We’re chatting today with Peter Dyba from Space AlphaInsights. He's an engineer with multiple years experience in Project, Systems and Radio Frequency engineering. We talk about the future of payload systems and space startups in Canada and also about navigating career paths to find work you truly enjoy ..read more

Astronauts endure a lot in space and as we prepare to send our first woman to the moon, its important to consider whether men and women respond differently to space and space radiation.  ESA’s Space Medicine Team is doing exactly that. Today, we chat with an intern in the team who is supporting the crowd-sourced systematic review of literature to see what we find regarding sex differences.  The team ESA Space Medicine team at large comprises of medical doctors, biomedical engineers, exercise physiologists, psychologists, IT specialists, education coordinators, administrators and proj ..read more

Having a space podcast isn't easy but it isn't isolating either if you can find others just like you!  Today we’re back with another episode chatting with Dr. Gavin Tolometti. He is an aspiring science communicator and holds a PhD in Geology and Planetary Science from Western University. He’s got experience working at the Canadian Space Agency, workshop experience from the European Space Agency, and now works as an outreach high school program coordinator at Western University. We talk about Science Communication, Podcasting, Analog missions, and combining your interests to create a fun a ..read more

What's a marriage if you don't start a rocket company together? Today we’re chatting with the co-founders of SpaceRyde, COO Saharnaz Safari and CEO Sohrab Haghighat. SpaceRyde is the first on-demand network of rockets with the ability to transport cargo from the Earth to the Moon, and everywhere in between. The innovation making this possible is a launch system that uses balloons to carry rockets beyond the earth's atmosphere before ignition takes place. Let's take a ryde with SpaceRyde!  ..read more

In this episode, we caught up with Mariam Naseem (who we last spoke to in S1), to follow along in her journey to the stars!  ..read more

In this episode, we spoke to CEO Evandro Barros, one of the Top 50 AI CEOs of 2021. He is the founder of Data H, an artificial intelligence venture builder.  Data H transforms science into business opportunities through the creation of AI companies. From autonomous delivery robots, behaviour analysis for security and defence and analyzing cyberattacks in real time, to enhancing scientific research, building medical imaging and more, Data H helps companies transform accumulated and dispersed knowledge into algorithms, generating new products and services and improving existing processes ..read more

In this exciting episode we got a clinician's perspective on the cutting research in Space Medicine! Dr. Michael Gallagher is the President and CEO of Association of Spaceflight Professionals Inc., an organization developing early-stage human-in-the-loop space experiments and technologies.  He previously practiced family and dive medicine at the Canadian Forces Base in Esquimalt, British Columbia. He now practices Medicine in British Columbia and sometimes works with patients in rural communities in Alberta and Canada’s north. In April 2010, he completed a Canadian Space Agency-spons ..read more

Human settlement in Space is no doubt an active area of research in the modern Space age. Settling in Space of course comes with several nuanced challenges that need cross-functional creative solutions. One area that is incredibly fascinating to explore is the design and architecture of those spaces. Today we've got on our podcast Sach Grewal, who is currently pursuing his Master of Architecture degree from Carleton University. As a budding architect, his interest lies in integrating creative design solutions with sustainability. Arguably, the coolest outcome of such projects and research is e ..read more

In this episode, we chat with Adam Trumpour, a rocket and gas turbine propulsion professional and founder and president of Launch Canada, an organization founded to support and advance grassroots experimental rocketry in Canada. We talk about his motivation to start a student rocket competition series and plan for the year! If interested in Launch Canada, you can contact him at adam@launchcanada.org ..read more

In this episode we got to interview the CEO and CTO of Stardust Technologies, Jason Michaud and Jawad El Houssine. Stardust is forging innovative technologies through applied science in collaboration with international space agencies, heavy industry and the medical community. Serving humanity through scientific and technological advances, Stardust’s haptic feedback solutions are making fiction a reality!  ..read more