Space Forward - An Interdisciplinary Podcast

By: Hussain Bokhari Matthias Frenzl Kelly Kowalski Benjamin Shapiro
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  • Interdisciplinary conversations about our space future. Space Forward is podcast series of interdisciplinary deep dives into a plethora of exciting futures at the intersection of science fiction and science fact. Through insightful conversations with forward-thinking visionaries, we deconstruct the challenges and opportunities of space exploration, breaking down complex concepts into first principle. The Space Forward podcast is produced by Hussain Bokhari , Matthias Frenzl , Kelly Kowalski and Benjamin Shapiro. We are space and media professionals whose stars aligned as alumni of the International Space University.
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Episodes
  • E1 | Seeking beyond the rocket equation - the prospect of space elevators

    E1 | Seeking beyond the rocket equation - the prospect of space elevators
    Jan 31 2021
    This episode has at its core the implications of Tsiolkovsky’s rocket equation, which figures the hard limits of rocket-based payload transportation to Earth’s orbit. Furthermore, rockets are expensive, up to failure, risky and carry too little payload. Making rockets more efficient reminds analogically of Henry Ford’s classic: “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses”. One of the non-rocket approaches to get a fast, cheap, safe and repeatable transport to orbit is the Space Elevator concept which we are going to cover in the episode with our guest, the amazing Josh Bernard-Cooper, a University of St Andrews Physics and Philosophy student, International Space University alumni and Research Assistant at the International Space Elevator Consortium. CONTENT 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:00 The basic concept of a space elevator 00:12:00 Google X, NASA 00:16:00 Motivation to build elevators 00:24:00 Design concepts 00:32:00 Speed of the climber and radiation 00:34:00 Main Challenges 00:37:00 Space debris and elevator collaps 00:38:00 Best place on Earth to install the elevator 00:40:00 Beta test the elevator on Moon and Mars? 00:41:00 Optimal Altitude for beta best 00:44:00 How many people are involved? 00:47:00 Non-rocket launcher ideas 00:49:00 Fundings, Prizes, Sponsors 00:52:00 Elevator in 10 years? 00:57:00 Realists vs Futurists 00:59:00 Why a lead blanket is useful in the Elevator
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • E2 | A Space for Humanity - Ethics and Governance for Living together in the Space Age

    E2 | A Space for Humanity - Ethics and Governance for Living together in the Space Age
    Mar 9 2021
    In this intense episode we dig into the main issues preventing international and intercultural collaboration here on Earth which will prevent us from becoming a prosperous, inclusive, and peaceful multi-planetary species. In search of solutions, we begin with the power of law and then blast over to the ongoing space race between private actors and developing countries, uncovering who is really in power. Shattering conventional narratives along the way, we explore a supracultural code of space ethics, a way to ensure that space and its benefits for life on Earth remain accessible for all of humanity. Our guest taking us on this journey of discovery is the bleeding-edge scientist Timiebi Aganaba-Jeanty, Professor of Space and Society at the School for the Future of Innovation in Society at the University of Arizona. CONTENT 00:00:53 Intro 00:01:56 Explorers 00:07:54 The Power of Law 00:11:57 Crime at the International Space Station 00:14:17 Lobbying 00:17:38 Who is really in power? 00:19:04 Level playing field 00:20:45 Rich get richer and people get wiser 00:21:55 UNCOPUOS 00:24:55 Property Rights & Protection / Support by your country 00:27:38 Scarcity / Limited resources in Space 00:29:22 Have we learned from colonization? 00:32:02 Universal cosmological feeling / Oneness / Overview Effect 00:37:33 Supracultural code of space ethics / Consensus ad idem / a meeting of minds 00:40:33 Solving the ills of society before we deal with fanciful things like space exploration? 00:44:14 Poverty and inequality are the root of every problem / human rights principles 00:48:52 Universal Principles / Natural Law 00:55:20 Space World Utopia vs reality / Bipolar world 00:57:10 Shattering the narratives / Kumbaya / Sexiness of Space 00:59:33 Space Law enforcement 01:01:41 The school for the Future of Innovation in Society
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • E3 | The physics of space travel - Engineering vs Breakthrough Physics?

    E3 | The physics of space travel - Engineering vs Breakthrough Physics?
    Mar 18 2021
    In this episode, we’ll take you on a deep dive into the physics of space travel. Are we merely grappling with a challenging engineering problem or will new breakthroughs, an entirely new physics be required in order to utilize space to its fullest potential? We will discuss this question with our guest, Professor Martin Tajmar, renowned Austrian Physicist, Professor and Chair of Space Systems at the Technical University of Dresden, and hurray, a Fellow International Space University Alumnus, a member of the family. Martin has worked at NASA, ESA, in South Korea, and the Austrian Institute of Technology, performing research on electric and miniaturised propulsion and on breakthrough propulsion physics. Professor Tajmar is the author of the book: “Advanced Space Propulsion Systems” and has received critical acclaim from the scientific community for his research on Electric Propulsion. CONTENT 00:01:28 Intro 00:06:45 International Space University 00:08:26 The physics of space propulsion 00:10:36 The limits 00:13:36 Nuclear propulsion 00:18:50 Breakthrough propulsion 00:21:05 Option 1 | Inertial mass 00:22:40 Option 2 | Negative mass 00:26:10 Space X 00:38:08 Nukes for space propulsion 00:42:49 Option 3 | Negative mass self-acceleration 00:44:56 Option 4 | Zero-point Energy 00:45:26 Electric propulsion 00:51:20 Future
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    1 hr and 16 mins
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