Guest: Open Lines was the basis for this two hour Sunday Space Show program. Many topics were discussed with callers, those on chat, and through email, including the economic problems and the impact on space, Space Cynics and the recent set of posts regarding Masten Space Systems (http://spacecynic.wordpress.com/2008/09/20/in-space-can-anybody-smell-th...), Space Solar Power (SSP), the NASA Administrator, and more. Several of the questions and callers triggered my passion, so you will hear some heated commentary and discussions with the listeners. The trump question was asked by listener Axel, a 21 year old college student. If any of you want to attempt to answer Axel's questions, send them to me and I will forward them to him. This is a wide-ranging discussion, hard-hitting, opinionated, and showing frustration with today's economic and political problems and the lack of appreciation for space in the list of possible solutions to our problems. If you have comments or questions, send them to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com.