The Space Show this week – May.11.15

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

1. Monday, May11,, 2015: 2-3:30 PM PDT (5-6:30 PM EDT; 4-5:30 PM CDT): We welcome back DR. DOUG PLATA to brief us on this year’s Space Access Society Meeting plus his segment focused on lunar cots, commerce, and more.

2. Tuesday, May 12, 2015:,7-8:30 PM PDT (10-11:30 PM EST, 9-10:30 PM CDT): OPEN LINES. First time callers welcome, all space & STEM topics welcome. We will also remember Charles Pooley.

3. Friday, May 15, 2015; 9:30 -11 AM PDT (12:30-2 PM EDT; 11:30-1 PM CDT): No show today as I tend to non-space business matters.

4. Sunday, May 17 2015: 12-1:30 PM PDT (3-4:30 PM EDT, 2-3:30 PM CDT): We welcome back MICHAEL SCHMIDTH AND THOMAS GOODWIN for research updates on Personalized Spaceflight Medicine ( see http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/personalized-medicine-in-human-space-flight-listed-among-most-influential-papers-of-2013-and-2014-300047709.html) and human factors space medicine research. Check out their earlier Space Show program form 9/22/13.

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.

Activism, General, SpaceCasts

Video: TMRO 8.15 – Lisa Stojanovski

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The latest TMRO.tv live show is now available in the archive: Lisa Stojanovski – TMRO

This week we interview Lisa Stojanovski, one of our Space Pod correspondents in our ‘get to know your correspondents of TMRO’ series.

In Space News we have:
SpaceX Pad Abort
Long Duration CE20 Engine Test
MESSENGER ends its mission
Progress re-enters the atmosphere
Commercial Space Flight Learning Period

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Mars, Solar Sci-Fi, Space Policy

H2M videos: Interview with Andrew Weir (“The Martian”) + A sci-fi writers panel

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The organization Explore Mars hosted the annual Humans to Mars (H2M) Summit symposium this past week in Washington D.C. Videos of the presentations and panels are available online: ExploreMars 2015 on Livestream.

This video, for example, includes an entertaining interview (starting at 47:30) with Andrew Weir, author of the best seller, The Martian, which is being made into a movie by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon:

Below is a video of five science fiction authors talking about Mars, its role in sci-fi, and the role of sci-fi in getting people excited about going to Mars:

From Sci-Fi to Reality – Moderator: Catherine Asaro (Science Fiction Author; Sigma Member); Panel: Geoffrey Landis (NASA; Science Fiction Author; Sigma Member); Charles Gannon (Science Fiction Author; Sigma Member); Bud Sparhawk (Science Fiction Author; Sigma Member); Tom Ligon (Science Fiction Author; Sigma Member)

Science and Technology

Sci-Tech: A survey of 6 flying car projects + Electric 10-engine tilt-rotor prototype

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A survey of flying car projects: Are Flying Cars For Real This Time? – Epoch Times.

[ Update: The Slovakian Aeromobil had a crash landing during a test flight. The pilot was unhurt. Flying Car Crash Lands After Botched Test Flight – Popular Mechanics.]

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Here’s a cool NASA project that developed an electric tilt-rotor prototype with 10 electric motors: Ten-Engine Electric Plane Completes Successful Flight Test – NASA