Space on the John Batchelor Show this week with Bob Zimmerman & Hotel Mars

Bob Zimmerman reports on the latest space news during regular weekly slots (usually Tuesday and Thursdays) on the John Batchelor radio program. See the iTunes free Podcast for links to the latest shows.

Tuesday, April 2: Climate

  1. James Hansen retires to become a full time global warming activist.
  2. Global warming activists admit the climate hasn’t warmed in 20 years.

Thursday, April 4:

Segment 1: Space

  1. The rollout of Antares for its first launch is set for Saturday.
  2. SpaceShipTwo successfully completes more glide tests.
  3. India successfully tests a homebuilt engine for its more powerful rocket.
  4. A successful commercial Proton rocket launch last week.
  5. A discussion of Peter Wilson’s Aviation Week op-ed, proposing that SLS be killed.
  6. Spaceport legislation in both New Mexico and Texas

Segment 2: Climate, environmentalism, and the UN.

  • A discussion the ramifications of Canada’s decision to pull out of UN desertification program, and how that relates to the politics of the IPCC and global warming.

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This week’s Hotel Mars segment of the Batchelor show with David Livingston included an interview of space scientist David Grinspoon, who talked about the extreme weather of Venus and  the complex organic chemistry of Titan, a moon of Saturn: The John Batchelor Show Hotel Mars, Wednesday, 4-3-13 – Thespaceshow’s Blog.