SpaceBase Podcast
66 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★ - 1 ratingSpaceBase is a social enterprise who's mission is to democratize access to space through education, entrepreneurship and community building starting in New Zealand. This podcast is dedicated to creating the journey from space enthusiast to space entrepreneurs through insightful interviews with aerospace specialists, investors, and entrepreneurs sharing their experience and knowledge of the space industry, and their personal journeys.To support the podcast, please consider becoming a patron.Since its incorporation in 2017, SpaceBase has collaborated with economic development agencies, local and national governments, and advocacy groups to deliver over 100 educational presentations and workshops, national space and aerospace competitions, as well as helping birth space communities and organizations locally and globally. SpaceBase also assists in technical due diligence, consulting projects for investors, industry stakeholders, and space startups. SpaceBase created a platform for the NZ Aerospace Directory and a free course, Catalysing a Space Industry in Your Region, for anyone interested in creating a local space industry. Recently, it delivered the Space for Planet Earth Challenge competition for the Pacific region in partnership with satellite company Planet.
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From Defence and Strategic Intelligence, to STEM Education and Advocacy: An Interview with Sam Leske
March 23, 2024 11:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MBAn interview with Sam Leske, Sam Leske, Director at Milky-Way.Kiwi, a social enterprise whose goal is to inspire people to think about our collective future and how they can actively contribute through quality science education with an added cosmic perspective. Sam has a long career in Aoteroa’s Defence Force, first as a Royal New Zealand Air Force pilot, to Head of the Operational Intelligence and Head of Strategic Intelligence at NZ Defence Force. He also worked for the Ministry of Primar...
Superconnectors Accelerate Growth in the Space Industry: An Interview with Gill Dal Din
February 23, 2024 01:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBAn iinterview with Gill Dal Din, Global Activation Executive focusing on Business Development and Growth for Space Trailblazers. Gill is a superconnector who connects people and resources that catalyze change in high growth businesses. She was instrumental in getting the aerospace ecosystem up and running in Christchurch from the early years. Gill has a Bachelors degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Otago. Her professional journey range from health, franchise owner...
Sales and Marketing are Conduits for Growth in the New NZ Space Industry: An Interview with Erica Lloyd
January 25, 2024 07:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBAn Interview with Erica Lloyd, Chief Revenue Officer at Zenno Astronautics, a New Zealand startup company revolutionizing space movement through the untapped energy of super magnets. Eric Lloyd who has a broad and varied career here in New Zealand and across Asia Pacific and the USA in Broadcasting, Technology, Banking and innovation businesses. Erica is a seasoned executive who started life running her own cutting edge tech services company in film and the television sector. She has worke...
Exploring the Solar System Through Robotic Missions: An Interview with Betina Pavri
December 06, 2023 04:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MBAn interview with Betina Pavri, Senior Principal Engineer at the Paiahu-Robinson Research Institute, Victoria University of Wellington. Betina is supporting the development of high-temperature superconducting magnet technologies for space applications. Prior to moving to New Zealand, Betina has had a long and illustrious career at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory where she worked on many pioneering planetary missions including the Magellan mission to Venus, the Mars reconnaissance orbiter, t...
Optimising Space Manufacturing through 3D Printing: An Interview with Peter Sefont
November 17, 2023 02:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBAn interview with Peter Sefont, Technical Director for Zenith Tecnica, a contract manufacturer specialising in Titanium 3D Printing using Electron Beam Melting (EBM) technology. Zenith Tecnica produces a myriad of additively manufactured parts for industries around the world; including large structural hardware for spacecraft and satellites. Peter graduated from the University of Auckland with a Bachelors of Engineering – Mechatronics degree and has also worked for Fisher and Paykel Health...
Riding the Wave Towards Private Spaceflight Development: An Interview with Khaki Rodway
October 13, 2023 11:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBAn interview with Khaki Rodway, Spaceplane Sales and Operations Director for Dawn Aerospace USA. Khaki has an extensive New Space business development and marketing experience working for launch companies like XCorp and Masten, to delivering payload to the International Space Station like Nanoracks, and on orbit truster manufacturing like Bradford Space. Khaki is also the co-founder of NYC Space, An open community for the development of private companies commercializing space. A graduate...
