The Space Show this week – Aug.1.2022

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

1. Tuesday, Aug.2, 2022; 7 pm PST (9 pm CST, 10 pm EST): We welcome back journalist and writer Mark Whittington for news perspective on all things space. Don’t miss it.

2. Hotel Mars – Wednesday, Aug. 3, 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. Friday, Aug.5, 2022; 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 am-1 pm CST, 12:30-2 pm EST): We welcome Tony Whitman and Darin Noel, original team members of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) project.

4. Sunday, Aug.7, 2022; 12-1:30 pm PST (2-3:30 pm CST, 3-4:30 pm EST): We welcome Tyler Ryan Bender of the Beyond Earth space policy organization.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, July.31.2022Loretta Hall discussed

sleeping issues in space. Loretta made a presentation on this subject at the recent ISDC meeting. Several callers and multiple email questions were received which Loretta discussed regarding this subject.

** Friday, July.29.2022Dr. Pat Patterson, professor at Utah State University.

Not only did we cover the details for this year’s SmallSat Conference August 6-11, we talked about the growth and trends in the small satellite industry, a rapid growth in technology and capabilities, and the use of small satellites by DOD, intelligence and other government agencies.

** Hotel MarsWednesday, July.27.2022Anatoly Zak of RussianSpaceWeb.com spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about “Russia leaving the ISS and the new leader of Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov“.

** Tuesday, July.26.2022Dr. Mike Gruntman discussed

his two new books [My Fifteen Years at IKI, The Space Research Institute: Position-Sensitive Detectors and Energetic Neutral Atoms Behind the Iron Curtain and Fundamentals of Space Missions: Problems with Solutions – Amazon commission links]. Our guest compared and contrasted the Soviet space system and rockets with the same for today’s Russia. He talked about the history behind and roots for Soviet space problems today. Also the war in Ukraine, China, security issues & more.

** See also:
* The Space Show Archives
* The Space Show Newsletter
* The Space Show Shop

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