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

1. Tuesday, May. 18 2021; 11:30 PDT (1:30 am CDT, 2:30 EDT) – Hotel Mars (Joint John Batchelor Show/Space Show program): Douglas Messier of Parabolic Arc will talk with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about the latest news and issues regarding Virgin Galactic.

2. Tuesday, May. 18, 2021; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): We welcome back Chris Carberry of Explore Mars, Inc. for news and updates plus information on their current Mars programming and events.

3. Thursday, May. 20, 2021; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): No program.

4. Friday, May.21, 2021; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): We welcome back Dr. Namrata Goswami for national security and policy space news, updates on the Chinese space program and more.

5. Sunday, May.23, 2021; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): We welcome back Dr. Shawna Pandya on space tourism space medicine, orbital construction related issues, and human medical factors in general.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, May.16.2021 – Open Lines program covered “a wide range of topics including the latest Tic Tac video, gravity issues, pipeline hacking, electric cars, space mining and more”.

** Friday, May.14.2021 – John Jossy discussed various “hot” topics in the NewSpace and related worlds.

** Thursday, May.13.2021 – Frank White talked about “in detail the Fourth edition of his classic book, The Overview Effect [Amazon commission link]. New interviews, new information, a great discussion.”

** Hotel Mars (John Batchelor Show/The Space Show) – Dr. Jonathan McDowell spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about “the Chinese Long March 5B rocket design and the uncontrolled reentry which took place near the Maldives Islands“.

** Thursday, April.29.2021 – Rod Pyle and Aggie Kobrin or the National Space Society (NSS) discussed Ad Astra magazine’s Living In Space Special Issue which focuses on space settlement. The second part of our discussion addressed the all-virtual, free ISDC 2021 event scheduled for June 24-27, 2021. [Posting of this show was delayed due the need to repair audio problems with the recording.]

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

1. Hotel Mars, Tuesday, May. 11, 2021; 1:30 pm PDT (3:30 pm CDT, 4:30 pm EDT): Jonathan McDowell will talk with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about the Chinese Long March 5B uncontrolled return to Earth.

No regular Tuesday evening Space Show this week.

2. Thursday, May. 13 2021; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): We welcome back Frank White author of the latest edition of The Overview Effect: Space Exploration and Human Evolution [Amazon commission link] with new astronaut interviews and more.

3. Friday, May.14, 2021; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): We welcome back John Jossy for trending, interesting, sometimes off the beaten track commercial space and science news. Check out his blog, www.spacesettlementprogress.com.

4. Sunday, May.16, 2021; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): Welcome to OPEN LINES. We want to hear from you so call us at 1-866-687-7223.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, May.9.2021 – Dr. Casey Handmer discussed “SLS analysis, SpaceX, Starship & the SpaceX lunar lander, market and cost analysis, Blue Origin, space stations, Casey’s blog, nuclear propulsion, Starlink and much more“.

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** Friday, May.7.2021 – Tom McCarthy of Motiv Space Systems discussed “space robotics, Mars, and more“.

** Wednesday, May.3.2021 – Hotel Mars – John Batchelor Show/The Space Show – Rod Pyle spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about space settlement, which the National Space Society (NSS)’s quarterly publication Ad Astra devoted a special edition, “Living In Space“.

** Tuesday, May.4.2021 – Col. (USAF Ret) Karlton Johnson, Chairman of the National Space Society Board of Governors, discussed “the NSS, leadership, the space value proposition, space and our future, national security space, the meaning of the “high ground, space settlement, Ad Astra and much more“.

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

1. Monday, May. 3, 2021; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT: A Hotel Mars program with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston talking with Rod Pyle of the National Space Society (NSS) about the NSS Ad Astra magazine‘s latest issue, which is focused on space settlement.

2. Tuesday, May. 4, 2021; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): We welcome  Col. (USAF Ret) Karlton Johnson, the new National Space Society (NSS) Chairman of the Board. We have multiple topics to discuss with our guest.

3. Wednesday, May. 5, 2021: No program scheduled.

4. Thursday, May. 6, 2021; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): No program scheduled.

5. Friday, May.7 2021; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): We welcome Tom McCarthy of Motiv Space Systems on their technology and hardware for Mars and more.

6. Sunday, May.9, 2021; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): We welcome Dr. Casey Handmer of NASA JPL to discuss his recent blog articles on SLS, SpaceX and more.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, May.2.2021 – Dr. David Livingston led an open lines program discussion “with multiple callers, lot of subject and topic variety, email questions and more“.

** Friday, Apr.30.2021 – Greg Meholic of The Aerospace Corporation talked “about fusion, nuclear propulsion, Dr. Woodward and the Mach Effect, EMdrive and other forms of advanced propulsion“.

**Thursday, Apr.29.2021 – Rod Pyle and Aggie Kobrin discussed

the NSS Ad Astra Special Issue devoted to space settlement which they referred to as living in space. The second part of our program focused on the all virtual and completely free ISDC 2021 toward the end of June this year.

