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Date Aired: Tuesday 17 Aug 2004
Dr. Humboldt Mandell, Jr., the senior Research Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin Center for Space Research and the principal investigator for the Mars Deep Drill project, was the guest on this edition of The Space Show. Dr. Mandell spoke extensively about why a human to Mars mission is important. He was asked if we have the science and technology to go to Mars to which he replied that we did, he talked about why going to Mars does not need us to first return to the Moon, and he stated...
Date Aired: Sunday 15 Aug 2004
Dr. Leik Myrabo, Associate Professor of Engineering Physics at the Rensselear Polytechnic Institute (RPI), was the guest for this edition of The Space Show. Dr. Myrabo focused on beamed energy propulsion, what it is, how it works, its potential for space access, safety issues and more. Dr. Myrabo spent considerable amount of time explaining that we have reached a point in time where chemical rockets have reached or are at least very near their peak in enhancements and development, thus beamed...
Guests: Dr. Leik Myrabo
Date Aired: Tuesday 10 Aug 2004
Guillermo Sohnlein was the guest for this edition of The Space Show. Mr. Sohnlein discussed space entrepreneurism, defining the applicable categories that fit space entrepreneurism. However, he made the important point that in reality, entrepreneurism in space is no different than entrepreneurism anyplace else on Earth. The only difference is that the business venture or opportunity happens to take place in space rather than on Earth. He underscored the need to move to this understanding. Mr....
Guests: Guillermo Söhnlein
Date Aired: Sunday 08 Aug 2004
Ed Wright returned to The Space Show for this program to discuss the state of the suborbital industry and much more. We had an extensive discussion of the private-sector and space access, focusing on Space Ship One, the X-Prize, and other possible X-Prize winners such as the Canadian teams. Mr. Wright explained his program, the details of which will soon be announced, regarding his space tourism suborbital vehicle, the Archangel. Ed discussed his proposed program which will involve space...
Guests: Ed Wright
Date Aired: Tuesday 03 Aug 2004
Robert Zimmerman, best selling author and space historian, returned to The Space Show for this program. Mr. Zimmerman discussed the important roll that Russia is now playing in our space program and how Russia is actually making it possible to continue with the manned space program and the ISS. We talked about what this means for NASA, the United States, and the top level of NASA administrators. He believes that the top level of NASA administrators and people within our government do not...
Guests: Robert Zimmerman
Date Aired: Sunday 01 Aug 2004
Gail Leatherwood, long time space advocate, enthusiast, and charter listener of The Space Show, was the guest for this program. Mr. Leatherwood began the discussion talking about his three part approach to developing space resources which includes spaceports, habitats, and the next generation of space vehicles. This discussion opened the door for talking about space tourism, various occupations that space commerce will open up for our economy, including many occupations and opportunities that...
Guests: Gail Leatherwood
Date Aired: Tuesday 27 Jul 2004
Hu Davis was the guest for this Space Show program. Having worked with NASA and the Apollo program, and now with Starcraft Boosters, Mr. Davis talked to Space Show listeners about the importance of returning to the Moon to stay and why we should be developing lunar resources. Mr. Davis also addressed issues relating to the space vision proposed by President Bush, why we should be more focused on going back to the Moon to stay and develop it rather than on using the Moon as a stopping off or...
Guests: Mr Hubert P Davis
Date Aired: Saturday 24 Jul 2004
Dr. John Jurist returned to the Space Show to discuss entrepreneurial and start-up space businesses from the perspective of an experienced and sophisticated investor. Dr. Jurist, having invested in several space business ventures in recent years, shared with Space Show listeners his insights, perspectives and lessons learned from having been closely associated with many companies striving to build a successful space operating/business company. His views and comments might be surprising to many...
Guests: Dr. John Jurist
Date Aired: Tuesday 20 Jul 2004
Rand Simberg and Bill Simon returned to The Space Show to celebrate July 20, 1969, the day mankind first took steps on another world, the Moon. To acknowledge the importance of this day and our having gone to another world, Rand and Bill wrote a celebration story, Evoloterra (www.evoloterra.com). For this special Space Show program, we conducted the celebration on air, pausing for questions from listeners, commentary, and reflection. Listeners are welcome to contact Rand and Bill about this...
