Steve Wolfe, Steven Gonzalez, Tuesday, 10-20-15 October 21, 2015
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Steve Wolfe, Steven Gonzalez, Tuesday, 10-20-15
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Guests: Steve Wolfe, Steven Gonzalez; Topics: We discussed the Space Commerce Conference and Exposition to be held in Houston, TX Nov. 17-19. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, https://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 our two guests, Steve Wolfe and Steven Gonzalez for an in-depth discussion on the upcoming Space Commerce Conference & Exposition which will be in Houston November 17-19, 2015. For more information, visit the conference website at www.spacecomexpo.com. During the first segment, Steve Wolfe described SpaceCom as this is an unusual type of conference or space event. Both Steve and Steven spent the majority of the first segment explaining just how unique and different this event is given it is a business to business out reach effort with five industries including medical, manufacturing, energy, communications, and transportation. The outreach is focused on showing these industries that there are new commercial opportunities coming out of today’s space industry, especially through the use of ISS commercial opportunities. Check out the event agenda at www.spacecomexpo.com/Content/At-a-Glance-Agenda/13_78 as this illustrates just how unique this event is. Also on their website, you can find information relating to who should attend this event (www.spacecomexpo.com/Content/Who-Should-Attend/5_36 plus all essential event and hotel registration information. That said, our two guests discussed the event and its three days of programming in detail as each day of the conference offers a different structure and program. Listener questions were focused on the conference agenda and structure, plus there were several questions about space advocates attending the event, networking, the Exposition Hall and how that has been set up to facilitate networking opportunities, and more.
In the second segment, I asked about live streaming the conference or segments of it. For this year, the event will not be live streamed but there may be some segments posted on the website at a later date, especially the reports coming out of the second day workshop groups. In addition, we learned that the conference has a focus on STEAM/STEM, a topic we discussed at length during this segment. Later, a listener asked what their outcome expectations were for the event. This provided us with an interesting discussion with outcome and innovation evaluative mechanisms. Listeners asked specific questions about the launch industry, NewSpace entrepreneurial startups, and possible private space stations since the life of the ISS may be limited. Our guests told us the theme for this year’s event was “LEO and BELW.” Make sure you hear this part of our discussion. Near the end of the segment, Brandy wanted to know about changing commercial and NewSpace industry trends. Both guests offered us closing comments and unique take aways for this event.
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Dan Adamo, Sunday, 6-7-15 June 6, 2015
Posted by The Space Show in Uncategorized.Tags: " human spaceflight (HSF) to Mars, " SpaceX, "Report of the Second Mars Affordability and Sustainability Workshop, aerospace medicine, Apollo 17 140 MT payload., Cis-lunar space., Dan Adamo, Deimos., Falcon Heavy, High Latency Telepresence (HLT), human factors, ISS, Low Latency Telepresence (LLT), Mars Colonial Transporter (MCT), Mars Cycler, Martian rovers, microgravity, multiple small launches vs. large heavy lift, pioneering, radiation, rational for HSF to Mars, rescue missions, Return to the Moon, robotics, short arm centrifuge, SLS, space policy, space settlement, stepping stone plan
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Dan Adamo, Sunday, 6-7-15
http://archived.thespaceshow.com/shows/2488-BWB-2015-06-07.mp3
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Guest: Dan Adamo. Topics: Mars human spaceflight, robotic exploration, space policy, heavy lift economics, and much more. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, https://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 back Dan Adamo to the show for this 2 hour 36 minute comprehensive discussion regarding HSF to Mars, the Second Mars Affordability and Sustainability Workshop report and much more. During the first segment of our program, Dan started out by telling us the process used to engage him reviewing said report and writing his critique of it which is on The Space Show blog (https://thespaceshow.wordpress.com). Topics discussed in this segment included the use of Low Latency Telepresence (LLT) as compared to High Latency Telepresence (HLT), the absence of human factors and aerospace medical personnel in attendance and said issues missing from the workshop report. Dan said the key missing information included radiation as well as microgravity concerns. Dan then questioned the existence of a compelling rational for humans going to Mars. This became a recurring discussion topic throughout today’s program. Space settlement came up & so did a possible space race with China. The subject of a rescue mission came up but there was a detailed rescue mission discussion near the end of the program in the second segment. Dan was asked about the minimum crew size to operate an LLT program from Deimos or in orbit around Mars. Several emails were sent in including one by Dr. Jurist addressing high acceleration upon return from Mars. Dan then suggested the stepping stone approach, starting with cis-lunar space. Doug sent in questions about heavy lift versus using already large commercial rockets. Dan and Doug discussed this, then later in the second segment, Doug asked more questions on this topic. For now they talked about going to Deimos with a Falcon Heavy. Dan pointed out the need for many more launches and rendezvous missions as compared to one or two SLS type rocket launch. He questioned if we can’t afford SLS launches, how do we afford even more launches and rendezvous missions. Marshal emailed us wanting to know about the possibility of lava tube plans . BJohn asked this guest about a possible Mars cycler & then we moved to the second segment.
