SpaceBase Podcast

An interview with Dr. Sarita Dara, an Aerospace physician and a space medicine and human factors consultant and occupational medicine physician for Humane Factors Exponential Limited.  She currently also works as a Senior Medical Officer with Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand.

Her training, qualifications and experience span Aviation and Space Medicine, Occupational Medicine, Public Health Medicine and Human Factors Engineering. She graduated with a Master of Space Sciences from the International Space University, in Strasbourg, France and has an MD in Aerospace Medicine and a PhD in Human Factors Engineering from the school of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. 

She has worked in various capacities as a physician, educator and researcher in India, USA, Singapore and New Zealand. Prior to coming to New Zealand, she worked as Head, Aerospace Physiology and Human Factors at Singapore Aeromedical Centre where she was actively involved in aeromedical education and simulator training for aircrew and was also a medical examiner for Civil Aviation Authorities of Singapore, New Zealand and Australia. 

 In this interview, we are going to learn how Sarita's passion for medicine and human factors engineering has led her to a career at the intersection of commercial human spaceflight and safety needs 

Resources:

Kings College Aerospace Medicine -Aerospace Medicine Programme

Space.com - News outlet

Spacebase.co - social enterprise catalizing 

UNOOSA - United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs

World Space Week

NASA

ESA

Rocket Lab

Women in space Aotearoa

International Space University

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An interview with Hugh Reynolds, Co-Founder and Technical Director of Fabrum, a world leader in cryogenic systems.  Their cryocoolers, composite storage tanks and liquid gas generation systems are used in wide range of applications that include industrial cryogenics, animal husbandry, lightweight space applications, copper & superconducting electric motors, and hydrogen fuel systems.  These have vast space related applications.

In the past Hugh has worked in metal processing industries and composites manufacturing. He holds a B.E. in Mechanical engineering from the University of Canterbury. 

 In this interview, we are going to learn about Hugh's career co-founding Fabrum along with fellow Electrical engineer Christopher Boyle, and the many applications of its pioneering technology that can open up long term, sustainable operations in space and other planets.  Fabrum's pioneering cryogenic solutions is on a critical path for laying out the foundation for producing clean energy such as green hydrogen for sustainable living on Earth, and off planet.

Resources:

Fabrum

The World's Fastest Indian
Movie

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An interview with Udit Shah, Chief aerospace engineer for Ceres Robotics, a company building landers, rovers and tools to enable affordable surface operations on the Moon, Mars, and beyond.  Udit has a MS in Aeronautical and Space Engineering from Virginia Tech, and a Bachelors of Technology in Aeronautics and Space from UPE in India .  In the past, he has also worked for different lunar space startup companies such as Team Indus  and Orbit Beyond. 

In this interview, we are going to explore how Udit’s career choices had given him the  incredible opportunity to work on pioneering startups working to establish a permanent lunar presence for humanity in the not so distant future.

Resources:
Age of Aerospace
Eight Part Video Mini Series 

Flight: My Life in Mission Control, by Christopher Kraft

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An interview with Jennifer Blackburne, a mechanical engineer on the propulsion team at Dawn Aerospace working on rocket propulsion and engine testing.  She has a bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of South Dakota in the US, followed by joint degrees in turbomachinery and aeromechanics from KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece.  She has worked on jet packs to wind turbines, and the automotive  and aero industries in Germany and New Zealand.

In this interview, we are going to explore how Jennifer’s experiences  led her to a dream job as space propulsion specialist working on a revolutionary space plane here in Aotearoa.

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An interview with  Prof Guglielmo Aglietti or known mostly as Prof G. who heads the Auckland Space Institute – Tepunaha Atea at the University of Auckland.  Prof G was the Royal Academy of Engineering Research Chair in Space Engineering, and the Center Director for Surrey Space Center in the UK. He worked on a range of topics from space missions design and delivery, to hardware development,  downstream applications, and educational & knowledge transfer activities.

His technical background is in aerospace structures and mechanisms.  He holds a Bachelors and PhD degrees in Aerospace Engineering.

His work  ranges from academic research and consultancy activities for the ISS, the Space Shuttle programme, and numerous applications in various industrial developments and satellite systems in the UK space industry and internationally most notably on space debris and space situational awareness.  His academic work is described in over 200 publications, and has been presented at major conferences. 

