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Add this to another station	Laura Delgado, Sunday, 6-26-11 (70.00MB; download) -- Guest: Laura Delgado. Topics: Space policy, the frontier analogy, Cold War space policy. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. 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 welcomed back Laura Delgado to discuss the marketing of human spaceflight as a frontier or as part of the Cold War. Do read her article on this on SpacePolicyOnline.com at www.spacepolicyonline.com/pages/images/stories/commentary_on_NASA_history_conference_final.pdf. During our first segment of this 2 hour 15 minute program, Ms. Delgado introduced us to the topic based upon her having attended a NASA and National Air & Space Museum conference on key milestones in human spaceflight (HSF) over the past 50 years. Among the issues participants brought into question at the conference included the applicability of using the frontier model for advocating space HSF development as well as making space policy based on left over policies from the Cold War. Ms. Delgado hit many nerves during this program, both in support of her position and from those challenging her. Our toll free line was ringing nonstop and I was even picking up emails from listeners complaining that the line was always busy. What a switch for Space Show listeners, demand for the phone over email! I certainly tip my space cadet hat to Laura for driving a passionate and quality discussion on these issues. Three big Saturn V cheers for Laura and her inspiring appearance on The Space Show this afternoon. Among the topics discussed in the context of Laura's SpacePolicyOnline commentary and her on air analysis, we talked about toughing it out for astronauts, a one way Mars trip, international displeasure with the frontier model, old west mythology and romance, plus much more. One of the key points that Laura made was not to stop the frontier model but to be aware of the potential negative impact it has on groups of people that are or can be interested in space as its not a universal positive analogy. We talked about broadening the base for getting people interested in space, not narrowing the base with a "my way or the highway" approach. We also talked about being better listeners and finding out what motivates a particular audience so that space advocates can resonate with the audience in question. Our second segment was the very long segment and in it we talked about the trend and even the need for international cooperation in HSF, even talking about the Paris Air Show policy statements made on this subject. Funding issues came up and we went over how NASA is funded and how it uses it money. A few listeners challenged Laura on her thesis, also on the point that international cooperation is preferable as the listeners indicated that international cooperation would be more costly and worse than our typical space funding of projects. We drove home the point that even international programs required quality leadership and management. Later in this segment, we clarified the frontier metaphor and talked about different types of frontiers including the technology frontier. I believe you will find this discussion as interesting, informative and fun as did all of the listeners participating with Laura via email and their phone calls. Post your comments and questions on The Space Show blog URL above. If you want to email Ms. Delgado, send your note to me and I will forward it to her. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sun, 26 Jun 2011 20:02:27 PDT
Add this to another station	AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference, Friday, 6-24-11 (36.87MB; download) -- Guests: Bob Dickman; Wayne Hurwitz. Topics: The AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit along with the International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. 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 welcome Bob Dickman, Executive Director of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and Wayne Hurwitz of Northrop Grumman to discuss this upcoming conference and AIAA programming with us. Visit the conference website at www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=230&lumeetingid=2424 for more information and registration. This conference will take place at the San Diego Convention Center from July 31-August 3, 2011. Note the special tour on Wednesday afternoon, http://aiaa-mjpc11.abstractcentral.com/planner re the "Renewable Energy Research Promotion and Implementation in San Diego" tour. Our one hour program (followed by a brief open lines list of topic suggestions) started with Gen. Dickman providing us with a brief AIAA and conference overview and history. As you will hear, this is primarily a technical conference with approximately a thousand scientists, engineers, academics, and others in attendance, delivering technical papers and talks. The key conference theme this year is "design, test, and fly." Gen. Dickman told us about keynotes including General Sheridan and Elon Musk of SpaceX. We also talked about the luncheon programs and speakers and the exhibits in the Exhibit Hall representing both groups supporting the conference. There are special hotel rates and early bird as well as student and retired rates for attending the conference. One