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Add this to another station	Dr. Mark Shelhamer, Tuesday, 7-22-14 (87.38MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Mark Shelhamer. Topics: A look at the risks associated with long duration human spaceflight. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. For those listening to archives using live365.com and rating the programs, please email me as to why you assign a specific rating to the show. This will help me bring better programming to the audience. We welcomed Dr. Mark Shelhamer, Chief Scientist of the NASA Human Research Program to the show to discuss the critical risks associated with BLEO long duration HSP. You can hear his FISO talk on this topic from April 2, 2014 at http://spirit.as.utexas.edu/~fiso/telecon/Shelhamer_4-2-14/Shelhamer.mp3. His associated Power Point can be downloaded at http://spirit.as.utexas.edu/~fiso/telecon/Shelhamer_4-2-14/Shelhamer_4-2-14.ppt. During the first segment of our 95 minute discussion, Dr. Shelhamer started off saying we would be talking about beyond low earth orbit only and that many of the risks are unknown since we have very little experience with BLEO. Much of what we do know is extrapolated from our current knowledge base plus our Apollo experience. Next, our guest defined three major areas/issues. First he listed medical issues which he later described as onsite medical treatments for various complications, illnesses, surgical needs and such. He classified physical deconditioning issues such as muscle and bone loss issues, cardio vascular issues in a different category. The second group he identified had to do with radiation, and the third group included psychological-social issues. I asked about Microgravity not being in the top three and he said because those issues are likely a constant for both LEO and BLEO missions. He then talked at length about the challenges needing countermeasures/mitigation. He did not say these were showstopper challenges but they do require effective countermeasures. For example, he said humans could probably survive a trip to Mars today providing the hardware & life support was up to the job but their goal is to get the crew there in good condition, to be able to do effective work, and to return safely. He did not think those goals could be obtained today. I asked if money was a primary issue and it was not though he said more money is always helpful. He talked about the time needed for some human studies, team studies, and research, sometimes extending even longer than a year. He then took us through the three categories to tell us what NASA was doing & how it was doing in that research area. You might be surprised by what you hear. I certainly was. Later, we talked about ocular/vision issues which are now getting front page attention. He explained the latest theory causing the problem as possible fluid shifts. Listen to this discussion. Note that once we start with BLEO HSF, we may find other problems that do not now show up now. Also, we may develop a countermeasure for one problem but that opens the door to lots of other problems currently unknown. READ THE FULL SUMMARY AT WWW.THESPACESHOW.COM OR HTTP://THESPACESHOW.WORDPRESS.COM. THANK YOU. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 23 Jul 2014 10:18:28 PDT
Add this to another station	Erik Seedhouse, Monday, 7-21-14 (79.35MB; download) -- Guest: Erik Seedhouse. Topics: His new book, "Tourists In Space: A Practical Guide, Second Edition." Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. For those listening to archives using live365.com and rating the programs, please email me as to why you assign a specific rating to the show. This will help me bring better programming to the audience. We welcomed back Erik Seedhouse to the program to discuss the new Second Edition of "Tourists In Space: A Practical Guide." In our first segment of our 1 hour 26 minute show, Erik told us that the second edition was about 80% new and that it would be released the end of August. If you buy the book on Amazon, you can order it at the special pre-release price. Also, be sure to use the OGLF portal explained in the archive summary statement, on the blog and on both TSS & OGLF websites. If you purchase it using the OGLF portal, Amazon makes a contribution to The Space Show. Erik opened with the manual part of the book and mentioned his suborbital training company, Suborbital Training located in Melbourne, Florida. For more information on suborbital training, visit www.suborbitaltraining.com. Next, Erik talked about the flight profiles for both the XCOR Lynx and the Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo. I asked Erik for the top 3 or 4 challenges to the industry and he cited space safety as the largest challenge to overcome. Other top challenges included the spaceship noise which will be very loud, vibrations, acceleration, and space motion sickness. He talked about the impact mostly on the cardiac system. Erik was asked about the use of spacesuits with by the various companies. We also discussed orbital space tourism using the