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Broadcast 3667 Bruce Pittman
Date Aired: Friday 02 Apr 2021
Guest:  Bruce Pittman;  Topics:  Bruce discussed in detail the collaborative project "Spacecraft Nation: Building Back Better Using Space."  The program has been uploaded to the blog for this program for your downloading and review. 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: Bruce Pittman
Tags: Bruce Pittman, Spacecraft Nation collaboration, NASA Ames, NASA Space Portal, Skycorp, Commercial space, improving national technological capabilities, Covid 19 Pandemic, technical skills, engaging the 50 states, training and educating the workforce, space and related industries, states determine own areas of expertise, program budget and costs, upgrading America's technical skills & technical toolkits, public private partnerships, innovation, Space infrastructure, cislunar space development, engaging multiple government agencies & organizations, Space debris, tragedy of the commons, national security, ITAR, student age and grade levels, virtual learning, 3D Printing, diversity concerns, human space social issues, Moon-Mars focus concerns, private corporation benefits, future space and technology workforce, competition for the best workers, Open Lunar, competing NGO's, Project Astro. space missions compared to space activities, NASA Centennial Challenges, soliciting Spacecraft Nation feedback
Broadcast 3658 Dr. John Hunter
Date Aired: Tuesday 16 Mar 2021
Guest:  Dr. John Hunter;  Topics:  Green Launch, gas guns, shots to space and LEO, the Yuma Proving Grounds, propellant, CO2 in the atmosphere, market analysis 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 programs...
Guests: Dr. John Hunter
Tags: Dr. John Hunter, Green Launch, gas guns, 54 foot tube, 7, recent shot history, Von Karman Line, Co2 discharge, propellant recovery, SpaceX, hydrogen, helium, escape velocity, The Fed EX of space, 5-10 kilos to LEO, gas gun description, launch sites, orbit description, Yuma Proving Grounds (YPG), Green Launch timeline, horizontal launch, vertical launch, SpinLaunch, Dr. Edward Teller, G harden payloads, Green Launch for the Moon and Mars, r and 5 mega jewel shots, point to point service, hypersonic testing, White Sands, suborbital launch, gas gun short history, dogs, environmentalist and Green Launch, SWARM, cubesats, ITAR, gun rifling, fundraising
Broadcast 3616 Laura Montgomery
Date Aired: Friday 11 Dec 2020
Guest:  Laura Montgomery:  Topics:  A review of space law and policy for 2020 and a look forward regarding space law and policy for 2021. 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...
Guests: Laura Montgomery
Tags: Laura Montgomery, space law and policy review 2020, space as a global commons, Executive Orders, The Outer Space Treaty, Dr. Henry Hertzfeld, Article One of the Outer Space Treaty, SpaceX Starlink Contract re space law, Mars as a free planet, U.S. court jurisdiction, space settlement, The Mayflower Compact, Earth independent settlements, Article Six of the Outer Space Treaty, Artemis Accords, Artemis Return to the Moon program, Artemis as a private sector business model, space property marketable title for financing, commercial space business insurance, commercial space regulatory environment risks, ITAR, NASA purchase of lunar rocks and material, FAA and FCC oversight reach, 2021 possible legal events, NOAH report on how to regulate New Space, U.S. Space Force, potential Article Nine Outer Space Treat issues, Planetary Protection concerns, Dr. Robert Zubrin, space settlement and NASA, Congress and human settlement, human factors, Mars independence, rescue of space travelers, Rescue Treaty applicability to
Broadcast 3594 Tory Bruno, CEO of ULA
Date Aired: Friday 23 Oct 2020
Guest:  Tory Bruno;  Mr. Bruno largely responded to listener questions and comments about ULA, Vulcan, Starliner, policy and security, Atlas 5, Delta 4, human spaceflight, lunar plans, competition and 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 the specific Space Show program....