In this interview, we learn about the plethora of pioneering activities and experience Prof G has done over the past several decades  notably his cost effective space debris demonstration "Remove Debris" mission,  and his role in capacity building  and growing the space ecosystem in New Zealand through the Auckland Space Institute.

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An interview with Priyanka Dhopade, Lecturer at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at University of Auckland. Priyanka's research expertise is in aerospace thermodynamics and fluid mechanics.  Previously she held a senior research position at the Oxford Thermofluids Institute based at University of Oxford. where she developed computational models for cooling systems in modern jet engines.

Priyanka has a bachelors in Aerospace Engineering from Toronto Canada, and a Masters and Phd from University NSW in Canberra, Australia.

In this interview, we learn about Priyanka’s career journey transitioning from jet propulsion engineer to space industry specialist focusing on reusable rockets and the environmental impact of space missions. We'll also learn about her passion for diversity and sustainable engineering practice in technology ecosystem for Maori and Pasifika communities.

Resources
SpaceBase NZ Aerospace Directory
Women in Space Aotearoa New Zealand
University of Auckland, Master of Aerospace Engineering

Books
Dr. Space Junk vs. The Universe, Alice Gorman

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An interview with Jamal Olatunji.  Jamal is a Research Engineer at the Robinson Research Institute at Victoria University of Wellington.  He has degrees in Chemical Engineering, chemistry and nanotechnology from Massey University. He is developing mathematical models of superconducting magnets and machines, and researching applications of high-temperature superconductivity to develop plasma rockets for  interstellar space.

 In this interview, we learn about Jamal's journey from working in the agritech industry as a mathematical modeler to  working on cutting edge projects on novel electric propulsion systems for space transportation.

Resources:
Robinson Research Institute
Wellington Univentures
Emerging Innovator Programme

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An interview with Mark Rocket, founder and CEO of KEA Aerospace, developing a solar-powered, unmanned aircraft that will fly continuously in the stratosphere for months at a time to collect frequent high-resolution aerial images. Mark was also a co-founder of Rocket Lab, and the President of Aerospace Christchurch, a group of individuals and organisations that want to grow the economic wealth and aerospace capability of Christchurch.

Mark is the very first kiwi to hold a suborbital flight ticket on Virgin Galactic and is just waiting for his turn to fly in space.  

 In this interview, we are going to ask him about his journey from software guru to one of the most prominent space innovators in New Zealand.

Resources:
Kea Aerospace
Aerospace Christchurch

Upcoming events:
New Zealand Aerospace Summit 2022

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An interview with Jessica Tucker. Jessica  is a senior associate in systems engineering at Beca Applied Technologies, a consulting company focused on high-assurance systems and software engineering in defence and aerospace.

Jessica has BS and MS degrees in Physics and has almost twenty years experience in aerospace. Prior to arriving in New Zealand she spent a long career working on compliance and certification at the Aerospace Corporation in California, USA.

 In this interview, we are going to ask her about her career trajectory as a physicist turned systems engineer, and the fascinating space missions and projects she has been involved in for almost two decades from the Delta Rocket Series to working with Beca .

Resources:
Upcoming events:
Royal Aeronautical Society Symposium - 18 Feb 2022
New Zealand Aerospace Summit 2022

International Council on Systems Engineering
International Council Systems Engineering Handbook  (INCOSE)


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An interview  with Fia Jones. Fia is CEO of Astrix Astronautics. Astrix is a satellite startup that aims at inventing an alternate power generation system, which produces more power without compromising functionality of a satellite.  In 2019, her team won the New Venture Category Prize at the  Velocity’s $100K Challenge.  Fia is pursuing a Physics degree at the University of Auckland when she founded Astrix.  Today, Astrix has received funding from companies like Rocket Lab, K1W1 Ventures  and Icehouse to further its development and is closely advised by Peter Beck.  Astrix is getting ready to launch their first space system from an electron rocket in December!

In this interview, Fia talks about her journey so far from space fanatic to scrapy enterpreneur at Astrix . Listen to the incredible story of how she became a CEO at such an early age, and her team's ingenuity, passion, and guts landing them a close relationship with Rocket Lab's CEO. 

Resources:
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as If your Life Depended on it by Chris Voss

Surrounded by Idiots by Thomas Erikson

Y Combinator Podcast

Notable space websites:
Kindred Partners
Women in Space Aotearoa New Zealand

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