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

1. Monday, April 30, 2018; 2-3:30 pm PDT (4-5:30 pm CDT, 5-6:30 pm EDT): We welcome back DR. TOM JONES, retired astronaut. Find out more about our guest at astronauttomjones.com. Topics include NASA’s proposed return to the moon, lessons learned from Columbia on flight safety, planetary defense, the 50th anniversary of 2001, & the flight of Apollo 7, and John Young’s legacy.

2. Tuesday, May 1, 2018: 7-8:30 pm PDT; 9-10:30 pm CDT; 10-11:30 pm EDT: No show today due to travel.

3. Wednesday, May 2, 2018: 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, May 4, , 2018; 9:30 am -11 am PDT, (12:30 -2 pm EDT; 11:30 am -1 PM CDT): No show today due to travel.

5. Sunday, May 6, 2018: 12-1:30 pm PDT; 2-3:30 pm CDT; 3-4:30 pm EDT. No show today due to travel.

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

1. Monday, April 23, 2018; 2-3:30 pm PDT (4-5:30 pm CDT, 5-6:30 pm EDT): We welcome back Dr. James Schwartz to continue discussing his body of work regarding human spaceflight exploration and more.

2. Tuesday, April 24, 2018: 7-8:30 pm PDT; 9-10:30 pm CDT; 10-11:30 pm EDT: We welcome Tom Risen, Aerospace America journalist for a discussion on many important news topics, the recently concluded Space Symposium, and the NASA Administrator hearing which he attended.

3. Wednesday, April 25, 2018: 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, April 27, 2018; 9:30 am -11 am PDT, (12:30 -2 pm EDT; 11:30 AM-1 pm CDT): This will be an Orbital ATK program about the Air Force EELV program and their new rocket, OmegaA Rocket Program.

5. Sunday, April 29, 2018: 12-1:30 pm PDT; 2-3:30 pm CDT; 3-4:30 pm EDT. Welcome Dr. Brian Keating, UCSD astrophysicist and author of the new book Losing The Nobel Prize: A Story Of Cosmology, Ambition, And The Perils Of Science’s Highest Honor.

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

1. Monday, April 16, 2018; 2-3:30 pm PDT (4-5:30 PM CDT, 5-6:30 pm EDT): We welcome Dr. Kirsten Howley of the Lawrence Livermore Lab to discuss Project Hammer for asteroid deflection and more with us.

2. Tuesday, April 17, 2018: 7-8:30 pm PDT; 9-10:30 pm CDT; 10-11:30 pm EDT: We welcome back Dr. Seth Shostak of the SETI Institute in Mountain View, CA.

3. Wednesday, April 18, 2018: 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, April 20, 2018; 9:30 am -11 am PDT, (12:30 -2 pm EDT; 11:30 am -1 pm CDT): We welcome back Jose Ocasio-Christain to the show for updates on the Caelus Partners “Community in Space” Project.

5. Sunday, April 22, 2018: 12-1:30 pm PDT; 2-3:30 pm CDT; 3-4:30 pm EDT. Welcome to our OPEN LINES program. All callers welcome, especially first time callers. Space and Science topics welcome.

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

1. Monday, April 9, 2018; 2-3:30 pm PDT (4-5:30 pm CDT, 5-6:30 pm EDT): We welcome back Dr. Geoffrey Landis of NASA for a variety of discussion topics.

2. Tuesday, April 10, 2018: 7-8:30 pm PDT; 9-10:30 pm CDT; 10-11:30 PM EDT: We welcome back Casey Dreier of The Planetary Society.

3. Wednesday, April 11, 2018: 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, April 13, 2018; 9:30 AM-11 am PDT, (12:30 -2 pm EDT; 11:30 am -1 pm CDT): We welcome Dr. Dirk Schulze-Makuch from Germany. Our guest is the author of The Cosmic Zoo, which we will be discussing.

5. Sunday, April 15, 2018: 12-1:30 pm PDT; 2-3:30 pm CDT; 3-4:30 pm EDT. We welcome back Dr. Alan Stern to update us on New Horizons and talk about his new book with Dr. David Grinspoon, Chasing New Horizons.

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.

Here is the latest TMRO.tv program: What is currently holding humanity back from our next cosmic steps? – Orbit 11.13 – TMRO

This week we have a round table discussion asking the question, “What is currently holding humanity back from our next cosmic steps?” And we’re really curious what you think as well! Leave your ideas and comments below.

News topics and launches covered:

Launches:
GSLV Launches GSAT 6A 
Long March 3B Launches Beidou Navigation satellites
Soyuz 2-1v Launches EMKA
Falcon 9 Launches 5th IridiumNEXT batch
Long March 4C Launches Gaofen

News:
‘Oumuamua Likely Came From A Binary Star System
Blue Origin Switches Engines
TRAPPIST-1’s Planets Are Wet, Probably Too Wet For Life

TMRO shows are crowd funded. If you like this episode consider contributing to help us to continue to improve. Head over to http://www.patreon.com/tmro for per-episode contribution or http://www.makersupport.com/tmro for monthly contributions and reward information.

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