Guests: Tory Bruno
Tags: Tory Bruno, United Launch Alliance (ULA), Phase 2 award for National security Space Launch, ACES upper stage, Vulcan booster, Vulcan heavy, competing with safety track record, SMART program, solid rocket boosters, CST 100 Starliner flight profile, comparing Vulcan to Falcon 9, Cislunar 1000, Artemis, strategic propellant reserve, ULA lobbying, BE-4 engine, BE-4 turbopump issues, Tipping Point Awards, smart propulsion cryogenic system, cryo tank to tank transfer, multi-week storage, modifying upper stage lander for lunar surface re Bernard Kutter, space based solar power, Atlas 5 launches, Delta 4 Heavy, Chinese infiltration of the supply chain, security classifications and ULA, ITAR, Centaur 5 upper stage capabilities, sterling engine
Broadcast 3581 Grant Bonin
Date Aired: Friday 02 Oct 2020
Guest:  Grant Bonin; Topics; Spaceflight, Inc launch service to the industry, market analysis, launchers, customers 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 programs are a violation of our copyright and are not...
Guests: Grant Bonin
Tags: Grant Bonin, Spaceflight, Inc., launch schedule assurance programs, Sherpa-NG program, disruptive initiatives, Small Sat Conference 2020, transparent pricing, Book My Launch, unique, orbital transfer vehicles, cislunar space, cislunar commercial markets, launch vehicle delays, rideshare, BlackSky Earth Observation, Space IL, acquisition by Mitsui & Co., Ltd., cislunar commercial goals, mitigating uncertainty, RocketLab, launch vehicle market analysis, oversupply threat, capacity, Inc. compared to customer direct launch company contracting, entrepreneurs, tech visionaries, creating demand compared where none exists compared to servicing existing demand, regulatory concerns, ITAR, FCC, FAA, new industry challenges, higher frequency demand, environmental concerns, debris, Spaceports, Inc. five and ten year plans, tools for customers, financing for customers, launch substitution in case of delays, Starlink, telesats, nuclear thermal
Broadcast 3556 Brian Barnett
Date Aired: Tuesday 11 Aug 2020
Guest:  Brian Barnett; Topics:  Solstar Space Co, wifi hots spots in space, wifi communications space to Earth, wifi communications from and to space, FCC applicable regulations, markets and potential growth. Wifi in deep space, We welcomed Brian Barnett, CEO of Solstar Space Company, to discuss their satellite communication business, wifi hotspots in space, and much more.  Please visit their website for more information at www.solstarspace.com.   Note that their...
Guests: Brian Barnett
Tags: Brian Barnett, Solstar Space Co., Commercial space, dem wifi hotspot in space, Blue Origin, FCC, Brian's satellite company experience, NASA Flight Opportunities Program, R&D satellite products, need for demo flights, LEO, suborbital flights, smart phones, space domain addresses, industry market size, market analysis, ITAR, ISS as an example, jet to space connectivity, Dragon and SpaceX with wifi, commercial tweet from space, competition, global customer base, Starlink, One Webb, KPMG commercial space reports, KPMG and Spaceport America, impact of billionaires in space commerce, Inspiration, ten year time line, social media, Solstar Space Co. mailing list, Deke Slayton
Broadcast 3402 Dr. Umair Siddiqui
Date Aired: Tuesday 29 Oct 2019
Guest:  Dr. Umair Siddiqui;  Topics:  The Phase Four radio frequency plasma thruster, plasma science, Hall thrusters, LEO, comsats, mega satellite constellations 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: Dr. Umair Siddiqui
Tags: Dr. Umair Siddiqui, Phase Four, RF plasma-based electric propulsion system, heating plasmas using R-F waves, electric propulsion, Hall effect thrusters, electric propulsion and LEO, propellants, restart capability, PhaseFour Maxwell, comsat mega constellations, noble and non-noble gasses, water as a propellant, storage batteries, plasma blue glow, ionized gas, energy for small satellites, importance of mass, Krypton, Xenon, SMART-1 Mission, orbital inclination, satellite diversification, PhaseFour future projections, LEO comsat projections, air-based thrusters, plasma thrusters for terrestrial application, NASA, DoD, national security, ITAR, Export Administration Regulations (EAR)
Broadcast 3401 Anthony Longman
Date Aired: Monday 28 Oct 2019
Guest: Anthony Longman;  Topics:  An introduction and thorough discussion regarding the expandable rotating shielded space habitat concept by Anthony and his company, Sky Frame Research. 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...
