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By Dr. David M. Livingston
The Space Show® focuses on timely and important issues influencing the development of outer-space commerce and space tourism, as well as other related subjects of interest to us all. doctorspace.substack.com
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Open Lines Discussion For Sunday, May 31, 2026 Short Summary This was an open lines episode of The Space Show, hosted by David Livingston with participants including Marshall Martin, John Hunt, Dr. AJ Kothari, Philip Swan, and Bob Zimmerman. The main discussion centered on NASA’s lunar payload delivery challenges after
The Space Show Presents Dr. Jim Green, Tuesday, July 7, 2026 Short Summary: The Tuesday Evening Space Show featured Dr. James L. Green, former NASA chief scientist, who presented on the solar system’s movement through different interstellar clouds and the potential effects on Earth’s environment. Dr. Green discussed ho
The Space Show featured Dr. Dina Weibel discussing her book “The UltraView Effect: What We Can Learn From Astronauts About Awe, Humility, and Exploring the Unknown.” Weibel, an anthropologist of religion, shared her research on astronauts’ experiences looking at stars and deep space, which she calls the “ultra-view eff
Meeting assets for The Space Show Presents Robert “Hoot” Gibson, Tuesday, 6-23-26 Quick Summary: Tonight’s Space Show program featured Captain Robert “Hoot” Gibson, a former NASA astronaut and naval fighter pilot who flew five space shuttle missions and served as chief astronaut. Hoot discussed his career journey from
The Space Show Presents Dr. Ryan Dowdy re ISS & Artemis Astronaut Food, May 15, 2026, Friday Quick Summary: The Space Show featured Dr. Ryan Dowdy, a former NASA ISS Food System Manager, discussing food in space and his commercial food company ReadyBar. Dowdy explained how NASA’s 20-person team in Houston produces all
The Space Show Presents Andrew Rush of Star Catcher, Friday, 6-1926 Quick Summary: This Space Show program featured Andrew Rush, CEO of Star Catcher, discussing their development of an orbital energy grid using power beaming technology. Andrew explained how his network of satellites would collect solar energy and trans
Due to bandwidth issues, there is no Zoom video for this program. The audio is being archived here and on The Space Show website for this date, www.thespaceshow.com. The Space Show Present Manuel Cuba with The Space Show Team for a general discussion, Sunday, 6-14-26 Meeting Summary: The meeting was a space show discus
This was a Space Show program featuring Chris Carberry, co-founder and CEO of ExploreMars, discussing space policy, Mars exploration, and his new book “Future Spacefaring Society.” Chris explained that Explore Mars has always been agnostic on launch vehicle selection, supporting both SLS/Orion and Starship/Blue Origin
The Space Show Presents Rick Fisher, Tuesday, June 9, 2026 Quick Summary The Space Show featured a discussion with national security consultant Rick Fisher about China’s space program and its implications for national security. Rick explained that space has become a major component of American global national security
Dr. Eligar Sadeh, Tuesday, May 5, 2026, #4535 Quick summary The Space Show featured a discussion with Eligar Sadeh, editor of the Journal of Astropolitics, about the recent Space Symposium in Colorado Springs and cislunar space governance. Sadeh explained how the symposium focused heavily on establishing U.S. dominance
The Space Show Presents Open Lines Discussion Today, Sunday, 5-3-26 Quick Summary: This meeting focused on open discussion topics in space exploration and national security. Bob shared speculation about a potential SpaceX acquisition of 200+ square miles of land in Louisiana for data centers and manufacturing facilitie
The Space Show Presents Shubber Ali, Sunday, 4-19-26 Quick Summary: This Space Show program featured Shubber Ali, the original founder of Space Cynics, discussing his return to critiquing space industry claims and over hyping. Shubber explained how Space Cynics began in the mid-2000s as a blog focused on questioning ex
Bob Zimmerman, # 4594, May 26, 2026 Quick Summary: This Space Show program focused on NASA’s announcement of a restructuring plan for the Artemis lunar program led by Isaacman, which includes multiple unmanned lunar lander missions and the establishment of a lunar base by 2028. Bob detailed how NASA is relying heavily
The Space Show Presents Paul Warley, CEO of Ascent Solar, Friday, 4-17-26 Quick Summary: The Space Show featured Paul Worley, CEO of Ascent Solar, discussing their flexible thin-film solar technology. Paul explained that their CIGS (Copper Indium Gallium Sulfide) panels are lightweight, rollable, and designed to fit sp
Detailed Summary: SpaceX Starship Launch Discussion The group discussed SpaceX’s recent Starship launch, which John described as a partial success with significant technical challenges including an engine outage that caused the booster to deviate from its course. David praised the high-quality camera work and photograp
The Space Show Presents Virtual Moon With Manny Pimenta & Philippe van Nedervelde Quick Summary: This was a Space Show program featuring Manny Pimenta and Philip van Nedervelde presenting their Virtual Moon project, which aims to create a digital twin of the lunar surface for immersive virtual reality experiences. Mann
The Space Show Presents ISDC 2026 with Rod Pyle, Aggie Kobrin & Dr. Pascal Lee, Tuesday, 5-12-26 Quick Summary: The Space Show hosted a discussion about the upcoming ISDC (International Space Development Conference) in McLean, Virginia, featuring Aggie Kobrin, Rod Pyle, Pascal Lee, Sherry Bell, and select members of Th
The Space Show Presents Gary Barnhard, Friday, May 8, 2026 Quick Summary: The Space Show discussed space data centers with Gary Barnard, who explained the engineering challenges and potential solutions for placing data centers in space. Gary emphasized the importance of treating space data centers as combined heat and
Hotel Mars for Wednesday, April 15, 2026 John and I welcomed Phil Swan and Joe Pistritto to discuss the Artemis II launch, all of the remaining Artemis program launches and needed tech to reach goals on time. We talked about SLS, the landers from SpaceX and Blue Origin, time lines, human spaceflight safety, Orion, the
The Space Show Presents Author & James Van Laak re his book “To See Far - Conflict and Cooperation on the Space Frontier” from Tuesday, April 14, 2026 Quick Summary: This was a West Coast Space Show program hosted by David Livingston featuring author Jim Van Laak, who discussed his book “To See Far: Conflict and Cooper
Open Lines for The Space Show for Sunday, 4-12-26 4529 Quick summary: The meeting was an open lines discussion on the West Coast Sunday Noon Space Show, focusing primarily on NASA’s Artemis II mission and its implications. Participants discussed the mission’s success, media coverage, technical challenges, and future lu
Quick Summary: The Space Show hosted science journalist Rahul Rao to discuss his new book on nanotechnology, focusing on applications in space and other fields. Rao explained that while humans have been using nanoscale materials for centuries, the field as we know it began developing after World War II, with significan
John Batchelor, Dr. Haym Benaroya and I detailed engineering lunar settlements, focusing on rigid structures, inflatables, and lava tube cities. He explains the challenges of utilizing local regolith while protecting astronauts from radiation and toxic dust. Haym also addressed the psychological and physiological stres
The Space Show featured a discussion with Dr. Robert Zubrin about NASA’s Artemis program and Mars exploration plans. Dr. Zubrin criticized the current Artemis architecture as incoherent, comparing it unfavorably to Apollo’s purpose-driven approach, and proposed a “Starship plus Starboat” configuration for both lunar an
The Space Show Presents David Eicher, 4525, 4-3-26 Quick Summary: This Space Show discussion featuring David Eicher, editor emeritus of Astronomy Magazine, who shared insights about the current state and future of astronomy, space exploration, and scientific discovery. The conversation covered the rapid pace of astrono