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Broadcast 3986 Dr. Peter Hague from the UK

Date Aired: Friday 17 Feb 2023

Guest: Peter Hague; Topics: Peter discussed his Planetocracy blog moving to substack plus a few of the major articles on the blog. We also discussed UK space, space international with the US, China, Russia and the EU plus 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...

Guests: Dr. Peter Hague

Broadcast 3974 Bob Zimmerman

Date Aired: Tuesday 03 Jan 2023

Guest: Robert (Bob) Zimmerman; Topics: 2022 launch rate as a record, SLS, Artemis, Starship fuel compared to SLS, China and their program, India's program and launchers, life at Venus, Artemis moon landers and 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...

Guests: Robert Zimmerman

Broadcast 3969 Howard Bloom

Date Aired: Thursday 22 Dec 2022

Guest: Howard Bloom; Topics: Multiple space topics with a focus on Musk and SpaceX, state of the world with nuclear threats, Putin, China and totalitarianism, returning to the Moon, Mars, Artemis, Starship 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...

Guests: Howard Bloom

Tags: Howard Bloom, Elon Musk, SpaceX, Falcon 9, SLS, Orion, Artemis, returning to the Moon, lunar landers, Gateway, Starship as a lander, Starship as a lunar habitat, Gateway probable fiasco, Bezos, Blue Origin, B-24 delays, ULA, Vulcan, Raptor engine comparison to Blue Origin output, making money in space, Mining, water usage, economy is king, concept of emergent properties, existential risks, Ukrainian war, Putin nuclear threats, Putin's goals, Musk multi-planet plan, the role of President Biden, Putin's objectives for London, NYC and Washington, DC, Elon needs a backup plan, ITAR, Howard's outreach group of experts, Musk Mars settlement plan, colonies in space, non-existent grand visions, SSPS as a game changer, Net Zero and SSPS, education, immigration, space mining, O'Neil colonies in space, space settlement, Al Globus LEO equatorial low radiation orbit, Musk death threats, media honesty

Broadcast 3964 Hotel Mars with DOUG MESSIER of Parabolic Arc

Date Aired: Thursday 15 Dec 2022

Guests: John Batchelor, Doug Messier, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Orion, Artemis 1 & SLS update with updates on Starship, Raptor engine testing and more. 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 (...

Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. David Livingston, Douglas Messier

Tags: John Batchelor, Doug Messier, Dr. David Livingston, Parabolic Arc, Orion, SLS, Artemis 1, SpaceX, Starship, Boca launch site, Lockheed Martin, skip maneuver, environmental concerns, Raptor engines, Starship testing, NASA, DearMoon, heat shield testing, Super Heavy

Broadcast 3963 John Jossy

Date Aired: Tuesday 13 Dec 2022

Guest: John Jossy; Jossy's view of the main events in the space industry in 2022. See his paper linked on our blog at www.thespaceshow.com/sites/default/files/shows/J.%20Jossy%20Space%20Summary%202022.pdf. 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...

Guests: John Jossy

Broadcast 3962 Open Lines

Date Aired: Sunday 11 Dec 2022

Guest: Dr. David Livingston, host; Topics: Various topics as suggested by listeners in their emails and phone calls. The host also suggested multiple discussion topics. We covered many topics over the two hours of this program. We welcomed listeners to the final Open Lines discussion of the year. After I put forth some possible discussion topics, I also talked about possible changes with Open Lines in 2023 to get more callers and make it more interesting....

Guests: Dr. David Livingston

Broadcast 3896 Lori Garver

Date Aired: Thursday 21 Jul 2022

Guest: Lori Garver; Topic: Lori talked about her new book, Escaping Gravity: My Quest to Transform NASA and Launch a New Space Age. In addition, listeners asked her many space policy and business questions in addition to her book commentary. 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...

