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: Wednesday 04 Nov 2020
Guests: John Batchelor, Doug Messier, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Europa Clipper Mission delays, SLS, commercial launch options and more.
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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: Wednesday 19 Jun 2019
Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Robert Zubrin, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: We discussed Dr. Zubrin's new book, "The Case For Space" plus how best to do space plus lots more. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are not permitted without prior written consent from The...
Date Aired: Tuesday 05 Feb 2019
Guest: Robert (Bb) Zimmerman; Topics: Record launch activity, FH, F9, heavy lift, Geo satellite market, cubesat constellations, NASA, commercial crew, space politics, and more.
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Date Aired: Tuesday 07 Aug 2018
Guest: Dr. Robert (Bob) Zubrin; Topics: The upcoming Mars Society Convention plus multiple other topics regarding both Mars & the Moon, propulsion, NASA, public & commercial space and more.
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Date Aired: Sunday 05 Aug 2018
Guest: Al Globus; Topics: Al's new book "The High Frontier: An Easier Way," eLEO low radiation orbits, centrifuge spin rates for humans, life support, commercial markets and more. Note that Al's co-author, Tom Marotta, call in on the toll free line in both the first and second segment to participate and add to our discussion.
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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 15 May 2018
Guest: Dennis Wingo; Topics: Return to the Moon policy, challenges, opportunities, lunar lander, 21st century thinking, historical overview of return to the Moon plans 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...
Date Aired: Tuesday 24 Apr 2018
Guest: Tom Risen; Topics: The Space Foundation's Space Symposium, USAF space defense & reorganization, space traffic management, sky taxis, Europa Clipper Mission, Bridenstine, large rockets & 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...
Date Aired: Sunday 15 Apr 2018
Guest: Dr. Alan Stern; Topics: New Horizons and Alan's new book, "Chasing New Horizons: Inside The Epic First Mission To Pluto," spacecraft design and power issues, rocket trades & 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....
Date Aired: Tuesday 13 Mar 2018
Guest: Dr. Robert (Bob) Zubrin; Topics: Paradigm shift with Falcon Heavy & SpaceX, a new way to go to the Moon, policy, SETI, ISRU, Moon, Mars, Drake Equation, scarcity economics, human expansion to space & 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...
Date Aired: Wednesday 07 Mar 2018
LISTENERS, JOHN BATCHELOR HAS NOTIFIED ME THAT HIS STUDIO HAD A HARDWARE MALFUNCTION AND HE LOST SEVERAL HOURS OF PROGRAMMING FROM THE PAST WEEK. THIS PARTICULAR HOTEL MARS DISCUSSING WITH MARK WHITTINGTON WAS LOST. THERE WERE NO BACKUPS. I'VE DECIDED TO LET THE ARCHIVE SUMMARY OF THE PROGRAM STAND BUT UNFORTUNATATELY THERE WILL BE NO AUDIO OF THIS DISCUSSION.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING.
DAVID LIVINGSTON
Guests: John Batchelor, Mark Whittington, Dr....
Date Aired: Sunday 25 Feb 2018
Guest: Dwight Steven-Boniecki; Topics: The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) history, Skylab, missions to Mars and more.
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Date Aired: Wednesday 29 Nov 2017
Guests: John Batchelor, Doug Messier, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Dream Chaser and the recent drop test at Edwards AFB. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are not permitted without prior written consent from The Space Show (even if for personal use) & are a violation of the Space Show copyright. We do not permit the commercial use of any Space Show program or part thereof, nor do we permit Space Show programs to be edited, placed on YouTube, or other...
Date Aired: Tuesday 26 Sep 2017
Guest: Robert (Bob) Zimmerman; Topics, Space news and current events, Musk and Mars, the Moon, SLS, budget issues, human spaceflight, returning to the Moon & 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...
Date Aired: Tuesday 13 Jun 2017
Guest: Dr. Mike Griffin; Topics: Space policy, rocket programs, returning to the Moon, creating a great space program, 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...
Date Aired: Monday 08 May 2017
Guest: Dr. Mary Lynne Dittmar; Topics: Coalition for Deep Space Exploration, US Congressional support, deep space mining, SLS, commercial launchers, Space Shuttle & 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...
Date Aired: Monday 24 Apr 2017
Guest: Robert Walker: Topics: Spaceflight safety, risk vs. reckless, spaceflight participant regulations, planetary missions, space mining 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...
Date Aired: Sunday 12 Mar 2017
Guest: Open Lines discussion; Topics: UK space law, upcoming budget and NASA, Bob Zimmerman's research paper, caller space projects & ideas. 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...
Date Aired: Tuesday 15 Nov 2016
Guest: Robert (Bob) Zimmerman; Topics: Space policy in the Trump administration, rocket issues, Orion, SLS, commercial space, 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...
Date Aired: Monday 17 Oct 2016
Guest: Eric Berger; Topics: SpaceX goes to Mars, congress & space policy, heavy lift launchers, Blue Origin, 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...
Date Aired: Friday 26 Aug 2016
Guest: Mark Williamson; Topics: Commercial space taking hold on the Florida space coast and at the Cape. 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...
Date Aired: Monday 22 Aug 2016
Guest: Chrishma Derewa; Topics: Europa mission, SLS, Falcon Heavy, launch industry, mission trades, launcher costs & 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...
Date Aired: Tuesday 28 Jun 2016
Guest: Robert (Bob) Zimmerman; Bob's research work and paper for the Center for New American Security on SLS/Orion & much, 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...
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