Space medicine is a field in space science that focuses on improving procedures, diagnoses, and technology in the medical field, that can have major benefits for helping provide more accessible medical care to remote communities. Understanding how space medicine can be applied to the medical fields does require a perspective from both the medicine and space industry. To begin scratching the surface on this show, I speak with 3rd medical student Eleonor Frost; space medicine researcher and advocate for brining awareness on the benefits space medicine research has on the medical field. Guest Bio ..read more

I am very excited to introduce this episode as it is all space podcasters dream to interview an astronaut on their platform, and I am pleased to introduce Canadian Space Agency, or CSA, astronaut Joshua Kutryk. Joshua was selected as part of the 2017 CSA Group, the fourth Canadian astronaut recruitment campaign. Before joining the CSA, Joshua was an experimental test pilot and fight pilot in the Canadian Armed Forces in Cold Lake, Alberta,  with experience operating more than 25 different aircrafts. Joshua also holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering (1st Class Distinction) fr ..read more

Injustice comes in many shapes and forms around the world, but all have one thing in common; the oppression of individuals based off their economic status, race, religion, gender, sex, political stance, or belief. Fighting injustice can happen on the streets or in the classrooms, and one way to do this is to follow the practice of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI). I learn a lot about how JEDI can improve the way humans interact, communicate, and collaborate together to not only solve world problems, but build stronger and more accessible and inclusive communities. My teachings ..read more

Robotics and space science go hand-in-hand to ensure the success of numerous planetary missions, and lead to life altering innovations that benefit professions on Earth such as enhanced brain surgeries, new prosthetic limb technology, and automated machinery. Space robotics in Canada, and across the world, is becoming a transferable skillset that can be applied to not only space science and planetary exploration, but the improvement of technology on Earth. I learn more about space robotics and how it is being used by aerospace companies to enhance space exploration from mechanical engineering ..read more

The search for extant and extinct life in our Solar System has been a driving goal for many planetary scientists. Are we alone in the universe? Did our red planet neighbour once harbor life? Could we learn more about how life originated on Earth by studying Mars and other planetary bodies? These are all questions that Earth Science and Astrobiology student Sian Ford is working to help address. Guest Bio Sian Ford is an LGBTQ+ scientist that dreams of being an astronaut! She is currently a PhD candidate in Earth Sciences and Astrobiology working with Dr. Greg Slater at McMaster University. Her ..read more

With the boom of the space industry, questions on how humans can ensure space travel, habitation, and exploration will be ethical, just, and fair have become essential to answer. We have seen how humans in the past have explored and colonized land on Earth, and many in the space industry are working to make sure that history doesn't repeat itself. We don't want a single community or group to be the dominate voice, we don't want land on other planetary bodies to be abused, ravished, and stripped of its meaning due to greed or ignorance, and we especially don't want space exploration to isolate ..read more

Sustainability is a word we hear a lot not just in the space industry, but every time we think about the future of the human race. Everyday, people search for new methods and innovations to conserve and reduce energy consumption at factories, office buildings, airports, and in automobiles. However, one place where we should be putting more focus on is our own home. Homes across the world, but especially in western civilization are using more energy that required, which has a direct impact energy use and demand, and more importantly, on our environment. Making homes more energy efficient, and l ..read more

Welcome to something a little bit different to this podcast. This is my first two part episode special, and I am very excited for this to be my first! I get to share with you, the story of how the first space sector fellowship foundation in Canada, the Zenith Canada Pathways Foundation, was created and how it has already helped so many students connect to the aerospace industry after less than one year since founded! In this two part special, I speak with co-founders Hira Nadeem and Tahir Merali, and four of the selected Zenith Fellows of 2022. This is part 1, and I learn about the Zenith Cana ..read more

Welcome to part 2 of the Zenith Pathways special, where I chat with four of the Zenith Fellows of 2022; the bright future of Canada's aerospace industry! I start by speaking with Vanessa Van Decker a 3rd year mechanical engineering student at Ryerson University and Manal Siddiqui an undergraduate studying computer science at Carleton University. After hearing both Vanessa's and Manal's love and passion for space I move to Makenna Kuzyk, a mechanical engineering undergraduate at the University of Alberta and Jagriti Luitel a second year mechanical engineering student at the University of New Br ..read more

I want to understand how the space sector works in multiple nations, but I am met with limitations because I am a foreign national. I see my friends who are also citizens also experience limitations, caused by defense department funding sources and government groups. How can the space sector truly become ethical and accessible if still today students and early careers are having to navigate barriers to obtain internships and jobs? I get to jump into the world of space sustainability and ethics by chatting with space explorer and sustainability and climate change PhD student Sahba El Shawa. &nb ..read more