thoroughly explains why this is important, what intellectual property rights mean for commercial space development and above all, why the time is right for developing these laws and rules now, rather than after commerce has begun. You will certainly find this discussion informative and compelling. We also discussed the present legal regime through the space treaties regarding intellectual property rights and also through our terrestrial legal system. In the last twenty minutes of the program Mr. Hulsey provides the listeners with superb online links and sites to visit to better understand intellectual property rights and to get information on them for both here in the United States and on an international basis. Listeners asked important questions about patent trolls and space commerce, the NASA Patent Act, and landed property rights. In Mr. Hulsey's discussion of landed property rights, he explained how protecting property and property rights, using early history with the development of barbed wire for fencing, helped commerce of all types thrive and succeed. Listeners are welcome to email comments or questions to Mr. Hulsey using my address at drspace@thespaceshow.com. As soon as I get your email, I will forward it to Mr. Hulsey. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 27 Feb 2006 03:24:08 UTC
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M. G. Lord, Friday, 2-24-06 (37.88MB; download) -- M. G. Lord was the guest for this special Space Show program. M. G. began the interview jumping right in with the "colorful" history of one of the JPL founders, Frank Malina, explaining both his rocket brilliance and his flirtation with communism and more. Growing up as a young girl in the 50's with a Dad who was a JPL engineer and a mom terminally ill, gave M. G. perspectives and issues to address which she does very well in her book, "Astro Turf: The Private Life of Rocket Science." We also discussed other aspects of the early days of JPL through its evolution into the modern JPL. We talked about the absence of women in the early days to their acceptance and prevalence in JPL programs and management today. For example, M. G. discusses Donna Shirley, Manager of the Mars Exploration Program, in some detail in relationship to how JPL have evolved over time. We also talked about the NASA and JPL reactions to her work, her experiencing viewing launches and sharing some of the experiences with her Dad. You will find her documentation of the role playing of girls and boys to be quite fascinating in the early JPL years, especially when M. G. describes the films that were shown to the school kids. Ms. Lord talked about the current VSE and what it means to go back to the Moon, space policy in general and its importance for us and much more. I guarantee you will enjoy and learn from this interview. If you have follow up comments or questions for M. G. Lord, you can reach her at gaspra@msn.com or through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Her book is available at book stores everyone including the online stores and I strongly recommend it. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Fri, 24 Feb 2006 21:16:54 UTC
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Pete Sepp, Thursday, 2-23-06 (28.13MB; download) -- Pete Sepp from the National Taxpayers Union joined The Space Show for this program with a special no commercial break 60 minute interview. Mr. Sepp began the interview by stating his interest in space and the general position of the National Taxpayers Union (NTU) regard government spending and space policy. You will find most interesting his lead off comments about the ISS. The discussion then focused on the proposed merger of the launch vehicles and services of both Boeing and Lockheed into the United Launch Initiative. Mr. Sepp outlined what his organization sees as the problems with such a merger and how it can potentially interfere with competition and entrepreneurial or start-up efforts to enter the same market. We talked about the SpaceX lawsuit against the merger which was recently thrown out of court and Mr. Sepp brought us new information concerning the interest of other large companies that might also oppose the merger on grounds of its potential interference with their entering the field. Listeners asked Mr. Sepp a variety of questions about the launch merger, ITAR and commerce, the government space policy in general, the VSE, and lots more. This show provides a unique perspective for Space Show listeners to view important space development events, news and policies. Not only will you find it stimulating, but you will also find it informative and an important Space Show program. You can contact Mr. Sepp with your comments or questions at pressguy@ntu.org and you can visit the NTU website at www.ntu.org. Also, you are invited to check out his article on privatizing NASA at http://www.ntu.org/main/press_printable.php?PressID=332&org_name=NTUF. The NTU has a letter on their website regarding the proposed merger that you will also want to check out. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Fri, 24 Feb 2006 03:16:14 UTC
