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

1. Monday, July 22, 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 23, 2019; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): We welcome back Michelle Evans for her take on Apollo history and more.

3. Wednesday, July 24, 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, July 26, 2019; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 AM-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): We welcome back Brad Blair to talk about lunar engineering and many other relevant topics.

5. Sunday, July 28, 2019; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): OPEN LINES. All callers welcome on space, science STEM, STEAM subjects. First time callers wanted.

Some recent shows:

** 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.

** Tue, 07/16/2019 – Douglas Messier talked about Virgin Galactic, “human spaceflight, NASA key personnel changes, congressional funding for NASA, SpaceX, Blue Origin and much more”.

** Sun, 07/14/2019 – Open lines discussion program with listeners.

** Fri, 07/12/2019 – Dr. John Brandenburg talked about “Death on Mars due to huge nuclear bomb explosions, advanced propulsion, beam technology, remote viewing of Mars, XE and Iodine isotopes in the Martian atmosphere, Woodward Mach thrusters & more”.

** Thu, 07/11/2019 – Leonard David spoke about “new book, “Moon Rush: The New Space Race” and our return to the Moon plus other topics”.

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.

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:

• Apollo 11 and the future of spaceflight:
  • NASA’s Next 50 Years – The New Atlantis
  • How landing on the moon hurt America’s space program – mashable.com
  • Ben Shapiro: America ‘less ambitious’ about space travel in 50 years since Apollo 11 launch | Fox News
  • Op-ed | Why we’re not on the moon now (and how we can stay next time we go) – Rick Tumlinson/SpaceNews.com
• Space law:
  • The Moon Is a Huge Potential Resource. But Who Owns It? – WSJ
  • With The Anniversary Of The Moon Landing, Should Laws Governing Space Be Changed? – Forbes.com
  • Who protects the Apollo sites when space law says no-one owns the Moon? – ABC News
• Space regulations:
  • FAA to extend comment period again for revised launch licensing rules – SpaceNews.com
  • SIA Applauds FCC Chairman Pai’s Call to Empower Satellite Entrepreneurs and Streamline SmallSAT Regulations | SIA
  • FCC outlines proposed smallsat licensing rules – SpaceNews.com
• SLS/Orion:
  • NASA’s large SLS rocket unlikely to fly before at least late 2021 | Ars Technica
• NASA lunar program:
  • Artemis cost estimate won’t be ready until 2020 – SpaceNews.com
  • Trump and NASA’s Uncertain Moon Plans – The Atlantic
  • What Lessons Can JFK’s Pledge to Reach the Moon Provide for Trump? | Observer
  • Lori Garver: Forget new manned missions in space. NASA should focus on saving Earth. – The Washington Post
• NASA management:
  • An exploration shakeup – The Space Review
• Commercial partnerships:
  • NASA and Air Force reach out to commercial ventures for new space race – GeekWire
• Orbital traffic:
  • U.S. Air Force to begin transferring space situational awareness data to Commerce Department – SpaceNews.com
• US state space:
  • Brownsville’s Growing Role In The Modern Space Race | Texas Standard
  • How Clear Lake was developed around NASA – Click2Houston.com
  • Marquette explains hopes for spaceport | News, Sports, Jobs – Daily Press
  • Why the Apollo missions made Florida synonymous with space – National Geographic
  • Adams County Wants To Bring Big Space Business To Its Spaceport – CBS Denver
  • Space tourism project boosting to higher orbit in Lompoc – KEYT
• Space advocacy:
  • Home District Congressional Visits: “Fall Fury 2019” – National Space Society
  • Lift Off! – Everyday Spacer Blog
• US military space:
  • Delta 4 launch delayed as ULA probes supplier concern – Spaceflight Now
  • Space Force: What Is It Good For? – Breaking Defense
  • Space Force legislative talks at impasse over personnel issues, cost concerns – SpaceNews.com
  • House Armed Services Committee denies funding for Space Development Agency – SpaceNews.com
  • Commercial Satellites: Will They Be Military Targets? – Breaking Defense
• International Space
  • Canada:
    • Canada’s future in space starts with the moon, again | Edmonton Journal
  •  China:
    • China expected to send man to moon by 2035 – ecns.cn
    • China Is Quickly Becoming a Space Superpower | Time
    • China Eyes Robotic Outpost at the Moon’s South Pole in Late 2020s | Space.com
  • Europe:
    • France Nudges Europe Into Space Race, Where It Lags Behind – The New York Times
    • EU’s Galileo satellites returning to service after weeklong disruption – POLITICO
    • Galileo Outage: Why the World Needs a Civilian Satnav System – Bloomberg
  • India:
    • India assesses technical snag that aborted moon mission – ABC News
    • Indian moon launch rescheduled for Monday – Spaceflight Now
  • Japan:
    • Japan nurtures Asian entrepreneurs for edge in new space race – Nikkei Asian Review
  •  Russia:
    • Rocket Rolls Out Ready to Launch New Station Crew on Apollo 50th – Space Station/NASA
    • There’s a slight problem with Russia’s proposed Federation spacecraft – Ars Technica
    • Russia May Set Up GLONASS Ground Stations in Saudi Arabia – Meeting Papers – Sputnik International
  • UAE:
    • Space flights to take off with new UAE law – Khaleej Times
    • Talks ongoing with Virgin Galactic on UAE spaceport plans – ArabianBusiness.com
  • UK:
    • U.K. deepens space ties with U.S., announces investments in small satellites, responsive launch – SpaceNews.com
    • Moon landing links to Scotland highlighted by VisitScotland map – The National
    • ‘Double the space budget to make Britain a world leader’ – The Times
    • Virgin confirm 2020 vision for Spaceport Cornwall – CornishStuff.com

