The Space Economy
235 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsWith the space economy generating close to a third of a trillion dollars globally each year and headed to being a trillion dollar economy, it's clear more focus needs to be put on what's driving the economy. We'll explore all aspects of the space economy including the trends, opportunities and challenges.
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New Canadian Space Agency President Lisa Campbell
January 19, 2021 17:04 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBOn this weeks episode of the Space Economy my special guest is Lisa Campbell, the new president of the Canadian Space Agency. Ms. Campbell joined the Canadian Space Agency just months into the pandemic and started at the beginning of last September. We talk about some of the challenges the pandemics created, but also some of the opportunities it's presented. As well, a discussion of the CSA wouldn't be complete without at least one budget question.Please note we did have one very short sound ...
The Artemis Program and the future of lunar surface manufacturing
January 11, 2021 19:06 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBOn today's episode of the Space Economy podcast we have final episode of our annual Winter Series.So far our Winter Series, focussed on NASA's return to the Moon with the Artemis program, has discussed the NASA VIPER robotic precursor mission to Moon's South Pole, the Lunar Gateway's first habitable element, the Habitation and Logistics Outpost, originally known as HALO but which has been combined with Maxar's Power and Propulsion Element to create what is now being called the Comanifest Flig...
The Past is Prologue – From Apollo to Artemis
January 04, 2021 18:49 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBWhat are the lessons that can be learned from the Apollo program as we forward to the Artemis program from a science and engineering operations perspective?On this weeks Space Economy podcast we have another Future in Space Operation episode continuing our Winter Series related to NASA’s return to the Moon with the Artemis program.In our first episode we focused on NASA’s VIPER robotic precursor mission to Moon’s South Pole. In the second episode last week, we focused on the Lunar Gateway’s f...
The Lunar Gateway Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO)
December 28, 2020 16:42 - 36 minutes - 33 MBToday on the Space Economy podcast we have the second episode of our annual three part Winter Series. This year the series is related to NASA's return to the Moon with the Artemis program.While last weeks episode focused on the VIPER robotic precursor mission to Moon's South Pole, this episode focuses on the Lunar Gateway's habitable element, the Habitation and Logistics Outpost, known as HALO. The guest speaker is Chad Davis, Manager, Human Spaceflight Integrations & Operations and HALO Inte...
The Lunar VIPER rover and the space economy
December 21, 2020 18:15 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBToday is December 21st, the Winter Solstice, and also the Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn. For the Space Economy podcast, it is the beginning of our annual three part Winter Series where we feature content from other creators.This year we're featuring three episodes all related to NASA's return to the Moon with the Artemis program and all are intertwined in the space economy of today and tomorrow. The first episode is on NASA's VIPER rover, a precursor science mission that does double...
Reviewing the 8th National Space Council Meeting
December 14, 2020 22:04 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBMy guest this week on the Space Economy podcast is Marcia Smith, the founder of Space Policy Online. You may remember that Marcia was my guest recently on November 16. We didn't plan to have her back on so soon, but as it turns out there was some notable space policy news last week from the National Space Council meeting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Gas Stations in Space with Daniel Faber
December 07, 2020 14:15 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MBOn this weeks episode of the Space Economy podcast, my guest is Daniel Faber, Co-founder, and CEO of Orbit Fab, a startup looking to set up Gas Stations in Space They've already completed a technology demonstration on the International Space Station, they've raised some money, and they're trying to make the concept of fuel depots in space, a reality. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Food Security and Space Farming
November 30, 2020 17:54 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBOn this weeks episode of the Space Economy podcast my guest is Jeffrey Manber, co-founder and CEO of Nanoracks, a leading supplier of commercial space services. In this podcast Jeffrey and I will discuss the company's latest initiative, the StarLab Space Farming Center, why Jeffrey thinks it's important for food security, and the implications to the agricultural sector. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
An Introduction to China's Space Economy (Part 2)
November 25, 2020 19:53 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBThis is part 2 of our special on China's space economy.My guest again is Blaine Curio a space and satcom industry consultant based in Hong Kong who focuses primarily on China. Beside his own consultancy, Orbital Gateway, Blaine also consults as a Senior Affiliate with Euroconsult. And this past summer, he along with co-host Jean Deville, launched a podcast called the Dongfang Hour, or literally translated, Eastern Hour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
An Introduction to China's Space Economy (Part 1)
November 23, 2020 20:43 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBOn this weeks episode of the Space Economy, my guest is Blaine Curio a space and satcom industry consultant based in Hong Kong who focuses primarily on China. Beside his own consultancy, Orbital Gateway, Blaine also consults as a Senior Affiliate with Euroconsult. And this past summer, he along with co-host Jean Deville, launched a podcast called the Dongfang Hour, or literally translated, Eastern Hour. This is a two part podcast, with the second part being published this coming Wednesday. ...
