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

1. Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022; 7 pm PST (9 pm CST, 10 pm EST): We welcome back Dr. Thomas Spilker for Orbital Assembly Corp. updates.

2. Hotel Mars – Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022; 1:00 pm PST (3:00 pm CST, 4:00 pm EST): No Hotel Mars this week.

3. Special Show – Wednesday, Dec.28.2022; 7:00 pm PST (9:00 pm CST, 10:00 pm EST): We welcome back Dr. Haym Benaroya with Raymond Martin on their reviewed paper, “Pressurized lunar lava tubes for habitation“.

4. Friday, Dec.30, 2022; 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 am-1 pm CST, 12:30-2 pm EST): We welcome back Thomas A. Olson for his annual year in review for commercial space.

5. Sunday, Jan.1, 2023; 12-1:30 pm PST (2-3:30 pm CST, 3-4:30 pm EST): No program today for New Years Day.

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A message from Dr. David Livingston:

The Space Show is an educational forum promoting space exploration as a path to creating a thriving future through the enormous potentials afforded by off-earth opportunities. The Space Show is committed to advancing integrity and responsibility both in our off-earth conduct and in the potential long range consequences of our actions in space. The Space Show believes that the dreams of space today are the reality of tomorrow.

One week to support The Space Show during our Annual Campaign to fund 2023 programming. The future of the Space Show is dependent upon your contributions and support. See our fundraising appeal messages on our website, www.thespaceshow.com.

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Some recent shows:

** Friday, Dec.23.2022 – Dr. Lee Cronin spoke with David Livingston and co-host Bill Gowan “about advancements in his work to determine what life is, when it might be life, [and what] we don’t know is life“.

** Thursday, Dec. 22.2022 – Howard Bloom 

addressed many topics including Musk, Starship, Artemis, SLS, the Gateway, Ukraine, Putin, nuclear war, China, technology, our educational system, Pres. Biden, and much more. Don’t miss this 92 minute wide ranging discussion.

** Tuesday, Dec.20.2022 – Rick Fisher provided “an historical and present analysis of China and their space program with commentary spilling over into other important areas of our relationship with China“. Background articles:

• Is China preparing to blitz the moon? – The Epoch Times – Feb.2.2021 (pdf)
• Uncontrolled Chinese Rockets May Also Target the Moon – The Epoch Times – May.24.2021 (pdf)
• This Moon Race Is for Keeps – The Epoch Times – Aug.30.2022 (pdf)
• China ends year with release of new Moon lander hints – Geostrategy – Dec.20.2022 (pdf)

** Sunday, Dec.18.2022 – Michael Listner reviewed

review space law, regulations and more re 2022 on this show. We also talked about congress, the election and space in the Middle East.

** Friday, Dec.16.2022 – Dr. Jim Logan and Dan Adamo discussed “multiple topics including going to the Moon, settlement, space medicine, TRLs and much more“.

** Hotel Mars – Wednesday, Dec.14.2022 – Douglas Messier spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about “Orion, Artemis 1 & SLS update with updates on Starship, Raptor engine testing and more“.

** Tuesday, Dec.13, 2022 – John Jossy gave

his special space 2022 year in review. As you will hear, John divided it into category, sub-categories, main topics such as commercial space or government space, military, civil space, NASA etc. 

** 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.

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

1. Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022; 7 pm PST (9 pm CST, 10 pm EST): We welcome back Rick Fisher for a detailed look at the Chinese space program and hardware.

2. Hotel Mars – Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022; 1:00 pm PST (3:00 pm CST, 4:00 pm EST): TBD. Check the Upcoming Show Menu at www.thespaceshow.com for  updates on scheduling.

3. Thursday, Dec.22, 2022; 7:00 pm PST (9:00 am CST, 10:00 EST): We welcome back Howard Bloom on multiple space topics.

4. Friday, Dec.23, 2022; 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 am-1 pm CST, 12:30-2 pm EST): We welcome back Dr. Lee Cronin from Glasgow, Scotland with updates on his work 0n how to identify life different from what we know it to be.

