Guests: James Pura, Aaron Oesterle. Topic: The Space Frontier Foundation's (SFF) Space Settlement Enabling Test (http://spacefrontier.org/settlement-enabling-test). 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 commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. For those listening to archives using live365.com and rating the programs, please email me as to why you assign a specific rating to the show. This will help me bring better programming to the audience. We welcomed James Pura and Aaron Oesterle to the program to discuss The Space Frontier Foundation's Space Settlement Enabling Test (see http://spacefrontier.org/settlement-enabling-test). During the first segment of our 90 minute program, James and Arron went over the history of how the Space Settlement Enabling Test got its start within the SFF. We also learned that it is in response to public space programs, not private programs though parts of the test would be applicable to private ventures but applying it that way is not a purpose of the Foundation. The SFF Board votes on the projects being applied to the test with the results being published on the SFF website (http://spacefrontier.org). We learned that the test consists of 21 questions in seven categories with each question having a voting range of 1-5. There is a score for the project being subjected to the test but there is no pass or fail. For example, the Foundation applied the test to the now defunct Constellation program and its score was 36.5%. Our guests explained in detail how the test worked and during this segment and part of the second segment, they went through the questions in each of the seven categories. Listeners had many questions for them including how they planned on measuring the effectiveness of the test and the outcome. Our guests talked about both the inside and outside means of using the test and getting the results out to the market, policy makers, etc. One listener asked James & Aaron if the test was jumping the gun since space settlement is far off into the future. Don't miss the reply to this question offered by both our guests. Doug called to talk about applying his Cis Lunar 1 project to the Space Settlement Enabling Test. Prior to the end of the segment, our guests talked about the importance of insuring sustainability for space settlement and how that was reflected in the test. In the second segment, we finished going through the balance of the test and then we opened up the discussion for questions. In discussing the final categories, our guests brought up the issue and importance of space property rights, competition, and the need for a tax payer ROI on public space ventures. We talked about what may contribute to a public sector ROI. In the question segment, nuclear propulsion was brought up, our guests were asked if they had applied SLS to the test. Each of our guests offer us important closing comments and take aways from our discussion. Post your comments/questions on TSS blog. You can reach our guests through the SFF website or me.