Guests: Lori Garver

Tags: Lori Garver, Lori's book Escaping Gravity: My Quest to Transform NASA and Launch a New Space Age, a brief history of Lori's involvement in space, L5 vision, society, Dan Goldin of NASA, X-33 program, Commercial space, commercial space as a disruptive source, SLS, Obama Administration, Deputy Administrator, Starship, Elon Musk, SpaceX, Chinese space/lunar program, The Wolf Amendment, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden Jr, innovation, competition, Orion, importance of general public for space support, correcting misinformation, space launch environmental impact, NASA leadership, women in space leadership, space settlement, The National Space Policy and settlement, risks associated with group think, aerospace industry competition with SpaceX, Lori's 5 and 10 year plan, space property rights, space as a global commons, Lori and spaceflight, nuclear power/propulsion in space, NASA future, Lori's future and NASA

Broadcast 3837 Jim Muncy

Date Aired: Sunday 06 Mar 2022

Guest: Jim Muncy; Topics: Ukraine, Russian space industry impact & decline, China & Russia mutual support, economic risks, misguided space policy advocates, SSP, government safety regulations, commercial industry strength and lots more during this nearly two hour program. 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. ...

Guests: James A. M. Muncy

Tags: Jim Muncy, Ukraine, Russian space program destruction, SpaceX and cyber risks, Dmitry Rogozin director of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, ISS, international cooperation, declining Russian space program, China-Russian future space support, Elon Musk, U.S. space program, Apollo-Soyuz Test Flight, Crimea, NASA & commercial space post Ukraine, U.S. economic fallout, commercial space economics, Artemis Accords, SLS, Orion, cost plus accounting, commercial space global engagement, SLS and sustainability, Starship success, Falcon Heavy, Russia & Chinese ties, space regulatory concerns, FAA focus, government regulations and safety, commercial industry self-screening, satellite constellations, junk science, space traffic management, misguided agendas, negotiating with government officials, government space expertise, Biden Administration, inflation impact, innovation, Space Solar Power, The Alliance For Space Development, March Storm

Broadcast 3818 Robert (Bob) Zimmerman

Date Aired: Tuesday 18 Jan 2022

Guest: Robert (Bob) Zimmerman; Topics: Annual launch rates and predictions, China's Long March 5B, Mars rovers, ancient molecular life on Mars, light carbon atoms, life in the solar system, Carbon-12, UV light, Musk and Starship, Georgia's preliminary spaceport approval, exploring the lunar poles and 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....

Guests: Robert Zimmerman

Broadcast 3792 Dr. Wendell Mendell

Date Aired: Tuesday 23 Nov 2021

Guest: Dr. Wendell Mendell; Topics: NASA JSC 2013 retirement, lunar matters, ISRU, settlement, Artemis, the Gateway, SLS, space stories from the past, space history, private sector space development, NASA and the way it operates plus 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...

Guests: Dr. Wendell Mendell

Tags: Dr. Wendell Mendell, NASA retirement 2013, planetary scientist, government management, KASOC (Knowledge, Abilities, Skills and Other Characteristics), VSE program, NASA Administrator Dr. Mike Griffin, Dan Golden, Constellation, VSE two day workshop, outside space groups spread sheet, stories from Wendell's 50 year space history, NASA dependence on the private sector, NASA private sector history timeline, JWST project, private sector of today surprises, ISRU first time use, ASCE conferences, Jim Benson, Apollo era people inspiration & excitement, Orion, Constellation 2005, SLS cancellation, SLS launch cost estimates, space tourism 1990's and now, Dr. Patrick Collins, longer development times than expected, Artemis project, Lunar Gateway, realism re lunar landing & operations, Howard Bloom, nuclear bombs for lunar excavation, getting lunar minerals to the surface, nuclear politics, Nuclear propulsion, nuclear engine testing issues, remote sensing, game world compared to real world, lunar fat farms, public sect

Broadcast 3761 Hotel Mars Robert (Rob) Godwin

Date Aired: Wednesday 22 Sep 2021

Guests: John Batchelor, Rob Godwin, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Rob's book, "The Heritage and Legacy of the Space Odyssey, Fred Ordway, science fiction and today's reality plus more. 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...