Guests: Anthony Longman
Tags: Anthony Longman, Expandable rotating shielded space habitats, Space Studies Institute Space Settlement Conference, free space habitats, lunar surface habitats, Mars habitats, O'Neillian space station concept, Dr. Robert Skelton, tensegrity structures, NIAC awards, Dr. Joel Sercel, Sky Frame Research, flexible pressure membrane, the role of sunlight, 1 G, r RPM's, rotating for artificial gravity, structural design, grows small to large, habitat capacity, space habitat initial development, space habitat growth timelines, commercial venture, cash flows earned by the space habitat, floors, walls, construction materials, silica blocks, New Glenn Rocket, habitat landscaping, orbital location, habitat space shuttles/taxis, habitat costs, habitat power source, solar power, Nuclear power, space walks, space tourists, TRL 3-4, professional astronauts, ITAR, elevators and life boats, NIAC Phase 3, funding, capital acquisition, partnerships, cruise ship model for space tourism, regolith slag
Broadcast 3384 Laura Montgomery
Date Aired: Friday 04 Oct 2019
Guest:  Laura Montgomery:  Topics:  Planetary Protection, commercial space, human spaceflight regulations, commercial space law, space property rights 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: Laura Montgomery
Tags: Laura Montgomery, Planetary Protection. Dr. Jose Lopez, spreading Earthly molecules throughout space, Article 9 of the OST, space exploration, space settlement, human molecules on Mars, Life on Mars, legal status for planetary protection, planetary protection guidelines, FAA jurisdiction, space property rights, congressional action, orbital debris, FCC, . FAA streamlining rules, FAA human spaceflight regulations, launch and re-entry regulations, Tardigrades, ITAR, Congressional testimony, science fiction books, remote sensing
Broadcast 3374 Lars Osborne, Daudi Barnes
Date Aired: Friday 13 Sep 2019
Guests:  Lars Osborne & Daudi Barnes;  Topics:  Agile Space Industries, space propulsion systems, unique fuels and rapid testing plus 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 programs are a violation...
Guests: Lars Osborne, Daudi Barnes
Tags: Lars Osborne, Daudi Barnes, Agile Space Industries, space propulsion, thrusters, testing, hypergolic fuels, Advanced Mobile Propulsion Test (AMPT), lunar landers, Artemis, NASA, commercial companies, orbital propellant depots, boiloff, storable propellant, hypergolic rocket engines, moonshots, 3D Printing, additive manufacturing, Rapidly iterating agile development process, fail-forward attitude foster ambitious approaches, team building culture, DS450 Thruster, MON-25 and mono methyl hydrazine (MMH) bipropellant thrusters. fuel freezing point, lunar market, testing market, ITAR, orbiting space platforms, docking thrusters, satellite maneuverability, SpaceX, lunar sample return, MON-3 Oxidizer, fast lead times, depot politics, ISRU, defense market, DOD orbital sensors, SpaceIL, innovating, Agile Space hiring
Broadcast 3363 John Bucknell
Date Aired: Sunday 25 Aug 2019
Guest:  John Bucknell; Topics:  Nuclear thermal propulsion, chemical propulsion, space solar power (SSP), the commercial case for SSP 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 programs are a violation of our...
