Space Legislation Roundup November 18-30 2019 – National and state legislatures

Posted on December 7, 2019 by SpaceScholar

A review of legislative activity at the national and state levels that impacts space exploration and commercialization and the building of a workforce that can get humans into space. Today’s episode covers……….

0:52 – Space Programs and Industry

1:22 – Cyber, Artificial Intelligence, and telecommunications

1:52 – New energy technology

2:25 – STEM and STEAM programs

2:45 – Developing a technology workforce

2:55 – Other new technologies and technology transfer

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Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: space, legislation, congress, florida, new york, new jersey, pennsylvania, new hampshire, senate, house of representatives, artificial intelligence, NASA, fuel, solar, cyber, STEM, STEAM, technology, research, aviation, autonomous vehicles, florida space agency, manufacturing, policy, sustainable chemistry, solar, geothermal, cyber, education

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How to protect the Earth, space, and space exploration with Dale Skran

Posted on December 3, 2019 by SpaceScholar

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Dale Skran National Space SocietyHow to protect the Earth, space, and space exploration with Dale Skran

Interview Timeline

Dale Skran has been involved in technology and business for many years. He eventually developed a strong interest in space exploration and commercialization and eventually became the chairman of the Executive Committee of the National Space Society. We talked about the Society’s activities and goals and what Dale sees as the possible future of space business.

0:35 – Dale talks about his background in the field of space.

3:40 – Dale talks about what the National Space Society can do to impact space science and exploration.

6:29 – Dale talks about education and space science.

7:30 – Dale talks about Ad Astra and other outreach programs.

8:47 – Dale talks about funding for space science versus space commercialization.

10:25 – Dale talks about challenges facing space exploration and commercialization.

15:32 – Dale talks about air-space management.

16:54 – Dale talks about remote sensing regulations.

17:29 – Dale talks about planetary protection issues.

19:38 – Dale talks about commercial space.

22:45 – Dale talks about the Artemis program.

27:15 – Dale talks about Starship and Starlink.

29:15 – Dale talks about the growth of the “venture class satellite”.

30:19 – Dale talks about LEO commercialization.

32:41 – Dale can be found at space.nss.org. He can contact6ed at daleskran at nss.org.

Links of interest

space.nss.org

allianceforspacedevelopment.org

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Guests: Dale Skran

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: space business, space history, space technology, unmanned space missions, podcast,

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Satellite Design book – “Low Earth Orbit Satellite Design” (Springer, 2018) – George Sebestyen interview

Posted on November 25, 2019 by SpaceScholar

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Dr. George Sebestyen is a satellite engineer and he’s designed satellites for decades. We discussed his latest co-authored book on Low Earth Orbit Satellite Design. Check out the book here.

0:37 – George talks about how he got into writing on space industry.

2:17 – George talks about the book and the design of low earth orbit satellites.

3:30 – The book aims at the hardware design for satellites.

4:01 – George talks about what challenges he sees in space industry. He says there are too many companies trying to succeed in the industry.

7:16 – George talks about significant technological advances in satellite design in the last ten years.

9:15 – George talks about cubestats and how they are more affordable for certain institutions.

13:11 – George talks about 3D printing and satellite parts. He also talks about propulsion

16:46 – George talks about how frequency allocation can affect satellite design.

18:26 – George says that cleaning satellite debris is far off.

20:35 – George talks about constellation designs and exciting new developments in the space industry.

22:01 – George talks about consolidation in the satellite construction business.

24:15 – George talks about technology transfer between government and the private industry.

25:50 – George talks about Chinese launch and satellite building capabilities.

Links of interest

Check out the book here.

https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319683140

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Guests: George Sebestyen

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: space, exploration, commercialization, science, satellites, surveillance, ground stations, NASA, air force, navy, communications, cubesats, de-orbiting, solar panels, attitude control, imaging satellites, ground communications, radiation, hydrozine, radio frequency interference, china, chinese space program

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Space Legislation Roundup November 10-17, 2019 – National and state legislatures

Posted on November 19, 2019 by SpaceScholar

A listing of legislative activity at the national and state levels that impacts space exploration and commercialization and the building of a workforce that can get humans into space. Today’s episode covers……….

0:41 Space Programs and Industry

3:05 New energy technology

4:13 New cyber, artificial intelligence, and telecommunications legislation

5:54 STEM and STEAM programs

7:15 Developing a tech workforce

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Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: space, legislation, congress, florida, new jersey, ohio, senate, house of representatives, artificial intelligence, NASA, fuel, solar, cyber, STEM, STEAM, technology, FAR, FCC, hearings

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Space Legislation Roundup November 1-9, 2019 – National and state legislatures

Posted on November 10, 2019 by SpaceScholar

A listing of legislative activity at the national and state levels that impacts space exploration and commercialization and the building of a workforce that can get humans into space. Today’s episode covers November 1-9, 2019.

0:38 – Space Programs and Industry

1:16 – New energy technology

2:22 – New cyber and artificial intelligence technology

3:06 – Other new technologies and technology transfer

3:54 – STEM and STEAM programs

5:13 – Developing a tech workforce

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Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: space, legislation, congress, florida, Massachusetts, wisconsin, senate, house of representatives, artificial intelligence, NASA, fuel, solar, cyber, STEM, STEAM, technology

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Space exploration past and future book – “Space 2.0” (BenBella Books, 2019) – Rod Pyle interview

Posted on November 6, 2019 by SpaceScholar

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Rod Pyle has written dozens of books on the history of space exploration and commercialization. He’s currently editor of the National Space Society magazine Ad Astra. He’s interviewed many of the top names in the field and we talk about his latest book on the subject, Space 2.0. Check out the book here.

0:53 – Rod mentions some of his Star Trek memories.

4:33 – Rod talks about his book Space 2.0 and the companies that were involved in the early days of private space flight.

5:53 – Rod talks about space and investments.

9:16 – Rod talks about the challenges in space commercialization.

12:28 – Rod talks about the increase in interest in space commercialization.

24:36 – Rod talks about some of the solutions that could help advance space exploration especially with a focus on helping private companies.

29:35 – Rod talks about large companies versus small ones in the space launch market.

35:18 – Rod talks about what NASA should be focused on going forward.

38:46 – Rod talks about future advances he’s heard about.

45:00 – Rod talks about combining private industry with government initiatives.

49:07 – Rod has a website pylebooks.com and a podcast called “Cool Space News” on iheart radio.

Links of interest

Check out the book here.

https://www.benbellabooks.com/shop/space-2-0/

https://www.pylebooks.com/

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/85-cool-space-news-with-rod-py-28165074/

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Guests: Rod Pyle

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: space, JPL, space, enterprise, star trek, okuda, launch, spacex, blue origin, united launch alliance, russia, china, european space agency, japan, NASA, ITAR, soviet union, buzz aldrin, apollo, star wars, artemis, infrastructure, outland, skylab, bezos, mars 2020, 2001, propulsion, robotics, cubesats

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Introduction

Posted on October 3, 2019 by SpaceScholar

This website will feature interviews with luminaries in the field of space business, technology, and policy.  I’ll also include links to important documents and sites that will help you learn about and keep up with this field.  Enjoy the journey.

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Hello world!

Posted on January 29, 2019 by SpaceScholar

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