Dragon and then later using the Dream Chaser. Erik was asked if spaceflight participant medical exams would be done by special doctors or one's own doctor even if the doctor has no aerospace expertise or experience. Before the break & in response to a question, Erik pointed out that the industry was on hold given the all the earlier "cry wolf" announcements about starting revenue flights. In the second segment, Erik talked about going to space at the designated and approved altitude by the FAI in France, the official international record and standards keeping organization for space issues. He pointed out that 50 miles was not space. We talked some about the World View project, then our topic switched to spaceports here in the U.S. as well as those planned for outside the country. Erik raised some red flags given the spaceships are under ITAR control which might make it very difficult for them to be operated in a foreign country under present ITAR rules/regulations. Orbital tourism came up for Dream Chaser, Dragon V2 and the Bigelow Aerospace habs. In speaking about the industry, our guest pointed out how SpaceX was changing spaceflight by their success. The Brownsville, TX proposed SpaceX spaceport got lots of discussion time and email questions. The rest of this summary is available at www.thespaceshow.com & http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 22 Jul 2014 08:31:35 PDT
Add this to another station	Rand Simberg, Bill Simon - Evoloterra - Sunday, 7-20-14 (101.62MB; download) -- Guests: Rand Simberg, Bill Simon. Topics: Evoloterra Ceremony and our Moon landing July 20, 1969, current HSF issue. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. For those listening to archives using live365.com and rating the programs, please email me as to why you assign a specific rating to the show. This will help me bring better programming to the audience. We welcomed back Rand Simberg and Bill Simon, co-authors of Evoloterra which commemorated when we first left planet Earth and landed on another planet. To follow along with us with the ceremony, visit www.evoloterra.com. During the first segment of our 1 hour 51 minute program, Rand and Bill explained the significance of the July 20, 1969 date and their Evoloterra ceremony. Rand also said that our earlier Moon program was a dead end path and that we will not be going back to the Moon the way we did Apollo. This comment provided an overriding theme throughout the program as Rand explained why large unaffordable rockets were not the way to do things when we could do smaller rockets, use fuel depots, and make space more affordable. Bill explained the July 20th significance saying it was the turning point when humans were no longer bound by Earth. Rand and Bill read the Evoloterra introduction which is a passage from an Arthur C. Clarke novel. Bill also pointed out the significance of going to the Moon in peace and that the U.S. made no effort to nationalize or conquer the Moon. Rand and Bill then took us back to the affordable and scalable space program needs and said that our current program was neither affordable or scalable. I asked them both for lessons learned and I bet you won't be surprised by the answer I got. Rand cited SpaceX many times during the program, especially as a model for affordable space and for having a vision. In response to listener questions, Rand said cost was a nonsense issue. Don't miss why he said this multiple times during our program. Near the end of the segment, our guests talked about the myth of Apollo, space leadership issues, and Rand's frequent statement that nobody cares about space which he then demonstrates by the space policies now in play. In Part 2, Rand talked about his USA Today article, "Apollo Program A Flameout At 40" (http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2014/07/18/apollo-nasa-anniversary-moon-column/12734813). Rand also mentioned Part 3 of the Brian Berger series on space in the Houston Chronicle (www.houstonchronicle.com/nasa/adrift/3). During this segment, we talked more about the Evoloterra ceremony, how it was modeled on the Seder, & the importance of ritual in helping people remember historical and important events. Later, space property rights came up for discussion, then our guests each gave us closing comments. Rand's summary was that there was a better way than the big rocket. Bill Said Apollo 11 was a water shed event. Post comments/questions on TSS blog. You can contact Rand or Bill through me. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 21 Jul 2014 18:04:06 PDT