early listener question asked about hypersonics and as you will hear, this topic is covered on Monday with a key X-51 panel. We then talked about the technical aspect of the conference and the networking opportunities which are abundant. There is also a commercial panel Monday afternoon featuring several panel members from the New Space industry. Later in our discussion, we talked about the Wednesday afternoon tour mentioned above. As you will hear, a certain number of participants is required for this tour so make your reservation for it early. The tour cost is $40 and can be paid for at the time of your conference registration. Among the many listener questions, one dealt with the Call for Papers for the 2012 conference. The Call for Papers will be announced at this year's conference so for those attending, you can get the information there, otherwise from the AIAA website. Our two guests fielded several questions about advanced and breakthrough propulsion being addressed at the conference. Additional inquiries dealt with international space programs and the space activities of other nations. You will hear that this conference has a growing international aspect to it. Also note that there are participating education credits available for classes on Thursday and Friday after the formal part of the conference ends. Near the end of our discussion, another program we learned about was the Engineers as Educators Workshop designed for training engineers and others to go into the classroom to teach and inspire kids about space and related topics. This free training program is Tuesday evening, 7-10 PM (www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=230&lumeetingid=2424&viewcon=other1420&id=1420). The final segment contains a list of possible topics for the next Open Lines program on July 5. For questions or comments, post them on the blog URL. If you have a question about the conference or specifically for one of our guests, send it to me for forwarding. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Sat, 25 Jun 2011 10:15:00 PDT
Add this to another station	Dr. Bruce Cordell, Tuesday, 6-21-11 (56.78MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Bruce Cordell. Topics: Future trends in space exploration and technology as determined by Maslow Windows looking at the past 200 years. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. 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. For more information, do visit Dr. Cordell's website, http://21stcenturywaves.com. The article referred to near the end of our discussion is part of an email I got from Dr. Cordell after the program which I have uploaded to The Space Show blog. We started with Dr. Cordell giving us a brief overview of Abraham Maslow and his famous Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs & how it can be applied to space exploration. As Dr. Cordell's research looks at long term trends over 200 years, he has been able to identify great exploration booms, including space exploration booms tied to economic booms. He cited many examples including our exploration of the north and south poles, Lewis & Clark, and more recently the decade of the 1960's. He also pointed out that the economic booms followed great recessions, citing the 1890's followed by a very large economic boom only to be ended by World War 1. Dr. Cordell pointed out that these economic booms changed the mood of the people who became drivers for the great explorations & technology developments. These periods of great economic booms created ebullience within the population & that made all the difference in the world. You will hear Dr. Cordell speak to the needed ebullience throughout our discussion as that awesome feeling is a key ingredient needed to launch a great exploration like space exploration. During our discussion, Bruce had much to say about the economic cycles, including the one we are in now. Leadership was a major topic of our discussion. Bruce said our leaders are forced into prosperity leadership regardless of who gets elected. According to his trend analysis, the next Maslow Window will be the 2012 election but could also be in 2016. Listen to his explanations for his trend analysis both in this first segment & in the second segment. In our second segment, Marshall asked about his wish lists of space projects & how each fit into the Maslow Window, wondering which one might be the driver for the others. Our guest had much to say about the type of project that drives the great exploration, including a discussion of Macro-engineering projects (MEPs) like the Panama Canal & the ISS. He then pointed out that usually something huge like war terminates the Maslow Window period. Among the wish list projects Marshall mentioned was space solar power. We got sidetracked into an SSP feasibility discussion when I asked our guest how the economics of a project as well as needed technology impacted a project as a driver. This led to a digression on SSP and a subsequent phone call from Tim wanting to take me to task for my comments on SSP projects not being able to close a business case. Eventually we got back on topic with Dr. Cordell who indicated that when there is needed technology advancement for an MEP, it comes about automatically as part of the project being developed. Another listener asked about the Moon and a future Maslow Window, especially given the discover of water on it. We had much to say about leadership in this segment. We also talked about the stimulus money & investment in projects like SSP. Tim called back to ask about economic theories. In concluding, Bruce said we have no choice but to engage in long term thinking & planning. If you have questions or comments, post them on The Space Show blog. You can email Dr. Cordell at Bruce@21stCenturyWaves.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:12:02 PDT
