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The Space Show this week – May.11.2020

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

1. Monday, May 11, 2020; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT: No special programming.

2. Tuesday, May 12, 2020; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): We welcome back author Dan Linehan to discuss his new book, The Princess Of The Bottom Of The World.

3. Wednesday, May 13, 2020 – 3:30 pm PDT (5:30 pm CDT, 6:30 pm EDT) – Hotel Mars/John Batchelor Show:  David Livingston and John Batchelor will talk with Dr. Jim Logan about telemedicine on and off Earth.

4. Thursday, May 14, 2020; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): No special programming.

5. Friday, May 15, 2020; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): We welcome back Michelle Hanlon of For All Moonkind to discuss The Artemis Project, the new E.O. commercial space with property rights and more.

6. Sunday, May 17, 2020; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): We welcome space atty Michael Listner of Space Law & Policy Solutions for his legal perspective on The Artemis Project, the E.O., the new National Space Policy plus some unique ideas on space resource utilization.

Some recent shows:

** Fri, 05/08/2020Dr. George Sowers of the Colorado School of Mines Space Resources Dept. discussed his latest work, space resource utilization and more.

** Hotel Mars/John Batchelor Show – Wed, 05/06/2020John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston talked with Eric Berger of Arstechnica about the “NASA awards for human lunar lander systems studies as part of the Artemis return to the Moon program”.

**  Tues, 05/05/2020 Dr. Haym Benaroya of Rutgers talked about “Lunar return, costs, wealth building, challenges, needed technology, national policy 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 – David Livingston

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The Space Show this week – May.4.2020

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

1. Monday, May 4, 2020; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT: No special programming.

2. Tuesday, May 5, 2020; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): We welcome back Dr. Haym Benaroya for lunar return options and news, EMP threats & mitigation, lunar resource mining and utilization and more.

3. Wednesday, May 6, 2020: Hotel Mars/John Batchelor Show  – Interview with Eric Berger, space journalist at Arstechnica.

4. Thursday, May 7, 2020; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): No special programming.

5. Friday, May 8, 2020; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): We welcome back Dr. George Sowers of the Colorado School of Mines Space Resources Dept. to discuss his latest work, space resource utilization and more.

6. Sunday, May 10, 2020; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): : No show today due to Mother’s Day in the U.S. Happy Mother’s Day to all the great Mom’s out there.

Some recent shows:

** Sun, 05/03/2020Dave Masten of talked about “Masten Spsce Systems, their lunar lander program and more”.

** Fri, 05/01/2020Dr. Pekka Janhunem talked about “his space settlement concepts, including his free space Dumbbell like L5 project”.

** Tue, 04/28/2020Dr. Bruce Cordell examined “Covid-19 as a Sputnik moment (shock to the world. Bruce compares, contrasts and extrapolates to estimate the virus impact on space now and going forward, plus more just as the Sputnik moment was more”.

** Sun, 04/26/2020Dr. Ioana Cozmuta talked about “Gravity-Free Consulting, G-Space, Inc, microgravity manufacturing, cislunar space, value added space development, NewSpace economic development 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 – David Livingston

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Space policy roundup – May.4.2020

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):

Webcasts:

** Episode 15 Additional Thoughts on Russian DA-ASAT Test – Michael Listner, , Space Law & Policy Solutions

** NASA: Assessments of Major Projects – U.S. GAO

** The Space Show – Tue, 04/28/2020Dr. Bruce Cordell examined “Covid-19 as a Sputnik moment (shock to the world. Bruce compares, contrasts and extrapolates to estimate the virus impact on space now and going forward, plus more just as the Sputnik moment was more”.

** The Space Show – Fri, 05/01/2020Dr. Pekka Janhunem talked about “his space settlement concepts, including his free space Dumbbell like L5 project”.

See also

** Dennis Wingo – On The Way To Moonrush: Advancements In Space Technology – CSP S02E33

Dennis Wingo, Founder & CEO of Skycorp Inc., has a lot of wisdom to share about the space industry. He’s the author of “Moonrush: Improving Life on Earth with the Moon’s Resources”, and calls himself a Technoarcheologist. With Cold Star Project host Jason Kanigan, Dennis discusses:
– what the term “advanced mission planning” means for him, and what it looks like in action
– the concept of orbital assembly, and how it can be achieved
– the DARPA/Skycorp Time Domain Relative Navigation System (TDRNS) project
– the space logistics system he created and licensed to Orbital ATK for extending the life of satellites
– his thoughts on the April 6, 2020 US Presidential Executive Order regarding the use of space resources
– economic reasons for returning to the Moon.

