so I want you to think back to being a kid think about watching TV and feeling
kid think about watching TV and feeling
kid think about watching TV and feeling really excited
really excited
really excited your parents have allowed you to have
your parents have allowed you to have
your parents have allowed you to have dinner in front of the television with
dinner in front of the television with
dinner in front of the television with your plate in your lap your mom has
your plate in your lap your mom has
your plate in your lap your mom has accepted the mess that you and your
accepted the mess that you and your
accepted the mess that you and your siblings will inevitably leave behind on
siblings will inevitably leave behind on
siblings will inevitably leave behind on the sofa pretty unexpected but there is
the sofa pretty unexpected but there is
the sofa pretty unexpected but there is an explanation it’s July of 1976 it’s
an explanation it’s July of 1976 it’s
an explanation it’s July of 1976 it’s July of 1976 and the kid is me my mom
July of 1976 and the kid is me my mom
July of 1976 and the kid is me my mom has thrown caution to the wind because
has thrown caution to the wind because
has thrown caution to the wind because tonight on the evening news we will see
tonight on the evening news we will see
tonight on the evening news we will see pictures from the surface of the image
pictures from the surface of the image
pictures from the surface of the image of the planet Mars taken by NASA’s
of the planet Mars taken by NASA’s
of the planet Mars taken by NASA’s Viking Lander so we get this image on TV
Viking Lander so we get this image on TV
Viking Lander so we get this image on TV we see lots of red rocks and a blue sky
we see lots of red rocks and a blue sky
we see lots of red rocks and a blue sky but wait a second is the sky on Mars
but wait a second is the sky on Mars
but wait a second is the sky on Mars supposed to look blue today it’s common
supposed to look blue today it’s common
supposed to look blue today it’s common knowledge that the Martian sky is pink
knowledge that the Martian sky is pink
knowledge that the Martian sky is pink back in 1976 engineers and scientists
back in 1976 engineers and scientists
back in 1976 engineers and scientists figured this out pretty quickly they
figured this out pretty quickly they
figured this out pretty quickly they recalibrated their data and generated
recalibrated their data and generated
recalibrated their data and generated updated images a few nights later we saw
updated images a few nights later we saw
updated images a few nights later we saw this for me seeing the blue sky and then
this for me seeing the blue sky and then
this for me seeing the blue sky and then seeing the red sky was a life-changing
seeing the red sky was a life-changing
seeing the red sky was a life-changing moment I realized that adults don’t
moment I realized that adults don’t
moment I realized that adults don’t instantly know everything that they
instantly know everything that they
instantly know everything that they themselves have to figure this out and
themselves have to figure this out and
themselves have to figure this out and what this meant was there was an entire
what this meant was there was an entire
what this meant was there was an entire universe of questions out there that
universe of questions out there that
universe of questions out there that needed to be answered so between 1976
needed to be answered so between 1976
needed to be answered so between 1976 and today just a few years I have had
and today just a few years I have had
and today just a few years I have had the privilege of working for NASA and in
the privilege of working for NASA and in
the privilege of working for NASA and in my own space tech startups on technology
my own space tech startups on technology
my own space tech startups on technology that not only flies to Mars and orbits
that not only flies to Mars and orbits
that not only flies to Mars and orbits Jupiter but also on satellites that
Jupiter but also on satellites that
Jupiter but also on satellites that orbit the earth I have had the privilege
orbit the earth I have had the privilege
orbit the earth I have had the privilege to be one of the first in all of
to be one of the first in all of
to be one of the first in all of humanity to look into the deep
humanity to look into the deep
humanity to look into the deep using the Hubble Space Telescope the
using the Hubble Space Telescope the
using the Hubble Space Telescope the best part of all of this is everything
best part of all of this is everything
best part of all of this is everything that we’ve had to create to get us up
that we’ve had to create to get us up
that we’ve had to create to get us up there has made life better down here on
there has made life better down here on
there has made life better down here on planet Earth so life on planet earth
planet Earth so life on planet earth
planet Earth so life on planet earth some people will tell you that we are
some people will tell you that we are
some people will tell you that we are living in a very difficult time they
living in a very difficult time they
living in a very difficult time they will tell you that we are dealing with
will tell you that we are dealing with
will tell you that we are dealing with climate change we are dealing with
climate change we are dealing with
climate change we are dealing with hunger we have conflict based on
hunger we have conflict based on
hunger we have conflict based on religious racial political difference
religious racial political difference
religious racial political difference they point out that we are destroying
they point out that we are destroying
they point out that we are destroying our own environment in the name of
our own environment in the name of
our own environment in the name of industry and development so then what is
industry and development so then what is