Add this to another station	Dr. Robert Hienz, Dr. Pete Roma, Monday, 6-20-11 (44.34MB; download) -- Guests: Dr. Robert Hienz, Dr. Peter Roma. Topics: Neurobehavioral and Psychosocial Factors for long duration spaceflight crew safety. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. 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. For more information on this subject and other research projects sponsored by the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI), visit their website at www.nsbri.org. We welcomed our two guests, Dr. Robert Hienz and Dr. Roma to the program. In our opening, our guests talked about the work of Dr. Jo Brady since before even NASA got started dating back to the 1950's. Dr. Brady trained space monkey Able and Baker and later with Project Mercury, he trained the chimps Ham and Enos to function in space. You do not want to miss this discussion and tribute to Dr. Brady and his outstanding career and contributions to human spaceflight. Our guests then began describing the research they do regarding neurobehavioral & psychosocial factors for crew safety in long duration spaceflight. We talked about the Mars 500 study, the importance of analog environmental studies, and more. Our guests also discussed some of the techniques available to mitigate some of the problems encountered by long duration crew. Among the tools talked about, long term and lots of planning were at the top of the list. We also talked about communications and the delays as the crew goes deeper into space. We learned the need to keep the communications short but to pack lots of data and information into the communication package. At the end of the first segment, we talked about emotional support on the long durations and we addressed emotional support animals as well as plants. In our second segment, team performance was discussed as was group cohesion. Our guests told us about the experiments that study how people do in these areas in closed groups and simulated experiences. We learned for example that most of the tests are video game like which helps to cross over language and culture barriers. Our guests received many questions drawing upon parallels with submarines and other established group organizations. We talked about the probable command structure of a long duration mission and compared it to the military structure in a submarine. This brought our guests to discuss leadership and different types of leaders, looking at what may be preferable for the long mission to Mars. Family influence was another topic and after much discussion, our guest indicated than an option may be to have a crew less connected to Earth given the amount of time the crew will be gone along with the uncertainties of the trip. Questions came in about those wanting to go to Mars, even on a one way trip. Don't miss what our guests said about astronauts being asked about going on a Mars mission. You will hear it said that anyone not an astronaut, including our two guests, would be totally naive about spaceflight and a potential Mars mission. Our two guests defined long duration for us in this segment. You might be surprised by the definition. Other topics discussed near the end of our program included microgravity and its impact on behavior, food & nutritional variables and how the research studies are evaluated. At the end, I asked about time lines. In summary, we agreed that it would be more likely that the engineering & propulsion issues would be worked out prior to the behavioral & medical issues. For more information on this subject, visit the NSBRI website. Post your comments and questions on blog URL above. If you want to email either of our guests, send your note to me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:31:14 PDT
Add this to another station	Dr. John Hunter, Sunday, 6-19-11 (88.24MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. John Hunter. Topics: Quicklaunch, LLC, hydrogen gas guns, propellant depots, Mars exploration. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. 