Guests: Rand Simberg, Bill Simon
Date Aired: Sunday 18 Jul 2004
Rand Simberg was the guest for this Space Show program and updated us on important events and activities happening in the space development world. Rand shared his Mojave Space Ship One experiences with us, told us what he thought this event meant to the space advocacy as well community, the government, NASA, Congress, and the general American population. Rand spoke about the upcoming presidential election, the differences in space policy positions between President Bush and Senator Kerry and he...
Guests: Rand Simberg
Date Aired: Tuesday 13 Jul 2004
Frank Sietzen and Keith Cowing, authors of the newly released book, “New Moon Rising: The Making of America's New Space Vision and the Remaking of NASA,” were the guests for this Space Show program. Frank and Keith talked extensively about their new book which delves into the behind the scenes making of the new space policy initiative proposed by President Bush in January of this year. Several questions were directed to Frank and Keith regarding the space policy, the presidential candidates and...
Guests: Frank Sietzen, Keith Cowing
Date Aired: Sunday 11 Jul 2004
Dr. George C. Nield, the Deputy Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation at the FAA, was the guest on this edition of The Space Show. Dr. Nield took us through the process of obtaining a license to launch a private suborbital vehicle to space. We discussed all aspects of the process, the role of the FAA, the AST, its relationship with NASA, Congress, and most important, with the businessmen and women building the rockets and the vehicles. I asked Dr. Nield about the AST...
Guests: Dr. George Nield
Date Aired: Tuesday 06 Jul 2004
Dr. Paul Spudis, Senior Staff Scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland and Visiting Scientist at the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston, Texas, was the guest on this Space Show program. Dr. Spudis is also a member of the President’s Commission on the Implementation of U. S. Space Exploration Policy, whose report came out in June of 2004. During the program, Dr. Spudis talked about his experiences on the President's Commission, went into...
Guests: Dr. Paul D. Spudis
Date Aired: Sunday 04 Jul 2004
Manny Pimenta returned to the Space Show for this holiday broadcast to talk about the upcoming Space Frontier Foundation's (SFF) Return to The Moon Conference (RTM) to be held in Las Vegas the weekend of July 16-18. As a member of the Board of Directors and the conference coordinator, Manny spoke about the importance of this conference and the events of 2004 that have unfolded to date to make this year's conference amazingly special! In the context of the RTM, we discussed the new space policy...
Guests: Manny Pimenta
Date Aired: Tuesday 29 Jun 2004
Dr. Carol Rosin, an expert on the militarization of space and transforming military space to commercial space, economic and job stimulation and more was the guest on this Space Show Program. As a result of keen interest in this topic and the questions/listener participation, this was an extra long program, nearly two hours. The entire program is archived. Dr. Rosin began her discussion by defining the subject, what is meant by terms such as the militarization of space, weapons in space, and...
Guests: Dr. Carol Rosin
Date Aired: Sunday 27 Jun 2004
Joan Horvath, the CEO of Take-off Technologies, LLC and the Executive Director of Global Space League, Inc., was the guest on this Space Show program. Having attended the launch of Space Ship One at Mojave, CA on the early morning of June 21, 2004, Ms. Horvath summarizes her experiences, what she saw, felt, and was thinking about during this historic event. She brings to Space Show listeners several important and unique perspectives. Ms. Horvath also brought us up to date on the efforts to...
Guests: Joan Horvath
Date Aired: Tuesday 22 Jun 2004
Special Open Lines for this edition of The Space Show. Multiple topics were discussed, several callers responded to discuss the NASA Centennial Challenge Prize and the Space Frontier Foundation Return to the Moon Conference in Las Vegas in July of this year. We also fielded several e-mail questions from listeners on a wide ranging variety of subjects. The Space Show rarely does open line programs. If you like this program, let me know and we will schedule more of them.
