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Frontier Space

54 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratings

Frontier Space is a research organisation and podcast listened to in 80+ countries with entrepreneurs and researchers advancing engineering, climate action, materials science, biotechnology, and space systems. Our Podcast host Kole Lutz is the cofounder of startups such as Magneto Space. The Podcast helps push the envelope of science and development of life on Earth and beyond. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/frontier-space/support

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Episodes

7 Big Ideas from 2023 - Ep 44

January 18, 2024 18:06 - 3 minutes - 3.51 MB

7 Big Ideas from Kole’s Twitter (twitter.com/kolelutz). Explore carbon capture near airports and wildfire smoke, remote sensing to image wet wood, CO2 clouds, and energy efficient wind turbines. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/frontier-space/support

Reflective Materials to Prevent Ice Melting - Ep 43

January 04, 2024 20:24 - 25 minutes - 35.4 MB

Dive into research, materials and progress of reflective materials to prevent ice melting with Dr. Leslie Field, Founder of Bright Ice and Arctic Ice Project (https://www.arcticiceproject.org/) Learn about Arctic Ice Project, and Bright Ice a nonprofit that plans to inhibit glacial melting by adding a safe, reflective material to the surface of dirty ice and water to brighten (www.brighticeinitiative.org) Explore >10um Si microspheres such as 3M™ Glass Bubbles materials, dynamics, lifespan...

CoolSeal Reflective Coatings on Pavement - Ep 42

August 04, 2023 20:47 - 33 minutes - 46 MB

Explore GuardTop’s CoolSeal Reflective Coating to reflect 30% more sunlight, reduce asphalt surface temperatures by 10-25 degrees Fahrenheit, and save millions in thermal/energy costs. Dive into solar-activated engineered pigment, material properties, challenges such as UV light, microcracks, and also the environment/energy/cost savings, growth and potential to overcome global warming and cool planet Earth. Speakers Davis Koleas, Director of Sustainability,CoolSeal by GuardTop Michael Mar...

Sunlight, Skin, and Vitamin D Synthesis - Ep 41

June 11, 2023 14:11 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MB

Learn about research,benefits, and significance from humans producing vitamin D from sunlight. Our guest Dr. Michael Hollick, who is considered to be the father of vitamin D, is responsible for creating a billion-dollar vitamin D sales market and testing juggernaut, shares his research and findings on Sunlight-induced Vitamin Synthesis. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/frontier-space/support

5 Mysteries in Materials Science & Defects

May 20, 2023 19:33 - 5 minutes - 5.35 MB

Explore five mysteries in materials science, engineering and defects. Glimpse into emerging research projects as we gander into the world of nanoparticles and nanotechnology. This video was created from UVA's MSE 3060 Defects & Microstructures course. Chapters: 0:00 Divacancies 1:33 Oxygen Vacancies 2:20 Armor Shield 3:00 Space & Crystal Lattice 4:13 Dark Matter antiparticles --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/frontier-space/support

10 Ideas on Biological Evolution in 2022

March 28, 2023 21:10 - 3 minutes - 3.64 MB

Explore Ten Ideas on Biological Evolution from Top Engaged Tweets from Twitter (https://twitter.com/kolelutz) in 2022 0:13 Unexplored Space Biology on ISS, 0:45 Cambrian Explosion Earlier, 1:06 Before humans Advanced Civilisation, 1:24 Access Digital Calendar, 1:36 Higher Intelligence Underwater, 1:56 Dolphins from Wolves, 2:12 Growth of Winged Species, 2:32 Dogs Speaking Words, 3:06 Enhancing Dog Species, 3:32 Animals Identify Edible Plants --- Support this podcast: https://podca...

3D Printing Minimass Concrete Beams In Situ - Ep 38

March 02, 2023 22:05 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MB

Learn about Minimass from Andy Coward on the mission to create low-carbon, low-cost, 3d printed concrete beams with 78% reduction in concrete, and 50% reduction in material costs. Approach holds potential to 3D print any compression carrying material for buildings and bridges on Earth and beyond. Topics include: 3D printing with mortar in-situ, sawtooth beam design, materials science <2-10mm aggregates, and more. Andy Coward of Net Zero Projects (NZP) Limited, holds a 1st class degree in Ci...