Democratising Data and Solving Challenges to Scale: An Interview with Kurt Janssen
September 22, 2023 01:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBAn interview with Kurt Janssen, CEO of Orbica based in New Zealand, Australia and Germany. Kurt is a geographer and geospatialist by trade, with a passion for emerging technology and data. Kurt has a BSc with Honors in Geography from the University of Canterbury and was the 2016 NZSEA Young Professional of the Year. He worked for central government such as the Ministry of Health and Ministry of the Environment as a Geographic Information Systems (or GIS) Advisor. He also worked for private ...
Driving Exponential Innovation and Generative Investing : An Interview with Mark Bregman
August 13, 2023 06:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MBMark is an Edmund Hillary Fellow from the US. He launched Quidnet Ventures, a new fund to support early-stage NZ companies. Mark has spent over 30+ years in the technology and innovation sector, with experience in semiconductor manufacturing, open systems hardware. software development, big data, software as a service, and Internet of Things. Previously he held both CEO and CTO roles at companies like SkywriterRX, Neustar, Symantec, and Airmedia. He ran IBM’s innovation lab in Japan and w...
Systems Engineering to Space Mission Operations: An Interview with Chris Jackson
July 22, 2023 12:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBAn interview with Chris Jackson, Head of Space Operations and Ground Segment at the Te Pūnaha Ātea - Auckland Space Institute based in the University of Auckland. He is overseeing the design and set up of the Institute’s Mission Operation Centre and Ground Station. He is also developing the operations support and building the capability of the centre to support large scale satellites and developing the business for national and international missions like MethaneSAT. Chris has a long and i...
From Anthropology to Satellite Applications for the Good of Planet Earth: An Interview with Scott Madry
June 25, 2023 21:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBAn interview with Dr. Scott Madry, Research Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. He is also the founder and President of Informatics International, Inc., a global geospatial services company. He is a professor emeritus at the International Space University and has served as faculty in over 30 ISU programs around the world. Scott has a Ph.D. in Anthropology and is a three time Fullbright Scholar. He specializes in space remote sensin...
Building a Space Startup in New Zealand: An Interview with Alexandar Majstorovic
May 23, 2023 23:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBAn interview with Alexandar Majstorovic, co-founder and CEO of OutThere Astronautics, a student-led startup based in Auckland focusing on development of optical, intersatellite communications for cubesats. Alex is working on a Medical degree and has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology. His unorthodox background has led him to founding a startup that has won multiple awards including the latest Velocity Challenge for best innovation. Today we’ll talk to him about his startup OutThere Astro...
From Aerospace Apprenticeship to Entertainment from the Edge of Space: An Interview with Mekdim Tesfaye
April 16, 2023 14:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBAn interview with Mekdim Tesfaye, founder and CEO of Oasis Orbital Systems, an aerospace startup based in Christchurch focusing on development of an innovative orbital live streaming platform. He is also a marketing specialist for Aerospace New Zealand. Mekdim has a Bachelors of Commerce from the University of Canterbury, and a level 3 Certificate in Astronautical and Aeronautical Engineering from the Air New Zealand Aviation Institute. Today we’ll talk to him about his journey into the sp...
Business and Sales Savviness Accelerates Your Career Path to the Space Industry: An Interview with Jess Covich
March 25, 2023 06:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBAn interview with Jess Covich, founder and CEO of Engineering Dreams, an aerospace consultancy based in Auckland focusing on providing professional services with top tier resources to the space industry. Jess has more than 15 years experience in senior level technology consulting and business development roles in New Zealand. In this interview, we talk to her about her business and sales experience being critical elements for pivoting into the space industry, and why she thinks it’s the...