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Date Aired: Monday 21 Jun 2004
Space Ship One: Initial Flight. The Space Show is proud to bring its listeners this nonstop broadcast of the historic Space Ship One flight from Mojave, CA on the morning of June 21, 2004. During this flight, Space Ship One became the first privately financed, built, designed, and flown space vehicle to reach outer space at 100KM/62 miles, and safely return to its launch site as a completely reusable spacecraft. Broadcasting live from the scene was John Carter McKnight, a frequent Space Show...
Guests: John Carter McKnight
Date Aired: Sunday 20 Jun 2004
Fraser Cain, publisher of Universe Today (www.universetoday.com) was the guest on this edition of The Space Show. We discussed his having created Universe Today, how he gathers and reports the news, his editorial bias, the Forum which provides a great opportunity for those interested in space to discuss many topics and find answers to lots of questions. Mr. Cain has read all 60 pages of the Aldridge report and spoke to us about the visionary direction the report focuses on, saying that...
Guests: Fraser Cain
Date Aired: Tuesday 15 Jun 2004
Dr. Chris McKay, a Planetary Scientist with the Space Science Division of NASA Ames, was the guest for this Space Show program. Dr. McKay talked about the possibility of life on Mars, information being gleaned from the rovers, the impact of the meaning of methane on Mars and much more. In having dedicated his career to finding life on Mars, he was asked about the impact on the search for life in the solar system should it be confirmed that there never has been and is not now life on Mars. He...
Guests: Dr. Christopher P. McKay
Date Aired: Sunday 13 Jun 2004
Dr. Jeff Foust, editor of The Space Review, was the guest on this edition of The Space Show. Dr. Foust shared with Space Show listeners new perspectives regarding the Aldridge Commission final report which has been leaked to the press and which is due out on June 16. In light of the preliminary information on the recommendations of this final report, we talked with Dr. Foust about possible reactions to the recommendations by Congress, the White House, space advocates, and the general public. Dr...
Guests: Dr. Jeffrey Foust
Date Aired: Tuesday 08 Jun 2004
Robert (Rob) Godwin of CG Publishing, Inc. and Apogee Books was the guest on this edition of The Space Show. Mr. Godwin discussed his latest book, "Mars: The NASA Mission Reports, Vol. 2" as well as Volume 1. While discussing Volume 2, he talked about the special interview with Warner Von Braun, the double-sided DVD that comes with the book, the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity, and much more. We also talked about the full line of space books published by Apogee Books as well as upcoming...
Guests: Robert (Rob) Godwin
Date Aired: Sunday 06 Jun 2004
Declan O'Donnell, returning Space Show guest and noted attorney in the Denver, Colorado area, updates us on his space governance program with United Societies in Space (USIS). In addition, Mr. O'Donnell reported on some of the activities at the National Space Society annual meeting last week in Oklahoma City which motivated him to develop an action plan to make sure space is on the political agenda in this year's presidential election and within the political parties. Having been told that...
Guests: Declan O'Donnell
Date Aired: Tuesday 01 Jun 2004
Dr. Daniel C. Matt, author of "God and The Big Bang: Discovering Harmony Between Science and Spirituality," and one of the world's leading authorities on Jewish mysticism was the guest on The Space Show for this program as we continued with our theme of exploring our spiritual connect to outer-space. Dr. Matt, who graciously endured numerous KKNW telephone line technical problems on this show, helped us to both understand and see with a broader vision the relationship between science and...
Guests: Dr. Daniel C. Matt
Date Aired: Sunday 30 May 2004
Pat Bahn, CEO of TGV Rockets, Inc., returned as a guest for this Space Show program. Mr. Bahn updated us on the activities of his company and why he moved it to Norman, Oklahoma as he prepares to begin operations by 2007 as a suborbital launch company. He explained the advantages of being associated with the Oklahoma Spaceport Authority, its financing, and range facilities for vertical launches. Mr. Bahn also discussed space ports in general as many states are building them as well as creating...
Guests: Pat Bahn
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