Dr. Sian Proctor, PhD, Inspiration4 Astronaut

Chille Bergstrom (pronounced like chilly - she/her) began studying aerospace engineering at age 8 through MIT and was named ‘Space Futurist’ at age 10 by MIT’s Media Lab. Sixteen year old Chille has worked with the International Space Station National Lab, the World Design Organization, UNHCR, NASA & Boeing. Having a unique outlook on life that includes a profoundly gifted education due to asynchronous brain development and a love of learning & inventing, Chille is an advocate for those with, as she describes them, "hyperabilities" that could be game changers in space.

After 20 years in commercial real estate, Terry Trevino decided to pursue his passion for space exploration and science. He is currently a founder at Space 4 All, a co-founder at Magneto Space, and an aerospace scientist and graduate researcher at the University of North Dakota. His mission is to seek answers to even bigger questions and assist humanity on its journey beyond the magnetosphere, using the technology at hand, to further develop systems protecting our home - Spaceship Earth.

In 2017, Olaoluwalotobi Thomas started researching how astronauts train to go to space, then took it upon himself to start the process. First, he learned how to scuba dive and got his scuba diving certification, then he started to meet people in space science circles who gave him more information on how to train. That led him to “more established astronaut training programs" leading to doing an analog astronaut program in Poland.

Adam Dipert is a zero gravity movement artist, studying better ways to help humans move in space. He has performed nuclear physics experiments at Arizona State, Duke, and NC State Universities, and Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratories. HIs 20-year circus career has been focused around object manipulation, equilibristics, costuming, and makeup, garnering him the title, "The Space Juggler."

Mounir Alafrangy's research efforts investigate humankind's ambitious desire to explore the universe by examining human behavior and its change over time in the isolated, confined, and extreme (ICE) environment of space. This is feasible in part, through an AI system that autonomously monitors and categorizes a network of variables.

Bailey Burns is an Aerospace Systems Engineer based in Denver, Colorado. She has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and an M.S. in Space Resources. She is focused on life support systems and other aspects of human spaceflight. Early in her career, Bailey found she had an unknown desire to experience space for herself. And now she's well on her way as an analog astronaut and founder of the PLUR Movement.

Drew Smithsimmons, a Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist, has practiced in the mental health space for years, developing a deep understanding for the connection Humans need to survive, and thrive.As co-founder of Braided Communications, he combines his expertise in psychology with product development to support the health and performance of astronauts on deep space missions and to improve the experience and outcomes of workplace collaboration, terrestrially.For #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth, we dive into a powerful conversation about Human mental health and wellness and how, even in deep space, we still take that Humanity with us, necessitating technology to support what we need to maintain our Humanity.

Eric Ingram joins the show to talk about "Space Traffic Management."With 8000 metric tons of debris in orbit, and more objects and spacecraft entering the fray every month, safety and transparency in Space is becoming paramount to ensuring our success as we expand out into the Universe.We talk about the idea of risk, which keeps the Human at the center of the conversation, because it is the risk of going to Space that keeps people from going, in general.SCOUT was recently named the Top Startup of the Year and we're excited to learn more about the possibilities their technology will bring to keep Humans Everywhere safe is Space.

Our panel of Space Industry experts, enthusiasts, and members - Jaym Gates, Alires Almon, and cohosts Jason Batt and UB Ciminieri - addresses the fallout of comments made by the head of Russian space agency Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, threatening the potential crash of the International Space Station due to imposed sanctions as a result of the Russian invasion on Ukraine.The opinions expressed by this panel are just that, personal opinions, and not reflective of the organizations they are a part of, including Deep Space Predictive and Project Lodestar.

Dr. Sian Proctor, PhD, is the first Black woman to pilot a spacecraft, part of the first all-civilian human spaceflight mission, Inspiration4. She is a geologist, an author, a space artist, and paving the way for a JEDI Space - just, equitable, diverse, and inclusive - to help advance Human spaceflight for all.