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

1. Monday, Apr. 12, 2021; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT: No program today.

2. Tuesday, Apr. 13, 2021; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): We welcome Dr. Martin Elvis of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory back to the program.

3. Wednesday, Apr. 14, 2021: Hotel Mars TBA pre-recorded. See upcoming show menu on the home page for program details.

4. Thursday, Apr. 15, 2021; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT):  No program today.

5. Friday, Apr.16, 2021; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): We welcome back Davide Sivolla from Spain regarding his new book, Space Mining and Manufacturing: Off-World Resources and Revolutionary Engineering Techniques (Springer Praxis Books) [Amazon commission link].

6. Sunday, Apr.18, 2021; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): We welcome back Dr. Michael P. Gleason of The Aerospace Corporation to discuss his new and very influential space policy paper.  [See his recent papers: A Space Policy Primer: Key Concepts, Issues, and Actors | The Aerospace Corporation and A Short Guide for Understanding and Assessing U.S. Space Sustainability Initiatives | The Aerospace Corporation.]

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, Apr.11.2021 – Erasmo Acosta talked about “his space settlement ideas with a focus on free space habitats“.

** Friday, April.2.2021 – Bruce Pittman talked about his education proposal, “Spacecraft Nation: A Toolkit for Building Back Better Using Space” (Spacecraft Nation.docx):

• Spacecraft Nation is envisioned as a $500 million/year, 5 year national investment program, operating in all 50 states, with the goal of upgrading America’s technical skills and technical toolkits to solve the many multidisciplinary problems inherent in space development and apply those skills to terrestrial and space challenges. Space is a fascinating and unforgiving environment with vast resources that will challenge, inspire, and train to excellence the next generation of scientists, engineers, technologists and entrepreneurs in high-tech tools, problem solving, teamwork and innovation.

** Hotel Mars – The John Bachelor Show/The Space Show – Wednesday, Apr.1.2021 – Purdue professor Dr. Haym Benaroya spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about the “Russia China plan for a lunar South Pole base, future lunar settlement development, lunar mining economic value 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 guests and topics of discussion on The Space Show this week:

1. Monday, Mar. 22, 2021; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT: No program today.

2. Tuesday, Mar. 23, 2021; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): We welcome back Robert Zimmerman for updates on commercial space and other important and timely news events & stories.

3. Wednesday, Mar. 24, 2021: Hotel Mars TBA pre-recorded. See upcoming show menu on the home page for program details.

4. Thursday, Mar. 25, 2021; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): No program today.

5. Friday, Mar. 26, 2021; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): We welcome back Robert (Sam) Wilson of the Aerospace Corp. regarding his paper on hypersonics: The Hypersonic Missile Debate, Robert S. Wilson – Center for Space Policy and Strategy/Aerospace Corp. (pdf)

6. Sunday, Mar.28, 2021; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): We welcome back both Leonard David and Barbara Sprungman-David for special news and policy insights only possible with these guests.

Some recent shows:

**  Mar.21.2021 – Open Lines program – David Livingston says, “Robert Jacobson started us out with another NewSpace Commercial Space Report plus we took several callers on various topics.”

** Hotel Mars  – Wed.Mar.17.2021 – The Space Show/John Bachelor Show – James C. Bennett spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about “the three heavy lift rockets being made in the US: SLS, New Glenn, and Starship. In addition, John talked about the recent joint announcement about a Russian-Chinese lunar colony to be built at the lunar South Pole in the coming decade(s). ”

** Tuesday, Mar.16.2021 – Dr. John Hunter discussed the “Green Launch Company, their technology, pros and cons, competition 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 guests and topics of discussion on The Space Show this week:

1. Monday, Mar. 15, 2021; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT: No program today.

2. Tuesday, Mar. 16, 2021; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): Dr. John Hunter will talk about his new venture, the Green Launch Company.

3. Wednesday, Mar. 17, 2021: Hotel Mars – John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston will talk with James C. Bennett about the Space Launch System (SLS), space policy and more.

