Bas Lansdorp of Mars One, Friday, 8-31-12 August 31, 2012
Posted by The Space Show in Uncategorized.Tags: " SpaceX, : Bas Lansdorp, Curiosity, descent), Dr. John Jurist, Dragon, EDL (entry, entertainment rights, Falcon Heavy, landing, life support on Mars, long duration spaceflight, Mars Missions, Mars one, Martian families, Martian gravity., Martian settlement, Martian space suits, Martian sponsorship, Martian sub-surface ice, Martian water, media rights, microgravity, NASA, Olympics, outsourcing, Pay For View, payload integration, pregnancy on Mars, radiation, robotic Martian missions, scientific research, spaceflight human factors
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Bas Lansdorp of Mars One, Friday, 8-31-12
http://archived.thespaceshow.com/shows/1845-BWB-2012-08-31.mp3
Guest: Bas Lansdorp. Topics: The Mars One program from a business, financial, engineering, technical, & human factors perspective for Martian settlement. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. 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 welcomed Bas Lansdorp, founder of Mars One to the program to tell us about the program and respond to a wide array of questions pertaining to the Mars One plan. For more information, visit their website at www.mars-one.com. Also, check out their FAQ at http://mars-one.com/en/faq-en. If you want to ask Bas & his team questions, use info@mars-one.com. Dr. John Jurist joined us as co-host regarding many of the human factors, technical, and media financing discussion topics. Since our topic addressed many of the same issues with crossover for both segments, I have summarized the program without regard to segments. We started by asking Bas about the Curiosity landing per the European media and the interest in Holland which is his home. It was clear that Curiosity fever was strong and exciting across the pond just as it was here. I then asked Bas to tell us about Mars One. For the next half hour, Bas talked with us about why he started Mars One, plus he went over in some detail the Mars One plan, including financing, technical, engineering, human factors, and research issues. After our introduction to Mars One, Dr. Jurist and I began asking questions about the Mars One media financing plan, human factors, micro and partial gravity issues, life support issues, and more. We covered a broad range of issues including launches, launch state liability, family settlement on Mars, children on Mars, pregnancy, before the launch medical procedures, astronaut selection, etc. We received several listener emails which we discussed with Bas throughout our 90 minute discussion. After our initial introduction to the Mars One program, our discussion revolved around Bas responding to our questions and those asked by our listeners. Some other issues discussed included time line, mission delays, the loss of a resupply mission & its impact on the overall Mars One timeline, RX medications on Mars, solar power as compared to nuclear power for Mars One missions, Mars EDL plans for both cargo and humans, outsourcing components for Mars One and payload integration services & needs, plus settlement sustainability issues with possible timelines.
Please tell us what you think by posting comments and questions on The Space Show blog. For specific questions for Bas or his team, use the Mars One email address but also do post on the blog for the benefit of all listeners.
The John Batchelor Show “Hotel Mars, Wednesday, 8-29-12 August 30, 2012
Posted by The Space Show in Uncategorized.Tags: : John Batchelor, commercial space, Dr. Alan Stern, Dr. David Livingston, The John Batchelor Show "Hotel Mars, Uwingu
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The John Batchelor Show “Hotel Mars, Wednesday, 8-29-12
http://archived.thespaceshow.com/shows/1844-BWB-2012-08-29.mp3
Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Alan Stern, Dr. David Livingston: Topics: The new space venture financing program, UWINGU (www.uwingu.com). You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. 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. 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. During our 11.5 minute discussion, Dr. Stern explained Uwingu (www.uwingu.com) which is a new way of financing space programs, projects, education, and more. Dr. Stern pointed out the current Uwingu campaign which you can read about and participate in via their website.
If you want to email John Batchelor or Dr. Alan Stern, please send your note to me and I will forward it to the person of your choice. Please post any comments/questions you might have on The Space Show blog.
