Guest: Dr. Bruce Cordell. Topics: Dr. Cordell uses his trend analysis & Maslow Windows to suggest a boom in space development & exploration. 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 Dr. Bruce Cordell to the show for updates with his trend & Maslow Windows analysis suggesting a strong possibility for a boom ahead with a large space project. During the first segment of our 1 hour 47 minute program, Dr. Cordell summarized his Maslow Windows theory over the economic history of the US showing how specific economic cycles lead to large, cutting edge projects approximately twice in a century. He cited several examples but talked about the Panama Canal and our earlier space program culminating with Apollo and our lunar missions. He said these projects are typically large exploration type projects, macro economic, and coming when there is a boom and the public is ebullient. He said there are three precursors to the big project. The three are economic, geopolitical, and space related. Regarding the space precursor, he talked about the recent Chinese lunar rover mission and Chinese lunar orbiter and return mission. He also said movies start tracking this too and he mentioned Gravity and Interstellar. I suggested that many do not want a large government space project, instead opting for private projects and missions within LEO and even to Mars. Dr. Cordell said it did not have to be a public venture and that it could also be a public/private partnership. As a result of other questions, he said the next big space project might very well be a return to the Moon. John from Ft. Worth called to talk about leadership issues, risk, and the lack of the 60's spirit. Bruce talked about the impact of the Sputnik moment. John and Bruce continued their interesting conversation for the balance of the segment. In the second segment, Bruce answered John's question from before the break as to what may happen if China is the leader and commands the ebullience, not the U.S. We also addressed BJohn's question regarding China using older technology based on the Soviet space program while the US is cutting edge and would that not make a difference. Don't miss what Bruce had to say. In the remaining minutes of the program, Bruce talked about his human spaceflight graduate class he teaches at USC in their Dept. of Astronautical Engineering. The class will be taught again in the fall of 2015 and is available to qualified students as an online option. As we were ending the show, I asked Dr. Cordell about timelines which he has connected to our 2016 presidential election. He also said a major Apollo type project would need leadership from the US president. I asked about a private sector leader and he had much to say about this possibility. He mentioned that the economy over the next two years would be critical as we are not yet in a boom period. He was unable to identify the political leader that would make this happen and said often during our discussion that JFK was not elected as a result of his space policy meaning that an interest in doing something great in space might develop with a president after he/she is in office. Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog above. You can reach Dr. Cordell through his website at www.21stcenturywaves.com.