Engineering for Fun Gets You Places in the Space Industry: An Interview with Nelson Smith
February 24, 2023 03:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBAn interview with Nelson Smith, co-founder of Aquila, a tech company based in Auckland focused on wireless energy infrastructure for terrestrial and space applications. Nelson did his bachelor’s degree in Engineering in Mechatronics and Product Development at the University of Auckland and Massey University. He has worked as a Guidance,Navigation and Control Engineer for Rocketlab and has been involved in multiple engineering, software, and automated projects in the past decade. In this ...
Catalysing Space Ecosystems from New Zealand: An Interview with Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom
January 26, 2023 14:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBAn interview with the host, Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom. Emeline is Co-Founder and CEO of SpaceBase based in New Zealand. Emeline is also part of the Ceres Robotics team and a Co-Founder of International Space Consultants. She is an Institute of Space Commerce Fellow, an Edmund Hillary Fellow, and is a member of the Associate Editorial Board for the New Space Journal. Emeline has BS and MS degrees in Physics and Earth and Space Science. She is an alumni of the International Space University...
Becoming a Space Investor: An Interview with Christian Thaler-Wolski
December 18, 2022 06:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBAn interview with Christian Thaler-Wolski, a startup advisor, business developer, and angel investor focused on Spacetech. Previously, Christian worked in venture capital in Europe. Prior to his investor role he had a five-year career in technical product sales and key account management at ORACLE, a global leader in enterprise software. Christian is a native of Germany and graduated from the International Space University’s Souther Hemisphere Space Studies program in 2020. He has degrees...
On Galaxy Clusters, Dark Matter, and the Origin of the Universe: An Interview with Yvette Perrott
November 25, 2022 03:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBAn interview with Dr. Yvette Perrott, Senior Lecturer at the School of Chemical and Physical Sciences at University of Victoria Wellington. Yvette has degrees in BA, BSc and BSc( with Hons)majoring in Physics, Italian and Spanish. She completed her PhD in the Cavendish Astrophysics Group in 2013 on a Rutherford PhD Scholarship and was awarded a Trinity College Junior Research Fellowship in the same year. She was also awarded a Rutherford Discovery Fellowship in 2017. Her area of research is...
Building Factories in Space through Swarm Technologies: An Interview with Rahul Rughani
October 19, 2022 10:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBAn interview with Rahul Rughani, systems engineer for Arkisys, a company building an autonomous research outpost in low Earth orbit. Rahul has a Bachelor’s of Engineering degree in Mechanical engineering from McGill University, with a concentration in Aeronautics. He also holds both PhD and Master of Science degrees in Astronautical engineering from the University of Southern California. His specialization is on orbital optimization techniques for spacecraft swarms. The focus of his resear...
Building a Star Trek Universe from a Socio-Political Perspective: An Interview with Daniel Mackisack
September 25, 2022 23:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBAn interview with Daniel Mackisack. Founder of Celestial Commons - a network devoted to improving public interest and representation in space - ensuring that the journey and the benefits of development are shared by all. Daniel is a kiwi presently living in Berlin. A writer, researcher, diplomat, and serial founder, He holds a Bachelors degree in Political Science, and a Masters in Anthropology and Sociology. In this interview we will learn how Daniel 's passion for science fiction and h...
From NASA Jet Propulsion Lab Mission Manager to Developing Ion Propulsion in New Zealand: An Interview with Randy Pollock
August 29, 2022 06:00 - 40 minutes - 28.2 MBAn interview with Randy Pollock, Chief Scientist and Engineer for Space at the Robertson Research Institute at Victoria University,Wellington, where he is working to adapt high temperature superconductor technologies for space applications. Prior to moving to New Zealand, he was an Instrument Manager and Systems Engineer for NASA Jet Propulsion Laborary. He had worked on numerous payload missions and spacecraft for NASA for over two decades including EMIT, CloudSat, and SHERLOC for the Ma...
