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

1. Tuesday, June. 22, 2021; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): We welcome Mark Whittington on his new book, Why is America Going Back to the Moon [Amazon commission link].

2. Wednesday, June. 23, 2021: Hotel Mars – Dr. Haym Benaroya of Rutgers University will talk with John Batchelor and  Dr. David Livingston about the lunar colony plans of China and Russia, their timeline and  technology.

3. Thursday, June. 24, 2021; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): No program today

4. Friday, June.25, 2021; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): We welcome Alexey Bobrick and Gianni Martire to the program to discuss their recent warp drive physics paper. See the blog for links to the story and the paper.

5. Sunday, June.27, 2021; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): We welcome back Dr. Scott Pace to the program on space policy, traffic mgmt and what’s next.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, June.20.2021 – Michael Listner discussed multiple space policy and legal topics.

** Friday, June.18.2021 – Dr. Ken Davidian talked about what actually defines a commercial space company, which he outlined in his new Acta Astronautica paper, What makes space activities commercial?

** Tuesday, June.14.2021 – Dr. Kevin Cannon talked about “lunar geology and resource usage, Mars and resources plus asteroids“.

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

1. Tuesday, June. 15, 2021; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): We welcome Dr. Kevin Cannon from the Colorado School of Mines to discuss lunar geology and more.

2. Wednesday, June. 16, 2021: Hotel Mars TBA pre-recorded. See upcoming show menu on the home page for program details.

3. Thursday, June. 17, 2021; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): No program.

4. Friday, June.18, 2021; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): We welcome back Dr. Ken Davidian on his new Acta Astronautica paper, What makes space activities commercial?

5. Sunday, June.20, 2021; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): Welcome back to noted space attorney Michael Listner to discuss space news, policy and more. Visit Michael’s website at www.spacelawsolutions.com.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, June.13.2021 – Open lines program covered a wide range of space news topics and policy issues.

** Friday, June.11.2021 – Dr. Akhil Rao discussed “economically controlling orbits to maximize economic potential and assure economic and industry growth“. See the show page for links to papers by Rao et al.

** Hotel Mars – John Batchelor Show/The Space Show – Wednesday, June.9.2021 – Alan Boyle of Geekwire  spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston spoke about the new commercial supersonic transports (SST) in development at Boom Supersonic.

** Tuesday, June.8.2021 – Dr. Martin Ross talked about “the effects of climate change on the space industry, how rockets and reentry vehicles or debris impact the middle atmosphere creating dangerous “dust” plus we took a look at the current research and talked about possible mitigation strategies.”

** Hotel Mars – John Batchelor Show/The Space Show – Wednesday, June.3.2021 – Anatoly Zak of the RussianSpaceWeb spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about Russia’s plans to go to the Moon.

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

1. Tuesday, June. 8, 2021; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): We welcome Dr. Martin Ross from The Aerospace Corporation regarding rocket emissions, climate change and more.

2. Wednesday, June.9, 2021: Hotel Mars TBA pre-recorded. See upcoming show menu on the home page for program details.

3. Thursday, June. 10, 2021; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): No program.

4. Friday, June.11, 2021; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): We welcome economist Dr. Akhil Rao regarding LEO debris issues and the value of orbital use fees.

5. Sunday, June.13, 2021; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): Welcome back to OPEN LINES. All calls welcome, space, science STEM and STEAM topics. New callers welcome. Tell us what is on your mind. Call at 1-866-687-7223

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, June.7.2021 – Wayne White discussed “his final copy of The Space Pioneer Act. You can download it through the link on the blog. If you are interested in space law and policy to enable commercial space, you need to hear this program and review The Space Pioneer Act.”

** Friday, June.5.2021 – Temidayo Oniosun discussed “space in Africa and The African Space Program“.

** Tuesday, June.1.2021 – Dr. Martin Elvis discussed “his new book, Asteroids: How Love, Fear, and Greed Will Determine Our Future in Space [Amazon commission link].

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

1. Tuesday, June.1, 2021; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): We welcome back Dr. Martin Elvis to discuss his new book, Asteroids: How Love, Fear, and Greed Will Determine Our Future in Space [Amazon commission link].

3. Wednesday, June.2, 2021: Hotel Mars TBA pre-recorded. See upcoming show menu on the home page for program details.

4. Thursday, June. 3, 2021; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): No program today.

5. Friday, June.4, 2021; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): We welcome Temidayo Oniosun to discuss the African space program and the space industry in the region.

6. Sunday, June.6, 2021; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): We welcome back noted space attorney Wayne White to discuss the new Space Pioneer Act.

Some recent shows:

** Friday, May.29.2021 – Dr. Matthew Caplan engaged in “a nearly 90 minute discussion on cool white dwarf stars, U235 and the white dwarf star, plus many more physics and astronomy issues per listener questions“.

** Hotel Mars at The John Bachelor Show/The Space Show – Wed.May.26.2021 – Marcia S. Smith spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about “the upcoming Russian ISS tourist flights plus two upcoming Crew Dragon flights, one to the ISS and one which will be a private flight to orbit Earth for three days“.

** The Space Show – Tuesday, May.26.2021 – Lisa La Bonte discussed “space in the Middle East, the Emirates, UAE, STEM programs and her NGO, plus lots more. This was a very informative program which included the Hope Mission now orbiting Mars and sending pictures back home.”

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

1. Tuesday, May. 25, 2021; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): We welcome Lisa La Bonte to discuss the UAE and space plus related topics.

3. Wednesday, May. 26, 2021: Hotel Mars TBA pre-recorded. See upcoming show menu on the home page for program details.

4. Thursday, May. 27, 2021; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT):  No program today.

5. Friday, May.28, 2021; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): We welcome back Dr. Matthew Caplan regarding his latest work on supernova and cool white dwarf stars. See the links to his papers on this topic on our blog.

6. Sunday, May.30, 2021; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): No program today due to the U.S. Memorial Day Holiday Weekend.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, May.23.2021 – Dr. Shawna Pandya spoke about “aerospace medicine for space tourists, for the Orbital Assembly Corp, space settlement medical issues and much more“.

** Friday, May.21.2021 – Dr. Namrata Goswami discussed “space policy, Artemis, the Biden Space Policy, China and space plus more“.

*** Tuesday, May.18.2021– Chris Carberry of Explore Mars Inc. talked about their upcoming Mars Innovation Forum (May 25-27, 2021, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm EDT Daily) and about the Space Drink Association.

** Hotel Mars  (John Batchelor Show/The Space Show) Tuesday, May.18.2021 – Douglas Messier spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about Virgin Galactic and “SpaceShipTwo problems and problems noted with the Eve mothership“.

** 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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