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1162 (Special Edition) |  Listen to the show! | | Aired on May 25th, 2009 | | Guest: Michael Potter |
| Guest: Michael Potter: Topics: "Orphans of Apollo," Mir Space Station, NASA, National Security. Michael Potter returned to The Space Show for updates regarding his excellent documentary film, "Orphans of Apollo." You can learn more about the film and purchase your copy of it which I recommend by visiting www.orphansofapollo.com. Michael told us the story of a group of rebel entrepreneurs who almost bought the Russian Mir Space Station to use it for commercial purposes. Its an inspiring and exciting story with lessons to be learned that are playing a role in guiding today's space entrepreneurs. During the show, one of the business participants in the Mir purchase featured in the film, Gus Gardellini, called in and added stories and detail to enhance the story told in this excellent documentary film. Gus also told us about his book on the subject being written and asked for feedback and possible NASA/Mir information so if you have such information, please send your note to themirbook@gmail.com. One of the important things driven home by Michael Potter during this show and in the film was the leadership required for this project. He also talked about the importance of the Band of Brothers management style. We also talked about national security issues because the Mir entrepreneurs wanted to use 1950's technology including the electrodynamics tether. You will certainly want to hear what he had to say about this subject and export control. As this show unfolds, you will hear why this story is still relevant and important today and why many say that this story is the greatest space story never told. I urge you to see this film or order it from the above website. If you have comments or questions for Michael Potter, you can send them through his website or http://www.orphansofapollo.com/. When contacting Michael, please put Space Show in the subject line. |
| About our guest... |
Michael Potter
Michael Potter is a documentary film maker (see www.orphansofapollo.com/) His film is “Orphans of Apollo: The Battle of the Mir & the New Space Revolution." This features the extraordinary true story of a small group of entrepreneurs who bought the Russian Mir Space station and helped launched the New Space Revolution. " The international creative and production team on Orphans of Apollo includes a two time Emmy Award winning technical and creative team member. First time documentary film maker Michael Potter, who is one degree of separation from most of the key players in this remarkable and historic epic, is an expert on international technology and business projects. Potter, has published extensively on technology policy issues. Potter work together with the key figure in the "Orphans of Apollo" Walt Anderson in creating a publicly traded pan-European telecommunications network. Potter previously worked on the 13 part WGBH Series, "War & Peace in the Nuclear Age." Michael is a graduate of the London School of Economics. He serves on the Board of Trustees of the International Space University.
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