Space Medicine and the Road Map to Human Spaceflight Opportunities: An Interview with Sarita Dara
July 26, 2022 03:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBAn interview with Dr. Sarita Dara, an Aerospace physician and a space medicine and human factors consultant and occupational medicine physician for Humane Factors Exponential Limited. She currently also works as a Senior Medical Officer with Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand. Her training, qualifications and experience span Aviation and Space Medicine, Occupational Medicine, Public Health Medicine and Human Factors Engineering. She graduated with a Master of Space Sciences from the I...
Cryogenics for Sustainable Energy Production on Earth and off Planet: An Interview with Hugh Reynolds of Fabrum
June 20, 2022 05:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBAn interview with Hugh Reynolds, Co-Founder and Technical Director of Fabrum, a world leader in cryogenic systems. Their cryocoolers, composite storage tanks and liquid gas generation systems are used in wide range of applications that include industrial cryogenics, animal husbandry, lightweight space applications, copper & superconducting electric motors, and hydrogen fuel systems. These have vast space related applications. In the past Hugh has worked in metal processing industries and ...
Cryogenics for Sustainable Energy Production on Earth and off Planet: An Interview with Hugh Reynolds of Fabrum
June 20, 2022 05:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBAn interview with Hugh Reynolds, Co-Founder and Technical Director of Fabrum, a world leader in cryogenic systems. Their cryocoolers, composite storage tanks and liquid gas generation systems are used in wide range of applications that include industrial cryogenics, animal husbandry, lightweight space applications, copper & superconducting electric motors, and hydrogen fuel systems. These have vast space related applications. In the past Hugh has worked in metal processing industries and ...
Building a Cis-Lunar Economy: An Interview with Udit Shah
May 30, 2022 01:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBAn interview with Udit Shah, Chief aerospace engineer for Ceres Robotics, a company building landers, rovers and tools to enable affordable surface operations on the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Udit has a MS in Aeronautical and Space Engineering from Virginia Tech, and a Bachelors of Technology in Aeronautics and Space from UPE in India . In the past, he has also worked for different lunar space startup companies such as Team Indus and Orbit Beyond. In this interview, we are going to explo...
Pathways to Entering the Space Industry: An Interview with Jennifer Blackburne
April 18, 2022 04:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBAn interview with Jennifer Blackburne, a mechanical engineer on the propulsion team at Dawn Aerospace working on rocket propulsion and engine testing. She has a bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of South Dakota in the US, followed by joint degrees in turbomachinery and aeromechanics from KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece. She has worked on jet packs to wind turbines, and the automotive and aero industrie...
Linking Industry with Academia for Capacity Building and Innovation in the NZ Space Sector: An Inteview with Prof. Guglielmo Aglietti
March 28, 2022 20:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBAn interview with Prof Guglielmo Aglietti or known mostly as Prof G. who heads the Auckland Space Institute – Tepunaha Atea at the University of Auckland. Prof G was the Royal Academy of Engineering Research Chair in Space Engineering, and the Center Director for Surrey Space Center in the UK. He worked on a range of topics from space missions design and delivery, to hardware development, downstream applications, and educational & knowledge transfer activities. His technical background i...
From Thermofluids for Jet Engines to Reusable Rockets: An Interview with Priyanka Dhopade
February 21, 2022 19:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBAn interview with Priyanka Dhopade, Lecturer at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at University of Auckland. Priyanka's research expertise is in aerospace thermodynamics and fluid mechanics. Previously she held a senior research position at the Oxford Thermofluids Institute based at University of Oxford. where she developed computational models for cooling systems in modern jet engines. Priyanka has a bachelors in Aerospace Engineering from Toronto Canada, and a Masters and Phd from...
From Science Fiction to Building Plasma Rockets for Interstellar Travel: An Interview with Jamal Olatunji
January 23, 2022 07:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBAn interview with Jamal Olatunji. Jamal is a Research Engineer at the Robinson Research Institute at Victoria University of Wellington. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering, chemistry and nanotechnology from Massey University. He is developing mathematical models of superconducting magnets and machines, and researching applications of high-temperature superconductivity to develop plasma rockets for interstellar space. In this interview, we learn about Jamal's journey from working in t...
