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This week, the White House posted an executive order which details the administration's intent to stop ‘dangerous gain-of-function research'. We talk to Gigi Gronvall, an immunologist and biosecurity expert at Johns Hopkins University who fears the timing and added bureaucracy could stop all sorts of important biosciences unnecessarily, and that the order is somewhat ideologically driven.Also, Nasa's Juno mission has provided data on the most powerful volcanic event ever recorded, which took place on the planet Io, one of Jupiter's moons. Hellish Io, squeezed as it is by the immense gravity of Jupiter, has not been observed from its poles before in this manner. Last week at EGU25, Science in Action got to speak with the mission's principal investigator, Scott Bolton of Southwest Research Institute.Still on Jupiter's moons, we also ask whether there could there be life on Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa? Scientists believe their glaciated oceans may harbour conditions suitable for life. Also at the EGU meeting were Jonathan Lunine, chief scientist at Nasa's Jet Propulsion Lab, and Athena Coustenis, director of research at the Paris Observatory in Meudon.Presenter: Roland Pease Producer: Alex Mansfield with Tabby Taylor-Buck Production co-ordinator: Josie Hardy(Photo: Clinical support technician extracts viruses from swab samples. Credit: Jane Barlow/Getty Images)

Em seu segundo encontro com um asteroide, a sonda espacial Lucy da NASA observou de perto um fragmento de formato único de um asteroide que se formou há cerca de 150 milhões de anos. A sonda começou a enviar imagens coletadas enquanto voava a aproximadamente 960 km do asteroide Donaldjohanson em 20 de abril de 2025.O asteroide já havia sido observado apresentando grandes variações de brilho ao longo de um período de 10 dias, então algumas das expectativas da equipe de Lucy foram confirmadas quando as primeiras imagens mostraram o que parecia ser um binário de contato alongado (um objeto formado pela colisão de dois corpos menores). No entanto, a equipe ficou surpresa com o formato peculiar do pescoço estreito que conecta os dois lóbulos, que se assemelha a duas casquinhas de sorvete aninhadas.“O asteroide Donaldjohanson tem uma geologia extremamente complexa”, afirma Hal Levison, pesquisador principal de Lucy no Southwest Research Institute, em Boulder, Colorado. “À medida que estudamos as estruturas complexas em detalhes, elas revelarão informações importantes sobre os blocos de construção e os processos de colisão que formaram os planetas do nosso Sistema Solar.”A partir de uma análise preliminar das primeiras imagens disponíveis coletadas pelo gerador de imagens L'LORRI da sonda espacial, o asteroide parece ser maior do que o estimado originalmente, com cerca de 8 km de comprimento e 3,5 km de largura em seu ponto mais largo. Neste primeiro conjunto de imagens de alta resolução enviadas pela sonda espacial, o asteroide completo não é visível, pois é maior do que o campo de visão do gerador de imagens. A equipe levará até uma semana para baixar o restante dos dados do encontro da sonda espacial; esse conjunto de dados fornecerá uma imagem mais completa da forma geral do asteroide.Assim como Dinkinesh, o primeiro alvo de sobrevoo do asteroide Lucy, Donaldjohanson não é um alvo científico primário da missão Lucy. Conforme planejado, o sobrevoo de Dinkinesh foi um teste de sistema para a missão, enquanto este encontro foi um ensaio geral completo, no qual a equipe conduziu uma série de observações densas para maximizar a coleta de dados. Os dados coletados pelos outros instrumentos científicos do Lucy, o gerador de imagens coloridas e o espectrômetro infravermelho L'Ralph e o espectrômetro infravermelho térmico L'TES, serão recuperados e analisados ​​nas próximas semanas.A sonda Lucy passará a maior parte do restante de 2025 viajando pelo cinturão principal de asteroides. Lucy encontrará o primeiro alvo principal da missão, o asteroide troiano de Júpiter, Eurybates, em agosto de 2027.“Estas primeiras imagens de Donaldjohanson demonstram mais uma vez a tremenda capacidade da sonda Lucy como motor de descoberta”, disse Tom Statler, cientista do programa da missão Lucy na sede da NASA em Washington. “O potencial para realmente abrir uma nova janela para a história do nosso sistema solar quando Lucy chegar aos asteroides troianos é imenso.”

