Technology and Space - The history and future of space tech, exploration and business.
Cristobal Alvarez
32 episodes
1 month ago
I interview people in the business and education of space exploration and commercialization. These include scientists, historians, leaders, and educators. We discuss how they got into the field of space, what they're working on, what the current state of space exploration and commercialization is like and where it's going in the near future. We often touch on the financial and business aspects of space.
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I interview people in the business and education of space exploration and commercialization. These include scientists, historians, leaders, and educators. We discuss how they got into the field of space, what they're working on, what the current state of space exploration and commercialization is like and where it's going in the near future. We often touch on the financial and business aspects of space.
Genetically preparing humans for space exploration – Interview with Christopher Mason Check out the book here https://amzn.to/3yQhVhn Interview Timeline Dr. Christopher E. Mason is a geneticist and computational biologist who has been a Principal Investigator and Co-investigator for many NASA … Continue reading →
Christa McAuliffe and the Challenger Disaster – an Interview with Kevin Cook Check out the book here https://amzn.to/3jbGLnf Interview Timeline Kevin Cook has written for many publications and has written numerous histories. His latest book is about Christa McAuliffe and … Continue reading →
How Google, Facebook, and other tech companies developed their AI – Interview with Cade Metz Check out the book here https://amzn.to/34x95rF Interview Timeline Cade Metz is a technology correspondent with The New York Times, covering artificial intelligence, driverless cars, robotics, virtual … Continue reading →
How we can become better partners with our robots and smart machines – Interview with Carla Diana Check out the book here https://amzn.to/3bAgdHL Interview Timeline Carla Diana is a designer, author, and educator who explores the design of future … Continue reading →
How Elon Musk and SpaceX overcame early problems to dominate the space industry – Interview with Eric Berger Check out the book here https://amzn.to/2RjHgzS Interview Timeline Eric Berger is a Houston-based reporter and editor. He reported for the Houston Chronicle and … Continue reading →
How astronomers can find extra-terrestrial life with Cesare Barbieri Check out the book here https://amzn.to/3egUuVV Interview Timeline Cesare Barbieri is Emeritus Professor of Astronomy at the University of Padova, Italy. He and his teams have been involved in the construction … Continue reading →
How Aristotle was all the rage in Medieval and Renaissance times with Barbara Scalvini Check out the book here https://amzn.to/3ut6Hgu Interview Timeline Dr. Barbara Scalvini is an Early Books specialist at Bernard Quaritch Ltd., London, and was formerly senior specialist, … Continue reading →
How the technology monster can be tamed to make our lives better with Benjamin Pring Check out the book here https://amzn.to/3fbByKt Interview Timeline Ben Pring is the head of thought leadership at Cognizant and co-founded and leads Cognizant’s Center for … Continue reading →
How to discover volcanoes on Io before anyone else and other interesting stories from James Miller Check out the book here https://amzn.to/2Z5utRP Interview Timeline James Miller has decades of experience working on spacecraft navigation. He has also worked extensively in … Continue reading →
How a female astronomer broke barriers and made waves in astronomy with Jacqueline and Simon Mitton Check out the book here https://amzn.to/3q9fEsZ Interview Timeline Jacqueline Mitton has published over thirty books on astronomy and is a past editor of the … Continue reading →
How cosmic voids were discovered with Laird Thompson Check out the book here https://amzn.to/2OULxbK Interview Timeline Laird A. Thompson is Professor Emeritus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He has held appointments at the Kitt Peak National Observatory, at the … Continue reading →
What it was like working on the Mariner, Viking, and NEAR missions with James Miller Check out the book here https://amzn.to/2Z5utRP Interview Timeline James Miller has decades of experience working on spacecraft navigation. He has also worked extensively in programming … Continue reading →
How the cellphone was invented with Marty Cooper Check out the book here https://amzn.to/2YYfWb0 Interview Timeline Martin Cooper has been justifiably dubbed the “father of the cell phone”. He and his Motorola team created the first cell phone in 1973 … Continue reading →
How to plan a trip to Jupiter with David Brown Check out the book here https://amzn.to/3aiVeI9 Interview Timeline David W. Brown is a freelance writer who has written extensively for major publications. He’s also a former paratrooper and a veteran … Continue reading →
Secrets of ancient math philosophers with Jacqueline Feke Check out the book here https://amzn.to/37w22Sm Interview Timeline Jacqueline Feke has studied and taught the history of science for many years and is an associate professor at the University of Waterloo. She … Continue reading →
James Miller talks about his time as chief of navigation for the NEAR mission Check out the book here https://amzn.to/2Z5utRP Interview Summary James Miller has decades of experience working on spacecraft navigation. He has also worked extensively in programming computer … Continue reading →
James Miller talks about nuclear power plants and the NEAR mission Check out the book here https://amzn.to/2Z5utRP Interview Summary James Miller has decades of experience working on spacecraft navigation. He has also worked extensively in programming computer systems to conduct … Continue reading →
Bill Ayrey interview about his book Lunar Outfitters Check out the book here https://amzn.to/2T2p2k9 Interview Summary Bill Ayrey has worked on spacesuits for decades. He started his spacesuit career at ILC, the makers of the Apollo spacesuits. He loved his … Continue reading →
Fred Nadis discusses his new book on space travel ideas Check out the book here https://amzn.to/2Sob8Z8 Interview Summary Fred Nadis has a PhD in American Studies and has written extensively on American science and popular culture. He recently wrote a … Continue reading →
Check out the book here https://amzn.to/31w6UnF When David Chudwin was a 19 year old college news reporter for the University of Michigan in the summer of 1969, he only had the time and money to cover [had the choice of … Continue reading →
Technology and Space - The history and future of space tech, exploration and business.
I interview people in the business and education of space exploration and commercialization. These include scientists, historians, leaders, and educators. We discuss how they got into the field of space, what they're working on, what the current state of space exploration and commercialization is like and where it's going in the near future. We often touch on the financial and business aspects of space.
