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Broadcast 3887 Hotel Mars Dr. Jeff Foust

Date Aired: Thursday 07 Jul 2022

Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Jeff Foust, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Preparing Starship for demo and test flights, including orbital and lunar. 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...

Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. David Livingston, Dr. Jeffrey Foust

Broadcast 3886 Bob Zimmerman

Date Aired: Tuesday 05 Jul 2022

Guest: Bob Zimmerman; Topics: Multiple space policy, legal, engineering, company, commercial and international space topics and outcomes. AI, Bob's exploration wish list 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...

Guests: Robert Zimmerman

Sunday, July 3, 2022 No program for the July 4th holiday weekend

Date Aired: Sunday 03 Jul 2022

Guests: Dr. David Livingston

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No program today, July 1, 2022 due to July 4th holiday weekend

Date Aired: Friday 01 Jul 2022

The intended guest for this program cancelled out at the last minute due to his schedule change. He will be invited back at a later date.

Guests: Dr. David Livingston

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Broadcast 3885 Hotel Mars with Eric Berger

Date Aired: Wednesday 29 Jun 2022

Guests: John Batchelor, Eric Berger, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Starlink and the lunar dust auction with cockroaches. 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) &...

Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. David Livingston

Tags: John Batchelor, Eric Berger, Dr. David Livingston, SpaceX Starlink, lunar auction lunar dust, lunar dust and cockroaches, Mars dust, Starlink reception and range

Broadcast 3884 Dr. John Brandenburg

Date Aired: Tuesday 28 Jun 2022

Guest: Dr. John Brandenburg; Topics: Dr. Brandenburg's new sci-fi book, The War Of The Singularity: The Human Race is Cancelled… and updates for his theory regarding nuclear bombs having destroyed Mars about 180 million years ago due to traces of Xe 129 in the Martian atmosphere. 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: Dr. John Brandenburg

Tags: Dr. John Brandenburg, science fiction, his new book The War Of The Singularity: The Human Race is Cancelled…, AI, robotics, Airian 4 supercomputer, Mars, dark futuristic vision, fusion, humans and staying out of trouble, computer self-expression, elite followers, book reports on catastrophe, Motivate Chat Bot, space colonies, binary algebra, gaming the stock market, AI and the stock market, AI dangers and reality, Turing Test, sentient computers, The Singularity, 2001 Space Odyssey, neutron bomb, Armies of the living dead, early solar system supernova, R process with H Bomb, S process, XE 129 spike, Mars and the Allende Meteorite, XE 132, 180 million year timeline, Xenon spike ratio, Brandenburg criticism, slowness in accepting evidenced backed theories, humanity and the truth, asteroid belt, Iodine decay, Plutonium 244 decay, alternative theories, Mars Polar Lander, polar orbit, The Shergotty meteorite, Richard Hoover, oxidized iron on Mars, U.S. government awareness

Broadcast 3883 Michael Listner

Date Aired: Sunday 26 Jun 2022

Guest: Michael Listner; Topics: Space policy and space law issues, national security concerns regarding space, pending legislation bottlenecks in congress, China and the Moon, Musk and China, Starlink from China's perspective plus 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...

Guests: Michael Listner

Tags: Michael Listner, Starlink, China, national security, 5G, Russian cyber activity with Starlink, Dept. of Defense, government policy issues re Starlink, payload review, SpaceX and DISH Network conflict over networks, SpaceX and spectrum, Musk and China, Musk businesses in China, China lunar policy, China's space problems, Chinese launch facility explosion, paying attention to China Moon first policy, U.S. lulled into false sense of security with Chinese lunar concerns, Starlink interference, local farming vs. national farming, frequency jamming, legal warfare, unilateral US space test ban agreement, US concession, U.S. competition with China, China's security and Starlink, US space policy train wreck, DIA issues, plausible EMP threat, low yield nuclear weapons, space resources, space tourism, pending congressional space related legislation, NOG's on the ISS, New Zealand space program, RocketLabs, Georgia spaceport issue, Russia's nuclear threats, bombing London, NATO Article 5, UNPEACE, norms, sustainability, s

Broadcast 3882 Dr. Haym Benaroya

Date Aired: Friday 24 Jun 2022

Guest: Dr. Haym Benaroya; Topics: The government's lunar return plan for humans on the Moon, The Gateway, delays and challenges, human safety and health risks, Starship, commercial companies and a human lunar return, China lunar plans 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...

