Celestial Citizen

Many space industry insiders talk excitedly about a human return to the Moon, but how does the general public feel about this endeavor? Do they think it will really happen and how does it stack up against a long list of priorities for our home planet?
 
 In this week's episode, I speak with Nathan Price about his project, Countdown to the Moon, in which he interviews one person every day until humans are set to return to the Moon in 2024. Nathan and I will discuss how his passion project has evolved into an important time capsule of public sentiment regarding the planned Artemis missions and valuable lessons learned from his conversations so far.

My guest on the show, Nathan Price, is a grassroots space advocate who is spreading the vision of humanity expanding out into the solar system for this generation and the next.  He founded the North Houston Space Society in 2017, an organization that seeks to educate the local community about space exploration and future mission development.  Nathan is also a National Space Society Space Ambassador. You will find Nathan at the International Space Development Conference (ISDC), New Worlds Conference, and International Astronautical Congress (IAC), among other places. 

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On this episode of Celestial Citizen Podcast, I am joined by Ruvimbo Samanga, space law and policy analyst.  We’ll discuss lunar governance, the African Space Sector, and Ruvimbo’s involvement with the Space Generation Advisory Council’s 4th African Space Generation Workshop. 

My guest on the show, Ruvimbo Samanga, is a space law & policy analyst, with particular specialization in the traditional and New Space sectors in Africa. She serves as a Research Fellow at the Open Lunar Foundation, focusing her research on lunar settlement and development policy. Ruvimbo holds a master's degree in International Trade & Investment Law from the University of Pretoria and currently represents Zimbabwe in the Space Generation Advisory Council and the Women in Aerospace Africa Chapter. She is also the founder of AgriSpace, an early stage agri-tech startup developed in collaboration with the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens, as a current scholar in residence. Ruvimbo has also been recognized by Space in Africa as one of the top 10 Under 30 in the African space industry.

If you are interested in donating to the upcoming 4th African Space Generation Workshop in Accra, Ghana on Feb 25-26, 2021, you can do so here: https://ca.gofundme.com/f/support-4th-african-space-generation-workshop

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Have you ever wondered about how humans might live and work someday on the Moon, or what the field of space architecture is all about?

In this episode, I have the opportunity to talk with Madhu Thangavelu, about the space architecture and infrastructure that will support Artemis mission objectives, and a sustained presence on the Moon. We’ll also discuss how those plans might feed into future cities on the Moon and eventually Mars.

My guest on the show, Madhu is a lecturer of both astronautical engineering and architecture at the University of Southern California.  Madhu leads the Graduate Space Concepts Synthesis Studio at USC. He holds degrees in both engineering and architecture and has contributed extensively to the areas of architectural design synthesis, space architecture, space systems engineering, and lunar base design. He is the author or co-author of over 70 technical papers in space architecture, as well as numerous articles in space-related trade journals and magazines dealing with space stations, lunar base design and human factors. He is a co-author of the book The Moon: Resources, Future Development and Settlement.  He is on the advisory board of the Moon Society and the editorial board of the Journal of Space Philosophy. Madhu is a strong advocate for articulating the philosophy of space.

Listen in to learn more about how space architects will build humanity's future off-Earth.

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If you would like to learn more about Space Architecture, here are some helpful links provided by Madhu courtesy of AIAA and USC:

AIAA LA LV December 19 Part 1: Space Architecture Gathering: Simulators and Simulations - YouTube

AIAA LA LV December 19 Part 2: Space Architecture Gathering: Space Architecture - YouTube

USC Astro Engineering ASTE527 : ASTE 527 (google.com)

Madhu Thangavelu USC : Madhu Thangavelu - Press Room USC USC

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A citizen's podcast for planning humanity's future in space - exploring the social, political, technical, and scientific aspects of living off-Earth from the perspective of a space urban planner.

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