Finite Earth. Finite Resources.
Humans Consume Energy and Produce Waste.
Learning to be Sustainable is Critical for Survival here and in the Universe
GEOS-5 Modeled Clouds at 7km Global Resolution from 9/27/2009-9/26/2009. NASA Goddard Visualization Studio
In 2010 I went to the International Space University Space Studies Program in Strasbourg, France.
I was interested in joining the Asteroid Mining Team, but I was encouraged to step out of my comfort zone.
I chose to participate in the Carbon Cycle group.
This step towards protecting earth was the perfect inspiration for the next 6 years of going to space and learning to become a good steward of this planet.
I applied to Singularity University in 2009 made the first round cut, but wasn’t able to attend until 2015. My team and I worked to build an advanced weather company for renewable resources. We ran high resolution, local forecasts for wind farms using weather research forecasting models, cloud computing and connected sensors.
From 2011 to 2016 I worked at Moon Express.
Moon Express – An Exploration and Transportation Company,
Creating a lunar economy, enabling humans to become a multi-planet species and unlocking the resources of the Solar System.
Orphans of Atlantis
NASA AMES Hover Test Vehicle – Used by Moon Express as First Test Vehicle
Radar Altimeter Flight Testing aboard Airship Eureka, a Zeppelin NT.
Earth Gravity Canceling Thruster, 90% Hydrogen Peroxide
One of Three Test Flights using NASA Marshall’s Mighty Eagle, Hydrogen Peroxide Warm Gas Flight Vehicle
Bipropellant Testing for Space Flight
Moon Express Hover Test Vehicle at NASA Kennedy Space Center. Google Lunar Xprize Terrestrial Milestone Prize Flights
Worldview Experience – Sunrise in Space. 130,000ft High Altitude Balloon Flight Tests GoPro Hero4
Space Ecosystem – Rapidly Developing Space Industries
Leveraging Advancements in Technology, Economic, Regulatory and Financial Timing
Planet Labs Deployment of Earth Observation Satellites. Chrome Extension – Planet View
Skybox. Realtime Video Earth Observation Satellites.
Vector Space. Low cost, race car approach to building launch vehicles.
Another Successful Landing of a Rocket. This is the time in history that Rockets go up, and DOWN.
Deep Space Industries is one of multiple active space resource companies.
Investment in long term vision gets us to places like PLUTO!
The technology exists to chase down and land on a Comet! come on, that is crazy.
Enabling Technologies
Advancements in Composites and Robotic Additive Manufacturing
Hand Layup of Composites in Wind Turbine Manufacture
Robotic untwisted fiber, Prepreg Sailmaking. North Sails 3DI technology
Humans and Robots working together to build advanced composites
Robotic Manufacturing of Large Scale Composites Structures.
Future of Composite Habitats Built on Temporary Inflated Structure inspired by Underwater Spider @ Universität Stuttgart Institute for Computational Design
Inspiration for Universität Stuttgart Institute for Computational Design Pavillion.
Miniaturization of Electronics and Instrumentation
Efficient Solar Cells and Energy Storage
Open Software Libraries and Development
Inside a microchip. At small feature sizes where Silicon on Insulator Technology is used radiation tolerance is a characteristic of the materials.
Low Cost Instrumentation – Example of Hyper-spectral Sensor
Open Source Libraries, Microcontrollers and MEMS sensors have enabled highly complex automated control systems. Available to the masses
Successful Deployment of Dragon Spacecraft Solar Panels – Power systems like batteries can be highly screened off the shelf components.
Communications
Laser Communications already demonstrated from the Moon. NASA AMES LADEE Mission
Software defined radio, and Synthetic aperture enable communication advancements for earth and space.
Antennas optimized by generative algorithms were designed, manufactured and flown.
Additive Manufacturing Propulsion and Structures
Future of Design
Computationally Curated, Optimized and Generative.
Autodesk Dreamcatcher Generative Design Software
Autodesk Within Labs Micro Lattice Optimization Software
Generative Design Workflow for Spacecraft used to design Lanterns for Pier 9 AiR Residency
We must protect our future homes.
Exploration of Space = Exploration of Planet Earth.
Advancements in instrumentation, networking, and computation will allow us to become excellent stewards of our Earth.
We need to learn the skills to survive and sustain on other planetary bodies and space stations we inhabit in the future.
