Jupiter's moon Europa appears to have a salt water ocean. This excites scientists at it opens up the possibility there may be life. The Europa Clipper mission will try to gather more evidence to substantiate the theory.Europa has fascinated us since Galileo discovered it in 1610. In popular science fiction, Sir Arthur C. Clarke made it the centre piece of his novel 2010: Odyssey Two which was published in 1982. Odyssey Two was a follow-up to the original and classic 1968 movie, 2001: A Space Odyssey, directed by Stanley Kubrick.This weeks SpaceQ podcast is the last of our coverage from the recent international Astronautical Congress in Washington. It is plenary 6, Europa Clipper: Making a Mission to Understand Our Place in the Universe.Europa is slightly smaller than the Earth’s moon but scientist think it could have twice as much ocean water as the Earth! Today’s podcast will provide insight into Europa and NASA’s Europa Clipper mission. It should also be noted that the European Space Agency is also sending a mission to Europa, the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer mission.It is hoped that one day we’ll send a lander to the surface of Europa.The panel is moderated by Dipak Srinivasan, Europa Clipper Telecommunications Manager, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.The panelists include:7:03 - Robert (Bob) Pappalardo, Europa Clipper Project Scientist, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.15:39 - Karen Kirby, Europa Clipper Deputy Project System Engineer, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.22:12 - Jennifer Dooley, Europa Clipper Project Systems Engineer, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.30:19 - Thomas Magner, Manager, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.38:16 - And Bill Nye, The Planetary Society.We’ve edited the recording to keep the podcast within a reasonable length.Listen in.

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Hi, I’m Marc Boucher and this is the SpaceQ podcast. We have a special podcast from the recent International Astronautical Congress in Washington, the Heads of Emerging Agencies plenary.This a new plenary session at the IAC. And while we’re accustomed to a plenary featuring the heads of legacy national space agencies from the US, Russia, Japan, India, Europe, China and Canada, it’s only in the past few years that the voices of emerging space nations are starting to reach a global audience.This panel offers the listener an opportunity to learn about programs from some of the emerging space nations along with their thoughts on a host of issues facing all nations.In this panel you’ll hear from space leaders from the United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Thailand, Brazil and Angola.The panel is moderated by Pontsho Maruping, Chair of the Scientific and Technical Committee, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), South Africa.The panelists include:* Mohammed Nasser Al Ahbabi, Director General, UAE Space Agency (UAESA),United Arab Emirates.* Valanathan Munsami, CEO, South African National Space Agency (SANSA), South Africa.* Anond Snidvongs, Executive Director, Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA), Thailand.* Carlos Augusto Teixeira de Moura, President, Brazilian Space Agency (AEB), Brazil.* Zolana Rui Joao, General Manager, National Space Program Management Office (GGPEN), Angola.We’ve edited the recording removing individual introductions to keep the podcast within a reasonable length.Listen in.Panel timeline:Panel introduction - 3:11United Arab Emirates introduction - 4:44South Africa introduction - 8:34Thailand introduction - 11:17Brazil introduction - 15:09Angola introduction - 18:36Panel discussion - 21:50

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This week we have a special podcast from the International Astronautical Congress in Washington that discusses a very important topic: The Long-Term Sustainability of Outer Space: Advancing the Space Economy and Sustaining Space Industry Through Solutions to Space Security Issue.The panel is moderated by Fatih Ozmen, Owner and CEO, Sierra Nevada Corporation.The panelists include:- Jean-Loïc Galle, President and CEO, Thales Alenia Space,- Daniel S. Goldberg, President and CEO, Telesat- Etienne Schneider, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Space, The Luxembourg Government- Kay Sears, Vice President and General Manager, Lockheed Martin- Scott Pace,Executive Director, National Space CouncilWe’ve edited the recording removing individual introductions to keep the podcast within a reasonable length.Listen in.

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Hi, I’m Marc Boucher and this is the SpaceQ podcast. This weeks podcast has two segments. The first is an interview with Launch Canada’s Adam Trumpour who provides an update on the Launch Canada Challenge. Of note, and subsequent to this interview, Adam told SpaceQ that the November event had to be postponed as not all the approvals could be done in time.In the second segment I speak with Lawrence Reeves the founder and leader of the Canadian Satellite Design Challenge which engages students from universities across Canada.I’ll point out that both Launch Canada and the Canadian Satellite Design Challenge are not-for profits that did not start with government, nor do they get government funding, though the Canadian Satellite Design Challenge does get in-kind government contributions and Launch Canada is likely going to get in-kind government contributions.Listen in.- Adam Trumpour, Launch Canada (Starts at 2:03)http://www.launchcanada.org/- Lawrence Reeves, Canadian Satellite Design Challenge (Starts at 13:35)http://www.csdcms.ca/

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Hi everyone. Now that SpaceQ is publishing two podcasts, Terranauts and the original SpaceQ podcast, we’re going to change our scheduling starting this week. We just released episode 2 of Terranauts today with host Iain Christie talking with Canadian space pioneer Mac Evans. Terranauts will now published every other Thursday, for now. The original SpaceQ podcast is moving to Tuesday’s with the next episode dropping on Tuesday, October 22. As with SpaceQ, Terranauts is available on Apple Podcasts and other podcast services and apps.Thanks, and see you next Tuesday for another episode of SpaceQ!

