Date Aired: Tuesday 26 Dec 2006
Dr. Burton Lee was the guest for this special Space Show program. Dr. Lee successfully guided us through the spaceport world of market studies, economic impact studies, market research and business decisions, and a host of related business, market, and financial issues surrounding space tourism, the making of the space tourism vehicles, and much more. Not only was our discussion interesting and comprehensive, it was most informative about these important subjects and issues. We started the...
Date Aired: Sunday 17 Dec 2006
Jane Reifert and Derek Webber were the two special guests for this program to discuss the "The Adventurers' Survey" regarding space tourism sponsored by Spaceport Associates and Incredible Adventures. We began the interview with the basics behind this space tourism survey, how it differed from the study Derek did for Futron several years ago and the significance of many of the findings in this survey. Listeners should listen to this program for the full details and scope of the survey, the...
Date Aired: Tuesday 12 Dec 2006
Brian Feeney returned as the guest for this Space Show program. Mr. Feeney, as team leader for the da Vinci Project, discussed with us their new partnership with DreamSpace and their push to develop their new suborbital tourist spaceships, the XF2 and XF3 with the XF1 serving as their technology demonstrator. You can see photos of their vehicle and obtain technical specifications by visiting either www.dreamspacegroup.net or www.davinciproject.com. Brian answered many listener questions about...
Date Aired: Tuesday 05 Dec 2006
Dr. Young K. Bae was the special guest for this Space Show program which originally aired on Tuesday morning, Nov. 28 and then again Tuesday evening, Dec. 5, 2006. Dr. Bae, has CEO of the Bae Institute in S. California (www.baeinstitute.com), is involved in cutting edge space related research. One product he discussed with listeners was his Photo Tether Formation Flight (PTFF) system which is applicable to satellite and spacecraft missions. Listen to his discussion to learn about PTFF and why...
Date Aired: Friday 01 Dec 2006
Robert Zimmerman returned for this Space Show program. With some sarcastic humor and serious commentary, Bob Zimmerman spent much time during this program connecting the dots to a future successful space program to a resolution of many of the global political and economic threats facing the U.S. and the free world. No doubt many listeners will disagree with Mr. Zimmerman's political assessment of issues facing America and how they might impact space development but Mr. Zimmerman is clearly not...
Date Aired: Friday 06 Oct 2006
Daniel Bateman returned as the guest for this Space Show program. Daniel updated us on what's new with the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center and lots is new. Their displays are new and they have partnered with a museum on the West Coast to display the Spruce Goose and additional space items. Listen to Daniel as he describes this new venture. We talked about education outreach, what works and does not work. The surprising parts of this program had to do with Daniel giving us valuable insights...
Date Aired: Friday 29 Sep 2006
Shubber Ali was the guest on this special program and we thank Shubber for being with us live at the unheard of time of 2:30-4:30AM in Sydney, Australia! During the first part of this program, Shubber talked about space tragic and why he does not like the term "space industry." We then looked at recent developments in the space world since his last appearance on the show and asked for his analysis. This included CEV, COTS, Lockheed, Kistler, Atlas 5, Bigelow, space tourism and Ms. Ansari on the...
Date Aired: Sunday 23 Jul 2006
Jane Reifert, President of Incredible Adventures, Inc, was the guest for this Space Show program which first aired on Monday, July 17, then again on Sunday, July 23. We began the interview with Jane giving us a brief history of Incredible Adventures and some of its offerings in air and space. From here, we went into further detail about the MIG flights to the edge of space and the space training and support adventures offered by this company. Ms. Reifert spoke at some length regarding space...
Date Aired: Sunday 16 Jul 2006
John Spencer returned to The Space Show to update us on matters concerning space tourism. We began the interview with John summarizing space tourism developments since he was last on the show in August 2005. We spoke about suborbital tourism, the companies involved in the suborbital vehicle programs, and his yacht plans which John is well known for and which he as written about in his book, "Space Tourism - Do You Want To Go?" The book, published in 2004 by Apogee, is still available and is a...
Date Aired: Sunday 25 Jun 2006
Shubber Ali returned to The Space Show as the guest for this special two hour program. We started our discussion with Shubber telling us about his new website blog, space cynic. You can access this site at http://space-cynic.blogspot.com. In addition, you can send e-mail directly to Shubber with your comments or questions at spacecynics@mac.com . After explaining the purpose behind the space cynic blog, who all the bloggers are on the site (I am Professor L), we talked about business and...
Date Aired: Thursday 01 Jun 2006
David Vivancos from Madrid, Spain joined us on The Space Show to discuss nanotechnology, space development, and space tourism. Mr. Vivancos gave us a good introduction and overview for nanotechnology, starting with space but also for other areas as well. For space, we discussed nanotechnology for space launch, propulsion and power, structures and materials, guidance and navigation, electronics and communications, scientific instruments and life support. We also discussed the impacts of...
Date Aired: Sunday 21 May 2006
Ed Wright returned to The Space Show for a very interesting conversation on many important topics. We started the interview talking about COTS. Ed gave us valuable insights and perspectives to apply to our understanding of the COTS program so don't miss this discussion. We talked extensively about returning to the Moon. Here too, Ed had much to say so don't miss it. Ed talked about the value of the private sector working with the military and the military space plane. He responded to questions...
Date Aired: Friday 17 Mar 2006
Dr. Madhu Thangavelu returned as guest for this Space Show program. We began our discussion with Dr. Thangavelu in-depth analysis of the proposal to send people back to the Moon and the ESAS Report. Our guest outline both the good and the bad, the most important and what has been omitted in the RTM discussion. He especially focused on what to do once we get back to the Moon. We also discussed his views on space tourism and you will find his comments on suborbital and orbital tourism to be...
Date Aired: Friday 06 Jan 2006
Dr. Sam Dinkin and Cmdr. John Herrington joined The Space Show to discuss Rocketplane and Dr. Dinkin's new venture, SpaceShot, a skill game designed to provide ordinary people with a chance to take a $200,000 suborbital space tourism flight for about a $5 entry fee. We began the program talking with Cmdr. Herrington about Rocketplane, the spaceflight experience, space suits and pressure suits, the Rocketplane flight test program, and everything related to Rocketplane. This is the program to...
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