The Space Show

Eric Roesh, also sometimes referred to as ESG Hound, was our guest for this 91 minute program discussing the SpaceX water deluge system for Starship and much more. Eric is up on and works with environmental regs and requirements and addressed the deluge system from the regulation and safety perspective. Our guest pointed what he thought might be sirting the rules, pushing boundaries and possible courting an industrial accident/disaster. We talked about industrial chemical and other disasters when rules were violated with our guest naming several examples. Eric also pointed out that much of rule compliance requires self-reporting. Water toxicity was discussed, the small water storage pool used deluge water for Starship and much more. Even if you disagree with Eric, I consider this an important program with an important discussion. Your blog comments are welcome, just be civil. Also, if you have different takes on the rules, policies and regs other than what our guest expressed, please put them forth on the blog. Read the full summary of this program at www.thespaceshow.com for this date, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024.

John and I welcomed Dr. Miroslav Broz to discuss his latest research on "most meteorites traced to three space crackups." Please see the full summary at www.thespaceshow.com for this date, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024.

We welcomed freelance science writer to the program to discuss nuclear power for space including propulsion and surface power. Jon talked about NASA and DARPA plans, the SpaceX-Musk position on nuclear power to Mars as compared to chemical propulsion, plus we went over the history of the nuclear rocket. Jon talked about the work going on with government regarding legacy hardware and technology. Nuclear was talked about in terms of cislunar space, the Moon, free space and Mars. Safety was a discussion topic as were the R&D economics for developing nuclear propulsion and power. Jon had more to talk about with the callers and email questions. Please read the full summary at www.thespaceshow.com for this date, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024.

Dr. Hank Alewine, CPA from UAH in Huntsville was our guest today to look at the economy and financial possibilities for commercial and public space with the new Trump administration. National debt was a big part of our discussion along with the constraints that result from the massive debt. We also talked about the possibility of significant policy and legislate reforms plus the status of SLS and Artemis was big on our discussion agenda. We had a few good phone calls, several emails, including one about the labor concerns in the new administration and going for merit over DEI. I believe this was a fairly complete discussion on these topics early after the election. For sure results and new experiences will dictate additional examinations of this topic once the new administration is in place. Please read the full summary of this program at www.thespaceshow.com for this date, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024.

We welcomed Alan back to the program to discuss his new space science fiction book, "Abundance." The book is available on Amazon, B&N, and other sites. Alan talked about the plot of the book, how he used state of asteroid mining today to construct the first book in his trilogy series Many of the questions Alan got pertained to Book 2 which Alan is only now in the early stages of writing. We talked about the characters, failing astronaut school and much more. Its a great story and read so check it out on Amazon or your favorite book dealer. The Kindle version is less than $3.00! Read the full summary of this program at www.thespaceshow.com for this date, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024.

We welcomed Dr. Jason Steffen re his new book "Hidden In The Heavens" Our guest was part of the initial Kepler Mission team and his books describes that mission from the inside. We also talked about exoplanets, telescopes, searching for life and much more. Don't miss this exceptional discussion. Read the full summay of the program at www.thespaceshow.com for this date, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.

Ian Pamerleau, PhD student at Purdue was our guest for this program. We discussed Ian's Nature Astronomy article which is linked to our blog for this program, "Ancient and impure frozen ocean on Ceres implied by its ice-rich crust." We delved into Ceres, the ice on Ceres, its probable origins, the type of ice and the difference with relaxed and unrelaxed craters. We also talked about the suggested muddy ocean on Ceres, the rigid ice rheology, Clathrates and Occator crater. Please read the full summary at www.thespaceshow.com for this date, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024.

John and I welcomed Dr. Ted Schultz to the program to discuss his article in Science regarding the dinosaur killer asteroid created opportunities for ants to live and prosper. This was a very interesting discussion about a world of living entities that flourished due to the killing off of life including plants, dinosaurs and almost everything else. Don't miss our look at the ant world from this perspective. Read the full summary of this program at www.thespaceshow.com for Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024.

We welcomed Dean Cheng back to the show, six years after his first appearance. We talked extensively about China, their space program and goals, Artemis, US space policy and challenges with it. Also on the table was a discussion about the lack of understanding in the US that space is essential, especially since in China the situation is different. Dean talked about space with other Asian countries plus the consequences of China passing us as the global space leader. Mars Sample Return was a possible example of this. A listener asked about the consequences of China going to the Moon before us and their language and rules prevailing. Don't miss it plus his analysis of the Wolf Amendment in Congress. Read the full summary of the program at www.thespaceshow.com for Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2024.