Dr. Anita Sengupta, Tuesday, 8-28-12 August 29, 2012
Posted by The Space Show in Uncategorized.Tags: " Jet Propulsion Lab, aerobraking, airbags, ” Dr. Anita Sengupta, Curiosity Rover, Dawn Mission, Deimos., depots, descent), EDL (entry, Europa, Europa nano satellite mission, Hall thruster, heavy lift launch vehicle, ion engines, ion thrusters, landing, landing on Mars, landing retro rockets., launch vehicle faring size, lunar propulsion elements, Mars, Mars Science Lab, Martian atmosphere, Martian robotic debris, military parachute, Moon, on orbit manufacturing, orbital transfer vehicle, parachute velocity, Phobos, plasma propulsion, rover alternatives, supersonic parachutes, University of Southern California, Venetian atmosphere, Venus, Vesta, Viking, Xenon
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Dr. Anita Sengupta, Tuesday, 8-28-12
http://archived.thespaceshow.com/shows/1843-BWB-2012-08-28.mp3
Guest: Dr. Anita Sengupta. Topics: Entry, Descent, & Landing for Mars, Venus, propulsion, parachute issues, & more. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. 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 welcomed Dr. Anita Sengupta, Senior Systems Engineer at JPL in Entry, Descent & Landing (EDL) Advanced Technologies Group to discuss EDL for Mars, other planets, and much more. In our first segment, Dr. Sengupta described conditions relevant to Mars and landing an object on the planet. We talked about the Martian atmosphere and what an EDL team needs to consider and design to land any payload on Mars as well as humans. We also learned that EDL for a different size payload would be different than what was used for Curiosity, probably needing new systems. We talked about supersonic parachutes & parachutes in general, addressing parachute materials, velocity, parachute violent extremes, the speed of sound & much more. Another topic was testing on Earth to make sure the devices work on Mars. Dr. Sengupta explained how such testing & Mars simulation is done on Earth. Other landing techniques such as airbags were mentioned along with retro rockets. During this discussion, our guest did a great job of explaining the various forces and physics involved in landing & how each of these forces must be dealt with for a successful landing. We then talked about landing a payload on Venus and just how different Venus is to Mars. The same for our Moon and the moons of Mars, Phobos & Deimos. Listeners sent in questions about the rover debris being left on Mars as well as wondering if there were other ways to explore Mars than using rovers. John called to inquire about first stage reusability & our guest talked about doing the “trades” (running the numbers to see if reusability is economic or not). Doug called to talk about orbital transfer vehicles, aerobraking, and more. This led us to a discussion about larger launch vehicles, the need to dissipate lots of energy on reentry, and why larger areas with drag are preferable.
In our second segment, I asked about software programs we might use for the basic type of analysis Dr. Sengupta had been discussing. Note her recommendations. We then talked about plasma propulsion and ion thrusters. Dr. Sengupta had much to say on this subject including ion thruster fuel, costs, ISP, and again, the importance of doing trade studies for a mission to determine the best methodology/economics for the mission. Our guest also talked about the lower ISP Hall ion thruster which was also lower in cost but with substantially more ISP than a chemical engine. Also in this segment, we talked about the Dawn mission & Vega, a possible Europa mission & the use of nano satellites for the Europa mission. Doug called back regarding ion propulsion fuel, xenon, iron, lunar fuel, etc. As our program was ending, Anita mentioned the Orion parachute system tests she works on & the new Mars mission InSight. Several times during the program, Dr. Sengupta stressed the need to do the trade studies regarding mission planning to determine the best economics & cost effectiveness for the mission. Many of you have heard on The Space Show that if one does not “run the numbers,” it is impossible to know if what you want to do is economically & mission productive/viable. On Oct. 28, Dr. Jurist is doing a special webinar with his interactive Excel spreadsheet on rocket/mission planning. It is essential to be able to do this in mission planning. Trusting your beliefs, gut, & preferences are not the way to go so watch this webinar if you can.
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The John Batchelor Show “Hotel Mars, Monday, 8-27-12 August 28, 2012
Posted by The Space Show in Uncategorized.Tags: " Neil Armstrong, : John Batchelor, Bob Zimmerman, Dr. David Livingston, The John Batchelor Show "Hotel Mars
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The John Batchelor Show “Hotel Mars, Monday, 8-27-12
http://archived.thespaceshow.com/shows/1842-BWB-2012-08-27.mp3
Guests: John Batchelor, Bob Zimmerman, Dr. David Livingston:Topics: This is a double segment of Hotel Mars honoring the life of Neil Armstrong. We talked about many of his experiences, his accomplishments, and so much more about this incredible man. God Speed Neil. And for the Armstrong family, our deepest sympathy, our love, and thank you for sharing such an incredible man with us all. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. 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. 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. During our nearly 30 minute discussion, John, Bob and I talked about Neil Armstrong, his life, his accomplishments, and his service to his country and all of mankind.
If you want to email John Batchelor or Bob Zimmerman, please send your note to me and I will forward it to the person of your choice. Please post any comments/questions you might have on The Space Show blog.