Guests: John Bucknell
Tags: John Bucknell, Nuclear Thermal Turbo Rocket project, Nuclear propulsion, NASA, USAF, Trump administration, FAA rules, RTGs, nuclear thermal reactor, weapons grade material, LEO to Mars via nuclear propulsion, ITAR, in space nuclear propulsion, launch pad nuclear propulsion, NIAC funding, chemical rocket performance, nuclear rocket performance, nuclear fuel, space tourism, SSP, air breathing rocket, hypersonics, aerospike rocket engine, nuclear rocket political resistance, US citizens owning nuclear material, nuclear reactor companies, US energy make-up, commercial market, lowering launch costs, low cost space access, O'Neill vision, commercial SSP, SSP rectennas, SSP power requirement, SSP overhead and maintenance, SSP panel maintenance, microwave beaming frequencies, SSP timeline, China issues, AI, laser beaming, SSP as a space weapon
Broadcast 3349 Dr. Joel Sercel
Date Aired: Sunday 04 Aug 2019
Guest:  Dr. Joel Sercel;  Topics:  Updates and news for Momentus, their water plasma propulsion system, lowering space access costs, the small sat industry, policy 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...
Guests: Dr. Joel Sercel
Tags: Dr. Joel Sercel; Momentus, rocket propellant, Water-Plasma Propelled in-Space Transportation Services, Vigoride, Vigoride Extended, Ardoride, ion propulsion, INSITU Resources, microwave generator, TSA approved, market size, orbital shuttle, mass reduction, Delta-V ratings, sustainable technology, ISS, competition, dedicated small launchers, ride share, ITAR, El Camino Real Mission, Agile Systems Engineering, MET (microwave electric thermal propulsion), TransAstra Mini Bee, NIAC awards, Momentus capital acquisition, space resource utilization, commercial space industry policy lobbying, space settlement, human spaceflight, Momentus solar panels, Momentus engine restarts, integrated systems engineering, water purity requirements, space resource sources, small sats, water throughout the solar system
Broadcast 3223 Dr. Dennis Bushnell
Date Aired: Sunday 11 Nov 2018
Guest:  Dennis Bushnell;  Topics: Multiple topics for commercial deep space plausible projects and business, all of which were discussed in this program by our guest. 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...
Guests: Dennis Bushnell
Tags: Dennis Bushnell, Chief Scientist NASA Langley Research Center, Commercial Deep Space, utilities, Mining, anti-proton collection, Cern, DoD, SP, Space debris, space tourism, radiation, safety, microgravity, beyond GEO, cislunar space, returning to the Moon, Mars, asteroids, SpaceX, technology readiness levels, reusable rockets, the nuclear battery, power beaming, tethers, AI, robotics, 3D Printing, BFR, space settlement, Falcon Heavy, SLS, GCRs, closing the business case, commercial deep space R&D, commercial deep space market realism, ITAR, nuclear thermal, ISRU, sim bio, space advocacy, lava tubes, living underground on Moon and Mars, planetary protection, Humans to Mars, lunar commerce, launch cost reduction, materials processing, commercial deep space regulatory regime, commercial space international concerns, ISS commercialization, space investment opportunities, Space Force, EMPs, tight space budgets
Broadcast 3191 Randa and Rod Milliron
Date Aired: Sunday 23 Sep 2018
Guests:  Randa and Rod Milliron; Topics:  News and updates with Interorbital Systems (IOS), ground speed record, IOS test flights, rocket fuel, lunar programs, small satellites, satellite kits & 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....
