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Date Aired: Tuesday 19 Aug 2003
Gene Kranz, former NASA Mission Control Flight Director during the Apollo program was the guest for this program. During this interview, we discussed his experiences with NASA during Project Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo, NASA, Columbia, the future of the space program, space commerce and the private sector in space, and space development. Mr. Kranz outlines his four part plan to make space a priority again and to lead us forward to becoming a space-faring society in a space-faring world. We talk...
Guests: Gene Kranz
Date Aired: Tuesday 12 Aug 2003
Michael Laine, President of LiftPort, Inc. is the guest on this edition of The Space Show. Mr. Laine is the co-founder of High Lift System and the space elevator concept. During this interview, Mr. Laine fully discusses the business and financial aspects of the space elevator concept and program and key elements of the space elevator business plan. Mr. Laine also describes the technology behind the space elevator and the possible use of advance laser technology in conjunction with the space...
Guests: Michael Laine
Date Aired: Sunday 10 Aug 2003
Pat Kelley is the President of Vela Technology Development, a company focused on developing space transportation systems for space tourism. During this program, we discuss not only the Vela space transportation action plan, but the potential space tourism economic market, space access, the use of surplus U.S. military aircraft by the private sector for space access, the regulatory environment, and the differences between experimental aircraft and rockets. We also talk about the support for the...
Guests: pat Kelley
Date Aired: Tuesday 05 Aug 2003
Jason Andrews is the President and co-founder of Andrews Space. Mr. Andrews discusses Andrews Space, its projects, past, present, and future plans. We discuss commercial space opportunities and the conclusions reached from the company's Future Space Transportation Study. We also discuss the rolls for both NASA and the private sector, suborbital and orbital launch vehicles and space access, as well as issues surrounding much needed space infrastructure. New technologies were bought up through...
Guests: Jason Andrews
Date Aired: Sunday 03 Aug 2003
Tom Olson and Paul Contursi returned to The Space Show to discuss new developments with The Colony Fund which will be presented at the Mars Society Conference in August 2003 in Eugene, Oregon. In addition to discussing Colony Fund developments, space commerce and investment strategy is discussed, as well as commercial space policy, the Outer Space Treaty, Mars, and affordable space access.
Guests: Paul Contursi, Thomas A. Olson
Date Aired: Tuesday 29 Jul 2003
Greg Allison serves as the Program Manager for the Huntsville Alabama L5 Society (HAL5) High Altitude Lift-Off (HALO) Program, and as President of the High Altitude Research Corporation (HARC). During this interview, we discuss why space development and exploration is important, new ideas for obtaining cheap access to space, commercial space ventures, alternative launch programs, the suborbital institute, the National Space Society, and risk taking for those wanting to venture into space. We...
Guests: Greg Allison
Date Aired: Sunday 27 Jul 2003
Victor Rozsnyay joins The Space Show live from Budapest, Hungary to discuss his research and company work in the field of controlling gravity. He explains the implication of controlling gravity for creating cost effective space access to LEO, the Moon, asteroids, Mars, and beyond. Mr. Rozsnyay talks about the theories behind his innovative research and why both he and his researchers believe gravity control to be completely plausible. We also discuss the spin-off technology from his gravity...
Guests: Victor Rozsnyay
Date Aired: Tuesday 22 Jul 2003
Dr. Peter Schubert discusses the use of solar powered satellites and lunar-based manufacturing facilities to beam solar power to Earth via microwaves. Dr. Schubert discusses the economics of this type of facility. He also describes his invention, the isotope separator, and why this is so important for solar powered satellites. In addition to this being a technical discussion, we also talk about the politics and social implications of being able to integrate space solar power with our...
Guests: Dr. Peter Schubert
Date Aired: Sunday 20 Jul 2003
Rand Simberg and Bill Simon discuss the importance of this day in history, the story of when we first left Earth and humans walked on a celestial body other than Earth, the Moon. They discuss their story program, Evoloterra (http://www.evoloetrra.com), how they created it, its significance and importance, and how it can be used by everyone for free to celebrate this important event in the history of mankind. In addition, we discuss space policy, NASA, space access, the role of the private...
