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”.

** 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 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”.

** 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 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“.

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

1. Monday, Oct. 19, 2020; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT: No program today.

2. Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): We welcome Amanda Dreeschler and Michael Livingston to discuss their Covid lockdown special film, We Can’t Go On. For details see the upcoming show menu and the blog.

3. Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020: Hotel Mars TBA pre-recorded. See upcoming show menu on the home page for program details.

4. Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): No program today.

5. Friday, Oct.23, 2020; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): We welcome back Tory Bruno, CEO of United Launch Alliance (ULA).

6. Sunday, Oct.25, 2020; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): Dr. Erik Seedhouse returns to share his latest books and news with us.

Some recent shows:

** Tuesday Oct.13.2020 – Gary Oleson discussed his Space News Op-Ed, A critical mission for human spaceflight: a quest for value, published on August 18, 2020.

** Wednesday Oct. 14.2020 – Hotel Mars – Joint John Batchelor Show/The Space Show production – John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston spoke with CBS News space reporter William Harwood about “the leak on the ISS that has yet to be repaired plus the last Soyuz flight to the ISS carrying an American Astronaut and the record breaking time it took to get to the ISS which was about 3 hours 4 minutes“.

** Friday Oct.16, 2020 – The Space Show – Dr. Deana Weibel talked about her article, The Overview Effect and the Ultraview Effect: How Extreme Experiences in/of Outer Space Influence Religious Beliefs in Astronauts, and related topics.

** Sunday Oct.18.2020 – The Space Show – Dr. Jay Pasachoff, chair of the Astronomy Department at Williams College, talked about “art and science, eclipses, sunspots, climate change, comets 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 guests and topics of discussion on The Space Show this week:

1. Monday, Oct. 12, 2020; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT: No special programming.

2. Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): We welcome back Gary Oleson to discuss his Space News Op-Ed, “A critical mission for human spaceflight: a quest for value“, published on August 18, 2020.

3. Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020: Hotel Mars TBA pre-recorded. See upcoming show menu on the home page for program details.

4. Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): No program for this date.

5. Friday, Oct.16, 2020; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): We welcome back Dr. Deana Weibel to discuss her latest published article, “The Overview Effect and the Ultraview Effect: How Extreme Experiences in/of Outer Space Influence Religious Beliefs in Astronauts“.

6. Sunday, Oct.18, 2020; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): We welcome Dr. Jay Pasachoff who is the chair of the Astronomy Department at Williams College.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday – Oct.11.2020 – An open lines discussion among David and callers touched on a wide array of news topics, space policy issues, etc.

** Friday – Oct.9, 2020 – Dr. Geoffrey Landis and David had a “Mars, lunar and commercial exploration discussion covering a wide range of topics including both government and private missions”.

** Hotel Mars – Wednesday – Oct.7.2020 – Space journalist Eric Berger spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about ” SpaceX Starship testing, steel alloy testing in the tanks, flight tests, upcoming tests, Super Heavy to orbit and more”.

** Tuesday – Oct.6, 2020 – Students Ben Puckett, Shivani Patel, Ishaan Mishra described their  essays for the Limitless Space Institute Contest and also talked about their “future plans, spaceflight, Mars and much more”.

** Monday – Oct.5, 2020 –  James Burk of The Mars Society previewed the virtual Mars Society Conference that will take place October 15-19.

** 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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