The latest Spacevidcast program has been posted: SpaceUp DC Recap – Live Show 3.30 - Sept.5.10


See also the previous program: UnSpacevidcast at your UnConference – Live Show 3.29 - Aug.27.10.

The Space Show this week:

1. Monday, August 30, 2010, 2-3:30 pm PDT: No show due to AIAA 2010 Conference.

2. Tuesday, August 31, 2010:, 7-8:30 pm PDT: No show due to AIAA 2010 Conference.

3. Friday, Sept. 3, 2010,9:30-11:30 am PDT: This program will consist of taped interviews from the Space 2010 Conference. When you see the programs on The Space Show website, they are ready for play and podcasting. Some taped interviews may be uploaded for a Saturday program. Please check the website for further details should this be necessary.

4. Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010, 12-1:30 pm PDT: Taylor Dinerman returns to discuss some of his latest writings and thoughts.

Spacevidcast posts one of its short SpacePod reports: Dragon Drop Tests and Heat1X-TychoBrae Set to Launch – SpacePod 2010.08.24

The Space Show this week:

1. Monday, August 23, 2010, 2-3:30 PM PDT: We welcome Tim Dooley who is going to discuss the Victorian Space Age with us and his work in this area. This will be a one of a kind discussion you won't want to miss.

2. Tuesday, August 24, 2010:, 7-8:30 PM PT: Dennis Wingo is our scheduled guest for this show. Dennis will be talking about space policy, commercial space, and more.

3. Friday, August 27, 2010, 9:30-11AM PDT : We welcome Dr. Joe Rosen, author of the Lawless Universe. His book is available at www.onegiantleapfondation.org/books.

4. SPECIAL TIME: Sunday, August 29, 2010, 9-11 AM PDT. OPEN LINES. Your calls, emails and chats are welcome. Remember, no politics, be short and succinct, and let's all have some fun and learn a few things. Nobody gets an entire segment as too many want to use the phone on these shows and we only have one toll free line.

The latest Spacevidcast program (their 100th show) is on line: Moon, Mars and Beyond with Andrew Chaikin – Live Show 3.28

The Space Show this week:

1. Monday, August 16, 2010: 2-3:30 PM PDT We welcome welcome back Hu Davis to the program to talk about innovative SSP ideas and more. Hu is retired from NASA JSC and the aerospace industry and will be talking about technology in our energy future and much more.

2. Tuesday,August 17, 2010, 7-8:30 PM PDT: OPEN LINES. Please call in rather than use email or chat.

3. Thursday, August 19, 9:30-10:30 AM PDT: We welcome back Dr. Pete Worden, Director, NASA Ames. We will be talking about space policy and more.

4. Friday, August 20, 2010, 9:30-11AM PDT: We welcome author, engineer, and former NASA contractor, Paul O. Wieland to discuss his new hit book, Crossing The Threshold: Advancing Into Space To Benefit The Earth. You can purchase this book from www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/books and Amazon will contribute to The Space Show.

5. Sunday, August 22, 2010. 12-1:30 PM PDT: We welcome back Professor Joanne Gabrynowicz, Director of the National Center for Remote Sensing, Air and Space Law at Ole Miss. We will be discussing space law updates and much more.

The Space Show this week:

1. Monday, August 9, 2010: This is a replay of last week's interview with Mary Roach, author of Packing For Mars. When you see the program on the website, its ready for play and podcasting.

2. Tuesday, August 10, 2010: This is a replay of the program with Thalia Kohls from last Thursday. When you see the program on the website, its ready for play and podcasting.

3. Friday, August 13: Taped interviews from the Small Sat Conference. When you see this program on the website, its ready for play and podcasting. I will also put it on Live365.com so you can rate it.

4. Sunday, August 15, 2010, 12-1:30 PM PDT. We are back live and we welcome Franz Gayl to the show regarding SUSTAIN and many more space and related topics.

Spacevidcast posts their latest episode: Trouble on the ISS – Live Show 3.26.

Here's the latest Spacevidcast show with James Dewar, author of The Nuclear Rocket, in which he promotes re-starting a US nuclear rocket program: Nuclear Rockets with James Dewar – Live Show 3.25 - Spacevidcast

The Space Show this week:

1. Monday, August 2, 2010: 2-3:30 PM PDT We welcome representatives of AIAA to discuss the upcoming AIAA Space 2010 Conference in Anaheim, CA from August 31-Sept. 2, 2010. Among the guests will be Dr. Klaus Dannenberg, Deputy Executive Director, AIAA and Peter Montgomery, Aerospace Testing Alliance, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB.

2. Tuesday,August 3 , 2010, 7-8:30 PM PDT: We welcome Clay Mowry of Arianespace. As the head of the Arianespace's U.S. subsidiary, he is responsible for managing the company's sales, marketing, government relations and corporate communications activities.

3. Wednesday, August 4, 9:30-11AM PDT: We welcome Mary Roach to the program. Mary Roach is the author of the terrific new book, Packing For Mars.Note that this program will archive the following Monday on August 9, 2010.

4. Thursday, August 5, 2010, 2-3:30 PM PDT: We welcome back Thalia to the program. Thalia has much to say about our space policy debate, New Space, space enthusiasts, acrimony, and the absence of civility within the debate.. Thalia is known for her sharp whit, piercing perceptions, space knowledge, and her classical education. You do not want to miss this program. Please note that it will archive on Tuesday when I am at the Small Sat Conference.

5. Friday, August 6, 2010. 9:30-11AM PDT: Writer and journalist Robert Zimmerman returns for space news updates and analysis. Note that there is no program on Sunday, August 8 as I will be at the SmallSat Conference.

