Category Archives: Space Studies

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Ted picture Mindy

Blast off to a Better Life: Dr. Mindy Howard Astronaut Trainer Explains How!

Andrea Macdonald, founder of ideaXme, interviews Dr. Mindy Howard, astronaut trainer. Listen to this interview to discover Dr. Mindy Howard’s path to becoming an astronaut trainer. Learn of her current role as astronaut trainer for Blue Abyss and AdvancingX Career Astronauts. Moreover, hear her advice for Yumna Majeed, for B.S (Hons) in Medical Laboratory Technology […]

30 June: Dr. Paul Abell

To Mark Asteroid Day, 30 June: Dr. Paul Abell, Leading Asteroid Scientist Talks to ideaXme

Ana Guzman, ideaXme space ambassador interviews Dr. Paul Abell, Chief Scientist for Small Body Exploration at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Today, is World Asteroid Day. So, Ana Guzman marks this important calendar event by interviewing one of the world’s leading asteroid experts. The interview takes place at NASA. Asteroids: Earth’s Watchmen on the Lookout! Dr. Paul Abell, […]

What does it take to be an astronaut in the 21st Century?

What Does It Take to Be an Astronaut in the 21st Century?

  What does it take to be an astronaut in the 21st Century? This is a unique interview in which Samantha Cristoforetti, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut, answers questions from Nicole Stott, former NASA astronaut and current Space artist “The Artistic Astronaut” and Liam Malone Paralympic Gold medalist, as well as from members of the public, […]