industry and development so then what is the solution
people like Elon Musk’s believe that we
people like Elon Musk’s believe that we will become a multiplanetary species as
will become a multiplanetary species as
will become a multiplanetary species as we move off planet to escape this one as
we move off planet to escape this one as
we move off planet to escape this one as it becomes uninhabitable
it becomes uninhabitable
it becomes uninhabitable I think he’s partly right if you think
I think he’s partly right if you think
I think he’s partly right if you think about where space Tech is today where it
about where space Tech is today where it
about where space Tech is today where it will be next year or in the year 2030
will be next year or in the year 2030
will be next year or in the year 2030 you are likely to believe in the
you are likely to believe in the
you are likely to believe in the incredible adventure that awaits
incredible adventure that awaits
incredible adventure that awaits Humanity on the red planet have you
Humanity on the red planet have you
Humanity on the red planet have you worked on spacecraft for nearly my
worked on spacecraft for nearly my
worked on spacecraft for nearly my entire adult life I agree that we will
entire adult life I agree that we will
entire adult life I agree that we will get to Mars but having to escape this
get to Mars but having to escape this
get to Mars but having to escape this planet because it becomes uninhabitable
planet because it becomes uninhabitable
planet because it becomes uninhabitable does not need to happen it is this
does not need to happen it is this
does not need to happen it is this belief that gets me up every morning is
belief that gets me up every morning is
belief that gets me up every morning is this belief that gets me to work across
this belief that gets me to work across
this belief that gets me to work across 15 18 time zones to bring together
15 18 time zones to bring together
15 18 time zones to bring together people on a global platform to innovate
people on a global platform to innovate
people on a global platform to innovate to think outside the box and ensure a
to think outside the box and ensure a
to think outside the box and ensure a future not just for our children but for
future not just for our children but for
future not just for our children but for children of future generations if I take
children of future generations if I take
children of future generations if I take you and ask you about your expertise
you and ask you about your expertise
you and ask you about your expertise you’ve got inspiration you’ve got
you’ve got inspiration you’ve got
you’ve got inspiration you’ve got expertise you’re doing a lot to help
expertise you’re doing a lot to help
expertise you’re doing a lot to help humanity what if I tell you that what
humanity what if I tell you that what
humanity what if I tell you that what you’re working on is required by an
you’re working on is required by an
you’re working on is required by an astronaut and that it has to go up on a
astronaut and that it has to go up on a
astronaut and that it has to go up on a rocket in 18
rocket in 18
rocket in 18 the level of inspiration that you will
the level of inspiration that you will
the level of inspiration that you will feel will be incredible speaking from
feel will be incredible speaking from
feel will be incredible speaking from personal experience I’ll tell you you
personal experience I’ll tell you you
personal experience I’ll tell you you can’t wait to get to work in the morning
can’t wait to get to work in the morning
can’t wait to get to work in the morning if you have this kind of opportunity all
if you have this kind of opportunity all
if you have this kind of opportunity all the innovations and lifestyle changes
the innovations and lifestyle changes
the innovations and lifestyle changes that will come because we are developing
that will come because we are developing
that will come because we are developing space technology it will be incredible
space technology it will be incredible
space technology it will be incredible we’re an incredible crossroads right now
we’re an incredible crossroads right now
we’re an incredible crossroads right now we’ve got access to space and we’ve had
we’ve got access to space and we’ve had
we’ve got access to space and we’ve had some enormous breakthroughs in
some enormous breakthroughs in
some enormous breakthroughs in technology in the last few years think
technology in the last few years think
technology in the last few years think about your phone a lot of you guys have
about your phone a lot of you guys have
about your phone a lot of you guys have them out right now the computer in your
them out right now the computer in your
them out right now the computer in your phone in 1976 would have taken up this
phone in 1976 would have taken up this
phone in 1976 would have taken up this entire room satellites were the size of
entire room satellites were the size of
entire room satellites were the size of buses back then today you can send a
buses back then today you can send a
buses back then today you can send a satellite like this into space this
satellite like this into space this
satellite like this into space this flies by itself costs about a quarter
flies by itself costs about a quarter
flies by itself costs about a quarter million dollars think about how much
million dollars think about how much
million dollars think about how much your car costs in this country yeah
your car costs in this country yeah
your car costs in this country yeah right this has got a camera on it
right this has got a camera on it
right this has got a camera on it and you can send it up for the price of
and you can send it up for the price of
and you can send it up for the price of a fancy car this was built here in
a fancy car this was built here in
a fancy car this was built here in Singapore biasing app Orion our chief
