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

1. Tuesday, May 2, 2023; 7 pm PST (9 pm CST, 10 pm EST): We welcome Dave Barnhart, CEO of Arkisys, will discuss transitioning from a single use to multi-use economy and what that means for space

2. Hotel Mars – Wednesday, May 3, 2023; 1:00 pm PST (3:00 pm CST, 4:00 pm EST):  Laura Montgomery, space law specialist, will update John Batchelor and David Livingston on space policy, law, Artemis, and more.

3. Friday, May 5, 2023; 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 am-1 pm CST, 12:30-2 pm EST): We welcome Gianni Martire and Luke Sellers to discuss their new paper, which you can find on the blog for this program, that looks at new tools for SETI searches such as the LIGO gravitational wave detector.

4. Sunday, May 7, 2023; 12-1:30 pm PST (2-3:30 pm CST, 3-4:30 pm EST):  John Strickland is back with us to talk about the SpaceX Starship, energy and more. Don’t miss it.

Some recent shows:

**  Monday, May.1.2023: Aggie Kobrin and Rod Pyle of the National Space Society (NSS) came back to the program to discuss the NSS’s upcoming ‘s  Int. Space Development Conference (ISDC 2023) during  May 25-28 in Frisco, Texas.

** Sunday, Apr.30.2023 – Dr. David Livingston led an Open-Lines call-in discussion with Space Show listeners starting “with a great call about O2 scrubber technology, plus lots of calls on Starship, enviornmental conceerns and more“.

** Friday, Apr.28.2023 – Dr. Matthew Weinzierl of the Harvard Business School “discussed commercial space economics, Matt’s Harvard classes relating to commercial space and economics plus his students, student interest in space, space as a long term play vs. short term economic news“.

** Hotel Mars – Wednesday, Apr.26.2023 – Rick Fisher, Asian strategy and space policy expert, talked with John Batchelor and David Livingston about “the recent Starship Demo flight in the context of China developing its own Super Heavy reusable rocket, the Long March 9 (LM-9)“.

** Sunday, Apr.23.2023 – Dr. Erika Nesvold talked about “ethics, space settlement, and living in space“.

** Friday, Apr.21.2023 – Tim Cash

went over the known details for the initial Starship demo test from April 20, discussing potential problems, possible remedies and rocket modifications. Furthermore, Tim talked about his passion in detail, space solar power. Starship modifications and the potential impact on lunar and Mars timelines were also discussed as was the rocket’s acoustic damage at launch to the engines and the pad.

** Tuesday, April.18.2023 – Dr. Robert Zubrin discussed his new book, The Case For Nukes [Amazon commission link] and “nuclear power and why, invention and progress, SSP, nuclear propulsion and much more“.

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

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

1. Tuesday, Apr. 25, 2023; 7 pm PST (9 pm CST, 10 pm EST): We welcome back Aggie Kobrin and Rod Pyle to talk about the National Space Society‘s upcoming International Space Development Conference (ISDC-2023).

2. Hotel Mars – Wednesday, Apr. 26, 2023; 1:00 pm PST (3:00 pm CST, 4:00 pm EST): Rick Fisher will talk with David Livingston and John Batchelor, about the SpaceX Starship, security, and large rockets in other nations.

3. Friday, Apr.28, 2023; 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 am-1 pm CST, 12:30-2 pm EST): We welcome back Dr. Matthew Weinzierl, Harvard economist, to discuss commercial space going forward.

4. Sunday, Apr.30, 2023; 12-1:30 pm PST (2-3:30 pm CST, 3-4:30 pm EST): Welcome to Open Lines. Call us at 866-7223 and tell us what is on your mind for space, tech, science, engineering, policy and more.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, Apr.23.2023 – Dr. Erika Nesvold talked about “ethics, space settlement, and living in space“.

** Friday, Apr.21.2023 – Tim Cash

went over the known details for the initial Starship demo test from April 20, discussing potential problems, possible remedies and rocket modifications. Furthermore, Tim talked about his passion in detail, space solar power. Starship modifications and the potential impact on lunar and Mars timelines were also discussed as was the rocket’s acoustic damage at launch to the engines and the pad.

** Tuesday, April.18.2023 – Dr. Robert Zubrin discussed his new book, The Case For Nukes [Amazon commission link] and “nuclear power and why, invention and progress, SSP, nuclear propulsion and much more“.

** Sunday, Apr.16.2023 –  Morgan Irons and Lee Irons talked about

their work on 1 g for humans living off Earth. Many important subtopics were discussed, many issues, lots of calls and emails. You do not want to miss this one!

** Friday, Apr.14.2023 – Mike Gold of Redwire Space “was with us to discuss in detail Artemis, to provide a response to the naysayers, to talk commercial space and investment plus economic concerns and more“.

** Hotel Mars – Wednesday, Apr.12.2023 – Daniel Suarez, author of the books Delta-V and Critical Mass [Amazon commission links], spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about “to the program to speak about the books, the future, asteroid mining sci-fy and Starship and the future”.

** Tuesday, Apr.11.2023 – Dr. Greg Autry discussed

the use of nuclear power for our energy grid plus for space uses including propulsion. We talked about other forms of energy including green energy, renewables , EVs and more. Also discussed was the climate for ongoing public and private sector investment given our current economic stresses.

** 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, Apr. 18, 2023; 7 pm PST (9 pm CST, 10 pm EST): We welcome back Dr. Robert Zubrin to discuss his new book, The Case For Nukes [Amazon commission link].

2. Hotel Mars – Wednesday, Apr. 19, 2023; 1:00 pm PST (3:00 pm CST, 4:00 pm EST): Rick Fisher of the International Assessment and Strategy Center (IASC), will talk with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about the SpaceX Starship, Chinese rockets, competition for launchers, national security and more.

