Canada In Space

Hi, 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 about the state of Earth Observation including what’s happening in Canada.

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Comet 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 provide you with the basic background and information you need to enjoy viewing the Comet. Unfortunately, the Comet is only visible to those in the northern hemisphere.The second part of the podcast is a media teleconference where the media get to ask the experts their questions. You would be surprised at some of the questions and answers. The NASA experts included Lindley Johnson, planetary defense officer and program executive of NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office, NASA Headquarters, Emily Kramer, co-investigator on the Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) science team, NASA JPL and Amy Mainzer, NEOWISE principal investigator, University of Arizona.Listen in.

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Rick 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 about Venture Capital and startups. Tumlinson is also the founder of the EarthLight Foundation and in 2012 co-founded Deep Space Industries.Today, we’ll revisit some of Tumlinson's history but focus primarily on the. SpaceFund. To use Tumlinson's words, the SpaceFund "enables the development of space by bringing Visionary investors together with brilliant entrepreneurs."The SpaceFund currently has two funds. A $1 million traditional VC fund and a more ambitious $50-$70 million fund using security tokens.

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Today 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 Goddard Space Flight Center, a Fellow at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, did a postdoctoral at the Max-Planck Institute for Solar System Research, just a few of his past experience.

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With 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.

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With 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.

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With 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 merger of the Toronto based Canadian Astronautical Society and the Montreal-based Astronautical Society of Canada. This put the organization squarely at the forefront of the new space age. Today the organization serves a diverse membership across Canada and hosts some important annual conferences that brings the community together.Listen in.The Show- Like the show? Support the show:www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=4270364- Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to:podcast AT spaceq.ca- Follow us on Twitter:twitter.com/canadainspace- Subscribe to the SpaceQ Short Cuts Newsletter:eepurl.com/cTNNpf

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If 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/bePatron?u=4270364- Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to: podcast AT spaceq.ca- Follow us on Twitter:https://twitter.com/canadainspace- Subscribe to the SpaceQ Short Cuts Newsletter:http://eepurl.com/cTNNpf

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COVID-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 / Magellan Aerospace Industrial Research Chair in Satellite Engineering. Ferguson teaches undergrad and grad courses and manages a satellite engineering lab. He’s also married, has two children, two dogs and lives outside of Winnipeg on a hobby farm.The interview isn't just about the academic life of Ferguson and his students. COVID-19 is affecting every part of our lives. So we get a little personal with our interview. Listen in.

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This 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.

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