On this episode, we dive into the Human Factor - which is all about learning about what it is to be a human and how that can help us grow and succeed in life. Because regardless of what we do, we are all human beings - even scientists and engineers. This week, I talk about one of my earliest passions - trading cards! Pokemon, YuGiOh, Dragon Ball, Magic the Gathering - all a MASSIVE part of my childhood and where I found the passion that is behind this podcast. It's an origin story of what made me who I am today...a big ole nerd!

While I was preparing for the Total Solar Eclipse, my trading card game days started to come back to me. I got myself into the VeeFriends Trading card world - an intellectual property created by Gary Vaynerchuck (aka Gary Vee). Right before my trip to Maine I got LAUNCHED into the VeeFriends TCG universe after winning two gift goats! These are some of the rarest cards in the series with only 555 in what I believe is 2.8 million cards in circulation. But the fun didn't stop there - less than two weeks later I was asking GaryVee a question on his 11 hour live stream! So this episode is an attempt to explain a little bit about who I am to anyone who's new, but also a moment for me to grow and learn (once again) that asking questions is important.

Thanks for joining us - let's dive in!

Let us know what YOU think! We'd love to hear from you. Email us at todayinspacepodcast@gmail.com

Topics from the episode:

trading cards, card, garyvee, love, podcast, stargazing, friends, space, veefriends, asking questions, learned, gift, gary vee, pack, online, money

SOURCES:

https://twitter.com/elgr3co/status/1776063412906151993?s=12&t=CTA3xJCHFoY9hV9qgrj4Jw

https://veefriends.com/

https://garyvaynerchuk.com/

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Timestamps:

00:00 The Human Factor - Self-doubt and Asking Questions

03:42 Podcasting, a Space Podcast, and learning from Gary Vee

08:03 NFTs, Trading Cards, and Patience - what it means to me

13:39 The impact of Trading Cards on my life, from Childhood to Adulthood

17:19 Space-themed Trading Card and meeting online friends

23:39 TodayinSpace pulling two Gift Goat cards on VeeFriends Cards Fanatics Live

27:53 My question to Gary Vee on his 11-hour live stream | How to start IRL space meetups to grow a community with real people.

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Here's to building a fantastic future - and continued progress in Space (and humanity)!

Spread Love, Spread Science

Alex G. Orphanos

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On this episode we have some Astronomer friends on to discuss our thoughts from the Total Solar Eclipse! Matt Schricker (@Bostronomy), Andrew Abban (@aa.astro01), and Thorne Ransom (@ransomobservatory) join us to share their Astronomy Origin Stories and their experience during the Total Solar Eclipe. For some it was our first, and others were looking for redemption from 2017. But all of us were close to speechless when it happened, until we had this mega podcast for some Eclipse Talk.

Maine was one of the best places in the country to see the Total Solar Eclipse, given the cloud coverage on the day of the eclipse. Even us New Englanders were shocked that out of the 13 states in the US - Maine would be the place to be. But, as you'll hear and see from the images taken...we had the best seats in the solar system that day! Thank you to our guests and new friends for such a fun Eclipse Talk - make sure to follow them online for awesome astrophotography!

Let us know if you were able to watch the total solar eclipse and whether it was your first! We'd love to hear from you. Email us at todayinspacepodcast@gmail.com

Topics from the episode:

eclipse, telescope, astronomy, friend, crazy, mind-blowing, pictures, Maine, years, night, shadow, sky, totality, mountain, total solar eclipse

SOURCES:

Maine's last total solar eclipse (1963)
https://downeast.com/history/july-1963-total-eclipse/

What is a Meridian Flip? https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/236513-meridian-flip/

What is a Meridian Flip when using a Telescope?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnktqwTwCMA

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Timestamps:

00:00 Eclipse Talk w/ 3 Astronomers

05:03 Astronomy Origin stories w/ Andrew & Thorne

10:38 The Journey to Maine, and the challenge of chasing good Total Eclipse weather

15:02 REACTIONS to the Total Solar Eclipse

23:01 Astronomy Trio’s experience during the Eclipse.

28:04 Astrophotography techniques and tools used during the total solar eclipse.

37:53 Road trips, traffic, and big dogs dangerously close to telescopes

42:12 The Purkinje effect with colors during the Total Solar Eclipse

47:03 The time and science of Solar Eclipse viewing

52:48 Astronomy and Starparties

59:11 The impact & human experience of the solar eclipse

01:14:16 Astrophotography, equipment, and friends

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Spread Love, Spread Science

Alex G. Orphanos

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On this episode we talk about the North American Total Solar Eclipse happening on April 8th, 2024! We break it down into three parts: (1) What to Expect, (2) What to do during the Eclipse, and (3) Our Telescopes Vespera and our newest Vaonis device - Hestia. We close out the episode with an unboxing and first demo with Hestia practicing for the Total Solar Eclipse.

