Episode 12 - Dianne Meets Divashen

FUTURE MARTIANS PODCAST
Episode 12: Dianne Meets Divashen
Duration: 25:07

“Imagine an era in which we are a multi-planet species”

In episode 12 of the Future Martians podcast, co-host Dianne McGrath introduces fellow Mars One astronaut candidate, Divashen Govender. Divashen is from Durban, South Africa; and is a software engineer and physicist. Dianne speaks with Divashen about the Mars One mission, his motivations for applying for this one-way mission to Mars, and his philosophy on life before Mars.

EPISODE TOPICS
00:00 Introduction
02:05 The history of Divashen’s name; and the history of Indians in South Africa
06:25 A lifetime love of space and developing competitive curiosity
07:17 The ultimate dream of going to space
09:04 Parents confusing Mars One for a summer camp
10:48 From physics to software engineering and science outreach
13:35 The unique challenges of software engineering in rocketry
14:47 Bit-switching from space radiation
15:34 Mars One reigniting a space race and technology from war/space
19:50 Having an “Earth list” before going to Mars
22:29 Divashen’s final thoughts, and how to follow Divashen’s journey
24:16 Closing announcements.

Links to topics mentioned in the podcast
- Divashen’s social media profile:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/divasheng
Instagram: https://instagram.com/divasheng
- Taking radiation hardened electronics to new heights https://www.intelligent-aerospace.com/articles/2017/04/taking-rad-hardened-electronics-to-new-heights.html
- War driving technological advancement https://science.howstuffworks.com/war-drive-technological-advancement.htm
- 20 Things We Wouldn’t Have Without Space Travel https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/infographics/infographic.view.php?id=11358
- Square Kilometer Array https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_Kilometre_Array
- “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness” - Mark Twain https://zenpencils.com/comic/journey/

Acknowledgements
- The Future Martians 12-episode podcast series is part of National Science Week 2018. To find out what is happening for National Science Week in your area, go to: www.scienceweek.net.au
- Thanks to Population of Mars for the fantastic soundtrack used for the Future Martians podcast. Hear more of Population of Mars’ music at: @popofmars
- Images sources Mars One and Bryan Versteeg. To learn more about the Mars One project, go to: www.mars-one.com.

Closing stuff
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Follow hosts Josh and Dianne on social media and on their websites:
JOSH RICHARDS
Facebook: www.facebook.com/joshrichardsspacepirate/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/mighty_ginge/
Twitter: twitter.com/mighty_ginge
Website: joshrichards.space

DIANNE MCGRATH
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Dianne.McGrath.A…onaut.Candidate/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/damcgrath/
Twitter: twitter.com/liteandportable
Website: www.diannemcgrath.com.au.

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