Guests: Roderick and Randa Milliron
Tags: Randa & Rod Milliron, Interorbital Systems, Aussie Invader, land speed record, Nitric Acid/Turpentine bipropellant rocket engine, Rosco McGlashan, Neptune launcher, Neutrino sounding rocket, Lunar Bullet Mission, Edwards AFB, Craig Breedlove, ITAR, test flights, static engine tests, space tourism, lunar lander, Interorbital Systems transportation system, N1 launcher, small satellites, TubeSats, cubesats, lunar base, Moon radio bounce, suborbital vs. orbital, Interorbital space capsule, Gemini capsule, future Interorbital missions, Venus, Titan, Mars, ocean launches, Interorbital satellite division, Interorbital time lines, Interorbital and DOD, lunar habitats, lava tubes, satellite kits, satellite programming, cubesat/TubeSat orbital life
Broadcast 3145 John Quinn
Date Aired: Tuesday 03 Jul 2018
Guest:  John Quinn;  Topics:  EXOS Aerospace, submarines & human spaceflight, suborbital, biomedical, reusability 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 programs are a violation of our...
Guests: John Quinn
Tags: John Quinn, submarine life, human spaceflight, suborbital flight, technology development, lunar lander, space education, biomedical spaceflight, space manufacturing, orbital flight, returning to the Moon, Mars, commercial space opportunity, Blue Origin, SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, suborbital spaceflight market concerns, suborbital research, rocket reusability, rocket landing requirements, payload return, vertical launch, vertical return, horizontal flight and return, Spaceport America, EXOS timelines, EXOS Italy, EXOS Australia, ITAR, Armadillo Aerospace, John Carmack, ESA, job creation, space vision, Inspiration, educational outreach, space regulation issues, FAA vs. U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Space Force, Down Mass, consumer pricing, future trends, crowd funding, entrepreneurship, hover test flight, stem cell research, Mayo Clinic, FDA, microgravity
Broadcast 3112 Tim Pickens
Date Aired: Thursday 10 May 2018
Guest:  Tim Pickens;  Topics: Pickens Innovation products & philosophy, skilled aerospace labor concerns, space entrepreneurism, Musk leadership, aerospace careers, valves, 3D printing & 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....
Guests: Tim Pickens
Tags: Tim Pickens, Pickens Innovations, rocket hardware, rocket test stand, valves, Nuclear propulsion, advanced propulsion, Orion Propulsion, labor issues, skilled labor, internships, entrepreneurs, NewSpace, SpaceX, Blue Origin, Virgin, SLS, national defense space, Scaled Composites, surplus rocketry, 3D Printing, touch labor, surface finish of products, foreign products, ITAR, smaller company risk, small satellites, government launches, subsidized launches, space tugs, suborbital sounding rocket market, Elon Musk, Falcon 1 for suborbital launches, NASA programs, hypersonics, upper stage design work, fresh graduate hires, aerospace as an industry and career, small launchers, Rocket Labs, Planet Labs, SpaceX Falcon Heavy, SpaceX BFR, vertical integration
Broadcast 3062 Jim Muncy
Date Aired: Sunday 11 Feb 2018
Guest:  Jim Muncy;  Topics: Space policy, returning to the Moon, launchers, lunar lander 2018 state of the industry, FH, regulatory issues, 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 programs are a...
Guests: James A. M. Muncy
Tags: Jim Muncy, Commercial space, bipartisan space policy, commercial space regulatory environment, FAA, Dept. of Commerce, remote sensing, Air Force, SPD1, OST required supervision, commercial space challenges, Falcon Heavy, SpaceX, DSG, SLS/Orion, lunar lander, reusability, ULA, XEUS lunar lander, public private partnerships, Orion service module, ESA, flexible path, space budget opportunities, human spaceflight, U.S. economy & impact for space, lunar tourism, FH SLS competition, demand creation, FH & NASA planetary science missions, ITAR, F9 flight rate, New Glenn Rocket, commercializing the ISS, Space Frontier Foundation, The Alliance For Space Development
Broadcast 3005 Paddy Neumann
Date Aired: Tuesday 24 Oct 2017
Guest:  Dr. Paddy Neumann:  Topics:  IAC and Elon Musk presentation, Neumann Drive details, solid rocket metal allow fuel, advanced propulsion 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 programs are...
