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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Space Educational Opportunities in New Zealand: An Interview with Jim Hefkey
June 14, 2020 23:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBAn interview with Jim Hefkey, the director of the Auckland Programme for Space Systems – an undergraduate program that challenges students to solve problems using satellites. He currently holds the position of Professional Teaching Fellow at the University of Auckland and has been part of a team working with University and Government to establish the Space Systems Institute for NZ. He also lectures in Engineering Systems, Technology Management and Engineering Management. He is the POC for U...
Astronaut Selection, Extreme Environments, Mars Analogs, and Life's Curve Balls: An Interview with Sian Proctor
June 02, 2020 04:00 - 51 minutes - 35.1 MBAn interview with Dr. Sian Proctor, CEO of Flight Ready systems. Sian is a geoscientist, STEM communicator, and analog astronaut, who gets to travel and participate in unique learning experiences around the world. She was a PolarTREC teacher in Alaska, an astronomy educator ambassador to Chile, and a NOAA Teacher at Sea in Alaska. She has participated in the HI-SEAS program, a NASA funded analog habitat for living on Mars in Hawaii. Sian has a B.S. in Environmental Science, an M.S. in Ge...
On Inspiration, Astrobiology, and the Origins of Life in the Universe: An Interview with Haritina Mogosanu
May 18, 2020 12:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBAn interview with Haritina Mogosanu, Executive Director of the New Zealand Astrobiology Network and a research scientist for the Blue Marble Space Institute of Science. She is the Senior Science Communicator at Space Place at Carter Observatory and is also a founding board member of Kiwispace and New Zealand Mars Society. Haritina was educated in Romania, in horticultural engineering and has Master degrees in Environmental Management and International Security in Intelligence. She was nomi...
On Passion, Grit, and Space Biology as a Pathway to Interplanetary Sustainability: An Interview with Sarah Kessans
April 30, 2020 22:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBAn interview with Dr. Sarah Kessans, a US-born New Zealand scientist and biochemist, a multi-national champion in rowing and was in the top 50 applicants—out of over 18,000—in the NASA's 2017 Astronaut Candidate Selection. She’s earned degrees in plant and molecular biologies, worked on a plant-based HIV vaccine, and is now working at the cutting edge of synthetic biology solutions to combat climate change, facilitate space settlements, and advance innovations in medicine and agriculture. M...
Spaceplanes, Green Propulsion, and Changing the World: An Interview with Stefan Powell of Dawn Aerospace
April 13, 2020 18:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MBAn interview with Stefan Powell, Chief Technology Officer of Dawn Aerospace. Stefan earned degrees in aerospace, astronautical and space systems engineering at Delft University in the Netherlands. He has worked for space companies like Hyperion Technologies and was on the Rocket Lab team testing the first firings of the electron rocket. Today he works at Dawn aerospace looking to be the first company to launch a space plane twice within a day and developing green propulsion for rockets ...
Leveraging Disruptive Technologies and Kiwi Ingenuity for Space Exploration: An Interview with Glen Willoughby
March 29, 2020 05:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBAn interview with Glen WIlloughby, Chief Digital Information Officer for Nilo Consulting and Director for ISB. He is currently an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow (Faculty of Health) at Victoria University of Wellington and Advising Fellow (IT Digital) at NASA Jet Population Laboratory. Glen has over twenty-five years’ experience in the digital technology and management consulting field, spanning health, engineering, manufacturing, tertiary education, and finance/consulting sectors across Ne...
Space Science, Doomsday Asteroids, and Monitoring Planet Earth: An Interview with Duncan Steel
March 03, 2020 21:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBAn interview with Dr. Duncan Steel, space scientist, astronomer, and world reknown author. Over the past thirty years Duncan has worked on space projects in the US, UK, Australia, Sweden, Canada and NZ. His research has focussed largely on asteroids, comets and meteors, but he has also been involved in planning missions to Mars and the search for life elsewhere. Additionally he is an expert on the history and astronomical basis of calendars. Duncan is the author of four books, over 140 re...
Space Policy, Law, and Opening up the Space Frontier: An Interview with Dr. Maria Pozza
February 13, 2020 20:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBAn interview with Dr. Maria Pozza, Founder and Director of Gravity Lawyers. Maria is New Zealand's first space lawyer specialising in international space law. She has a PhD in international law and policy in outer space, and a Masters in International Studies with distinction. In 2013 Maria secured a visiting fellowship at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law at the University of Cambridge. She was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor in 2014. She has also worked for notable comp...
