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The Space Show this week – Aug.23.2021

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

1. Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): We welcome Stephanie Thomas of Princeton Satellite Systems to discuss nuclear fusion propulsion.

2. Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021: Hotel Mars TBA pre-recorded. See upcoming show menu on the home page for program details.

3. Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): We welcome Jeff Shesol to talk about his new book, Mercury Rising: John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the New Battleground of the Cold War.

4. Friday, Aug. 27, 2021; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): We welcome Charles (Charlie) Precourt on Artemis and Northrup Grumman.

5. Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): We welcome Dr. Paul Jaffe on his return to The Space Show to discuss his work with his space based solar power experiments.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, Aug.22.2021 – John Hunt “broke down the government unclassified UAP report delivered to the Senate last June. Lots of callers, much fun, seriousness as well, so enjoy it“.

** Friday, Aug.20.2021 – Kevin Rice discussed

financing various types of space projects, including the most innovative, risky and often even fringe concepts. We talked about financing concepts before financing a solid project. Our guest started out by talking about NASA projects and missions during his time he was at JPL. He said most of the calls were for mission types, not specific missions, then he explained the difference and the evolutionary process from general missions to a specific mission. This was a detailed discussion which was followed by a look at the processes use by the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works. …

** Wednesday, Aug.18.2021 – Rod Pyle and Martine Rothblatt came for this special show to talk about

the Rothblatt Space Settlement In Our Lifetime Prize, https://spacebizplan.nss.org. Martine was only with us for 30 minutes but during that time, she talked about why space settlement was important, her vision for space settlement plus her vision for digitizing human consciousness in the future. This was an exciting 30 minutes as Martine painted an exciting future which is plausible as you will hear. Let us know what you think of her vision so please post your thoughts on our blog. Martine had time to respond to several listener questions a call before leaving. You can follow the tags and key words to this program for more detailed on what she had to say.

** Hotel Mars – The John Batchelor Show/The Space Show, Wednesday, Aug.18.2021 – Anatoly Zak of RussianSpaceWeb.com spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about

the recent Russian ISS docking problem with the NAKUA module that sent the ISS spinning and tumbling until it was corrected. Anatoly talked about the possible cause, the actual impact and risks on the ISS, plus later we addressed the continued ISS leak that persists. Anatoly was asked if there was a competence problem with Russian hardware and/or management. In addition, he talked about the age of the ISS and the possibility of metal fatigue. Don’t miss all of what our guest said on these issues during our 11 minute discussion.

** Tuesday, Aug.17.2021 – Michael Listner discussed “the legal definition of the term astronaut and government plus non-government astronaut classifications for private sector spaceflight participants“.

** 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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Videos: “Space to Ground” + Other ISS reports – Aug.20.2021

Here is the latest episode in NASA’s Space to Ground weekly report on activities related to the International Space Station:

** Expedition 65 Education Inflight with Arkansas School for Math Science and Arts – August 18, 2021 – NASA Video

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 65 Flight Engineers Mark Vande Hei and Shane Kimbrough of NASA answered pre-recorded questions from the Arkansas School for Math, Science and the Arts in Hot Springs, Arkansas August 18 in an educational in-flight event. Vande Hei and Kimbrough are in the midst of long duration missions on the complex.

** Astronauts play ‘weightless sharpshooting’ for first-ever ‘space olympics’ – VideoFromSpace

Watch astronauts play ‘weightless sharpshooting’ aboard the International Space Station for the first-ever ‘space olympics.’ Astronauts hold their own Summer Olympics in space https://www.space.com/astronauts-spac…

** Watch astronauts control space station’s robotic arm to capture spacecraft – VideoFromSpace

NASA astronaut Megan McArthur and ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet commanded the International Space Station’s Canadarm2 to capture the Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft on Aug. 12, 2021.