Guests: Rand Simberg, Bill Simon
Date Aired: Tuesday 15 Jul 2003
Dr. Jordin Kare discusses the technology and facts pertaining to his stellar work with laser launch for space access. We discuss all aspects of the use for lasers in accessing space. We also discuss the use of lasers in other disciplines, including commercial markets, for military purposes, and more. We address the likelihood of this technology being competitive in commercial markets both with conventional rockets and other emerging technologies, as well as the various plausible commercial...
Guests: Dr. Jordin Kare
Date Aired: Sunday 13 Jul 2003
Mr. John McKnight discusses his recent SpaceDaily.com op-ed pieces concerning the growth of private military companies as evidenced by current developments in Iraq and their potential implication for space development. We discuss the militarization and weaponization of space, space policy, the proper role for government in space and how citizens can work to make sure that commercial space development moves forward in balance with legitimate government needs in space. This is a most interesting...
Guests: John Carter McKnight
Date Aired: Tuesday 08 Jul 2003
Dr. John Jurist is the guest on this edition of The Space Show. Dr. Jurist discusses the biomedical factors associated with suborbital flights, including acceleration, radiation exposure, reduced atmosphere pressure, gas issues and more. We will also address many of these issues for orbital space flight and longer space missions to Mars, including the pros and cons for using nuclear powered vehicles. Dr. Jurist will also discuss the regulatory issues of today compared to what they were forty...
Guests: Dr. John Jurist
Date Aired: Sunday 06 Jul 2003
Professor Glenn Reynolds is the guest for the first half hour. The second half hour is an Open Lines program. Professor Reynolds is a law professor at the University of Tennessee and co-author of the book, Outer Space: Problems of Law and Policy. During his interview, Professor Reynolds discusses space policy in the U.S., Europe, Russia, and China. We also talk about space law and property rights, its history and the continued development of space law and property right, especially in light of...
Guests: Professor Glenn Reynolds
Date Aired: Tuesday 01 Jul 2003
Former NASA Astronaut Dr. Philip K. Chapman was the guest on the July 1, 2003 Space Show. During our Space Show discussion, we talked about his recent SpaceDaily.com editorial titled, "The Failure of NASA: And A Way Out," as well as space solar powered satellites, space tourism, commerce, and much more. Dr. Chapman suggested concrete steps to enhance our space program and the private sector as the driving power behind further space development and exploration.
Guests: Dr. Philip Chapman
Date Aired: Sunday 29 Jun 2003
Benjamin Thomas Solomon is the featured guest on the Sunday Space Show. Mr. Solomon discusses his work regarding gravity and space propulsion systems. Mr. Solomon explains his theory on gravity and the nature of his experiments that have shown he can negate about 3% of the weight of an object with possible applications to space launch and propulsion systems. Mr. Solomon also talks about scientific theories, academic experimentation, the need for different types of propulsion systems to travel...
Guests: Benjamin Thomas Solomon
Date Aired: Tuesday 24 Jun 2003
Dr. Brad Edwards, director of research at the Institute for Scientific Research, Inc., provides us with an update regarding new developments concerning the space elevator since his last appearance on this program, October 9, 2002. During this discussion, Dr. Edwards talks about his probable funding coming from the government this fall for Phase A Engineering studies, his discussions with the Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA, and Congress. In addition, we will learning about his new position...
Guests: Dr. Brad Edwards
Date Aired: Sunday 22 Jun 2003
John B. Barber is the co-founder and President of Modern Transport Systems Corp and the inventor of the magnetic levitation technology being developed by the company. During this interview, Mr. Barber explains how magnetic levitation can be applicable to assisting in the launch of winged space craft, and how such "mag-lev" would work. We discuss not only the technical side of mag-lev, but also the practical and economic side of using this technology. We also discuss its application in low...
