Date Aired: Monday 21 May 2007
Dr. Burton Lee was the guest for this show which first aired on Saturday, May 19 and was heard again on Tuesday, May 22, 2007. Dr. Lee discussed the upcoming financial symposium for the ISDC Conference in Dallas, May 24, 2007. Burton provided us with an important comprehensive look into this conference as well as space investment financing. Many financial issues were discussed, listeners asked several financial and oriented questions, and Burton provided us with details and insights into the...
Date Aired: Sunday 20 May 2007
Dr. Charles Lurio was the guest for this special Space Show program. As today marked the sixth year birthday for The Space Show, I started the discussion by asking Charles about the progress/changes he has seen in space development over the past six years. Charles addressed the changes both from a private sector perspective and the public sector. You will certainly want to hear his assessment of both. Charles went on to discuss the importance of R&D programs and having a good X-vehicle...
Date Aired: Sunday 20 May 2007
Michael Laine, the CEO of LiftPort, was the guest for this Space Show program. Michael came on the show to describe in detail the current situation facing LiftPort as well as himself. He talks about the financial difficulties they are facing, their upcoming timeline, Michael's having funded LiftPort and then the loss of his building and much more. Here the facts directly from Michael Laine. He also provides some current information the space elevator. Many listeners had questions for him about...
Date Aired: Friday 18 May 2007
Dr. Haym Benaroya was the guest for this Space Show program to discuss the upcoming Rutgers Symposium on Lunar Settlements (www.lunarbase.rutgers.edu) from June3-8, 2007. Dr. Benaroya began the discussion by describing the basics of this particular symposium/conference, the keynote speakers, the single track format, and the small size to allow for power networking. As the interview continued, Dr. Benaroya received many listener questions regarding engineering questions for the Moon, Mars, even...
Date Aired: Monday 14 May 2007
Dr. John Jurist was the guest for this special Space Show program, our inaugural Monday afternoon program on KKNW in Seattle. Please note that Dr. Jurist was on a VoIP phone line and there were phone line audio problems which cannot be corrected through post production editing. I apologize for this audio problem. Dr. Jurist spoke about investing in alt.space businesses from the perspective of an investor who has done so and who also has a successful track record as a risk taking investor. He...
Date Aired: Sunday 13 May 2007
Dr. Robert F. Brodsky was the guest for this Space Show program. Dr. Brodsky, author of the new book, "On The Cutting Edge: Tales Of A Cold War Engineer At The Dawn Of The Nuclear, Guided Missile, Computer, And Space Ages" started our interview with some of the stories and experiences in his book. However, we soon began discussing many important topics with Dr. Brodsky from sloshing and baffles in early rocket engines to modern day rocket companies and their willingness to learn from the past...
Date Aired: Friday 11 May 2007
Rick Homans, the Executive Director of the New Mexico Spaceport Authority, was the guest for this Space Show program. Rick was with us for the first hour and the second hour was Open Lines. Rick started out giving us a comprehensive status report on the development of Spaceport America, tax and bond issues, AST licensing and related matters. We talked about the UP Aerospace payload recovery process, we talked about the commercial usage of the spaceport with commercial range and tracking fees in...
Date Aired: Thursday 10 May 2007
Paul Eckert, Tom Olson & Eva-Jane Lark were the guests for this Space Show program to discuss the recently held Space Investment Summit (http://www.spacecommerceroundtable.com/upcoming.html). This program focused on the Summit but also on space investment and space commerce. We noted many of the positive changes that have taken place over time, the quality of those attending this particular conference, speakers and presenters which can be found on the above referenced website, and the...
Date Aired: Wednesday 09 May 2007
Dr. Ken Cox and Bruce Pittman were the special guests for this Space Show program to discuss space commerce, the coming ATWG Conference just before ISDC and the ACES Entrepreneurial Space Summit at NASA Ames May 16-18, 2007. We began the discussion with Ken giving us the background information regarding the Aerospace Technology Working Group (ATWG) and the basics about their coming conference in Dallas from May 22-24, 2007. Visit www.atwg.org for the full agenda, registration, and details. Dr....
Date Aired: Tuesday 08 May 2007
Tom Ligon was the guest for this Space Show program to discuss fusion and the work of Dr. Robert Bussard. We were surprised about half-way through the program when Dr. Robert Bussard called the program and joined in our discussion. We started the discussion with Tom with an explanation of Inertial Electrostatic Fusion and the work of Dr. Bussard. One listener asked a question about how fusion could be possible with students using desktop reactors for science contests given the high temperatures...
Date Aired: Sunday 06 May 2007
Professor Gibor Basri, Chair, Astronomy Department of UC Berkeley, was our special guest for this program. Our interview started with a quick assessment of the changes in astronomy over the past 26 years, the amount of time Professor Basri has been with the Berkeley Department of Astronomy. This is an interesting historical overview you will want to hear. We also talked about is role as a Co-Investigator on the NASA Kepler Mission designed to find Earth-sized planets in the habitable zone of...
Date Aired: Sunday 06 May 2007
Walter Anderson was our special guest for this one hour interview today. Walt was with us from the Washington, DC jail where he has pleaded guilty to tax charges brought against him by the U.S. Government. He is awaiting transfer to a federal prison where he will serve out the remainder of his term. Walt called The Space Show in three 15 minute segment calls. You will hear background noise from the jail as he is using a public phone. Also, his calls are timed to 15 minutes and you will hear the...
