My favorite television show has nothing at all to do with Space. It's about a bunch of everyday, hard working men who work and live on crab fishing boats off the coast of Alaska for nine months out of a year. This year on Deadliest Catch (Discovery Channel) one of my favorite fisherman covered by... Continue Reading →
Hey NASA, let us tell your story
The topic of the week seems to be Open Government. Fantastic! NASA is open by design, and the public support is vital because it's the public that pays for their projects. Contrast this to private industries where public support is not important. Let's say I have a new product idea and I develop a prototype... Continue Reading →
Space IS boring: a new kind of hero
I had the pleasure of being a participant at @spaceupconf this weekend. It was the best conference I've EVER been to. Ever. My only regret is that I didn't bring my entire family. It was that good. There were 16 Ignite talks on Saturday night. All of them excellent. Unfortunately the first 7 didn't... Continue Reading →
Evadot Podcast #20 – Turn your enthusiasm into action – SpaceUP Unconference
Chris Radcliff(@chris_radcliff), a member of the San Diego Space Society and one of the organizers of the worlds first Space Unconference - Spaceup.org joins Michael today. Chris is an excellent resource for the New Space industry. Topics: Why space, why now? What's NewSpace? Turning your enthusiasm into action The worlds first Space Unconference You can... Continue Reading →
A healthy Space 2.0 Eco System
The Space Industry is dominated by some pillar organizations. NASA and its dinosaur-like contractors such as United Space Alliance, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman, make up the vast majority of space related activities in the US. They don't often think in terms of the common good of the industry. They focus on projects, getting next... Continue Reading →
Evadot Podcast #15 – a chat with Tim Bailey — the partying aerospace dude
Tim Bailey(@tim846) is full of ideas for the aerospace, and specifically the space industry as a whole. We chat about: Yuri's Night and maybe partying space nerds The space community and how it relates to the ordinary person What might just be a plan to start getting public support for space exploration Tim is a... Continue Reading →
Evadot Podcast #11 – I’m a tweep, you’re a tweep, everyone’s a space tweep
@flyingjenny and @absolutspacegrl, two awesome ladies who work in the space industry join Michael in a discussion about their new website: SpaceTweepSociety.org Also on the agenda: the Augustine CommissionWhat's next for NASA?Why should we go to space?How has twitter effected you and your work? Email podcast@evadot.com or leave a comment and let us know your... Continue Reading →