In the second segment, I asked Dan what he thought the impact on space policy might be vis a vis the workshop being discussed on this program. Don’t miss his reply. Doug asked a question inquiring if for the same cost it would take to send humans to either Deimos or to the Martian surface, one could send many high-latency rovers to multiple locations far from each other to give the rovers many chances to discover evidence for life in different types of places? This brought us several exchanges comparing LLT with HLT, heavy lift versus smaller rockets and more. Doug and Dan has several exchanges during this segment, especially when the topic of rescue missions came up. Ted in Boston asked about the rational for going to Mars, referenced the recent program with Dr. Zubrin, and the payoff or benefits for a human Mars mission. Dan had much to say about this so don’t miss it. John from Ft. Worth called to say we were not yet technically ready for Mars and we should use the stepping stone method and focus in cis-lunar development and exploration. As an example, Dan & John talked about the need to know the actual gravity RX for humans. Dan said we should have a short arm centrifuge on the ISS helping to figure this out but that there was no policy to do that. We turned to the topic of rescue and I told listeners what I found out about who pays for rescues when I did some quick and dirty research on this a few weeks ago. The issue of rescue and how it might happen on a Mars mission or even in cis-lunar space came up with many listener emails including several by Doug putting forth various rescue scenarios. For the most part, since we have no launch on demand, no rockets, pads or hardware sitting around ready to be used at a moments notice and we have to contend with launch windows, it does not seem feasible that a Mars rescue mission could be implemented, possibly not even a lunar rescue mission. Doug suggested a scenario where multiple ships left for Mars at the same time and then if one got in trouble, the others could rescue the problem ship. Dan talked about the physics and mass of what would be needed to do that. You decide if it might be feasible for such a rescue scenario to be implemented. Let us know your thoughts on the blog. If the rescue party is already on Mars, rescue will be unlikely given the state of the art today. Michael Listner suggested the absence of a realistic rescue plan may hinder the issuing of a launch license. In his closing comments, Dan focused on the workshop critique saying that the sponsors would have been better served if participation had been opened up and had including human factors and aerospace medicine professionals.
