Category Archives: Activism

Three recent episodes of the TMRO.tv Space webcast program:

** On demand shooting stars – Orbit 11.39 – TMRO

Want to take your event’s wow factor up a notch? Astro Live Experiences (ALE) will soon be able to create on-demand shooting star shows as well as on-demand aurora. It’s a new way of utilizing space for incredible art and entertainment. Added bonus, it helps grow the space industry via launches and infrastructure while also getting people talking!

** Why study something we can’t see? #DarkMatter – Orbit 11.40 – TMRO

Dark Matter and Dark Energy make up over 80% of the universe and yet we still don’t fully understand what they actually are. We are joined by Sophia Nasr AKA @Astropartigirl to talk about why dark matter is important to physics.

** Sailing the stars with light #LightSail – Orbit 11.41 – TMRO

Mat Kaplan (@planrad) joins us to talk about the Planetary Society, LightSail 1, 2 and beyond. Jared and Mat dive deep in to why the Planetary Society matters and how it can impact you!

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Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto

Activism, Space Policy, SpaceCasts

The Space Show this week – Oct.22.2018

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

1. Monday, Oct. 22, 2018; 2-3:30 pm PDT (4-5:30 pm CDT, 5-6:30 pm EDT): We welcome back Dr. Erik Seedhouse regarding his new book, Space Radiation and Astronaut Safety.

2. Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018: 7-8:30 pm PDT; 9-10:30 pm CDT; 10-11:30 pm EDT: We welcome back William (Bill) Ketchum regarding his new book, To The Moon On A Slide Rule.

3. Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018: 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, Oct.26, 2018; 9:30 am -11 am PDT, (12:30 -2 pm EDT; 11:30 am -1 PM CDT. We welcome back Dr. Tom Matula on space finance, marketing, and economics.

5. The Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018 program from 12-1:30 pm PDT, (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): OPEN LINES. First time callers welcome, all calls welcome on space, STEM, STEAM, science.

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.

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A sampling of recent shows:

Fri, 10/19/2018 – Mr. Henry Vanderbilt and Michael Wallis talked about the “upcoming new Space Access Conference scheduled for April 18-21, 2019 in Freemont, California.

Tue, 10/16/2018 – Michelle Evans discussed the new biopic movie about Neil Armstrong, First Man.

Mon, 10/15/2018 – Dr. Ryan Kobrick talked about the new dearMoon project in which Japanese billionair Yusaku Maezawa plans to take a group of artists on a fly-by mission to the Moon on the SpaceX BFR.

Activism, Space Policy, SpaceCasts

Video: TMRO Orbit 11.38 – “Can we actually do that? The future of Space Law”

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Here is a recent TMRO.tv space program about space law: Can we actually do that? The future of Space Law – TMRO

While Space Law may not sound super fun on the surface, it is one of those things that will directly impact our ability to explore the cosmos. Who is allowed to own what parts of space? What happens if someone is injured by your space debris? Space Law Advisor to the Secure World Foundation Chris Johnson joins us this week to talk over some of the things that the aerospace industry needs changed and maybe a few things you have never even thought of before!

Videos: TMRO Orbit 11.37- “Why send artists to the moon on BFR? $dearMoon”

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A recent episode of the TMRO.tv weekly program included a panel discussion of the plan by Yusaku Maezawa to fly around the Moon in a SpaceX spaceship with a group of artists: Why send artists to the moon on BFR? #dearMoon – TMRO

This week we have an epic panel to talk about the recent #dearMoon announcement including Tim Dodd the Everyday Astronaut, Emory “VaxHeadroom” Stagmer, Dr. Niamh Shaw and Astronaut Nicole Stott. We focus on the impact of the recent announcement by using a trip around the moon and art to inspire humanity in a totally new way.

During the discussion it was mentioned that musician Martin Molin of the Swedish “folktronica” band Wintergatan had released a video making the case for his selection for the flight. Here is that video:

Here is a technical discussion of the BFR lunar mission:

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Genesis: The Story of Apollo 8: The First Manned Mission to Another World

Activism, Space Policy, SpaceCasts

The Space Show this week – Oct.1.2018

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

1. Monday, Oct. 1, 2018; 2-3:30 pm PDT (4-5:30 pm CDT, 5-6:30 pm EDT): We welcomed Bjarke Gotfredsen of Cape Town to discuss STEM in South Africa and XinABox.

2. Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018: 7-8:30 pm PDT; 9-10:30 pm CDT; 10-11:30 pm EDT: Welcome Dr. Christopher Morrison to the program to discuss space nuclear power with new ideas and projects.

3. Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018: 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, Oct. 5, 2018; 9:30 am -11 am PDT, (12:30 -2 pm EDT; 11:30 am -1 pm CDT): We welcome Dr. Jay Melosh by popular request. Dr. Melosh is at Purdue.

5. The Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018 program from 12-1:30 pm PDT, (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): Open Lines. All callers welcome, especially first time callers. Talk about the topics you want to discuss.

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

Recent programs:

28 Sep 2018: Elizabeth Kennick spoke about “Teachers In Space programs, news and updates, 2019 possibilities, contests and activities”.
- Listen to the audio (mp3).
26 Sep 2018: Hotel Mars with Jason Davis on “Hayabusa 2 landing & photos”.
- Listen to the audio (mp3).

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

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Genesis: The Story of Apollo 8: The First Manned Mission to Another World