Welcome to hour 2 hour 3 minute program without a break with Dr. Jeff Bell. Jeff was very critical of Elon Musk and his plans to go to Mars. The entire program was about why Jeff was not supportive of the plan. Jeff talked about the Soviet N! rocket efforts, the Saturn 5, the overall Musk Mars vision, humans to Mars in general, economics, faults with the reasons given for going to Mars and much more. Listeners asked him many questions and a few were extremely critical of what he was saying. One in particular ended calling him names and attacking him through emails. Jeff also talked about human factors and life support issues, including problems related to gravity. When asked if he at least thought the Mars vision and plans were inspiring, he went after that notion as well. Read the full summary of this program at 222.thespaceshow.com for this program on this date, Monday, Oct. 3, 2016.

Welcome to our two hour 19 minute Open Lines program. We started out talking about the Elon Musk Mars talk in Mexico. Our first caller was present at the speech and he shared his first hand experiences and thoughts with us. Mr. Musk has certainly inspired him to work in the aerospace industry even in his home country of Bulgaria. Many others called to talk about the Musk Mars talk. Doug brought up the retirement market again and that was the subject of much of the show and humor. Other topics includes a discussion of the Washington Post article about possible sabotage regarding the recent Falcon 9 explosion. Read the full summary of this program at www.thespaceshow.com for this program this date, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016.

We welcomed Casey Dreier to the program to discuss the latest news about water plumes on Europa and the upcoming Europa Clipper Mission. Casey talked about the significance of the water plumes, how it might facilitate the search for some sort of biological life on Europa and much more. We also talked about competing NASA missions with Europa and Mars. Our guest also described the upcoming Europa mission in some detail, including some of the history behind it. Politics played a big role and still does in the Europa mission. Read the full summary at www.thespaceshow.com for this program on this date, Sept. 30, 2016.

John Batchelor and I welcomed Casey Dreier of The Planetary Society for a double segment to discuss the NASA Europa announcement about water plumes on Europa. We also discussed the upcoming Europa Clipper Mission. Please read the full summary of this program at www.thespaceshow.com for this program on this date, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016

We welcomed back Bob Zimmerman for this 118 minute show. During the first segment, we mostly talked about the Elon Musk Mars talk which he gave earlier today from Mexico. Bob offered his detailed comments and perspetives regarding the Musk plan for going to Mars. Listeners called to talk to Bob about contents of the talk and to share their own take with it. During the second part of the program we talked about Sea Launch possibly being sold to a Russian aviation magnate, Rocket Lab in New Zealand with their Electron rocket, Blue Origin, planetary missions and the Europa announcement by NASA. Bob also talked about the investigation underway regarding the SpaceX Falcon 9 explosion from a few weeks ago. Read the full summary of this program at www.thespaceshow.com for this program on this date, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016.

We welcomed back Michael Listner to update us on space law and policy issues. Some of the topics discussed included the presidential campaigns and space policy, space settlement, the Law of the Sea Treaty and Moon Treaty in the context of China and their behavior in the South China Sea. We also talked about new space policies in the UAE, New Zealand, Denmark, plus spaceport activity in Georgia and Alabama. Michael talked about Virgin Galactic and their new license. Near the end of the program, we got an update on the RD 180 engine issue. Read the full summary on www.thespaceshow.com for this program on this date, Monday, Sept. 26,2016.

Welcome to our 2 hour 18 minute detailed discussion with Dr. John Brandenburg. For the first half of the program, we talked about John's Space 2016 presentations on his GEM Unification Theory and his theory about past very large nuclear explosions on Mars. During the second part of the show, we focused on hybrid fission-fusion reactors. Please read the fully summary of this program at www.thespaceshow.com for this program on this date, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016.

Welcome to Hotel Mars on The John Batchelor Show. Our special guest was Doug Messier of www.parabolicarc.com. Topics discussed were the SpaceX Falcon 9 accident, STratoLaunch, Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin, and more. Read the full summary of this program at www.thespaceshow.com for this date, Sept. 21, 2016

Welcome to our 88 minute program with Dennis Wingo. The topics we discussed included the health of the commercial space industry, specific commercial space definitions, growth in the market and customers and more. We also talked about SpaceX and their Falcon 9 launch explosion from Sept. 1 of this year. Dennis referenced many new and interesting commercial companies using space as a tool to deliver their product rather than space as the product. You don't want to miss this discussion. Other topics included lifestyle investors, Mars, utilizing the Moon and for what, NASA contractors as compared to a true commercial company & more. The conversation continued into the second segment with our talking about cislunar space transportation, GEO orbits, private space opportunities, deep space mining, & lunar facilities. Kim asked Dennis how his own lunar and space vision had changed over time and what he thought of entertainment as a possible driver for returning to the Moon. Dennis talked more about robots and 3D printing. He was asked about the ARM poject by NASA, the upcoming Musk talk on his Mars plans, China and their ASAT work and more.

Read the fully summary at www.thespaceshow.com for this program on this date, Sept. 21, 2016.

We welcomed Mark Whittington back to the show. We discussed many topics including commercial space, SpaceX, the Falcon 9 accident, the upcoming Mars plans of Elon Musk, breakthrough propulsion ideas such as EmDrive and a soon to be released space film, "Hidden Figures." Please read the full summary of this program at www.thespaceshow.com for this date, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016.