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Dr. Ian Crawford, Friday, 5-29-15 May 30, 2015
Posted by The Space Show in Uncategorized.Tags: "Lunar Resources: A Review, 3D Printing, asteroid resource usage., cis-lunar development, Dr. Haym Benaroya, Dr. Ian Crawford, HE3, inflatable structures, international space policy, legal framework for lunar operations, LRO, lunar commercial operations, lunar dust, lunar exploration, lunar habitat, lunar mining equipment, lunar nitrogen., lunar remote sensing, lunar scientific potential, lunar water ice, Mars, PGM, polar volatiles, robotics, solar wind, The Global Exploration Strategy, The International Space Exploration Coordination Group, U.S. space leadership
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Dr. Ian Crawford, Friday, 5-29-15
Dr. Haym Benaroya, Co-host
Download his paper here: http://www.homepages.ucl.ac.uk/~ucfbiac/Lunar_resources_review_preprint_accepted_manuscript.pdf
http://archived.thespaceshow.com/shows/2482-BWB-2015-05-29.mp3
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Guests: Dr. Ian Crawford, Dr. Haym Benaroya. Topics: Lunar resource and policy. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, https://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. Ian Crawford to the program to discuss his work and paper “Lunar Resources: A Review.” This paper can be found on The Space Show blog for this date and show, https://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. In addition, Dr. Haym Benaroya co-hosted the program with me. During the first segment of our 1 hour 20 minute discussion, Dr. Crawford explained the motivation behind his research plus I asked him about any surprises he came upon during his research. Two areas that surprised him included Platinum Group Metals (PGM) and helium three (HE3). He referred to HE3 several times but he discussed it in more detail in the second segment so I will defer until then. We talked at length as to why the Moon was of interest. He talked about the scientific value of the Moon as well as learning how to do things in space that we will need later on gong to Mars or other destinations. He said the Moon was resource rich but that we were only beginning to learn what we can do on the Moon and how to benefit from its resources. Both our guests were asked if we were nearing the maximum point of benefit for remote sensing lunar operations. The answer was yes but we were not there yet as more improvements in HD resolution and other areas are yet to be realized. That said, robotic lunar exploration is now available as is human exploration. Both Haym and Ian said the format for lunar exploration would likely need to be public private partnerships, even with international missions. They also said we need to start doing it now. Haym said it was a bootstrap type of process and Ian said it was a learn as you do process. On the job lunar training! Haym also mentioned that 3D printing and robotic systems would lead the way before humans. He also suggested they might evolve to the point that they can do construction so astronauts going to the Moon do not have to be “construction workers.” As the segment was ending, Ian was asked about the needed legal infrastructure to commercialize lunar resources. He had much to say about this before the segment ended. As the segment was ended, an 11th hour question was asked about making rocket fuel from water ice & could we do it today.
In the second segment, Doug from S. California called & wanted to know if there was any resource needed for settlement on the Moon that was completely lacking or unavailable on the Moon. Ian said it was a complicated answer given that a resource might be there but the needed energy to use it might make it impractical. He said for a long time to come we would be making things on Earth and importing Earth products to the Moon but as Haym said earlier, it would be a bootstrapping and learn as you go and do process. Ian then talked about the solar wind and its deposits of material in the lunar soil such as nitrogen, HE3 and more. He talked some about polar ice, then told us why he did not think there was an economic case for HE3 and that its claims were vastly overstated. Doug got in a question about inflatable lunar structures and Haym said they would need to be made rigid but otherwise a good way to start. Doug did not like the Caterpillar analogy for lunar mining equipment given such equipment would not look like Earth equipment, especially since here on Earth equipment works in 1G. We talked about the likelihood that companies like Caterpillar would still have their orange paint and logo on the Moon because if there was an equipment business case to be made, existing companies would likely want to compete in that market & Caterpillar is an industry leader. Near the end of the discussion, Frank sent in a question asking him about his comments in his paper about cis-lunar being the first market available for exploitation. Ian responded to Frank’s question so don’t miss the answer. Jane emailed in asking if there was a resource case to be made for HSF to Mars. Another Frank emailed in from Dallas asking about U.S. space leadership and could the international community carry on a robust lunar development program with the U.S. sitting on the sidelines. Dr. Crawford talked for some time addressing this issue. He also pointed to additional resources by checking out the Global Exploration Strategy and The International Space Exploration Coordination Group. The latter has a document on its website outlining the major benefits of space exploration, www.globalspaceexploration.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Benefits-Stemming-from-Space-Exploration-2013.pdf. Before the program ended, he was asked about using asteroid resources so don’t miss his response on this timely topic. In closing comments, Haym made the case for the Moon being the logical next step on our space development timeline. Ian supported those comments adding even more rational to what Dr. Benaroya said.
