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Activism, Space Policy, SpaceCasts

The Space Show this week – April.15.2019

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

1. Monday, April 15, 2019; 2-3:30 pm PDT (4-5:30 pm CDT, 5-6:30 pm EDT): No show for today. Monday is for special and timely programs only.

2. Tuesday, April 16, 2019; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): We welcome back Dr. Greg Autry for space economics, budgets, ISDC 2019, and US China space policy.

3. Wednesday, April 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, April 19, 2019; 9:30-11 am PDT; 11:30 am – 1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT. No show today as am at the Space Access Conference.

5. Sunday, April 21, 2019; 12-1:30 pm PDT, (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): No show today due to Easter and the Space Access Conference.

Some recent shows:

** Tue, 04/09/2019 – Dr. Mike Gruntman gave a “historical analysis of Tyuratam Missile Range to the Baikonur Cosmodrome, aerospace education, returning to the Moon, inspiration, Elon Musk, SpaceX, Jeff Bezos and much more”.

** Fri, 04/12/2019 – Kim Holder talked about “Moonwards.com news and update. Returning to the Moon, the Moon as a virtual world and more”.

**  Sun, 04/07/2019 – Open Lines program with Dr. David Livingston who led the discussion of the Space Access Society Conference update and multiple caller topics.

** Fri, 04/05/2019 – Dennis Wingo discussed “Returning to the Moon by 2024, V.P. Pence & NASA Administrator Bridenstine, lunar industrial development program, potential lunar development plan, and more”. In particular, they talked about Dennis’s recent essay, SLS and Lunar Return in 2024: “With Faith and Ambition”.

** Tue, 04/02/2019 – Author Rod Pyle talked about his two newest books, Space 2.0: How Private Spaceflight, a Resurgent NASA, and International Partners are Creating a New Space Age and First on the Moon: The Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Experience.

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 – April.15.2019

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 – Tue, 04/09/2019 – Dr. Mike Gruntman gave a “historical analysis of Tyuratam Missile Range to the Baikonur Cosmodrome, aerospace education, returning to the Moon, inspiration, Elon Musk, SpaceX, Jeff Bezos and much more”.

** The Space Show – Fri, 04/12/2019 – Kim Holder talked about “Moonwards.com news and update. Returning to the Moon, the Moon as a virtual world and more”.

** Celebrating Yuri’s Night with Legendary Astronaut Story Musgrave | The Planetary Society –

The Los Angeles celebration of Yuri’s Night came six days early this year. It attracted hundreds of space party animals, along with celebrities like Bill Nye and Story Musgrave. Host Mat Kaplan talked with both under the wing of space shuttle Endeavour. Jason Davis is counting down to Space IL’s attempt to soft land Beresheet on the Moon. “Where We Are” is a great new visual feature of the Planetary Society. Emily Lakdawalla introduces us to it. There’s a lot to see in the night sky! Get a What’s Up preview from Bruce Betts.

** April 12, 2019 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

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

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Sunburst and Luminary: An Apollo Memoir

Activism, Astronomy, SpaceCasts

Videos: TMRO Orbit 12.11 & 12.12 – James Webb Space Telescope’s first images & APL’s Interstellar Probe

A recent episode of the TMRO.tv Space show: Why JWST’s first images will just be 18 fuzzy blobs

This week we are joined by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Program Scientist Dr. Eric Smith. We talk about the most ambitious space telescope project humans have ever undertaken, and why when we get the first images back it will likely just be 18 fuzzy blobs.

** And here is another: APL’s Interstellar Probe

The always energetic and information powerhouse Dr. Kirby Runyon joins us to talk about New Horizons, Yuris Night and announces the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab Interstellar Probe. It’s a really fun and exciting interview, and we had a bit of stuff we missed in After Dark so we left a bit of that in there at the end as well.

** A space news report: RocketLab announces Photon, ISS Spacewalks and the weight of the galaxy!

This week in Space News from TMRO we have: Rocket Lab announces their Photon satellite system US Spacewalk 53, Space Suit Mixup Milky Way Weight There were 2 Soyuz launches in Space Traffic and of course the Space Weather Woman Dr. Tamitha Skov brings is our Space Weather.

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The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos

Activism, Space Policy

Space policy roundup – April.8.2019

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:

** Space Policy Edition: T-minus Five Years and Counting | The Planetary Society – “Can NASA return astronauts to the Moon by 2024? Vice President Mike Pence shocked the space community by announcing this ambitious new goal just weeks after the Trump Administration proposed a half-billion dollar cut to the space agency. Is the Administration fed up with the mounting delays to the Space Launch System rocket? How seriously should we take this declaration? Is it even possible given budget cuts and political dysfunction? Brendan Curry, Chief of Washington Operations for The Planetary Society, joins the show to explore these questions.”

** Episode T+118: Rapid Agile Launch Initiative – Main Engine Cut Off – “Last week, the US Air Force announced and expounded on the Rapid Agile Launch Initiative. Along with the new initiative, the new era of small launch is finally here, so it’s worth discussing a bit.”

** The Space Show – Fri, 04/05/2019 – Dennis Wingo discussed “Returning to the Moon by 2024, V.P. Pence & NASA Administrator Bridenstine, lunar industrial development program, potential lunar development plan, and more”. In particular, they talked about Dennis’s recent essay, SLS and Lunar Return in 2024: “With Faith and Ambition”.

** The Space Show – Tue, 04/02/2019 – Author Rod Pyle talked about his two newest books, Space 2.0: How Private Spaceflight, a Resurgent NASA, and International Partners are Creating a New Space Age and First on the Moon: The Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Experience.

** April 5, 2019 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

** April 3, 2019 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

Activism, Space Policy, SpaceCasts

The Space Show this week – April.8.2019

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

1. Monday, April 8, 2019; 2-3:30 pm PDT (4-5:30 pm CDT, 5-6:30 pm EDT): No show for today. Monday is for special and timely programs only.

2. Tuesday, April 9, 2019; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): We welcome back Dr. Mike Gruntman will talk about the establishment of the first space port on planet Earth and the naming of the Tyuratam Missile Range and Cosmodrome Baikonur.

3. Wednesday, April 10, 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, April 12, 2019; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am – 1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): We welcome back Kim Holder of Moonwards.com for news and updates you will want to hear and experience.

5. Sunday, April 14 2019; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): We welcome back Jay Wittner of The Integrated Space Plan and more. Lots of new developments to talk about.

Some recent shows:

** Fri, 04/05/2019 – Dennis Wingo discussed “Returning to the Moon by 2024, V.P. Pence & NASA Administrator Bridenstine, lunar industrial development program, potential lunar development plan, and more”. In particular, they talked about Dennis’s recent essay, SLS and Lunar Return in 2024: “With Faith and Ambition”.

** Tue, 04/02/2019 – Author Rod Pyle talked about his two newest books, Space 2.0: How Private Spaceflight, a Resurgent NASA, and International Partners are Creating a New Space Age and First on the Moon: The Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Experience.

** Sun, 03/31/2019 – Dr. Christopher Morrison talked about “space nuclear propulsion and related nuclear energy issues and concerns”.

** Fri, 03/29/2019 – John Youskauskas and Melvin (Mel) Croft talked about Come Fly with Us: NASA’s Payload Specialist Program (Outward Odyssey: A People’s History of Spaceflight), plus many related topics”.

** Tue, 03/26/2019 – Ian Fichtenbaum talked about “commercial space businesses, risk, acquisitions and 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