** April 29, 2020 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

** Webinar Replay | From Orbital Debris to GPS vs 5G: Decoding the FCC’s Role in Space Policy – SpaceNews.com

The FCC has been an active player in space policy in recent weeks. Its approval of Ligado’s 5G system came despite warnings by the Defense Department and others that the system will interfere with GPS signals. The FCC also considered stringent new orbital debris regulations that prompted criticism from industry and some members of Congress. Those efforts raise broader questions about how the FCC, an independent agency, fits into space policy efforts by the administration and Congress.

SpaceNews staff writers Jeff Foust and Caleb Henry lead the discussion with a panel of experts.

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The Space Show this week – April.27.2020

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

1. Monday, April 27, 2020; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT: No special programming.

2. Tuesday, April 28, 2020; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): We welcome back Dr. Bruce Cordell for his Maslow Window for Space given our current virus situation.

3. Wednesday, April 29, 2020: Hotel Mars TBA pre-recorded. See upcoming show menu on the home page for program details.

4. Thursday, April 30, 2020; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): No special programming.

5. Friday, May 1, 2020; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): We welcome Dr. Pekka Janhunem from Norway regarding his “Shielded Dumbbell L5 Settlement” concept

6. Sunday, May 3, 2020; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): We welcome back Dave Masten of Masten Space Systems.

Some recent shows:

** Sun, 04/26/2020Dr. Ioana Cozmuta talked about her Silicon Valley business, Gravity Free, LLC.

** Fri, 04/24/2020Dr. Deana Weibel discussed “space tourism, all from the perspective of religion, spiritualism, faith, and anthropology”.

** Hotel Mars – Wed, 04/22/2020 – David Livingston and John Batchelor spoke with “Anatoly Zak of Russian Space Web to discuss Russian anti-satellite tests, the new super heavy rocket under constructions and related items”.

** Tue, 04/21/2020Christopher Richins of RBC Signals for updates, plus a report on how a global space company is dealing with the pandemic.

** Sun, 04/19/2020Dr. Doug Plata spoke about “Covid-19 pandemic here on Earth, looking at preventing pandemics and infections in space and on space settlements”.

** 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 – David Livingston

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The Space Show this week – April.20.2020

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

1. Monday, April 20, 2020; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT: No special programming.

2. Tuesday, April 21, 2020; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): Christopher Richins will given and update on RBC Signals, a satellite ground station service company, and the satellite industry.

3. Wednesday, April 22, 2020: Hotel Mars TBA pre-recorded. Anatoly Zak will discuss the recent Russian anti-satellite missile tests.

4. Thursday, April 23, 2020; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): No special show today.

5. Friday, April 24, 2020; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): We welcome Dr. Deana Weibel regarding her recent paper, Following the Path That Heroes Carved into History: Space Tourism, Heritage, and Faith in the Future.

6. Sunday, April 26, 2020; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): We welcome Dr. Ioana Cozmuta of Gravity Free, LLC in Silicon Valley. [“Gravity Free is a technology and consulting services company headquartered in Silicon Valley. Our mission is to discover new revenue opportunities at the intersection of Space and Earth Technologies to help accelerate the time to market.”]

Some recent shows:

** Sun, 04/19/2020Dr. Doug Plata spoke about the corona virus and “how infections might be treated, prevented and controlled regarding space settlement”.

** Fri, 04/17/2020David Vivancos discussed his new book Automate or be Automated [Amazon commission link] and gave an overview of “artificial intelligence for now and the future”.

** Hotel Mars/The Space Show – Wed, 04/15/2020John Batchelor and David Livingston spoke with Dr. Harold C. Connolly about “Asteroid sample return missions and more for both Bennu and Ryugu and their missions, OSIRIS-REx as well as the Japanese mission, Hayabusa2.”

** Tue, 04/14/2020Robert Line talked about his “research depicting different recovery scenarios for the US and the space industry post Covid-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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The Space Show – David Livingston

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