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

1. Tuesday, May. 31, 2022; 7 pm PST (9 pm CST, 10 pm EST): We welcome back Robert Zimmerman (BehindTheBlack.com) for news and updates you won’t hear anyplace else.

2. Hotel Mars – Wednesday, June. 1, 2022; 1:00 pm PST (3:00 pm CST, 4:00 pm EST): TBD. Check the Upcoming Show Menu at www.thespaceshow.com for updates on scheduling.

3. Friday, June.3, 2022; 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 am-1 pm CST, 12:30-2 pm EST): No show for Dr. Space birthday and studio updates and modifications.

4. Sunday, June.5, 2022; 12-1:30 pm PST (2-3:30 pm CST, 3-4:30 pm EST): Open Lines today. Lots to talk about. Join us. Call 1-866-687-7223.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, May.29.2022 – Dr. Will Kinney, University of Buffalo professor of physics , discussed

his new book regarding the early cosmology and what might have happened before the Big Bang. His book, An Infinity of Worlds: Cosmic Inflation and the Beginning of the Universe [Amazon commission link], is a great read as I have been reading it in prep for this interview.

**  Friday, May.27.2022 – Dr. Matthew Weinzierl and Brendan Rosseau of Harvard Business School talked about “Harvard’s MBA commercial space courses [economicsofspace.hbs.harvard.edu], students and commercial space, investment market, timelines, billionaires, tourism, settlement, a possible commercial space bubble and much more“.

** Hotel Mars – Thursday, May.26.2022 – Douglas Messier spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about “the successful demo flight of the Boeing Starliner CST 100 to the ISS, docking and safe return to White Sands“.

** Tuesday, May.24.2022 – John Bucknell, CEO of Virtus Solis Technologies, gave an update on Virtus Solis and discussed Space Solar Power and “ISDC solar programming, SSP and Virtus Solis publicity, demo tests, transmitting power, nuclear power, nuclear propulsion 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. Tuesday, May. 24, 2022; 7 pm PST (9 pm CST, 10 pm EST): We welcome Dr. Frances Zhu who will discuss the application of motion capture to building space robots. Check out her website, franceszhu.space/projects, plus this article on motion capture: Motion capture is guiding the next generation of extraterrestrial robots – Robots & Automation – Jan.25.2022.

2. Hotel Mars – Wednesday, May. 25, 2022; 1:00 pm PST (3:00 pm CST, 4:00 pm EST): TBD. Check the Upcoming Show Menu at www.thespaceshow.com for updates on scheduling.

3. Friday, May.27, 2022; 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 am-1 pm CST, 12:30-2 pm EST): We welcome back Dr. Matthew Weinzierl with Brendan Rosseau to talk about Harvard’s launch of commercial space courses and more.

4. Sunday, May.29, 2022; 12-1:30 pm PST (2-3:30 pm CST, 3-4:30 pm EST): We welcome Dr. Will Kinney, University of Buffalo physics professor, to discuss his new book and his most interesting work.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, May.22.2022 – Ilan Sobel, the CEO of BioHarvest, “was with us to discuss plant cell growth technology in space and why his company is the leading company doing it. Much more was discussed as well.”

** Friday, May.20.2022 – Jordan Noone of Embedded Ventures discussed “Relativity Space, Embedded Ventures and their strategy for supporting early stage space companies, national security, venture capital, foreign influence on U.S. policy and businesses, plus more“.

** Hotel Mars – Wednesday, May.18.2022 – Dr. Jeffrey Foust of Spacenews.com with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston gave an update on the SpaceX Starship project, including “possible first flight dates, the FAA and the review going on at the Boca launch site, wildlife preserves and rocket launches, environmental impact reportd and more. Jeff also discussed the FAA position for humans to fly on Starship“.

** Tuesday, May.17.2022 – James Burk , Executive Director of The Mars Society, talked about “Mars Society objectives and goals, humans to Mars, challenges, Starship and the FAA, food for Mars settlement, MarsVR, student educational outreach and competitions“.

** 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. Tuesday, May. 17, 2022; 7 pm PST (9 pm CST, 10 pm EST): We welcome back James Burk of the Mars Society.

2. Hotel Mars – Wednesday, May. 18, 2022; 1:00 pm PST (3:00 pm CST, 4:00 pm EST): TBD. Check the Upcoming Show Menu at www.thespaceshow.com for updates on scheduling.

3. Friday, May.20, 2022; 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 am-1 pm CST, 12:30-2 pm EST): We talk with Jenna Bryant and Jordan Noone from Embedded Ventures.

4. Sunday, May.22, 2022; 12-1:30 pm PST (2-3:30 pm CST, 3-4:30 pm EST): We welcome BioHarvest to the program with a discussion with their CEO Ilan Sobel. This is a plant cell growth company. They recently announced space experiments growing cannabis in space.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, May.15.2022 – Open lines program. “Despite an early glitch with the toll free line that got resolved, we had lots of callers and some emails on multiple subjects including Musk, the economy and commercial space, the geo political situation and commercial space and other topics“.

** Friday, May.13.2022 – The Maiden Program for The Space Show New Las Vegas Studio.

Our guests scheduled for this program have, at the last minute, asked to be rescheduled. I will let you know when they will be appearing on TSS. In the meantime, this gives me an opportunity to run through the gear and set up, real time, for the Las Vegas studios. …

** 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. Tuesday, May. 10, 2022; 7 pm PST (9 pm CST, 10 pm EST): No show today as will be driving to Nevada with Pepper

2. Hotel Mars – Wednesday, May. 11, 2022; 1:00 pm PST (3:00 pm CST, 4:00 pm EST): TBD. Check the Upcoming Show Menu at www.thespaceshow.com for updates on scheduling.

3. Friday, May.13, 2022; 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 am-1 pm CST, 12:30-2 pm EST): Sir Martin Rees and Donald Goldsmith will talk about their latest book, “The End Of Astronauts: Why Robots Are The Future Of Exploration“.

4. Sunday, May.15, 2022; 12-1:30 pm PST (2-3:30 pm CST, 3-4:30 pm EST): Open Lines. Talk about your favorite topics. All callers welcome. Call 1-866-687-7223.

Some recent shows:

David has not hosted any programs since April 26th due to his move to Nevada and dental surgery. It appears the program will return to the usual schedule this Friday.

** Tuesday, April.26.2022 – Aggie Kobrin and Rod Pyle discussed the “National Space Society, the ISDC 2022 (International Space Development Conference), business plan competition, Ad Astra magazine, Rod’s upcoming books, Aggie’s conference assessment post the pandemic”.

** Sunday, Apr.24.2022 –  Joshua Carlson discussed “commercial space, LEO, national security space, all in the context of his book [Spacepower Ascendant: Space Development Theory and a New Space Strategy, Amazon commission link]. He provided concrete solution steps to accomplish what he considered to be space and security policy goals of an imperative nature“.

** Friday, Apr.22.2022 – Dr. John Horack “from Ohio State was with us today regarding the LEO super charged economy. We fielded multiple economically oriented questions, we talked about different segment of the commercial and NewSpace sectors, plus we talked national security space and the private sector“.

** Tuesday, Apr.9.2022 – Dr. Anita Sengupta discussed er “new company, Hydroplane.us, hydrogen propulsion for aviation, fuel cells, storage issues, hydrogen economics, hydrogen safety facts, hydrogen propulsion, creating a hydrogen infrastructure 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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