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 welcomed back Dr. John Hunter, co-founder of Quicklaunch, LLC to update us on the progress of his hydrogen gas gun for launching cargo to space, including propellant. Among the goals he talked about were Mars exploration & propellant depot supply. For more information about Quicklaunch, LLC, visit www.quicklaunchinc.com. Dr. Hunter gave us a brief introduction to hydrogen gas guns and Quicklaunch. As you will hear throughout this discussion, lots of numbers and technical terms are used so I recommend you listen to the discussion with pencil and paper in hand if that is possible. As we moved forward in the first segment, we talked about why use hydrogen, the cost of hydrogen as a fuel, and how it is used as a propellant. We talked about using the gas gun for sea launch but also demo shots from White Sands and the role Adak, Alaska will play for going to the ISS. In response to listener Paul, Dr. Hunter said they were hoping for costs under $500/lb. to LEO. Dr. Hunter spoke a lot about big dumb boosters, Space X, Falcon 9, and Falcon Heavy. He was encouraged by the progress being made by Space X and said everyone wins with competing launch programs. Later in the program he thought it might take five more years or so to determine which system is more cost effective, the hydrogen gas gun or a Space X Falcon rocket. Dr. Hunter described the "sweet spot" for cargo at between 100 and 1,000 lbs. Harry asked about the differences in his approach and magnetic rail guns. We talked about the differences, including the need for large amounts of real estate with the magnetic gun. Dr. Hunter then introduced us to the need for downrange safety for these systems. John then mentioned that Quicklaunch now had a Facebook page so for those of you on Facebook, search for Quicklaunch and befriend the company. They will be sending out weekly update reports and will be using Facebook for some of their correspondence. John then talked about impulse launch, & sonic booms over water as compared to land. Marshall asked about escape velocity and the rocket assist. We started the second segment with an email from Charles stating that the gas gun would not work. He said basic physics made it impossible on 3 ground so don't miss what he said: This email produced a detailed back and forth with John and Charles. John urged him to run the numbers and check out http://www.jhuapl.edu/techdigest/td/td2003/gilreath.pdf. Since the show aired, others have contacted me & have been crunching numbers getting similar results to what Charles said. I have encouraged everyone doing this analysis to post their work on the blog. Don't miss the discussion on these issues during this segment. We also talked about drag which our guest said for simplicity was composed of is composed of form drag, skin drag & base drag. I asked Dr. Hunter for his top challenges & he listed two in this segment. John Hunt from Atlanta called in, we talked about the Delta V with the rocket motor, the choice for liquid rather than a solid, and the front loading of the gun. Marshall sent in another note about the work by Gerald Bull. As the program was nearing completion, we talked about the funding for Quicklaunch, conference presentations, and more. If you have comments or questions for Dr. Hunter, post them on the blog URL. If you are using Facebook, befriend the Quicklaunch page. Dr. Hunter's email address is jwhunter2004@yahoo.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 20 Jun 2011 09:25:13 PDT
Add this to another station	Taber MacCallum, Friday, 6-17-11 (45.38MB; download) -- Guest: Taber MacCallum. Topics: Life support issues for human spaceflight. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. 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 welcomed back to the program Taber MacCallum, CEO of Paragon Space Development Corporation, to discuss the current state of life support for human spaceflight long duration missions. Check out the Paragon website for more information, www.paragonsdc.com. We started our fist segment by discussing Biosphere 2 as Taber was a founding member of the Biosphere 2 Design Development, Test & Operations team as well as a crew member. We extrapolated lessons learned to the ISS and space travel. We also talked about our progress toward having a true closed loop life support systems for space and Mars travel. I asked Taber how important a closed loop system was for going to Mars so don't miss his answer. I then asked a series of questions submitted by listener Tony concerning the Biosphere 2 oxygen absorption being considered a "failure of biological closed loop life support systems." Taber had much to say about what a failure meant for Biosphere 2 as well as the O2 problem. He did not see problems and Biosphere 2 difficulties as failures. Tony also asked about using algae for a possible Martian closed loop system and if this were now possible. Taber addressed what it would take to have a closed loop system on Mars and various scenario timelines. Tony was further interested in Garbage Warrior and Earthship Biotecture but our guest was not familiar with this subject. Later in this segment, Taber talked about the need to have bioregenerative systems and to use the ISS for testing technology. In fact, this was a theme that came back throughout our discussion. I then asked our guest for his own action plan for developing closed loop life support to facilitate humans to Mars. You do not want to miss this discussion. Also what he had to say about the Orion capsule under development and its importance to deep space human exploration. He made the point of saying that deep space was very different and separate from LEO. Taber then talked about leadership issues and he told us about the Gabrielle Giffords Earth and Space Leadership Fund (www.gabriellegiffordsleadershipfund.org). Our guest received many listener questions about Bigelow space stations and the life expectancy of the ISS. We started our second and final segment with a request from Carl to compare and contrast Orion with Dragon. Taber