Marcia Smith on U.S. space policy after the election
November 16, 2020 16:29 - 37 minutes - 34 MBOn this weeks episode of the Space Economy my guest is Marcia Smith the founder of Space Policy Online. Marcia's career includes being the Executive Director of the U.S. National Commission on Space, a Senior Level Specialist in Aerospace and Telecommunications Policy at the Congressional Research Service, and a Director of the Space Studies Board at the National Research Council. While Marcia likes to be referred to as a space policy analyst and will downplay her career, she is an expert in ...
Tahir Merali on 4pi Lab's Satellite Constellation for Wildfire Detection
November 09, 2020 19:48 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBOn this weeks episode of the Space Economy I'm taking to Tahir Merali, COO of the startup 4pi Lab who are planning to build a constellation of small satellites in Low Earth Orbit to detect small wildfires. It's a fascinating idea. Once operational, the service is designed to give communities and governments who want access to the data, as early a heads-up as possible so the decision maker can decide what to do about the wildfires. But before they begin building satellites, the company is work...
Space is Open for Business with Robert Jacobson
November 02, 2020 10:00 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBOn this weeks episode of the Space Economy I interview Robert Jacobson, an investor in the space economy and the author of the recently published book, Space is Open for Business. After listening to the podcast, you can check out Robert's book and added features he has on https://www.spaceisopenforbusiness.com/Also, we have a new Twitter account for the podcast. Check it out at: https://twitter.com/TheEconomySpace Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Chad Anderson on the Space Investment Quarterly
October 26, 2020 05:00 - 32 minutes - 30 MBOn this weeks episode of the Space Economy we speak with Chad Anderson, a Managing Partner at Space Capital an early stage venture capital firm who invest in the space economy. Space Capital recently published their Q3 2020 Space Quarterly Report and today Chad and I will discuss some key points from the report touching on changes to the methodology, COVID-19, Special Purpose Acquisition Companies or SPAC's and China.- Our sponsor this week is MDA.https://mda.space- You can download the Space...
The Space Economy with NASA Chief Economist Alex Macdonald
October 12, 2020 16:40 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBWelcome to season 4 of the podcast. And what a season have we got planned for you. To start, each episode will centre around the space economy. So naturally we’re changing the name of the podcast to The Space Economy.The other big change we’re making, at least from what you the listener will notice right away, is that the podcasts are getting shorter. Each podcast will be no longer than 35 minutes. And since we’re going to have shorter podcasts, starting November we’re going to have more of t...
NASA Q&A on its Lunar Exploration Program
September 24, 2020 15:59 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBThis is the fourth and last episode of the SpaceQ Summer Series. In two weeks we begin our 4th season and we’re excited to bring you some great content including our interviews with today’s and future leaders from the space community.Today we have a teleconference from this past Monday where NASA discussed its early Artemis exploration plans after releasing its Lunar Exploration Program Overview earlier in the day.On the call are NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine along with; - Kathy Lueders,...