Our guest today is Dr. Simone Marchi, Institute Scientist in the Solar System Science & Exploration Division at the Boulder office of Southwest Research Institute. Dr. Marchi is the Deputy Principal Investigator for NASA's Lucy mission.  Lucy will be the first space mission to explore a population of small bodies known as the Trojan asteroids, … Continue reading "The Lucy Mission"

You may have heard of Tom Slick, the man who financed many early expeditions in search of Sasquatch both the in US and internationally. But did you know he was also a scientist, military man, inventor, philanthropist, and much more? Learn the strange, fascinating and tragically short history of Thomas Baker Slick Jr. with Heather Moser, Mark Matzke and guest host Aaron Deese.  Email - Monsteropolis@smalltownmonsters.com   SHOW NOTES Monsteropolis: Tom Slick   Welcome back, you lawless knaves.    READER MAIL - got at least one - HERE IT IS, from our friend Christine! — Hi Guys,   First of all, congratulations on the success of your 10th anniversary Kickstarter!  I can't wait to see your new films, especially The Siege of Ape Canyon and The Kinderhook Creature.   I listened with interest to the Monsteropolis episode where you described the changing nature of the appearance of the Wendigo in popular culture from an emaciated human being to one with antlers and a stag's skull. In the fall last year I became aware of the legend of the Leshy of pagan Slavic culture through an excellent YA novel called "Where the Dark Stands Still" by Polish writer A.B. Poranek. When I googled the Leshy I was astounded to see images of what I recognised as the Wendigo. So this got me thinking - is there a Slavic influence at play here too? Perhaps this is something you could look in to!    I am really looking forward to the book and film regarding the Wendigo which I understand may come out next year. I have been fascinated by the Wendigo since reading Algernon Blackwood's novella and there is one passage in particular that always sticks in my mind:   "And soon after he slept, the change of wind he had divined stirred gently the reflection of the stars within the lake. Rising among the far ridges of the country beyond Fifty Island Water, it came from the direction in which he had stared, and it passed over the sleeping camp with a faint and sighing murmur through the tops of the big trees that was almost too delicate to be audible. With it, down the desert paths of night, though too faint, too high even for the Indian's hair-like nerves, there passed a curious, thin odor, strangely disquieting, an odor of something that seemed unfamiliar—utterly unknown."   Christine   (your biggest Scottish fan who lives in Germany

Jupiter's Trojan asteroids lead and follow the giant planet around the Sun occupying stable locations where Jupiter and the Sun's gravity balance each other. Humans have discovered only a tiny fraction of the million of them larger than one kilometer or about 3,300 feet in diameter that are suspected to exist. Upon NASA's selection of the Lucy mission, Dr. Harold Levison of the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado commented “Because the Trojans are remnants of the primordial material that formed the outer planets, they hold vital clues to deciphering the history of the solar system. Lucy, like the human fossil for which it is named, will revolutionize the understanding of our origins.”

Astronomy Daily - The Podcast: S03E232Welcome to Astronomy Daily, your go-to source for the latest developments in space and Astronomy. I'm your host, Anna, and today we have a captivating array of stories from the space frontier.Highlights:- SpaceX's Mysterious RRT1 Mission: Delve into the intrigue surrounding SpaceX's enigmatic RRT1 mission from Cape Canaveral, which was scrubbed due to high winds. With sparse details and a mysterious payload, speculation abounds in the space community.- China's Satellite Ambitions: Explore China's successful launch of the High Speed Laser Diamond Constellation test system, marking a significant advancement in their space capabilities and paving the way for future mega constellation projects.- NASA's Moon to Mars Update: Discover NASA's comprehensive update to their Moon to Mars architecture, highlighting the use of nuclear fission for Mars missions and new lunar infrastructure plans.- Exomoons in Binary Star Systems: Investigate groundbreaking research from Tufts University on the potential existence of moons orbiting planets in binary star systems, offering new possibilities for habitable worlds.- PUNCH Mission to Study the Sun: Get ready for NASA's PUNCH mission, set to launch in 2025, which will provide unprecedented 3D views of the sun's corona and its transformation into the solar wind.- Virgin Galactic's Italian Expansion: Learn about Virgin Galactic's plans to operate their suborbital space planes from Italy, marking a significant step towards global space tourism.- Astronaut Ingenuity on the ISS: Marvel at NASA astronaut Don Pettit's homemade star tracker aboard the ISS, enabling stunning space photography of the cosmos.For more cosmic updates, visit our website at astronomydaily.io. Sign up for our free Daily newsletter to stay informed on all things space. Join our community on social media by searching for #AstroDailyPod on Facebook, X, YouTubeMusic, TikTok, and Tumblr. Share your thoughts and connect with fellow space enthusiasts.Thank you for tuning in. This is Anna signing off. Until next time, keep looking up and stay curious about the wonders of our universe.✍️ Episode ReferencesSpaceX[https://www.spacex.com/](https://www.spacex.com/)NASA[https://www.nasa.gov/](https://www.nasa.gov/)Tufts University[https://www.tufts.edu/](https://www.tufts.edu/)Virgin Galactic[https://www.virgingalactic.com/](https://www.virgingalactic.com/)Southwest Research Institute[https://www.swri.org/](https://www.swri.org/)Astronomy Daily[https://astronomydaily.io/](https://astronomydaily.io/)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-the-podcast--5648921/support.

