Special note and program dedication:  Former Space Show guest and friend Dr. Jordin Kare recently passed away.  I spent several minutes talking about Jordin and his work plus his previous Space Show programs.  He was also a regular at the famous Space Access Conference.  We will miss Jordin.  He left us and his family far too soon in life.  When you have time, please listen to Jordin's Space Show programs.  We even played his music on at least one of those programs.  Goodbye Jordin.  The Space Show and I will forever miss you.

Guest:  Michael Patterson; Topics: Advanced propulsion reality and research pls exotic propulsion ideas.  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. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use.

Guest:  Open Lines with Dr. David Livingston;  Topics:  Open Lines discussion on the upcoming SAS Conference, reusability, SSP, VASIMIR, fusion & 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 Open Lines with Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Dark Matter, advanced propulsion, nuclear, Vasimir, CO2 emissions, lunar habitats. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use.

Guest: Dr. Robert Zubrin. Topics: Human spaceflight, US space policy, Mars. Dr. Robert Zubrin was our guest for this non-stop two hour program to discuss the proposed changes in US space policy and why having a destination is so important for our national space program. For more information, visit The Mars Society website at www.marssociety.org. Note the coming Mars Society Conference which Dr. Zubrin told us about, scheduled for Dayton, Ohio from August 5-8, 2010. Dr.