The Status and Future of NASA's In-Space and Lunar Manufacturing
September 10, 2020 17:20 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBHi, I’m Marc Boucher, welcome to the SpaceQ podcast.This is the third episode of the SpaceQ Summer Series which today features NASA’s Raymond Clinton Jr., Associate Director of the Science & Technology Office at the Marshall Space Flight Center.The topic is In-Space Manufacturing and Lunar Construction Technology Development at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.Dr. Clinton takes takes us on a brief journey of what's been done by NASA to date and then discusses what NASA is doing now and what...
End Of The Universe with Katie Mack
August 27, 2020 15:53 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBHi, I’m Marc Boucher and welcome to the second episode of the SpaceQ Summer Series which today features cosmologist and science communicator Katie Mack.In June she published the book The End of Everything (Astrophyically Speaking). Today we’ll hear from @AstroKatie on the topic of the end of the universe from a May 6th webcast from the Perimeter Institute. While the topic might be tough to follow for those who aren’t astrophysists, Mack is a consummate science communicator and brings the top...
A Special Episode - New Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole
August 24, 2020 15:09 - 7 minutes - 7.02 MBLast night Erin O’Toole was elected leader of the Federal Conservative Party. We’ve got an article online available to subscribers that outlines what you might expect from O’Toole and the Conservatives should they win the next election. And that election could come as early as this fall if the Liberal’s don’t win the confidence of Parliament after the Throne speech on September 23rd.As a bonus for SpaceQ podcast listeners, we have the following interview I did with O’Toole last October 3rd l...
Satellite Servicing Standards with Brian Weeden
August 13, 2020 17:05 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBSatellite servicing is going from the realm of, I wish we could do this, to becoming a reality. That reality includes creating satellite servicing standards.There are several legacy companies looking to garner a share of the satellite servicing market along with a slew of startups. There are many issues facing all those interested in satellite servicing. To work towards technical and safety standards DARPA funded a new organization with that goal.Today, Brian Weeden, the Executive Director of...
The State of Earth Observation
July 30, 2020 17:57 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBHi, I’m Marc Boucher and this is the SpaceQ podcast.My guest today is Adam Keith. Adam is an independent advisor and business consultant focused on the space sector. In his 20 years in the space sector he has advised a wide range of clients including government organizations, investors and commercial actors along the value chain. He is also an Affiliate Principal Advisor at Euroconsult with specialization in Earth Observation and disruptive technologies.Today Adam and I are going to talk abou...
The Surprise of Comet NEOWISE
July 16, 2020 14:02 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBComet NEOWISE took astronomers somewhat by surprise. You see, comets can be very finicky with respect to how bright they get. And because the Comet became bright enough for the public to see, well, it’s a rare treat. Comet NEOWISE was discovered earlier this year on March 27. Yesterday NASA held two events to discuss the Comet. The first was geared towards a general audience and was hosted by the NASA Science Live team. So the first part of the podcast, a little over 6 minutes, is going to pr...
Rick Tumlinson on Investing Through the SpaceFund
July 02, 2020 14:59 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBRick Tumlinson has always had a vision for space exploration and space development which is why he co-founded the Space Frontier Foundation in 1988.Over the years Tumlinson has worked towards making that vision a reality, and through his various endeavours has helped many a startup. In 2018 he decided to take another step by creating SpaceFund, a traditional venture capital fund, but with a modern day twist.In this weeks SpaceQ podcast, Rick Tumlinson is our guest. We’re going to be talking a...
India's Space Program Needs to Adapt
June 18, 2020 16:17 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBToday we’re going to discuss India’s space exploration program with regards to the Moon and the Artemis program, as well as India’s space startup scene.My guest is Dr. Chaitanya Giri from Gateway House, Indian Council on Global Relations. I recently discovered Dr. Giri's work at Gateway House when I came across a paper he wrote on the Artemis Accords and India’s space ambitions. Dr. Giri was trained as a planetary and astromaterials scientist, and has been a Visiting Scientist at NASA’s Godda...
