Category Archives: Activism

The Space Show this week – Oct.25.2022

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

1. Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022; 7 pm PST (9 pm CST, 10 pm EST):  We welcome Thomas Lagarde, a space architect and a specialist on extreme environments.

2. Hotel Mars – Wednesday, Oct. 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, Oct.28, 2022; 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 am-1 pm CST, 12:30-2 pm EST): We welcome back Thomas Marotta presenting a new perspective on the gravity prescription.

4. Sunday, Oct.30, 2022; 12-1:30 pm PST (2-3:30 pm CST, 3-4:30 pm EST): We welcome Jason Achilles to discuss microphones on the surface of the Moon, Mars and elsewhere plus his innovative Exocam. See www.exocam.io for details about this camera, which lets us see the spacecraft landing on its destination surface.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, Oct.23.2022Dr. David Livingston led an open lines program with callers.

Thank you to those that offered me best wishes for the NSS Space Pioneer Award for 2023 which I will receive at ISDC 2023. We talked multiple topics with several callers and listeners sending in emails. The topics included fusion energy, interplanetary travel with fusion (or not), Starship, cislunar, and company news plus more.

** Friday, Oct.21.2022John Strickland  returned to the show and

announced that I was being honored by NSS with the Space Pioneer Award at ISDC in May. Dr. Sherry Bell and friend called in from The Mars Society Gig regarding the announcement. We continued talking about SLS, Artemis, Starship, SSP, Settlement and more.

** Hotel Mars – Wednesday, Oct.19.2022Dr. Nancy Chabot spoke with  John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston talked about “the success of the DART mission in shifting the orbit of the target asteroid Dimorphos around Didymos“.

** Tuesday, Oct.18.2022Dr. John Bossard discussed “his continued work on his rotary Turborocket Engine System“.

** Sunday, Oct.16.2022Dr. Erik Seedhouse talked about his latest updated SpaceX/Elon Musk book [Amazon commission link], “Musk, Starship, SLS, and much more“.

** Friday, Oct.14.2022Dr. Charles Cockell discussed his new book, Taxi from Another Planet: Conversations with Drivers about Life in the Universe [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 Space Show – Dr. David Livingston

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The Space Show this week – Oct.17.2022

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

1. Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022; 7 pm PST (9 pm CST, 10 pm EST): We welcome back Dr. John Bossard to discuss his ongoing work on his Turborocket engine.

2. Hotel Mars – Wednesday, Oct. 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, Oct.21, 2022; 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 am-1 pm CST, 12:30-2 pm EST): We welcome back John Strickland on multiple timely and important topics.

4. Sunday, Oct.23, 2022; 12-1:30 pm PST (2-3:30 pm CST, 3-4:30 pm EST): We welcome OPEN LINES for you to discuss what is on your mind. Give us a call at 1-866-687-7223. We want to hear from you.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, Oct.16.2022Dr. Erik Seedhouse talked about his latest updated SpaceX/Elon Musk book [Amazon commission link], “Musk, Starship, SLS, and much more“.

** Friday, Oct.14.2022Dr. Charles Cockell discussed his new book, Taxi from Another Planet: Conversations with Drivers about Life in the Universe [Amazon commission link].

** There was no Hotel Mars broadcast during the week of Oct. 9-15.

** Sunday, Oct.9.2022Frank Slazer, CEO of the Coalition for Deep Space Exploration, “talked SLS, Starship, public and private programs, evaluating a launcher, markets and much more“.

** Friday, Oct.7.2022Dr. Joel Sercel spoke

about his company TransAstra. Multiple topics were discussed regarding the TransAstra plan and the big picture Joel strives for. Sustainability, ethics, business decision making and much more were part of this program.

** 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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The Space Show this week – Oct.10.2022

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

1. Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022; 7 pm PST (9 pm CST, 10 pm EST): No program today due to host continuing dental work.

2. Hotel Mars – Wednesday, Oct. 12, 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, Oct.14, 2022; 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 am-1 pm CST, 12:30-2 pm EST): We welcome Dr. Charles Cockell from the UK to talk about his new book, Taxi from Another Planet: Conversations with Drivers about Life in the Universe [Amazon commission link].

4. Sunday, Oct.16, 2022; 12-1:30 pm PST (2-3:30 pm CST, 3-4:30 pm EST): We welcome back Dr. Erik Seedhouse for his latest updated SpaceX/Elon Musk book [Amazon commission link].

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, Oct.9.2022Frank Slazer, CEO of the Coalition for Deep Space Exploration, “talked SLS, Starship, public and private programs, evaluating a launcher, markets and much more“.

** Friday, Oct.7.2022Dr. Joel Sercel spoke

about his company TransAstra. Multiple topics were discussed regarding the TransAstra plan and the big picture Joel strives for. Sustainability, ethics, business decision making and much more were part of this program.

