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The Space Show this week – Oct.25.2021

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The guests and topics of discussion on The Space Show this week:

1. Monday, Oct. 25, 2021; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): We welcome back Robert Zimmerman of Behind-the-Black for news and policy updates.

2. Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): We welcome back Dr. James A. Dewar for his latest on space nuclear rockets and propulsion.

3. Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021: Hotel Mars TBA pre-recorded. See upcoming show menu on the home page for program details.

4. Friday, Oct.29, 2021; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): No program today. See our Monday program, Oct. 25th, instead.

5. Sunday, Oct.31, 2021; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): Kim Holder of Moonwards (www.moonwards.com) is our returning guest. Updates, new information and more.

Some recent shows:

** Tuesday, Oct.19.2021 – Joan Horvath and Rich Cameron discussed “[t]heir new book Make: Geometry: Learn by coding, 3D printing and Exploring [Amazon commission link]” and “talked about STEM, geometry, rocket designing and building, open source software, geometry and the blind, models and much more”.

** Wednesday, Oct.20.2021 – Hotel Mars – Dr. Malcolm LeCompte discussed the “Tunguska size object [that hit] above [the] Jordan Valley [in] 1650 BCE, possibly serving as the root of the Sodom and Gomorra biblical story“.

** Friday, Oct.22.2021 – John Jossy discussed “his space advocacy, commercial and NewSpace plus settlement research, his exceptional support of The Space Show with guest and program suggestions, plus quality questions for guests and often other listeners on specific Space Show programs“.

** Sunday, Oct.24.2021 – The Annual You Can Be A Guest On The Space Show Program – Callers wishing to be a guest for a full episode of The Space Show presented their cases.

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The Space Show this week – Oct.18.2021

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The guests and topics of discussion on The Space Show this week:

1. Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): We welcome back Joan Horvath and Rich Cameron regarding their new book [Amazon commission] on math, geometry and space.

2. Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021: Hotel Mars. Dr. Malcolm LeCompte will talk with David Livingston and John Batchelor about “a large asteroid strike [,] the biblical story in Genesis, [and] what science says!”

3. Friday, Oct.22, 2021; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): We welcome back John Jossy to discuss his unique commercial space industry research, settlement and lots more.

4. Sunday, Oct.24, 2021; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): So you want to be a guest on The Space Show, right? Today is your opportunity. Call and tell us about your ideas and why you want to present them on The Space Show? You will have sufficient time to promote yourself and ideas so call us. Step up to the plate. Be on The Space Show. Don’t miss this once a year opportunity.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, Oct.17.2021 – Dr. David Livingston led an online discussion with callers on a wide range of space issues and news items.

**Thursday, Oct.14.2021 – Dr. Brian Green “discussed his new book Space Ethics [Amazon commission link] along with leading us through a more detailed discussion about ethical issues for humans developing and living in space“.

** Tuesday, Oct.12.2021 – Dr. Ajay Kothari talked about “Thorium energy and reactors, details, advantages and some of the politics involved in using thorium to solve our energy problems“.

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The Space Show this week – Oct.11.2021

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The guests and topics of discussion on The Space Show this week:

1. Tuesday, Oct.12, 2021; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): We welcome back Dr. Ajay Kothari on thorium and going back to the Moon. Find his recent thorium Space Review article here.

2. Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021: Hotel Mars. No show this week.

3. Friday, Oct.15, 2021; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): Dr. Brian Green on his new book, Space Ethics [Amazon commission link].

4. Sunday, Oct.17.12, 2021; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): OPEN LINES. Everyone call us and share your space thoughts with us.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, Oct.10.2021 – Emily Carney talked about “her blog series regarding space in the 70’s, blogging for the NSS plus other listener driven phone calls and emails“.

**Tuesday, Oct.5.2021 – Dr. Robert Zubrin spoke about the “Mars Society Conference Oct. 14,19, 2021, why space, why Mars, Mars exploration, space exploration and our culture, drivers for a Mars settlement and more“.