Guests: Robert (Rob) Godwin

Broadcast 3747 Charlie Precourt

Date Aired: Friday 27 Aug 2021

Guest: Charles (Charlie) Precourt; Topics: Artemis, SLS, solid rocket boosters (SRBs), SRB propellant, lunar return timelines, human lunar lander, Gateway, Gateway lunar orbits, plus 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. Written...

Guests: Charles Precourt

Broadcast 3686 Dr. Casey Handmer

Date Aired: Sunday 09 May 2021

Guest: Dr. Casey Handmer; Topics: SLS analysis, SpaceX, Starship & the SpaceX lunar lander, market and cost analysis, Blue Origin, space stations, Casey's blog, nuclear propulsion, Starlink 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....

Guests: Dr. Casey Handmer

Tags: Dr. Casey Handmer, CASEY HANDMER'S BLOG, SLS analysis, SLS: Is cancellation too good?, SLS: What Now?, cognitive dissonance on SLS, DLS facts. competition, SLS pro & con, SLS & the shuttle program, national security argument for SLS, SPACEX human lunar lander award, Starship vs. SLS, heavy lift lower stage, Soviet N1 similarities, reusable rocket costs, Orion, Starship moon lander, returning to Earth, Blue Origin, Dynetics, Ares V, procurement contract problems, heavy lift market & demand, heavy lift investors, identifying heavy lift customer, Nuclear propulsion, fusion development, Starlink compared to Biden Administration free wifi development plan fiber deployment remote locations, wifi competition, China and Starlink service, regulatory wifi systems controls, downstream market value for internet control, Starship and Artemis, Starship and mass, $$ per pound & tonnage per year, Blue Origin market options & considerations, Long March 5B reentry, new space station with artificial gravity, baseline of $10

Broadcast 3678 Eric Berger

Date Aired: Tuesday 27 Apr 2021

Guest: Eric Berger; Topics: Eric's new book, "Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days that Launched SpaceX." In addition, Eric answered multiple questions about SpaceX, NASA, other companies, Elon Musk and returning to the Moon. 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...

Guests: Eric Berger

Tags: Eric Berger, Ars Technica, Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days that Launched SpaceX, Falcon 1 rocket, Kwajalein launch site, Musk management style, early SpaceX giggle factor, Falcon 1 launches, Starship, SpaceX NASA human lunar lander award, SpaceX opposition, legal challenges to Starship human lunar lander award, SpaceX glass dome on Crew Dragon, Inspiration4 mission, Inspiration4 safety FAA and safety concerns, SLS, Orion, the Lunar Gateway, launch checklist for the 11th item, Falcon 1 slosh issue was 11th risk item, SpaceX hiring, SpaceX Texas relocation, SpaceX award a tipping point for Starship & SLS, Additional funding for backup lunar lander proposal, NASA budget and Artemis funding, SpaceX lunar lander project technical risks, SpaceX award high risk for NASA, 2024 lunar landing in play, SpaceX thermal tile Florida program, SpaceX domestic & foreign competition

Broadcast 3654 Dr. Clive Neal

Date Aired: Friday 05 Mar 2021

Guest: Dr. Clive Neal; Topics: Lunar exploration, lunar water, lunar prospecting, returning to the Moon, humans on the Moon, Mars, government policy, commercial space and making profits, space tourism and lots 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...

