Date Aired: Monday 27 Dec 2010
Guest: Dr. Clark Lindsey. Topics: NewSpace 2010 and 2011. Please note that you are invited to comment, ask questions, and rate this program on the new Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. You can find Dr. Lindsey's assessment of NewSpace 2010 and looking forward to 2011 under the title "A Review of NewSpace Developments in 2010 posted on his blogs and website. See www.spacetransportnews.com and scroll down for the title. Also check out the comments he will receive regarding this...
Date Aired: Thursday 23 Dec 2010
Guest: Robert (Bob) Zimmerman. Topics: Apollo 8 Genesis Christmas eve flight around the Moon 42 years ago, 2010 in review, 2011 forecast. Please note that you are invited to comment, ask questions, and rate this program on the new Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. For more information, visit Bob's blog, Behindtheblack at http://behindtheblack.com. We started our program by remembering the Apollo 8 flight which flew around the Moon 42 years ago today. Christmas evening back...
Date Aired: Thursday 09 Dec 2010
Guest: Rex Ridenoure. Topics: Mars, Space policy, NASA, RocketCam, commercial space. Please note that you are invited to comment, ask questions, and rate this program on the new Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Also visit the Ecliptic Enterprises Corporation website at www.eclipticenterprises.com. In our first segment, Rex Ridenoure introduced us to RocketCam and identified the launches and companies that are using it. You can learn more about it at www.eclipticenterprises....
Date Aired: Thursday 25 Nov 2010
Guest: Frank Stratford. Topics: A path to undertaking human missions to Mars. Please note that you are invited to comment, ask questions, and rate this program on the new Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Frank Stratford, CEO of MarsDrive, returned to the program to discuss his pathway to human Mars Mission as outlined in his Space Review article of Oct. 4, 2010, "The Relevance of Mars." You can read this article at www.thespacereview.com/article/1705/1. While our program was...
Date Aired: Monday 23 Aug 2010
Guest: Dennis Wingo. Topics: Private space capital, visionaries, and private spaceflight. We welcomed Dennis Wingo back to The Space Show. Rather than describe this program by its three segments, I want to talk about the overriding theme of the show which focused on the need to have space visionaries and to attract and invest private capital in private space ventures. In having this conversation, Dennis also talked about the risks for companies in taking public money. We talked about the...
Date Aired: Wednesday 21 Apr 2010
Guest: Gwynne Shotwell. Topics: Commercial crew, Falcon 9, human spaceflight, commercial launchers, SpaceX. Gwynne Shotwell, President of SpaceX, was our guest for this special full hour program in which we discussed SpaceX, Falcon 9, Falcon 1e, commercial launchers, space policy, safety and so much more. To learn more about SpaceX, please visit www.spacex.com. Ms. Shotwell started our discussion with a SpaceX overview. We initially focused on the Flight Termination System and how the Air Force...
Date Aired: Monday 19 Apr 2010
Guest: Open Lines with Dr. David Livingston. Topics: policy, Obama Space, commercial space, various space start-ups. This was a two hour plus OPEN LINES program with almost non stop listener telephone calls in addition to email and chat. We started our fist segment with a phone call from Bob Zimmerman. Bob did a 15 minute or so rant on Obama space, the April 15 space conference at the Cape and more so don't miss this energetic start for this program. At the end of Bob's comments, he spoke about...
Date Aired: Saturday 17 Apr 2010
Guest: Mark Whittington. Topics: Administration space policy, lunar resources, why space? Mark Whittington, author and journalist, returned to discuss the Administration's space policy. You can follow Mark's at http://curmudgeons.blogspot.com, www.associatedcontent.com, and at the Houston Examiner. As we started our first segment, Mark summarized the history of President Obama and space. He looks at education, the ISS, Augustine, and all the components of space policy that the President has...
Date Aired: Monday 05 Apr 2010
Guests: CLASSROOM; Dr. Jeff Foust, Dr. Jim Logan, Dr. John Jurist, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: U.S. Commercial and NewSpace Launch Industry. Welcome to The Space Show Classroom Lesson 6 on the U.S. Commercial and New Space Launch Industry. Please remember that if you have questions or comments regarding this program or for any of the participants, post them on the Classroom blog at http://spaceshowclassroom.wordpress.com under Lesson 6 archives. Emails sent to me will be posted on the blog on...
Date Aired: Sunday 28 Mar 2010
Guest: Robert Zimmerman. Topics: US space policy, space vision, Constellation and more. Robert Zimmerman returned to provide an assessment of where US space policy is after the Administration made its Feb. 1 announcement for its plans using the 2011 Budget. In our first segment, Bob started off saying that based on the administration proposals, there were no long term goals and this is what has caused a lack of political support. Listeners immediately objected to what Bob said and emailed the...
Date Aired: Sunday 14 Mar 2010
Guest: Henry Vanderbilt. Topic: Space Access Society upcoming conference and agenda. Henry Vanderbilt, founder of the Space Access Society and the Space Access Conference was our guest for this show to discuss the upcoming SA Conference in Phoenix, Arizona from April 8-10, 2010. For more information, please visit www.space-access.org. In our first segment, Henry took us through the origins of the Space Access Society, how he came to found the organization and then do the annual conferences to...
Date Aired: Saturday 09 Jan 2010
Guest: Dr. Phil Chapman. Topics: SSP, Climate issues, RLVs. Dr. Phil Chapman returned to The Space Show with this program to discuss space solar power satellites, climate issues, and commercial space launchers in comparison to traditional government launchers. You can learn more by visiting Dr. Chapman's blog which will be operational in a few days, www.pkchapman.com. In our first segment, Phil talked about solar powered satellites and climate issues. He was very clear in pointing out the...
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