Date Aired: Wednesday 21 Feb 2024
Tags: John Batchelor, Dr. Ajay Kothari, Dr. David Livingston, Thorium, Thorium Molten Salt Reactor (TMSR), thorium U.S. and global reserves, nuclear power replacement, liquid not solid, no explosive possibility, no pressure chamber or dome, TMSR history, isotopes, no meltdown possibility, smaller plant profile, DOE interest, small modular reactors, Copenhagen, Holland, China, KW/hour cost estimates, space propulsion, in-space usage for power, upper stages can be repurposed for lunar...
Date Aired: Tuesday 20 Feb 2024
Guest: Dr. Ajay Kothari; Topics: Thorium and the TMSR for grid power and in-space power. Dr. Kothari does a deep dive into thorium molten salt reactors.
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Date Aired: Tuesday 12 Sep 2023
Guest: Dr. Ajay Kothari; Topics: Multiple topics including the NASA-DARPA DRACO program for small nuclear engines for Mars and elsewhere, thorium, molten salt reactors for power generation, Generation 4 reactors, nuclear fuels and much more.
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Date Aired: Sunday 05 Mar 2023
Guest: Dr. Ajay Kothari; Topics: Ajay's perspective on why space is so impossible, having a necessary creative vision, the third dimension policy approach, Ukraine, Congress and the government, global value, Fermi Paradox, Drake Equation and more.
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Date Aired: Tuesday 13 Sep 2022
Guest: Dr. Ajay Kothari; Topics: Dr. Kothari makes the case of using thorium molten salt reactors for power generation in the U.S. and globally. Ajay also talked about SSP, nuclear power, launchers and related topic. He provided us with numbers and statistics.
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Date Aired: Tuesday 12 Oct 2021
Guest: Dr. Ajay Kothari; Topics: Thorium energy and reactors, details, advantages and some of the politics involved in using thorium to solve our energy problems.
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Date Aired: Tuesday 22 Dec 2020
Guest: Dr. Ajay Kothari; Topics: Multiple topics related to getting back to the Moon and why, China space policy, art and poetry, humanity needs space exploration, the Fermi Paradox, The Drake Equation plus more.
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Date Aired: Monday 12 Oct 2020
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Date Aired: Tuesday 15 Sep 2020
Guest: Dr. Ajay Kothari; Topic: Returning to the Moon post Covid 19. Be sure to read Dr. Kothari's Space Review article from May 11, 2020. He has posted a link to this article on the blog plus to other relevant documents. The bottom line for Dr. Kothari was and is that it is essential to return to the surface of the Moon, we are in a fierce competition with China that also involves national security, we must bypass the Gateway and go direct using the FH or a yet to...
Date Aired: Sunday 15 Sep 2019
Guest: Dr. Ajay Kothari; Topics: Returning to the Moon. See his plans in his PDF "Come Hell or High Water" which is posted on the blog and linked in comments.
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Date Aired: Tuesday 26 Jun 2018
Guest: Dr. Ajay Kothari; Topics: "Railroad to Moon And Mars," rocket options, payloads, rocket fuel, lunar return to the surface, lava tubes, Mars, spaceflight costs, human spaceflight & 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...
Date Aired: Tuesday 18 Jul 2017
Guest: Dr. Ajay Kothari; Topics: Returning to the Moon re his concept "Next Giant Leap For America 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 the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and...
Date Aired: Tuesday 29 Apr 2014
Guest: Dr. Ajay Kothari. Topics: Rocket reusability, 1st 2nd stage reusability, space tourism, & more. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the...
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