Guests: Dr. Clive Neal

Tags: Dr. Clive Neal, Univ. of Notre Dame, Dept. of Civil Engineering & Geological Sciences, Lunar Exploration Roadmap, Lunar Exploration Analysis Group (LEAG), robotic lunar exploration, human exploration of the Moon, polar water ice, LCROSS, lunar prospecting, technology advances, political issues, taxpayer return on NASA spending, SLS, Orion, Lunar Gateway, The Artemis Accords, Artemis Return To The Moon project, human space settlement, Artemis base camp, space industry growth during pandemic, SpaceX and Elon Musk, Dallas Bienhoff, Cislunar development, shielding, artificial gravity, human gravity prescription, Orbital Assembly, rotating space hotel, Blue Origin, Artemis costs, SLS as throwaway technology, competition, sustainability, ISS example, public private partnerships, government challenges, how should the Moon be explored, National Space Council, objective lunar development discussions, planetary protection concerns for the Moon, planetary protection concerns for Mars, lunar polar water contamination, Ma

Broadcast 3646 Dylan Taylor

Date Aired: Friday 19 Feb 2021

Guest: Dylan Taylor; Topics: Commercial space policy and investments, industry trends, available capital, NewSpace, traditional space, important timelines and 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. Written Transcripts of Space Show...

Guests: Dylan Taylor

Tags: Dylan Taylor, Voyager Space Holdings, commercial space investments, commercial space bull market, prime companies, industry roadmaps and timelines, scaling up activity, innovation, pandemic influence on commercial space, DOD space, Civil Space, NASA, China, national security issues, hypersonics, bipartisan policy, commercial growth, NanoRacks, IPO compared to SPAC, capital multiplier effect, transportation, LEO focus, destinations next big thing, government regulation, space debris example, two space ecosystems with China and the US, commercial human spaceflight, European valuations compared to US valuations, outposts, free space structures, O'Neilian habitats, commercial SSP, Artemis delays, 10 year time line forecast, space settlements, St. Jude lotto for space tourism, Bloomberg calls for SLS cancellation, Orion, The High Frontier Film, free space interest, the O'Neil vision, rare Earth minerals, fusion, chemical propulsion

Broadcast 3645 Doug Messier of Parabolic Arc

Date Aired: Thursday 18 Feb 2021

We welcomed Doug Messier back to the program for a 94 minute discussion starting out with the success of the Perseverance Mars rover landing earlier in the day. Most of the first segment was devoted to Perseverance, the various science experiments plans, the onboard hardware and instruments such as the helicopter, microphones, advanced cameras, MOXIE to make O2 out of the Martian atmosphere plus more. Listen as Doug and callers/emailers discuss the instrument package, the...

Guests: Douglas Messier

Broadcast 3638 Dr. Greg Autry

Date Aired: Tuesday 02 Feb 2021

Guest: Dr. Greg Autry; Topics: A brief space policy history of accomplishment, Biden administration space policy, returning to the Moon, cost and budget issues, commercial space, and 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. Written Transcripts...

Guests: Dr. Greg Autry

Broadcast 3580 Dr. Robert Zubrin

Date Aired: Thursday 01 Oct 2020

Guest: Dr. Robert (Bob) Zubrin; Topics: The upcoming Mars Society all virtual and free conference plus man additional topics which Bob addressed. 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...

Guests: Dr. Robert Zubrin

Tags: Dr. Robert (Bob) Zubrin, The Mars Society, 23rd Annual International Mars Society Convention, Rising Together,, virtual conference, free, registration at www.marssociety.org, conference YouTube archives, SpaceX, Starship, Artemis, public private partnerships, space is bipartisan, lunar return program, ISS, life on Mars issues, planetary protection, Outer Space Treaty, human contamination on Mars, sample return missions, endangering Earth with Martian samples, Covid 19 example, human factors for Mars via SpaceX, risk factors to and from Mars, risk factors on the Martian surface, settlement concerns, radiation, microgravity, SLS, Orion, Orion in LEO for artificial gravity research, Mars human, landing site, landing at mid-latitudes with water ice, NASA Mars plan, IDA.org humans to Mars report, Artemis as the wrong goal, bio markets, propellant concerns, ISRU, China and Mars, Venus missions, future Mars Society conferences

Broadcast 3563 Mark Whittington

Date Aired: Friday 28 Aug 2020

Guest: Mark Whittington; Topics: The latest on returning to the Moon, presidential politics and space, space policy, commercial space international space alliances plus many additional topics and issues of interest. 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....