AIAA SciTech 2023, Podcast Interview with Taylor Fazzini

February 01, 2023 22:55 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MB

Dive behind the scenes at AIAA's SciTech 2023 Forum with Taylor Fazzini, Principal Systems Engineer at Northrop Grumman. AIAA SciTech hosted a  record breaking 5,800 researchers/professionals, 30+ exhibitors 2500+ technical panels/sessions, 70+ different companies participating  at National Harbor, MD now that forum is back in person,  Learn More https://virtualscitech.aiaa.org/ Frontier Space Podcast https://anchor.fm/frontierspace --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com...

Harvesting Xrays and Gamma Rays PV Cells Materials | FS Podcast Ep 36

January 28, 2023 20:25 - 27 minutes - 25 MB

Learn about how lead Iodide perovskites (CH3Nh3PbI3) and thin-film cadmium telluride (CdTe) can be utilised for X ray and gamma voltaics. After researchers observed 75% charge collection efficiency with MAPbl3, Material shows less than 20% decrease in performance up to 40 Sv of Xray dose, demonstrating very good stability with a few on orbit demos. Topics include applications to collect ambient energy near reactors and soft X-ray background (SXRB/CXRB in 2-100keV). Speaker:László Forró,  Prof...

Harvesting Xrays and Gamma Rays PV Cells Materials - Ep 36

January 28, 2023 20:25 - 27 minutes - 25 MB

Learn about how lead Iodide perovskites (CH3Nh3PbI3) and thin-film cadmium telluride (CdTe) can be utilised for X ray and gamma voltaics. After researchers observed 75% charge collection efficiency with MAPbl3, Material shows less than 20% decrease in performance up to 40 Sv of Xray dose, demonstrating very good stability with a few on orbit demos. Topics include applications to collect ambient energy near reactors and soft X-ray background (SXRB/CXRB in 2-100keV). Speaker:László Forró,  Pr...

10 Big Ideas and Questions in 2022

January 08, 2023 17:22 - 3 minutes - 3.25 MB

Dive into underexplored ideas and questions in Top Engaging Tweets from Kole's Twitter in 2022.   https://twitter.com/kolelutz  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/frontier-space/support

How Exoplanet Radio Transits Probe Magnetic Fields to Find Super Earths - Ep 35

December 25, 2022 19:48 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MB

Dive into Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations of the HD 189733 star-planet system in order to predict radio transit modulations of exoplanets. Learn how MHD simulations can model electromagnetic field interactions between local stars and exoplanet magnetospheres at varying planetary radii, and field intensities to generate synthetic radio images (10MHz-1GHz), EM field strength, viewing phase angles, and local star parameters. Topics include: Alfven Wave Solar Atmosphere Model (AWSOM),ray ...

Plasma Electrolysis for CO2 Dissociation, Fuel Cells, and Gas Separation - Ep 34

November 08, 2022 15:17 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MB

Dive into plasmas for electrolysis, gas decomposition, climate change, and in situ resource utilization (ISRU) to produce oxygen, fuels, life support, and agriculture on Mars, Venus, Earth, and beyond. Lead author and speaker Vasco Guerra, from IST Uni de Lisboa shares team’s findings, journey, experiment results.  After testing in Martian composition & Pressure for CO2 decomposition, plasma enhanced solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) comparable to MOXIE yields 14g of O2 /hr for P=250W with 5kg 2...

Rogue Space Systems On Orbit Servicing Orbots - Ep 33

October 11, 2022 00:13 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MB

Dive into Pod episode with  Rogue Space systems and engineering, three on orbit servicing ‘orbots’ including: 19kg Laura Orbot with 1mm res radar/hyperspectral from 500-550m to measure space materials, debris, and rotational behaviour (yaw,pitch,roll), as well as Barry Orbot 1U Cubesat with 360deg 8x8MP imaging.  Topics include: vibrometer applications, Continuous scan laser Doppler vibrometry (CSLDV), surface material imaging, debris mitigation, down stream applications, coatings on orbit,...

