The Space Revolution with Rick Tumlinson
Insider conversations with the people leading the human breakout into space.
Insider conversations with the people leading the human breakout into space.
The Space Revolution
Host Rick Tumlinson takes you on a rocket ride of interviews with the people in space who are getting it done,
from newly minted space entrepreneurs to scientists, investors and the creative minds working to bring Star Trek to life.
Tune in to hear from the people making it happen, exactly why it is happening, what is coming next, and what is at stake in the grandest adventure in the history of humanity and life ever!
You will never look at space the same again.
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Episodes

Sep 16, 2024
Sep 16, 2024
42 min
What is Space Flight Really Like? with Laura Forczyk, Executive Director of Astralytical
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Sep 16, 2024
42 min

Sep 16, 2024
Sep 16, 2024
42 min
Episode 28: NASA Cannot De-Orbit the Space Station! with Dr. Greg Autry, Thunderbird School of Business
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Sep 16, 2024
42 min

Apr 4, 2024
Apr 4, 2024
59 min
Episode 27: GenZ in Space Series -
The Eclipse, the UN, Equitable Space and the High Frontier with Ari Eisenstat
Hey Spacers!
Rick talks with Ari Eisenstat, Futurism Instructor at the University of Hawaii, Manager,EclipseFest and fast-rising rockstar in the spacemovement. Part engineer, astrobiologist and policy expert, and UNpro-space activist, Ari talks about the view from his and his student'sgenerations on how to open the High Frontier. From his own passion tocreate an equitable approach to to democratizing space, to controversialideas like granting "personhood" to places in the Solar System as ameans of protecting them, Ari reflects a young and widely held Americaninternationalist mindset that has to be part of our conversation as weexpand humanity into space.
For more about Ari Eisenstat blast over to:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ari-eisenstat/
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Apr 4, 2024
59 min

Feb 6, 2024
Feb 6, 2024
1 hr 2 min
NASA is Losing the Race with Dr. Namrata Goswami, Co-Author “Scramble for the Sky”
Hey Spacers!
Listen in to this interview & conversation with host, Rick Tumlinson and guest, Dr. Namrata Goswami, Co-Author “Scramble for the Sky” and Professor, Thunderbird School of Global Management, Executive Master of Global Management Space, Space Leadership, Business and Policy Arizona State University
Dr. Namrata Goswami is an author, professor and consultant specializing in space policy,
international relations and ethnic identity. She teaches at the Thunderbird School of Global
Management, Arizona State University, the Joint Special Forces University and is a consultant
for Space Fund Intelligence. She is a guest lecturer at Emory University for seminars on
Technology, Society & Governance and India today. She worked as Research Fellow at MP-
Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi; a visiting Fellow at Peace Research
Institute, Oslo, Norway; La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia; University of Heidelberg,
Germany; Jennings-Randolph Senior Fellow, United States Institute of Peace; and was a
Fulbright Senior Fellowship Awardee. She was awarded the Minerva grant by Office of the U.S.
Secretary of Defense to study great power competition in outer space. In April 2019, Dr.
Goswami testified before the U.S-China Economic and Security Review Commission on China’s
space program. Her co-authored book, Scramble for the Skies: The Great Power Competition to
Control the Resources of Outer Space was published 2020 by Lexington Press; Rowman and
Littlefield. Her book on The Naga Ethnic Movement for a Separate Homeland was published in
2020 by Oxford University Press. She has published widely to include in The Diplomat, the
Economic Times, The Washington Post, Ad Astra, Asia Policy, Live Encounters Magazine,
Cairo Review. She was invited in November 2019 to share about her life and her work at a Tedx
event held at the Rosa Parks Museum, Montgomery, Alabama. She has appeared on CNN, BBC,
Deutsch Welle, France24, Channel 4, to share her research on space policy. She is currently
working on two academic book projects, one on China’s Grand Strategy and Notions of
Territoriality and the other on Spacepower Theory and Practice: Case Studies of U.S. China,
India, Russia and Japan.
For more about Dr. Namrata Goswami blast over to:
Tedx Talk Speaker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WPNdnahLaY
LinkedIn
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Feb 6, 2024
1 hr 2 min