Guests: Patrick (Paddy) Neumann
Tags: Dr. Patrick (Paddy) Neumann; Neumann Space, Adelaide, Australia, IAC, SpaceX, Elon Musk, Mars, BFR, Acoustic signature for BFR, Point to Point Transportation, ion engine, Neumann Drive, Hall thruster, chemical rockets, Nuclear propulsion, solid fuel, electricity, wire-triggered pulsed cathodic arc system, metal alloy fuel, stainless steel, ISP, Airbus, FAST:Bartolomeo, power source, power ratio, Airship to orbit, Drag, EmDrive, pulse system, super conductivity cavity, human spaceflight, Australian astronauts, Australia & the Moon, space tourism, ITAR
Broadcast 2998 Esther Dyson
Date Aired: Sunday 15 Oct 2017
Guest:  Esther Dyson;  Topics: Commercial & NewSpace investing, industry details, due diligence, financing and capital acquisition, related industries & technologies.  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...
Guests: Esther Dyson
Tags: Esther Dyson, Commercial space, NewSpace, investing due diligence space industry market sectors, management teams, Space law, angel investing, venture capital, leader in market segment, space tourism, Biosphere 2, cubesat industry, space business consulting groups, ITAR, space settlement, biology, AI, robotics, synthetic biology, space applications from other businesses & industries, terrestrial economy, technology, human spaceflight, public-private partnerships, Space infrastructure, space ground infrastructure, assumption making, failure, STEM and STEAM, competition, returning to the Moon, Mars, education, spacecraft art & design, space business middleman, NanoRacks, crypto currency
Broadcast 2995 John Bucknell
Date Aired: Tuesday 10 Oct 2017
Guest:  John Bucknell; Topics:  Rockets, SpaceX, Mars, Moon, nuclear propulsion, orbiting lunar habitat, and the Nuclear Thermal Turbo Rocket 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 website, www.thespaceshow.com.  Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a...
Guests: John Bucknell
Tags: John Bucknell, SpaceX, BFR, Mars plans, Raptor engine, SpaceX rocket consolidation plan, Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, rocket markets, space tourism, Space Solar Power, lower launch prices, Specific Impulse, Life Support, human factors for long duration spaceflight, radiation, humans to Mars timelines, Return to the Moon, lunar orbiting habitat, Deep Space Gateway, Commercial space financing, rocket financing, rocket fuel, RP-1, public private partnerships, venture capital funding, Space Shuttle Main Engines, Nuclear propulsion, nuclear fear, Nuclear Thermal Turbo Rocket (NTTR), Earth to orbit NTTR application, mass fraction ratio, air breathing rocket, payload fractions, Starship Congress, linear no-threshold model, radiation shielding, ITAR, Insitu Resource Utilization, LCROSS video, lunar water ice, advanced manufacturing processes
Broadcast 2981 Open Lines
Date Aired: Sunday 10 Sep 2017
Guest:  Open Lines with Dr. David Livingston; Topics:  We discussed a variety of space and related topics ranging from equity crowd funding, commercial space telescopes, Moonwards, lunar landers 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...
Guests: Dr. David Livingston
Tags: Open Lines, equity crowd funding, Spacefab.us, commercial space telescopes, deep space mining, INSITU space resource development, software, space certified hardware, metal asteroids, Earth observation, space markets, SEC Title 3 Regulation 3, ITAR, crowd funding due diligence, angel investing, venture capital, free form optics, 12U cubesats, equity dilution, Falcon Heavy, lunar lander, Doug’s mockup inflatable lunar lander, NASA call for commercial lunar landers, Mars, returning to the Moon, NASA Administrator, Congressman Jim Bridenstine, Moonwards mothership concept, O’Neill space colonies, space colony simulation of being on a celestial body, nuclear power & propulsion, Starship Congress 2017. Hurricanes, AIAA Space 2017, Kennedy Space Center, solar storm, Idaho earthquake swarms
Broadcast 2965 Dr. Franklin Chang Diaz, Dr. Erik Seedhouse
Date Aired: Monday 14 Aug 2017
Guests:  Dr. Franklin Chang Diaz, Dr. Erik Seedhouse;  Topics: Erik's new book, "To Mars And Beyond, Fast!", plasma propulsion, VASIMR, advanced propulsion, and 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 the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show...