SISTINE to Image UV Atmospheres of Exoplanets and Stars - Ep 32

August 31, 2022 15:57 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MB

Learn about SISTINE missions with 5 min suborbital flight in Summer 2022 with Far UV imaging spectroscopy imaging 100k photons at 100 to 160 nm for emission lines associated with atmospheres of low mass stars and exoplanets. With advanced optical mechanical designs, this enables SISTINE to achieve high signal-to-noise observations of emission lines from planet-hosting dwarf stars with moderate spectral resolution (R ~ 10,000) and sub-arcsecond angular imaging. Topics include: exoplanet atmos...

Solar Gravitational Lens for Exoplanet Surface Imaging & Interstellar Communication - Ep 30

June 23, 2022 22:33 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MB

Plunder into 30th pod episode with Alex Madurowicz on his PhD Thesis from Stanford to explore takeaways from his 2022 SGL Study below outlining the orbital mechanics, to send craft to Solar Gravitational Lens (SGL), how to maintain alignment with target planet and optical effects and sources of noise, and a special algorithm designed undistort the light by reversing the bending from the gravitational lens, which turns the Einstein ring back into a pixelated round planet. SGL telescopes can i...

Solar Gravitational Lens for Exoplanet Surface Imaging & Interstellar Communication - Ep 31

June 23, 2022 22:33 - 53 minutes - 49.7 MB

Plunder in to explore takeaways with Alex Madurowicz from Stanford on his 2022 SGL Study below outlining the orbital mechanics, to send craft to Solar Gravitational Lens (SGL), how to maintain alignment with target planet and optical effects and sources of noise, and a special algorithm designed undistort the light by reversing the bending from the gravitational lens, which turns the Einstein ring back into a pixelated round planet. SGL telescopes can improve the precision of imaging of exop...

Beam Laser Propulsion for High Delta V - Ep 30

May 25, 2022 18:23 - 50 minutes - 47 MB

Envisioning a life expanding solar system with high power orbital lasers (GEO or Lagrange) for uG transit with Dr. Young Bae, Founder of PTL and YK Bae Corp. Learn about advantages of Beam Laser Propulsion (BLP)  and Photon Laser Thrusters (PLT) to achieve high delta V departure to launch cargo to nearby planets Mars and Venus within a few weeks and Earth to Moon in 14-20 hours. Topics include YAG laser, active resonant optical cavity, primary and secondary mirror, first cubesat laser beam g...

Beam Laser Propulsion to Become Multiplanetary - Ep 30

May 25, 2022 18:23 - 50 minutes - 47 MB

Envisioning a multiplanet life solar system with high power orbital lasers (GEO or Lagrange) for uG transit with Dr. Young Bae, Founder of PTL and YK Bae Corp. Learn about advantages of Beam Laser Propulsion (BLP)  and Photon Laser Thrusters (PLT) to achieve high delta V departure to launch cargo to nearby planets Mars and Venus within a few weeks and Earth to Moon in 14-20 hours. Topics include YAG laser, active resonant optical cavity, primary and secondary mirror, first cubesat laser beam...

Beam Laser Propulsion and Photon Laser Thruster to Become Multiplanetary - Ep 30

May 25, 2022 18:23 - 50 minutes - 47 MB

Envisioning a multiplanet life solar system with high power orbital lasers (GEO or Lagrange) for uG transit with Dr. Young Bae, Founder of PTL and YK Bae Corp. Learn about advantages of Beam Laser Propulsion (BLP)  and Photon Laser Thrusters (PLT) to achieve high delta V departure to launch cargo to nearby planets Mars and Venus within a few weeks and Earth to Moon in 14-20 hours. Topics include YAG laser, active resonant optical cavity, primary and secondary mirror, first cubesat laser beam...

Sonocytology & Atomic Force Microscopes (AFM) to Listen to Sounds of Cell - Ep 29

April 24, 2022 18:24 - 58 minutes - 54.5 MB

Explore the significance of sonocytology, atomic force microscopy (AFM), and other nanoprobes to measure the sounds/songs from the cell, abiotic matierals, and to bioengineer cells beyond Earth from AFM sound pioneer Dr. James Gimzewski, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at the UCLA and Director of the Nano & Pico Characterization Core. Topics include nanomechanical analysis of cells from cancer patients, quantifying intracellular frequencies, applications of AFM for eukaryotic/prokaryot...