Joyce Mo from Princeton Satellite was with us to tell us about their development of a Space Rapid Transit Vehicle, a TSTO horizontal takeoff and landing vehicle. Their space vehicle will be a combination of a hypersonic first stage with a rocket to LEO for the second state. During the program Joyce went into the technical aspects of their program, mass loads, potential fuels, their hypersonic development aspects and more. We talked both R&D and operational time lines, needed regulations and policies to make it all possible. Read the full summary of this program at www.thespaceshow.com for this date, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024.

Dr. John Barentine was with us to discuss concerns and issues with LEO satellite light pollution and astronomy. Our discussion was yet very specific. We talked mitigation policies, strategies, materials and technology. Domestic, international and the UN. Regulations were mention but for now regs are a light touch issue. Also discussed was the issue from business and corporation perspective plus we got glimpse on how some of the businesses are attempting to research and work the problem, including SpaceX. Read the full summary for this program on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2024 at www.thespaceshow.com.

Andrew Chanin was our guest today for 61 minutes regarding the UFO ETF, commercial space investment, military and defense space, Musk and SpaceX plus more. Don't miss this discussion. Read the full summary of this show at www.thespaceshow.com for this date, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.

This was a special Open Lines Tuesday evening program. Our topics included Musk and his political behavior plus his being targeted, safe elections without violence, space and the election, SSTO development, Starship replacing SLS, the need for a national rocket and more. Read the the full summary of this program for Tuesday, 10-22-24

The Space Show welcomed Dr. Kelsey Johnson, astronomer from the University of VA. Kelsey has a new book out which is beyond terrific, "Into The Unknown: The Quest To Understand The Mysteries Of The Cosmos." We talked about the contents of the book but also other big questions and mysteries in the universe. We had good callers and several excellent listener emails. Her book, while being profound, is also grounded in today's reality, our knowledge plus how we can keep expanding - or can we? Read the full summary of this program at www.thespaceshow.com for this date, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. Buy her book, it will be of the top reads for you this year if not the top read.

We welcomed guest Matt Gialich of AstroForge to the program to discuss their space mining plans, their operations and challenges so far plus their short to medium term plans for asteroid mining for PGM and applicable asteroids. We talked technology, economics, regulations and more. For more info, please see the full summary of this program at www.thespaceshow.com for this date, Friday, 10-18.-24.

John and I welcomed Dr. Doug Plata to the program to discuss the recent Starship #5 launch and catch of the returning first stage. Doug also addressed future uses and visions involving Starship and its capabilities. Please see the full summary of this program at www.thespaceshow.com for this date on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024 @ www.thespaceshow.com.

We welcomed Bob back to the program. Our lead was SpaceX and the successful Starship demo #5 flight including the capture of the first stage coming back. SpaceX and Elon Musk dominated the first half of our discussion. It was broad, not only with Starship & related topics but on Musk and politics, his aggressive backing former President Trump. Bob also talked about FAA bias and how he believes it shows up in launch license approval for SpaceX. Other topics included the Europa Clipper Mission, ESA, Ariane rockets, and space as a topic of interest in our national elections. Read the fully program summary at www.thespaceshow.com for this date, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024.

We welcomed Jim Muncy back to the program. We started out with a discussion regarding SpaceX and the successful completion of Starship 5 and the catching of the returning first stage for the first time. We had an extensive discussion re SpaceX, Musk, his politics and those using it against him and related topics. We talked about the expanding market for the private sector, opportunities, technology, congress and policy making, how new members of congress are educated about space and lots more. Read the full summary of this program at www.thespaceshow.com for this date, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024.

We welcomed Dr. Benjamin Mills from the Univ. of Leeds to discuss his research regarding "hot and Cold Earth Through Time" per Science Magazine. Dr, Mills explained their models to determine the range of Earth's temperature from as far back as 540 million years ago. He explained the models, we talked about the drivers of the different temperatures for Earth from that far ago to present time. Read the full summary of this program at www.thespaceshow.com for this date, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024.

We welcomed Eric Sundby to the program to discuss The Space Force Association (SFA). We went through membership, policy, Space Force chapters, their conference, speakers, networking plus the advantages of being a member. We also talked about space rescue which is an interest of the SFA and The Space Show. Later, Eric told us about his own company, TerraSpace, which focuses on a different and maybe better way to study samples or than with expensive return missions. Before ending, we also talked his additional company, BTX Defense regarding a new kind of optics. Read the full summary of this program for this date, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024 at www.thespaceshow.com.