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

1. Monday, August 26, 2019; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): No show on Monday which is now reserved for special programming.

2. Tuesday, August 27, 2019; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): We welcome back Dr. Jeff Foust of Space News and The Space Review for news and information updates.

3. Wednesday, August 28, 2019; [OFF TOPIC PROGRAM] 7:00 pm PDT (8:00 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): We welcome indie filmmaker Jordan Livingston to the show to discuss his film project and Kickstarter, “DeLorean – Living the Dream: The inspiring true story of the dreamers behind history’s timeless car.” Please see the details on our blog for this program.

4. Friday, August 30, 2019; 9:30-11:00 am PDT (11:30 am -1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): We welcome back Ted Southern of Final Frontier Design regarding engineering, designing and making spacesuits.

5. Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019 12-1:30 PM PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): No show today due to the Labor Day Holiday. Go OU Sooners tonight!

Some recent shows:

** Fri, 08/23/2019 – Jeff Greason talked about “beam propulsion, advanced propulsion and Jeff’s new business venture, Electric Sky“:

** Thu, 08/22/2019 – Lt. General Steven Kwast, USAF, discussed the creation of “a U.S. Space Force, economic protection and power, lunar industrialization, China in space plus much more”.

** Wed, 08/21/2019 – Hotel Mars with  John Batchelor, Dr. David Livingston – Laura Montgomery discussed the “SpaceIL lunar lander crash on the Moon with an unknown tardigrade payload and planetary protection issues”.

** Tues, 08/20/2019 – Rand Simberg talked “about tardigrades on the Moon, Planetary Protection, and defining important OST legal terms which may control who and what gets done in space in the future”.

** Sun, 08/18/2019 – Open lines viewer discussion program with Dr. David Livingston.

See also:
* The Space Show Archives
* The Space Show Newsletter
* The Space Show Shop

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

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

1. Monday, August 19, 2019; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): No show on Monday which is now reserved for special programming.

2. Tuesday, August 20, 2019; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): We welcome back Rand Simberg to talk about Planetary Protection and tiny tardigrades having crash-landed on the Moon.

3. Wednesday, August 21, 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, August 23, 2019; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am -1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): We welcome back Jeff Greason to the show to give an update on developments in advanced propulsion and on Jeff’s new business activities and projects.

5. Sunday, August 25, 2019; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): Welcome back to John Bucknell to talk more about space nuclear propulsion.

Some recent shows:

** Fri, 08/16/2019 – Dr. Garrett Erin Reisman discussed “his astronaut experiences, human spaceflight from both the engineering and medical perspective. We talked about student interest in HSF and classes, private human spaceflight and SpaceX life support work.”

** Thu, 08/15/2019 – Dennis Wingo discussed lunar industrialization and more.

** Hotel Mars – Wed, 08/14/2019 – John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston interview Dr. Jeffrey Foust of Space News about “SLS, delays, NASA, congressional support, NASA leadership changes, Artemis 1 launch to the Moon, lunar gateway”.

** Tue, 08/13/2019 – Thomas A. Olson talked about “Vector Launch, Skyrora, NewSpace Business Plan Competition, space settlement, small dedicated launchers, lunar landers & returning to the Moon plus much more”.

** Sun, 08/11/2019 – Dr. Craig Hardgrove discussed “NASA planetary missions using CubeSats, lunar water ice at the poles, the LunaH-Map mission, 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.

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Safe Is Not an Option

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:

• Lunar program:
  • Alabama space center will manage NASA’s lunar lander program | Ars Technica
  • Texas-Alabama tussle heats up over where to locate new moon program – POLITICO
  • Cruz, Cornyn, Babin Call On NASA to Award Lunar Lander Program to Johnson Space Center – Ted Cruz
  • Key Texas Congressional Leaders Object to NASA’s Choice of MSFC to Lead Lunar Lander Program – SpacePolicyOnline.com
  • Virgin Galactic declares Spaceport America ready for SpaceShipTwo – SpaceNews.com
• Trump space:
  • President Trump praises reusable rockets, omits Moon in space remarks | Ars Technica
  • President Trump says these ‘rich guys’ are ‘paying a lot of rent’ to launch rockets – Yahoo.com
• Public interest:
  • Making space exploration cool again | TheHill
• Planetary science:
  • Scientists worry about long-term future of NASA’s Mars exploration program – SpaceNews.com
• Planetary protection:
  • Why stowaway creatures on the Moon confound international space law – The Verge
  • The Lunar Tardigrade Mess | Transterrestrial Musings
• ISS National Lab:
  • NASA to seek independent review of ISS National Laboratory – SpaceNews.com
• US military launch:
  • Four rocket companies are competing for Air Force funding, and it is war | Ars Technica
  • ULA, SpaceX, Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman submit bids for national security launch procurement contract – SpaceNews.com
  • Air Force soliciting bids for small, medium satellite launch program – SpaceNews.com
• US spaceports:
  • Eastern Range updates ‘Drive to 48’ launches per year status – NASASpaceFlight.com
  • Rockets, Risks, Rewards: A Look At The Economics Of Building Spaceport Camden – WABE
  • ‘Making History Again,’ And The Path Forward For Spaceport Camden – WABE
  • Turtles, Fire and Contamination: Opposition From Spaceport Camden’s Neighbors – WABE
  • Virgin Galactic unveils customer lounge at $220 million spaceport – CNN
• International Space:
  • Canada:
    • Canadian Space Agency Prepares for Busy Six Months of Industry Events – SpaceQ
  • Europe:
    • ExoMars parachute failures could jeopardize 2020 launch date – Spaceflight Now
  • Philippines
    • Duterte signs law creating Philippine Space Agency – rappler.com
  •  Japan:
    • Lead, Japan Space Policy – Astroscale

Webcasts:

** The Space Show – Tue, 08/13/2019 – Thomas A. Olson talked about “Vector Launch, Skyrora, NewSpace Business Plan Competition, space settlement, small dedicated launchers, lunar landers & returning to the Moon plus much more”.

** The Space Show – Thu, 08/15/2019 – Dennis Wingo discussed lunar industrialization and more.

** August 9, 2019 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

** August 14, 2019 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

** Lunar Heritage and Lost Meteorites | Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists on acast

Space Boffins Richard Hollingham and Sue Nelson with a TinTin style headline for this month’s podcast: lunar heritage and the lost meteorites of Antarctica. Recorded at the recent Bluedot festival, Space archaeologist and co-deputy chair of Australia’s Space Industry Association, Dr Alice Gorman, explains why we need to think about preserving the Apollo sites before we return to the Moon and Dr Katherine Joy discusses her latest meteorite mission. Bjorn from Sweden provides a jingle, the joys of Lego and the Royal Astronomical Society’s Dr Robert Massey joins the fun to add to a long list of very interesting, we repeat interesting, questions… It will all become clear on the podcast.

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