Dr. Pat Hynes, Monday, 8-27-12 August 28, 2012
Posted by The Space Show in Uncategorized.Tags: Commercial Crew, commercial space customers, commercial space markets., Dr. Pat Hynes, International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight, public/private partnerships, science & technology space conferences, space commerce, space tourism
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Dr. Pat Hynes, Monday, 8-27-12
http://archived.thespaceshow.com/shows/1841-BWB-2012-08-27.mp3
Guest: Dr. Pat Hynes. Topics: International symposium for Personal & Commercial Spaceflight (www.ispcs.com). You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. 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 welcomed Dr. Pat Hynes to the program to discuss the ISPCS 2012 Symposium from Oct. 17-18, 2012 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. I suggest you open the Symposium website and follow along with our discussion. Also, as we talked about the Symposium, the agenda, goals and objectives, specific speakers, events, meals, etc, during both segments, this archive review will not be in segments as our topics were overlapping. Dr. Hynes started us out talking about commercial markets and customers for the evolving and developing commercial space industry, a theme throughout our program and the Symposium. In fact, the official conference theme is “The Demand. The Direction.” Dr. Hynes took us through the agenda, day by day, but added details about the speakers not readily available by looking at the website. Do follow along with our discussion. We also talked conference logistics, hotels, travel, registration, and of course meals from breakfast through to dinner. Dr. Hynes stressed the business approach of this conference and in fact, I highlighted this near the end of our discussion given Pat’s academic credentials are the PhD in Business Administration which affords her a unique commercial, financial, market, and business perspective for addressing space industry growth, development and issues.
Please post your comments/questions on our blog. If you want more information on the Symposium, use www.ispcs.com/contact_us.php or nmsgc@nmsu.edu. Dr. Hynes provided her email address on air should you want to contact her. Finally, I plan on attending the Symposium this year. If you go, make sure you fine me and let’s talk, visit, etc.
Dr. Farouk El-Baz, Friday, 8-24-12 August 24, 2012
Posted by The Space Show in Uncategorized.Tags: age & science research, Apollo, Apollo mission polar orbit, Apollo university research projects, Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, asteroids, astronaut training, bi-static radar, Cis-lunar economic development, climate change, cubesats, Dr. Farouk El-Baz, Earth imaging, Earth movement, Egyptian geology, GPS, ISS, lunar exploration, lunar ice, Lunar Landing Site Selection, lunar orbiter, lunar titanium, Mars analog desert research, Moon rocks, NanoSats, NASA risk averseness, Remote Sensing, Sahara Desert, sand-buried rivers and streams, Sea of Tranquility, Star Trek shuttle craft., UN space treaties
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Dr. Farouk El-Baz, Friday, 8-24-12
http://archived.thespaceshow.com/shows/1839-BWB-2012-08-24.mp3
Guest: Dr. Farouk El-Baz. Topics: Apollo lunar landing site selection, lunar geology, Mars-desert analogs and more. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. 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 welcomed Dr. Farouk El-Baz to The Space Show. Please visit his website for lots more information on the topics we discussed, lots of great pictures, plus many additional important topics, www.faroudelbaz.com. We started our discussion with Dr. El-Baz having a Star Trek shuttle craft named in his honor. Its a great story you will enjoy hearing. From Star Trek, we got down to business and wanted to know about the Apollo lunar landing site selection process. Dr. El-Baz told us how they did it, especially given the absence of any real information about the lunar geology and surface. Three of the concerns he mentioned included the site being free of rocks, absolutely flat, and making sure the Lunar Lander would not sink in the lunar dust. What’s more, Dr. El-Baz was 29 years old when he was in charge of doing this. As you will hear, age is an important part of this discussion in the second segment near the end of the program. I did ask Dr. El-Baz about selecting sites using Egyptian mythology as conspiracy theories suggest, plus his response to those who do not believe we ever went to the Moon. With the latter point, he had much to say about Moon rocks as proof of our lunar visits. His comments on Orion and mythology were very interesting. Another question asked him dealt with the shutting down of the program. NASA risk averseness was the top reason. Nels asked many questions about a possible Apollo polar orbit and lunar ice. Our guest had much to say about this, the sun angles needed for landing, lighting, and more. As we moved to lunar commerce, our guest talked about mining titanium and HE3 but not at this time. I asked Dr. El-Baz about the Apollo-Soyuz Test Flight (ASTF) and working with the Soviets, then we returned to the plausibility of lunar commerce at this time.
