Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. David Grinspoon, Dr. David Livingston.  Topics:  LPI Venus workshop re Russian Venera-D, NASA missions to Venus, DAVINCI+  and the Veritas orbiter mission, plus possible life in the clouds of Venus and more.

Guest:  Dr. Stuart Eves;  Topic:  Space traffic control and management, debris issues, acoustic eclipse sounds, solid metal rocket fuel 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: Dr. Paul Spudis. Topics: Return to the Moon, VSE Mission Statement, lunar science, NASA, Mars, U.S. public and space exploration. Dr. Paul Spudis returned for this special two hour program to discuss why we should return to the Moon. In Segment 1, Dr. Spudis talked about the Moon as a transitioning resource and our training ground for how we can learn to live and settle in space. He said that the way the VSE has evolved, its gotten away from the true mission of our return to the Moon. This is a discussion that you must hear and its repeated throughout this two hour show.