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Guests: John Batchelor, William (Bill) Harwood, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: SpaceX, Falcon 9, satellite launces, ion propulsion, Curiosity. 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 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 private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted in news articles, papers, academic & research work but must be cited or referenced in the proper citation format. Contact Dr. Livingston for questions about our copyright and trademark policies which we do enforce. This program is archived on The Space Show website, podcasting, and blog sites with permission from John Batchelor. Please visit the John Batchelor Show website for more information about this fine program, www.johnbatchelorshow.com. Remember, your Amazon Purchases Can Help Support The Space Show/OGLF (www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm). For those of you listening to archives on live365.com & rating the programs, please email me the reasons for your rating. This will definitely help improve Space Show programming. Thank you. Please note that audio and transition issues are a result of copying the John Batchelor broadcast & are not within my control as they originate in the Batchelor studio. ohn Batchelor and I welcomed back Bill Harwood of CBS Space News to discuss the recent successful SpaceX Falcon 9 double satellite launch of two Boeing satellites that will use ion propulsion to get to their designated orbit over several months. Given the all electric propulsion for these satellites, the payload mass was significantly reduced so both satellites could be launched together resulting in dramatically reducing launch costs. In addition, we discussed the latest glitch with Mars Curiosity that may be a short somewhere in the system which showed up this past Saturday when the Curiosity drill was being used. You can email Mr. Batchelor or Dr. Spilker through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com.