Our Future In Space

Dennis Gatens from LeoCloud talks the importance of of bringing data centers to Space, and how game-changing technologies are on the horizon.

Eric suits up in a DIY spacesuit with Dr. Cameron Smith, spacesuit builder, at his company Pacific Spaceflight.

Ryan Hogan from the Future Today Institute discusses how we can apply rigorous Strategic Foresight to look into the future of humanity in space.

Prof. Rob MacCurdy from the CU Boulder Matter Assembly Computation Lab talks the future of robotics and what impact they’ll have on our capabilities in Space.

Paul Syers from the Department of Energy talks trends in computing and how energy consumption will impact the future of computing on Earth and in Space.

Can the Dr. Buzz Aldrin cycler become reality? Can we really get to Mars in 100 days? These questions and more are explored with Professors Andy Aldrin, Embry-Riddle University and Brian Kaplinger, University of Kansas.

Industry thought leaders discuss, how do we make space available for everyone? Featuring Oroville science advisor André Bormanis, “October Sky” protagonist, Homer Hickam, Dan Hawk, Jared Angaza, and Dr. Shawna Pandya.

Dr. Ronke Olabisi, UC Irvine professor, discusses her recent report “Challenges and Benefits to Human Operations in Variable & Partial Gravity Earth Orbiting Habitats”, the impacts of artificial gravity on long duration spaceflight, biomedical engineering in Space and on Earth, and how tissue engineering takes inspiration from ancient Mayan technology.

Dr. Sadas Shankar, from SLAC National Laboratory and Stanford University, and focused on the future of computing, energy and material limits of silicon and the relative efficiency of biologic systems to our human-built computers.

Dr. Kate Kreuger, a specialist in synthetic biology, led us on a great conversation across synbio, from the flavor of cellular meat, to biologic replacements for space systems, to the future of agriculture.