Guests: John Barber
Date Aired: Tuesday 17 Jun 2003
Dr. John Bossard has been actively involved in both experimental rocketry as well as homebuilt aircraft. During this interview, Dr. Bossard discusses his ideas for a homebuilt aerospace plane which will provide alternative, low cost, suborbital space access for many people. We discuss the rockets, licensing requirements, flight patterns for such aircraft, and lots of philosophy and vision. This is a very interesting program, offering Space Show listeners something new to ponder in terms of our...
Guests: Dr. John Bossard
Date Aired: Sunday 15 Jun 2003
Brian Walker, aka Rocket Guy, was the guest on The Space Show for Tuesday, June 15, 2003. Brian Walker is building his own rocket to take him to space. During this interview, Brian discusses what lead him to want to build a rocket to take him to space, the compound that he has developed to take him to space, his Russian training at Star City, his procurement of a new Russian spacesuit, his work with the FAA AST office in getting a launch license and much more. Brian also has an incredible...
Guests: Brian Walker
Date Aired: Tuesday 10 Jun 2003
Fred von Lohmann is the guest on The Space Show for Tuesday, June 10, 2003. This is a non-space program, one of those rare programs during the year when a topic is so important and so widespread that as host of The Space Show, I feel it deserves attention. Fred von Lohmann is the Senior Intellectual Property Attorney for The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). Mr. Lohmann is one of the key attorneys involved in the legal arguments with the Recording Industry of America (RIAA), the downloading...
Guests: Fred Von Lohmann
Date Aired: Tuesday 03 Jun 2003
Rand Simberg, a former project manager with Rockwell International, now publishes a weekly article with Fox News Online as well as maintaining a superb space policy weblog. During this program, Mr. Simberg discusses various aspects of space policy, the manned space flight program as maintained by NASA, the ISS, space commerce and space tourism, affordable space access by the private sector, and much more. Mr. Simberg is quite outspoken about what is needed for our nation to move forward in...
Guests: Rand Simberg
Date Aired: Sunday 01 Jun 2003
David Ashford is Managing Director of Bristol Spaceplanes Limited, a spaceplane and space tourism consultancy with plans to develop the Ascender sub-orbital spaceplane. Mr. Ashford discusses space tourism, the use of reusable launch vehicles, both orbital and suborbital, his X-Prize entry, the Ascender Suborbital Vehicle, barriers to affordable space access, and space policy by government space agencies such as those in Europe and NASA. Mr. Ashford also talks about his new book, Spaceflight...
Guests: David Ashford
Date Aired: Tuesday 27 May 2003
Professor Madhu Thangavelu is with the Department Of Aerospace Engineering & School of Architecture at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. This interview focuses on why we go into space, space architecture, engineering, and the differences between the two disciplines, plus how the two disciplines come together to make space possible. We also discuss humanity's spiritual presence in space, developing and returning to the Moon, along with a humans to Mars mission. We discuss...
Guests: Professor Madhu Thangavelu
Date Aired: Wednesday 21 May 2003
Professor Bruce Lusignan Director of the Stanford Communications Satellite Planning Center and the Stanford Center for International Cooperation in Space, along with students Brett Allard, Arnt Hein, and Luca Derosa, discuss the Stanford-Russian Mars study program, the Europe Small Satellite Program for universities, the NATO Science and Peace Program and the Moon Program. Professor Lusignan also talks about the Clementine 2 mission and the Mars Challenge with the Russians. We discuss using...
Guests: Dr. Bruce Lusignan
Date Aired: Sunday 18 May 2003
The Suborbital Institute and its director, Pat Bahn, along with Neil Milburn of Armadillo Aerospace, discuss suborbital space flight, policy, the Armadillo suborbital program, the TGV Rockets suborbital program, commercial space ports, and much more. We also discuss the FAA AST, lobbying, and the congressional view of private sector space access in the aftermath of the Columbia accident.
Guests: Neil Milburn, Pat Bahn
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