** Hotel Mars – John Batchelor Show/The Space Show – Wednesday, Apr.28.2021 – Anatoly Zak of RussianSpaceWeb.com spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about

the Russian plans to build a new space station after the ISS agreement expires in 2024. We talked about their new station plans, the use of existing modules though never flown on the ISS, their plans for the existing modules connected to the ISS, their plans to handle the ISS in its final period plus build out the new station, both at the same time. Also discussed was the planned orbit of the new Russian station and what this might mean for ISS activities with the Russians, especially regarding costs. The development of the Chinese space station came up and Anatoly discussed the TRL for China and their space station work.

** Tuesday, Apr.27.2021 – Eric Berger of Ars Technica discussed

his new book about the beginning phase of SpaceX, Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX [Amazon commission link]. Eric responded to multiple questions about Artemis, the recent NASA Human Lander Award and what might come next plus general Elon Musk and SpaceX questions.

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

1. Tuesday, Apr. 27, 2021; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): We welcome back Eric Berger of Ars Technica regarding his new book, Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX [Amazon commission link], regarding SpaceX plus more.

2. Wednesday, Apr. 28 2021: Hotel Mars TBA pre-recorded. See upcoming show menu on the home page for program details.

3. Thursday, Apr. 29, 2021; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): We welcome back Rod Pyle and Aggie Kobrin to discuss the special space settlement edition of the National Space Society‘s Ad Astra magazine and the 2021 virtual ISDC (International Space Development Conference).

4. Friday, Apr.30, 2021; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): We welcome Greg Meholic of the Aerospace Corp to discuss nuclear propulsion and more, including his Mach thruster analysis.

5. Sunday, May.2, 2021; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): We welcome Dr. Kevin Cannon of the Colorado School of Mines on planetary geology news and more.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, Apr.25.2021 – Ben Kellie, CEO of The Launch Company, “talked about the company, space in Alaska and lots more during our one hour program”.

** Friday, Apr.23.2021 – James A. M. Muncy discussed “space policy and the new administration, Sen. Nelson, SLS, SpaceX and lots more“.

** Hotel Mars – John Batchelor Show/The Space Show – Wednesday, Apr.21.2021 – Rand Simberg spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about “the nomination of retired Senator Bill Nelson to the position of the new NASA Administrator. Rand talked about Sen. Nelson being considered the father of SLS, what might happen when the new SpaceX big rockets start flying which will likely impact SLS, plus Rand talked about risk taking and Sen. Nelson being risk averse.”

** The Space Show – Tuesday, Apr.20.2021 – Jeromy Grimmett of Rogue Aerospace discussed “their orbital servicing plans, debris removal, entrepreneurism and more“.

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

1. Tuesday, Apr. 20, 2021; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): We welcome Jeromy Grimmett to the program to discuss Rogue Aerospace, on orbit satellite servicing and more.

2. Wednesday, Apr.21, 2021; 3:30 pm PDT (5:30 pm CDT, 6:30pm EDT): Hotel Mars – John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston will talk with Rand Simberg.

3. Friday, Apr.23, 2021; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): We welcome back Jim Muncy to discuss the latest with NewSpace, commercial space, policy, space politics and more.

4. Sunday, Apr.25, 2021; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): We welcome Ben Kellie, CEO of The Launch Company to discuss their work with critical infrastructure, hardware and mission support from Alaska.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, Apr.18.2021 – Dr. Michael Gleason discussed “his papers linked on the blog for this show. In addition, we spent significant time on space debris issues with regards to LEO and the increasing population of satellites.”

• The Value of Space – The Aerospace Corp (pdf)
• A Short Guide for Understanding and Assessing U.S. Space Sustainability Initiatives | The Aerospace Corporation
• Space Policy Primer: Key Concepts, Issues, and Actors – The Aerospace Corp. (pdf)
  

**  Friday, Apr.16.2021 – Davide Sivolella discussed “his new book, Space Mining and Manufacturing: Off-World Resources and Revolutionary Engineering Techniques (Springer Praxis Books) [Amazon commission link]”.

** Wednesday, Apr.14.2021 – Hotel Mars – John Bachelor Show/The Space Show – Dr. Jeffrey Foust of Space News spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about “the nomination of retired Senator Bill Nelson of Florida to be the next NASA Administrator“.

** Tuesday, Apr.13.2021 – Dr. Martin Elvis discussed “lunar development, getting power to the lunar sites, specifically the South Pole and building giant solar towers at the Moon’s south pole to be able to provide multiple GW of solar power to the sites. Also discussed were possible lunar governance issues.”

Papers discussed:

1. 1. https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv… “Towers on the Peaks of Eternal Light: Quantifying the Available Solar Power”
   2. https://royalsocietypublish… “Concentrated Lunar Resources”
   3. https://arxiv.org/pdf/2103…. Towers On The Moon”

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