On Personal Spaceflights, Founding Aerospace Companies, and Catalysing Innovation in the NZ Aerospace Industry: An Interview with Mark Rocket
December 16, 2021 20:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBAn interview with Mark Rocket, founder and CEO of KEA Aerospace, developing a solar-powered, unmanned aircraft that will fly continuously in the stratosphere for months at a time to collect frequent high-resolution aerial images. Mark was also a co-founder of Rocket Lab, and the President of Aerospace Christchurch, a group of individuals and organisations that want to grow the economic wealth and aerospace capability of Christchurch. Mark is the very first kiwi to hold a suborbital flight t...
Leveraging Physics and Systems Engineering to Ensure Space Mission Success: An Interview with Jessica Tucker
November 20, 2021 07:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBAn interview with Jessica Tucker. Jessica is a senior associate in systems engineering at Beca Applied Technologies, a consulting company focused on high-assurance systems and software engineering in defence and aerospace. Jessica has BS and MS degrees in Physics and has almost twenty years experience in aerospace. Prior to arriving in New Zealand she spent a long career working on compliance and certification at the Aerospace Corporation in California, USA. In this interview, we are goi...
Leveraging Physics and Systems Engineering to Ensure Space Mission Success: An Interview with Jessica Tucker
November 20, 2021 07:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBAn interview with Jessica Tucker. Jessica is a senior associate in systems engineering at Beca Applied Technologies, a consulting company focused on high-assurance systems and software engineering in defence and aerospace. Jessica has BS and MS degrees in Physics and has almost twenty years experience in aerospace. Prior to arriving in New Zealand she spent a long career working on compliance and certification at the Aerospace Corporation in California, USA. In this interview, we are goi...
Scrapy Entrepreneurship Can Get Your Tech on an Electron Rocket: An Interview with Astrix CEO, Fia Jones
October 23, 2021 11:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBAn interview with Fia Jones. Fia is CEO of Astrix Astronautics. Astrix is a satellite startup that aims at inventing an alternate power generation system, which produces more power without compromising functionality of a satellite. In 2019, her team won the New Venture Category Prize at the Velocity’s $100K Challenge. Fia is pursuing a Physics degree at the University of Auckland when she founded Astrix. Today, Astrix has received funding from companies like Rocket Lab, K1W1 Ventures a...
NASA Returns to the Moon from New Zealand: An Interview with Tom Gardner
September 19, 2021 02:00 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBAn interview with Thomas Gardner, Director of Engineering for Advanced Space, a space company supporting the sustainable exploration, development, and settlement of space. Prior to joining Advanced Space, he had experience as the Chief Engineer/Principal Mission Systems Engineer at Moon Express, as a Senior Principal Space Systems Engineer with the Raytheon Missile Systems NASA/Space Applications Group, and as a senior engineer at Lockheed Martin. He is an expert in spacecraft systems eng...
From Old Space to New Space, and Leveraging Space for Planet Earth: An Interview with Rafael Kargren
August 19, 2021 03:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBAn interview with Rafael Kargren. Rafael has extensive background and career in the space industry spanning from ground communication systems to earth observation applications. He has been working closely on many space related projects with space agencies around the world including NASA, ESA, JAXA ISRO, Australian Space Agency, and a number of commercial companies such as SpaceX, RocketLab, Planet, Airbus and Maxar. Rafael has also been playing critical roles in developing and shaping sp...
From Aerospace Engineering to Space Policy and working for the NZ Space Agency: An Interview with Kate Breach
July 18, 2021 02:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBAn interview with Kate Breach, an aerospace technical specialist at the New Zealand Space Agency. Kate is an aeronautical engineer who has worked on military fighter jets and helicopters in New Zealand and the UK, led a team of UN military armistice inspectors in the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea, represented New Zealand at international space meetings including the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and regulatesd space rockets and satellites l...