As we started the second segment, we talked about commercial ROI opportunities for cargo to the ISS by the private companies but he suggested everything else was more distant and would probably need testing & seeding by the government. I then asked him about his work studying deserts and using Earth deserts as analogs for studying Mars. Dr. El-Baz had much to say about deserts, Mars, about their formation by rivers that had dried up & were buried under sand and how they know that. We talked about Earth movement, especially the SaharaDesert, and the impact of natural geological events on climate change. Imaging satellites were discussed & I asked our guest if we would have been able to have today’s knowledge were it not for the space program. Don’t miss his fascinating answer. At another point in our discussion, Dr. El-Baz mentioned 126 separate university research projects during Apollo. The last listener question asked our guest about the extremely young age of the Apollo scientific & work force. Dr. El-Baz had much to say about this, said that the work could only have been done by people in their 20′s and 30′s. He said the older folks need to step aside and let the young people go forward, make the mistakes & solve the problems. In the end, age made a huge difference for the good of the Apollo program. Our guest also commented on our present day aging space & technology workforce.
Please post your comments/questions on the blog. If you want to email Dr. El-Baz, send your note to me & I will forward it to him.
Open Lines, Tuesday, 8-21-12 August 22, 2012
Posted by The Space Show in Uncategorized.Tags: " SpaceX, "How To Be A Rocket Scientist, "NASA And We Know It.", Art Dula, Curiosity, Dr. Robert (Bob) Zubrin, Elon Musk, Falcon Heavy, heavy lift, JPL, Mars program, Mars Society, Megantic Observatory, NANOSAT Challenge, nuclear rocket propulsion, Open Lines, Outer Space Treaty, presidential space policy, Propellant Depots, sequestration, SLS, space policy leadership, STEM outreach
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Open Lines, Tuesday, 8-21-12
http://archived.thespaceshow.com/shows/1838-BWB-2012-08-21.mp3
Chris Carberry, Monday, 8-20-12 August 21, 2012
Posted by The Space Show in Uncategorized.Tags: Apollo 17, Chris Carberry, Curiosity, Deimos., Explore Mars, Explore Mars educational outreach., Explore Mars space blitz, GetCurious.com, humans to Mars programs, Inc., Mars boulders, Mars budget, Mars commercial missions, Mars Direct, Mars sample return mission, Martian settlement, Phobos, presidential space policy, presidential space policy campaigns, Robert Zubrin, space political policy, space political will, The Mars Society, women and Mars
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Chris Carberry, Monday, 8-20-12
http://archived.thespaceshow.com/shows/1837-BWB-2012-08-20.mp3
Guest: Chris Carberry. Topics: Explore Mars programs, space policy & presidential campaigns, HSF to Mars. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. 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 welcomed Chris Carberry back to the show to update us on new Explore Mars programs and also to talk about space policy & issues as part of a presidential campaign. You can follow along on their website, www.exploremars.org. In our first segment, Chris started out talking about the Curiosity rover on Mars and its impact on policy and programming back here on Earth. He also told us about a website created by Explore Mars, www.getcurious.com. This additional site focused on Curiosity, but also as you will hear, described their Mars boulder program, what happened and where the thousand pound boulders went after Curiosity landed. During this segment, we had a lengthy discussion about space as a political priority in presidential campaigns and Chris told us why in his experience space policy does not typically enter a presidential campaign. Later we both said that the biggest issue facing our space program and HSF to Mars is the lack of political will. Chris went on to tell us about their upcoming Space Blitz on Capitol Hill on Sept. 12, 2012, a joint program and effort with the NSS. Chris concluded the first segment by telling us about an Explore Mars upcoming conference on Mars education scheduled for May 6-8, 2013.
In the second segment, a listener asked Chris why Explore Mars targeted women in its programming. Don’t miss the explanation offered by Mr. Carberry. By the way, as far as I know, Explore Mars is one of only a few, maybe the only organization, that does programming specifically for women in space and for Mars activities. Chris returned to Mars and space policy in political campaigns as well as political agendas, both in Congress and among the nation’s general population. Since Chris is from Massachusetts, he got a few questions asking about congressional races in the state and the space policy/positions of the candidates competing for house and senate seats. Chris was unsure of the various space/Mars candidate positions but noted that neither space or Mars had been or would likely be a discussion topic in anyone’s campaign this year. I then asked Chris if he could design a space policy for a political candidate and he said yes though he would have to be very careful about how the policy was put forth and debated. Don’t miss this discussion! I did encourage him to create such a campaign and post it on a blog or website for general information available to any candidate of any party who actually is interested in space or Mars. Later in the segment, we talked about the importance of a Mars sample return mission, the potential for the private sector to fund an HSF program to Mars, and what he thought the Mars program in particular would look like in five years. As the show was ending, he was asked about a Martian moon mission to either Phobos or Deimos. In his concluding comments, he mentioned the upcoming 50th anniversary of our leaving the Moon and not returning. He said we can certainly do better than that.