5. Sunday, Dec.25, 2022; 12-1:30 pm PST (2-3:30 pm CST, 3-4:30 pm EST): No show for Christmas. Merry Christmas everyone.

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Dr. David Livingston:

Only two weeks to go so please support The Space Show during our Annual Campaign to fund 2023 programming. The future of the Space Show is dependent upon your contributions and support. See our fundraising appeal messages on our website, www.thespaceshow.com.

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Some recent shows:

** Sunday, Dec.18.2022 – Michael Listner reviewed

review space law, regulations and more re 2022 on this show. We also talked about congress, the election and space in the Middle East.

** Friday, Dec.16.2022 – Dr. Jim Logan and Dan Adamo discussed “multiple topics including going to the Moon, settlement, space medicine, TRLs and much more“.

** Hotel Mars – Wednesday, Dec.14.2022 – Douglas Messier spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about “Orion, Artemis 1 & SLS update with updates on Starship, Raptor engine testing and more“.

** Tuesday, Dec.13, 2022 – John Jossy gave

his special space 2022 year in review. As you will hear, John divided it into category, sub-categories, main topics such as commercial space or government space, military, civil space, NASA etc. 

** Dec.11.2022 – Dr. David Livingston led an Open Lines discussion with callers on

[m]ultiple topics, lots of callers and emails. Some fundraising and brainstorming on how to produce better OL shows for 2022.

** Friday, Dec.9.2022 – Dr. Abraham (Avi) Loeb talked about “his Big Bang ideas, update us with his Galileo Project and more“.

** 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.

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

1. Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022; 7 pm PST (9 pm CST, 10 pm EST): We welcome back John Jossy for his review of 2022 and a look ahead to 2023.

2. Hotel Mars – Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022; 1:00 pm PST (3:00 pm CST, 4:00 pm EST): TBD. Check the Upcoming Show Menu at www.thespaceshow.com for  updates on scheduling.

3. SPECIAL SHOW: Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022; 7 PM PST (9:00 pm CST, 10 PM EST): We welcome back Bruce Pittman regarding settlement, commercial space news and more for 2022 and 2023.

4. Friday, Dec.16, 2022; 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 am-1 pm CST, 12:30-2 pm EST): We welcome back Dr. Jim Logan and Dan Adamo. Multiple topics, large rockets, orbits, lunar return, and flight safety plus lots more. This is a program you do not want to miss!

5. Sunday, Dec.18, 2022; 12-1:30 pm PST (2-3:30 pm CST, 3-4:30 pm EST): Michael Listner, Atty, returns for a legal and policy year in review and the plans for the coming year.

Some recent shows:

** Dec.11.2022 – Dr. David Livingston led an Open Lines discussion with callers on

[m]ultiple topics, lots of callers and emails. Some fundraising and brainstorming on how to produce better OL shows for 2022.

** Friday, Dec.9.2022 – Dr. Abraham (Avi) Loeb talked about “his Big Bang ideas, update us with his Galileo Project and more“.

**Wednesday, Dec.7.2022 – Dr. Space presents Space Show 2023 and our annual campaign – David Livingston discussed the “Space Show new plans for 2023, financial support during our campaign for the 2023 year“.

** Tuesday, Dec.6.2022 – Doug Ellison talked about the “documentary film “Good Night Oppy“, rovers Spirit and Opportunity, the JPL rover operational team, making the film and more“.

** Sunday, Dec.4.2022 – Gurbir Singh talked about

his new book which is an atlas of global launch sites. During the program we discussed many of the sites in the book plus other launch location information.

** Friday, Dec.2.2022 – Dr. S. Pete Worden discussed “The Breakthrough Prize Foundation, Starshot, Listen, Watch, message, searching for ET, global radio telescope locations, The Meer Kat telescope, Ireland’s new radio telescope, interstellar travel, laser propulsion, Dr. Avi Loeb and Galileo, identifying life, Venus, Mars, space settlement and lots more“.

** Hotel Mars – Wednesday, Nov.30.2022 – Rick Fisher of the International Assessment and Strategy Center (IASC) spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about the “Chinese space program, Chinese boosters, China’s lunar plans, Artemis, U.S. space policy and China, SLS, China and reusability, China’s lunar lander concepts“.

