Category Archives: NASA

Grinspoon

David Grinspoon: Human up to tackle climate change!

Amanda Christensen, ideaXme guest interviewer and Strategist at Cubaka, speaks with David Grinspoon, PhD., Astrobiologist, Senior Scientist at the Planetary Institute and award-winning author. Amanda Christensen Comments: This June, NASA selected the DAVINCI+ (Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble-gases, Chemistry and Imaging +) mission as part of its Discovery program – the first spacecraft to […]

Loay Elbasyouni

Building the NASA Mars Ingenuity Helicopter

Andrea Macdonald, founder of ideaXme interviews Loay Elbasyouni, senior director for engineering at Astrodyne TDI. Loay was lead electrical and power electronics engineer (to 2018), who helped build the NASA Ingenuity Mars helicopter.  In this interview discover the technical challenges the team faced in building the first powered aircraft to fly on Mars, moreover discover […]

Caley Burke Trajectory Analyst for NASA's Launch Services Program

NASA Rocket Scientist Ushers Vehicles into Space

 Ana Guzman, ideaXme space ambassador and leading space communications and space exploration television producer interviews Caley Burke, Aerospace Engineer NASA’s Launch Program. Ana Guzman comments: In my recent interview for ideaXme, I was able to sit down and chat with Caley Burke, aerospace engineer at NASA’s Launch Services Program. She works on the interface […]

(Jan. 3, 2020) Wildfires are pictured surrounding Sydney, Australia as the International Space Station orbited 269 miles above the Tasman Sea.

NASA’s Global Disaster Response Support Via Astronaut Photography

Ana Guzman, ideaXme space ambassador, interviews Dr. William Stefanov, Manager at NASA’s Exploration Science Office at the Johnson Space Center.   Ana Guzman comments:    In my next ideaXme interview, I speak with Dr. William Stefanov, Manager at NASA’s Exploration Science Office at the Johnson Space Center. We talk about ways astronaut photography can benefit human lives here on Earth. Many of us […]

Charity Weeden, Credit: Astroscale

Astroscale: Space Sweepers of Orbital Debris

Ana Guzman, ideaXme space ambassador, interviews Charity Weeden, Vice President of Global Space Policy at Astroscale. Ana Guzman comments: In my next interview for ideaXme, I was able to chat with Charity Weeden, Vice President of Global Space Policy at Astroscale. We talked about space policy and mitigation practices to alleviate the current situation of […]

Dr. Boston with Samples, Credit: NASA

Astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial-Like Life

Ira Pastor, ideaXme exponential health ambassador and founder of Bioquark interviews Dr. Penelope “Penny” Boston, recent Director of NASA’s Astrobiology Institute. Astrobiology Is the Study of Life in the Universe Astrobiology is an interdisciplinary scientific field concerned with the origins, early evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe, and considers the big question […]

Dr. Estella Hernandez Gillette participating in an Apollo anniversary event, “Women of the Apollo Era," Credit: NASA

Apollo-era NASA Secretary Forges High Level Career

Ana Guzman, ideaXme space ambassador and space exploration audio visual communications expert interviews Dr Estella Hernandez Gillette, professor of Human Resources management at the University of Houston. In my next interview for ideaXme, I bring you a story that is less technical and more inspirational. Dr. Estella Hernandez Gillette gives us an oral history that […]

Michael Lewis Chief Innovation Officer at Nanoracks

Cookies and Concierge for Space Exploration

Ana Guzman, ideaXme space ambassador, interviews Mike Lewis, Chief Innovation Officer at Nanoracks. The Concierge to the Stars Making Great Strides For my next ideaXme interview, I visited Nanoracks here in the Houston area to checkout their latest projects and how they facilitate access to the International Space Station for scientific research. Mike Lewis, Chief […]

Military Medicine Impacts Global Health

Ira Pastor, ideaXme exponential health ambassador and founder of Bioquark interviews Dr. Wendy Dean, Senior Vice President of Operations at The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine. Ira Pastor comments: On several recent shows we have spent time on different topics pertaining to human health, disease, degeneration and aging, focused on […]

Amanda and Astronauts at the Constellation Gala

The Moons Symphony: A Symphony to Change the World!

Composer Amanda Lee Falkenberg talks with Andrea Macdonald, founder of ideaXme about her unique journey to compose The Moons Symphony as well as the collaborative nature of the project. The Moon Landing’s 50th Anniversary On Saturday, 20 July 2019, the world witnessed the 50th Anniversary of the first humans landing on The Moon. A huge […]