Please post your comments/questions on the blog. You can email Chris through the Explore Mars website.
Space Show-SWF Webinar, On-Orbit Satellite Servicing, Sunday, 8-19-12 August 20, 2012
Posted by The Space Show in Uncategorized.Tags: ATK Spacecraft Systems & Services, Brian Weeden, Curiosity, Darpa Phoenix Satellite Servicing, Falcon 9. , GEO, government satellites, GPS, human on-orbit servicing, Intelsat, Jr., Kickstarter., launch costs, launch state liability issues, launch vehicle insurance, LEO, Maj. General USAF (Retired) James B. Armor, NASA Restore Mission., on-orbit satellite servicing, Richard DalBello, satellite rendezvous & docking, Secure World Foundation, selling satellites, space debris, space salvage issues, space situational awareness, STEM education, Vivisat
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Space Show-SWF Webinar, On-Orbit Satellite Servicing, Sunday, 8-19-12
http://archived.thespaceshow.com/shows/1836-BWB-2012-08-19.mp3
https://vimeo.com/channels/thespaceshow – Webinar Video
Guests: Brian Weeden, Richard DalBello, Major General, USAF (Retired) James B. Armor, Jr.. This is a SWF sponsored webinar addressing issues related to the on-orbit servicing of satellites. You are invited to comment, ask questions, & discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments, questions, & any discussion must be relevant & applicable to Space Show programming. 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. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A TWO HOUR WEBINAR PRODUCTION SPONSORED BY THE SECURE WORLD FOUNDATION (SWF). YOU CAN VIEW THIS WEBINAR AT https://vimeo.com/channels/thespaceshow. We welcomed Brian Weeden, Richard DalBello, & Major General, USAF (Retired) James B. Armor, Jr. to the program for an in-depth discussion of on-orbit satellite servicing. This is a new business/industry that is emerging with great interest from governments, the satellite industry, & many other interested parties. During our first webinar hour, our guests explained satellite on-orbit servicing, why the interest in it, the values on the table, & the economics behind this developing industry. We heard from the perspective of the satellite operator with Mr. DalBello, from General Armor with the perspective of a company wanting to provide these services plus what they are commercially doing now in this emerging industry. Gen. Armor talked about the new ATK venture for satellite repair, Vivisat (www.vivisat.com). He was followed by Mr. Weeden who connected the dots with us regarding the big picture implications for security, stability, & policy. We talked about liability issues, insurance, & LEO & GEO satellites in terms of their respective economic value & lifespan. A listener asked about GPS satellites, launch costs, & competition here & abroad. In fact, Brian mentioned several projects outside the US with the Canadians, Germans, & JAXA. Toward the end of the first hour, caller Jack asked about testing & reliability, wondering if repairing satellites would reduce reliability engineering & testing on the ground, thus lowering the satellite’s cost given the possibility of on-orbit repair. Ben followed asking if satellites having a longer life would be sold, comparing this potential to selling real estate once a property has been fully depreciated.
In our webinar second hour, Brian described the DARPA Phoenix Satellite Service project, http://www.darpa.mil/our_work/tto/programs/phoenix.aspx. The issue of satellite abandonment came up & as you will hear, there is no way to abandon any object in space. Another issue in this segment was space situational awareness (SSA). We talked about SSA in LEO, with the new entrepreneurial small satellite companies doing LEO ventures, & the implication of this new industry for launching to & operating in GEO. Later in this segment, we learned that there was no commercial incentive to address the space debris issue. Don’t miss the analysis behind this statement as its important in understanding the space debris issue. A listener asked Richard about launch vehicle insurance & premiums, specifically for the Falcon 9. Also in this segment we talked about the NASA satellite servicing mission, the Restore Mission (http://ssco.gsfc.nasa.gov/robotic_servicing_mission.html). As our webinar drew to a close, we addressed the importance of a STEM education for our young students & the exciting space projects that today’s students will get to do in their careers. Everyone’s closing comments reflected the future orientation & focus for this evolving industry.
Please post your comments/questions on the blog. If you want to email our guests, send your note to me & I will forward it for you.