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Join me as I speak with Plus One Robotics CEO and Cofounder, Erik Nieves about human assisted robotics, some of the great things to come out of the Southwest Research Institute, zany Andy Reuben stories and more. If you're in the market for pragmatic and robust robot depalletizing and parcel handling, look no further than Plus One Robotics. If you enjoyed this episode and want to see / hear more like it please subscribe to Collaborative With Spencer Krause today. You'll get notified every time a new episode releases and it's the best way to support the channel! Companies looking to outsource difficult field robotics engineering problems should consider SKA Robotics. They sponsor this podcast and solve some of the most difficult robotics engineering problems in the world.

Join me as I speak with Plus One Robotics CEO and Cofounder, Erik Nieves about human assisted robotics, some of the great things to come out of the Southwest Research Institute, zany Andy Reuben stories and more. If you're in the market for pragmatic and robust robot depalletizing and parcel handling, look no further than Plus One Robotics. If you enjoyed this episode and want to see / hear more like it please subscribe to Collaborative With Spencer Krause today. You'll get notified every time a new episode releases and it's the best way to support the channel! Companies looking to outsource difficult field robotics engineering problems should consider SKA Robotics. They sponsor this podcast and solve some of the most difficult robotics engineering problems in the world.

On October 14, NASA launched Europa Clipper, its largest planetary mission spacecraft yet. It's headed to Jupiter's icy moon Europa, which could have a giant ocean of liquid water hidden under its icy crust. And where there's water, scientists think there may be evidence of life. The spacecraft is equipped with nine different instruments and will complete nearly 50 flybys of Europa, scanning almost the entire moon.SciFri producer Kathleen Davis talks with Dr. Padi Boyd, NASA astrophysicist and host of the agency's podcast “Curious Universe,” about the launch and the excitement at NASA. Then, Ira checks in with two scientists who are working on the mission about what they're excited to learn: Dr. Ingrid Daubar, planetary scientist at Brown University and a Europa Clipper project staff scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory; and Dr. Tracy Becker, planetary scientist at Southwest Research Institute and a deputy principal investigator for the ultraviolet spectrograph on the Europa spacecraft.Transcript for this segment will be available after the show airs on sciencefriday.com. Subscribe to this podcast. Plus, to stay updated on all things science, sign up for Science Friday's newsletters.

Southwest Research Institute provides testing and problem solving for applications that literally reach from deep sea to deep space (and everything in between). Amongst all of that, the Tribology department at SwRI has been helping professional racing teams solve problems for years. During this in-depth episode, Dr. Peter Lee from SwRI shares his experiences and reveals some cutting edge new coating technology. #engine #pistonrings #ford #dyno #dynotested #nascar

Dr Robin Canup,  Vice President, Solar System Science and Exploration Division of Southwest Research Institute, here to explain "The Origin of the Moon" with Tom Ackerman Debbie Monterrey. Graham Chapel at 7pm tonite on the campus of Washington University.

East Central High School engineering students from Mr. Hawthorn's and Mr. Hopper's classes tour the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio on May 17. Students learned about a variety of fields, including computer science, engineering, environmental science, space and underwater exploration, jobs available at the Institute, and current research and projects.Article Link

