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The Space Show this week – June.21.2022

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

1. Tuesday, June. 21, 2022; 7 pm PST (9 pm CST, 10 pm EST): We welcome Phil Swan and Ceana Prado Nickel to discuss their project described at www.project-atlantis.com.

2. Hotel Mars – Wednesday, June. 22, 2022; 1:00 pm PST (3:00 pm CST, 4:00 pm EST): Douglas Messier of Parabolic Arc will talk with Dr. David Livingston and John Batchelor about the FAA and Boca Chica, Musk and regulatory concerns for humans to Mars.

3. Friday, June.24, 2022; 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 am-1 pm CST, 12:30-2 pm EST): We welcome back Dr. Haym Benaroya on lava tubes, possible commercial lunar habit development, and more.

4. Sunday, June.26, 2022; 12-1:30 pm PST (2-3:30 pm CST, 3-4:30 pm EST): Noted space attorney Michael Listner returns for space law, policy and additional relevant updates. Don’t miss it.

Some recent shows:

** Friday, June.17.2022 – Sir Martin Rees and Donald Goldsmith talked about their new book, “The End Of Astronauts: Why Robots Are The Future Of Exploration, which proposes human spaceflight BLEO should be done by the private sector, not by government.”

** Hotel Mars – Wednesday, June.15.2022 – Dr. Harold C. Connolly Jr. spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about the latest findings with the asteroid Ryugu. For background info, see ‘Rubber-ducky’ asteroid 200 million miles away holds building blocks of life | Live Science.

** Tuesday – June.14.2022 – Dr. Frances Zhu talked about her “University of Hawaii AI and Robotics Lab, robotic and AI capabilities, terrestrial vs space robots, ethical issues for a permanent lunar hab, robotic ethical issues, the value of robotic idle time, the need for autonomous robots and why plus more.”

** Hotel Mars – Wednesday, June.8.2022 – Dr. David Grinspoon gave “an update on Mars rover activities plus a Part 2 on upcoming missions to Venus“.

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

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Videos: “Space to Ground” & other space habitat reports – June.17.2022

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

** Expedition 67 Space Station Talks with NASA, European Space Agency, Italian Officials-June 17, 2022 – NASA Video

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 67 crew members Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines and Jessica Watkins of NASA and Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA (European Space Agency) discussed life and work aboard the orbital outpost during an in-flight event June 17 with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, ESA officials, and ministerial representatives in Rome. Lindgren, Hines, Watkins, and Cristoforetti are in the midst of a long-duration science mission living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory. The goal of their mission is to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies for future human and robotic exploration missions as part of NASA’s Moon and Mars exploration approach, including lunar missions through NASA’s Artemis program.

** Inflight call with ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti – European Space Agency, ESA on Youtube

An educational in-flight call with ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti on board the International Space Station for teachers and students in Europe, connecting live with local events organised by ESERO Italy, ESERO Portugal and ESERO Luxembourg.

** China’s Shenzhou-14 Crew Busy with Various Tasks After 13 Days in Space Station – CCTV Video News Agency

The three Chinese astronauts who have been piloting the Shenzhou-14 spaceship are now busy with a slew of work tasks after the trio have spent 13 days at the Tianhe core module of China’s Tiangong space station.

** International Space Station Radios | Talk to Astronauts | Cross-Band Repeater Ops – Tim Kreitz Adventures

How to use the radios onboard the International Space Station, presented to the Midland Amateur Radio Club by W5GFO.

** ISS Live video stream – IBM/ISS HD Earth Viewing Experiment

Currently, live views from the ISS are streaming from an external camera mounted on the ISS module called Node 2. Node 2 is located on the forward part of the ISS. The camera is looking forward at an angle so that the International Docking Adapter 2 (IDA2) is visible. If the Node 2 camera is not available due to operational considerations for a longer period of time, a continuous loop of recorded HDEV imagery will be displayed. The loop will have “Previously Recorded” on the image to distinguish it from the live stream from the Node 2 camera. After HDEV stopped sending any data on July 18, 2019, it was declared, on August 22, 2019, to have reached its end of life. Thank You to all who shared in experiencing and using the HDEV views of Earth from the ISS to make HDEV so much more than a Technology Demonstration Payload!

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The Space Show this week – June.13.2022

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

1. Tuesday, June. 14, 2022; 7 pm PST (9 pm CST, 10 pm EST): We welcome Dr. Frances Zhu who will discuss the application of motion capture to building space robots. Check out her website, franceszhu.space/projects, plus this article on motion capture: Motion capture is guiding the next generation of extraterrestrial robots – Robotics and Automation News.