did a good job doing the compare and contrast, don't miss it. We also talked long duration spaceflight mental issues and I mentioned touchable holograms for the future as being developed by Japanese researchers (www.switched.com/2010/07/27/japanese-researchers-invent-holograms-you-can-touch). Our next topic was artificial gravity and the need for this research on the ISS. Toward the end of the program, Taber gave us an update on the SUSTAIN Technology Roadmap as he was a part of the SUSTAIN effort and all of us are still working to get the roadmap released to the public. In his closing remarks, he said it was nice that we had Darwinian Competition going on in commercial space. In his closing comments, he told us to quit fighting about space policy. We need to unite with a policy and move forward in developing outer space and human spaceflight. The fighting about policy and this and that is far too self-destructive for the space community. Umm, where have listeners heard that message before? If you have comments or questions for Taber MacCallum, post them on the blog URL above. You can email Taber at tmaccallum@paragonsdc.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:09:19 PDT
Add this to another station	Open Lines, Wednesday, 11-15-11 (67.98MB; download) -- Guest: Open Lines with Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Commercial space, space policy, California space industry, NASA and more. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. 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. As we started the Open Lines discussion, I put forth 12 discussion topics but not all interested the callers. I suggested talking about the demise of the California Space Authority and what this might mean for the California space industry, the Mars Society Rover Contest winner, the Space Launch System congressional program for NASA, military concern about being surprised in space, the House charter and costs for shuttle and COTS participants, a poll on Americans wanting to continue with the space program, the Mars Society and others re the Multipurpose Crew Vehicle, the space comments in the last CNN Republican Presidential Debate, the Science article about sunspots hibernating and a possible mini-ice age, Space Show copyright issues, and the possibly that Congress will revert to standard FARs instead of the Space Act Agreement for future CCDEV programming (see www.commercialspaceflight.org/?p=1551). After mentioning these possible discussion topics, our first call cam from Christopher Hearsey regarding astrosociology and the special issues of Astropolitics devoted to the subject. The special issue is Vo. 9, Number 1, 2011 of Astropolitics: the International Journal of Space Politics and Policy. Chris told us how we could access the articles if we don't have access to the journal. Chris also pointed out the Astrosociology website at www.astrosociology.org. If you are interested in the subject, contact Chris at chearsey@astrosociology.org. John from Atlanta was our next caller about transmitting VLF from space to submarines. As you will hear, this does not work. He also talked about the Republican debate and the NASA question asked of the candidates. Mark from Huntsville called in to give us an update on what was happening in and around MSFC. He said times were still tough, layoffs going on and even his position would end on Sept. 30 and he would likely leave the space industry. He talked about NASA having no budget nor the mindset for building a new heavy lift rocket in connection with the SLS. We also talked about milestones and NASA contracting. After a short break, we returned with our second segment in this two plus hour program with a call from Kelly. Kelly talked about New Space, Falcon rocket failure rates, Space X, SLS, Atlas 5, Delta IV, Orion, Ares V, and Constellation. He suggested New Space was going to be a big loser with Congress and this sparked several email and follow up calls as people wanted to challenge what he said. Later, Andrew called to refute Kelly's Falcon failure rate claims. Several listeners also sent in emails challenging Kelly's Falcon and New Space comments. One came from Andrew with an open letter to NASA from Sen. Shelby (www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.html?id=1540). I was hoping for some discussion about the California Space Authority shutting down, a possible mini ice-age due to sunspot hibernation, plus some of the other potential topics I mentioned at the start of the program. All in all, it was a very busy Open Lines program. The phone never stopped ringing and lots of emails came in based on caller discussion comments. For your comments and questions about this discussion, post them on the blog URL above. If you want to email any of the callers or those who sent in an email, send it to me and I will forward it to the person of your choice. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Thu, 16 Jun 2011 09:24:09 PDT