Building an NZ Space Consulting Practice from Scratch: An Interview with Nicholas Borroz
June 20, 2021 07:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBAn interview with Nicholas Borroz, founder of space sector-focused consultancy Rotoiti and Filling Space, a social enterprise that democratices engagement with space. Nicholas is completing his doctoral studies in international business at the University of Auckland. Before moving to New Zealand, he worked as a business intelligence consultant in Washington, DC, and before that as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Thailand. Nicholas studied International Relations at Macalester College and Intern...
Predicting Solar Tsunamis to Tracking Red Sprites: An Interview with Craig Rodger
May 25, 2021 21:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MBAn interview with Dr. Craig Rodger, professor of space physics at the Department of Physics at University of Otago. Craig has a BSc(Hons) in Physics, and a PhD degree in Space Physics. His areas of research are in space weather, atmospheric electricity, and most recently carbon emissions in transport. He has won numerous awards including the University of Otago Excellence in Teaching Award, Fullbright New Zealand Scholar Award, and the Inaugural Hatherton Award from the Royal Society of Ne...
STEM Education through Antarctic Programs and Analog Missions for Space Exploration: An interview with Miranda Satterthwaite
April 21, 2021 13:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBAn interview with Miranda Satterthwaite, Antarctic Academy Director at the International Antarctic Centre. Miranda has multiple degrees in Physical and Biological Sciences, Psychology and Political Science, and Masters degrees in Business Administration and Education. In the past she has worked for the Centre for Earth Space Science Technology (Xerra), Lincoln University, and ARA Institute of Technology. In this interview, we are going to learn about Miranda’s career journey from ski inst...
Supporting International Space Missions from the Bottom of the World: An Interview with Robin McNeil
March 23, 2021 12:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBAn interview with Robin McNeil, Engineering and Ground segment Manager at Great South where he oversees the space programmes. Robin is called the "Dish Master" at the Awarua Ground Stations located in Invercargill. In the past he has worked for Thermo Cell and the International Telecommunications Union. Robin has an honours degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Canterbury and a BA in English from Massey University. He is a Fellow of IPENZ (Interprofession...
Supporting International Space Missions from the Bottom of the World: An Interview with Robin McNeill
March 23, 2021 12:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBAn interview with Robin McNeil, Engineering and Ground segment Manager at Great South where he oversees the space programmes. Robin is called the "Dish Master" at the Awarua Ground Stations located in Invercargill. In the past he has worked for Thermo Cell and the International Telecommunications Union. Robin has an honours degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Canterbury and a BA in English from Massey University. He is a Fellow of IPENZ (Interprofession...
International, Intercultural, and Interdisciplinary Involvement Can Get You Far in the Space Industry: An Interview with Sarah Blyde
February 21, 2021 20:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBAn interview with Sarah Blyde, Manufacturing Data Administrator at Rocket Lab. Sarah has a Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Auckland, and a Masters of Space Studies from the International Space University. She volunteers for Rocket Women, an international organization working to inspire the next generation of young women to pursue careers in STEM. In addition, Sarah is one of two National Points of Contact in New Zealand for the Space Generation Advi...
On Clean Energy, Sustainable Aviation, and the First Electric Plane in New Zealand: An Interview with Gary Freedman
January 22, 2021 02:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBAn interview with Gary Freedman, founder and CEO of ElectricAir, a clean aviation company bringing electric flight to New Zealand. He’s worked for green energy companies in the UK. like Ecotricity, the very first green energy company in the world, and with Meridian in New Zealand who only generate from renewable energy sources. His Pipistrel Alpha Electro is the first electric plane in NZ. In this interview, we talked about Gary’s personal journey from clean and sustainable energy to sust...
From Saving Planet Earth to Sustainable Moon Settlements: An Interview with Chelsea Robinson
December 21, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBAn interview with Chelsea Robinson, a serial impact founder with a background in complex problem solving. She cofounded Generation Zero, a movement of young kiwis aiming to build cross party political support for net zero emissions by 2050. She is an Edmund Hillary Fellow from New Zealand currently based in San Francisco. Chelsea is the COO of Open Lunar, an organization seeking to catalyse a peaceful, cooperative lunar settlement on the Moon. In this interview, we talked to Chelsea’s ...
