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The Space Show focuses on timely and important issues influencing the development of outer-space commerce, space tourism,space exploration and space development. The Space Show is committed to facilitating our becoming a space-faring nation and society with a growing and self-sustaining space-faring economy. The Space Show also focuses on other related subjects of interest to us all.

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Philadelphia, PA

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The Space Show focuses on timely and important issues influencing the development of outer-space commerce, space tourism,space exploration and space development. The Space Show is committed to facilitating our becoming a space-faring nation and society with a growing and self-sustaining space-faring economy. The Space Show also focuses on other related subjects of interest to us all.

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@SpaceShow

Language:

English

Contact:

415-455-9076


Episodes

Open Lines, Tuesday, 3-19-24

3/20/2024
We covered multiple topics including Starship, the upcoming total eclipse, SLS, Artemis, orbiting fuel depots and more. Read the full summary of this program at www.thespaceshow.com for this date, Tuesday, March 19, 2024.

Duration:01:28:01

Lauren Andrade, Sunday, 3-17-24

3/17/2024
Lauren from Beyond Earth Institute was with us to discuss her report on commercial space stations. We discussed all aspects of private space stations including liability, centralized regs with the Dept. of Commerce and more. Please read the full summary of this program at www.thespaceshow.com for this date, Sunday, March 17, 2024.

Duration:01:29:24

Ann Parson, Friday, 3-15-24

3/15/2024
Ann Parson, noted science journalist and author, returned to TSS to discuss her latest book about science, biology and animals around the turn of the 19th century, all starting in the Boston area. While the book is fiction, the stories and more are real. This was a most interesting discussion and you will certainly want to read her book. See the full written summary for this program at www.thespaceshow.com for this date, Friday, March 15, 2024.

Duration:01:06:37

Justus Parmar, Tuesday, 3-12-24

3/13/2024
We welcomed Justus Parmar of Fortuna Investments to the show to discuss NewSpace commercial investing and related topics. Part of our discussion focused on the potential for this market. Read the full summary of this show at www.thespaceshow.com for this date, Tuesday, March 12,2024.

Duration:01:08:56

Jennifer Mupenda, Sunday, 3-10-24

3/10/2024
We welcomed Jennifer to the program to discuss her high school writing class synthesis paper on commercial space, private actors and government space. We talked with our guest about her interests, specifics in commercial space re SSP, debris mitigation, fuels and lots more. Read the full summary of this program at www.thespaceshow.com for this date, Sunday, March 10, 2024.

Duration:01:22:33

Melodie Yashar, Friday, 3-8-24

3/9/2024
We welcomed Melodie Yashar back to discuss terrestrial 3D structures as models for the Moon, Mars,free space and more. Melodie explained how terrestrial building helps develop space habitat design and construction. Read the full summary of this program at www.thespaceshow.com for this date, Friday, March 8, 2024.

Duration:01:02:11

The John Batchelor Show Hotel Mars, Wednesday, 2-28-2024

3/6/2024
Michelle Hanlon was our guest talking about preserving lunar artifacts and much more. Please read the full summary of this program at www.thespaceshow.com for this date, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.

Duration:00:19:18

Dr. Robert (Bob) Zubrin, Tuesday, 3-5-24

3/6/2024
Dr. Zubrin was back to discuss his new book, humans to Mars, the newly formed Mars Technical Inst. and much more. See the full summary for this program at www.thespaceshow.com for this date, Tuesday, March 5, 2024.

Duration:01:25:50

Robert (Bob) Zimmerman, Monday, 3-4-24

3/5/2024
Bob Zimmerman returned for a broad discussion on Starship demo flights, Blue Origin, space policy and program regulation proposals with the administration and more. We had a broadcast glitch, see the blog for what happened but all is well with this program. Read the summary at www.thespaceshow.com for this date, Monday, March 4, 2024.