Add this to another station	Marc Kaufman, Tuesday, 6-14-11 (61.37MB; download) -- Guest: Marc Kaufman. Topics: First Contact, the search for ET life, exoplanets, astrobiology. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. 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. Mr. Kaufman has a website which you can visit for more information, http://habitablezones.com. In addition, the book is available on the OGLF Amazon partners page and if you buy it through One Giant Leap and Amazon, Amazon will make a contribution to The Space Show. Please use http://www.amazon.com/dp/1439109001/ref=as_li_tf_til?tag=onegialeafou-20. We started our discussion with Mr. Kaufman by asking about his two years of travel researching this topic. He said one of the most influential people he met that interested him in the exoplanets subject was Professor Sara Seager at MIT. I then suggested to Marc that we start our more detailed discussion of his book and the subject by looking at the three options for possible ET life in his last chapter. These options include (1) "We are alone in the universe and Earth is the only planet, moon, asteroid, comet, or undiscovered other body anywhere with life;" (2) "Only Earth has complex life;" (3) "Life exists beyond Earth and, in some instances, has become complex and most likely includes what we would consider intelligence." We then worked backwards in our discussion from the three options, asking Marc what there was in his research that led him to each of these possible outcomes. Later in the first segment, we talked about Martian methane and the work by Dr. Michael Mumma. Marshall called in with a question about evolution and creationism among religions people that he met with regarding his ET research. Marc had much to say on this topic.. Marshall also asked about the Fermi Paradox. You do not want to miss what Marc said about this. We started the second segment talking about the book "Rare Earth" by University of Washington researchers which attempts to explain why complex life is uncommon in the universe. This theory suggests that the physical conditions and other contributing factors leading to complex Earth life were very rare and sometimes even occurring by chance, thus they would be hard to duplicate at best. Do not miss what Marc had to say about this theory. Later in this segment, Karen asked for a time line for discovering ET life and Marc suggested that much of the effort was based on the funding received by NASA and ESA. Also, coming up with a realistic time line for ET discovery would be extremely difficult and prone to error. That said, Mr. Kaufman talked about the pace of new scientific discoveries that have the potential to lead to the discovery of ET life. John from Atlanta called in to talk about doubt and the "ultimate trajectory" for technical progress. We talked about the laws of physics, the multiverse, the Entropy Principle as previously discussed on The Space Show with Dr. Richard Gott, and an inflationary universe. We also talked about the publication of theories and the blogosphere attacks, citing the arsenic studies from Mono Lake, the more recent announcement about Martian microfossils by Dr. Richard Hoover, and the attacks on Dennis Wingo for his open letter in reply to the open letter by the three famous astronauts. If you have questions or comments for Marc Kaufman, post them on the blog URL above. Mr. Kaufman can be reached at kaufman@washpost.com. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:49:45 PDT
Add this to another station	AIAA ICES Conference, Monday, 6-13-11 (45.41MB; download) -- Guests: Dr. Klaus Dannenberg of AIAA, Dr. Jeff Farmer of NASA MSFC, David Williams of NASA JSC. Topics: AIAA 41st International Conference on Environmental Systems (ICES). You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. 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 welcomed Klaus Dannenberg back to the program along with Jeff Farmer and David Williams to discuss the upcoming AIAA ICES Conference to be held in Portland, OR from July 17-21, 2011. For more information, visit the AIAA ICES website at www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=230&lumeetingid=2450. Conference registration and hotel reservations can be made through this website. Also, note that the early bird registration discount expires midnight, June 20, 2011. Dr. Dannenberg stated us off with an overview of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) followed by a short summary of the ICES Conference, its history with the original primary sponsor, SAE, and then with AIAA as the primary sponsor. Our guests talked about the conference programs and multiple tracks and technical sessions offered during the conference. As you will hear, ICES focuses on topics related to humans living and working in space and hostile environments. There are more than 300 author presentation papers, lots of networking sessions, and important keynote addresses. The Monday kickoff keynote features Dr. James Reuther, Director for Strategic Integration in the Office of the NASA CTO and then on Wednesday, the keynote is by Dr. Bonnie Dunbar, former NASA astronaut, CEO of Dunbar International, LLC, and the director of the Museum of Flight in Seattle. Among the topics to be addressed by Dr. Dunbar include how to teach science and related topics to students. Our guests took us through the conference logistics as to hotel, conference registration fees, obtaining the conference proceedings, and even family tours being offered by the AIAA. We spent some time discussing the student fees and membership in AIAA and why student participation in AIAA is so important. We received listener questions asking if