Acoustic Analysis FFT of Laser-induced Graphene - Ep 28

March 26, 2022 23:44 - 39 minutes - 36.7 MB

Take a gander into acoustic analysis of laser-induced graphene (LIG) with our guest, John Li, PhD Candidate from Stanford University and pod host Kole Lutz. Researchers used a $31 microphone attached to the CO2 laser writing head, followed by a simple acoustic signal processing scheme that allows for far greater quality control capabilities that are orders of magnitude faster than characterization of laser-induced graphene by microscopy techniques. By applying Fourier and integral analyses, r...

Acoustic Analysis FFT of Laser on Graphene - Ep 28

March 26, 2022 23:44 - 39 minutes - 36.7 MB

Take a gander into acoustic analysis of laser-induced graphene (LIG) with our guest, John Li, PhD Candidate from Stanford University and pod host Kole Lutz. Researchers used a $31 microphone attached to the CO2 laser writing head, followed by a simple acoustic signal processing scheme that allows for far greater quality control capabilities that are orders of magnitude faster than characterization of laser-induced graphene by microscopy techniques.  By applying Fourier and integral analyses...

Manufacturing Landing Pads with HVOF Nanocoatings on Luna with Masten Space - Ep 27

February 20, 2022 16:42 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MB

Dive into Masten Space’s near-instant landing pads called in-Flight Alumina Spray Technique (FAST) method with our guest Matthew Kuhns, VP R&D, to in-situ manufacture near-instant 6meter+ diameter landing pads with dust free zone. In partnering with Texas A&M, UCF, and Honeybee Robotics and collaborating with a NASA NIAC Phase 1 program, Masten conducted a series of tests and experiments in 2021 on Earth using the High velocity oxygen thermal spraying (HVOF) concept to release .5 mm alumina...

FAST Landing Pads with HVOF Nanocoatings on Luna with Masten Space

February 20, 2022 16:42 - 35 minutes - 33.1 MB

Dive into Masten Space’s near-instant landing pads called in-Flight Alumina Spray Technique (FAST) method with our guest Matthew Kuhns, VP R&D, to in-situ manufacture near-instant 6meter+ diameter landing pads with dust free zone. In partnering with Texas A&M, UCF, and Honeybee Robotics and collaborating with a NASA NIAC Phase 1 program, Masten conducted a series of tests and experiments in 2021 on Earth using the High velocity oxygen thermal spraying (HVOF) concept to release .5 mm alumina...

FAST Landing Pads with HVOF Nanocoatings on Luna with Masten Space - Ep 27

February 20, 2022 16:42 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MB

Dive into Masten Space’s near-instant landing pads called in-Flight Alumina Spray Technique (FAST) method with our guest Matthew Kuhns, VP R&D, to in-situ manufacture near-instant 6meter+ diameter landing pads with dust free zone. In partnering with Texas A&M, UCF, and Honeybee Robotics and collaborating with a NASA NIAC Phase 1 program, Masten conducted a series of tests and experiments in 2021 on Earth using the High velocity oxygen thermal spraying (HVOF) concept to release .5 mm alumina...

A Graphene Revolution: 2D Sheets, Straintronics, Nanomechanical Properties

January 23, 2022 20:15 - 58 minutes - 54.5 MB

Hear from Dr. Manoj Tripathi, a Researcher in materials science from University of Sussex, about pioneering research, field, and applications enabled from straintronics and mechanical kinks (nanocurtains or or nano-speed bumps) with 2D sheet graphene.Similar to nano-origami, deformed 2D sheet graphene altered material's electronic and mechanical properties and accidentally created the tiniest microchips ever. Adding up to 1% wt of graphene sheets or GOx could make carbon fiber 225% stronger ...

A Graphene Revolution: 2D Sheets, Straintronics, Nanomechanical Properties - Ep 26

January 23, 2022 20:15 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MB

Dive into straintronics and mechanical kinks (nanocurtains or or nano-speed bumps) with 2D sheet graphene.Similar to nano-origami, deformed 2D sheet graphene altered material's electronic and mechanical properties and accidentally created the tiniest microchips ever. Adding up to 1% wt of graphene sheets or GOx could make carbon fiber 225% stronger and 184% stiffer. Learn about the applications including highly-sensitive cancer biosensors, advanced water filters, and next-generation energy s...