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Space policy roundup – Oct.3.2021

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A sampling of links to recent space policy, politics, and government (US and international) related space news and resource items that I found of interest (find previous space policy roundups here):

Schedule:
- What’s Happening in Space Policy October 3-10, 2021 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
- The 24th Annual International Mars Society Convention – The Mars Society –
NASA lunar programs:
- Nelson remains confident regarding funding for Artemis – SpaceNews
- Space suits:
  - After years of futility, NASA turns to private sector for spacesuit help | Ars Technica
- Blue Origin HLS :
  - Blue Origin ‘gambled’ with its Moon lander pricing, NASA says in legal documents – The Verge
  - Elon Musk scorns Jeff Bezos’ lawsuit on NASA moon lander | Space.com
NASA management:
- Two directorate heads are better than one – The Space Review
NASA science programs:
- Lucy in final preparations for launch, Principal Investigator discusses mission’s trajectory – NASASpaceFlight.com
- Pandemic causes delay and cost increase for NASA’s Roman Space Telescope – SpaceNews
ISS:
- Launchspace wins CASIS support for upcoming ISS demonstration – SpaceNews
- From poo politics to rubbish disposal: 5 big questions about the International Space Station becoming a movie set – The Conversation
SLS/Orion:
- First SLS launch likely to slip to 2022 – SpaceNews
Commercial Cargo & Crew:
- SpaceX:
  - SpaceX and NASA beginning final preparations for Crew-3 mission – NASASpaceFlight.com
US and China in space:
- The US Cooperates With Russia in Space. Why Not China? – The Diplomat
- China urges US to join talks on preventing arms race in outer space | South China Morning Post
Space technology:
- USNC-Tech Team Wins Contract to Develop Nuclear Thermal Propulsion System For NASA – USNC
ISS & other space stations:
- Five big questions about the International Space Station becoming a movie set – The Space Review
- SpaceX CRS-23 Returns Critical Science Back to Earth – ISS National Lab
- Space archaeology study: Life & culture on the International Space Station – Flinders Univ./phys.org
- Cosmonaut shares new perspective of International Space Station – Spaceflight Now
Commercial space:
- Launch:
  - Blue Origin Under Fire – SpacePolicyOnline.com
- In-space:
  - Industry group working on satellite servicing standards – SpaceNews
  - Satellite servicing companies see different demand in LEO versus GEO – SpaceNews
- Human spaceflight/Space tourism:
- Constellations
  - A Virginia company has connected mobile phones directly to satellites | Ars Technica
Space settlement:
- The Space Resource Newsletter – September 2021 — The Space Resource
Planetary defense:
- Asteroids & Beyond Vol. 48 Newsletter – B612 Foundation
Regulation – spectrum, export control, launch, etc:
- NASA Transfers Air Traffic Management Tool Updates to FAA | NASA
- SpaceX Boca Chica:
  - SpaceX Starship Super Heavy Project at the Boca Chica Launch Site – FAA
  - U.S. extends environmental review for SpaceX program in Texas | Reuters
- Virgin Galactic flight incident:
- Blue Origin:
  - FAA reviewing Blue Origin safety allegations – SpaceNews
  - FAA to Review Letter That Criticizes Blue Origin on Safety – WSJ
Space law:
- Space policy is finally moving into the 21st century | MIT Technology Review
Space traffic & environment issues:
- Resilience and space situational awareness: an interview with NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins – The Space Review
US states space:
- Florida:
- Georgia spaceport at Camden County:
Weather & other earth observation satellites:
- New NASA satellite to continue half a century of changing Earth observations | Ars Technica
US Defense space:
- Organizational:
  - Lawmakers ask Air Force Secretary to ‘pause all actions’ on Space Command relocation – SpaceNews
  - Hundreds of troops were chosen for the Space Force, but Congress is getting in the way – Air Force Times
- Commercial services:
- Space transport:
  - Air Force X-37B Robotic Space Plane: Winging Past 500 Days in Earth Orbit – Leonard David
- Satellites:
- Technology:
  - DoD trying to keep China from accessing critical U.S. space technology – SpaceNews
  - Space Systems Command awards $46.5 million contract for meshONE-Terrestrial – Space Systems Command
Space advocacy/activism
- Covid and Mars – The Space Review
General space policy topics, perspectives, resources, etc:
- UN secretary-general gets space tourism wrong | Washington Examiner

