An interview with Peter Toth, CEO of Extraterrestrial Power. Originally from Hungary, Peter has a Masters in Computer Science from the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. He has worked on embedded devices such as marine VHF, digital satellite news gathering units for Ericsson, and cupboard size computers for Endace.

Later, he branched out to producing silicon solar cells in the lab, and developed his passion towards green technologies - solar, wind and electric vehicles. This became the inspiration for making solar cells out of Moon soil which lead to Extraterrestrial Power. In this interview, he talks about his career and his startup, focusing on creating power and electricity using lunar soil for the wave of space missions settling the Moon and the solar system.

For more info on Peter:
Linkedin
Extraterrestrial Power

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An interview with Alex Fleming, Co-founder and CTO of iMetalX Group and an Edmund Hillary Fellow.  He’s worked for companies like Lockheed Martin and General Electric, was a researcher for NASA, and served as CTO for companies such as Dehlsen Associates and SkyBase here in New Zealand.  He graduated with a Bachelors of Aerospace from Georgia Institute of Technology and Carnegie Mellon with an MBA sponsored by Lockheed Martin.

This interview focuses on Alex's long history of building aircraft, jet engines and robotic vehicles, a passion born since childhood through learning by experience.  He talks about his learning experience and perspective on the benefits of building and testing aerospace technologies in New Zealand and how there's no limit to the possibilities of engaging in this new industry.

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IMetalX

Book Recommendation:
Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond. 

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An interview with Kelly Snook, Professor of Media Arts Technology at the University of Brighton in the U.K. with a background in aerospace engineering, music production, audio engineering, and data sonification research. She holds a PhD in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford University and studied at the International Space University were we both met a long time ago.  She spent two decades as a NASA Research Scientist, with a focus on Mars and the moon, before turning her attention to music full-time.  She is now also an Edmund Hillary Fellowship Fellow.

The interview focuses on her multi-disciplinary projects such as Kepler Concordia and the Mimugloves , her experiences working for NASA, her passion for music, and her life philosophy on how people and technology can make a better a world.

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KellySnook.com
Kepler Concordia
Mimugloves

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An interview with Eric Dahlstrom, Co-Founder of SpaceBase and International Space Consultants. He worked as a Lockheed Martin contractor for NASA on the design of the International Space Station and on the lessons from the Shuttle Challenger accident. He has worked, consulted and mentored numerous space startup companies around the world  including TGV, Space Adventures, Moon Express, Made in Space, Hypercubes, and Ceres Robotics. He is an alumni and on the faculty of the International Space University and has taught in 12 countries.  He is a mentor for the NASA Frontier Development Lab.

For more info on Eric:
https://nz.linkedin.com › ericdahlstrom
SpaceBase.co

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An interview with Michael Sims, Founder of Ceres Robotics based in Mt. View California.   He has worked for NASA JPL for over 20+ years on AI and robotics for planetary rover missions including the Mars Parthfinder and Exploration Rovers to the red planet. 

MIchael talks about his career path from NASA specialits to space entrepreneur and working to provide robotic services for the next generation of Moon missions within the next 5 years.

For more info on Michael:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelsims/
ceresrobotics.com

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An interview with Shawna Pandya, Physician, Speaker, Citizen-Scientist Astronaut and Aquanaut, Martial Artist.  Shawna talks about her experience as a student at the International Space University, her work at Project Possum, and inspriing insights on life balance, hard work, and  how she stays focus on her passion to one day becoming an astronaut.

For more info on Shawna:
shawnapandya.com/

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An interview with Ken Davidian, Director of Research for the US Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation. He is also the Program Manager for FAA’s Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation.  Ken talks about his career from rocket engineer at NASA to the state of the global space market today and how you can build a career beyond rockets and launchers.

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/kdavidian

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An interview with Andrew Hoppin, space investor and entrepreneur, and currently CEO of CoverUs.  Andrew talks about his experience, background and insights on the emerging new space industry, and what anyone in New Zealand can do to participate.

For more info on Andrew:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahoppin/

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