Establishing the African Space Agency in Egypt - Ep 25

December 19, 2021 18:03 - 19 minutes - 18.5 MB

The African Union passed legislation to establish the African Space Agency in 2017 and recently approved Egypt as host country for the headquarters of the new agency. Tune into this month's episode to dive into the founding, launch, and development of the African Space Agency (AfSA) with our guest Ayman Ahmed, PhD, Head of Space Imaging & BoD at Egyptian Space Agency. Learn about the objectives, missions, satellite project, involvement of the Egyptian Space Agency, African Union, and governm...

Phototrophy and Bioengineering Life in Venus Clouds - Ep 24

November 21, 2021 19:29 - 1 hour - 60.2 MB

Investigating potential phototrophy, habitability, and bioengineering of microbes and potential floating algae in the lower, middle, and upper cloud layers of Venus with our guest, Rakesh Mogul, Ph.D., Professor of Biological Chemistry and Director; NASA/CSU Spaceward Bound, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Professor Rakesh recently published a study outlined below in finding that sunlight filtering through Venus’ clouds could support Earth-like photosynthesis round-the-clock...

Next-gen SuperBIT Stratospheric Balloon Telescopes - Ep 23

October 23, 2021 01:52 - 39 minutes - 36.8 MB

A lively dialogue on the mission, design, and implications of SuperBIT balloon-borne telescope one of the highest resolution telescopes ever made with our guest Barth Netterfield PhD, Professor, DADDAA & Physics at Uni of Toronto and project lead of SuperBIT mission to image weak gravitational lensing, galactic star formation, distribution and quantity of dark matter in galaxy clusters and super exoplanet atmospheres. The $5M Super-pressure Balloon-borne Imaging Telescope (SuperBIT) is 1,30...

Bulk Metallic Glass, Coatings, and Strainwave Gears - Ep. 22

September 16, 2021 11:17 - 47 minutes - 44.2 MB

Chime into the edge of materials science, manufacturing, and applications of amorphous metals, or metallic glass with Doug Hoffman, PhD, Founder of Metallurgy Facility, Cofounder of Materials Development and Manufacturing Technology Group and Additive Manufacturing Center at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Learn about the material properties of amorphous metals to operate systems and robotics in conditions with high hardness, corrosion resistance, bouncy property, high abrasive, dusty and...

Tethered Asteroids for Planetary Defense - Ep 21

August 13, 2021 15:51 - 38 minutes - 36 MB

Explore the dynamics and engineering of Tethered Asteroid systems to adjust the orbital trajectory of near-Earth object (NEO) and potentially hazardous asteroids (PHA) with our guest Flaviane Venditti, PhD who is pioneering the tethered asteroid R&D. Topics in this month's Podcast Episode include tether dynamics, engineering, and materials (i.e. carbon nanotubes), alternative orbital deviation methods, tether anchoring, solar sails, and tethered balloon asteroids Podcast Guest: Flaviane Ven...

Active Deployable Cubesat Mirrors - Ep 20

July 23, 2021 10:19 - 35 minutes - 33.3 MB

Learn about satellite/telescope deployable mirrors, inspired from James Webb Telescope foldable mirror architecture, that is being developed by Noah Schwartz, Adaptive Optics Engineer at the UK Astronomy Technology Centre. Active deployable primary mirrors holds the potential to significantly improve satellite diffraction limit with potential implications to increase satellite imagery resolution by 2-3X. Discover the experiment results from 500 tests on deployment mirrors, opto-mechanical ch...

Artificial Gravity with Tail to Tail Starships Docking - Ep 19

June 25, 2021 19:41 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MB

Ever wonder how to generate artificial gravity on Starships and spacecraft in transit to Mars? Chris Behrens, Technology and Science Writer at BehrensTech, shares a bold idea on generating artificial gravity with rocket spacecraft tail to tail docking approach. The 19th episode of the Frontier Space podcast explores the potential effects and significance of flipping, rotating spacecraft on the cabin design, power and communication systems, payload forces. Chris and Kole explore the implicatio...