Singapore biasing app Orion our chief
Singapore biasing app Orion our chief technology officer for courses that we
technology officer for courses that we
technology officer for courses that we offer in satellite technology if you
offer in satellite technology if you
offer in satellite technology if you think about the computational abilities
think about the computational abilities
think about the computational abilities of computers today if you think about
of computers today if you think about
of computers today if you think about the incredible ability we have to send
the incredible ability we have to send
the incredible ability we have to send information across the planet deliver
information across the planet deliver
information across the planet deliver services and products in instantaneously
services and products in instantaneously
services and products in instantaneously I think about 3d printing telemedicine
I think about 3d printing telemedicine
I think about 3d printing telemedicine all of these growing areas serve as the
all of these growing areas serve as the
all of these growing areas serve as the basis for what I call Astro preneur ship
basis for what I call Astro preneur ship
basis for what I call Astro preneur ship space entrepreneurship so how are you
space entrepreneurship so how are you
space entrepreneurship so how are you affected by space tech today how will
affected by space tech today how will
affected by space tech today how will you be affected in the near future and
you be affected in the near future and
you be affected in the near future and how will you affect it in the year 2030
how will you affect it in the year 2030
how will you affect it in the year 2030 let’s think about this this is a
let’s think about this this is a
let’s think about this this is a photograph of a hurricane taken in
photograph of a hurricane taken in
photograph of a hurricane taken in mid-2017
mid-2017
mid-2017 by a weather satellite this is hurricane
by a weather satellite this is hurricane
by a weather satellite this is hurricane Irma one of the most catastrophic storms
Irma one of the most catastrophic storms
Irma one of the most catastrophic storms in
in
in human history the winds of this
human history the winds of this
human history the winds of this hurricane was so powerful that any
hurricane was so powerful that any
hurricane was so powerful that any building any tree any living thing in
building any tree any living thing in
building any tree any living thing in its path could have been completely
its path could have been completely
its path could have been completely destroyed we live in a world of climate
destroyed we live in a world of climate
destroyed we live in a world of climate change where storms of this magnitude
change where storms of this magnitude
change where storms of this magnitude unfortunately may occur on a regular
unfortunately may occur on a regular
unfortunately may occur on a regular basis when scientists and engineers
basis when scientists and engineers
basis when scientists and engineers first launched weather satellites into
first launched weather satellites into
first launched weather satellites into space they could not have imagined a
space they could not have imagined a
space they could not have imagined a storm of this size but here we are
satellites have gone down significantly
satellites have gone down significantly in cost in the past few years what does
in cost in the past few years what does
in cost in the past few years what does this mean smaller countries with fewer
this mean smaller countries with fewer
this mean smaller countries with fewer resources no longer have to rely on
resources no longer have to rely on
resources no longer have to rely on larger countries for data handouts they
larger countries for data handouts they
larger countries for data handouts they can build their own satellites they can
can build their own satellites they can
can build their own satellites they can launch these satellites and take data as
launch these satellites and take data as
launch these satellites and take data as frequently as they want in the area of
frequently as they want in the area of
frequently as they want in the area of the world they want to look at enabling
the world they want to look at enabling
the world they want to look at enabling people to evacuate themselves in a
people to evacuate themselves in a
people to evacuate themselves in a timely fashion the information on her
timely fashion the information on her
timely fashion the information on her hurricane Irma was that disseminated by
hurricane Irma was that disseminated by
hurricane Irma was that disseminated by TV reporters social service providers by
TV reporters social service providers by
TV reporters social service providers by rescue workers families were able to
rescue workers families were able to
rescue workers families were able to save themselves and evacuate to safety
save themselves and evacuate to safety
save themselves and evacuate to safety because they had data from space imagine
because they had data from space imagine
because they had data from space imagine if we had not had this kind of
if we had not had this kind of
if we had not had this kind of information so this is a telescope
information so this is a telescope
information so this is a telescope called the Herschel Space Observatory
called the Herschel Space Observatory
called the Herschel Space Observatory built by the European Space Agency
built by the European Space Agency
built by the European Space Agency it’s another spacecraft I worked on the
it’s another spacecraft I worked on the
it’s another spacecraft I worked on the gold shiny material there that’s a space
gold shiny material there that’s a space
gold shiny material there that’s a space blanket
blanket
blanket it’s an incredibly efficient material
it’s an incredibly efficient material
it’s an incredibly efficient material very good for thermal management it’s
