The Space Show this week

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The guests and topics for The Space Show this week:

1. Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, 2-3:30 PM PST (5-6:30 PM EST, 4-5:30 PM CST): We welcome back HOWARD BLOOM to update us on progress with the Space Development Steering Committee which he chairs. Howard also has two new e-Books out on Amazon and we will ask him about his latest books.

2. Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014:, 7-8:30 PM PST (10-11:30 PM EST, 9-10:30 PM CST): DR. BILL FARRAND is back with us to talk about the 10th anniversary of Opportunity still working on Mars.

3. Friday, January 24, 2014, 9:30-11 AM PST (12:30-2 PM EST; 11:30 AM-1 PM CST): We welcome DR. SARA SEAGER of MIT to discuss Exoplanets, KST and its new life and much more.

4. Sunday, January 26, 2014, 12-1:30 PM PST (3-4:30 PM EST, 2-3:30 PM CST). We welcome back DR. DR. PAUL SPUDIS to discuss many of his latest blog posts and articles. Check out www.spudislunarresources.com and blogs.airspacemag.com/moon.

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.

Space Policy

Space policy roundup – Jan.20.14 [Updated]

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A selection of space policy/politics related links:

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Education, Space Science, SpaceCasts

StarTalk Radio Show – Space tourism, space elevators, and more

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Speaking of Neil deGrasse Tyson, his latest episode of StarTalk Radio Show dealt with space tourism and a number of other topics:

Book passage to the final frontier with host Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Leighann Lord. Get tourism tips from Neil, including what to visit on Mars (Olympus Mons and Valles Marineris are must-sees) and what he really thinks of the Martian moons. Learn more than you ever wanted to know about why we puke in space, how to avoid it, and why there’s less vomit on the Vomit Comet these days. Find out how Space Elevators work and why they’re not feasible… yet. Plus, listen to an in-depth discussion about the forces that drive space tourism, and what role government, NASA and private industry will play. You’ll discover what space tourism has in common with the growth of the American railroad system and the exploitation of near-Earth asteroids for mineral wealth, and whether humanity could end up like the Ferengi from Star Trek (don’t worry – super-geek Leighann will explain it all).