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Marlowe Cassetti, Tuesday, 2-21-06 (41.68MB; download) -- Marlowe Cassetti was our special guest for this Space Show program. Mr. Cassetti, with is vast NASA experience on Mercury, Gemini, Skylab, and the Shuttle, shared with us information and stories that are not normally discussed on any program. For example, we learned that there was a serious effort to design, plan, and fly the Gemini spacecraft to the Moon. We learned about a government cover-up in the space program, not about ETs, but about keeping information classified and away from the former Soviet Union. Mr. Cassetti also spoke about the differences in working for NASA and then later on the contractors, McDonnell Douglas and then Boeing. You will be surprised at what he says about teams and team work comparing his NASA positions to those in private industry. Also, he talked about how easy it was to go up the chain of command in private industry and that would simply never have happened working for NASA. We talked in some detail about Skylab, the ISS, and the Space Shuttle. Mr. Cassetti expressed optimism about the developing private sector and its chances for success in getting into space but said the companies would need lots of money and financing was still hard. You will not want to miss his comments on this important subject. Many other topics came up, comparisons of then with today were made and suggestions for moving forward were offered. Creating a heavy lift vehicle from shuttle derived components was also discussed given the perspectives of our guest and his space engineering background and experience. You can send your comments or questions to Mr. Cassetti at marlowedc@earthlink.net or as always through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 22 Feb 2006 15:25:31 UTC
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Randa and Roderick Milliron, Sunday, 2-19-06 (39.57MB; download) -- Randa and Roderick Milliron of Interorbital Systems were the special guests for this Space Show program. Interorbital Systems (www.interorbital.com) is planning orbital space tourism, eventual lunar visits and an even futuristic space tourism mission to Venus. During this interview, Randa and Rod explain their unique offshore ocean launching system, the selected launch sites, their progress with AST and other regulatory issues, their time line, and their plan to sell tickets for space tourism now at a discounted price. You can hear about their ticket sale plan during the interview and you can also read about it at http://www.interorbital.com/Orbital%20Vacations%20%20Page_1.htm. Not only do we discuss their space vehicle design, construction, and implementation plan, the mission architecture, training, services, and facilities are discussed for a seven day orbital tourist adventure. You will certainly want to hear about this program. As it is timed to be available around the time of suborbital space tourism flight, it may prove an alternative to suborbital space tourism. Many listener questions addressed technical aspects of their rocket engine design and vehicle operations. The Millirons go into dept explaining their floating ocean launch system, they provide updates on their plans to be able to launch from Tonga in the S. Pacific as well as other launch sites. ITAR and AST issues are discussed and we learn how Interorbital is doing addressing these important issues. Toward the end of the program, Randa and Rod stress their intent on doing interplanetary missions and this is where their plans for visiting Venus are mentioned. Assuming funding in place through their financing plan which you will hear about on the show, they suggest a Venus mission might be possible much sooner than one might think. I strongly recommend you listen to this program to learn about a different approach to getting into space, a different type of space tourism, and a different class of space tourism vehicles. You can email Randa and Rod through their website clicking on the Contact link or by using ios@interorbital.com. In addition, you can always send email to the guests through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 20 Feb 2006 00:21:36 UTC
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Joe Palaia, Tuesday, 2-14-06 (39.05MB; download) -- Joe Palaia was the guest for this special Space Show program. Joe explained the purpose of his 4Frontiers Corporation and the Mars Foundation regarding their work to settle Mars. Many listener questions were presented to Joe about possible Martian settlement from radiation, space suit, construction and other perspectives, to who goes and how the people going are selected. Space law and property rights were discussed in the context of settlements on Mars. The Moon was discussed in connection with supporting Mars as was on orbit construction, rocket technology, engineering, and heavy lift. Joe covered most if not all reasonable topics with good answers regarding settlements on Mars, a possible time line and of course the "why" of this happening. You will find this to be a most interesting program. Joe Palaia can be contacted by email with your questions or comments at joe@4Frontiers.com. To find out more about settlements on Mars, check out www.4Frontiers.com and also www.MarsHome.org. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 15 Feb 2006 06:23:18 UTC
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