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
