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

1. Monday, Jan. 21, 2019: 2-3:30 pm PST (4-5:30 pm CST, 5-6:30 pm EST): No show today due to Martin Luther King National Holiday.

2. Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019: 7-8:30 pm PST (9-10:30 pm CST; 10-11:30 pm EST): We welcome back Dr. Jeff Bell re the Russian space program and much more.

3. Wednesday, Jan. 23, 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, Jan. 25, 2019: 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 pm -1 pm CST; 12:30-2 pm EST). We welcome back Dr. Paul Davies of Arizona State for interstellar news, advance propulsion, searching for ET artifacts.

5. Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019: 12-1:30 pm PST (2-3:30 pm CST, 3-4:30 pm EST): We welcome back Robert (Rob) Godwin for his book Outpost in Orbit: A Pictorial & Verbal History of the Space Station.

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 couple of recent programs:

** Fri, 01/18/2019 – Dr. Namrata Goswami discussed “Chinese landing on the lunar far side and the Chinese space program”.

** Mon, 01/14/2019 – Dr. James Hansen ) talked about his book First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong and the recent movie version of the book:

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

1. Monday, Jan. 14, 2019: 2-3:30 pm PST (4-5:30 pm CST, 5-6:30 pm EST): Dr. James Hansen returns as our guest. Dr. Hansen is the author of First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong, which has a new edition plus we will talk about the film that was released late last year.

2. Tuesday, January 15, 2019: 7-8:30 pm PST (9-10:30 pm CST; 10-11:30 pm EST): We welcome back Dr. Robert Reynolds who will discuss his latest human factors space research which focused on comparing astronaut health and conditions to that of professional athletes.

3. Wednesday, Jan. 16, 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, Jan. 18, 2019: 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 am -1 pm CST; 12:30-2 pm EST). We welcome back Dr. Namrata Goswami who will discuss in detail the Chinese space program. Don’t miss it.

5. Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019: 12-1:30 pm PST (3-4:30 pm EST, 2-3:30 pm CST): No show today as this is part of the Martin Luther King National Holiday.

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.

Some recent programs:

** The Space Show – Fri, 01/11/2019 – Dr. Ken Davidian talked about “business PHD Dissertation subjects, business management and NewSpace/Commercial space, human suborbital flight and more.”

** The Space Show – Sun, 01/13/2019 – Gurbir Singh talked about the Indian space program.

** The Space Show – Tue, 01/08/2019 – Dr. Doug Plata talked about his “15 space advocate heresies plus news of his University of Arizona Tucson projects”.

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:

• NASA projects:
  • Government MECO delays RS-25 testing following premature shutdown – NASASpaceFlight.com
  • The struggle for a practical cislunar transportation system – The Space Review
• NASA Commercial Crew:
  • SpaceX demo flight a month away, will be “especially dangerous,” Musk says | Ars Technica
  • SpaceX Demo-1 Launch Update – Commercial Crew Program
  • SpaceX shows off Crew Dragon atop Falcon 9 as govt shutdown kills momentum – Teslarati.com
• Space politics:
  • Wicker, Cantwell to Lead Senate Commerce Committee; Appropriations Leadership Remains the Same – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • Space council advisory group to study role of human space exploration supporting science – SpaceNews.com
• NASA and the govt. shutdown:
  • Shutdown grounds NASA’s airborne observatory – SpaceNews.com
  • Tech labor leader warns NASA employees could move to private sector if shutdown continues | TheHill
• Regulation:
  • Swarm, after FCC blunder, hires satellite regulatory veteran Kalpak Gude – SpaceNews.com
• Remote sensing:
  • Danish University Uses Satellite Imagery To Map Global Poverty – SpaceWatch.Global
• Planetary defense:
  • NASA is crashing a satellite into an asteroid to gather data about asteroid deflection – Teslarati.com
• US military space:
  • Air Force to upgrade existing GPS ground control system while next-generation OCX lags – SpaceNews.com
  • Thornberry predicts Space Force will have bipartisan support in the House – SpaceNews.com
  • Trump Space Force boosted by China moon landing – Washington Times
• Chinese space:
  • Long March 3B lofts Chinasat-2D – NASASpaceFlight.com
  • China’s Yutu-2 rover Reactivated Following Lunar Nap – LeonardDavid.com
  • China’s lunar rover enters standby mode for ‘noon nap’ as Chang’e-4 tests continue – SpaceNews.com
• Indian space:
  • India and Japan awaken to risks of superpower space race – Nikkei Asian Review
  • India Gaining In Space – OpEd – Eurasia Review
• Russian space:
  • NASA asks Russian space agency to develop Soyuz spacecraft for flights to Moon – TASS
  • Rogozin Wants Official Explanation – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • Roscosmos Introduces $15Bln Cap on Building Yenisei Super-Heavy Rocket – Sputnik International
  • Russian Leadership to Receive Probe Results on Hole in Soyuz in Coming Weeks – Sputnik International
• UK space:
  • The quest to make Cornwall a global spaceport | Financial Times

Webcasts:

** The Space Show – Tue, 01/08/2019 – Dr. Doug Plata discussed a “list of 15 space advocate heresies plus news of his University of Arizona Tucson projects”.

** The Space Show – Mon, 01/07/2019 – Dr. George Sowers talked about the “Commercial Lunar Propellant Architecture Study, The Chinese far side of the Moon lander, Colorado School of Mines new space resource graduate degree program“.

** Abandoned Space Hardware: CANCELLED – Everyday Astronaut (Tim Dodd):

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