Category: Space Exploration

Elizabeth Varghese is well known as a futurist, humanist, and thinker on the topic of space exploration. She leads the People in Space business at Deloitte, she is on the Council of Advisors for The SETI Institute, and she has been called the “Space Philosopher” by leaders from DARPA because she integrates the technological aspects of our expansion into space with imperatives for economic, diplomatic, and ethical human behavior.

Chris Mattmann is the Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, as well as the Division Manager of the AI, Analytics, and Innovative Development Organization in the Information Technology and Solutions Directorate. He works on ensuring that cutting-edge technologies support NASA’s science missions.

Joel Sercel is an expert in engineering. Today he is the president and CEO of Trans Astronautica, where he works to make asteroid mining and manufacturing in space a reality.

Sarah Cruddas is a space journalist, international TV host, and award winning author. She has an academic background in astrophysics and is a global thought leader in the growing commercial space sector.

John Spencer is a pioneering outer space architect with design awards from NASA for his work on the International Space Station (ISS). He is the founder of the Space Tourism Society, co-founder of the Space Tourism Conference, and co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Mars World Enterprises, Inc.

Danica Remy is the President of B612 Foundation, an organization dedicated to protecting Earth from asteroid impacts. She previously led operations for several business and philanthropic organizations, providing expertise and extensive experience in information technology, facilities, human resources, finance, and government relations.

Aleksandra Ćiprijanović is a postdoctoral research associate at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, where she works for the Scientific Computing Division on the High-velocity Artificial Intelligence project. More broadly, she is interested in applying machine learning and data science to astronomy, cosmology, and high-energy physics.

Among fans of this show David Brin surely needs no introduction. He is an astronomer, the author of dozens of highly-acclaimed works of science fiction such as the Uplift series, and an in-demand speaker on topics ranging from governance to the Fermi Paradox.

Brian Enke is a Senior Space Research Analyst at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado. For nearly 20 years, he has worked on space-related research projects that have touched every planet (and former planet) in the solar system, as well as several asteroids and moons.