Space Mining and the Artemis Accords
June 04, 2020 17:44 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBWith the recent announcement by NASA of the Artemis Accords and the White House Executive Order on space resource utilization, SpaceQ wanted to interview someone from the commercial space sector who has an interested in space resource utilization.EnterJeff Plate, CEO of Interstellar Mining. Mr. Plate is also Vice President, Marketing and Business Development at WGM, an independent Canadian firm of geological and mining consultants. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
An update on Canadian rocket startup Reaction Dynamics
May 21, 2020 15:48 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBWith the COVID-19 virus becoming a global pandemic I wanted to talk to people within the space community about how their organizations are coping and also get a little personal and talk about, well life at home. So today my guest are Bachar Elzein, CEO and CTO and Neil Woodcock, COO, of Reaction Dynamics, a Montreal based startup that is planning to offer dedicated satellite launch services. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Geoff Languedoc updates us on CASI in the time of COVID-19
May 07, 2020 17:06 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MBWith the COVID-19 virus becoming a global pandemic I wanted to talk to people within the space community about how their organizations are coping, and also get a little personal and talk about life at home. So today my guest is Geoff Languedoc, the Executive Director of the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute. CASI as it’s known, is a not-for-profit scientific and technical organization that traces its roots back to 1954. It became the formal organization it is today in 1962 with the mer...
The Clandestine Terranaut
April 30, 2020 16:09 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBIf you're opening up New Space markets, albeit in the failing Soviet Union, and then Russia, and different parts of the US government either support you or don't, how do you classify your work? After all, you're being asked to transition a communist state to, in part, a capital state with a new venture.Today on Terranauts you'll hear that story from someone who could have been labelled the "clandestine" Terranaut at the time.The Show- Like the show? Support the show:https://www.patreon.com/be...
COVID-19 and its Effect on Academia in the Space Community
April 23, 2020 14:19 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBCOVID-19 is leaving no aspect of our lives untouched including at universities where students and professors have had to adapt to our new reality.To better understand how COVID-19 is affected different parts of the space community SpaceQ has been talking to and interviewing people.Today my guest on the SpaceQ podcast is with someone from the academic world who teaches students and runs a research lab.That professor is Philip Ferguson from the University of Manitoba where he's the NSERC / Mage...
Apollo 13 and Stan Rogers in Tales From Mission Control
April 16, 2020 16:06 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBThis is the 13th episode of Terranauts and it coincides with the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 13 mission. So naturally Iain provides a unique and insightful look at the mission. He also concludes the Stan Rogers story which was mentioned in the last episode. Oh, and did I mention there's some singing?Listen in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Future of MDA
April 09, 2020 20:19 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBToday we have a special guest, he’s the new CEO of MDA. Ok, well the new CEO is none other than Mike Greenley who was the Group President of MDA until yesterday. Why the change in titles? Yesterday Northern Private Capital completed the acquisition of MDA from Maxar Technologies. MDA is now a Canadian owned company after paying Maxar $1 billion Canadian to acquire the 51 year old company.Mike and discuss the deal, what it means for MDA, its future and we also touch on the important topics of ...
Special Message - Upcoming Canadian Space Virtual Town Hall
April 07, 2020 20:43 - 2 minutes - 2.16 MBThe COVID-19 pandemic is a very serious global health crisis which is, and will, continue to have an economic impact, including on the space sector.To discuss the economic impact the Satellite Canada Innovation Network, or SatCan, is hosting a free virtual Town Hall on Thursday, April 9 at 11:00 am Eastern time. It's an opportunity for space industry professionals and stakeholders to have a candid discussion about the current and future state of the space industry in the challenging era of CO...
Terranauts Tales From Mission Control - Part 1
April 02, 2020 17:06 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBHost Iain Christie takes you through Johnson Space Center's Mission Control Center during the 90's with the first part of a new series, Tales from Mission Control. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On-orbit spacecraft servicing lessons from the Hubble Space Telescope
March 27, 2020 16:27 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBToday we’ve got a special episode with Canadian space exploration historian Chris Gainor.This past week Gainor was a guest on the Future in Space Operations teleconference. The topic of Gainor's talk was Hubble Space Telescope’s Contributions to Servicing Spacecraft On Orbit. For anyone interested in on-orbit spacecraft servicing, Gainor's research which will soon be published as a NASA Special Publication book and should be essential reading. The Hubble Space Telescope wasn’t designed to be ...