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This weeks podcast has two segments. The first is my short interview with Conservative Party MP Erin O’Toole from the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada’s Election 2019 All Candidates Town Hall in Toronto that was held on October 3rd. As you’ll hear, Mr. O’Toole was forthcoming in discussing key issues of interest to the space community. Comments from other candidates are in my story on our website. A link to the story will be in the show notes.The second segment of today’s podcast was recorded on Monday, October 7 at Western University where the new Institute for Earth and Space Exploration was officially launched. The segment includes a brief comment from Western’s new president, Alan Shepard, no relation folks, and former Canadian astronaut Dr. Dave Williams. The comments are followed by an interview with the new Director of the Institute for Earth and Space Exploration, Dr. Gordon Osinski.Segment 11:33 - Conservative Party MP Erin O'TooleSegment 28:10 - Alan Shepard, president, Western University8:45 - Astronaut Dave Williams9:58 - Dr. Gordon OsinskiRelated stories:A Conservative Government Would Likely Proceed with Canada’s Commitment to the Lunar Gateway http://spaceq.ca/a-conservative-government-would-likely-proceed-with-canadas-commitment-to-the-lunar-gateway/Western University Launches Institute for Earth and Space Exploration With Aim to be a Global Leader in Space Research and Traininghttp://www.spaceq.ca/western-university-launches-institute-for-earth-and-space-exploration-with-aim-to-be-a-global-leader-in-space-research-and-training/Listen in.

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Terranauts is a new podcast from SpaceQ. This week we're launching the first episode on the SpaceQ channel however you can now find Terranauts on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play Music, Soundcloud and your favourite podcast app. Ian Christie is the host of Terranauts. When most people think about space they think of astronauts, names like Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Chris Hadfield are familiar to an awful lot of people. But for every astronaut that makes it to space there are legions of smart, dedicated, and interesting people who plan, design, build and operate the mission, spacecraft and instruments that make up the space program. Terranauts is about those people. The ones that go to space all the time, without ever leaving the planet. I hope you'll join me to hear about their stories.Today's guest is GHGSat founder and president Stephane Germain.Listen in.

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My guest today is Aram Daniel Kerkonian, a lawyer with Ardaker Space Consultants and the co-author of the government mandated 2017 independent review of the Remote Sensing Space Systems Act.Today we’re going to be talking about the opportunity a federal election presents for the space community in seeking changes to existing regulations and what new regulations, and possibly even new legislation, could come from the next government.You might think is dry stuff, on the contrary. For anyone working in the business of space, or new companies to the space sector, this is an important topic and time. Why? Because the space sector is rapidly evolving and the government needs to adapt to those changes so that Canadian businesses can remain competitive on a global scale. It also has a direct impact on whether foreign investors see Canada as a place to do business.Recently SpaceQ Intel, a new division within SpaceQ hosted a one day roundtable that brought together government and industry. For the most part, government was in listen mode due to the elections being called. It was an opportunity for industry to express their thoughts on current regulations and any changes that might be needed along with any new potential legislation that should be contemplated. For government it was an opportunity to see what, if any consensus would come from industry. This in turn will help the civil service in advising a new government and those incoming ministers of departments with a space mandateToday Aram and I will discuss election 2019 and the opportunities it presents for regulatory reform.Listen in.

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Hi, I’m Marc Boucher and this is the SpaceQ podcast. My guest today is Grant Bonin, Chief Engineer, Space Systems at Rocket Lab. Grant is making his second appearance on the SpaceQ podcast. The last time was in the spring of 2018 when he was the Chief Technology Officer at Deep Space Industries.In today’s podcast we find out more about Grant's departure from Deep Space Industries and his current activities at Rocket Lab including their new Photon small satellite initiative.Listen in.

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Hi, I’m Marc Boucher and this is the SpaceQ podcast.Today is the second part of our two part series focusing on the commercialization of Low Earth Orbit with a focus on the International Space Station and other potential commercial habitats. My guest as in the first episode last week is Adrian Mangiuca, the Commerce Director at NanoRacks. NanoRacks describes themselves as both the largest commercial user and private investor on the International Space Station with customers from over 30 nations.Recently NanoRacks released a NASA commissioned study titled An In-Orbit Commercial Space Station Habitat Development Enabling Cost-Effective and Sustainable U.S. Presence in Low-Earth Orbit. NanoRacks partnered with 14 other organizations to create the 170 page report.In my conversation with Adrian we go over some of the key findings of the report and delve into what the real world LEO space station habitat marketplace is.As we start the second episode Adrian just answered the question of how the marketplace will react to other foreign entities, be it commercial or state, enter the LEO marketplace. Now he answer the question of why the ISS should be the “final government owned and operated space station in Low Earth Orbit” as stated in the report.Listen in.

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