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Dr. Andrew Rader, Tuesday, 1-20-15 January 21, 2015
Posted by The Space Show in Uncategorized.Tags: "Leaving Earth: Why One-Way to Mars Makes Sense, aerospace engineering, aerospace engineering lectures, Apollo, Dr. Andrew Rader, eating bugs., ecliptic, heavy lift, HSF program, human factors, Mars, Mars Flyby Mission, Moon, multi-systems failure, orbital mechanics, robotics, space policy, spacecraft, systems engineering
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Dr. Andrew Rader, Tuesday, 1-20-15
http://archived.thespaceshow.com/shows/2397-BWB-2015-01-20.mp3
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Guest: Andrew Rader. Topics: We discussed his videos, aerospace engineering lectures and much more from his website. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, https://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 http://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. Andrew Rader to the show to discuss his aerospace engineering lectures and other material on his website, http://www.andrew-rader.com as well as his YouTube channel. You can access all his material, his YouTube channel and his book through his website. During our one segment one hour discussion, Andrew talked about his Mars cooking video regarding his eating bugs. We had quite the discussion about this. Crickets anyone? Next, we talked about going to Mars and he introduced us to his YouTube channel which has 74 videos and more on it. His aerospace engineering class lectures are there too and very popular with students, especially those wanting to see if aerospace engineering might be the path for their studies. Joe asked our first email question about the necessity for a flyby or human orbital mission of Mars prior to humans landing on Mars. We then discussed Mars, why a one way mission, and the Moon vs. Mars. Other topics included spacecraft and rockets in general, Apollo, robotic missions, and more about human spaceflight. At one point I asked Andrew how he stated the purpose for our going into space. Bethany asked Andrew to explain what was meant by the term ecliptic. In response, Andrew offered a short explanation using basic orbital mechanics. We talked about several specific videos on his YouTube channel including the Sagan Darkness video, the Ambien Space Music videos and the Star Trek and Darth Vader videos. I asked him what he liked best and he said it was systems engineering because he liked putting and seeing how everything works together. Human factors came up and he made an interesting statement to the effect that if we require 21st century medical care on our space missions, the technology itself may be an impediment to the mission. We talked about the multi-systems failure risk being the biggest risk in his opinion and the steps taken to mitigate this risk. I also asked about crew failure risks including medical and psychological issues. Andrew offered us interesting observations about crew risks and issues so don’t miss what he said. As the show was drawing to a close, we talked about his introduction to spacecraft videos.
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Kevin Sloan, Friday, 6-6-14 June 7, 2014
Posted by The Space Show in Uncategorized.Tags: desert soil, Hanksville, Hyperion Team from Poland, international teams, Kevin Sloan, Mars Rover Design Team - Missouri University of Science & Technology, Mars Society University Rover Challenge (URC), MDRS, robotics, rover batteries., rover wheels, STEM, URC Rules, URC tasks, UT
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Kevin Sloan, Friday, 6-6-14
Mars Society University Rover Challenge
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Guest: Kevin Sloan. Topics: 2014 Mars Society University Rover Challenge. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, https://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 http://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 Kevin Sloan back to the program to discuss the 8th year of competition for the Mars Society University Rover Challenge. During the first segment of our 90 minute program, Kevin said that the 2014 completion was the biggest ever with 31 teams of which 23 made it to Hanksville, UT for the competition. He noted that the competition takes place in the Utah desert near MDRS and Hanksville, Utah. Kevin went over the rules and guidelines during this segment, the financial limits on the rover teams, the tasks the rovers had to do, especially in comparison to last year’s competition, the way the rovers have to be driven by their team driver, and what happens if a team has to physically intervene to resolve a rover problem once the rover has started its mission. We did talk about the international makeup of the teams, including this year having a team from Bangladesh and Cairo. Also, the same team from Poland as last year, Hyperion, won first place this year as well. You can see the list of winners by visiting http://urc.marssociety.org/home and looking at the congratulations box on the home page. Kevin talked about the global interest in robotics and the way the competition has grown over its 8 year history. Doug called in asking lots of questions but he also wanted to know about the prizes and if the prizes served as the incentive to enter the contest. In this discussion we talked about the importance of STEM & Kevin described in details the tasks the rovers had to complete and how they were scored.
In the second segment, we talked more about what happens with a breakdown and I asked if any teams complete the tasks without a breakdown. We also talked about the availability of spare parts out in the desert, then Sally asked about the team demographics and diversity. More questions came in about repairs, then Kevin was asked about the desert terrain. He said it differs each year depending on rain and weather. This year the desert sand was very course and rough on the rovers, probably because of the large amounts of rain in the area during the year. A question came in asking if the rovers had to be Mars compatible, what kind of wheels or tires they used, and if there was common frame or other technology among all the rovers.