Terranauts - The RADARSAT program and Synthetic Aperture Radar
March 19, 2020 20:19 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBHi I'm Marc Boucher of SpaceQ. Today we're simultaneously publishing our Terranauts podcast here on the SpaceQ channel and the Terranauts channel. We're doing this because some of you might not be familiar with Terranauts yet. In this new episode of Terranauts, host Iain Christie speaks with Gord Rigby and Alan Thompson of MDA about everything you might want to know about the RADARSAT program through the years and Synthetic Aperture Radar.Listen in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...
Michael Graham of Startup Space Simulation Services of Ottawa Corporation
March 12, 2020 16:44 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBHi, I’m Marc Boucher and this is the SpaceQ podcast.My guest today is Michael Graham the CEO of Space Simulation Services of Ottawa Corporation. More on the name in the interview. Space Simulation Services is an Ottawa based startup offering testing services for aerospace organizations with a particular focus on small satellites. A Canadian Space Agency report on the space sector recently identified satellite testing services as need in Canada to help speed-up the time it takes to get to mark...
A preview of the Canadian Space Agency budget for upcoming fiscal year
February 27, 2020 19:35 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBThe Canadian Space Agency departmental plan, aka its budget, will be released no later than early April. Today we provide a big picture look at the budget during the current fiscal year and preview next fiscal years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lessons learned and an update on NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program
February 13, 2020 14:50 - 57 minutes - 53 MBOn February 10, 2020 NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine presented the State of NASA. In his speech he briefly discussed the the Commercial Lunar Payload Services program. The mention provides a good seque into today's podcast.Today we have special presentation. On January 8, 2020 Chris Culbert,Manager of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program was a guest at the weekly Future in Space Operations teleconference.He provided an update on the program and towards the end of thepresentati...
In Making Earth Observation Data Readily Available is SkyWatch a Potential Unicorn?
February 05, 2020 15:02 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBCanadian space startups are starting to gain more attention as venture capital, in and out of Canada, take notice. Case in point is SkyWatch which announced at the start of the year it had closed a Series A round valued at US$7.5M, CAN$10M. My guest today is James Slifierz, the CEO of SkyWatch. Slifierzs’ and his colleagues original idea of aggregating open source satellite data from NASA observatories won them the global prize in NASA’s space apps challenge in 2014. The company has since p...
GHGSat Takes Advantage of Invitation to the World Economic Forum
January 28, 2020 15:20 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBHi, I’m Marc Boucher and this is the SpaceQ podcast.This week my guest is Stephane Germain the founder and CEO of GHGSat. GHGSat is a Montreal based global emissions monitoring company. They’ve developed novel technology and a proprietary platform that uses data from sensors on their small satellite Claire and from airplanes. Soon they’ll have their second and third satellites launched as they hope to build out a small satellite constellation in low Earth orbit.Last week they were in Davos, S...
SpaceX Nails Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort Test - What's Next?
January 22, 2020 18:18 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MBHi, I’m Marc Boucher and this is the SpaceQ podcast.Today we’ve got a special episode for you. On Sunday, January 19 SpaceX performed the Crew Dragon in-flight abort test. By all accounts, and from what I saw, it was a successful test. This means the next launch of the SpaceX Crew Dragon, Demo Mission 2, will carry NASA astronauts to the International Space Station.As you’ll hear, there’s still more to do before that launch happens. That launch could be as early as this spring, but is more li...
Chris Carberry on Humans to Mars and the Extraordinary Year 2020 Will be for Mars Missions
January 14, 2020 15:34 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBThis summer four missions will launch to Mars setting up an extraordinary year for the exploration of the red planet.My guest this week on the SpaceQ podcast is Chris Carberry, the CEO of Explore Mars, a not-for-profit that engages stakeholders in an effort to make a Humans to Mars mission a reality.The organizations holds a variety of events to engage stakeholders including its annual Humans to Mars Summit in Washington every May.Today, Chris will get us caught up on what the organization is...