Interplanetary Space Highways - Ep 18

April 30, 2021 00:01 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MB

A dialogue on the research developments of Space manifolds and interplanetary highways and the significance for life, spacecraft, and mission design. Our guest Aaron Rosengren, Assistant Professor, Space Systems at University of California, San Diego dives into stable manifolds, Influence of bodies and Lagrange points, Planetary manifold dynamics, near Earth asteroids, and weak stability boundaries Aaron J. Rosengren received his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering Sciences from the University o...

Architecture and Significance of Space Elevators - Ep 17

March 17, 2021 22:29 - 54 minutes - 50.7 MB

A jam-packed conversation with Peter A. Swan, Ph.D., President of International Space Elevator Consortium (ISEC), about the engineering, architecture, and benefits of the 100,000km Modern-day Space Elevator. This episode encompasses mass, cost, escape velocities, and logistics comparison of elevator vs. rocket propulsion, as well as graphene manufacturing process and the transit time to Mars. Learn about how candidate Earth-based locations, sci-fi, payload size, Galactic Harbor, and a glimp...

Water in NEO Asteroids for ISRU - Ep 16

February 22, 2021 14:09 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MB

This month's episode dives into the details of water ice mining near-Earth object (NEO) asteroids with Dr. Andrew Rivkin, lead asteroid researcher from John Hopkins, to learn about how hydrated NEOs can enable the ecosystem, technologies, and humans beyond planet Earth with a focus on the search, quantity, accessibility, and implications of NEOs. Key topics discussed include asteroid classes, carbonaceous asteroids, size and H2O mass estimates in NEOs, infrared spectroscopy, limitations of ...

Making Space Babies Off-Planet with SpaceBorn United

January 31, 2021 22:00 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MB

A dialogue with Egbert Edelbroek, CEO at SpaceBorn United, on the mission to enable human reproduction in space, Mars, and beyond Earth. At the heart of the conversation is SpaceBorn's Lotus mission to launch and operate an embryo incubator by 2025 onboard a recoverable biosatellite on a five-day conception mission. We explore the details and challenges involved with reproduction beyond Earth in orbit, Mars and in alternative gravity, assistant reproductive technologies(ART), and SpaceBorn'...

Microbes to Colonize Mars First - Ep 14

November 02, 2020 22:34 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MB

In this month's episode, we explore the significance of space colonization beyond Earth with Microbes first with Dr. Jose Lopez, a Molecular and Evolutionary biology Researcher at Nova South Eastern. The discussion includes perspective shifts from exploration and sterilization to colonization, fostering symbiosis and diversity of early microbial settlers and the symbiosis of nanotechnology and microbes to adapt and improve anaerobic properties, photosynthesis, and metabolisms of microbes, ba...

Exploring Oceans of Europa with a Cryobot - Ep. 13

September 11, 2020 13:00 - 36 minutes - 34 MB

For September's episode, we hear from Bill Stone, CEO and Founder at Stone Aerospace, a U.S.-based aerospace startup developing their Valkyrie cryobot, alien-hunting submarine, underwater UAV's, surface space bots, and more. In pondering about the potential aphotic cellular lifeforms under the 20km ice shell of Europa, the smallest of 79 moons orbiting Jupiter, Bill provides a mission overview of the 300 kg Crybot, innovations such as the hot water laser drill system, and key challenges rel...

Building Transcontinental Railroad in Earth Orbit - Trans Astra - Ep 12

August 10, 2020 20:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MB

In this month's episode, we hear from astropreneur Dr. Joel Sercel, Founder and CEO at Trans Astronautica, a startup developing synthetic asteroid tracking telescopes, asteroid mining spacecraft, rovers, lunar outpost, and propellant depot. 60 Seconds in Space Radiation devouring fungi could almost entirely mitigate radiation in space Shockwave-based Propulsion System Travel to Mars at 5X Speed of Sound --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/frontier-space/su...

Thousands of Spacebots OffWorld - Ep 11

July 06, 2020 13:00 - 37 minutes - 35.1 MB

Join us as we hear from our guest Jim Keravala, Cofounder and CEO at OffWorld, a startup developing a robotic workforce that plans to mine, manufacture, and build on the Moon, asteroids, LEO, Mars, and beyond. Key topics of discussion include extraction, construction on the lunar surface, terrestrial mining, NASA Artemis, reinforcement learning and specs for spacebots, lunar dust, and building fabrication facilities at L1. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show...

