January 7, 2025 Space Show panel discussion from the show’s advisory council
A few years ago David Livingston invited me to join a small advisory council he runs for The Space Show of people who are all independent experts on the space industry. Yesterday he decided to try a new program idea, whereby he would gather these advisors together for a Zoom session to discuss the state of the space industry at this moment.
You can listen to this discussion here. I highly recommend my listeners do so. The participants were the following, many of whom will be familiar names for those that keep abreast of the space industry:
1. John Jossy (Fremont John)
2. John Hunt (Ft. Worth John)
3. Rick Kwan (Fremont Rick)
4. Dr. Haym Benaroya
5. Dr. Doug Plata
6. Amir Notea
7. Bob Zimmerman
8. Ryan Reynolds
9. Michael Listner
10. Bill Gowan (Bill from Raleigh)
11. Dr. Ajay Kothari
12. Joe Pistritto
A lot of very thoughtful ideas were expressed by everyone, in a remarkably civilized discussion format. You won’t see my face because I participated by phone. (Zoom is pain for me to set up, and I prefer to avoid it if I am short of time.)
The panel discussion had two purposes. First David Livingston was using the session to learn how to use Zoom for such purposes. It is presently his thought to do this panel discussion somewhat regularly (frequency not yet determined), possibly calling the guest The Space Show Council.
The second purpose was to assess a number of issues that are presently in the news, such as the coming new Trump administration and the impact it might have on America’s manned space program. The range of thought from this collection of space geeks was quite educational, for me. I imagine my readers will get even more from the discussion.
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In 2020 when the world panicked over COVID I wrote that the panic was unnecessary, that the virus was apparently simply a variation of the flu, that masks were not simply pointless but if worn incorrectly were a health threat, that the lockdowns were a disaster and did nothing to stop the spread of COVID. Only in the past year have some of our so-called experts in the health field have begun to recognize these facts.
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A few years ago David Livingston invited me to join a small advisory council he runs for The Space Show of people who are all independent experts on the space industry. Yesterday he decided to try a new program idea, whereby he would gather these advisors together for a Zoom session to discuss the state of the space industry at this moment.
You can listen to this discussion here. I highly recommend my listeners do so. The participants were the following, many of whom will be familiar names for those that keep abreast of the space industry:
1. John Jossy (Fremont John)
2. John Hunt (Ft. Worth John)
3. Rick Kwan (Fremont Rick)
4. Dr. Haym Benaroya
5. Dr. Doug Plata
6. Amir Notea
7. Bob Zimmerman
8. Ryan Reynolds
9. Michael Listner
10. Bill Gowan (Bill from Raleigh)
11. Dr. Ajay Kothari
12. Joe Pistritto
A lot of very thoughtful ideas were expressed by everyone, in a remarkably civilized discussion format. You won’t see my face because I participated by phone. (Zoom is pain for me to set up, and I prefer to avoid it if I am short of time.)
The panel discussion had two purposes. First David Livingston was using the session to learn how to use Zoom for such purposes. It is presently his thought to do this panel discussion somewhat regularly (frequency not yet determined), possibly calling the guest The Space Show Council.
The second purpose was to assess a number of issues that are presently in the news, such as the coming new Trump administration and the impact it might have on America’s manned space program. The range of thought from this collection of space geeks was quite educational, for me. I imagine my readers will get even more from the discussion.
Readers!
Please consider supporting my work here at Behind the Black. Your support allows me the freedom and ability to analyze objectively the ongoing renaissance in space, as well as the cultural changes -- for good or ill -- that are happening across America. Fourteen years ago I wrote that SLS and Orion were a bad ideas, a waste of money, would be years behind schedule, and better replaced by commercial private enterprise. Only now does it appear that Washington might finally recognize this reality.
In 2020 when the world panicked over COVID I wrote that the panic was unnecessary, that the virus was apparently simply a variation of the flu, that masks were not simply pointless but if worn incorrectly were a health threat, that the lockdowns were a disaster and did nothing to stop the spread of COVID. Only in the past year have some of our so-called experts in the health field have begun to recognize these facts.
Your help allows me to do this kind of intelligent analysis. I take no advertising or sponsors, so my reporting isn't influenced by donations by established space or drug companies. Instead, I rely entirely on donations and subscriptions from my readers, which gives me the freedom to write what I think, unencumbered by outside influences.
You can support me either by giving a one-time contribution or a regular subscription. There are four ways of doing so:
1. Zelle: This is the only internet method that charges no fees. All you have to do is use the Zelle link at your internet bank and give my name and email address (zimmerman at nasw dot org). What you donate is what I get.
2. Patreon: Go to my website there and pick one of five monthly subscription amounts, or by making a one-time donation.
3. A Paypal Donation or subscription:
4. Donate by check, payable to Robert Zimmerman and mailed to
Behind The Black
c/o Robert Zimmerman
P.O.Box 1262
Cortaro, AZ 85652
You can also support me by buying one of my books, as noted in the boxes interspersed throughout the webpage or shown in the menu above.
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