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The Space Show this week – Feb.22.2021

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

1. Monday, Feb. 22, 2021; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT: No program today.

2. Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): We welcome back Dr. Haym Benaroya, professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Rutgers University, to discuss hybrid lunar habitat inflatable structures and more.

3. Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021: Hotel Mars TBA pre-recorded. See upcoming show menu on the home page for program details.

4. Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): No program today.

5. Friday, Feb.26, 2021; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): No program today due to follow-up post surgery eye exam.

6. Sunday, Feb.28, 2021; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): Welcome to Open Lines. Robert Jacobson will start us out with a brief commercial space report and then we will take your calls on any and all space, science, tech, STEM, STEAM, and policy matters. We want to hear from you so give us a call at 1-866-687-7223.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, Feb.21.2021Dr. George Sowers, former Chief Scientist at ULA and currently a professor at the Colorado School of Mines, talked about “multiple topics, policies, returning to the Moon, resource utilization and more“.

** Friday, Feb.19.2021Dylan Taylor “returned to talk about the booming commercial space industry, policy, returning to the Moon, China, investing in space and lots more. A great discussion you won’t want to miss.”

** Thursday, Feb.18.2021Douglas Messier of Parabolic Arc discussed the latest “space news plus the successful landing of the Perseverance Mars rover today“.

** Hotel Mars – Wed. Feb.17.2021William Harwood of CBS Space News spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston to give a preview of “the Perseverance landing on Mars on Feb. 18, 2021. We went through the seven minute landing process in detail with new information and suspense provided by Bill. ”

** Tuesday, Feb.16.2021Andrew Chanin of ProcureAM discussed “their space EFT which is listed with the symbol UFO. Not only did we discuss their commercial space fund in detail, we talked about drivers for the commercial space industry, trends, international competition, China and much more.”

** See also:
* The Space Show Archives
* The Space Show Newsletter
* The Space Show Shop

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

The Space Show - David Livingston
The Space Show – Dr. David Livingston

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The Space Show this week – Feb.15.2021

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

1. Monday, Feb. 15, 2021; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT: No program today.

2. Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): We welcome back Andrew Chanin of ProcureAM to discuss commercial space finance, opportunities and updates ETFs.

3. Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021: Hotel Mars TBA pre-recorded. See upcoming show menu on the home page for program details.

4. Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): We welcome back Douglas Messier of Parabolic Arc on space news. policy, Virgin Galactic and more.

5. Friday, Feb.19, 2021; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): We welcome back Dylan Taylor of Voyager Space Holdings. Subjects will be space finance, opportunities going forward, policy, ETFs, and more.

6. Sunday, Feb.21, 2021; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): We welcome back Dr. George Sowers. A look at our space program and policies going forward, returning to the Moon, and lots more great topics needing discussion.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, Feb.14.2021Curt Holmer discussed bio-regenerative life support systems functional stability and limitations. Links to several of his papers are available on the blog posting for the program.

** Sunday, Feb.7.2021Dr. Thomas Spilker discussed “the Gateway Foundation and Orbital Construction Co. plans for building large space habitat and hotels in LEO. Tom is their chief engineer and architect”.

** Hotel Mars – joint program of John Batchelor Show/The Space Show, Wed. Feb.3.2021William Harwood of CBS Space News discussed “the planned Feb. 18, 2021 landing of Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover. Bill talked about the mission, the risky landing, the instruments and more.”

** See also:
* The Space Show Archives
* The Space Show Newsletter
* The Space Show Shop

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

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The Space Show – Dr. David Livingston

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The Space Show this week – Feb.8.2021

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

1. Monday, Feb. 1, 2021; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT: No program today.

2. Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): No program today due to medical needs.

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

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

5. Friday, Feb.5, 2021; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): No program today due to medical needs.

6. Sunday, Feb.7, 2021; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): We welcome Curt Holmer to the program for his paper on Bio-Regenerative Life Support Systems Functional Stability and Limitations. See the blog for links to his work. [Bio-Regenerative Life Support Systems Functional Stability and Limitations, a Theoretical Modeling Approach, Curt Holmer, Thesis at Univ. of North Dakota, Jan.2020 (pdf)]

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, Feb.7.2021Dr. Thomas Spilker discussed “The Gateway Foundation and the Orbital Assembly company plans for building large space habitat and hotels in LEO. Tom is their chief engineer and architect”.

