http://podcasts.astrospacenow.com Most recent podcast episodes added to our site http://www.astrospacenow.com/images/asnlogo_rss.png http://podcasts.astrospacenow.com AstroSpaceNow.com en-us Sat, 19 May 12 07:00:01 -0300 http://podcasts.astrospacenow.com/episode.php?view=7009 This is going to be one of the “how we know what we know” kind of shows. How do scientist determine the age of things? How do we know the age of everything from stone tools, to the age of the Earth, to the age of the very Universe. Sat, 08 Dec 2012 09:00:00 -0300 astrospacenow7009 http://podcasts.astrospacenow.com/episode.php?view=7007 The number of moons, the age of the Sun, and our placement in the Milky Way all had an impact on the formation of the Earth and the evolution of life on our planet. But what if things were different? What would be the implications? Sat, 01 Dec 2012 09:00:00 -0300 astrospacenow7007 http://podcasts.astrospacenow.com/episode.php?view=7698 Encore: Helium and the Sun, by Susan & Amanda Murph Sat, 19 May 2012 05:14:41 -0300 astrospacenow7698 http://podcasts.astrospacenow.com/episode.php?view=7696 Guest: Todd Halvorson. Topics: Upcoming Falcon 9 & Dragon launch, Florida space policy, NASA & 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. We welcomed Todd Halvorson, senior aerospace reporter for FLORIDA TODAY & USA TODAY to the show. During our first segment, we mostly discussed the upcoming Falcon 9 launch scheduled for Saturday early morning, May 19 2012. Note that Florida Today is having special coverage and programming starting at 3:30 AM EDT. To tune in, visit www.floridatoday.com. Todd detailed the coverage at the start of our next segment. Also in the initial segment, we talked about Congress, commercial crew, down selecting, the Space Act Agreement, and the U.S. human spaceflight program, such that it is a program. Also mentioned was the SLS program along with Orion, then I asked about the space coast economy per the recent 60 Minutes segment last month. Todd had much to say about the 60 Minutes Segment, especially the visuals they used. Don't miss it. Listener Jane asked about the differences in policy ideas between NewSpace and the old space crowd, especially the very well known astronauts who are most vocal in support of a more traditional NASA program. Todd had much to say about this and we talked about the future NASA as either a space tax service or an organization that explores BLEO. Another topic of interest dealt with the Chinese space program and going to the Moon. Our listener asked if Chinese space plans might start a space competition with the U.S. We then talked about the FY 13 budget for NASA and the possibility of doubling NASA's budget as proposed by Dr. Tyson. As the segment ended, we discussed Planetary Resources and sought Todd's perspective on what has been made public so far. In the second segment, Todd went into detail about the Florida Today broadcast for the Falcon 9 launch. Terry called in to ask about the ISS GPS issue and then we asked Todd to describe what happens when Dragon gets to the vicinity of the ISS. The process goes on through Wednesday morning. Another listener asked for Todd's analysis of the space program over his 25 year history of reporting space news. Our next topic honed in so the suborbital companies in Mojave, space tourism, and suborbital research. This discussion included spaceports in Florida, California, Virginia, New Mexico and elsewhere. As our program was nearing its end, we talked about Constellation, Ares 1, SRBs, Dr. Mike Griffin, SLS, and civility. In his closing comments, Todd again said we should have a space program that explores and is not a space taxi service. Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog. You can email Todd through the Florida Today website. Fri, 18 May 2012 10:58:04 -0300 astrospacenow7696 http://podcasts.astrospacenow.com/episode.php?view=7697 Guest: John Batchelor, Guillermo Sohnlein, Dr. Space. Topics: The Sea-Space Initiative, synergies with the oceans and space. 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. 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. 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. During our 11.5 minute segment, Guillermo Sohnlein joined us to talk about the first of several upcoming Sea-Space Initiative Workshops to help develop long-term strategic plans as well as near-term tactical projects that are synergistic between the oceans and space. This first workshop takes place next week at the offices of Google, Inc. in Silicon Valley, California. For more information, please visit http://seaspaceinitiative.org. Our guest talked about both inner and outer space, he mentioned several synergistic industries, we talked about NASA?s interest in the oceans plus a host of other issues. John also asked about the Law of the Sea Treaty and the space treaties in terms of impact on sea and space future opportunities/obstacles. I will be attending the workshop and in fact am chairing the communications panel discussion. I will report on the workshop on our next open lines program. If you want to email John Batchelor, you can do so through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Please post your comments/questions on The Space Show blog. Fri, 18 May 2012 10:56:38 -0300 astrospacenow7697 http://podcasts.astrospacenow.com/episode.php?view=7693 Galaxies, by Mel Blake Fri, 18 May 2012 10:30:27 -0300 astrospacenow7693 http://podcasts.astrospacenow.com/episode.php?view=7694 Fri, 18 May 2012 01:00:00 -0300 astrospacenow7694 http://podcasts.astrospacenow.com/episode.php?view=7695 Fri, 18 May 2012 01:00:00 -0300 astrospacenow7695 http://podcasts.astrospacenow.com/episode.php?view=7683 Finding yourself, the easy way. Thu, 17 May 2012 06:39:21 -0300 astrospacenow7683 http://podcasts.astrospacenow.com/episode.php?view=7688 Encore: The Sound of Strings: An Idea of Design, by Micol Christopher & Matthew Graham Thu, 17 May 2012 03:31:53 -0300 astrospacenow7688