4. Thursday, Mar. 18, 2021; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): No program today.

5. Friday, Mar. 19, 2021; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): No program today.

6. Sunday, Mar. 21, 2021; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): Dr. David Livingston will host an Open Lines program. “Everyone call us, we want to hear from you.”

Some recent shows:

** Friday, March.13.2021 – Amir Notea reported “on commercial space, innovation, startups and the like in Israel. We also talked about Israel’s commercial effort to land on the Moon, possible future collaboration with UAE, The Artemis Accords and more.”

** Tuesday, Mar.9.2021 – Dr. Jeffery Greenblatt discussed “the Orbital Assembly Corp. spinning space hotel to be built in LEO. We talked about the demo, the initial stepping stones leading to the Voyager Station around 2027.”

** 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. Monday, Mar. 8, 2021; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT: No program today.

2. Tuesday, Mar. 9, 2021; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): We welcome Dr. Jeffery Greenblatt, Chief Scientist and Chief Visionary Officer for Orbital Assembly Corp.

3. Wednesday, Mar. 10, 2021: Hotel Mars TBA pre-recorded. See upcoming show menu on the home page for program details.

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

5. Friday, Mar.12, 2021; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): We welcome Amir Notea to discuss commercial space in Israel.

6. Sunday, Mar.14, 2021; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): No program today.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, March 7, 2021 – Dr. Mark J. Sundahl and Tanja (T.L.) Masson-Zwaan “joined us to discuss legal challenges for lunar and Martian plans. The challenges talked about were both US domestic and international space law challenges.”

** Friday , Mar.5.2021 – Dr. Clive Neal discussed “the Moon, lunar water and resources, policy, China, lunar exploration, settlement, Mars and lots more“.

** Thursday, Mar.4.2021 – James Burk discussed the Mars Society‘s project: MarsVR – Virtual Reality for Mars Exploration. [See also: Mars Society Launches New Indiegogo Crowdfunding for MarsVR Project to Support Humans-to-Mars – The Mars Society.]

** Tuesday, Mar.2.2021 – Dr. Christopher Morrison provided “news and updates about nuclear power in space. We focused nuclear power for surface usage plus propulsion.”

** 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. Monday, Mar. 1, 2021; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT: No program today.

2. Tuesday, Mar. 2, 2021; 7 pm PDT (9 pm CDT, 10 pm EDT): We welcome back Dr. Christopher Morrison for an update on nuclear propulsion developments.

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

4. Thursday, Mar. 4, 2021; 7-8:30 pm PDT (9-10:30 pm CDT, 10-11:30 pm EDT): We welcome James Burk to discuss the Mars Society‘s project: MarsVR – Virtual Reality for Mars Exploration. [See also: Mars Society Launches New Indiegogo Crowdfunding for MarsVR Project to Support Humans-to-Mars – The Mars Society.]

5. Friday, Mar.5, 2021; 9:30-11 am PDT (11:30 am-1 pm CDT, 12:30-2 pm EDT): We welcome back Dr. Clive Neal from Notre Dame to talk about astronauts on the Moon, lunar ice, planetary protection and lots more.

6. Sunday, Mar.7, 2021; 12-1:30 pm PDT (3-4:30 pm EDT, 2-3:30 pm CDT): We welcome back space attorney Dr. Mark J. Sundahl with co-author Tanja (T.L.) Masson-Zwaan to talk about Lunar Legal Landscape Challenges, Opportunities and more.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, Feb.28.2021 – Open lines program welcomed discussion of topics suggested by listeners. “Robert Jacobson started us off with his commercial space update. We then took multiple calls from callers on lots of subjects including space settlement, children and childbirth for space settlement, Mars, Moon and much more.”

** Hotel Mars – The Space Show/John Batchelor Show – Wed. Feb.24,2021 – John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston “discussed the latest Mars rover, Perseverance, the landing, the parachute message and more“.

**Tuesday, Feb.23.2021– Dr. Haym Benaroya and Rohith Dronadula of Rutgers University discussed the potential of hybrid lunar inflatable structures:

** 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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