Add this to another station	Dr. Rachel Armstrong, Friday, 7-18-14 (89.44MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Rachel Armstrong. Topics: Living architecture design for interstellar habitable starships. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. For those listening to archives using live365.com and rating the programs, please email me as to why you assign a specific rating to the show. This will help me bring better programming to the audience. We welcomed Dr. Rachel Armstrong to the program to discuss the Icarus Interstellar Project Persephone-Living Architectures. During the first segment of our 1 hour 37 minute discussion, Dr. Armstrong provided us with a bit of her personal history and background leading up to her interest in space and living architectures. As you will hear, her medical experience and perspectives were critical to her connecting the body in a relationship with technology. As our guest began introducing us to Project Persephone, Dr. Armstrong talked about the need to move from an industrial type society and economy to an ecological based system which she fully described throughout both segments of our discussion. She talked about new ways of understanding and working with matter and microbes leading to new world views, new types of structures, and to space habitats that will evolve based on the needs of the crew. During our discussion, Dr. Armstrong mentioned many of the leaders in applicable and related fields, their projects, and their papers so I suggest you have pen & paper handy to jot them down for your own research benefits. Dr. Armstrong, in talking about living architectures, made the point many times over that we should start thinking in broader ways about the materials we use. Don't miss her explanation & discussion of this & other important concepts. I also suggest you read "Designing a Sustainable Interstellar Worldship" written by our guest (http://news.discovery.com/space/private-spaceflight/project-persephone-icarus-interstellar-100yss-120920.htm). We talked about today's closed and open loop life support systems and how the future will be built upon the shoulders of today's engineers and designers. Dr. Armstrong introduced us to non-human matter in this segment, but we continued talking about it in our last segment as well. Complexity was discussed, then listener Jack asked by email for our guest to describe the future starship with an evolvable environment. In our second segment, B John asked if we should skip HSF to the Moon and Mars as distractions, instead focusing on habitable orbiting space stations and growing them into world ships. Don't miss her answer. Rachel talked at length in both segments about the manifesto and its purpose and place in ecological starship design. Our guest also pointed out potential conflicts with solar system exploration and the Outer Space Treaty. Heather asked Rachel if she would produce a reading and reference list given all the citations and references she offered us in our discussion. While that might be forthcoming, do visit Rachel's related website, www.blackskythinking.org. Read the complete summary at www.thespaceshow.com or http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 19 Jul 2014 10:58:05 PDT
Add this to another station	John Batchelor Hotel Mars, Anatoly Zak, Wednesday, 7-16-14 (11.21MB; download) -- Guests: John Batchelor, Anatoly Zak Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Russian successful Angara rocket test flight. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are not permitted without prior written consent from The Space Show (even if for personal use) & are a violation of the Space Show copyright. We do not permit the commercial use of any Space Show program or part thereof, nor do we permit Space Show programs to be edited, placed on YouTube, or other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted in news articles, papers, academic & research work but must be cited or referenced in the proper citation format. Contact Dr. Livingston for questions about our copyright and trademark policies which we do enforce. This program is archived on The Space Show website, podcasting, and blog sites with permission from John Batchelor. Please visit the John Batchelor Show website for more information about this fine program, www.johnbatchelorshow.com. Remember, your Amazon Purchases Can Help Support The Space Show/OGLF (www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm). For those of you listening to archives on live365.com & rating the programs, please email me the reasons for your rating. This will definitely help improve Space Show programming. Thank you. We welcomed back Anatoly Zak to discuss the new Russian launch vehicle that was successfully tested a few days ago. The new Russian rocket, the Angara, is a modular launch system that will eventually have GEO launch capabilities as well as human spaceflight capabilities. It will be replacing the Proton rocket and eventually other launchers used by Russia. The successful test launch was suborbital but the next test launch by the end of the year should be orbital. Anatoly talked about the slow move away from using the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Anatoly explained the 20 year period it took to test and fly the rocket. The main problem was the lack of funding over this time. He also talked about the plans to eventually test the Angara HSF version of the rocket. I asked Anatoly about the RD-191 rocket motor which will be used on all version of Angara. John used a good metaphor for the modular Angara launcher system in comparing it to a Swiss Army knife. Please post any comments/questions you might have on The Space Show blog. You can contact any of us through drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Thu, 17 Jul 2014 10:38:11 PDT