** Tuesday, Nov.30.2022 – Tom Gardner of Advanced Space discussed the “Capstone Project, engineering, lunar missions, CAPSTONE goals and objectives, cislunar development, NASA, Starship, lunar plans from other nations including China, Japan, UAE, ESA and Russia“.

** 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.

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

1. Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022; 7 pm PST (9 pm CST, 10 pm EST): We welcome Doug Ellison of JPL to discuss the new Amazon Prime film, Good Night Oppy.

2. Hotel Mars – Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022; 1:00 pm PST (3:00 pm CST, 4:00 pm EST): TBD. Check the Upcoming Show Menu at www.thespaceshow.com for  updates on scheduling.

3. Special Show – Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022; 7:00 pm PST (9:00 pm CST, 10:00 pm EST): Dr. Space discusses Space Show plans for 2023, the annual fundraising campaign now in progress and why supporting The Space Show is important. Your commentary is welcome.

4. Friday, Dec.9, 2022; 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 am-1 pm CST, 12:30-2 pm EST): We welcome back Dr. Abraham (Avi) Loeb on his new Big Bang theory concept and more.

5. Sunday, Dec.11, 2022; 12-1:30 pm PST (2-3:30 pm CST, 3-4:30 pm EST): Open Lines with Dr. David Livingston – the last such program for 2022. Call in and tell us what is on your mind and what you expect for 2023. Call 866-687-7223.

The Space Show Asks For Your Support For Our Annual Campaign

Please support The Space Show during our Annual Campaign which makes possible our 2023 programming year.  We are 100% listener supported so your help .  is essential to Space Show programming.   If you like the programming, our guests, our format which connects you real time to the guests and other listeners, plus our blog for archive listeners that also connects you with our guests, then please donate and support us.  Your support is very important to us and makes possible our programming for the new year starting in January.  Use the PayPal link at the top of our home page, www.thespaceshow.com, or if you prefer mailing a check, please make it payable to One Giant Leap Foundation, C/O Dr. David Livingston, 11035 Lavender Hill Dr, Ste. 160-306, Las Vegas, NV  89135.

The Space Show thanks you. We look forward to working with you for 2023 as guests, listeners, getting your guest and programming suggestions and feedback.

All the best,

Dr. David Livingston, Host

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, Dec.4.2022 – Gurbir Singh talked about

his new book which is an atlas of global launch sites. During the program we discussed many of the sites in the book plus other launch location information.

** Friday, Dec.2.2022 – Dr. S. Pete Worden discussed “The Breakthrough Prize Foundation, Starshot, Listen, Watch, message, searching for ET, global radio telescope locations, The Meer Kat telescope, Ireland’s new radio telescope, interstellar travel, laser propulsion, Dr. Avi Loeb and Galileo, identifying life, Venus, Mars, space settlement and lots more“.

** Hotel Mars – Wednesday, Nov.30.2022 – Rick Fisher of the International Assessment and Strategy Center (IASC) spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about the “Chinese space program, Chinese boosters, China’s lunar plans, Artemis, U.S. space policy and China, SLS, China and reusability, China’s lunar lander concepts“.

** Tuesday, Nov.30.2022 – Tom Gardner of Advanced Space discussed the “Capstone Project, engineering, lunar missions, CAPSTONE goals and objectives, cislunar development, NASA, Starship, lunar plans from other nations including China, Japan, UAE, ESA and Russia“.

** Friday, Nov.18.2022 – Brad Bergan discussed

his excellent new book, Space Race 2.0: SpaceX, Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic, NASA, and the Privatization of the Final Frontier [Amazon commission link].  Multiple topics from the book [were covered] plus we asked Brad many questions for this thoughts and opinions regarding space, commercial space and related topics.

** Thursday, Nov.17.2022 – Robert (Sam) Wilson, a policy analyst at The Aerospace Corporation’s Center for Space Policy and Strategy, discussed “his paper on the defense space budget and the congressional action that has followed, which particularly focuses on missile warning and tracking“.

** 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.

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