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Patrick Ritchie, Monday, 3-31-14 April 1, 2014
Posted by The Space Show in Uncategorized.Tags: " SpaceX, Austin, Brownsville Spaceport, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson keynote, Edward Snowden, Elon Musk, gaming, Google Lunar X-Prize, innovation, James Webb Space Telescope, Kerbal Space, Maker Faire, music, Patrick Ritchie, robotics, SLS, South by Southwest Event (www.sxsw.com), space, space industry job recruiting, start-ups, STEM, SXSW Interactive, SXSW V2V, technology, TX
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Patrick Ritchie, Monday, 3-31-14
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Guest: Patrick Ritchie. Subject: South by Southwest event in Austin, TX and the space & science event components. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, https://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 http://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 Patrick Ritchie to the program to discuss the space and tech components of the South by Southwest (SXSW) event held each March in Austin, TX. During the first segment of our 90 minute program, Patrick introduced us to South by Southwest, the Interactive segment which is what space and tech are part of plus the larger event component, music. As you will hear, the music side of SXSW is by far larger with upwards of more than 150,000 attending while around 30,000 attend Interactive. Patrick discussed some of the Interactive and specific space keynotes plus some of the space tracks at the event. Patrick sent me several links to the space and tech Interactive components, including the Snowden keynote. You can get more on this content by using these URLs: Google Lunar X-Prize Panel: http://schedule.sxsw.com/2014/events/event_IAP24530; Kerbal Space Program
http://schedule.sxsw.com/2014/events/event_OE03288; Planetary protection
http://schedule.sxsw.com/2014/events/event_IAP22997; Live with the ISS
http://schedule.sxsw.com/2014/events/event_IAP25456; James Webb & Kepler
http://schedule.sxsw.com/2014/events/event_IAP17180; User experience @ NASA
http://schedule.sxsw.com/2014/events/event_IAP18449; & Snowden
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIhS9aB-qgU. Patrick addressed SXSW networking opportunities, gaming with specific attention on Kerbal Space.
In the second segment, we talked about Austin’s similarities to Silicon Valley, venture capital, innovation and the Austin culture, the University of Texas role in these areas, and the overall space awareness level of the Austin technology area plus the general population. Listeners asked our guest about the Brownsville SpaceX spaceport proposal as well as their rocket testing site and the Blue Origins Texas location. Tony called in regarding the talk by Elon Musk. Patrick even got a question about the new Texas football coach! More was said about the gaming part of the event and the Kerbal Space game. We then talked about the Las Vegas SXSW V2V for start-ups and innovative businesses. As the program was ending, Patrick fielded questions about Canadians and the Canadian Space Program.
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Open Lines, Sunday, 1-12-14 January 13, 2014
Posted by The Space Show in Uncategorized.Tags: " Returning to the Moon, "Microlaunchers: Technology for a New Space Age, AIAA, Charles Pooley, Cislunar commerce, deep space missions, Earth-Moon transportation system, Falcon 9. , Falcon Heavy, government procurement for launch vehicles., heavy lift, inspiring students, lunar commerce, Mars, NewSpace, Open Lines, reusable launchers, robotics, SLS, Spaceflight Challenge Program, suborbital flight., Virgin Galactic, XCOR
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Open Lines, Sunday, 1-12-14
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Guest: Open Lines with Dr. David Livingston. Topics: A wide ranging discussion focusing on student space inspiration, heavy lift, SLS, commercial space & more. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, https://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.
Welcome to this 2 hour 11 minute wide ranging discussion with a surprising debate between two callers in the latter part of the second half of the show. During the first segment, we started out with a call from Paul to talk about his AIAA Spaceflight Challenge Program for inspiring students. The purpose of this program is to inspire students to be involved in space development and exploration. Paul will keep us posted on the project as it develops over the coming months. Charles Pooley called in next to tell us that his Microlaunchers book was out and that he and his co-author would be on The Space Show to discuss it in detail Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. The book, “Microlaunchers: Technology for a New Space Age,” is available through Amazon. If you buy it and I suggest you do, use the OGLF Amazon portal so Amazon will make a contribution to The Space Show. Directions for doing this are on each blog archive, website archive, TSS website home page and on www.onegiantleapfoundation.org. Let me know if you have any questions. I believe you will be impressed with his long awaited book and hats off to Charles for finally getting it done and for doing a terrific job with it.