** Hotel Mars – joint program of John Batchelor Show/The Space Show, Wed. Feb.3.2021William Harwood of CBS Space News discussed “the planned Feb. 18, 2021 landing of Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover. Bill talked about the mission, the risky landing, the instruments and more.”

** Tuesday, Feb.3.2021Dr. Greg Autrysummarized the space accomplishments of the last four years, then looked ahead to space policy and plans in the coming administrations. Dr. Autry suggested the Artemis program and The Artemis Accords would continue, he explained why the Moon was so important and much more.

** Hotel Mars – Joint program with John Batchelor Show and The Space Show – Wed, Jan.27.2021Dr. Abraham (Avi) Loeb talked with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about his new book, Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth [Amazon ad link], “the unexplained anomalies of Oumuamua, searching for more interstellar objects, the blowback for his suggesting a possible extraterrestrial origin for this strange fast moving interstellar object and more”.

** See also:
* The Space Show Archives
* The Space Show Newsletter
* The Space Show Shop

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

The Space Show - David Livingston
The Space Show – Dr. David Livingston

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The Space Show this week – Feb.1.2021

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

1. Monday, Feb. 1, 2021; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT: No program today.

2. Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): We welcome Dr. Greg Autry on commercial space and space policy moving ahead in 2021 and beyond, returning to the Moon and more.

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

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

5. Friday, Feb.5, 2021; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): We welcome back from Finland, Dr. Pekka Janhunem to talk about his paper and concept for a mega space settlement at Ceres.  Terraforming the dwarf planet: Interconnected and growable Ceres megasatellite world – arxiv.org (pdf)

6. Sunday, Feb.7, 2021; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): We welcome Dr. Thomas Spilker, the Chief Architect & Engineer for The Gateway Foundation and the Orbital Assembly, Inc.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, Jan.31.2021James C. Bennett talked about “space policy, commercial space, capital availability, and much more”.

** Friday, Jan.30.2021Michael Carroll discussed his book, Envisioning Exoplanets: Searching for Life in the Galaxy [Amazon ad link]. “Not only did we discuss exoplanets, we talked about the searches, challenges in finding life, the history of the searches and more.”

** Tuesday, Jan.26.2021John Mankins discussed “SSP [Space-based Solar Power], his project in Australia and SSP economics and challenges”.

** Sunday, Jan.24.2021Dr. Abraham (Avi) Loeb talked about his new book, Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth [Amazon ad link].

** See also:
* The Space Show Archives
* The Space Show Newsletter
* The Space Show Shop

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

The Space Show - David Livingston
The Space Show – Dr. David Livingston

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The Space Show this week – Jan.25.2021

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

1. Monday, Jan. 25, 2021; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT: No special programming.

2. Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): We welcome back John Mankins to discuss space solar power and his projects. Check his website ARTEMIS Innovation.

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

4. Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): No program today.

5. Friday, Jan.29, 2021; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): We welcome author Michael Carroll for his new book, Envisioning Exoplanets: Searching for Life in the Galaxy [Amazon ad link].

6. Sunday, Jan.31, 2021; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): We welcome back James C. Bennett on our space policy going forward and beyond.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, Jan.24.2021Dr. Abraham (Avi) Loeb talked about his new book, Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth [Amazon ad link].

** Friday, Jan.22.2021Dr. Namrata Goswami discussed “space policy in the new administration, China and space, the Asia Pacific space nations and plans, other active space countries, private space and more“.

**  Tuesday, Jan.19.2021  – Dr. Deana Weibel spoke about “Commercial space, space tourism, humanity, faith and more”.

** See also:
* The Space Show Archives
* The Space Show Newsletter
* The Space Show Shop

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

The Space Show - David Livingston
The Space Show – Dr. David Livingston

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