Date Aired: Friday 04 May 2007
Dr. Roger Launius was the guest for this special program. We began our interview with a discussion of his views on space tourism given his recent article in the peer reviewed journal, AstroPolitics: "The International Journal of Space Power and Policy." Roger's article, "Is It Finally Time for Space Tourism?" is a timely discussion of issues concerning space tourism including market studies, NASA, sub-orbital tourism, and much more. Dr. Launius was asked questions about historical comparisons...
Date Aired: Tuesday 01 May 2007
George Whitesides, Executive Director of the National Space Society, was the guest for this Space Show program to discuss the upcoming 2007 ISDC conference. George answered many listener questions about NSS policy and support for the VSE, plus questions about the likely political changes resulting from the coming 2008 elections. We also discussed the most effective way to communicate with our elected members of congress, both as individuals and as part of an advocate organization. In addition,...
Date Aired: Sunday 29 Apr 2007
The UP Aerospace and Celestis Memorial Spaceflight launch from Spaceport America, New Mexico was the focus for this on the scene special two hour Space Show program. I was present for all the launch activities and I was able to not only bring you the full range of announcements from Mission Control, the final press briefing after the successful launch, and a full description of the launch and the 11 minute waiting period until we knew total success, but you will hear from many people attending...
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Date Aired: Tuesday 24 Apr 2007
Responsive space was the subject for this special Space Show program broadcast live from the Responsive Space Conference in Los Angeles, CA (www.responsivespace.com). Several speakers and guests attending the conference discussed many topics of interest from responsive space to the Mid Atlantic Spaceport, space in the UK, engineering, and the need for more women and minorities in the space fields. Discussing these topics with were Stuart Eves of Surrey Satellite Technology Limited in the UK,...
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Date Aired: Sunday 22 Apr 2007
Richard C. Cook was the guest for this Space Show program to discuss Mr. Cook's book, "Challenger Revealed: An Insider’s Account of How the Reagan Administration Caused the Greatest Tragedy of the Space Age." This is an important show because it provides us with an inside of NASA perspective on policy making and engineering and how the two often collide. This program also shows how the executive and legislative branches of the government get involved in operations and engineering, sometimes...
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Date Aired: Tuesday 17 Apr 2007
John Thompson was the guest for this Friday Space Show program. John recently retired from the U.S. Marines after his fourth Iraq duty tour. We started the program by finding out about John's early interest in space and how he maintained that interest throughout his 20 year Marine career. John took us through many of the unclassified ways that space is used in the military and its importance, especially for Iraq and Afghanistan. As listener questions came in, our discussion with John focused on...
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Date Aired: Tuesday 17 Apr 2007
Paul Coffman was the guest for this Space Show program. We began the discussion on rocket engines and fuel given the background and experience of Mr. Coffman. We compared the Apollo engineering and designs to the proposed new hardware designs. We also speculated on what might happen with Congress as well as NASA were the VSE to be based on all new hardware and launch systems. Paul had interesting observations on these issues. We talked quite a bit about NASA funding, congress, and the budget...
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Date Aired: Sunday 15 Apr 2007
Reda Anderson was the special guest for this program which aired on both Tuesday, April 10 and Sunday, April 15, 2007. Reda has purchased the first ticket to be a space flight participant on Rocketplane and we spoke with her about her interests in space tourism. However, as you will learn from this amazing interview, Reda is a true adventure traveler and explorer. For example, she was in the last group to dive on the Titanic in one of the Russian submersibles. During the first part of this...
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Date Aired: Tuesday 10 Apr 2007
Robert Zimmerman returned to The Space Show for this program. We discussed many topics from the shuttle schedule and repairs, to spaceports at Wallops and in New Mexico. Regarding the shuttle, Bob explained the importance of engineering delays and the fact that these types of delays are certainly a welcome change from the past when NASA might have compromised engineering for a specific schedule. For the spaceport discussion, we were joined by Jack Kennedy who gave us the latest information on...
Date Aired: Monday 09 Apr 2007
Charles Chafer, CEO of Space Services, Inc., returned for this special Space Show program. Our discussion with Mr. Chafer started with the upcoming UP Aerospace launch on April 28, 2007 in which Space Services is launching one of its memorial flights. Details about the flight can be found by visiting the websites www.memorialspaceflight.com, www.spaceservicesinc.com, or www.celestis.com. Mr. Chafer explained in detail the business plan and operational aspects of his space burial business, plus...
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Date Aired: Sunday 08 Apr 2007
Dr. Benny Peiser from the UK was the special guest for this Space Show program. We began our program by asking Dr. Peiser about the role space development and the desire to be space-faring in the contemporary thought and societal evolution of the UK and Europe. Hang on to your seat, this is the start of a hard realism about space, the UK, and Europe as the discussion extends to science, politics, education, and much more. We discuss the energy situation in some detail from the...
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Date Aired: Friday 06 Apr 2007
Dr. Paul Spudis was the guest for this Space Show program. We began the discussion by asking Dr. Spudis about the importance and value for our returning to the Moon and if Congress and others key to getting us back to the Moon really understand all of what we were talking about. Listen in as you will find the discussing quite interesting. In addition to talking about returning to the Moon, we learned quite a bit about lunar geology, including the four theories as to how the Moon was created,...
Date Aired: Tuesday 03 Apr 2007
Doug Griffith was the initial guest for this Space Show program and as we began discussing liability, waiver, and other insurance issues for the developing personal spaceflight industry, but he was soon joined by Kelly Alton who wrote the X Prize insurance. This program was an in-depth discussion of all aspects of insurance, not just from the perspective of the spaceflight company but also from the view of a spaceflight participant and investors. We talked about the likely success of using...
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