Dave Masten, founder and CTO of Masten Space Systems, spoke with Benjamin Higginbotham on the latest TMRO program : Dave Masten – TMRO –

Other topics on the show include:

• SMAP launches via Delta II
• New SpaceX Falcon Heavy Animation
• SpaceX Preparing for Crew Dragon Abort Tests
• Spaceport America up for Sale
• Fire at the Mars Desert Research Station

The guests and topics on The Space Show this week:

1. Monday, Jan. 19, 2015: 2:00-3:30PM PST (5:00-& 6:30 PM EST, 4:00-5:30 PM CST): We welcome back DR. PAUL SPUDIS on a variety of topics including his latest blog posts, www.spudislunarresources.com/blog.

2. Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015:,7-8:30 PM PST (10-11:30 PM EST, 9-10:30 PM CST): We welcome ANDREW RADER to the program. He is a spacecraft engineer with a PhD from MIT in Aerospace Engineering, and a background in space human factors and systems engineering. He has experience on over a dozen space missions, and has authored nine papers on space design, with specific emphasis on performance vs. cost optimization. Andrew produces a space, science, history, and sci-fi YouTube channel with over 3 million views, which features a video lecture series on spacecraft engineering from MIT. He also designs educational science and history games at www.newhorizongames.com, and is the author of the book: ‘Leaving Earth: Why one-way to Mars makes sense’.

3. Friday, Jan. 23, 2015; 9:30 -11 AM PST (12:30-2 PM EST; 11:30-1 PM CST): DR. GIL LEVIN returns to The Space Show. Dr. Levin’s experiments on the Mars Viking 1976 missions searched for life on Mars.

4. Sunday, January 25, 2015: 12-1:30 PM PST (3-4:30 PM EST, 2-3:30 PM CST): OPEN LINES. All space, STEM, and first time callers are welcome.

See also:
/– The Space Show on Vimeo – webinar videos
/– The Space Show’s Blog – summaries of interviews.
/– The Space Show Classroom Blog – tutorial programs

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