Duration:01:41:22

Marshall Martin, Sunday, 3-3-24

3/4/2024
Marshall returned for a full program on a variety of topics and discussion points. It was an interesting discussion with Marshall talking from his perspective. Don't miss it. Read the full summary for this program at www.thespaceshow.com for this date, Sunday, 3-3-24.

Duration:01:50:56

Charlie Chafer, Sunday, 2-25-24

2/26/2024
Charlie Chafer, CEO of Celestis was back with us for updates on their recent memorial flights on Vulcan and the Astrobotics lunar lander. We talked about their different missions, costs, and lots more including social concerns regarding lunar and celestial burial. Please read the full summary of this program for Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024 at www.thespaceshow.com.

Duration:01:20:47

John Batchelor Show Hotel Mars, Wednesday, 2-21-24

2/23/2024
Dr. Ajay Kothari was the Hotel Mars guest today in order to introduce John Batchelor and the global Hotel Mars audience to thorium molten salt reactors for both space power and domestic power grid purposes. Read the full summary of this program at www.thespaceshow.com for this date, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024.

Duration:00:09:53

Dr. Ian Crawford, Friday, 2-23-24

2/23/2024
Dr. Ian Crawford joined us from the UK today to discuss the Fermi Paradox, The Zoo Hypothesis and what it means to not be finding technically advanced ET civilizations. Read the full summary of this program at www.thespaceshow.com for this date,Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. Note we had a phone line glitch with the UK this morning but did get it repaired for the full program.

Duration:01:22:17

Dr. Ian Crawford, Friday, 2-23-24

2/23/2024
Dr. Ian Crawford joined us from the UK today to discuss the Fermi Paradox, The Zoo Hypothesis and what it means to not be finding technically advanced ET civilizations. Read the full summary of this program at www.thespaceshow.com for this date,Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. Note we had a phone line glitch with the UK this morning but did get it repaired for the full program.

Duration:01:22:19

Dr. Ajay Kothari, Tuesday 2-20-24

2/21/2024
Dr. Kothari returned to discuss in more detail the use of thorium molten salt reactors for electrical grid power and power in space. Read the full summary of this program at www.thespaceshow.com for this date, Tuesday, Feb. 20,2024.

Duration:01:32:18

Drs. Bettina Beard and Michael Marge, Sunday 2-18-24

2/19/2024
We welcomed our two guests to discuss creating new programs and systems with government and industry to enable humans to access space safely, including normal citizens. This was an excellent discussion with good emails and listener phone calls. Please see the written summary of this program at www.thespaceshow.com for this date, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024.

Duration:01:30:52

Dr. John Mankins, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024

2/17/2024
John was with us to discuss space solar power, the recent NASA SSP report and his own plans and timeline for deploying his own SSP system. Read the full summary to this program at www.thespaceshow.com for this date, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024.

Duration:00:19:19

John Batchelor Show Hotel Mars, Wednesday, 1-31-24

2/17/2024
Dr. David Grinspoon was with us to talk about finding and studying fast moving interstellar objects. See the written summary at www.thespaceshow.com for this date, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024.

Duration:00:19:11

The John Batchelor Hotel Mars Program, Weds, 2-14-24

2/17/2024
John and I welcomed Jordan BRETZFELDER, doctoral student at UCLA, to discuss the importance of sending humans to Mars. We talked robotics vs. humans for Mars exploration, first going to the moons of Mars instead of the Martian surface, living on Mars and much more. Read the full summary of this program at www.thespaceshow.com for this date, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024.

Duration:00:10:38

The John Batchelor Hotel Mars Program, Weds, 2-14-24

2/17/2024
John and I welcomed Jordan BRETZFELDER, doctoral student at UCLA, to discuss the importance of sending humans to Mars. We talked robotics vs. humans for Mars exploration, first going to the moons of Mars instead of the Martian surface, living on Mars and much more. Read the full summary of this program at www.thespaceshow.com for this date, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024.

Duration:00:10:38