Jan 24, 2024
Jan 24, 2024
1 hr 2 min
The Time has come for Gen-Space - Dr. Andrew Aldrin, The Aldrin Foundation
Hey Spacers!
Listen in to this interview & conversation with host, Rick Tumlinson and guest, Dr. Andrew Aldrin, Founding Program Chair, Mater of Space Operations program, Embry Riddle University, CEO and President of the Board, Aldrin Family Foundation.
Dr. Aldrin is the Program Chair and Founder of the Masters of Space Operations at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, the largest graduate space studies program in the world. Previously he was the Founder and Director of the ISU Center for Space Entrepreneurship at Florida Tech and an Associate Professor of Engineering Management at Florida Tech. Before moving into academia, Dr. Aldrin had a distinguished career in industry and government research, including executive positions at Boeing, United Launch Alliance and Moon Express.
Dr. Andrew Aldrin is the CEO and President of the Aldrin Family Foundation, a charitable 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to harnessing the inspiration of space to ignite a passion for STEAM education in students of all ages and backgrounds. He has served in leadership roles in this organization since 2014, during which time he has overseen the extension of educational programs to over 300 elementary schools and universities.
Dr. Aldrin was also a member of the research staff at the RAND Corporation and the Institute for Defense Analyses. He serves on the board of several charitable organizations, including The Secure World Foundation, Sea Space Symposium, and the Tau Zero Foundation. He holds a Ph.D. from UCLA in Political Science, an MBA from TRIUM (NYU, LSE, HEC), and an MA from George Washington University in Science, Technology and Public Policy.
For more about Dr. Andrew Aldrin blast over to:
https://aldrinfoundation.org
LinkedIn
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Jan 24, 2024
1 hr 2 min

Nov 15, 2023
Nov 15, 2023
54 min
Sex & Reproduction in Space with Alexander Layendecker, Founder Astro-Sexological Institute
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Listen in to this interview & conversation with host, Rick Tumlinson and guest, Alexander Layendecker, Director, Astrosexological Research Institute.
Dr. Alexander Layendecker is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and served seven years as an Air Force space operations officer. During his time on active duty he served as a space launch range control officer and instructor, a space tactics officer for the USAF Aggressors, and completed a tour of duty in Afghanistan. He later transferred to the USAF Reserve to serve as an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter pilot for Combat Search and Rescue. He completed a Masters of Public Health from the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality in 2013, and a PhD in Human Sexuality in early 2016. Dr. Layendecker’s research focused on human sexuality and reproduction in off-Earth environments, the history of research in this area, and the research gaps that must be filled in the future in order to make long-term settlement of other worlds a viable possibility. He is the founder and Director of the Astrosexological Research Institute, a Cape Canaveral-based 501c3 non-profit dedicated to the comprehensive study of human sexuality and reproduction factors in outer space.
For more about Dr. Alexander Layendecker blast over to:
https://www.asri.space
https://www.instagram.com/alexlayendecker/
https://twitter.com/alexlayendecker
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-l-93963516/
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Nov 15, 2023
54 min

Nov 1, 2023
Nov 1, 2023
1 hr 1 min
How to Open Space Without a Billion with Peter Beck, Founder, Rocket Lab
Hey Spacers!
Listen in to this interview & conversation with host, Rick Tumlinson and guest, Peter Beck, Founder of Rocket Lab.
Peter Beck is the founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Engineer of Rocket Lab, a leading launch and space systems company opening access to space to improve life on Earth. Rocket Lab’s capabilities span the space economy, including satellite design and manufacture, industry-leading spacecraft software and components, and reliable launch services. Under Mr. Beck’s leadership, Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle has become the second most frequently launched U.S. rocket and Rocket Lab satellite subsystems have featured on more than 1,700 spacecraft on orbit globally. Rocket Lab technology enables some of humanity’s most ambitious space missions, including complex interplanetary science missions, national security programs, and vast commercial constellations.
Since founding the company in 2006, Mr. Beck has grown Rocket Lab into a global organization of 1,500 people across the United States, Canada and New Zealand. Today, Rocket Lab’s launch vehicles, satellites and space systems are relied upon by a range of global mission partners including NASA, the United States Space Force, DARPA, the National Reconnaissance Office, and a broad range of commercial satellite and constellation operators.
For more about Rocket Lab blast over to:
https://twitter.com/RocketLab
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Nov 1, 2023
1 hr 1 min