International space

Webcasts:

** Episode 48 – Political Criticism of Non-Governmental Space – Space Thoughts (YouTube) – Space Law & Policy Solutions/Michael Listner

The article referenced in Space News can be accessed here: https://spacenews.com/un-secretary-ge…

** Episode 49 What’s Hot 3rd Quarter 2021 – Space Thoughts (YouTube) – Space Law & Policy Solutions/Michael Listner

** The Space Cafe Podcast #037: Andrew Jones on China’s Space endeavours – SpaceWatch.Global

** A Peek into China’s Future Space Projects at the Zhuhai Airshow, The KZ-1A Rocket Returns to Flight – Dongfang Hour – YouTube

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Dongfang Hour China Space News Roundup! A kind reminder that we cover many more stories every week in our Newsletter (newsletter.dongfanghour.com). This week, we discuss:
00:00 Introduction
01:04 4 Future Space Projects at Zhuhai
08:59 Major Launch Contracts
18:29 Spacecraft and Models Shown in the Exhibition
21:42 The Kuaizhou-1A Rocket Returns to Flight after a year-long absence

See a program summary: Dongfang Hour China Aerospace News Roundup 27 September – 3 October 2021 – SpaceWatch.Global.

** Space Café WebTalk – MORIBA’s VOX POPULI Edition 6 – 12. August 2021 – spacewatch. global – News Room – YouTube

In this session of Space Cafè “Moriba’s Vox Populi 06” Dr. Moriba Jah talked about Environmental Protection, Climate Change, and their Correlation Pleiades with Orbital Space with

Prof. Joellen Russell, University Distinguished Professor of Biogeochemical Dynamics, and Thomas R. Brown Distinguished Chair of Integrative Science at the University of Arizona,
Dr. Danielle Wood, Assistant Professor of Media Arts and Sciences and Assistant Professor (Joint) of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Dr. Imogen Napper, Expedition Scientist at National Geographic,
Dr. Michael Webber, Josey Centennial Professor in Energy Resources at the University of Texas at Austin.

Moriba’s Vox Populi is a disruptor in the current growing ocean of webcasts! In the discussing they try to address …

** How India Developed World Class Rockets From Humble Beginnings. – Scott Manley

** Major Starbase Update: FAA’s Environmental Assessment Explained | SpaceX Boca Chica – NASASpaceflight – YouTube

A deep dive into the recently released draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for public comment, detailing SpaceX’s future plans for Starbase and its environmental impacts to Boca Chica, and the surrounding area. Once approved, SpaceX can begin launching full stack Starships to orbit. If you’d like to submit your thoughts on the Assessment, comments may be submitted by email to SpaceXBocaChica@icf.com. The full EA draft can be found here: https://www.faa.gov/space/stakeholder…

** October 1, 2021 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast – Behind The Black/Robert Zimmerman

** September 29, 2021 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast – Behind The Black/Robert Zimmerman

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The Space Show this week – Oct.4.2021

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The guests and topics of discussion on The Space Show this week:

1. Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): We welcome back Dr. Robert Zubrin regarding the upcoming Mars Society Conference (Oct.14-17, 2021) and more.

2. Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021: Hotel Mars TBA pre-recorded. Dr. Malcolm LeCompte will talk with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about asteroid impacts.

3. Friday, Oct.8, 2021; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): No program today due to DML medical follow-up appointments.

4. Sunday, Oct.10, 2021; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): We welcome back Emily Carney, a NSS (National Space Society) blogger and journalist dealing with human spaceflight and more.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, Oct.3.2021 – Scott Truax talked “about his dad , Robert (Bob) Truax, Evil Knievel, rockets and more“.

** Friday, Oct.1.2021 – Mary Roach discussed her new book, Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law [Amazon commission link].

** Friday, Oct.1.2021 – Charles Chafer talked about “Celestis Memorial spaceflights, their multiple missions and destinations including the Moon and deep space, pets, and more“.