Presenter Joseph Mascaro Joe Mascaro is a tropical ecologist and Director, Science Strategy & Programs at Planet, a public benefit corporation that operates the largest fleet of Earth-imaging satellites. Joe works with scientists, universities and space agencies to utilize Planet’s unprecedented imaging resources to enhance primary research and education, improve forest monitoring and conservation, expand… Continue reading Joseph Mascaro | The Evolution of Space Technology: From Spin-offs to Exaptation
Presenter Mike Safyan Mike Safyan is responsible for Planet’s Launch strategy and has overseen the launch of nearly 500 Planet satellites across 30+ launch attempts working with a variety of different launch providers and launch vehicles. His role at Planet has evolved over time; he was previously in charge of Regulatory Licensing and Compliance, working… Continue reading Mike Safyan | SmallSat Launch Market Review and Challenges/Opportunities
Presenter Robert Zubrin Robert Zubrin is an American aerospace engineer, author, and advocate for human exploration of Mars. He and his colleague at Martin Marietta, David Baker, were the driving force behind Mars Direct, a proposal in a 1990 research paper intended to produce significant reductions in the cost and complexity of such a mission.… Continue reading Robert Zubrin | The Mars Society
Presenter Eric Salwan, Firefly Aerospace NewSpace advocate and entrepreneur. Co-founder and Director of BD at Firefly Aerospace. 23 years of systems implementation experience, 21 years of which were in the enterprise consulting arena. Successful global implementation engagements at multiple Fortune 500 companies… Summary: Firefly is a space transportation company developing launch vehicles that can take… Continue reading Eric Salwan, Firefly Aerospace
Presenter Allison Duettmann, Foresight Institute Allison Duettmann is the president and CEO of Foresight Institute. She directs the Intelligent Cooperation, Molecular Machines, Biotech & Health Extension, Neurotech, and Space Groups, Fellowships, Prizes, and Tech Trees. She shares Foresight’s work with the public, for instance at the Wall Street Journal, SXSW, O’Reilly AI, WEF, The Partnership… Continue reading DeSci Boston 2022 | Foresight Tech Trees
Presenter Tanya Harrison, Planet Labs Tanya has worked at Planet Labs for 3 years. She started out as an astronomer and published a paper on metal content of recurring novae systems. In grad school she switched to Geology to focus on Mars, a passion she’s had ever since Pathfinder landed on the red planet… Earth,… Continue reading Earth, Mars & More | An interview with Tanya Harris, Planet Labs