Sep 13, 2023
Sep 13, 2023
1 hr 5 min
It’s All About the Gravity in Space with Grant Bonin, Founder, Gravity Labs
Hey Spacers!
Listen in to this interview & conversation with host, Rick Tumlinson and guest, Grant Bonin, co-Founder and CEO, GravityLab.
Grant Bonin is arguably one of the most expert and prolific satellites engineer/designer/team leaders on the the planet. He's developed, designed and/or helped fly over 100 different space platforms of all kinds. A Canadian engineer by training Grant really launched his career at Toronto's famed Space Flight Labs. He followed this by joining the Deep Space Industries asteroid mining project. Next came time at Rocket Labs, Spaceflight Inc. and now his latest venture GravityLab, as co-Founder and CEO. Simply put, his company's mission is spinning things in space. In other words providing variable gravity facilities in orbit for testing and developing new materials, and studying the effects of various gravities on living things - eventually including humans. Join us for a "heavy" discussion on the weighty topic of a field that is little thought of, yet critical to our ability to live on the Moon, Mars, and the Free Space between worlds.
For more about Grant Bonin blast over to:
https://www.gravitylabspace.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/grant-bonin
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Sep 13, 2023
1 hr 5 min

Sep 6, 2023
Sep 6, 2023
1 hr 11 min
Building a Crypto Community to Build a Community (on the Moon) - Pablo Moncada-Larrotiz, MoonDAO
Hey Spacers!
Listen in to this interview & conversation with host, Rick Tumlinson and guest, Pablo Moncada, Founder of MoonDAO.
Pablo is the founder of MoonDAO. His academic background is in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Business. Previously worked as a Software Engineer at YouTube (VR/TV), Waymo (ML Perception), Meta (Distributed Systems), and research/startups in the biotech industry (Tissue Engineering, Bioreactors).
For more about Pablo Moncada blast over to:
https://twitter.com/pablo_moncada_
https://moondao.com
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Sep 6, 2023
1 hr 11 min

Aug 30, 2023
Aug 30, 2023
55 min
Why it’s Time to Begin Space Migration - Frank White, Author, The Over View Effect
Hey Spacers!
Listen in to this interview & conversation with host, Rick Tumlinson and guest, Frank White, co-founder and president of the Human Space Program, Inc.
For more about Frank White blast over to:
The Overview Trilogy: The Overview Effect, The New Camelot, The Cosma Hypothesis
frankwhiteauthor.com
https://www.instagram.com/fwhite161/
https://twitter.com/fwhite66
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Aug 30, 2023
55 min

Considered one of the best speakers in the space field, Rick Tumlinson is listed as one of the top 100 influential people in the global space community. He has been called one of the world’s top space “visionaries” and is credited with helping create the commercial space industry highlighted by Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, and often referred to as: NewSpace.
A leading writer, speaker, and six time Congressional witness, he led the commercial takeover of the Russian Mir space station, signed the first private space traveler to fly to the space station, co-founded the Space Frontier Foundation, and was a founding board member of the X-Prize. As a result of his world-changing work, in 2015 he won the World Technology Award along with Craig Venter of the Human Genome project
He founded the SpaceFund venture capital company, and his non-profit organization, the EarthLight Foundation is creating an inclusive movement to use space to protect the Earth and expand life into the cosmos.

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