Working Towards a Propellant Free Space Propulsion Technology: An Interview with Max Arshavsky
November 18, 2020 10:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBAn interview with Max Arshavsky, CEO and Co-Founder of Zenno Astronautics, a satellite propulsion and software company based in Auckland with an aim to make space exploration commercially compelling and sustainable. Max has degrees in Engineering Science and Biomedical Engineering from the University of Auckland. He studied Mathematics and Physics at the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute in Russia. In this interview, we talked to Max’s about his personal journey towards a career in t...
Working Towards a Propellant Free Space Propulsion Technology: An Interview with Max Arshavsky
November 18, 2020 10:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBAn interview with Max Arshavsky, CEO and Co-Founder of Zenno Astronautics, a satellite propulsion and software company based in Auckland with an aim to make space exploration commercially compelling and sustainable. Max has degrees in Engineering Science and Biomedical Engineering from the University of Auckland. He studied Mathematics and Physics at the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute in Russia. In this interview, we talked to Max’s about his personal journey towards a career in t...
From Developing Carbon Neutral Cement to Space Habitats and Landing Pads on the Moon, Mars and Beyond - An Interview with Allan Scott
October 26, 2020 02:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBAn interview with Dr. Allan Scott, Associate Professor at the University of Canterbury, College of Engineering. Allan has a masters of Science in Engineering and a Doctor of Philosophy from Cape Town. HIs primary research is related to understanding the influence of material properties and environmental conditions on the durability of reinforced concrete structures, and the development of durability models to assist in the prediction of service life and the optimization of repair strate...
On Courage, Perseverance, and Pursuing the Goal to be an Astronaut: An Interview with Mahima Seth
September 21, 2020 13:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBAn interview with Mahima Seth, currently a science student at the University of Auckland, majoring in physics and geophysics. Mahima served as an Avionics Technician in the Royal New Zealand Airforce and for Rocket Lab. She led the winning team of the 2018 Act In Space Hackathon, presenting the team's idea for "Autonomous Robotics system for in orbit repairs" at the International Space Festival in Tolouse, France. She was part of the 3rd Auckland Programme for Space Systems mission - a cube...
On Space Defence for Peace, Security, and Developing Cutting Edge Technology: An Interview with Julia Rothman
August 24, 2020 13:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBAn interview with Julia Rothman, a kiwi with two decades of experience designing and launching space systems for the US Government. She worked as the Missile Defence Agency’s first Space Flight Test Engineer. She helped fund the development of new weather models and an Antarctic receiver site doubling the advance warning time for Category 5 hurricanes after Hurricane Katrina. Julia has spent the last 5 years designing a system tracking space debris. She has degrees in Physics, Engieering an...
To the Stars Through Algorithms: Using AI and Machine Learning to Solve Grand Challenges in Space - An Interview with James Parr
July 27, 2020 11:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBAn interview with James Parr, Founder and CEO of Trillium Technologies – specializing in the application of merging technologies to grand challenges. He is the Director of NASA’s Frontier Development Lab, an AI research accelerator based in Silicon Valley and FDL Europe in partnership with ESA. He also co founded Open Space Agency – dedicated to the democratisation of space exploration through citizen science and open hardware. James is also pioneering a new Data Quest accelerator program...
It's not Rocket Science, and the Art of Commercialising the Stratosphere: An Interview with Philipp Sueltrop
July 06, 2020 04:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBAn interview with Philipp Sueltrop ,the Chief Technology officer for Kea Aerospace- a company working on a range of aerospace projects including a design of a high altitude pseudo satellite in partnership with the University of Canterbury. Philipp has a BS in Mechanical Engineering, a Masters in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, and a Ph.D. on Rocket flight mechanics and control from the University of Canterbury. In this interview, we are going to talk about Philipp’s...