Webcasts:

**  Back to the Moon: This Time to Stay? – SETI Institute. The first of two public seminars on NASA’s Artemis lunar program.

… Greg Schmidt, Director of the Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI), and Michael Sims, CEO, and founder of Ceres Robotics will present this first talk.

Greg leads NASA’s lunar exploration research program and will give us an update on Artemis. Michael, an expert on AI and robotic exploration, will describe the activities of Ceres Robotics in the exploration of the Moon and the understanding of its geology and surface properties. After a short presentation, both speakers will participate in a discussion about the past, present, and future of lunar exploration moderated by David Morrison, Senior Scientist at SSERVI and former director of the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI Institute.

** July 16, 2019 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

** Episode T+126: The NASA Ousters – Main Engine Cut Off

** The Space Show – Tue, 07/16/2019 – Douglas Messier talked about Virgin Galactic, “human spaceflight, NASA key personnel changes, congressional funding for NASA, SpaceX, Blue Origin and much more”.

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Safe Is Not an Option

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

1. Monday, July 15, 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 16, 2019; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): We welcome back Douglas Messier of Parabolic Arc for news and updates.

3. Wednesday, Jul 17, 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, July 19, 2019; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am -1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): No show today due to Griffith Talk on the 18th.

5. Sunday, July 21, 2019; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): We welcome back Rand Simberg and Bill Simon for Evoloterra in honor of the anniversary of Apollo 11.

Some recent shows:

** Sun, 07/14/2019 – Open lines discussion program with listeners.

** Fri, 07/12/2019 – Dr. John Brandenburg talked about “Death on Mars due to huge nuclear bomb explosions, advanced propulsion, beam technology, remote viewing of Mars, XE and Iodine isotopes in the Martian atmosphere, Woodward Mach thrusters & more”.

** Thu, 07/11/2019 – Leonard David spoke about “new book, “Moon Rush: The New Space Race” and our return to the Moon plus other topics”.

** Wed, 07/10/2019 – Hotel Mars with John Batchelor – Allen Chen of NASA JPL talked about “the upcoming Mars 2020 rover mission, new EDL tools & more”.

** Tue, 07/09/2019 – Dr. Namrata Goswami talked about “India’s space history & program, China space & lunar policy, US return to the Moon, deterrence as a goal, Space Force, commercial space development, international cooperation and more”.

** Wed, 07/03/2019 – Hotel Mars with John Batchelor & Dr. David Livingston – Space historian Dr. Roger Launius talked about the  Apollo era and his new book, Apollo’s Legacy: Perspectives on the Moon Landings.

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.

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:

• Management NASA human spaceflight programs:
  • NASA shakes up exploration leadership – SpaceNews.com
  • Gerstenmaier, Hill Out as Human Spaceflight Leaders at NASA HQ – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • Gerstenmaier Ouster Catches Space Community By Surprise – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • Head of NASA’s human exploration program demoted as agency pushes for Moon return – The Verge
  • Major management shake-up at NASA’s manned program | Behind The Black
  • Shakeup at NASA as space agency scrambles to meet Trump moon mandate – The Washington Post
• Congressional space:
  • Experts cite benefits, challenges of further space exploration – SpaceNews.com
  • Senate Committee Working on New, Bold NASA Authorization Bill – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • Ted Cruz calls for ‘bold vision’ for future space exploration at Senate hearing – Washington Times
  • Cruz: First boot on Mars will be ‘an American astronaut’ | TheHill
  • Legislation to Protect Lunar Heritage Sites Clears Senate Committee – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• SLS/Orion
  • NASA begins the slow leak process prior to announcing new SLS delays | Behind The Black
  • Waiting for Artemis 1 schedule update, official decision on SLS Green Run – NASASpaceFlight.com
  • Buzz Aldrin is looking forward, not back—and he has a plan to bring NASA along | Ars Technica
• Regulations:
  • Emerging small sats could complicate spectrum – FCW
  • FCC to introduce new simplified licensing regulations for smallsats – SpaceNews.com
  • SIA Applauds FCC Chairman Pai’s Call to Empower Satellite Entrepreneurs and Streamline SmallSAT Regulations | SIA
  • As DoD Seeks Smallsats, FCC Eases Licensing – Breaking Defense
• ISS commercialization programs:
  • Rise of Private-Sector Research Onboard the ISS National Lab on Display with SpaceX CRS-18 Mission – ISS National Lab
• US states space:
  • Brownsville gears up for commercial space exploration, development | Rio Grande Guardian
    • NewSpace Brownsville
  • SpaceX penalty fees of over $500,000 goes to City of McGregor – KXXV.com
• US military space:
  • White House challenges HASC Space Corps language, strongly objects to space launch provisions in NDAA – SpaceNews.com
  • Pence calls for Space Force during visit to Vandenberg AFB – santamariatimes.com
• International Space
  • China:
    • China to launch 100 additional satellites by 2025: official – Global Times
    • China develops new generation recoverable satellite for commercial use – Xinhua | English.news.cn
  • India:
    • India”s heavy rocket ”Bahubali” gearing up for Moon – Outlook India
  • Russia:
    • Soyuz 2-1v conduts surprise military launch – NASASpaceFlight.com
  • UAE:
    • Arianespace Vega launch fails, Emirati satellite lost – SpaceNews.com
    • UAE military satellite lost in Vega launch failure – Spaceflight Now
  • UK:
    • Spaceport launch site plan opposed in Western Isles – BBC News