Guests: Dr. Haym Benaroya

Tags: Dr. Haym Benaroya, Return to the Moon, Ars Technica article, human lunar lander delays, The Gateway, mini ISS, SLS, Starship, SpaceX, NASA mission exhaustion, program opposition, congressional support for Artemis and Gateway, commercial lunar activity and effort, SpaceX Starship as critical player, Chinese lunar pressure felt by NASA, China and the lunar south pole, China plays by different rules, landing people on the Moon, basecamp concept, lunar habitat construction, lunar return other than the South Pole, additional lunar return strategies, survival is the goal of initial lunar visitors, biological development needed for lunar return, spacesuit development, human lunar landing challenges, student enthusiasm, economic analysis, state of the economy, economic impact on returning to the Moon including the private sector

Broadcast 3881 Hotel Mars: Doug Messier

Date Aired: Wednesday 22 Jun 2022

Guests: John Batchelor, Doug Messier, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: FAA approves Boca Chica for Super Heavy launches with conditions, environmental concerns, SpaceX internal descent, 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...

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

Tags: John Batchelor, Doug Messier, Dr. David Livingston, Parabolic Arc, FAA, Boca Chica, Starship, Elon Musk, SpaceX, approval mitigation conditions, environmental impact, suborbital test fight, five launches per year, ISS, Super Heavy, private space stations, SpaceX internal descent, sexual harassment charges

Broadcast 3880 Phil Swan; Ceana Prado Nickel

Date Aired: Tuesday 21 Jun 2022

Guests: Phil Swan, Ceana Prado Nickel; Topics: Our guests introduced us to The Atlantis Project (www.project-atlantis.com) per their talk at the recent ISDC event. Our discussion was technical, policy oriented, and focused on a way to have affordable, safe, and environmentally sound large scale space access benefits for all humanity. Multiple topics were discussed so I suggest you use the Tags as a type of Table of Contents for subject matter/topics of discussion. The Tags are...

Guests: Phil Swan, Ceana Prado Nickel

Tags: Phil Swan, Ceana Prado Nickel, The Atlantis Project, Tethered Ring, electromagnetic launcher, access to space, tethered ring economics, Project Atlantis concept, Pacific Ocean, Space infrastructure, the importance of the bridge metaphor, anchored platform, mooring line analogy, materials of choice, steel strings, magnetic lift track, tethered ring engineering is Active Support, strength and engineering specifications, both cargo & human spaceflight, elevators used from Earth to the ring, published White Paper, Project Atlantis videos, funding issues, concept and project marketing, regulatory approval concerns, geopolitical cooperation, global cooperation, equity and fair play in space, climate change as a project driver, environmentally safe space access as a driver, building on earlier technology, global regulatory regime, Technology Readiness Levels (TRL), 10-12 technology subsets, heritage technology, spinning up the ring TRL, ring location above Earth, space fairing nation project support, comparisons to

Sunday, June 19, 2022: No program due to Father's Day in the U.S.

Date Aired: Sunday 19 Jun 2022

Guests: Dr. David Livingston

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Broadcast 3879 Sir Martin Rees, Donald Goldsmith

Date Aired: Friday 17 Jun 2022

Guest: Sir Martin Rees and Donald Goldsmith: Topics: Their new book, "The End Of Astronauts: Why Robots Are The Future Of Exploration" which proposes human spaceflight BLEO should be done by the private sector, not by government. Our guests discuss this proposal on this specific 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....

Guests: Sir Martin Rees, Donald Goldsmith

Tags: Sir Martin Rees, Donald Goldsmith, The End Of Astronauts: Why Robots Are The Future Of Exploration, human spaceflight BLEO, NASA, risk taking, public risk taking, the private sector, space tourism, space adventurism, Musk and risk, Mars, lunar habitats, humans in space resource consumption, robots, advancing AI and technology, robots improve while humans do not, robots for the future of space exploration, ISS, Artemis, robotic capabilities gap narrowing, Curiosity compared to Perseverance, public sector role in developing space infrastructure, space tourism and settlement, nuclear propulsion changes the argument, faster travel time supports safer humans in space, asteroid mining, O'Neil colonies, government puts people at risk, ET robots, The Fermi Paradox, sentient robots, private sector accidents impact on government HSF, use private space adventure, not tourism, space property rights

Broadcast 3878 Hotel Mars with Dr. Harold Connolly

Date Aired: Wednesday 15 Jun 2022

Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Harold Connolly, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Asteroid Ryugu analysis, possible life, amino acids 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 if for...

Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. David Livingston, Dr. Harold C. Connolly Jr.

Tags: John Batchelor, Dr. Harold Connolly, Dr. David Livingston, Ryugu, amino acids, sample return mission, OSIRIS RExHyabusa2, early solar system model, origin of life, how planets formed, asteroid Bennu, most primitive material in solar system, pitch-black asteroid samples, organic compounds

Broadcast 3877 Dr. Frances Zhu

Date Aired: Tuesday 14 Jun 2022

Guest: Dr. Frances (Frankie) Zhu; Topics: We talked about Dr. Zhu's University of Hawaii AI and Robotics Lab, robotic and AI capabilities, terrestrial vs space robots, ethical issues for a permanent lunar hab, robotic ethical issues, the value of robotic idle time, the need for autonomous robots and why plus 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...

Guests: Dr. Frances Zhu

Tags: Dr. Frances (Frankie) Zhu, machine learning, controls engineering, engineering and ethics, AI, advanced robotics, motion capture, rover advances, wheels, Boston Dynamics, quadrupeds, bipeds, terrestrial robots compared to space robots, hopping example, lunar and Mars landings, independent control of humans, Perseverance example, moving toward autonomy examples, optimizing robots, NASA Artemis program, permanent human need with robots, robot ethics with humans, sentient robots, Google Chat Box incident, Marshall's 1974 riveting robotic example, lacking robotic self-motivation, ethics of humans on the Moon, 30 meter telescope tensions, Artemis Accords supporting international collaboration for peaceful uses, communication delays and autonomous robotic control, robotic idle time risk, machine learning on Earth, risk adverse behavior, Elon Musk, extreme environments, animal risks, the value of robots, robots for dangerous & repetitive functions, student interest in Dr. Zhu's robotic lab, Commercial space, drivers

Broadcast 3876 Mounir Alafrangy

Date Aired: Sunday 12 Jun 2022

Guest: Mounir Alafrangy; Topics: R&D, commercial and scientific experiments on the ISS, how to apply, program details, ISS priorities, and the ISS R&D upcoming conference for the latter part of July, www.issconference.org. 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: Mounir Alafrangy

Broadcast 3875 John Jossy

Date Aired: Friday 10 Jun 2022

Guest: John Jossy; Topics: John reported to us on the recently held ISDC 2022 conference. He highlights programs, speakers, events, networking 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: John Jossy

Tags: John Jossy, ISDC 2022, NSS, Keynote Speakers, longer term space prospects discussed, Musk, economic short term setbacks, Space Pioneer Award to the Ingenuity team, nano technology, NewSpace space solar power, SSP policy and more, commercial space challenges, ISS present and future, legal challenges for private space stations, Networking, commercial step by step approach for development, SSP technical feasibility, fusion, public private partnerships, cislunar economy, gravity prescription discussion, Jeff Greason's talk on space policy, SpaceX and the lack of competition, LEO, RocketLab, Varda Space, space farming, NASA HUNCH Program for high school students, the Rothblatt Space Settlement Award, Student Space Settlement grand prize, robotics, returning to the Moon discussions, John's favorite speakers, student presentations, poster sessions

Broadcast 3874 Dr. David Grinspoon on Hotel Mars

Date Aired: Wednesday 08 Jun 2022

Guests: John Batchelor, Dr, David Grinspoon, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Missions to Venus and Mars rover and mission updates 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)...

Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. David Livingston, Dr. David Grinspoon

Tags: John Batchelor, Dr. David Grinspoon, Dr. David Livingston, missions to Venus, RocketLabs, balloon pre-cursor mission, DaVinci, ESA and Venus, perseverance, Ingenuity, sample return soil samples, Curiosity, wheel concerns for Curiosity, mission time lines

Broadcast 3873 Dr. Patrick Collins

Date Aired: Tuesday 07 Jun 2022

Guest: Dr. Patrick Collins; Topics: Space Tourism, Space Solar Power, markets, snow melting satellites, SSP interest around the world, climate change including a possible ice age 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. Written...