the conference would be too technical for those without a technical background. Simply put, no. Everyone attending will benefit from ICES, even those that are not engineers. As we started our second segment, Larry sent in a question asking about the differences between ICES and the AIAA Space series of conferences held each year in California (Space 2011 for example). Dr. Dannenberg carefully went over the differences in the two conferences which range in size as the Space conferences are far larger, drawing around 1,500 participants. Also, the Space conferences are much broader in content while ICES is smaller and focused on the environmental and related issues for human space development. The subject of bringing the family to Portland and activities for them while the AIAA member attends the conference came up. There are several AIAA tours available plus Portland is a city with lots of possible family activities so this is a great place for a summer family vacation tied to the ICES Conference. During this segment, each of our guests told us their favorite part of the ICES Conference. Each guest zeroed in on a different aspect of ICES. This discussion serves as a very good illustration of the diversity and broad appeal of this excellent conference. If you have questions or comments, as always, post on the blog URL above. Questions about AIAA and ICES can be sent to Dr. Dannenberg at KlausD@aiaa.org. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:54:17 PDT
Add this to another station	Dr. Dwayne Day, Sunday, 6-12-11 (59.58MB; download) -- Guest: Dr. Dwayne Day. Topics: Classified satellite programs in the U.S. from a historical perspective. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. 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 welcomed Dr. Dwayne Day back to the show to discuss the history of United States spy satellite programs. Our discussion started out with a brief history of aerial reconnaissance which got its start during the Civil War with President Lincoln, Thaddeus Lowe, and balloons. In fact, the Smithsonian had an exhibit on the Mall over the weekend commemorating Mr. Lowe and what he did 150 years ago. This is an interesting story, don't miss it. Dr. Day then talked about the Corona Program and its declassification in 1995 under President Clinton. Two other programs were discussed, Hexagon and Gambit. Dr. Day responded to a question as to how the intelligence community could keep secrets as compared to the leaks in politics. This is an interesting analysis you don't want to miss. When asked if the U.S. had been ahead of the Soviet Union with spy satellites, Dr. Day said that we were likely five to ten years ahead of the Soviets all the time. We then spent some time discussing the film used in Corona and the other systems, what was unique about it, how it was returned to Earth, and then how it got to Eastman Kodak for processing over a four to five day process. Marshall asked a question about the differences in communication and spy satellite orbits. This started a discussion on how observers could tell based on satellite launches what might be a communication satellite or a spy satellite. We spent some time on this subject as our first segment ended and also during the early part of the second segment. At the very end of the first segment, we talked about the portrayal of spy satellite capabilities in movies and TV programs. As you will hear, the capabilities are vastly exaggerated for entertainment value. In our second segment, Marshall called in to ask about spy satellites and air launch with Pegasus to be more secretive. Dwayne suggested air launch did not have the capability to launch a meaningful payload for spy satellite purposes. Don't miss what he had to say about this issue. Marshall then asked about the Predator and Global Hawk. We spent lots of time on this technology as it is showing up as a strong future trend given the need to have resources over a given area for a long time. Listener Jack wanted to know more about X37-B and NFIRE. We then asked Dr. Day about ground resources compared to the need for spy satellite resources. Dwayne had much to say about this issue as well. John called in from Atlanta to ask about the possibility of VHS from space to communicate with submarines. John will research the topic and call in on Weds evening during Open Lines to let us know what he found out about this issue. We talked about the future of spy satellites, the size of them in the context of big vs. small, and the conditions that most support their use . Toward the end of our discussion, we talked about resolution issues and spy satellite resources used by other countries. Dr. Day had a few words about the Chinese spay program and we closed talking about his SF Chronicle book review today of a new book, "Area 51" by Annie Jacobsen. The SF Chronicle requires a subscription to see the review so I cannot post the URL. That said, you can read what Dr. Day had to say about the book in his Space Review article, www.thespacereview.com/article/1852/1. If you have questions or comments for Dr. Day, post them on the blog URL above. You can also email him at zirconic1@cox.net. Selected by: David Livingston [ stations ], Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:02:18 PDT
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