The Space Show this week – Sept.20.2022

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

1. Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022; 7 pm PST (9 pm CST, 10 pm EST): We welcome Dereck Williams of Start Aerospace (www.startaerospace.com) with a new commercial space manufacturing business model.

2. Hotel Mars – Wednesday, Sept. 21, 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, Sept.23, 2022; 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 am-1 pm CST, 12:30-2 pm EST): We welcome Grant Blaisdell of Copernic Space (www.copernicspace.com).

4. Sunday, Sept.25, 2022; 12-1:30 pm PST (2-3:30 pm CST, 3-4:30 pm EST): We welcome back master space journalist and author Leonard David. Please see www.leonarddavid.com for more information about his Inside Outer Space blog and report.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, Sept.18.2022Dr. Armen Papazian talked about his new book, The Space Value of Money: Rethinking Finance Beyond Risk & Time [Amazon commission link].

** Hotel Mars – Wednesday, Sept.14.2022Eric Berger gave John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston an update on “Starship and SLS [Space Launch System] prep work and more“.

** Tuesday, Sept.13.2022Dr. Ajay Kothari made

the case of using thorium molten salt reactors for power generation in the U.S. and globally. Ajay also talked about SSP, nuclear power, launchers and related topic. He provided us with numbers and statistics.

** Sunday, Sept.11.2022Dale Skran, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the National Space Society, discussed “SSP [Space Solar Power], settlement, the human gravity RX, Starship plans, NASA and much more“.

** Friday, Sept.9.2022Dallas Bienhoff talked about “his joining with OffWorld (see www.offworld.ai) in addition to talking about other timely topics impacting space development, our efforts for a lunar return, new rockets and spaceships, human spaceflight, policy, adversaries and much more“.

** Hotel Mars – Dr. Michael Hecht, principle investigator of the MOXIE experiment on the Perseverance rover on Mars, spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about the latest results in extracting oxygen from the CO2 in the Martian atmosphere. “Michael explained Moxie, talked about the results, we talked about its future for Mars visitors and explorers, scaling it up for humans and much more.”

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

The Space Show is a project of the One Giant Leap Foundation.

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Videos: “Space to Ground” & other space habitat reports – Sept.17.2022

Here is the latest episode in NASA’s Space to Ground weekly report on activities related to the International Space Station:

** Expedition 67 Astronaut Kjell Lindgren Answers Georgia Student Questions – Sept. 15, 2022 – NASA Video

Aboard the International Space Station, NASA Expedition 67 Flight Engineer Kjell Lindgren answered pre-recorded questions about life and work on the orbiting laboratory during an in-flight event Sept. 15 with students at Franklin Country High School in Carnesville, GA. Lindgren is in the midst of a science mission living and working 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 67 Space Station Crew Answers Chicago-Area Student Questions – Sept. 13, 2022 – NASA Video

Aboard the International Space Station, NASA Expedition 67 Flight Engineer Bob Hines and ESA (European Space Agency) Flight Engineer Samantha Cristoforetti answered pre-recorded questions about life and work on the orbiting laboratory during an in-flight event Sept. 13 with members of the Junior Achievement Club of Chicago in Illinois. Hines and Cristoforetti are in the midst of a science mission living and working 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.

** ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti in-flight call with President MetsolaEuropean Space Agency, ESA on Youtube

On 15 September 2022, ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti conducted an in-flight call with the European Parliament from the International Space Station. In conversation with President Metsola and ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher, she provided insights into the importance Europe’s presence in space, as well as the scientific and technological progress enabled by its activities. The three also touched on Samantha’s upcoming commandership, life on the Station, and the pressing issue of space debris.

** Ax-1 Mission HighlightsAxiom Space

Where it started. #Ax1

** China’s Shenzhou-14 Astronauts Preparing for Second Round of Extravehicular ActivitiesCCTV Video News Agency

Three astronauts of China’s crewed spaceship Shenzhou-14 including Chendong, Liu Yang, and Cai Xuzhe are stepping up preparations as they gear for the second round of extravehicular activities (EVAs).

** Update: China’s Shenzhou-14 Crew Completes Second Extravehicular ActivitiesCCTV Video News Agency

China’s Shenzhou-14 crew successfully completed the second extravehicular activities (EVAs) and returned to the space station lab module Wentian at 17:47 Beijing time (0947 GMT) on Saturday, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced.

** CMSA Releases Panoramic Camera Footage of Earth, Space Station CCTV Video News Agency

The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) on Sept 13 released a video showing spectacular scenery of the earth and the solar panels of the Tiangong space station, which was filmed by the panoramic camera recently installed on the Wentian lab module.

** ISS Live video stream – IBM/ISS HD Earth Viewing Experiment

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!

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The Space Show this week – Sept.12.2022

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

1. Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2022; 7 pm PST (9 pm CST, 10 pm EST): We welcome back Dr. Ajay Kothari to continue his advocacy for the use of thorium reactors for power generation.

2. Hotel Mars – Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022; 1:00 pm PST (3:00 pm CST, 4:00 pm EST): Eric Berger talks with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston,  about the SpaceX Starship and NASA’s SLS [Space Launch System] prep work and more.

3. Friday, Sept.16, 2022; 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 am-1 pm CST, 12:30-2 pm EST): This program is TBD due to a last minute change by our planned guest.

4. Sunday, Sept.18, 2022; 12-1:30 pm PST (2-3:30 pm CST, 3-4:30 pm EST): We welcome back Dr. Armen Papazian from London regarding his new book, The Space Value of Money: Rethinking Finance Beyond Risk & Time [Amazon commission link].