Add this to another station	AIAA Space 2014, Wednesday, 7-16-14 (59.25MB; download) -- Guests: Dr. Jeff Puschell, Tony Williams. Topics: The upcoming AIAA Space 2014 Conference in San Diego, August -4-7, 2014. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. For those listening to archives using live365.com and rating the programs, please email me as to why you assign a specific rating to the show. This will help me bring better programming to the audience. We welcomed Dr. Jeff Puschell and Tony Williams to our program to discuss this year's AIAA Space 2014 Conference to be held in San Diego, CA from August 4-7, 2014. For full conference information including registration and hotel information, visit http://www.aiaa-space.org. During our one segment 64 minute program, our guests took us through important details, features, and benefits of this conference, plus conference registration and hotel information. There are changes in this year's conference as compared to earlier AIAA Space conference so listen carefully as we covered most of them in our discussion and with listener email questions. Our guests pointed out that the theme for this year's Space conference is "Connecting, Protecting, and Enhancing a Global Society." From there, we went through plenary speakers and sessions, speaker panels, and selective tracks, all of which have been organized to support the conference theme. You can follow along with our keynote, speaker panels, and tracks from the website. To do so, use the Table of Contents options in the Explore Space Forum 2014 section at the top of the conference home page. Some of the listener questions included asking for an explanation of the AIAA conference peer review process for submitting and getting papers approved, the networking reception and opportunities, the Exhibit Hall, this year's Pickering Lecture and the AIAA rule "no paper no podium." Questions were asked about topics other than technical and engineering. Our guests pointed out the policy and legal track which addresses these issues. We also talked about tracks focusing on entrepreneurism, Earth monitoring, global security, NewSpace and much more. Our guests explained how this conference represents the new trend with AIAA as several other conferences have been merged with this one. One item to note is that the conference hotel block rooms are sold out so if you are attending, you will need to select from nearby hotels within the area of the San Diego Convention Center. The Early Bird registration expires July 28. Please post comments/questions on TSS Blog. For specific information about the conference, contact AIAA per the contact page or Christopher Horton, Project Manager, 703.264.7561, chris@aiaa.org. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Thu, 17 Jul 2014 09:01:37 PDT
Add this to another station	Ken Murphy, Tuesday, 7-15-14 (81.51MB; download) -- Guest: Ken Murphy. Topics: Cislunar sci-fi movies, space commerce & economics, due diligence, Boy Scouts & more. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. For those listening to archives using live365.com and rating the programs, please email me as to why you assign a specific rating to the show. This will help me bring better programming to the audience. We welcomed back Ken Murphy for a wide ranging discussion on multiple space topics including cislunar films, space economics & due diligence, capital acquisition, Boy Scouts & more. In the first segment of our 1 hour 29 minute program, Ken talked about Cislunar Cinema which he also wrote for The Space Review (see www.thespacereview.com/article/2518/1. We went through several of the films in his article but also others. We talked about foreign films, Hollywood focusing on special effects, and movie trends. He suggested several films for us to find and view. Next, we talked about the Boy Scouts Space Exploration Merit Badge (see http://thespacereview.com/article/2552/1. Later, we talked about commercial space. Ken pointed out there is still a serious lack of adequate capital for the emerging industry. He mentioned the need for something like crowd source equity funding and he talked about supportive legislation such as the Jobs Act though the rules are not yet in place. We talked about recent successes such as Skybox, Google, etc. Our guest had interesting comments about these events. He then told us stories where people told him NASA and HSF was being disassembled. Listen to what he had to say about general population views. In the second segment, we talked about the Dallas Moon Day which takes place at the Frontiers of Flight Museum at Love Field this Saturday, 10-5 PM. He talked about STEM outreach, the kids getting space gift bags, the events, lectures, etc. Ken got a listener question about the Google Lunar XPrize on which he had much to say. Ken was then asked about various lunar commercial projects. We talked due diligence for space projects including financial and market analysis plus assumption making.. This brought our guest to talk about general economic trends in the country and he said we were "still in a looting mode." After an interesting economic discussion, we turned our attention to the Moon Society (www.themoonsociety.org). I asked Ken about the NRC Pathways HSF study with the goal of Mars. Ken explained the Moon first position and said the real goal should be to explore the solar system, not just go to Mars. Before closing, Ken told us about EML1, the Earth-Moon Lagrange 1. For more information here, visit www.thespacereview.com/article/2033/1. As we were closing, Ken had important comments to say about STEM and told us about his work on the Solar System Cinema. Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog. You can reach Ken Murphy through me. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:18:58 PDT
Add this to another station	Jim Plaxco, Monday, 7-14-14 (88.58MB; download) -- Guest: Jim Plaxco. Topics: The ASS ISS science platform, R&D, commercial space, SLS & more. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. For those listening to archives using live365.com and rating the programs, please email me as to why you assign a specific rating to the show. This will help me bring better programming to the audience. We welcomed Jim Plaxco to the program. During the first segment of our 96 minute discussion, Jim initially talked about the recent American Astronautical Society (ASS) conference which had a focus on ISS research. Jim provided us with a quality discussion about science in space and aboard the ISS. We addressed many important issues including ISS crew limitations, the probable life expectancy of the ISS, the type of science done on station, & payload size limitations, including returning to Earth. We talked about private sector experiments, especially those with NanoRacks. In the same segment, we talked about suborbital science missions which seem to be just around the corner. Jim sees much that is positive coming from these suborbital science missions. Suborbital space tourism was also a topic in this segment. So was the possibility of Bigelow space stations. As the segment ended, we honed in on the need to lower the cost of space access. In our second segment, we started off with SLS as our topic. Jim said he was pro space and cautious at best regarding SLS. We talked about markets for space projects and both of us suggested an absence of markets for SLS though Jim did reference the Data Purchase Act. Bigelow Aerospace habs came up for more discussion. Doug called in and discussed the idea of a separate NASA for science and HSF. Jim had much to say about this concept. Near the end of the program, I asked Jim where he thought HSF would be in five years. We also talked about the suborbitals going orbital (if possible). Jim suggested the industry faced three challenges including financing, the economy, and the regulatory risks. Note that technical challenges were not among his top challenges. Our final topic addressed international partnership for both public and private space ventures. Please post your comments/questions on TSS blog. You can reach Jim Plaxco through me. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 15 Jul 2014 10:21:53 PDT
Add this to another station	Dr. John Jurist, Dr. Jim Logan, Sunday, 7-13-14 (114.88MB; download) -- Guests: Dr. John Jurist, Dr. Jim Logan. Topics: EVAs, spacesuits, Moon, Mars, radiation, Aquarius HSF launch vehicle Space Enterprise Institute. Please direct all comments & questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments & questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. For those listening to archives using live365.com &rating the programs, please email me as to why you assign a specific rating to the show. This will help me bring better programming to the audience. We welcomed both Dr. John Jurist and Dr. Jim Logan back to the show to discuss spacewalks (EVAs), spacesuits, human missions to the Moon and Mars, to the Martian Moon Deimos, the newly created Space Enterprise Institute, & the new Aquarius Reusable Human Spaceflight water based launch vehicle. During the first segment of our 2 hour 5 minute program, our guests started talking about EVAs. Early in the discussion, Dr. Logan provided us with important & interesting statistics regarding EVAs, then we discussed the challenges with them and spacesuits. We talked at length about the difference in EVAs and spacesuits for the Moon, LEO, asteroids, & Mars. We also talked economics for spacesuits given the need for a specific spacesuit depending on the destination/mission. We talked about new designs for one size fits all & for mitigating dust problems. Jim talked about the medical complications regarding both lunar and Martian dust. Our guests then suggested that EVAs will likely be phased out for robotic missions. Doug asked several questions about this via email. Also, Jim suggested that EVAs will evolve to the concept of Forward Deployed Humans in the Loop for Telerobotic Operations. This concept was