Webcasts:

** NASA Exploration Plans, Senate Subcommittee on Aviation and Space, July 9, 2019

On July 9, 2019, the Senate Subcommittee on Aviation and Space held a hearing titled, “NASA Exploration Plans: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going.” The purpose of this hearing was to honor the upcoming 50th anniversary of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Apollo 11 mission and the United States landing the first man on the moon. The hearing examined NASA’s plans for future human spaceflight missions. Invited witnesses were:

• Dr. Christine Darden Data Analyst and Aerospace Engineer Researcher, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Dr. Mary Lynne Dittmar President and Chief Executive Officer, Coalition for Deep Space Exploration
• Homer Hickam Author, “Rocket Boys”
• Gene Kranz Flight Director, Apollo 11
• Eric Stallmer President, Commercial Spaceflight Federation

** The Space Show – Tue, 07/09/2019 – Dr. Namrata Goswami talked about “India’s space history & program, China space & lunar policy, US return to the Moon, deterrence as a goal, Space Force, commercial space development, international cooperation and more”.

** July 9, 2019 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

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One Giant Leap:
The Impossible Mission That Flew Us to the Moon

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:

• Schedule:
  • What’s Happening in Space Policy July 7-13, 2019 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• Lunar programs:
  • Update: NASA’s Lunar Space Station Is a Great/Terrible Idea – IEEE Spectrum
  • Can NASA really return people to the Moon by 2024? – Nature
  • Center for Lunar Science and Exploration, led by USRA’s David Kring, among eight teams selected by NASA to study the Moon and beyond
• SLS/Orion:
  • One small leap for Orion – The Space Review
• Space law & regulations:
  • Commerce getting ready for space traffic mission – POLITICO
  • Babin Reintroduces Commercial Space Bill – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• Space politics:
  • Space engineer Jim Kennedy running for Congress vs. incumbent Bill Posey – Florida Today
  • Trump Promises the Moon “Very Soon” and Mars “Someday Soon” – SpacePolicyOnline.com
• US state space:
  • Spaceport Camden: FAA moves ahead with review; negotiates over releasing environmental reports – SaportaReport
• Planetary defense:
  • Report makes case for space-based asteroid tracking telescope – SpaceNews.com
• US military space:
  • Orbital Outpost: The Department of Defense (DoD) seeks solutions for a self-contained and free flying orbital outpost – Defense Innovation Unit
  • Space Development Agency releases its first solicitation – SpaceNews.com
  • As acting Air Force secretary, Donovan takes lead role advocating for independent space force – SpaceNews.com
• International space
• China:
  • Chang’e 5 lunar probe to get boost from AI – ecns.cn
  • China’s innovation persistence pays off with great human progress – Chinadaily.com.cn
•  Europe:
  • European Mars lander suffers parachute damage in test – SpaceNews.com
• India:
  • New commercial arm to boost Isro in industry – Hindustan Times
  • Isro gets new launch pad to sell low-cost space tech – Times of India
  • Union Budget 2019-20: Space outlay gets 15% boost – The Hindu
• Russia:
  • Russia pressing forward on ISS expansion – NASASpaceFlight.com
  • Vostochny Cosmodrome to launch up to 6 rockets next year – TASS
  • Russian scientists have selected seven experiments for Spektr-UV space telescope project – TASS
  • Roscosmos in talks on converting SS-18 Satan ICBMs for space launches – TASS

Webcasts:

** BGen. Whale – Canada Should Consider a National Space Council and Support Launch Capability – SpaceQ

** July 2, 2019 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

** Wed, 07/03/2019 – Hotel Mars with John Batchelor & Dr. David Livingston – Space historian Dr. Roger Launius talked about the  Apollo era and his new book, Apollo’s Legacy: Perspectives on the Moon Landings.

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