That Space Podcast

On this episode we speak with Jeremy Allam, who is the CEO and Co-Founder of Exo-Space, a company that is developing hardware and AI software for on orbit image processing.

We talk to Jeremy about the needs of satellites to transfer real time data, how the space data market is a trillion dollar market in its infancy, how Exo-Space's product can help in the early detection of forest fires, or accurately track shipping vessels across the globe all in the same orbit, and the commercial opportunities the company has announced and are working towards in the next year.

We talk to Arturo about the vision for the Houston Spaceport, why Houston is in perfect position to be at the forefront of the commercial space industry, the companies that will call the Houston Spaceport home, how the commercialization of space will open new opportunities for people with and without an aviation background, and how local colleges are working to support that demand. We also learn about the history of aviation and how Ellington Airport and the Houston Spaceport are fulfilling its evolution.

Frank White, author of the well known book "The Overview Effect: Space Exploration and Human Evolution", shares with us the origin of The Overview Effect and its impact on the psychology of those who have experienced it, what he has learned from the 40+ astronauts he has interviewed for his research, his thoughts on the people and companies that are paving the way for public private partnerships in space, and how he got interested in space at a young age.

Dan Curry is a veteran of over 100 feature films and 40 television productions. His visual effects work on STAR TREK was honored with 7 Emmy Awards and 19 nominations.

We spoke to Dan about his work with the visual effects department for Star Trek, his new book, what inspired Klingon martial arts, and his chance encounter with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin during his time in the Peace Corps. We discuss the importance of the film industry to inspire public interest in space exploration.

Live long and prosper.

On this episode we talk to Spencer Stanford who is the CEO of Precursor Technologies, which specializes in developing and supporting space entrepreneurs through comprehensive ideation, R&D, engineering, and space architecture services or as they call it, from sketchpad to launchpad.

Solstar Space Co. is striving to create a 'Space Wide Web' to connect everything in space, to everything on Earth. On April 29th, 2018, Solstar demonstrated the first commercial two-way data and wi-fi hotspot service in space and sent the first Tweet from space.

CEO Brian Barnett tells us why we need Wifi in space and how space tourism will be a major user of their service, the patent pending technology they are developing and how their first model ended up in the Smithsonian, how his persistent effort to land a job at NASA, led him to a rewarding career and spurred his entrepreneurial endeavors.

Bill Kemp is the founder and CEO of United Space Structures, a space architecture firm that is aiming to construct large structures within lava tubes on the Moon and Mars starting as early as the year 2026.

Learn more about his team of space architects/lawyers, the design concept and construction technique for building within a lava tube, how his curiosity of the Oneill Cylinder 37 years ago prompted him to create United Space Structures, and what life would be like for the first "Lunies" on the Moon.

Raphael is the founder of E2MC Space Ventures and possesses a unique blend of space and financial expertise. He has twenty years of global financial markets experience at investment banks and hedge funds, and has also been a fintech entrepreneur in Brazil. Since 2017 he has been involved in the space sector as an advisor and investor. He holds degrees in Space Studies from the International Space University, Finance from the Wharton School and Machine Learning from PUC-Rio.

We talked to Raphael about how his company, E2MC, leverages their blend of technical and financial experience to advise investors and companies in the new space economy, how he got into the space industry and where it has taken him, which areas he foresees the most growth, how he plans to make it to space himself, and his work with the Space4Impact initiative. Raphael also hosts a podcast called 'The Space Business Podcast' where he interviews space entrepreneurs and learns about their company/technology.

Dr. Jose Morey is CEO and Founder of Ad Astra Media LLC and is a 2020 Eisenhower Fellow. He is a health and technology keynote speaker, author and a consultant for NASA, Forbes, MIT and the White House Office of Science and Technology.

His expertise in big data and innovation has made him a sought-after consultant for many industries including, Liberty BioSecurity, Hyperloop, and NASA iTech.

We dive into topics with Dr. Morey about the unconventional career path he took, his involvement with promoting STEAM for minority youth, the future of AI in medicine and space, hyperloop technology, his excitement in being named an Eisenhower Fellow, and how Leonardo Da Vinci has had a big impact on his life.

Gas stations in space! Orbit Fab's CEO, Daniel Faber, is working to build the first and only propellant supply chain in space and make satellites reusable, so we can stop throwing away billions of dollars' worth of fully operational assets every year. We chatted with Daniel about the need for refueling satellites and how Orbit Fab is providing the infrastructure to increase the lifespan of them. He tells us about tow trucks in space and how his previous company, Deep Space Industries, is working towards the goal of mining asteroids. He also shares lessons learned from being a serial entrepreneur while working on his now fourth start-up space company.