3. Friday, Apr.21, 2023; 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 am-1 pm CST, 12:30-2 pm EST): We welcome back Marc Bell, CEO of Terran Orbital.

4. Sunday, Apr.23, 2023; 12-1:30 pm PST (2-3:30 pm CST, 3-4:30 pm EST): We welcome Dr. Erika Nesvold to discuss space settlement, ethics and much more. For more information on Dr. Nesvold, see www.erikanesvold.com.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, Apr.16.2023 –  Morgan Irons and Lee Irons talked about

their work on 1 g for humans living off Earth. Many important subtopics were discussed, many issues, lots of calls and emails. You do not want to miss this one!

** Friday, Apr.14.2023 – Mike Gold of Redwire Space “was with us to discuss in detail Artemis, to provide a response to the naysayers, to talk commercial space and investment plus economic concerns and more“.

** Hotel Mars – Wednesday, Apr.12.2023 – Daniel Suarez, author of the books Delta-V and Critical Mass [Amazon commission links], spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about “to the program to speak about the books, the future, asteroid mining sci-fy and Starship and the future”.

** Tuesday, Apr.11.2023 – Dr. Greg Autry discussed

the use of nuclear power for our energy grid plus for space uses including propulsion. We talked about other forms of energy including green energy, renewables , EVs and more. Also discussed was the climate for ongoing public and private sector investment given our current economic stresses.

** Friday, Apr.7.2023 – Tom Cooke CEO of Spacely.work talked about “aerospace industry employment, independent workers, trends and much more“.

** Sunday, Apr.2.2023 – Dr. John Brandenburg discussed

AI and his view that it is very dangerous. This was a two hour discussion with many callers and lots of email questions.

** Friday, Mar.31.2023 – Duncan Farrah talked about “his work about blackholes and Dark Energy“. See his paper at Observational Evidence for Cosmological Coupling of Black Holes and its Implications for an Astrophysical Source of Dark Energy – NASA/ADS.

** Tuesday, Mar.28.2023 – Peter Garretson discussed “SSP, in space economy, industrial space development, security issues, Chin 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. Tuesday, Apr. 11, 2023; 7 pm PST (9 pm CST, 10 pm EST): We welcome back Dr. Greg Autry to the show on space economics, policy, commerce and more.

2. Hotel Mars – Wednesday, Apr. 12, 2023; 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, Apr.14, 2023; 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 am-1 pm CST, 12:30-2 pm EST): We welcome back Mike Gold, ATTY with Redwire on space business, investments and more.

4. Sunday, Apr.16, 2023; 12-1:30 pm PST (2-3:30 pm CST, 3-4:30 pm EST): We welcome back Morgan Irons with Lee Irons on space agriculture, biology and more. See the guests’ respective bios on The Space Show website for more information.

Some recent shows:

** Friday, Apr.7.2023 – Tom Cooke CEO of Spacely.work talked about “aerospace industry employment, independent workers, trends and much more“.

** Sunday, Apr.2.2023 – Dr. John Brandenburg discussed

AI and his view that it is very dangerous. This was a two hour discussion with many callers and lots of email questions.

** Friday, Mar.31.2023 – Duncan Farrah talked about “his work about blackholes and Dark Energy“. See his paper at Observational Evidence for Cosmological Coupling of Black Holes and its Implications for an Astrophysical Source of Dark Energy – NASA/ADS.

** Tuesday, Mar.28.2023 – Peter Garretson discussed “SSP, in space economy, industrial space development, security issues, Chin and more“.

** Sunday, Mar.26.2023 – Dr. George Sowers discussed

commercial space development, Cis Lunar development, in space propulsion and fuels, space settlement and much more. We also talked about space resources and the corresponding program at the Colorado School of Minds.

** 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, Apr. 4, 2023; 7 pm PST (9 pm CST, 10 pm EST): Due to guest illness, the program planned for this date will be rescheduled. There will be no program for this evening.

2. Hotel Mars – Wednesday, Apr. 5, 2023; 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, Apr.7, 2023; 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 am-1 pm CST, 12:30-2 pm EST): We welcome Tom Cooke, CEO of Spacely.work, a digital marketplace connecting independent workers to the aerospace industry.

4. Sunday, Mar.Apr9, 2023; 12-1:30 pm PST (2-3:30 pm CST, 3-4:30 pm EST): No program today due to Easter Sunday.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, Apr.2.2023 – Dr. John Brandenburg discussed

AI and his view that it is very dangerous. This was a two hour discussion with many callers and lots of email questions.

** Friday, Mar.31.2023 – Duncan Farrah talked about “his work about blackholes and Dark Energy“. See his paper at Observational Evidence for Cosmological Coupling of Black Holes and its Implications for an Astrophysical Source of Dark Energy – NASA/ADS.

** Tuesday, Mar.28.2023 – Peter Garretson discussed “SSP, in space economy, industrial space development, security issues, Chin and more“.

** Sunday, Mar.26.2023 – Dr. George Sowers discussed

commercial space development, Cis Lunar development, in space propulsion and fuels, space settlement and much more. We also talked about space resources and the corresponding program at the Colorado School of Minds.

** Friday, Mar.24.2023 – Sebastien Jean talked about “data storage and chip usage in space with his company of Phison Electric“.

** Hotel Mars – Wednesday, Mar.22.2023 – Dr. Jeffrey Foust spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about “the readiness and launch license for the upcoming Starship by SpaceX demo flight“.

** Tuesday, Mar.21.2023 – Robert Zimmerman talked about “SpaceX and Starship plus FAA launch license delay, Blue Origin, ULA, U.S. launchers, 3 D printing, ice on Mars, Boca Chica launch site, Bloomberg’s article on Musk and the Administration plus 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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