Canada In Space

Hi, I’m Marc Boucher and this is the first episode of season 3 of the SpaceQ podcast. We’ve got an exciting season planned where we’ll interview the people pushing the boundaries of the space economy, making discoveries in space science, observing the Earth to better understanding our planet and manage our resources, and so much more.Later this month we’re also be launching our new pop-up podcast Terranauts hosted by Iain Christie. Iain’s first interview will be with Stephane Germain, the CEO of GHGSat. If you haven’t listened to my interview with Iain about Terranauts it’s available in our feed.The SpaceQ and Terranauts podcasts are partially advertiser supported but that revenue isn’t enough for a viable business. That’s why it’s really important to us that you support us through Patreon. And starting this fall we’re going to provide subscriber only content available to our patrons on Patreon. To support SpaceQ please make your monthly pledge at https://patreon.com/spaceq. Ok, now on to today’s podcast.Today we’re focusing on the commercialization of Low Earth Orbit with a focus on the International Space Station and other potential commercial habitats. This is the first part of a two part series and my guest 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.Listen in.

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This week we have the final episode in this years Summer Series podcast where we feature three compelling talks from other creators.Hi, I’m Marc Boucher and this is the SpaceQ podcast. In this weeks Summer Series podcast we hear from Stephanie Thomas who will speak on "Direct Fusion Drive for Rapid Deep Space Propulsion." Thomas is Vice President of Princeton Satellite Systems.This talk was featured on the May 29 Future In-Space Operations weekly teleconference. The slides are available with the podcast on our website:

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Hi, I’m Marc Boucher and this is the SpaceQ podcast. Welcome to the second episode in this years Summer Series where we feature three compelling talks from other creators.In this weeks episode we hear from Jennifer Fogarty who will speak on "The Human System: Protecting Human Health and Performance to Enable Deep Space Exploration.” Dr. Fogarty is NASA's Human Research Program Chief Scientist.This talk was featured on the August 14 Future In-Space Operations weekly teleconference. The slides are available with the podcast on our website with the URL link in the show description.Podcast and slides on our website;https://spaceq.ca/the-human-system-for-deep-space-exploration-summer-series-podcast/Listen in.

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Hi, I’m Marc Boucher and this is the SpaceQ podcast. Welcome to first episode in this years Summer Series where we feature three compelling talks from other creators.In this weeks episode we hear from George Sowers who will speak on "Mining the Moon for Fun and Profit.” Dr. Sowers is a Professor of Practice at the Colorado School of Mines who works on the world’s first and only graduate program in Space Resources.This talk was featured in the mid-June Future In-Space Operations weekly teleconference. The slides are available with the podcast on our website from the link below.Listen in.

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Hi, I’m Marc Boucher and this is the SpaceQ podcast. What happens when you bring Iain Christie and Marc Boucher together? Well, naturally they’re both going to want to talk, a lot.One of the outcomes of that June meeting was the idea to start a new podcast. That podcast idea is now Terranauts, which will join the SpaceQ family in September.Ok, so what is Terranauts going to be about? Well…How do you inspire the next generation of workers in the space sector? One way is to tell the compelling stories of those people who are firmly rooted here on Earth, unlikely to ever fly into space. We call these people Terranauts. They are 99.9% of the workforce, a vast majority of which you rarely hear about. Their contributions are essential to our knowledge of space and its use to benefit humanity.Today, in introducing Terranauts, I’m going to turn the tables on the host of the new SpaceQ pop-up podcast, Iain Christie, and interview him. Iain’s first episode will air in September.Listen in.

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This week we have our final special recording from the recent Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute ASTRO 2019 conference in Laval, Quebec. In this podcast you’ll hear from Dr. Sarah Gallagher who splits her time between Western University where she’s professor studying black holes and the Canadian Space Agency where she became the first Science Advisor to the President.In this after dinner talk, Dr. Gallagher spoke on the topic of leveraging science for innovation. Today’s recording includes both her talk and an interesting Q&A session moderated by CASI Executive Director Geoff Languedoc.You can follow Dr. Gallagher on Twitter at @scgQuasar.Listen In.- The Q&A starts at 28:23

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This week we have another special recording from the recent Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute ASTRO 2019 conference in Laval, Quebec. In this podcast you’ll hear from start-ups and veterans on how to scale up your space business. The panel was moderated by Christine Tovee of CATx Technology who is also a member of the Canadian government appointed Space Advisory Board. The panelists included startups QEYNet and its CEO Cordell Grant, Reaction Dynamics CEO Bachar Elzein, GHGSat’s CEO Stephane Germain whose company qualifies as a startup through Stephane has been in the business a long time and also serves on the Space Advisory Board. Lastly, Daniel Schulten of MDA was the big company representative on the panel. He is however leading MDA's new LaunchPad initiative which aims accelerate and grow partnerships from small and medium businesses and academia in Canada. Listen In.

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This week we’re featuring a Future in Space Operations teleconference with former NASA historian Roger Launius who spoke about his new book "Apollo's Legacy: Perspectives on the Moon Landings.”A we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission it’s important to look back at the time of the Apollo program in the 60’s and early 70’s to better understand the motivations of the Apollo program and what was happening in the world at that time. Launius provides that unique view. Listen in.

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Hi, I’m Marc Boucher and this is the SpaceQ podcast. This week we have another special recording from the recent Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute ASTRO 2019 conference in Laval, Quebec. In this podcast, the topic is Commercial Lunar Exploration. The panel was divided into two sections, presentations by each panelist followed by a moderated question and answer session. We will post the video of the presentations when it's available, but the focus for this podcast is the excellent Q&A discussion.The panel was moderated by Jan Clarence Dee a Space Consultant at Euroconsult. The panelists were Erick Dupuis, Director, Space Exploration Development, Canadian Space Agency; Michele Faragali, CTO, Mission Control Space Services; and John Walker, VP Lunar Surface Operations, ispace Inc.Note that subsequent to this talk and later in the conference Erick Dupuis announced that the Treasury Board of Canada had approved the requested $150 million over five years for the Canadian Lunar Exploration Accelerator Program. Listen In.

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Hi, I’m Marc Boucher and this is the SpaceQ podcast. This week we have another special recording from the recent Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute ASTRO 2019 conference in Laval, Quebec. In this podcast we hear from BGen Kevin Whale, Director General and Joint Force Component Commander for Space, RCAF who talked about Delivering The Space Objectives of Canada’s Defence Policy. Some of the interesting points you’ll hear include that Canada should consider creating a National Space Council similar to what the US has. As well, it was clear by his remarks that Canada needs a national launch capability. It’s not something the RCAF will do, but if there’s a commercial provider operating in Canada, the RCAF will seriously consider using that service. And to make that point, General Whale said he would like responsive capability, meaning if they need to launch something fast, an option is available commercially in Canada. BGen. Whale’s presentation is available on our website.Listen in.

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