Engineering Dreams .Space

Introductions to Emeline and Eric who have moved from Silicon Valley to catalyse New Zealand. We get to know a bit more about them with some interesting facts with their childhoods. Trends touched on for 2022 include:1. Space Debris2. Space Tourism 3. On Orbit Servicing 4. Large Scale Projects 5. New Commercial Business As well as new initiatives and what's coming for the next 12 months If you're interested in booking one on one workshops, please reach out to [email protected]

Michael Sims is the CEO and founder of a new space start-up, Ceres Robotics Inc, that is in the business of building robots for the construction of facilities and habitats on the Moon, Mars, asteroids and beyond.Michael's career has been devoted to using AI and robotics to enable exploration and to support humans becoming a multi-planetary species. He was previously vice president at Moon Express, and for more than 20 years worked at NASA, where he worked on Mars rover missions.Michael was a founding member of the NASA Ames Artificial Intelligence group and its field robotics program, the Intelligent Robotics Group. He was previously the chief agent for Automation, Robotics, and Human Factors for NASA's Office of Exploration, which had responsibility for planning all human missions below low-Earth orbit.

Paul Spain is joined by Mark Rocket, a space entrepreneur and pioneer. As a co-founder of Rocket Lab, Mark has helped put New Zealand on the world map for the space industry. In this interview Mark shares his experiences of being a part of New Zealand’s emerging space Industry, founding Kea Aerospace, and doing business at a 'stratospheric' level.Engineering Dreams .space is a monthly show hosted by Paul Spain and proudly brought to you by Engineering Dreams - passionate about normalising Space for those to come and be part of the evolution. Whether it be a role, start-up funding or expanding your business to a wider Space audience, we are here to make your dreams become a reality.

Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom a global space entrepreneur, CEO for Spacebase and author shares her experience in the space Industry including her time in space tourism from twenty years ago, SpaceX Starlink infrastructure and supporting the new generation of those passionate about space.Emeline's journey brings her to New Zealand where her new mission is to democratise space, providing everyone the opportunity to be part of the space revolution.Engineering Dreams .space is a monthly show hosted Paul Spain and proudly brought to you by Engineering Dreams - passionate about normalising Space for those to come and be part of the evolution. Whether it be a role, start-up funding or expanding your business to a wider Space audience, we are here to make your dreams become a reality.