Category Archives: Activism

Activism, Events, Rockets

Update: Space Access 2019, April 18-21, Fremont, CA

Here is the latest update on the upcoming Space Access 2019 conference:

Less than two weeks till the Space Access 2019 conference, April 18-20 at the Fremont Marriott Silicon Valley in Fremont California.  Our near-final conference program is now available online.  Links to each day’s schedule:

Thursday 4/18/19 – The Entrepreneurial Revolution In Smallsat Launch
Friday 4/19/19 – Reusable Rocket Transport Networks in Earth-Moon Space
Saturday 4/20/19 – Getting There Faster: Advanced High Energy Propulsion

Overall conference info is at http://space-access.org/updates/sa2019info.html.

Register for the conference now and avoid the At-Door Registration line.  (Online registration ends after April 12th.)

Discount Hotel Rooms Available Again at the Marriott

Our SA2019 $130 per night discount Marriott room rate has been extended and is available for bookings through Wednesday April 10th.  Rooms are for the moment available at our rates for all nights of the conference, including a very limited number for Wednesday night 4/17.  Call (510) 413-3700, hit “1” for Reservations, and mention “Space Access 2019” to get the $130 rate.

(If they are again out of discount Wednesday rooms when you call, you may find an affordable Wednesday 4/17/19 rate nearby at this link.)

And, our Hospitality Space needs your help!  We’ve run into local budget problems with putting on our traditional Hospitality spread – Learn How You Can Help!

Hope to see you there!

Activism, Space Policy

Space policy roundup – April.4.2019

WorldA 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:

** Town Hall with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine:

Headquarters hosted an agencywide town hall with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on Monday, April 1, at 1:30 p.m. EDT. NASA HQ employees were invited to join the Administrator in the Webb auditorium for this important discussion on our Moon to Mars plans.

** Hearings: A Review of the NASA FY2020 Budget Request – House Committee on Science, Space and Technology

** 2019 Indian Anti-Satellite Weapon Test – Analytical Graphics:

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

Activism, Space Policy, SpaceCasts

The Space Show this week – Apr.1.2019

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

1. Monday, April 1, 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 2, 2019; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): We welcome the return of author Rod Pyle to discuss 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.

3. Wednesday, April 3, 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 5, 2019; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am -1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): We welcome back Dennis Wingo for lunar news and information on lunar industrialization.

5. Sunday, April 7 2019; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): OPEN LINES today. First time callers are both encouraged and welcome. All STEM, STEAM, space, and science topics welcome. Talk about your favorite topic with the host and other Space Show listeners.

Some recent programs:

** 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”.

** Sun, 03/24/2019 – Chris Carberry discussed Explore Mars, their Mars report from late last year, and their upcoming Humans2Mars Event in May 2019.

** Thu, 03/21/2019 – Henry Vanderbilt and Michael Wallis talked about “The Space Access Society Conference in Freemont, CA from April 18-20, contents, logistics, networking, registration, hospitality, event focus and more”.

** Tue, 03/19/2019 – 19:00 – Ed Wright discussed the Space Access Society and the upcoming SSI two day space settlement workshop, “SSI:50 The Space Settlement Enterprise” hosted by the Space Studies Institute.

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, SpaceCasts

The Space Show this week – Mar.25.2019

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

1. Monday, March 25, 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, March 26, 2019;: 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): We welcome Ian Fichtenbaum of Bradford Space regarding space industry acquisitions such as Deep Space Industries.

3. Wednesday, March 27, 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, March 29, 2019; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm ED): We welcome authors John Youskauskas and Melvin Croft regarding their book, Come Fly with Us: NASA’s Payload Specialist Program (Outward Odyssey: A People’s History of Spaceflight), which tells the story of the NASA Payload Specialist Program.

5. Sunday, March 31, 2019; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): We welcome back Dr. Christopher Morrison regarding space nuclear propulsion news and developments..

Some recent shows:

** Sun, 03/24/2019 – Chris Carberry discussed Explore Mars, their Mars report from late last year, and their upcoming Humans2Mars Event in May 2019.

** Thu, 03/21/2019 – Henry Vanderbilt and Michael Wallis talked about “The Space Access Society Conference in Freemont, CA from April 18-20, contents, logistics, networking, registration, hospitality, event focus and more”.

** Tue, 03/19/2019 – 19:00 – Ed Wright discussed the Space Access Society and the upcoming SSI two day space settlement workshop, “SSI:50 The Space Settlement Enterprise” hosted by the Space Studies Institute.

** Sun, 03/17/2019 – 12:00 – Dr. Rachel Seidler discussed “brain white matter and fluid changes associated with human spaceflight and why it matters”.

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 – Mar.25.2019

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, 03/24/2019 – Chris Carberry discussed Explore Mars, their Mars report from late last year, and their upcoming Humans2Mars Event in May 2019.

** The Space Show – Thu, 03/21/2019 – Henry Vanderbilt and Michael Wallis talked about “The Space Access Society Conference in Freemont, CA from April 18-20, contents, logistics, networking, registration, hospitality, event focus and more”.

** March 21, 2019 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

A Bernal Sphere design for an in-space habitat.

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Space 2.0: How Private Spaceflight, a Resurgent NASA, and International Partners are Creating a New Space Age