very good for thermal management it’s
very good for thermal management it’s lightweight fantastic it’s tough here’s
lightweight fantastic it’s tough here’s
lightweight fantastic it’s tough here’s a refugee protecting her child with the
a refugee protecting her child with the
a refugee protecting her child with the same blanket
same blanket
same blanket what an incredible use of outer space
what an incredible use of outer space
what an incredible use of outer space and human space if you think about space
and human space if you think about space
and human space if you think about space as a place that we get technology that
as a place that we get technology that
as a place that we get technology that we bring down you can also think about
we bring down you can also think about
we bring down you can also think about space as an environment we can exploit
space as an environment we can exploit
space as an environment we can exploit because it’s very
because it’s very
because it’s very unique astronauts and the elderly it
unique astronauts and the elderly it
unique astronauts and the elderly it turns out suffer from a common ailment
turns out suffer from a common ailment
turns out suffer from a common ailment bone loss or osteoporosis can we address
bone loss or osteoporosis can we address
bone loss or osteoporosis can we address both populations using the same medical
both populations using the same medical
both populations using the same medical treatment when astronauts are in space
treatment when astronauts are in space
treatment when astronauts are in space their skeletons don’t have to bear their
their skeletons don’t have to bear their
their skeletons don’t have to bear their weight as a result their bones weaken
weight as a result their bones weaken
weight as a result their bones weaken they lose bone mass the elderly lose
they lose bone mass the elderly lose
they lose bone mass the elderly lose bone mass because the body’s just can’t
bone mass because the body’s just can’t
bone mass because the body’s just can’t produce new bone material researchers
produce new bone material researchers
produce new bone material researchers have taken medication that’s designed to
have taken medication that’s designed to
have taken medication that’s designed to prevent bone loss and injected it into
prevent bone loss and injected it into
prevent bone loss and injected it into mice onboard the International Space
mice onboard the International Space
mice onboard the International Space Station what this is allowed is for them
Station what this is allowed is for them
Station what this is allowed is for them to minimize the duration of clinical
to minimize the duration of clinical
to minimize the duration of clinical trials as compared to what would be
trials as compared to what would be
trials as compared to what would be required on the earth we don’t fully
required on the earth we don’t fully
required on the earth we don’t fully understand why people’s bodies behave
understand why people’s bodies behave
understand why people’s bodies behave differently in space there’s a lot to be
differently in space there’s a lot to be
differently in space there’s a lot to be studied and I think this is an area that
studied and I think this is an area that
studied and I think this is an area that has incredible implications in the
has incredible implications in the
has incredible implications in the future to further study this issue our
future to further study this issue our
future to further study this issue our company sent up an experiment to the
company sent up an experiment to the
company sent up an experiment to the International Space Station this year we
International Space Station this year we
International Space Station this year we looked at genetically programmed
looked at genetically programmed
looked at genetically programmed bacteria we’re scheduled to send up a
bacteria we’re scheduled to send up a
bacteria we’re scheduled to send up a physical physical system and a material
physical physical system and a material
physical physical system and a material science system next year in 2018 so
science system next year in 2018 so
science system next year in 2018 so let’s think about 2018 there will be a
let’s think about 2018 there will be a
let’s think about 2018 there will be a few fundamental occurrence activities
few fundamental occurrence activities
few fundamental occurrence activities that would change your relationship your
that would change your relationship your
that would change your relationship your sense of the tangibility of space next
sense of the tangibility of space next
sense of the tangibility of space next year a number of private companies plan
year a number of private companies plan
year a number of private companies plan to send astronauts up to the space
to send astronauts up to the space
to send astronauts up to the space station this will be the first time that
station this will be the first time that
station this will be the first time that private companies rather than
private companies rather than
private companies rather than governments are doing this there are a
governments are doing this there are a
governments are doing this there are a number of companies who are looking at
number of companies who are looking at
number of companies who are looking at space tourism so what happens when a
space tourism so what happens when a
space tourism so what happens when a middle-aged couple decides to spend
middle-aged couple decides to spend
middle-aged couple decides to spend their wedding anniversary in a space
their wedding anniversary in a space
their wedding anniversary in a space capsule floating above the earth I’ve
capsule floating above the earth I’ve
capsule floating above the earth I’ve told my husband we’re doing this
told my husband we’re doing this
told my husband we’re doing this we haven’t told our daughters yet but I
we haven’t told our daughters yet but I