There is always lots of excitement around any eclipse, but you want to be as present as possible to soak in this wild phenomena! So let this episode act as a guide to make the most of it, with some tips on what to look for during the eclipse and some tools you can use. While it will be my third solar eclipse, it's my first chance to watch a Total Solar Eclipse and catch the Corona during totality. And there's a chance we might even see something else during totality - a comet tail! But more on that in the episode...

Let us know where you'll be watching the eclipse and whether it's your first or your 50th! We'd love to hear from you. Email us at todayinspacepodcast@gmail.com

Topics from the episode:

eclipse, telescope, hestia, sun, totality, lens, total solar eclipse, camera, eyepiece, corona, excited, app, view, filter, solar, easy, focus, comet, device, perfect

SOURCES:

https://www.astronomy.com/science/the-devil-comet-is-headed-our-way-and-thats-still-ok/

https://www.greatamericaneclipse.com/april-8-2024

https://www.astronomy.com/observing/a-comet-will-be-visible-during-the-2024-total-solar-eclipse/

https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa?iso=20240408

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Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

01:00 The North American Total Solar Eclipse 2024 - What is it?

04:52 Total Solar Eclipse - What to Expect, Tips for Viewing

11:38 Tools for Viewing the Solar Eclipse - Solar Filters, Our Telescopes, and Pinhole Cameras

15:39 Unboxing Hestia OUR NEW telescope - another Vaonis device!

24:12 Practicing for the Eclipse - 1st Time using Hestia Telescope

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Here's to building a fantastic future - and continued progress in Space (and humanity)!

Spread Love, Spread Science

Alex G. Orphanos

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On this episode we speak with Dr. Masha Petrova, the CEO of Nullspace, Inc. a company creating simulation software for electromagnetic applications in the Academic, Commercial, Aerospace, and Defense Industries. Masha shares with us her STEM origin story from a childhood love of Soviet Space SciFi to becoming a PhD Simulation Engineer in the US, which led to her "aha" moment of realizing she was actually an "Extroverted Engineer".

Dr. Petrova is an experienced executive with a passion for leading multi-disciplinary global teams toward successful results by focusing on operations and creating a unified vision.

After receiving her PhD in aerospace engineering, Dr. Petrova spent 15+ years in the engineering simulation and design software industry, including holding global marketing executive roles at Ansys, Altium, LLC, and IncMSC Software (during acquisition by Hexagon MI) as well as 3 simulation software start-ups all acquired by Ansys, Inc. in the last 10 years.

Thank you to Masha for joining us on the podcast, sharing her STEM Origin Story, and for a fun discussion about Start-up life, "Freedom", SciFi, Deep Tech, and AI. A great episode that I HIGHLY recommend listening to, especially for anyone who wants to get into STEM or currently trying to find their place in it.

Topics from the episode:

engineer, company, engineering, space, software, build, electromagnetics, people, ai, problem, simulate, startup, develop, tools, simulation, technology, solver, extrovert

We'd love to know your thoughts and questions!
Email us at todayinspacepodcast@gmail.com

SOURCES:

https://www.nullspaceinc.com/

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Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction - What is People of Science?
01:00 Our Guest Dr. Masha Petrova, CEO of Nullspace shares her STEM Origin Story
08:28 Tech Industry, Career Progression, and the "4-Hour Workweek"
14:03 Creativity, Autonomy, and building systems in various roles
18:58 Soviet Science Fiction and Space Exploration
26:48 RF Engineering & Software Development
32:23 3D printing, Software for Additive, and Quantum Computing
42:27 AI, Acquisitions, and Infrastruture online and in Space
56:15 Space Engineering and the Future of Work w/ AI

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Spread Love, Spread Science

Alex G. Orphanos

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In episode 339, we are talking all about Starship's 3rd Test Flight after a VERY exciting launch on March 14th, 2024 a.k.a. Pi Day. The massive Starship made lightspeed progress from the last two tests but the question is: Was IFT3 a success? Did SpaceX have a successful test flight?

Don't worry - if you are new to Starship and need a quick review we got you covered! This is a great episode for anyone who was too busy to watch the flight live on Pi Day, or you want to dive a little bit deeper into what SpaceX is doing with this game-changer of a space launch system. We have our reaction to the test flight at the end of the episode (but who are we kidding, the whole episode is me reacting to this AWESOME day in space!)

Let us know what YOU think in the comments, DM us on social media, or email us at todayinspacepodcast@gmail.com! We'd love to keep the conversation going and want to hear from you.

