SpaceBase Podcast

An interview with Stefan Powell, Chief Technology Officer of Dawn Aerospace.  

Stefan earned degrees in aerospace, astronautical and space systems engineering at Delft University in the Netherlands.  He has worked for space companies like Hyperion Technologies and was on the Rocket Lab team testing the first firings of the electron rocket.  Today he works at Dawn aerospace looking to be the first company to launch a space plane twice within a day and developing green propulsion for rockets and spacecraft. 

 In this interview, Stefan talks about founding Dawn Aerospace and how it is literally at the dawn of a new era of space transportation - resuable, sustainable, and making the world a better place.  Listen to how his own perseverance, experience and undying motivation has brought him to the cusp of launching a true, reusable spaceplane from New Zealand.

For more info on Stefan:
Linkedin
Dawn Aerospace

Offer:
Paint our Spaceplane Design Competition
Deadline: 30 April 30 2020

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An interview with Glen WIlloughby, Chief Digital Information Officer for Nilo Consulting and Director for ISB.  He is currently an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow (Faculty of Health) at Victoria University of Wellington and Advising Fellow (IT Digital) at NASA Jet Population Laboratory.

Glen has over twenty-five years’ experience in the digital technology and management consulting field, spanning health, engineering, manufacturing, tertiary education, and finance/consulting sectors across New Zealand, Australia and US. 

In 2018 he was ranked in the top ten digital innovation CIOs in New Zealand by CIO publication Top 100 and is a regular international keynote conference speaker on digital leadership, transformation, and innovation.    

In this interview, Glen shares his experience and work involvement at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He also talks about the kiwi culture of ingenuity, and "can do attitude", coupled with today's exponential technologies is creating new opportunities for New Zealand.

For more info on Glen:
Linkedin
ISB Profile

Resources
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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An interview with Dr. Duncan Steel, space scientist, astronomer, and world reknown author.  Over the past thirty years Duncan has worked on space projects in the US, UK, Australia, Sweden, Canada and NZ. His research has focussed largely on asteroids, comets and meteors, but he has also been involved in planning missions to Mars and the search for life elsewhere. Additionally he is an expert on the history and astronomical basis of calendars. 

Duncan is the author of four books, over 140 research papers, and more than a thousand articles in newspapers and magazines published around the globe. He has appeared in dozens of TV documentaries, and hundreds of radio interviews. Asteroid 4713 Steel is named for him, as is a lunar-roving robot in one of Arthur C. Clarke’s science-fiction novels. 

In this interview, he talks about his extensive work on interstellar particles detection (a first in the world), writing the book that inspired the movies Armageddon and Deep Impact, his work at Xerra, and the practical ways you can get involved in the NZ space community. 

For more info on Duncan:
Duncan Steel
His Books and Publications

His resource recommendations:
Space.com
Space Camp
NASA Internships for New Zealand

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An interview with Dr. Maria Pozza, Founder and Director of Gravity Lawyers.  Maria is New Zealand's first space lawyer specialising in international space law. She has a PhD in international law and policy in outer space, and a Masters in International Studies with distinction. In 2013 Maria secured a visiting fellowship at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law at the University of Cambridge.  She was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor in 2014.  She has also worked for notable companies such as Govett & Quilliam, TSB Bank and Flick Energy Co.

In this interview, she talks about her journey as a space lawyer and the challenges and opportunities of opening up the space frontier in New Zealand and beyond.

For more info on Maria:
Linkedin
Gravity Lawyers

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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.

For more info on Alex:
Linkedin
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.

For more info on Kelly:
Linkedin
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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