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, Sept.11.2022Dale Skran, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the National Space Society, discussed “SSP [Space Solar Power], settlement, the human gravity RX, Starship plans, NASA and much more“.

** Friday, Sept.9.2022Dallas Bienhoff talked about “his joining with OffWorld (see www.offworld.ai) in addition to talking about other timely topics impacting space development, our efforts for a lunar return, new rockets and spaceships, human spaceflight, policy, adversaries and much more“.

** Hotel Mars – Dr. Michael Hecht, principle investigator of the MOXIE experiment on the Perseverance rover on Mars, spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about the latest results in extracting oxygen from the CO2 in the Martian atmosphere. “Michael explained Moxie, talked about the results, we talked about its future for Mars visitors and explorers, scaling it up for humans and much more.”

** Tuesday, Sept.6.2022John Bucknell discussed “SSP [Space Solar Power] and business development for John’s company Virtus Solis Technologies, SSP tech advances, orbits, solutions for our current energy problems and more“.

** Hotel Mars Wednesday, Aug.31.2022Rand Simberg spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about the Space Launch System (SLS) and the attempts to launch it for the first time.

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

The Space Show is a project of the One Giant Leap Foundation.

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The Space Show – Dr. David Livingston

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Spacecasts: “Space to Ground” & other space habitat reports – Sept.10.2022

Here is the latest episode in NASA’s Space to Ground weekly report on activities related to the International Space Station:

** Expedition 67 Astronaut Jessica Watkins Talks with Stanford Magazine – Sept. 7, 2022 – NASA Video

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 67 Flight Engineer Jessica Watkins of NASA discussed life and work aboard the orbital outpost during an in-flight event September 7 with the Stanford University alumni magazine. Watkins is in the midst of a science mission living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory. The goal of the mission is 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.

** NRCSD#23 Deployments from the ISSNanoracks

Deployments of five CubeSats from the Nanoracks CubeSat Deployer onboard the International Space Station. This is Nanoracks’ 23rd CubeSat deployment mission from the ISS. Deployment order:

9:10 UTC – CapSat-1 (The Weiss School), D3 (University of Florida), & JAGSAT (University of South Alabama)
9:20 UTC – BeaverCube (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) & CLICK A (NASA Ames)

** How the ISS Would Look if Russia Pulled Out  – Wall Street Journal

Amid tensions between Moscow and the West over the Ukraine war, the Russian space agency said the country would quit the International Space Station after 2024. WSJ breaks down the design of the spacecraft to see whether it could function without Russian parts.

** Shenzhou-14 Taikonauts Use New Methods to Lift Panoramic Camera During Extravehicular ActivitiesCCTV Video News Agency

China’s Shenzhou-14 taikonauts used new methods to lift the panoramic camera of the Wentian lab module during their extravehicular activities (EVAs), which significantly improved the work efficiency compared to previous missions.

** CMSA Video Shows Shenzhou-14 Crew Routine Operation Before, After Extravehicular ActivitiesCCTV Video News Agency

China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) on Thursday released a video showing what three Shenzhou-14 astronauts did before and after they carried out their extravehicular activities.

** Aurora from ISSFOX59 News – YouTube

This time-lapse video shows an orbital pass above an aurora-draped Indian Ocean all the way to a moonlit Coral Sea east of Australia.

** ISS Live video stream – IBM/ISS HD Earth Viewing Experiment

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!

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The Space Show this week – Sept.5.2022

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

1. Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2022; 7 pm PST (9 pm CST, 10 pm EST): We welcome back John Bucknell of Virtus Solis Technologies for progress updates on Space Solar Power (SSP) development work.

2. Hotel Mars – Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022; 1:00 pm PST (3:00 pm CST, 4:00 pm EST): Dr. Michael Hecht, principle investigator of the MOXIE experiment on the Perseverance rover on Mars, will talk with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about the latest results in extracting oxygen from the CO2 in the Martian atmosphere.

3. Friday, Sept.9, 2022; 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 am-1 pm CST, 12:30-2 pm EST): TBD. Please check the Upcoming Show Menu on our website for details later this week.

4. Sunday, Sept.11, 2022; 12-1:30 pm PST (2-3:30 pm CST, 3-4:30 pm EST): We welcome Dale L. Skran, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the National Space Society, to the program to discuss space policy and more.

Some recent shows:

** Friday, Sept. 2, 2022 – Interview with Grant Blaisdell of Copernic Space canceled due to technical problems and will be rescheduled.

** Hotel Mars Wednesday, Aug.31.2022Rand Simberg spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about the Space Launch System (SLS) and the attempts to launch it for the first time.

[ Sept.6.2022: Audio now available:

]

** Tuesday, Aug.30.2022Dr. David Livingston led an open lines program with callers who discussed “SLS, Starship, home made airplanes, Las Vegas, Focus Fusion, JWST, redshift, Big Bang, The Lurio Report, and more“. Potential guests were asked to call in to make the case for their appearance on the show but there were no takers.

** Sunday, Aug.28.2022Dennis Wingowas back with us to talk SLS, policy, returning to the Moon, China, SpaceX, Starship, Artemis and so much more“.

**  Friday, Aug.26.2022Barry Matsumori, COO of Impulse Space, discussed

the Mars plans with his company Impulse Space and with Relativity Space. We talked about the Mars mission, commercial nature of the mission and the Impulse plans for space transportation, orbital services and more.

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

The Space Show is a project of the One Giant Leap Foundation.

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The Space Show – Dr. David Livingston

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