2. Hotel Mars – Wednesday, June. 15, 2022; 1:00 pm PST (3:00 pm CST, 4:00 pm EST): Dr. Harold C. Connolly will talk with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about new and exciting developments with Hayabusa 2. Connolly, a professor at Rowan University, is a Co-Investigator on the Japanese asteroid sample-return mission and co-author of a just-published ground breaking paper on the latest results.

3. Friday, June.17, 2022; 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 am-1 pm CST, 12:30-2 pm EST): We welcome Sir Martin Rees and his co-author Donald Goldsmith to discuss their new book, “The End Of Astronauts: Why Robots Are The Future Of Exploration“.

4. Sunday, June.19, 2022; 12-1:30 pm PST (2-3:30 pm CST, 3-4:30 pm EST): No program today due to Father’s Day. Happy Father’s Day to all.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, June.13.2022 – Mounir Alafrangy, the Commercial Innovation Manager & Technology Lead for the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory, talked about commercial technology development aboard the ISS.

** Friday, June.10.2022 – John Jossy discussed “the recently held ISDC 2022 event hosted by the National Space Society. John talked about programming, stand out guests and topics, keynote speakers, panel discussions and networking.”

** Tuesday, June.7.2022 – Dr. Patrick Collins talked about “Space Tourism, Space Solar Power, markets, snow melting satellites, SSP interest around the world, climate change including a possible ice age and much more“.

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

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Videos: “Space to Ground” & other space habitat reports – June.10.2022

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

** Astronaut Discusses Life Aboard Space Station During Investing in Space Conference – NASA Video

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 67 Flight Engineer Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA (European Space Agency) discussed living and working in space during an in-flight interview for the Financial Times of London “Investing in Space” conference June 9. Cristoforetti launched in April on the SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom for a long duration science mission to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies for future human and robotic exploration missions.

** Adapt | Down to Earth – S2:E4 – NASA Johnson

This week on Down to Earth: Conversations, former NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and astronaut Warren “Woody” Hoburg explore what it’s like to adapt to life on station.

** Going Outside: Exploring the Future – NASA Johnson

What will it take to get humanity further into the cosmos… the suits they wear, of course! From the surface of the Moon to the Space Station, American astronauts have been suiting up to explore for over fifty years. With Mars on the horizon, the next generation of spacesuits will propel us to a new future of learning, exploration, and discovery. https://www.nasa.gov/suitup

** China’s Shenzhou-14 crew launches to Tiangong space station – VideoFromSpace

A Chinese Long March 2F rocket launched astronauts Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe to the Tiangong space station On June 4, 2022. Full Story: https://www.space.com/china-shenzhou-…

** China’s Shenzhou-14 crew docks with Tiangong space station – VideoFromSpace

Chinese astronauts Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe arrived at the Tiangong space station on June 5, 2022.

** See China’s Shenzhou-14 crew enter Tiagong space station after dock – VideoFromSpace

Chinese astronauts Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe entered the Tiangong space station on June 5, 2022 shortly after docking.

** ISS Live video stream – IBM/ISS HD Earth Viewing Experiment

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The Space Show this week – June.6.2022

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

1. Tuesday, June. 7, 2022; 7 pm PST (9 pm CST, 10 pm EST): We welcome back Dr. Patrick Collins from Japan, on tourism, SSP, geo-political developments and lunar development.

2. Hotel Mars – Wednesday, June. 8, 2022; 1:00 pm PST (3:00 pm CST, 4:00 pm EST): John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston will talk with Dr. David Grinspoon about Venus mission updates and Mars news.

3. Friday, June.10, 2022; 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 am-1 pm CST, 12:30-2 pm EST): John Jossy joins us to talk ISDC 2022 and more.

4. Sunday, June.12, 2022; 12-1:30 pm PST (2-3:30 pm CST, 3-4:30 pm EST): Waiting on guest acceptance. Otherwise, a very special Open Lines program.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, June.5.2022 – Open Lines program with a discussion of the “Space Show audio issues, which we hope you will pay attention to, plus we discussed multiple other issues including an alternative gravity theory now gaining popularity once again“.

** Hotel Mars – Wednesday, June.1.2022 – Robert (Rob) Godwin spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about the “Apollo 16 mission, the Moon buggy, mission challenges, the end of Apollo, the public fading out and comparisons with Starship, our return to the Moon effort and more“.

** Tuesday, May.31.2022 – Robert Zimmerman (Bob) “was back with us [to report] on multiple topics including Starship, Starliner, SLS, VG, space suits, Musk, Twitter, nuclear power and more“.