Guests: Mark Whittington

Broadcast 3543 Rand Simberg

Date Aired: Monday 20 Jul 2020

Guest: Rand Simberg; Topics: Apollo 11 lunar landing, the Evoloterra Ceremony and relevance for today and our future, human spaceflight and settlement, NASA, commercial space, space billionaires, space for science only 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...

Guests: Rand Simberg

Tags: Rand Simberg, Apollo 11 lunar landing, Apollo program, Evoloterra ceremony, Artemis, SLS, Orion, Boeing, Lockheed, 2024 lunar landing timeline, SpaceX Starship, Blue Origin, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, U.S. Congress, China's lunar program, The myth of the Chinese Treasure Ships, Evoloterra historical timeline, returning to the Moon the right way, ISS, NASA and jobs programs, Apollo 11 51st anniversary, the Cold War, the Soviet Union, the Ralph Cordiner of General Electric competitive commercia space essay, the importance of returning to the Moon, space billionaires, NASA's lunar and Mars fantasy, public private partnerships, Apollo cargo cult, The Artemis Accords, bilateral agreements, Multilateral Agreements, the Moon Treaty, Zombie treaty, selling items from the Moon, The Homestead Act as a model, The Outer Space Treaty, commercial space opposition, Should humans bring life to the Solar System or not, Planetary Society, Evoloterra during the pandemic, Evoloterra for sheltering at home, Evoloterra for home schoo

Broadcast 3536 Robert (Bob) Zimmerman

Date Aired: Tuesday 07 Jul 2020

Guest: Robert (Bob) Zimmerman; Topics: Multiple topics with many phone calls tonight. See the repeat of Tags/Key Words below for a summary of discussion topics. 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...

Guests: Robert Zimmerman

Broadcast 3534 Open Lines

Date Aired: Sunday 28 Jun 2020

Guest: Dr. David Livingston; Topics: Multiple topics discussed today with callers and from email questions. Welcome to our two segment slightly more than two hour program. Our discussion topics can best be grasped by reviewing our Tags/Key words for the show which I have duplicated here: Robert Jacobson, "Space Is Open For Business," Robert's new eBook offer, Elon Musk 49th birthday, cats in space, Peter Navarro & space as the 4th industrial revolution...

Guests: Dr. David Livingston

Tags: : Open Lines, Dr. David Livingston, Robert Jacobson, Space is Open For Business,, Elon Musk 49th birthday, cats in space, Peter Navarro & space as the 4th industrial revolution, space economy, Senate demands release of secret UFO files, Tic Tac, Marshall says tampering with radar, magic illusions, commercial space & the election, H.R. 5666 National Aeronautics Space Administration Authorization Act of 2020, John Hunt and The Admiral Thomas Wilson Document – Secrets of UFO Cover-up Revealed, SLS, Orion, giant black hole in early universe, proposed space regulations required for space settlement by, Moonwards, NASA funs SETI study, Moonwards logo store, telescopes, galaxies from 100 years ago, Mars not the Moon, science fiction, Moon travel time compared to Mars roundtrip travel time, nuclear propulsion to Mars, Starship to Mars with orbital refueling, lunar Starship service

Broadcast 3520 Hotel Mars Eric Berger

Date Aired: Wednesday 03 Jun 2020

Guests: John Batchelor, Eric Berger, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Boeing problems and culture, CST 100 Starliner, Phantom Express cancellation and more. 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...

Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. David Livingston, Eric Berger

Broadcast 3517 Dr. Madhu Thangavelu

Date Aired: Friday 29 May 2020

Guest: Dr. Madhu Thangavelu; Topics: Multiple space topics covering the SpaceX Demo-2 flight for return to human spaceflight, returning to the Moon, lunar landers, policy, SLS, Orion, important timelines and 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...

Guests: Professor Madhu Thangavelu