Category Archives: Space Policy

Activism, Space Policy, SpaceCasts

The Space Show this week – Mar.25.2019

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

1. Monday, March 25, 2019; 2-3:30 pm PDT (4-5:30 pm CDT, 5-6:30 pm EDT): No show for today. Monday is for special and timely programs only.

2. Tuesday, March 26, 2019;: 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): We welcome Ian Fichtenbaum of Bradford Space regarding space industry acquisitions such as Deep Space Industries.

3. Wednesday, March 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 29, 2019; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm ED): We welcome authors John Youskauskas and Melvin Croft regarding their book, Come Fly with Us: NASA’s Payload Specialist Program (Outward Odyssey: A People’s History of Spaceflight), which tells the story of the NASA Payload Specialist Program.

5. Sunday, March 31, 2019; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): We welcome back Dr. Christopher Morrison regarding space nuclear propulsion news and developments..

Some recent shows:

** Sun, 03/24/2019 – Chris Carberry discussed Explore Mars, their Mars report from late last year, and their upcoming Humans2Mars Event in May 2019.

** Thu, 03/21/2019 – Henry Vanderbilt and Michael Wallis talked about “The Space Access Society Conference in Freemont, CA from April 18-20, contents, logistics, networking, registration, hospitality, event focus and more”.

** Tue, 03/19/2019 – 19:00 – Ed Wright discussed the Space Access Society and the upcoming SSI two day space settlement workshop, “SSI:50 The Space Settlement Enterprise” hosted by the Space Studies Institute.

** Sun, 03/17/2019 – 12:00 – Dr. Rachel Seidler discussed “brain white matter and fluid changes associated with human spaceflight and why it matters”.

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
Activism, Space Policy

Space policy roundup – Mar.25.2019

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:

Webcasts:

** The space Show – Sun, 03/24/2019 – Chris Carberry discussed Explore Mars, their Mars report from late last year, and their upcoming Humans2Mars Event in May 2019.

** The Space Show – Thu, 03/21/2019 – Henry Vanderbilt and Michael Wallis talked about “The Space Access Society Conference in Freemont, CA from April 18-20, contents, logistics, networking, registration, hospitality, event focus and more”.

** March 21, 2019 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

A Bernal Sphere design for an in-space habitat.

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Space 2.0: How Private Spaceflight, a Resurgent NASA, and International Partners are Creating a New Space Age

Space Policy

Space policy roundup – Mar.22.2019

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:

Webcasts:

** NASA’s Space Launch System Beset By Delays – Intersection – 90.7 WMFE –

So is the future of NASA’s biggest rocket in the hands of the private space industry? What does that mean for the program here on the space coast?

To talk more about the rocket program Intersection is joined by 90.7’s space reporter Brendan Byrne and Laura Forczyk, a space policy analyst and the founder of Astrolytical.

** Episode T+115: Caleb Henry – Main Engine Cut Off –

Caleb Henry of SpaceNews joins me live in studio to talk about his trip to Kourou for the first OneWeb launch, more affordable antennas, the current spectrum wars, and more from the world of satellites.

** Episode T+114: EM-1 Hot Drama with Eric Berger – Main Engine Cut Off –

Eric Berger of Ars Technica joins me to talk about the latest in SLS Hot Drama: the 2020 budget request and a Bridenstine appearance in the Senate that might just go down in history. This week, NASA has proposed flying the three prime missions of SLS on commercial vehicles, setting the stage for an interesting few months of politics and engineering, and introducing some serious questions about the future of SLS.

** March 19, 2019 Zimmerman/Batchelor podcast | Behind The Black

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Activism, Space Policy, SpaceCasts

Videos: TMRO Orbit 12.09 – “Private Space and a resurgence of NASA with Rod Pyle”

The latest episode of TMRO.TV Space is now available on line: Private Space and a resurgence of NASA with Rod Pyle – Orbit 12.09 –

Space historian and author Rod Pyle joins us once more to talk about settling our solar system via Space 2.0. We go in to the private space sector, NASA and the recent SLS/Orion announcements as well as some fun stories from Rod.

A space news report from TMRO:

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Space 2.0: How Private Spaceflight, a Resurgent NASA,
and International Partners are Creating a New Space Age

Activism, Space Policy, SpaceCasts

The Space Show this week – Mar.18.2019

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

1. Monday, March 18, 2019; 2-3:30 pm PDT (4-5:30 pm CDT, 5-6:30 pm EDT): No show for today. Monday is for special and timely programs only.

2. Tuesday, March 19, 2019; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): We welcome back Ed Wright who will talk some about the Space Access Conference but also tell us about the upcoming 50th special event for The Space Studies Institute.

3. Wednesday, March 20 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. Thursday, March 21, 2019; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): We welcome back Henry Vanderbilt and Michael Wallis for Space Access Society event news and information including the upcoming Space Access 2019 Conference. Don’t miss it.

5. Friday, March 22, 2019; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am -1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): There is no show this Friday as we moved the program to Thursday evening.

6. Sunday, March 24, 2019; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): We welcome back Chris Carberry of Explore Mars, Inc. to discuss this years Human2Mars upcoming event.

Some recent shows:

** Fri, 03/15/2019 – 09:30 – David Shayler discussed “human spaceflight history, space stations, Gemini as a teaching mission, commercial space, humans to the Moon and Mars, orbital human spaceflight, the importance of a space future and more”.

** Tue, 03/12/2019 – Chris Blackerby, COO of Astroscale, talked about “removing space debris, business plans, effective development strategies, making a profit, risk, technology development, propulsion and more”.

** Sun, 03/10/2019 – Don Eyles talked “about his programming and software work on the Apollo lunar lander, , Sunburst and Luminary: An Apollo Memoir, lunar lander computers, landers today, human spaceflight and much 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