1. Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022; 7 pm PST (9 pm CST, 10 pm EST): We welcome back Dennis Wingo for news, views, commercial space happenings, policy and more.
2. Hotel Mars – Wednesday, Jan. 26 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, Jan.28, 2022; 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 am-1 pm CST, 12:30-2 pm EST): No live program today. Check the Upcoming Show Menu before air time for the suggested Golden Oldie for play on this date.
4. Sunday, Jan.30, 2022; 12-1:30 pm PST (2-3:30 pm CST, 3-4:30 pm EST): No live program today. Check the Upcoming Show Menu before air time for the suggested Golden Oldie for play on this date.
their new book, Beyond the Covid Shock: The Great Economic Transition“. We applied much of the economics from the book and the discussion to both the public and commercial space industry. Listeners and callers also asked lots of general economic questions given the state of today’s economy and how the pandemic is impacting it.
** Tuesday, Jan.18.2022 – Robert Zimmerman talked about “[a]nnual launch rates and predictions, China’s Long March 5B, Mars rovers, ancient molecular life on Mars, light carbon atoms, life in the solar system, Carbon-12, UV light, Musk and Starship, Georgia’s preliminary spaceport approval, exploring the lunar poles and more“.
Here is the latest episode in NASA’s Space to Ground weekly report on activities related to the International Space Station:
** Cosmonauts Conduct Russian Spacewalk Outside Space Station – NASA Johnson [Preview animation of the Jan.19th spacewalk.]
Outside the International Space Station, Expedition 66 Commander Anton Shkaplerov and Flight Engineer Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos conducted a spacewalk on Jan. 19 to outfit the Prichal node module for the future arrival of Russian visiting vehicles. Prichal launched in November from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. It was the 246th spacewalk in support of space station assembly, maintenance and upgrades, the third in Shkaplerov’s career and the fourth for Dubrov.
** See cosmonauts spacewalk outside Space Station’s Nauka module – VideoFromSpace
Expedition 66 Cmdr. Anton Shkaplerov and flight engineer Pyotr Dubrov. The duo hopes to add handrails, antennas, a television camera and docking targets to Pricha module.
** Watch empty container float away from space station after spacewalk toss – VideoFromSpace
An empty container was jettisoned by Russian cosmonauts during a spacewalk outside the International Space Station’s Prichal module on Jan. 19, 2022. [Full Story](https://www.space.com/cosmonauts-spac…)
** NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Astronaut Jessica Watkins Talks with NBC News – Jan. 21, 2022 – NASA Video
NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins is getting ready to fly to space for the first time as part of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-4 long-duration mission to the International Space Station. Watkins will live and work aboard the space station for about six months where she will conduct science in the space station’s unique microgravity environment and conduct spacewalks.
** Expedition 66 Astronaut Raja Chari Talks with Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa – Jan. 20, 2022 – NASA Video
Aboard the International Space Station, NASA Expedition 66 Flight Engineer Raja Chari of NASA answered questions about living and working on the orbital laboratory during an in-flight event on Jan. 20 with Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa Courier. Chari, who was raised in Cedar Falls, is in a planned six-month mission aboard the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies for future human and robotic exploration missions as part of NASA’s Moon and Mars exploration approach, including lunar missions through NASA’s Artemis program.
** Expedition 66 Astronaut Matthias Maurer Talks Life in Space for World Economic Forum -Jan. 20, 2022 – NASA Video
Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 66 flight engineer Mattias Maurer of ESA (European Space Agency) discussed living and working in space during an in-flight interview during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 20. Maurer launched in November on the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance for a planned six-month science mission to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies for future human and robotic exploration missions.
** How the Chinese Space Station Handles Space Debris, A Retrospective Look at 2021 Rounds of Funding – Dongfang Hour
Currently, live views from the ISS are streaming from an external camera mounted on the ISS module called Node 2. Node 2 is located on the forward part of the ISS. The camera is looking forward at an angle so that the International Docking Adapter 2 (IDA2) is visible. If the Node 2 camera is not available due to operational considerations for a longer period of time, a continuous loop of recorded HDEV imagery will be displayed. The loop will have “Previously Recorded” on the image to distinguish it from the live stream from the Node 2 camera. After HDEV stopped sending any data on July 18, 2019, it was declared, on August 22, 2019, to have reached its end of life. Thank You to all who shared in experiencing and using the HDEV views of Earth from the ISS to make HDEV so much more than a Technology Demonstration Payload!
1. Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022; 7 pm PST (9 pm CST, 10 pm EST): We welcome back Robert Zimmerman for updates and more.
2. Hotel Mars – Wednesday, Jan. 19, 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, Jan.21, 2022; 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 am-1 pm CST, 12:30-2 pm EST): No Program today.