SOURCES:

IFT3 - SpaceX Recap
https://x.com/spacex/status/1765037578343121372?s=46&t=CTA3xJCHFoY9hV9qgrj4Jw

IFT3 Mission recap (written) - SpaceX.com
https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-3

Topics from the episode:
starship, space, spacex, moon, test flight 3, nasa, orbit, artemis, 3dprinting, moon mission, rockets, astronauts, raptor engine, fly, land, reentry

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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:30 What is SpaceX's Starship?
05:13 Why Starship is a BIG deal if SpaceX get's it right
12:26 Test Flight 3 - How did Starship perform?
15:56 Starship's successful reentry test despite technical issues.
19:20 Final thoughts on SpaceX's Starship test flight & its implications for space exploration --------------------------

Spread Love, Spread Science

Alex G. Orphanos

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In this week's episode, Alex shares some of his Florida vacation and the 'magic' of branding and storytelling at both Disney and Universal Studio Themeparks. Alex also shares his rotten luck with catching Rocket launches while in Florida...and its not for a lack of launches either! It's also been over a year with our Vespera Telescope so it's time for a recap on what we've learned and what's stuck out so far.

This week's Thought from an Engineer is: Why do Nebulas in my telescope appear SO BIG while the galaxies appears SO SMALL?

Here's to building a fantastic future, for all of humanity!

Topics from the episode:
telescope, space, podcast, florida, learned, galaxies, great, launches, nebulas, supernova, mind, whirlpool galaxy, galaxy, engineers, picture, scrubs, rocket launch, star, share, magic We'd love to know your thoughts and questions!

Email us at todayinspacepodcast@gmail.com

SOURCES:

https://www.britannica.com/place/Canis-Major-Dwarf-Galaxy

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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:30 Space exploration, theme parks, and branding.
12:39 Theme parks, food allergies, and my bad luck with Florida rocket launches.
13:53 Why do Nebulas look SO BIG and Galaxies look SO SMALL in our telescope?
17:05 Telescope capabilities and galaxy size.
21:41 Space exploration and the scale of the universe.

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Here's to building a fantastic future - and continued progress in Space (and humanity)!

Spread Love, Spread Science
Alex G. Orphanos

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This episode was recorded live while watching the Intuitive Machines-1 (IM-1) moon landing on February 22, 2024 around 6PM. Alex shares his live reaction and thoughts while the NOVA Command team in Houston, TX intiates landing sequence and then troubleshoots the signal after the landing attempt.

Is the lander ok? Will the signal get better? That's for the future. Right now, we were just excited to be able to watch the first Lunar landing attempt by the US since 1972 for Apollo 17. It's been a while, but one thing is for sure - it's the new Moon Era and the is finally making large strides at lunar activity. 

Alex shares his thoughts at the end of the broadcast about how the original Space Race and this new Space Race (2.0?) are the same and very different. Can we use the last space race and what came from it, as an example for what we can expect with a thriving space program? Can we expect as much change in private companies as we saw with NASA after Apollo 11? All we know is we're excited to be living in the multiverse that has us shooting for the moon again. 

Here's to building a fantastic future, for all of humanity! 

Topics from the episode:
moon lander, nasa, space, odysseus, moon landing, mission, nova c, communications, launch, teamwork, payloads, people, lunar lander, land, moon landings, company, process, intuitive machines We'd love to know your thoughts and questions! 

Email us at todayinspacepodcast@gmail.com

SOURCES:

LIVE Mission Feed we used for Launch Hangout: https://www.youtube.com/live/Dg2ffigGcYM?si=V9GRxZvdBtNuSvPB&t=4639

https://www.intuitivemachines.com/post/intuitive-machines-lunar-lander-encapsulated-and-scheduled-for-launch https://www.jaxa.jp/press/2024/01/20240125-4_j.html

https://www.intuitivemachines.com/im-1 

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-announces-new-partnerships-for-commercial-lunar-payload-delivery-services/

https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/np-2023-12-016-jsc-clps-im-press-kit-web-508.pdf?emrc=ac5e9

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Timestamps: 
00:00 What is the IM-1 Lunar landing mission and its significance? 
08:16 Moon landing communication challenges and solutions.
12:35 Alex talks about Space exploration and career opportunities
18:09 "Mission director confirms equipment is on surface, transmitting. Amazing!"
24:16 NASA's partnership with private companies to return to the moon.
28:19 The Space Conundrum: Space Race duality, lunar landing, and its impact on humanity.  -------------

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Spread Love, Spread Science 
Alex G. Orphanos

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TodayInSpacePodcast on Facebook  Support the podcast: MAGIC MIND (learn more at magicmind.com/science) https://www.magicmind.com/todayinspace USE my code: TODAYINSPACE20 Get 20% off 1 item, or up to 56% off the Subscription Price! More ways to support us: • Buy a 3D printed gift from our shop ag3dprinting.etsy.com • Get a free quote on your next 3D printing project at ag3d-printing.com • Donate at todayinspace.net #space #rocket #podcast #people #spacex #moon #science #3dprinting #nasa #tothemoon #spacetravel #spaceexploration #solarsystem #spacecraft #technology #carlsagan #aerospace #spacetechnology #engineer #stem #ai #industry #work  #podcast #intuitivemachines #im1 #lunarlander