Category Archives: Activism

Activism, Space Policy

The Space Show this week – Aug.5.2019

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

1. Monday, August 5, 2019; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): No show on Monday which is now reserved for special programming.

2. Tuesday, August 6, 2019; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): We welcome back Mike Mongo to discuss his Johnny Appleseed project and more.

3. Wednesday, August 7, 2019; Hotel Mars. See Upcoming Show Menu and the website newsletter for details. Hotel Mars is pre-recorded by John Batchelor. It is archived on The Space Show site after John posts it on his website.

4. Thursday, August 8, 2019; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): We welcome back Ed Wright to provide news and updates for the upcoming Space Studies Institute Seattle conference in early September.

5. Friday, August 9, 2019; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am -1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): We welcome Trisha Navidzadeh to the program regarding her work with the analysis of the commercial aerospace investment market and more.

6. Sunday, August 11, 2019; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): We welcome Dr. Craig Hardgrove. His focus is on thermal infrared and nuclear remote sensing of the Moon and Mars. He is the Principal Investigator for the LunaH-Map CubeSat mission that will orbit the Moon to map hydrogen-rich deposits in permanently shadowed regions.

Recent shows:

** Sun, 08/04/2019 – Dr. Joel Sercel talked about the company “Momentus, its technology, the use of space resources, water as a propellant and much more”.

** Fri, 08/02/2019 – Gordon Dillow talked about his asteroid book Fire in the Sky: Cosmic Collisions, Killer Asteroids, and the Race to Defend Earth and “asteroid impacts, asteroid defense, NASA, FEMA, asteroid pop culture, asteroid mining and much more”.

** Tue, 07/30/2019 – Robert Zimmerman (Behind The Black ) talked about “SpaceX Starship progress, NASA lunar program, Congress, budgets, private sector excitement, tax dollars vs. private dollars and much more”.

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

The Space Show is a project of the One Giant Leap Foundation.

The Space Show - David Livingston
The Space Show – David Livingston

 

Activism, Space Policy

Space policy roundup – July.30.2019

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:

Webcasts:

** The Space Show – Sun, 07/28/2019 – Open lines discussions with listeners on various topics.

** TMRO.tv – Space News | Catching up on Launches and NASA’s Artemis Shakeupse

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Moon Rush: The New Space Race

Activism, Space Policy

The Space Show this week – July.29.2019

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

1. Monday, July 29, 2019; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT,; 10-11:30 pm EDT: No show on Monday which is now reserved for special programming.

2. Tuesday, July 30, 2019;: 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): We welcome back Robert Zimmerman (Behind The Black) for space news and policy updates.

3. Wednesday, Wednesday, July 31, 2019: Hotel Mars. See Upcoming Show Menu and the website newsletter for details. Hotel Mars is pre-recorded by John Batchelor. It is archived on The Space Show site after John posts it on his website.

4. Friday, August 2, 2019; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am -1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): We welcome author Gordon Dillow to talk about his asteroid book Fire in the Sky: Cosmic Collisions, Killer Asteroids, and the Race to Defend Earth.

5. Sunday, August 4, 2019; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): We welcome back Joel Sercel of Momentus Space, which is developing space tugs.

Some recent shows:

** Fri, 07/26/2019 – Brad Blair talked about “space mining, lunar development, economics and commercial issues for space mining and more”.

** Tue, 07/23/2019 – Michelle Evans, President of the Orange County Space Society, discussed “Apollo program & Moon landing memories, observations and lessons learned, our future space and Moon plans and our emerging private sector”.

** Sun, 07/21/2019 – Rand Simberg and Bill Simon talked about the Evoloterra ceremony in honor of the anniversary of Apollo 11 and about current space developments and policy issues.

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

The Space Show is a project of the One Giant Leap Foundation.

The Space Show - David Livingston
The Space Show – David Livingston
Activism, History, Space films and videos

“50/50 Lunar Legends” film documents the stories of US space pioneers

Check out the 50/50 Lunar Legends film:

“50/50 Lunar Legends” a new documentary about the 50th anniversary of the moon landing and hidden figures of US space program – from Apollo to these days. We interviewed 50 people at the Florida Space Coast. Those who have contributed or who are actively contributing to space exploration.

Neil Armstrong believed their chances were only 50/50 that the moon landing would be a success. Hence the name of the documentary. It focuses on the actual people who worked behind the scenes at NASA and its contractors to pioneer the science and technology of space exploration and how private companies, such as SpaceX, Blue Origin, and alike now continue to push us further into the future.

Lunar Legends

The project was non-commercial  and accomplished on a shoestring budget.

A brief preview:

A longer trailer can be seen at 50/50 Lunar Legends – Trench Media on FaceBook.

The full documentary is currently available at 50 / 50 Lunar Legends | Amazon Prime Video in three parts:

  1. A Call to Action: The space race created excitement across the nation and within the young engineers and others who got jobs at NASA and moved to the Space Coast of Florida.
  2. 50/50 Chances: There is a huge sense of the “unknown” and “doubt” associated with space exploration. This inherently risky business pays off with great rewards for humanity that may also be followed by great tragedy.
  3. A New Incentive: A deep sense of inspiration and dissatisfaction remained as the future of space exploration sat stagnant. Now, new players emerge in the Space business and the power shifts from public to private. The time has come for strategic collaboration as the new golden age for Space arrives.

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First on the Moon: The Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Experience

Activism, Space Policy

Space policy roundup – July.23.2019

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:

Webcasts:

** Asteroid Day LIVE 2019 – Videos of seminars and panel discussions on planetary defense related topics. For example: this video shows a discussion of

Planetary Defense and in particular, the importance of Asteroid Deflection Missions, DART and HERA. The panel will look at Europe‘s role in US-European cooperation and evaluate the importance and value of multi-country and private industry collaborations on Space Missions and Planetary Science.

** The Space Show – Sun, 07/21/2019 – Rand Simberg and Bill Simon talked about the Evoloterra ceremony in honor of the anniversary of Apollo 11 and about current space developments and policy issues.

** Was the Apollo Program a Bad Idea? | A SciShow Documentary – An extended SciShow video sponsored by Draper’s “We Hack the Moon” initiative, which describes

…how engineers guided us to the moon and back with a fraction of today’s technology. The Apollo program was famous for being risky and expensive. It had a crunched timeline, daring astronauts, and lacked modern tech, and that all kind of makes you wonder… was the Apollo program a bad idea?

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