The Space Show this week:

1. Monday, July 26, 2010, 2-3:30 PM PDT: We welcome back Brian Enke, a Senior Space Research Analyst at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado who researches Mars and asteroid science, artificial intelligence and robotics algorithms, and remote sensing technologies. Brian will be discussing the latest Mars/asteroid science, robotics, Mars mission plans and the "space calculus" he has been developing, Mars settlement concerns, the current state of the space industry, sci-fi writing, and more.

2. Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 7- 8:30 PM PDT: OPEN LINES. If you are a frequent caller, please have something new and different to say. All topics welcome other than politics. None of that please.

3. Friday, July 30, 2010, 9:30-11:00 AM PDT. Ms. Theresa Hitchens will be with us from Geneva, Switzerland. Theresa is the Director of UNIDIR.

4. Sunday, August 1, 2010, 12-1:30 PM PDT.. We welcome Dr. Chris Impey, regarding his new book How It Ends: From you to the Universe. Dr. Impey is a University Distinguished Professor in the Astronomy Dept. at the University of Arizona in Tucson.

The latest episode of This Week in Space with Miles O'Brien is now on line. Topics include

35th Anniversary of Apollo Soyuz - Exclusive interviews, Virgin Galactic takes flight, Senate approves 3rd shuttle launch & heavy lift rocket, and much more

The Space Show this week:

1. Monday, July 19, 2010, 2-3:30 PM PDT: We welcome Lucinda Land, Executive Director of The Mars Society to discuss the upcoming Mars Society Conference which is August 5-8, 2010 in Dayton, Ohio. Please visit www.marssociety.org/portal/c/Conventions/2010-annual-convention.

2. Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 7- 8:30 PM PDT: In honor of this special day, we again present Evoloterra with Rand Simberg and Bill Simon. Please visit www.evoloterra.com.

3. Friday, July 23, 2010, 9:30-11:00 AM PDT No show as I am at the New Space Conference in Mtn. View, California.

4. No show as I am attending the New Space Conference in Mtn. View, CA.

Speaking of Spacevidcast, their latest program is now available on-line: Why we should colonize the moon with Dennis Wingo – Live Show 3.24 -

At the upcoming NewSpace 2010 conference, the makers of the movie Moon and the Spacevidcast team will receive awards from the Space Frontier Foundation: "Vision of the Future" and "Best Presentation of Space" Winners Announced - SFF - July.15.10.

Space Frontier Foundation co-founder Rick Tumlinson will be a guest speaker at the 62 Mile Club's space meet-up on July 20th in Marina del Re: Riding the Wave, New Space Defined with Guest Speaker: Rick Tumlinson.

On my other blog I've posted about the San Diego Space Society innovative Space Travelers Emporium that is opening today: Space Society store shoots for the moon - SignOnSanDiego.com.

Sounds like a great idea to combine a space themed store with a space advocacy hangout offering a library and a room for lectures and film showings. I hope it becomes a trend with space advocacy groups around the country.

The Space Show this week:

1. Monday, July 12, 2010: 2-3:30 PM PDT We welcome Dr. Mark Lewis and Dr. C. F. Lance Chenault to discuss the upcoming AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference. Not only will be discussing the upcoming conference but also advanced propulsion possibilities.

2. Tuesday, July 13, 2010, 7-8:30 PM PDT: We welcome back Dr. Burton Lee. Burton will discuss the newly announced European Commission Space Research Program, which is now actively seeking US companies and universities for participation and funding. Based in Brussels, Belgium, the EC is a new player on the international space scene, and should not be confused with the European Space Agency (ESA), which is a completely separate program, budget and organization. Dr Lee will be hosting the European Commission at Stanford on Wed July 21 for an open information session on how US space firms and university researchers can apply for EC grant funds in the following areas: Cubesats, space transportation and propulsion systems, robotic exploration technologies and Near Earth Objects (NEOs)".

3. Thursday, July 15, 7-8:30 PM PDT: We welcome Dr. Ralph McNutt, Jr. to the program. Dr. McNutt, Jr. is a Physicist and a member of the Principal Professional Staff of The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Topics for discussion include Radioisotope Power Systems, i.e. the plutonium power sources used on numerous American spacecraft such as Voyager, Cassini, New Horizons, & Messenger. Also interstellar probes.

4. Friday, July 16 , 2010: 9:30-11:00 AM PDT: We welcome Dr. Pat Patterson and Niel Holt, the new director of the Space Dynamics Lab at Utah State University. We will be discussing the upcoming SmallSat Conference in Logan, Utah.

In addition to their weekly show, Spacevidcast is also offering short Spacepod videos with brief space news reports. Here is the latest: Shuttle Program ends, Russian Program Expands – SpacePods 2010.07.07

The Space Show this week:
1. Monday, July 5, 2010, 2-3:30 PM PDT: We welcome Dr. Clive Neal, noted lunar scientist.

2. Tuesday, July 6, 2010, 7- 8:30 PM PDT: No show as am in Dallas for family reasons.

3. Friday, July 9, 2010, 9:30-11:00 AM PDT No show as I am in Dallas for family reasons.

4. CLASSROOM: Sunday, July 11 , 12-1:30 PM PDT. The Space Show Classroom welcomes Brian Weeden of The Secure World Foundation and co-hosts Drs. Jurist and Logan to discuss the facts behind "Space Sustainability" regarding the environmental and crowding issues across all orbital domains.

Spacevidcast posts its latest show: MoonBots with Team Tater Tot – Live Show 3.22