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The Space Show this week – Nov.9.2020

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

1. Monday, Nov. 9, 2020; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT: No special programming.

2. Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): No show tonight due to Dr. Space non-space appointments.

3. Wednesday, Nov.11, 2020: Hotel Mars TBA pre-recorded. See upcoming show menu on the home page for program details.

4. Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): No program today.

5. Friday, Nov.13, 2020; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): We welcome Dr. David Carrier to discuss his new book published by Apogee, Apollo Memories[Amazon commission link].

6. Sunday, Nov.15, 2020; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): We welcome back Dr. Michael Schmidt on his new paper published in the NewSpace Journal, “Why Personalized Medicine Is the Frontier of Medicine and Performance for Humans in Space“.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, Nov.8.2020 – John Hunt talked about “physics, advanced propulsion, space solar power and more”.

** Friday, Nov.6.2020 – Lt. General Steven Kwast, USAF (Ret) talked “about the importance of space to our future and prosperity along with the major threat to this prosperity, China”.

** Thursday, Nov.5.2020 – Robert Zimmerman “discussed a variety of topics, including the recent 2020 election and its potential impact on all things space”.

** Hotel Mars (joint program by The John Batchelor Show & The Space Show) – Wed. Nov.4.2020 – John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston spoke with Douglas Messier about topics related “to the Europa Clipper delay including SLS booster delays, the use of commercial launch options including the Delta 4 Heavy or the Falcon Heavy and what those rockets would mean for payload, Europa travel times, and mission costs”.

The Space Show is a project of the One Giant Leap Foundation.

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The Space Show this week – Nov.2.2020

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

1. Monday, Nov.2, 2020; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT: No special programming.

2. Tuesday, Nov.3, 2020; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): No show due to election night.

3. Wednesday, Nov.4, 2020: Hotel Mars – John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston will talk with Douglas Messier of Parabolic Arc.

4. Thursday, Nov.5, 2020; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): Robert Zimmerman is our guest with a special space post-election perspective.

5. Friday, Nov.6, 2020; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): We welcome back retired Lt. General Steven Kwast, USAF (RET), for a Space Force update and post election analysis.

6. Sunday, Nov.8, 2020; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): We welcome Michael Listner to discuss space law issues for 2020 and more.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday – Nov.1.2020 – David Livingston led an Open Lines program in a discussion with callers of a range of recent space news and issues of interest.

** Wednesday – Oct.28.2020 – Hotel Mars/The Space Show – Dr. Harold Connolly discussed “the recent sample […] taken from the surface of asteroid Bennu on the OSIRIS-REx mission“.

** Tuesday – Oct.27.2020 – Christopher Richins talked “about the impact of the pandemic on businesses, especially RBC Signals and other satellite companies on a global basis. He told us about two new propulsion company agreements, we talked 5G, IoT, and much more”.

The Space Show is a project of the One Giant Leap Foundation.

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Space policy roundup – Nov.2.2020

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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):

International space

Webcasts:

** E39 – Space QKD Tech and Policy for Muggles (with Joseph Touch and Lori Gordon) – Aerospace Corp – Center for Space Policy & Strategy (CSPS)

** Space – The Final Economic Frontier? – POLITICO

The quest for resources and other economic benefits in space is considered the new frontier in space exploration. Commercialization and public-private-sector partnerships are increasingly common. What does the future of a space economy look like and what is the U.S. role in achieving it? What policy and regulatory issues must be tackled as space commerce grows? And what obstacles and opportunities lie ahead?

Join POLITICO on Wednesday, October 28 at 1 PM ET, for a virtual, deep-dive conversation exploring the opportunities and challenges in the fast-growing space economy.

** Dongfang China Aerospace News Roundup 26 Oct – 1 Nov 2020 – SpaceWatch.Global

This week, we bring you updates on China’s Earth Observation sector, discussions on satellite 5G/6G and IoT, but first, part 2 of our summary of the 6th annual China Commercial Aerospace Forum, held in Wuhan 2 weeks ago….

** October 28, 2020 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast

** October 30, 2020 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast

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The Space Show this week – Oct.26.2020

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

1. Monday, Oct. 26, 2020; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT: No special programming.

2. Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): We welcome back Christopher Richins of RBC Signals.

3. Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020: Hotel Mars TBA pre-recorded. See upcoming show menu on the home page for program details.

4. Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): No program for today.

5. Friday, Oct. 30, 2020; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): No program for today.

6. Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): OPEN LINES today. We want to hear from you. All calls welcome with space, science,tech topics. First time callers wanted.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday – Oct.25.2020 – Dr. Erik Seedhouse talked about “his recent two books. The first of which is a text book on the human factors [and we focused] on a few items such as microgravity, radiation and settlement issues for humans. His second book was a sci fi book which you will want to hear about.”

** Friday – Oct.23.2020 – Tory Bruno, CEO of ULA, discussed “many listener email questions and phone calls on a variety of ULA related topics”.

** Wednesday – Oct.21.2020 – Hotel Mars – Anatoly Zak of RussianSpaceWeb.com spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about “the ISS leak in the Russian Zvezda Service Module plus the possible ten year development plan for an atomic space tug“.

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** Tuesday – Oct.20.2020 – Amanda Dreeschler and Michael Livingston talked about “their highly acclaimed independent film [“We can’t go on“] produced during the most intense days of the pandemic lockdown in Los Angeles plus additional topics“.

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Space policy roundup – Oct.26.2020

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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):

International space

Webcasts:

** Sec. Elaine Chao on the future of commercial space travel – FOX5 Atlanta

** 2020 Free Market Forum – Hillsdale College – Panel 1: “Space” – Chairman: Roger Butters, Hillsdale College

“Foreign Relations in Space”, Steven L. Kwast, USAF Lt. Gen. (ret.)
“The Promise of Space Mining”, Joel C. Sercel, Founder, Trans Astronautica Corporation
“Space Econ”, Rand Simberg, Author, Safe Is Not an Option

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** E38 – Funding Space: Investment Developments and Commercialization Trends (with Karen Jones and Jason Rainbow) – Aerospace Corp – Center for Space Policy & Strategy (CSPS)

** 86- Space Innovation, Dynamic Ground and OpenSpace – – Constellations Podcast – YouTube

** The Artemis Accords: Principles for a New Era in Space Exploration, Mike Gold, NASA HQ – FISO – July 1, 2020

** STMD Strategic Technology Plan: Advanced Propulsion – NASA Video

Hear directly from STMD’s Strategic Technology Plan managers on the goals and needs within their technology area. This video (and the corresponding PPT) about the Advanced Propulsion area is presented by Ronald J. Litchford, Ph.D, P.E., Principal Technologist for Propulsion.

** #NASAatHome Spaceport Series Episode 20: Gateway and Commercial Partnerships – NASA’s Kennedy Space Center

On this episode of the Spaceport Series we chat with NASA’s Gateway Deep Space Logistics’ element architect Dr. Jeffrey Smith, about how the Gateway is key to sustainable deep space exploration; and Mary Faller, Senior Mission Manager for NASA’s Launch Services Program discusses the commercial partnerships necessary to ensure Gateway’s success.

** The Space Show – Oct. 23.2020 – – Tory Bruno, CEO of ULA, discussed “many listener email questions and phone calls on a variety of ULA related topics”.