The John Batchelor Show “Hotel Mars,” Wednesday, 11-28-12 November 29, 2012
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The John Batchelor Show “Hotel Mars,” Wednesday, 11-28-12
Guests: John Batchelor, Clara Moskowitz, Dr. David Livingston: Topics: James Bond movies and NASA history. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog,
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Michael Listner, Tuesday, 11-27-12 November 28, 2012
Posted by The Space Show in Uncategorized.Tags: Apollo landing site preservation, Austria space law, benefit sharing, Code of Conduct, commercial space, CubeSat, delineation of outer space, EnviSat., ITAR, Law of the Sea Treaty, limited liability laws, Michael Listner, Moon Treaty, Outer Space Treaty, space debris, space law 2012, space policy, space property rights, suborbital space, TCBMs
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Michael Listner, Tuesday, 11-27-12
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Dr. Madhu Thangavelu, Jake Dodd, Monday, 11-26-12 November 27, 2012
Posted by The Space Show in Uncategorized.Tags: breeder reactor, Dr. Madhu Thangavelu, EML1, fissile material, gamma emitter, Jake Dodd, NERVA, nuclear fuel in space, nuclear weapons proliferation, SNAP-X, Space Exploration Architectures Concept and Synthesis Studio, Space Nuclear Activation Plant, Thorium, U-233, USC Dept. of Astronautical Engineering, USC School of Architecture
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Dr. Madhu Thangavelu, Jake Dodd, Monday, 11-26-12
Guests: Dr. Madhu Thangavelu, Jake Dodd. Topics: This program discusses Jake’s concept of placing a nuclear fuel plant in space in support of nuclear propulsion/space needs. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog,
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In our second segment, we talked more about tight budgets, private and public partnerships, and international cooperation to bring this project to at least demo status. Charles called in to challenge our guests on their Thorium comments regarding conversion to U-233 which he said was an effective fuel for weapons as was U-235. I believe you will find this exchange most useful in understanding many of the issues regarding this project. Our guests brought up the nuclear rocket history and the NERVA project, plus we asked Jake for his plan of attack in getting his project going. As our program was ending, Madhu talked about his next Design Studio Class which culminates with new student projects on Dec. 18th.
I look forward to talking about many of these projects on The Space Show in 2013. Post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog. If you want to email either of our guests, please do so through me.
Here are the two documents we talked about during the show regarding Jake’s concept.
Space Show Webinar with Dan Adamo, Dr. John Jurist, Sunday, 11-25-12 November 24, 2012
Posted by The Space Show in Uncategorized.Tags: antipode, BLEO, boiloff, capture, commercial space, cryogenic fuel transfer, Dan Adamo, Dr. John Jurist, EML1, EML2, Falcon Heavy, Flexible Path, flight trajectory analysis, HALO orbit, heavy lift, human spaceflight, INSITU Resource Utilization, Lagrange points, Lunar farside, lunar flyby, lunar space elevator., lunar water, Mars, Moon, Neo, orbital planning and analysis., Orion, payloads to LEO, Propellant Depots, SLS, Stepping Stones, Trans-lunar insertion
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Space Show Webinar with Dan Adamo, Dr. John Jurist, Sunday, 11-25-12
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. We welcomed Dan Adamo back to the program and Dr. John Jurist as co-host for this special webinar addressing trajectory analysis for an EML2 mission and more. On The Space Show blog, you will find Dan’s PDF document used during the webinar, a link to the movie he played in the second half of the webinar, and his Phobos-Grunt analysis paper we discussed near the end of the webinar. During the first hour of the webinar, Dan took us through the trajectory analysis to Earth-Moon L2 per his PDF document. We talked about why EML2, libration points in general, and how such missions are planned. If the resolution on the webinar video for the charts and tables used during this segment are difficult to read on your computer, please bring the document up on the PDF on The Space Show blog and follow along that way. Dan took us through Table 1, HALO orbits, and the HOI as well as the Trans-Lunar Insertion points. We talked about orbital characteristics, delta V, rocket size, and more We also talked about the position of the Earth, launch windows, the Moon, & other factors influencing the planning of the mission. While at times the discussion may seem a bit technical or overwhelming for those of us having never done mission planning at this level before, all of us will certainly have a better understanding of the factors considered and influencing both robotic as well as human spaceflight missions. Near the end of the segment, we talked about the SLS and heavy lift & how payload capacity interacts with mission & trajectory analysis.
https://spideroak.com/browse/share/DanAdamo/EML2roundTrip
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Dr. Marcelo Vazquez, Friday, 11-23-12 November 23, 2012
Posted by The Space Show in Uncategorized.Tags: astronaut safety, chemical rocket propulsion, Curiosity, Dr. Marcelo Vazquez, Earth radiation, Galactic Cosmic Radiation, Mars transit times, solar particle event
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Dr. Marcelo Vazquez, Friday, 11-23-12
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The John Batchelor Show Hotel Mars, Wednesday, 11-21-12 November 22, 2012
Posted by The Space Show in Uncategorized.Tags: : John Batchelor, Dr. Alan Stern, Dr. David Livingston, naming planets., planets, The John Batchelor Show "Hotel Mars, Uwingu
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The John Batchelor Show Hotel Mars, Wednesday, 11-21-12
Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Alan Stern, Dr. David Livingston: Topics: Uwingu and naming planets. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog,
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If you have questions or comments about this segment, please post them on The Space Show blog above. You can contact Mr. Batchelor or Dr. Stern through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com.
Dr. Edythe Weeks, Tuesday, 11-20-12 November 21, 2012
Posted by The Space Show in Uncategorized.Tags: "Outer Space Development, benefit sharing, capitalism, citizen science, commercial space development, Common Heritage of Mankind, creating an ideological shift, Dr. Edythe (Edy) Weeks, environmental issues, giggle factor, IAF, International Institute of Space Law, international relations, International Relations and Space Law: A Method for Elucidating Seeds, NewSpace, nonprofit, private investment, public/private partnerships, revenue sharing, space entrepreneurism, space law, space mining, space property rights. The Outer Space Treaty, space resources, space tourism, tattoos, taxes, The Moon Treaty, United Nations, venture capital
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Dr. Edythe Weeks, Tuesday, 11-20-12
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http://blogs.webster.edu/globalthinking/blog/2012/07/16/outer-space-development-is-subject-of-new-book-by-hpirs-edythe-weeks/#more-2802
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Howard Bloom, Monday, 11-19-12 November 20, 2012
Posted by The Space Show in Uncategorized.Tags: " scientific truth, " SpaceX, "The God Problem: How a Godless Cosmos Creates, Big Bagel Theory, cosmological constant, Elon Musk, Howard Bloom, Obama Space Program, public relations for space., Richard Dawkins, SLS, space settlement
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Howard Bloom, Monday, 11-19-12
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Open Lines, Sunday, 11-19-12 November 19, 2012
Posted by The Space Show in Uncategorized.Tags: " SpaceX, EML2, Falcon Heavy, High Throughput Satellites, ITAR, NASA Ames, NASA Center Director changes, NASA Nanosat Challenge, Open Lines with Dr. David Livingston, Pete Worden, Pulsed Microwave Laser, Satellite Conference (SATCON) 2012, SLS, Space Show feedback, Space Show surveys, US 2012 election & space policy, US SatCom vulnerability
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Open Lines, Sunday, 11-19-12
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