Guests: Dr. Franklin Chang Diaz, Dr. Erik Seedhouse
Tags: Dr. Franklin Chang Diaz, Dr. Erik Seedhouse, To Mars And Beyond, Fast!, plasma propulsion, space exploration, VASIMR (Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplsma Rocket), Ad Astra, Ad Astra Rocket Company, nuclear electric propulsion, solar electric power, gas fuels, hydrogen, argon krypton, space demonstration, ISS, NASA grant, Earth-Moon system, LaGrange point, VASIMR interstellar potential, thermonuclear power, mass to Mars, TRL, Ad Astra funding, ITAR, foreign Ad Astra offices, vacuum chamber tests, cislunar space, exhaust heat, ISP, orbital debris, kinetic energy, nuclear propulsion fear, chemical rockets, SpaceX, Blue Origin, NASA reference mission, 100 hour test
Broadcast 2939 Michael Listner
Date Aired: Sunday 02 Jul 2017
Guest: Michael Listner; Topics: Spaceports, space law& policy updates, Outer Space Treaty, international space law.  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 are not...
Guests: Michael Listner
Tags: Michael Listner, Space law, The Precis, ITAR, Commerce Dept., FAA, Georgia spaceport, Vector Space, small sats, Azores, Portugal, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Australia, Finland, H.R. 2571 Spaceflight Training and Astronaut Reform Act, H.R. 2809 American Space Commerce Free Enterprise Act, international space law, RD180, Senator John McCain, modernizing space law, defining space object, AI, Space Enterprise Consortium, Space Guard, Valt Industries, LLC, hypersonic technology, Colorado spaceport at Front Range Airport
Broadcast 2934 Ms. Gwynne Shotwell
Date Aired: Thursday 22 Jun 2017
Guest:  Gwynne Shotwell;  Topics: We covered multiple topics concerning SpaceX launch vehicles, plans, focus, projects, a most informative discussion.  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...
Guests: Gwynne Shotwell
Tags: Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX, Falcon 9, reusable first stage, recovering second stages, Falcon Heavy, Raptor engine, commercial payloads, SpaceX satellites, Mars, lunar tourism, F9 costs, SpaceX astronauts, Nuclear propulsion, SpaceX coast to coast capability, carbon fiber, crew safety, Red Dragon, Mars spaceship, defining a healthy space program, ITAR, Lars Blackmore, SpaceX reusable team, USAF requirements, subscale Raptor vs. full scale Raptor, SpaceX priorities & focus, the National Space Council
Broadcast 2885 Jim Cantrell, Vector Space Systems
Date Aired: Sunday 19 Mar 2017
Guest:  Jim Cantrell;  Topics: Vector Space Systems, microlaunchers, space policy, risk, Mars, 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 programs are a violation of our copyright and are not...
Guests: Jim Cantrell
Tags: Jim Cantrell, Vector Space Systems, Microlaunchers, microsats, smallsats, cubesats, nanosats, SpaceX, venture capital funding, Vector R rocket, Vector H rocket, suborbital launches, XPrize, Kodiak Island, S.E. US launch sites, Moon, acceptance of risk, university launches, ride share, Rocket Lab, New Zealand, ITAR, logistics, commercial space regulation, automobile racing regulation as a model, national security payloads, SLS-Orion, human spaceflight, space settlement, exploration, Falcon 9, Dragon, Cislunar development, Space infrastructure, Elon first on Mars, NASA budget, planetary protection, back contamination

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