discussed several times throughout our program. In our second segment, Jim started with an announcement about the Space Enterprise Institute (SEI). When it goes live in the next week or so, I will announce it on the show so you can follow it He explained SEI, its purpose & goals. He then talked about the concept that both Jim and Dan Adamo have developed over the past few years, Aquarius which is a reusable water-based interplanetary HSF transport. As soon as the SEI website is online, listeners will be able to download their peer reviewed paper for free. During this segment, Jim talked about Aquarius, John added in some details, we talked about the need for nuclear electric propulsion and why, plus the role of water with this launcher. Both our guests explained the advantages of Deimos for the early missions, plus the return shielding and reusability as the return goes to a lunar orbit using existing water. Radiation shielding was talked about, including the needed water and needed Radiation Protection (RP) levels. John pointed out one advantage of Aquarius was the use of an open loop life support system. John in Ft. Worth called about the temperatures that Jim said were needed. Jim explained the need for 3,000 degrees C. Both guests offered closing comments about EVAs & the direction we might be heading toward the forward deployed humans concept. Both guests said the telerobotic concepts discussed would reduce risks, timelines, & overall mission costs. Post your comments/questions on TSS blog. You can reach our two guests through me. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 14 Jul 2014 10:21:07 PDT
Add this to another station	Jim Lewis, Friday, 7-11-14 (88.44MB; download) -- Guest: Jim Lewis. Topics: We discussed the new documentary, "America's Animal Astronaut Heroes." Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. In addition, please remember that your Amazon purchases can help support The Space Show/OGLF. See www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. For those listening to archives using live365.com and rating the programs, please email me as to why you assign a specific rating to the show. This will help me bring better programming to the audience. We welcomed back Jim Lewis to discuss his new documentary DVD, "America's Animal Astronaut Heroes." During the first segment of our 1 hour 36 minute program, Jim introduced us to the animals in space topic starting with V2 rocket experiments and the fruit flies who rode the V2 to space in early 1947 from White Sands, NM. Jim also said fruit flies were used on shuttle experiments. I asked why fruit flies so don't miss his explanation. We talked about other animals going to space including frogs, jellyfish, toadfish, butterflies, Russian dogs, monkeys, chimps & others. Jim also mentioned that the Russians had had an animal lab in space which only came down recently. A listener asked about American dogs in space and we learned that only Russia had put dogs in space. I asked about the early days of animal experiments and the review and approval process back then for doing animal experiments. Jim was asked about the target age for kids for the documentary. He said it was definitely a family program and suitable for pre-teens. He also talked about their process to develop an app for the documentary with many special features. Jim got questions about food animals going to space as well as pets. I brought up service dogs/animals and said I would not be surprised if people will claim they need their service animal with them even on a suborbital flight. If they are refused, we might actually see some pretty stupid discrimination law suits on the topic in years to come. We had some good fun with discussion as well Marshal's call about food stock animals and other issues. We started the second segment with a call from Doug in Southern California. Doug wanted to know the most popular animal that consumers and tourists would want to take to space. I voted for our pets, primarily dogs, maybe cats. The question was asked if a cat had ever gone to space. I did a quick search and saw that Iran was planning to send a Persian cat to space but I could not find confirmation of it. In the remainder of the final segment, Jim talked about the media star animals that had been to space and what happened to them after their space trip. As the program was closing, Jim went over the order process for the DVD which is $19.99 and can be ordered from www.cciflorida.com/shop. It will soon be on Amazon and remember, if you buy it that way, use the OGLF portal so Amazon will contribute to TSS. Before the show ended, we talked about major media and their waning interest at this time in space topics and materials. Our final topics included Jay Barbree' s new book on Neil Armstrong, Buzz and his where were you when Apollo landed program plus a few surprise topics. Please post your comments/question on TSS blog. You can reach Jim Lewis through his website or me. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 12 Jul 2014 11:50:27 PDT
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