** Hotel MarsWednesday, Oct.5.2022Sunanda Sharma of JPL discussed

the finding of organics on Mars with the Perseverance Mars 2020 rover. This was a two segment discussion of organics on Mars and what it might mean, plus we talked about the sample return mission for Mars.

** Tuesday, Oct.4.2022James Burk of The Mars Society talked “about the upcoming Mars Society Convention to be held at Arizona State University from Oct. 20-23 in Tempe, Arizona“.

** Sunday, Oct.2.2022 – Holly Melear discussed her

STEAM educational outreach program, Steam-Space Education. Holly described the program, the student participants, the why of space and more. 

** Tuesday, Sept.27.2022Sarah Scoles, a science and space journalist, discussed her

science journalism, nuclear and also extraterrestrial work, articles, and books including her current work in progress, we talked about her target market for her articles, commercial space, Artemis, settlement, SSP and much more.

** Sunday, Sept.25.2022Leonard Davidwas back with us for a wide ranging discussion on multiple topics that are in the space news today“.

** 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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The Space Show this week – Oct.3.2022

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

1. Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022; 7 pm PST (9 pm CST, 10 pm EST): We welcome back James Burk of The Mars Society to discuss their upcoming big event [25th Annual International Mars Society Convention] later this month in the Phoenix area.

2. Hotel Mars – Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022; 1:00 pm PST (3:00 pm CST, 4:00 pm EST): Sunanda Sharma discusses Mars Rover Perseverance finding organics on Mars. Life?

3. Friday, Oct.7, 2022; 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 am-1 pm CST, 12:30-2 pm EST): We welcome back Dr. Joel Sercel, CEO of TransAstra.

4. Sunday, Oct.9, 2022; 12-1:30 pm PST (2-3:30 pm CST, 3-4:30 pm EST): We welcome Frank Slazer, CEO of the Coalition for Deep Space Exploration.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, Oct.2.2022 – Holly Melear talked about her

STEAM educational outreach program, Steam-Space Education. Holly described the program, the student participants, the why of space and more. 

** Tuesday, Sept.27.2022Sarah Scoles, a science and space journalist, discussed her

science journalism, nuclear and also extraterrestrial work, articles, and books including her current work in progress, we talked about her target market for her articles, commercial space, Artemis, settlement, SSP and much more.

** Sunday, Sept.25.2022Leonard Davidwas back with us for a wide ranging discussion on multiple topics that are in the space news today“.

** Friday, Sept.23.2022Grant Blaisdellintroduced us to Copernic Space which is about decentralizing ownership of space assets and creating a Web3 technology base operation for buying and selling commercial space assets“.

More about the company in CopernicSpaceSeptDeck.pptx.pdf

** Hotel MarsWednesday, Sept.21.2022 Anatoly Zak of RussianSpaceWeb.com updated John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingstonon the Russian plans for a new space station, the Russian Orbital Station (ROS)“.

** Tuesday, Sept.20.2022Dereck Williams of Start Aerospace discussed “their new business model for space startups and entrepreneurs engaging or planning to engage in space related manufacturing“.

** 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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The Space Show this week – Sept.26.2022

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

1. Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022; 7 pm PST (9 pm CST, 10 pm EST): We welcome Sarah Scoles. Sara is a science and space journalist. We will talk with her about science, space and Starship plus much more.

2. Hotel Mars – Wednesday, Sept. 28, 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.30, 2022; 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 am-1 pm CST, 12:30-2 pm EST): We welcome Dr. Konrad Szocik. Our guest will discuss his recent paper, “Bioethical Issues in Human Modification for Protection against the Effects of Space Radiation“.

4. Sunday, Oct.2, 2022; 12-1:30 pm PST (2-3:30 pm CST, 3-4:30 pm EST): We welcome Holly Melear. Holly talks about her organization Steam-Space Education.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, Sept.25.2022Leonard Davidwas back with us for a wide ranging discussion on multiple topics that are in the space news today“.

** Friday, Sept.23.2022Grant Blaisdellintroduced us to Copernic Space which is about decentralizing ownership of space assets and creating a Web3 technology base operation for buying and selling commercial space assets“.

More about the company in CopernicSpaceSeptDeck.pptx.pdf.

** Hotel MarsWednesday, Sept.21.2022 Anatoly Zak of RussianSpaceWeb.com updated John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingstonon the Russian plans for a new space station, the Russian Orbital Station (ROS)“.

** Tuesday, Sept.20.2022Dereck Williams of Start Aerospace discussed “their new business model for space startups and entrepreneurs engaging or planning to engage in space related manufacturing“.

** 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.

The Space Show - David Livingston
The Space Show – Dr. David Livingston

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