From Solar Cells to Extraterrestrial Power from the Moon, and Beyond: An Interview with Peter Toth
January 27, 2020 22:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBAn interview with Peter Toth, CEO of Extraterrestrial Power. Originally from Hungary, Peter has a Masters in Computer Science from the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. He has worked on embedded devices such as marine VHF, digital satellite news gathering units for Ericsson, and cupboard size computers for Endace. Later, he branched out to producing silicon solar cells in the lab, and developed his passion towards green technologies - solar, wind and electric vehicles. This b...
Learning by Doing - Building the Aerospace Industry in NZ: An Interview with Alex Fleming
January 09, 2020 20:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MBAn interview with Alex Fleming, Co-founder and CTO of iMetalX Group and an Edmund Hillary Fellow. He’s worked for companies like Lockheed Martin and General Electric, was a researcher for NASA, and served as CTO for companies such as Dehlsen Associates and SkyBase here in New Zealand. He graduated with a Bachelors of Aerospace from Georgia Institute of Technology and Carnegie Mellon with an MBA sponsored by Lockheed Martin. This interview focuses on Alex's long history of building aircraf...
Music and Science, and the Spaces in Between: An Interview with Kelly Snook
December 20, 2019 06:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBAn interview with Kelly Snook, Professor of Media Arts Technology at the University of Brighton in the U.K. with a background in aerospace engineering, music production, audio engineering, and data sonification research. She holds a PhD in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford University and studied at the International Space University were we both met a long time ago. She spent two decades as a NASA Research Scientist, with a focus on Mars and the moon, before turning her attention t...
Space Stations, Asteroids, and SpaceBases: An Interview with Eric Dahlstrom
December 04, 2019 12:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBAn interview with Eric Dahlstrom, Co-Founder of SpaceBase and International Space Consultants. He worked as a Lockheed Martin contractor for NASA on the design of the International Space Station and on the lessons from the Shuttle Challenger accident. He has worked, consulted and mentored numerous space startup companies around the world including TGV, Space Adventures, Moon Express, Made in Space, Hypercubes, and Ceres Robotics. He is an alumni and on the faculty of the International Space...
From Mars Rovers to Robotic Missions to the Moon: An Interview with Michael Sims
November 28, 2019 12:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBAn interview with Michael Sims, Founder of Ceres Robotics based in Mt. View California. He has worked for NASA JPL for over 20+ years on AI and robotics for planetary rover missions including the Mars Parthfinder and Exploration Rovers to the red planet. MIchael talks about his career path from NASA specialits to space entrepreneur and working to provide robotic services for the next generation of Moon missions within the next 5 years. For more info on Michael: https://www.linkedin.com/...
A Glipse in the Life of a Citizen Scientist Astronaut: An Interview with Shawna Pandya
November 21, 2019 11:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBAn interview with Shawna Pandya, Physician, Speaker, Citizen-Scientist Astronaut and Aquanaut, Martial Artist. Shawna talks about her experience as a student at the International Space University, her work at Project Possum, and inspriing insights on life balance, hard work, and how she stays focus on her passion to one day becoming an astronaut. For more info on Shawna: shawnapandya.com/ Hostd by: Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom, Co-Founder, SpaceBase Music: reCreation by airtone (c) copyright 2...
Of Rockets and the Current Space Market: An Interview with Ken Davidian
November 13, 2019 07:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBAn interview with Ken Davidian, Director of Research for the US Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation. He is also the Program Manager for FAA’s Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation. Ken talks about his career from rocket engineer at NASA to the state of the global space market today and how you can build a career beyond rockets and launchers. For more info on Ken: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kdavidian Hostd by: Emeline Paat-Dahlstr...
Democratize Space From New Zealand: An Interview with Andrew Hoppin
November 06, 2019 03:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MBAn interview with Andrew Hoppin, space investor and entrepreneur, and currently CEO of CoverUs. Andrew talks about his experience, background and insights on the emerging new space industry, and what anyone in New Zealand can do to participate. For more info on Andrew: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahoppin/ Hostd by: Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom, Co-Founder, SpaceBase Music: reCreation by airtone (c) copyright 2019 Licensed under a Creative Commons (3.0) If you like our work, please consider d...