we haven’t told our daughters yet but I guess they’ll find out now so doctors
guess they’ll find out now so doctors
guess they’ll find out now so doctors will need to understand what happens to
will need to understand what happens to
will need to understand what happens to the average human body in space
the average human body in space
the average human body in space psychologists will need to understand
psychologists will need to understand
psychologists will need to understand the effects of both long and short term
the effects of both long and short term
the effects of both long and short term space travel we will have to develop
space travel we will have to develop
space travel we will have to develop tools to allow our minds to cope with an
tools to allow our minds to cope with an
tools to allow our minds to cope with an incredibly wonderful but different
incredibly wonderful but different
incredibly wonderful but different environment next year there’s an
environment next year there’s an
environment next year there’s an incredible contest where 30 million
incredible contest where 30 million
incredible contest where 30 million dollars the first team that sends images
dollars the first team that sends images
dollars the first team that sends images back from the moon live for the general
back from the moon live for the general
back from the moon live for the general public will win 30 million dollars
public will win 30 million dollars
public will win 30 million dollars thanks to Google there are 4 countries
thanks to Google there are 4 countries
thanks to Google there are 4 countries right now with rocket reservations for a
right now with rocket reservations for a
right now with rocket reservations for a lunar rover to send a rover up there to
lunar rover to send a rover up there to
lunar rover to send a rover up there to send us images back so what does this
send us images back so what does this
send us images back so what does this mean for you
mean for you
mean for you you’ll get live video from the moon on
you’ll get live video from the moon on
you’ll get live video from the moon on your phone when you go outside you’ll
your phone when you go outside you’ll
your phone when you go outside you’ll never look at the sky the same way again
never look at the sky the same way again
never look at the sky the same way again you’ll look up at the moon and you’ll
you’ll look up at the moon and you’ll
you’ll look up at the moon and you’ll say I wonder what the Rovers are up to
say I wonder what the Rovers are up to
say I wonder what the Rovers are up to right now let me just get out my phone
right now let me just get out my phone
right now let me just get out my phone and check i photoshopped that myself
and check i photoshopped that myself
and check i photoshopped that myself thank you
we’re moving into a realm where not only
we’re moving into a realm where not only large nations with a tradition of space
large nations with a tradition of space
large nations with a tradition of space exploration are in the field but we also
exploration are in the field but we also
exploration are in the field but we also see smaller nations that have nascent
see smaller nations that have nascent
see smaller nations that have nascent space ecosystems coming into space
space ecosystems coming into space
space ecosystems coming into space exploration by the year 2030 most
exploration by the year 2030 most
exploration by the year 2030 most countries in the world will see their
countries in the world will see their
countries in the world will see their citizens traveling to space the number
citizens traveling to space the number
citizens traveling to space the number of innovations we’re going to require to
of innovations we’re going to require to
of innovations we’re going to require to get up there cannot be provided just by
get up there cannot be provided just by
get up there cannot be provided just by a small group of countries or a small
a small group of countries or a small
a small group of countries or a small group of private companies we as astra
group of private companies we as astra
group of private companies we as astra preneur have to come together on a
preneur have to come together on a
preneur have to come together on a global scale to provide all the systems
global scale to provide all the systems
global scale to provide all the systems the subsystems the services in all
the subsystems the services in all
the subsystems the services in all disciplines to get us up there so if
disciplines to get us up there so if
disciplines to get us up there so if you’re currently working in education if
you’re currently working in education if
you’re currently working in education if you work in technology let’s just say
you work in technology let’s just say
you work in technology let’s just say you’re doing something significant to
you’re doing something significant to
you’re doing something significant to express the human soul in the arts we
express the human soul in the arts we
express the human soul in the arts we need you we need your help we need to
need you we need your help we need to
need you we need your help we need to figure out as we democratize space how
figure out as we democratize space how
figure out as we democratize space how to humanize space I’m sure that all of
to humanize space I’m sure that all of
to humanize space I’m sure that all of us will play a role in the future who
us will play a role in the future who
us will play a role in the future who would have thought 20 years ago that we
would have thought 20 years ago that we
would have thought 20 years ago that we would be able to find a blanket thinner
would be able to find a blanket thinner
would be able to find a blanket thinner than a piece of paper that could keep
than a piece of paper that could keep
than a piece of paper that could keep billions of people warm
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