** Sunday, Jan.16.2022 – Brian Dunn talked about “his scifi book with shades of reality and plausibility, TubeTown Frontier, which refers to building a settlement in lava tubes on the Moon“.
** Friday, Jan.14.2022 – Dr. James R. Wertz discussed “his lunar development, economic and settlement plans“. Here are three files presenting more details of his proposed settlements.
Here is the latest episode in NASA’s Space to Ground weekly report on activities related to the International Space Station:
** ISS 2030: NASA Extends Operations of the International Space Station – NASA
NASA announced the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to extend International Space Station (ISS) operations through 2030. Over the past two decades, the United States has maintained a continuous human presence in orbit around the Earth to test technologies, conduct scientific research, and develop skills needed to explore farther than ever before. The unique microgravity laboratory has hosted more than 3,000 research investigations from over 4,200 researchers across the world and is returning enormous scientific, educational, and technological developments to benefit people on Earth. Nearly 110 countries and areas have participated in activities aboard the station, including more than 1,500,000 students per year in STEM activities. Extending operations through 2030 will continue another productive decade of research advancement and enable a seamless transition of capabilities in low-Earth orbit to one or more commercially owned and operated destinations in the late 2020s. Learn more here: https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2...
Join ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer inside Kibo, the Japanese laboratory module of the International Space Station in 360°, setting up Astrobee robotic free-flyers for the ReSWARM experiment. Short for RElative Satellite sWArming and Robotic Maneuvering, this robotics demonstration tests autonomous microgravity motion planning and control for on-orbit assembly and coordinated motion. This investigation aims to test coordination between multiple robots, robots and cargo, and robots and their operating environment as developers envision the future of autonomous robot operations in space. Matthias was launched to the International Space Station on Crew Dragon Endurance as part of Crew-3 at 02:03 GMT/03:03 CET Thursday 11 November 2021. His ESA mission on board is known as Cosmic Kiss and will see him live and work for approximately six months in orbit. Follow Matthias: https://bit.ly/ESACosmicKiss
** Chinese astronauts manually dock spacecraft for first time at space station – VideoFromSpace
Shenzhou-13 astronauts completed a manual rendezvous and docking test with the Tianzhou-2 spacecraft on January 8, 2022.
** Teleoperated Docking Test of Space Station, Cargo Craft Lays Foundation for Unmanned Docking: Expert – CCTV Video News Agency
China verified the effectiveness and reliability of its emergency plan for unmanned laboratory module docking during the future construction process of its space station through the successful manual rendezvous and docking experiment between the core module Tianhe and the Tianzhou-2 cargo craft.
** The Chinese Space Station Tests Module Transfer Capability, A Startup is Developing Laser Comms Tech – Dongfang Hour
Currently, live views from the ISS are streaming from an external camera mounted on the ISS module called Node 2. Node 2 is located on the forward part of the ISS. The camera is looking forward at an angle so that the International Docking Adapter 2 (IDA2) is visible. If the Node 2 camera is not available due to operational considerations for a longer period of time, a continuous loop of recorded HDEV imagery will be displayed. The loop will have “Previously Recorded” on the image to distinguish it from the live stream from the Node 2 camera. After HDEV stopped sending any data on July 18, 2019, it was declared, on August 22, 2019, to have reached its end of life. Thank You to all who shared in experiencing and using the HDEV views of Earth from the ISS to make HDEV so much more than a Technology Demonstration Payload!
1. Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022; 7 pm PST (9 pm CST, 10 pm EST): We welcome back Joe Carroll for updates regarding artificial gravity [via rotating structures], tethers and more.
3. Friday, Jan.14, 2022; 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 am-1 pm CST, 12:30-2 pm EST): We welcome back Dr. James R. Wertz to discuss his lunar development and economic plans. See his three presentations on our blog page.
4. Sunday, Jan.16, 2022; 12-1:30 pm PST (2-3:30 pm CST, 3-4:30 pm EST): We welcome Brian Dunn to the program to discuss his TubeTown plan and concept/project.
the delay faced by SpaceX regarding Starship launches at Boca Chica due to questions needing to be answered and evaluated regarding the EIR under review. Eric suggested there was a lot to the report and that SpaceX has many questions to evaluate and answer so he did not see any signs with the FAA slow walking Starship approval. He also speculated that Starship might need more time to get ready for test launches so SpaceX was ok with the delay, answering the questions and readying Starship.
**Tuesday, Jan.4.2022 – Dr. Malcolm Davis discussed “Asian space and national security focused on China and Australia, commercial space in Australia, space policy, space weaponization, nuclear weapons and the first strike defense posture and more“.
