We welcomed Cristina Chaplain back to the program for a two segment 90 minute discussion regarding the GAO, space, DOD, national security, congress and other key relationships.  Ms Chaplain recently retired from her director position at the GAO so we got a good, accurate and reflective perspective on NASA, human spaceflight, launchers, public private partnerships, DOD and space plus much more.  We started our important discussion with our guest going over the official GAO relationship with Congress and the areas covered by her former division and expertise.

Guests: John Batchelor, Eric Berger, Dr. David Livingston.  Topics:  NASA study awards for human lunar landers as part of the Artemis Return To The Moon Program. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. 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.

Guest:  Mike Snead;  Topics:  Space Solar Power, the  new White House Executive order for space resources & infrastructure, SSP for infrastructure, bring back Wright Patterson spaceplane design from 1980's and more.

Guest:  Dr. Madhu Thangavelu;  Topics:  Fall 2019 USC Artemis Maximum Impact Moon Mission, NASA Programs, SLS, CLPS, Gateway, ISDC 2020, COVID-19

Guest:  Dr. Robert (Bob) Zubrin;  Topics:  Review of his visit with Elon Musk and tour of Boca Chica site, Starship plan & production, Mars plan, NASA Moonand Mars and a lot more.