Guests: Dr. Patrick Collins

Tags: Dr. Patrick Collings, space tourism, Space Solar Power, air travel industry comparisons, Blue Origin, SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, orbital tourism, suborbital, space tourism bashing, anti-billionaire sentiment, Japan and space tourism, JAXA, returning to the Moon, Artemis, Russia and China lunar return, Dr. Charles Lurio, reusable rockets, SLS, sailing ships, opening up the Moon, private sector advantages. AXIOM, ILC Dover, snow melting satellites, ice age, Global Warming, beaming energy to Earth as a weapon, microwaves to melt snow, LEO satellites, GEO satellites SSP and the European interest, ESA, GAP with electric & space organizations, split rectennas, solar and wind needing backup, SSP development plant, 40 year timeline, former SPS 2000 program, microwaves as weapons of war, Nuclear power, SSP mass, launch capacity, power needs and requirements, Lunar space elevator, employment capabilities, space tourism market driver for SSP, LEO SSP demonstrator

Broadcast 3872 Open Lines

Date Aired: Sunday 05 Jun 2022

Guests: Open Lines Discussion; Topics: Multiple discussion topics among callers and those emailing the show. For a topic guide, see the tags for this 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. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show...

Guests: Dr. David Livingston

Tags: Open Lines discussion, SpaceX and the FAA, litigation against Texas to stop SpaceX Starship @ Boca, UAP congressional hearings, advanced propulsion, hypersonic, nuclear, Reusable 'Slingatron' Launch Concept, Woodward thruster work, China's hypersonic missile, mag sail, cosmology, gravity & GEM theories, EmDrive, black hole concept discussion

No show Friday, June 3 for Dr. Space birthday + studio setup requirements

Date Aired: Friday 03 Jun 2022

Guests: Dr. David Livingston

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Broadcast 3871 Hotel Mars: Rob Godwin

Date Aired: Wednesday 01 Jun 2022

Guests: John Batchelor, Rob Godwin, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Two segments featuring Apollo 16 mission, the Moon buggy, mission challenges, the end of Apollo, the public fading out and comparisons with Starship, our return to the Moon effort 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...

Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. David Livingston, Robert (Rob) Godwin

Tags: John Batchelor, Rob Godwin, Dr. David Livingston, Apollo 16, mission challenges, lunar orbit, John Young, explosive mortars for seismic experiments, comparing Saturn V with Starship, the end of Apollo missions, lunar rover Moon buggy, plans for today's Mon buggy, Apollo 16 tension, the public and Apollo 16, piano wire wheels

Broadcast 3870 Robert (Bob) Zimmerman

Date Aired: Tuesday 31 May 2022

Guest: Bob Zimmerman; Topics: Multiple topics and space news issues discussed with Bob, current events, FAA, SpaceX, Starship, SLS, white nose bat update 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. Written Transcripts of Space Show...

Guests: Robert Zimmerman

Broadcast 3869 Dr. Will Kinney

Date Aired: Sunday 29 May 2022

Guest: Dr. Will Kinney; Topics: Will's new book, "An Infinity Worlds", the universe before and after The Big Bang, lots of questions were asked and answered by our guests regarding the universe and various inflationary and GEM models. 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. Will Kinney

Dr. Matthew Weinzierl & Brendan Rosseau

Date Aired: Friday 27 May 2022

Guests: Dr. Matt Weinzierl, Brendan Rosseau; Topics: Harvard's MBA commercial space courses, students and commercial space, investment market, timelines, billionaires, tourism, settlement, a possible commercial space bubble 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...

Guests: Dr. Matthew Weinzierl, Brendan Rosseau

Tags: Dr. Matt Weinzierl, Brendan Rosseau, Harvard Business School, commercial space program, elective courses in MBA program, student enrollment, student commercial space attitudes, diversity, billionaires and space tourism, Dylan Taylor, Why Space as a major topic, billionaires and the double standard, two double standard theories, space as a public benefit theory, commercial space investments in SPACs and ETFs, cooling off of capital flows, SPAC under performance, possible commercial space bubble, commercial space and the Ukraine war, commercial space customer diversification, government as a key customer, tourism, space settlement, students see commercial space as risky career option, commercial space students and other areas of Harvard including possible fringe, commercial space text book, economicsofspace.com, impact of government regulation on commercial space, commercial space terminology, European commercial space resources, China and Russia in commercial space, national security space, space settlement ti

Broadcast 3867 Hotel Mars with Doug Messier

Date Aired: Thursday 26 May 2022

Doug Messier, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Boeing Starliner success to ISS 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 if for personal use) & are a violation of the Space Show copyright...

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