The Excitement and Mysteries as we Hunt for Habitable Worlds
January 07, 2020 19:51 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBHappy New Year, this is the first SpaceQ podcast of 2020 and the last in our three part Winter Series from other creators. Today our podcast is from the Perimeter Institute and features Elizabeth Tasker in a live public lecture from November 6, 2019. Her lecture is titled "Home away from home, the hunt for habitable planets." Tasker is a British astrophysicist, science writer and an Associate Professor at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.As you’ll hear, Tasker is a very good science com...
Exciting First Results from the NASA Parker Solar Probe
December 31, 2019 15:53 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBWelcome to the second of 3 podcasts for our annual Winter Series. As with our Summer Series, we’ll be bringing you recent important news updates and talks on topics we think you’ll find interesting from other creators. Our regular interviews will resume on January 14th.On December 4th NASA announced the first results from the Parker Solar Probe mission. The mission is a first of its kind with the probe flying closer to the sun than any other spacecraft before. It’s a risky mission, but with r...
Maxar's Power and Propulsion Element for the Lunar Gateway
December 24, 2019 16:42 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBIn our first SpaceQ podcast episode of our annual Winter Series we're featuring a Future In-Space Operations teleconference on Maxar's Power and Propulsion Element for the Lunar Gateway.Our annual Winter Series podcast special runs for three weeks during the holiday and features important news updates or talks on topics we think you’ll find interesting from other creators. Our regular interviews will resume on January 14th.In this episode Scott Tilley and Ty Lee of Maxar Technologies discuss ...
Chad English on the Implications of LEO Satellite Constellations for Rural and Remote Communities
December 17, 2019 20:39 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBThis is our last interview of the year before we start our annual 3 week Winter Series podcasts where we feature lectures or news events from other creators. We’ll be back with a new interview on January 14.Ok, my guest this week is Chad English who is an Industrial Technology Advisor for the Industrial Research Assistance Program at the National Research Council. I ran into Chad at the recent Canadian Space Summit where he was a speaker in the “I have 50Mbps! Now what?” session. That session...
Rob Postma on Airbus Pioneering Progress at the Canadian Space Summit
December 10, 2019 16:08 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBThis weeks podcast is another live recording from the Canadian Space Summit. The speaker is Rob Postma, Vice President and Head of Governmental Export, Space Systems, Airbus.As you’ll hear Rob say, this talk, titled, Airbus 50 years pioneering progress, is meant to provide a picture of what Airbus has accomplished but more importantly what it’s planning.Listen in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sergy Mummert of SES Networks Live at the Canadian Space Summit
December 03, 2019 16:33 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBThis weeks podcast is a live recording from the Canadian Space Summit. The opening keynote speaker for the conference was Sergy Mummert, Senior Vice President, Global Cloud & Strategic Partnerships, SES Networks.While the focus of the talk is on SES Networks with an emphasis on the how they’re building a Cloud-Optimized Satellite Ecosystem and their O3b Medium Earth Orbit constellation, it’s important to note why they were a key sponsor to the conference.While SES has been doing business in C...
A Recap of the 2019 Canadian Space Summit
November 26, 2019 18:43 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBToday we’re doing something a little different. On this episode I’m going to provide a recap of last weeks Canadian Space Summit. Listen in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
New Space Security Index Shows Progress but Mega Constellations Pose Increasing Challenge
November 19, 2019 12:04 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBToday our guest is Jessica West of Project Ploughshares, the editor of the 2019 Space Security Index. The index, in its 16th edition, looks at the global space sector to track trends in the use of outer space from a sustainability perspective.The 2019 index covers the 2018 calendar year and includes the following data from the report. "Space activity is flourishing. In 2018, 71 countries owned satellites. Seventy-two national space agencies spent a combined $70 billion. Eleven new agencies we...