In our second segment, we took a call from an upstate NY college student inquiring about the returning to the Moon, lunar commerce and such. Following Eric’s call, Marshall called in from Texas to talk about how inspiring TSS has been for him. We also talking space mining issues with him, the use of robots and more. Our next caller was SLS John. John is a strong advocate for SLS and he again articulated the case for the completion of SLS. I challenged him again with the usual arguments against SLS which did not phase him. Dr. Jurist wanted to comment on what SLS John was saying so using another phone line, Dr. Jurist (Montana John) and SLS John had a lengthy and detailed exchange, both supporting heavy lift and SLS , although with reservations, especially from Montana John as you will hear in their discussion. Its an interesting discussion but I doubt it will change the minds of listeners regardless of how they see and think about SLS. That said, I strongly suggest you listen to their entire discussion many key points were addressed by both callers. As the show was ending, I went over some of the key upcoming guests scheduled for The Space Show.
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SWF NEO Webinar, Sunday, 8-18-13 August 21, 2013
Posted by The Space Show in Uncategorized.Tags: Chelyabinsk NEO Impact, Dr. Mark Boslough, Dr. Ray Williamson, Dr. Tim Spahr, human spaceflight, impact probability, NASA budgets, Near Earth Objects (NEO) Impacts, NEO airbursts, NEO surveys., Planetary Defense, robotics, Secure World Foundation
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SWF NEO Webinar, Sunday, 8-18-13
http://archived.thespaceshow.com/shows/2071-BWB-2013-08-18.mp3 – Audio
http://vimeo.com/72803251 Webinar Video on Vimeo
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Guests: Dr. Ray Williamson, Dr. Tim Spahr, Dr. Mark Boslough. Topics: NEO impacts and what’s being done to deal with the threat. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, https://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. YOU CAN WATCH THE WEBINAR VIDEO VERSION AT http://vimeo.com/72803251. You can listen to the audio as you would any Space Show program.
We welcomed our three panel members, Dr. Ray Williamson, Dr. Tim Spahr, and Dr. Mark Boslough to this 1 hour 31 minute Secure World Foundation sponsored webinar addressing NEO impacts and what’s being done to deal with the threat. During our fist segment, we introduced our panel members and each provided us with opening comments about planetary defense and the risk and issues concerned with Near Earth Object (NEO) impacts here on Earth. Among the many issues discussed were funding priorities, diversion of funds, the recent Chelyabinsk NEO impact in Russia, and they type of damage that can be done by a NEO impact, even a small one. We also talked about our present day capabilities, what we can detect and the NASA NEO survey. One of the listener questions led to a discussion on the risk rewards for prioritizing not only budgetary expenses for NEO searches and mitigation, but also the theory behind the strategy of identifying larger NEOs first and why that is the preferred methodology. Our guests mentioned about 400,000 items had been surveyed and cataloged so far. Marshall emailed in a question about the best location for placing telescopes for NEO searches. I also asked about NEO airburst and if they were as predictable as understanding nuclear weapon airburst. The answer was no because we know so very little about NEO airbursts in contrast to what we know about nuclear weapons. The segment ended with a short summary of what was happening policy wise in the field with SWF & other international space & policy agencies.
In the second segment, we started off talking about mitigation strategies and potential tools/methods that might be used. We talked about the time line needed to mitigate a potential NEO impact and learned that if it was within a few years of possible impact, the strategies would likely focus on damage control, evacuation, and such here on Earth. We discussed more about NEO budgets and priorities, then I asked each of our guests to rate their level of satisfaction with the progress being made in the field. Each one provided his own satisfaction rating with his reasons for the rating. I’m sure you will find their comments most interesting. Near the end of our webinar, our panel members were asked for their thoughts on human spaceflight and the possible competition for scarce funds with the planetary science part of NASA and space as well as the planetary defense budget. While they all liked human spaceflight, you might be surprised by the answers each of our panel members provided us. Guest closing comments were excellent so don’t miss them.
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