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Note: We previously uploaded the wrong episode. That mistake has been fixed.Welcome to the last episode of our annual Summer Season special. Today we have another Future-in-Space Operations presentation this time by Bradley Jolliff of Washington University in St. Louis on the "Motivation and Challenges for Sampling the Moon’s Giant South Pole - Aitken Basin." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to the third episode of our annual Summer Season special. Today we have another Future-in-Space Operations presentation from Joe Lazio and Marc Sanchez Net from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory who discuss "On-Demand Access for Deep Space Operations." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to the first episode of our annual Summer Season specials. We've just completed Season 4 and Season 5 is currently scheduled to start on September 27. Between now and then we'll be featuring weekly interviews or presentations from other content creators.Today we have a Future-in-Space Operations presentation from April of this year. The presenter is Mike Lindsey, CTO of Astroscale who discusses the need for satellite life extension services, active debris removal, their technology and offerings. We offer this presentation now as Astroscale's ELSA-D mission successfully demonstrated repeated magnetic capture of a clients satellite last week.In his presentation Mike states Space Development Demands Sustainability. This has never been more true. Space debris is, and has been a problem since the early days of the space age. While most space actors are taking sustainability into account, the issue of legacy debris is a problem still without a cost-effective solution. Companies like Astroscale are tying to

On this weeks episode of the Space Economy podcast my guest is Jeremy Perrin, CEO of Connektica a Montreal based startup offering a radio frequency software platform to test antennas.Sometimes being highly specialized can limit a business. However, there are times where that knowledge and skillsets can enhance a market segment. Connektica appears to be the latter. Though a startup, it appears their combination of radio frequency expertise, software development, and determined entrepreneurs, is arriving at the perfect time to tackle some of the issues of mass manufacturing of satellites. Listen in. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to the Space Economy podcast and the final and 10th episode in our special series Doing Business in the Solar System hosted by Elizabeth Howell.While this may be the last podcast in the Doing Business in the Solar System, I'm happy to announce that Elizabeth will be back in the fall hosting a new podcast for SpaceQ, making it the third podcast we produce. More details on Elizabeth's podcast will be revealed in September.Today's podcast: It's notoriously hard to predict the space exploration economy. Twenty years ago, space tourism was a pipe dream and no company had yet sent a cargo ship to the International Space Station. These days, tourist flights and cargo ships are becoming more common. Are there any lessons we can draw to think ahead to say, 2050?Joining us is Michael Dodge. He earned multiple law degrees, and is an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies at the University of North Dakota's Department of Space Studies. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this weeks episode of the Space Economy podcast we're going to get an update on the status of Firefly's launch vehicles and spacecraft including their NASA commercially sponsored Blue Ghost mission.The presenter is Eric Salwan, the acting Chief Revenue Officer for Firefly. The presentation is available on our website. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We've found thousands of exoplanets in the last 30 years, particularly with tools like NASA's Kepler mission and the HARPS instrument at the La Silla telescope in Chile. But for the last few years, we've had the capability to seek out worlds that are potentially habitable, like the famous TRAPPIST-1 system with several planets the size of Earth.So far these worlds are just lights in a telescope, but before long observatories and potential missions will show us more. To tell us more about the future of exoplanet science, we'll hear from Franck Marchis, a senior planetary astronomer at the SETI Institute. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this weeks episode of the Space Economy podcast we're going to get an update on Space Nuclear Propulsion for Human Mars Exploration. The topic was the subject of the June 16th Future in Space Operations teleconference. The presenter was Roger Myers, a consultant and formerly with Aerojet Rocketdyne. His presentation is based on the National Academy Report, Space Nuclear Propulsion for Human Mars Exploration created for NASA. Meyers was the Co-Chair of the report. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

NASA hopes to expand its human spaceflight program to the Moon in the 2020s, and perhaps then to Mars. An international consortium is working to make this push into the solar system as efficient as possible. One key aspect is in situ resource utilization, or ISRU. Living off the land, proponents say, may make it cheaper to perform exploration because it means not having to tote all supplies with you.The Colorado School of Mines has done numerous studies concerning ISRU. Today's guest is Angel Abbud-Madrid, Director of the Center for Space Resources at the Colorado School of Mines. He is also director of the space resources graduate program at the school. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this weeks Space Economy podcast my guest is Chris Robson, the CEO of Wyvern. Wyvern is an Edmonton based startup in the satellite imaging market with a focus on hyperspectral imaging.The company plans to have its first small satellites launched next year and is singularly focused on its innovative hyperspectral camera. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of the Space Economy podcast we discuss the icy moons of the solar system including their potential for future In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this weeks Space Economy podcast my returning guest is James Slifierz, the CEO of SkyWatch.Recently SkyWatch announced that it had raised $17.2 million US in its Series B funding round. As well, SkyWatch revealed that their TerraStream integrated data management solution was going to be launched on over 40 satellites including on the upcoming SpaceX Transporter-2 rideshare mission and the Virgin Orbit mission. James walks us through the recent news, and gives us some colour on what's coming up for the fast expanding Waterloo based company. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to the Space Economy podcast and the next episode in our special series Doing Business in the Solar System hosted by Elizabeth Howell.Today's episode focuses on Mars and the Perseverance rover, its helicopter, a future sample return mission and touches on In-Situ Resource Utilization. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