Flying UAS with Infinite Airborne Endurance - Ep. 10

June 10, 2020 13:00 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MB

In the tenth episode, Fatema Hamdani, Co-founder and President at Hamdani Aerospace, and our host Kole discuss the technologies and innovations toward designing and operating Ultra-Long Endurance UAS on Earth and Mars. Key highlights include Earth observation applications, biomimicry, nuclear-powered solar cells, planetary atmosphere on flight, and more. 60 Seconds in Space Rust can reduce the weight or improve radiation shielding by 30% Jupiter is so huge, the solar system almost had two...

Human Evolution on Mars - Ep. 9

May 11, 2020 13:00 - 29 minutes - 27.6 MB

Chime in to listen to a conversation with Dr. Scott Solomon, Evolutionary Biologist at Rice University, about our beliefs on the evolution of homo sapiens and biology on Mars. In this episode we discuss the following topics: Physiological challenges and mutations for long-term missions on Mars Tendencies and preferences of early settlers Biological Implications for cosmonauts and policymaking Significance of Digitalized Genomes, CRISPR/Cas9 Epigenetic Engineering, Quantum Tunneling, Medi...

Next Gen Infrared Satellite Constellation - Satellite Vu - Ep. 8

April 02, 2020 13:00 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MB

Join us as we explore the next generation of infrared imaging satellites with Anthony Baker, Founder and CEO at Satellite Vu, a London-based company launching a infrared constellation to monitor the temperature and energy sources of every building on planet Earth in near real-time. Our conversation primarily encompasses the myriad of Earth Observation applications from 3.5m resolution mid-wave infrared imagery such as monitoring building emissions and energy, oil and fracking, plastic clean ...

Moving Solar System with a Stellar Engine - Ep. 7

February 03, 2020 14:00 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MB

In this month's episode, we blast off from the whims of the cosmic tide in an enlightening conversation about the significance of stellar engines, megastructures to steer a star system. Kole and Matt Caplan, Astrophysicist at Illinois State University, share a mind-bending dialogue that transforms conventional perspectives on space exploration. We (mostly Matt) exchange ideas on the implications of designing, building, and operating Dyson spheres, active solar sails, Caplan thruster, and much...

Accelerating Geo-Singularity - Ep. 6

December 18, 2019 15:00 - 24 minutes - 23.1 MB

For the podcast finale of this decade, we engage in a thought-provoking conversation on Geo-Singularity with Josef Koller, Systems Director at the Aerospace Corporation. We discuss the largest barriers to Geo-Singularity and innovative ways we can accelerate achieving a new paradigm of geospatial intelligence. Listen today to explore how capitalism, emotions,  and privacy influence Geo-Singularity.  We challenge you to formulate your own opinion on our open-ended questions in this month's e...

Icy Ocean Worlds, Astronauts, Space History and Exploration - IAC Takeaways Ep. 5

November 25, 2019 19:40 - 22 minutes - 21 MB

Following a riveting IAC and SGC 2019 conference, we discuss missions to explore the icy ocean worlds of Europa and Titan with our first guest Annie Handmer. We bring a constructive perspective towards space history, lunar developments, and share keen astronaut experiences on microgravity influence of blood flow and preflight training. 60 Seconds in Space Caterpillar Plans to Mine Moon: https://cnb.cx/2QReF2O SpaceX Starship $2M per Mission: https://bit.ly/2qIyazC Cancer Patients Exercis...

10 Market Trends Revolutionizing Earth Observation and Satellites - Ep. 4

October 14, 2019 13:00 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MB

Our host Kolemann shares the key technologies and trends that are disrupting Earth Observation, satellites, and the NewSpace economy. We breakdown the technology, physics, and explore innovations in on-orbit services, alternative propulsion, lunar launch economy and much more. We highlight our thoughts and predictions on satellite video vs imagery, high altitude pseudo satellites, spectrum gaps, and the influence of quantum technology. We also address the success of space startups such as Mom...

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