Wayne White, Monday, 10-15-12 October 15, 2012
Posted by The Space Show in Uncategorized.Tags: COUPOS, Deep Sea Mining Act, General Mining Law, Homestead Act, informed consent., International Court of Justice, international law, ISRU, Law of the Sea Treaty, LLC, Moon Treaty, Outer Space Treaty, salvage law, space law, space mining, space property rights, space tourism, SpaceBooster, spaceflight participants, The Space Pioneer Act, U.N. Innovative Financing., United Nations taxes, Wayne White
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Wayne White, Monday, 10-15-12
http://archived.thespaceshow.com/shows/1873-BWB-2012-10-15.mp3
Guest: Wayne White. Topics: Space law, The Space Pioneer Act, property rights & commercial space development. 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 Wayne White back to the program to discuss his proposal for The Space Pioneer Act (SPA). His Power Point presentation on this Act has been uploaded to The Space Show blog. Later in the program we talked about his new business venture, SpaceBooster, LLC. Background on SpaceBooster has also been uploaded to The Space Show blog. Mr. White started our discussion with an overview on his proposed SPA and the five United Nations treaties that generally control the behavior in space by all nations, including the issues of property rights, space salvage, and space mining. Mr. White spent a considerable amount of time on this discussion, the Outer Space Treaty (OST) and the Moon Treaty. Our guest then introduced us to the idea of “innovative financing” which is a type of tax being proposed in the U.N. This prompted quite the discussion. Next, our guest took us to salvage law, the Law of the Sea Treaty, and the space asset registration lists with both the Air Force and the U.N. Transferring ownership title of space based assets was a major part of this part of the discussion, including reciprocity with similar laws that might eventually be enacted in other countries. Atty. Michael called in and we had a mini-legal debate on these issues, the treaties, enforcement, and alternatives. Wayne then introduced us to the Deep Sea Hard Mineral Resources Act as being relevant to parts of The Space Pioneers Act.
In our second segment, Wayne talked about the history of many of our laws consistent with what he proposes in his Act. He said that 2012 was the 150th anniversary of the Homestead Act and he connected the benefits of the Homestead Act with what might happen in space with the SPA. He also talked about the 1872 General Mining Act which then led him to talking about Article 2 of the OST. Our guest was calling for the “use it or lose it” regime. Space mining was discussed in this segment along with jurisdictional issues, both internationally and domestically. Later in the segment, Wayne talked about his new business, SpaceBooster LLC. You can find out more by visiting their website, www.spacebooster.com though Wayne did say the website is still under construction and being developed. Near the end of the program, we talked about space tourism liability, informed consent, insurance, and the meaning of the term “spaceflight participant” as opposed to being a passenger.
Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog. You can reach Wayne White, Atty, through The Space Pioneer Act presentation on our blog.
Dr. Steve Howe, Tuesday, 1-24-12 January 25, 2012
Posted by The Space Show in Uncategorized.Tags: "Earthrise" by Dr. Howe., Center for Space Nuclear Research (CSNR), comparison of nuclear to chemical rocket, CSNR Summer Fellowship Program, DOE National Laboratory, Dr. Steven Howe, electric thruster, Fission Surface Power (FSP), ground test, Hbar Technologies, ISP, LLC, Los Alamos National Laboratory, lunar nuclear rocket, Mars Architectural Team Study 2--6-2007, Mars Hopper, Mars Missions, Nevada Test Site, nuclear electric propulsion, nuclear habitats, nuclear rocket compared to heavy lift rocket, nuclear rocket space vision, nuclear rockets, Nuclear Thermal Mars Sample Mission, nuclear thermal propulsion, Plutonium, Project Bifrost, radioisotope power, space nuclear power, Thorium, thrust to weight ratios, Tungsten fuel, U-233, Universities Space Research Association, uranium, Vasimr, Y-12
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Dr. Steve Howe, Tuesday, 1-24-12
http://archived.thespaceshow.com/shows/1697-BWB-2012-01-24.mp3
Guest: Dr. Steven Howe. Topics: space nuclear power for power & propulsion systems, & radioisotope power generators. 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. You will want to follow the websites along with our guest: http://csnr.usra.edu/index.html & www.usra.edu. If you are interested in the CSNR 2012 Summer Fellowship Program, you can learn more & apply no later than March 9, 2012 from CSNR at http://csnr.usra.edu/2012_summer_app2.html. We welcomed Dr. Howe to the program to discuss space nuclear power. We started out with an overview of both the Center for Space Nuclear Research & the Universities Space Research Association. Dr. Howe then told us that they were working on nuclear rockets with the Aerojet Corporation, focusing on a new fuel form away from based on tungsten. During our discussion, he had much to say about this fuel, its advantages, & its testing. He also talked about ISP & thrust to weight ratios. He was asked about testing & we learned they plan on doing ground tests at the Nevada Test Site. Listen to why their tests will be different from earlier nuclear rocket engine tests & how they are expelling the exhaust into the ground. You will hear There is no radiation, only hydrogen which bleeds into the rock strata. We also talked about public concern for nuclear power in space, then we shifted our focus to a nuclear rocket mission to Mars. Dr. Howe told us about the three year Mars mission but also said with a nuclear rocket a one year mission would be possible. We also talked about the costs for developing the nuclear rocket as well as the possibility of other countries doing it before the U.S. Next, we talked about the use of uranium & even the possibility of thorium, including why thorium is not useful for weapons. One listener question asked about the Mars Direct method & insitu resource utilization. Dr. Howe supported the use of insitu but suggested it for later trips as it might be too risky for the initial trips. He then described their Mars Hopper project which will certainly interest us all. As this segment ended, we talked about using the nuclear rocket for going to the Moon & for a lunar & even Martian habitat.
As we started our second segment, Dr. Howe was asked if QuickLaunch could be useful. Dr. Dewar sent in a clarification note about U-233 as a byproduct of thorium & why its a problem for weapons. In talking about a lunar habitat, Dr. Howe told us about the NASA Fission Surface Power Program (FSP). We also talked about using the new tungsten fuel for habitats. He told us about the Nuclear Thermal Mars Sample Mission Study that compared the nuclear rocket to Delta IV launches. Listeners asked about Vasimr & our guest was asked to clarify for us the differences between nuclear electric propulsion & nuclear thermal propulsion & why the latter is preferable. Dr. Dewar sent in another note to talk about Y-12. Later, much was said about plutonium & its pending shortage. Make sure you hear what Dr. Howe had to say about this looming shortage. Near the end, Dr. Howe mentioned his efforts with Hbar Technologies, LLC, suggesting that possibly using these nuclear advancements for medicine, specifically cancer, might be a driver for space applications. As we concluded, Dr. Howe told us about his books on Kindle & the consolidated all in one book, “Earth Rise.” Here is the Amazon URL & remember, if you buy it using this URL, Amazon contributes to The Space Show: www.amazon.com/Earth-Rise-ebook/dp/B005LD3LYS/ref=onegialeafou-20.
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