My returning guest this week on the Space Economy podcast is Ewan Reid, CEO of Mission Control Space Services. On May 26 of this year ISED Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced that Mission Control was the recipient of a contribution from the Canadian Space Agency in the amount of $3 million.My conversation with Reid delves into what the funding and mission mean for his company and Canada. Reid also provides a glimpse into what their technology can and will do, details of the Moon mission, and how it's taken years to build up to this point. Included in the conversation is how trade missions with the Canadian Space Agency helped and why there should be more of them. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of the Space Economy podcast we discuss countries that want to become a launching state and what that means. Our guest is Kenneth Hodgkins. This is the fifth of ten episodes in our special series Doing Business in the Solar System hosted by Elizabeth Howell.For many years, Canadian orbital dreams were restricted to launching things in other countries. But a Maritime Launch Services proposed launching facility in Nova Scotia secured nearly $11 million in Canadian investment dollars this spring. Its location takes advantage of the Earth's rotation to boost rockets into equatorial orbits.The facility is at an early stage, so early that Transport Canada says it isn't yet ready to comment. But we do have Kenneth Hodgkins, president of International Space Enterprise Consultants to talk about the subject. Mr. Hodgkins used to be the Director of the Office of Space and Advanced Technology at the US State Department, and was in Ottawa a few years back talking about Canada as a launching state. See acas

It's been several months since we did a podcast on China with a focus on their commercial space efforts. In this edition we'll discuss China's broadband mega-constellation, get a launch updated, learn about China's first commercial spaceport and learn more about the commercialization efforts of Chinese Earth observation data.My returning guest is Blaine Curio, a space and satcom industry consultant based in Hong Kong who focuses primarily on China. Beside his own consultancy, Orbital Gateway, Blaine also consults as a Senior Affiliate with Euroconsult. And this past summer, he along with co-host Jean Deville, launched a podcast called the Dongfang Hour, or literally translated, Eastern Hour. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of the Space Economy podcast we discuss asteroids as a resource with Dr. Dante Lauretta. This is the fourth of ten episodes in our special series Doing Business in the Solar System hosted by Elizabeth Howell.Asteroids and comets are abundant resources in our universe, but there are a lot of challenges in mining them. They’re scattered throughout the solar system. We don’t have a good survey yet of what each small body contains. And even if we do know what’s out there, how will we get the resources out?To learn more, we’ll speak with Dante Lauretta, leader of the sample return mission on NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. Dr. Lauretta is also a professor of Planetary Science and Cosmochemistry at the University of Arizona’s Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this weeks episode of the Space Economy podcast my guest is Brigadier-General Michael Adamson who assumed the role of RCAF Director General Space and Joint Force Space Component Commander in June of 2020.Today we're going to discuss how Canada's Armed Forces is adapting to an increasing congested, contested, and competitive space environment. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

NASA's next steps in the solar system include going back to the moon. The agency is working on its Artemis program that is supposed to put boots on the surface in the 2020s. It's a little different from the Apollo years. This time, the agency will be bringing in international astronauts and robots.To learn more about the Artemis ecosystem, we'll have a chat with Alex Ellery. Dr. Ellery is the Canada Research Professor in Space Robotics and Space Technology at Carleton University in Ottawa. He's also written extensively about the Artemis program. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this weeks episode of the Space Economy podcast I have two guests, Oleg Khalimonov, Chief Rocket Designer at Space Concordia and Nathan Van Rumpt, Project Manager at UBC Rocket.Space Concordia and UBC Rocket are two of the university teams competing in the The Base 11 Space Challenge, an American competition where teams must design, build and launch a liquid-propelled, single-stage rocket to an altitude of 100 km by December 31st of this year. The prize for reaching this goal is a $1 million.Just under two weeks ago the competition announced the winners of the critical design review, the second to last milestone before an expected launch window opens in December at Spaceport America. In a competition heavy with Americans team, it was the Canadians how came in first and third in the critical design review with Concordia's University Space Concordia taking first place and the University of British Columbia's UBC Rocket coming in third.It is a remarkable achievement. Here's my discussion with Nathan and Oleg.