** Thomas tours the MLM module (in French with English subtitles available) – European Space Agency, ESA

Join ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet for a tour of the International Space Station’s Russian MLM module. The module docked to the Station on 29 July 2021, bringing with it the European Robotic Arm (ERA) that will provide unprecedented access outside the Russian segment. In this tour, Thomas explains what happened when the module arrived on Station and gives an overview of its facilities and functions. Short for Multipurpose Laboratory Module, and also known as Nauka, the module increases opportunities for science and research in microgravity. Thomas shows the hatch to access the module, its main hall and a new toilet – the third toilet for the Space Station. He also shows the scientific racks, the piloting station for ERA, a crew quarter, and a second part of the module that will be used for docking with an airlock that will allow experiments to be sent out into the vacuum of space, and a window that – once it is functional – will provide more incredible views over Earth. Follow Thomas: http://bit.ly/ThomasPesquetBlog

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Space policy roundup – Aug.16.2021

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:

** Chinese Commercial Spaceplane Startup Raises 300 mil. RMB of Funding, Hints on China’s Lunar Lander – 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:
1) Space Transportation Completes RMB300M Series A round of funding, reveals more info on hypersonic vehicle roadmap
2) Further hints that China is working on a lunar lander
3) China Eastern Begins Live TV In-Flight w/ Panasonic

See also the program summary at Dongfang Hour China Aerospace News Roundup 9 – 15 August 2021 – SpaceWatch.Global

** Episode 45: Analogizing Space to the Oceans as an Operational Domain – Space Thoughts (YouTube) – Space Law & Policy Solutions/Michael Listner

Discussing the comparison of outer space from the legal and operational perspective.

A blog post on analogizing outer space to the oceans in the context of space resources: https://spacethoughtsblog.wordpress.c…

The article in Seapower mentioned in this video: https://seapowermagazine.org/dickinso…

** Space Policy Edition: Mars via the Nuclear Option – Planetary Society

Can nuclear propulsion fundamentally transform our ability to send humans to Mars? Bhavya Lal, a policy and nuclear engineering expert now working at NASA, helped write a new report on the topic for the National Academies of Sciences. She joins the show to talk about the advantages of various types of nuclear propulsion, the engineering and policy challenges that face them, and the role of government versus the private sector in developing and deploying transformational technologies.

** E70: Diversity & Inclusion Across the Nation’s FFRDCs – Aerospace Corp Space Policy (Vimeo) – Center for Space Policy & Strategy (CSPS)

** Space Café WebTalk – REGIONAL Benelux – 11. June 2021 – spacewatch. global – News Room – YouTube

Simon van den Dries is the General Manager at Spire Maritime. Spire is a space-to-cloud data and analytics company that specializes in the reaching of global data sets powered by a large constellation of nanosatellites. This past week, on 11th June 2021, space-interested students Bano Barzingi and Chiara Moenter, sat down with Simon in the Space Café BeNeLux to discuss his work at Spire, as well as the factors of space sustainability trends and the multitude of uses of data from space for a better future….

** 108 – Space Debris, Climate Change and Euthanasia for Satellites – Constellations, a New Space and Satellite Innovation Podcast / Constellations Podcast – YouTube

In previous episodes of Constellations Podcast, we’ve discussed a broad range of topics, among them space law, space sustainability, and on-orbit servicing. Today we’re going to see how these are not independent issues but an integrated framework of space concerns. And to take us through it all we have with us Carolyn Belle, Director of Advanced Systems at Astroscale U.S., a company focused on space sustainability. On today’s Constellations Podcast we’ll discuss how climate change and the Kesler effect can lead to a dramatic increase in space debris. We will also learn more about on-orbit satellite servicing, especially end-of-life and life extension services. Carolyn will also describe the growing integration of the space economy with the terrestrial economy and its resulting economic impact. As a big proponent of a more diverse space community…making it more accessible to others, Carolyn talks about STEM education, mentorship programs, and building a welcoming community for underrepresented groups in the space industry.

** August 13, 2021 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast – Behind The Black/Robert Zimmerman

** August 11, 2021 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast – Behind The Black/Robert Zimmerman

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The Space Show this week – Aug.16.2021

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

1. Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): We welcome back Michael Listner, Space Attorney, to discuss the legal definition of the term astronaut plus additional space policy and legal news.

2. Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021: Hotel Mars TBA pre-recorded. See upcoming show menu on the home page for program details.

3. Friday, Aug. 20, 2021; [Special Time] 10:30 am-12 pm PDT (12:30 pm-2 pm CDT, 1:30-3 pm EDT): We welcome Kevin Rice,  retired Director of Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

4. Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): John Hunt does a deep dive into the recently released government report on UAP (e.g. Tic Tac).

Some recent shows:

** Tuesday, Aug.10.2021 – Dr. Haym Benaroya of Rutgers University discussed “[r]eturning to the Moon with humans, Artemis, lunar development action plan, hardware advancements, regolith and low gravity concerns, large rocket acoustic signatures and challenges, noise abatement blast wave, blast vibrations, low frequency vibrations and more“.

** Hotel Mars – John Batchelor Show/The Space Show – Wed, Aug.11,2021 – William Harwood spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about the Curiosity rover on Mars for its 9th birthday and gave an update on the Perseverance rover.

** Friday, Aug. 13.2021 – Andrew Chanin of ProcureAM and the UFO ETF discussed “the economics of space tourism, market, commercial space in general, investment capital for space, the global space economy 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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Videos: “Space to Ground” + Other ISS reports – Aug.13.2021

Here is the latest episode in NASA’s Space to Ground weekly report on activities related to the International Space Station:

** Cygnus spacecraft captured by space station’s robotic arm – VideoFromSpace

** Expedition 65 Cool Science Radio Podcast – August 11, 2021 – NASA Video

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 65 Flight Engineers Mark Vande Hei and Shane Kimbrough of NASA discussed living and working in space during an in-flight interview on August 11 with Cool Science Radio. Vande Hei and Kimrbough are in the midst of six-month missions on the outpost.

** Northrop Grumman CRS-16 Research Overview: Cardinal Muscle – ISS National Lab

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has collaborated with the ISS National Lab on numerous investigations, and this marks the first NSF-funded tissue engineering payload to launch to station as part of this collaboration. The investigation, launching onboard Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services Mission 16 (contracted by NASA), is from researchers at Stanford University and the Palo Alto Veterans Research Institute. The project seeks to leverage microgravity conditions to develop a tissue engineered model of sarcopenia (muscle loss due to aging). If validated, the model could be used to study the progression of muscle deterioration and could serve as a valuable platform to test potential treatments for conditions that cause muscle wasting.

** ‘Bumble’ robot finds ‘simulated danger’ on space station in test – VideoFromSpace

Robots like Astrobee’s “Bumble” on the International Space Station are designed to maintain to assist in the maintenance of spacecraft.

** Astronauts play ‘no-hand ball’ for first-ever ‘space olympics’ – VideoFromSpace

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station played a game of ‘no-hand ball’ during the first-ever “space olympics.” Astronauts hold their own Summer Olympics in space: https://www.space.com/astronauts-spac…

** Astronauts show off ‘synchronized space swimming’ skills on space station – VideoFromSpace

The crew of the International Space Station perform “synchronized space swimming” in the “very first Space Olympics,” according to ESA. Team Soyuz is Roscosmos’ Pyotr Dubrov and Oleg Novitsky and NASA’s Mark Vande Hei, and Team Dragon is NASA’s Megan McArthur, Shane Kimbrough, JAXA’s Aki Hoshide and ESA’s Thomas Pesquet. Astronauts hold their own Summer Olympics in space: https://www.space.com/astronauts-spac…

** Space Olympics – European Space Agency, ESA

The International Space Station Expedition 65 crew recorded themselves on a day off after a long week of work having some weightless fun. From Earth orbit, 400 km above our planet, the crew present the very first Space Olympics. Skip to each event:
0:00 – 00:09 Intro
0:10 – 2:47 Synchronised floating
2:48 – 6:41 Lack-of-floor routine
6:42 – 8:48 No-Handball
8:49 – 9:30 Weightless sharpshooting

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