The John Batchelor Show "Hotel Mars," Wednesday, 6-13-12
14 Jun 2012, 17:25 UTC
Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Paul Spudis, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Global Space Exploration Conference (GLEX), commercial space & Cis-Lunar economic development. 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 discussion, Dr. Spudis talked about the Global Space Exploration Conference just concluded in Washington, DC and the focus of national space agencies on returning to the Moon and lunar economic development. We talked about Cis-lunar economic development with the U.S. leading the way in public/private partnerships. We talked about heavy lift launch capability, the SLS, and why the U.S. must be in the lead for Cis-lunar economic development. We also talked about present day capabilities for starting a lunar economic development program. If you have comments or questions, please post them on The Space Show blog. If you want to email either John Batchelor or Dr. Paul Spudis, you can do so through me.
