Category Archives: SpaceCasts

The Space Show this week – Feb.25.2019

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

1. Monday, Feb. 25, 2019: 2-3:30 pm PST (4-5:30 pm CST, 5-6:30 pm EST): We welcome Micah Walter-Range for Caelus Partners news and updates.

2. Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019: 7-8:30 pm PST (9-10:30 pm CST, 10-11:30 pm EST): We welcome back Bernie Taylor for a discussion about “adding “M” to the Drake Equation.

3. Wednesday, Feb. 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 1, 2019: 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 am – 1 pm CST, 12:30-2 pm EST): We welcome back Dwight Steven-Boniecki on his documentary film project, Searching for Skylab.

5. Sunday, March 3, 2019: 12-1:30 pm PST (3-4:30 pm EST, 2-3:30 pm CST): We welcome an Open Lines discussion. All callers welcome, especially first time callers. All space, science, STEM and STEAM topics welcome.

Some recent programs:

** Fri, 02/22/2019Dr. Zina Jarrahi-Cinker gave “an introduction to the material graphene with a discussion of its uses and capabilities with a focus on space applications”.

** Wed, 02/20/2019Matt Bille back discussed “Project WHALES and the advancements with OceanLens software to help protect cetaceans (whales and dolphins)”.

** Tue, 02/19/2019Frank White talked about his “new book, The Cosma Hypothesis: Implications of the Overview Effect, creating a space philosophy, human space flight task forces, commercial space entrepreneurism 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

Video: “Space to Ground” ISS report – Feb.22.2019

Here is the latest episode of NASA’s weekly Space to Ground report on activities related to the International Space Station:

** A recent interview with ISS crew member Anne McClain:

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 58 Flight Engineer Anne McClain of NASA discussed life and research on the outpost and her thoughts on the Apollo program fifty years after humankind’s first landing on the moon during a pair of in-flight interviews Feb. 15 with CNN and National Public Radio’s “Weekend Edition”. McClain is in the third month of a planned six-and-a-half month mission on the complex.

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Brief Answers to the Big Questions – Stephen Hawking

The Space Show this week – Feb.18.2019

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

1 Monday, Feb. 18, 2019; 2-3:30 pm PST (4-5:30 pm CST, 5-6:30 pm EST): No show for today due to Presidents Day Holiday Weekend.

2. Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019; 7-8:30 pm PST (9-10:30 pm CST, 10-11:30 pm EST): We welcome back Frank White for his new book, The Cosma Hypothesis: Implications of the Overview Effect.

3. Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019; 7-8:30 pm PST (9-10:30 pm CST, 10-11:30 pm EST): We welcome back Matt Bille regarding using microsats to track whales. See uploaded items on The Space Show website page for this show.

4. Friday, Feb. 22, 2019; 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 AM-1 pm CST, 12:30-2 pm EST): We welcome Dr. Zina Jarrahi-Cinker regarding graphene and its uses for space and space mfg.

5. Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019; 12-1:30 pm PST (3-4:30 pm EST, 2-3:30 pm CST): We welcome back Linda Plush, aerospace medicine nurse and specialist in human spaceflight. News and updates from the front lines.

A selection of recent programs:

** Fri, 02/15/2019Dr. William Dawson talked about “dark matter, dark energy, physics research, black holes, research goals and legacy, gravitational waves, gravitational lensing and much more”.

** Sun, 02/10/2019 – Dr. Beth O’Leary and Lisa Westwood discussed preservation of “space historical sites in space, on the Moon, on Earth and throughout the solar system”.

** Fri, 02/08/2019Mark Whittington discussed recent “space news, space policy, lunar return, launches and rocketry, Apollo history, SpaceX, Blue Origin, Elon Musk, Starship, BFR and much more”.

** The Space Show – Tue, 02/05/2019Robert Zimmerman spoke about “record launch activity, FH, F9, heavy lift, Geo satellite market, cubesat constellations, NASA, commercial crew, space politics, 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

 

Videos: “Space to Ground” report on the ISS – Feb.16.2019

The latest episode of NASA’s Space to Ground reports on activities aboard the International Space Station:

A video about growing flowers on the ISS:

Here’s a recent NASA video about past and future lunar missions:

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Outpost in Orbit: A Pictorial & Verbal History of the Space Station

The Space Show this week – Feb.11.2019

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

1. Monday, Feb. 11, 2019: 2-3:30 pm PST (4-5:30 pm CST, 5-6:30 pm EST): No show for today as we begin to transition to the end of regularly scheduled Monday programs.

2. Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019: 7-8:30 pm PST (9-10:30 pm CST, 10-11:30 pm EST): We welcome back Matt Bille to discuss the use of small satellites for whale science, tracking and conservation.

3. Wednesday, Feb. 13 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, Feb. 15, 2019: 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 am – 1 pm CST, 12:30-2 pm EST): We welcome Dr. William Dawson of Lawrence-Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) to discuss dark energy, dark matter and more.

5. Sunday, Feb. 17 2019: 12-1:30 pm PST (3-4:30 pm EST, 2-3:30 pm CST): No show today as part of the Washington Birthday National Holiday weekend.

Some recent programs:

** Fri, 02/08/2019Mark Whittington discussed recent “space news, space policy, lunar return, launches and rocketry, Apollo history, SpaceX, Blue Origin, Elon Musk, Starship, BFR and much more”.

** Tue, 02/05/2019Robert Zimmerman spoke about “record launch activity, FH, F9, heavy lift, Geo satellite market, cubesat constellations, NASA, commercial crew, space politics, and more”.

** Sun, 02/03/2019 – Wide range of topics discusses with callers including military space, Chinese space program, lunar development, 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