NASA's Lucy spacecraft visited a little asteroid called Dinkinesh last November. The visit, scientists say, unlocks a surprisingly interesting history of the asteroid along with its companion, Selam.NASA的露西号航天器去年十一月拜访了一个名为Dinkinesh的小行星。科学家们表示，这次拜访揭示了该小行星及其伴侣Selam的一个令人惊讶的有趣历史。Asteroids are ancient objects from the beginning of the solar system. They offer clues about how Earth and other planets formed about 4.5 billion years ago.小行星是太阳系形成初期的古老天体。它们提供了关于地球和其他行星在大约45亿年前如何形成的线索。The U.S. space agency launched Lucy in 2021 on a 12-year mission to study asteroids. The mission is especially interested in Jupiter's Trojan asteroids, two groups of space rocks that lead and follow the giant planet as it orbits the sun.美国航天局在2021年发射了露西号，执行一个为期12年的小行星研究任务。该任务特别关注木星的特洛伊小行星，这两组空间岩石在木星绕太阳运行时分别位于其前后。On the way, Lucy flew past Dinkinesh and Selam in the inner edge of the main asteroid belt. The spacecraft observed ridges, trough structures and other features on Dinkinesh.在途中，露西号飞过了主小行星带内缘的Dinkinesh和Selam。航天器观察到了Dinkinesh上的山脊、槽状结构和其他特征。Dinkinesh has a diameter of nearly 720 meters. Selam is made up of two similarly sized lobes, one about 230 meters wide and the other about 210 meters. Selam orbits Dinkinesh once about every 53 hours at a distance of about 3.1 kilometers.Dinkinesh的直径接近720米。Selam由两个大小相似的叶状体组成，一个约230米宽，另一个约210米宽。Selam以大约每53小时绕Dinkinesh一圈，距离约3.1公里。It appears, the researchers said, that a big piece of rock broke free sometime in the past from Dinkinesh. The rock was about a quarter its total size, creating a trough on its surface and sending debris into space. Some of this debris, they said, fell back onto Dinkinesh's surface to form a ridge structure.研究人员表示，过去某个时候，一大块岩石从Dinkinesh上脱落下来。该岩石约占其总大小的四分之一，形成了一个槽，并将碎片送入太空。他们说，其中一些碎片重新落回Dinkinesh的表面，形成了一个山脊结构。Other materials came together to form Selam, becoming what is called a contact-binary moonlet.其他材料聚集在一起形成了Selam，成为了所谓的接触双星小卫星。Katherine Kretke, from the Southwest Research Institute in Colorado, is a co-writer of the study published in Nature. She said that “a contact-binary is when it appears that a single body is composed of two objects that collided gently enough not to become disrupted.”来自科罗拉多州西南研究所的Katherine Kretke是发表在《自然》杂志上的这项研究的共同作者。她说，“接触双星是指看起来由两个相互碰撞且碰撞力度足够轻不会破碎的天体组成的单一天体。”Kretke said they are common in the solar system, but Selam was “the first time a contact-binary has been observed orbiting another asteroid.”Kretke表示，它们在太阳系中很常见，但Selam是“第一次观测到的绕着另一颗小行星运行的接触双星。”Simone Marchi is another co-writer of the study. He said, "A planet like Earth formed by the accumulation of countless small bodies. Understanding the properties of small asteroids such as Dinkinesh and Selam helps us to have a better picture of the earliest phases of planet formation.”Simone Marchi是该研究的另一位共同作者。他说：“像地球这样的行星是由无数小天体聚集形成的。了解像Dinkinesh和Selam这样的小行星的性质，有助于我们更好地了解行星形成的最初阶段。”NASA's spacecraft was named for the Ethiopian fossil of the extinct human relative Australopithecus called “Lucy.” That fossil has provided information about early human beings, much like asteroids provide knowledge of planetary formation.NASA的航天器以埃塞俄比亚发现的已灭绝人类亲属——南方古猿的化石“露西”命名。那块化石提供了关于早期人类的信息，正如小行星提供了行星形成的知识。Dinkinesh is the Ethiopian name for the Lucy fossil, meaning "you are marvelous" in the Amharic language. Selam, the Ethiopian name for another Australopithecus fossil, means "peace" in Amharic.Dinkinesh是露西化石的埃塞俄比亚名称，在阿姆哈拉语中意为“你真了不起”。Selam是另一个南方古猿化石的埃塞俄比亚名称，在阿姆哈拉语中意为“和平”。Lucy will next visit the asteroid Donaldjohanson in 2025 in the main asteroid belt. The spacecraft is expected to visit 11 asteroids in total.露西号下一次将在2025年拜访主小行星带中的小行星Donaldjohanson。预计该航天器将总共拜访11颗小行星。

Jupiter's innermost Galilean moon, Io, is peppered with volcanos that are erupting almost all the time. In this episode, Scott Bolton, Principal Investigator of the Juno mission to Jupiter, describes what we're learning from this space probe. Since its arrival in 2017, its orbit around the giant planet has progressively shifted to take it close to Jupiter's moons and rings. In December 2023 and February 2024, it flew by Io, approaching within a distance of only 1,500 km. This enabled it to capture high-resolution imagery of its constantly changing surface, including hitherto unseen regions near its poles. As discussed in the podcast, Juno is equipped with a microwave instrument that enables it to look slightly below the moon's surface into its lava lakes, as well as a suite of magnetometers to study Jupiter's giant magnetosphere and its remarkable interaction with Io. Bolton's research focuses on Jupiter and Saturn and the formation and evolution of the solar system. Prior to the Juno mission, he led a number of science investigations on the Cassini, Galileo, Voyager, and Magellan missions. He is Director of the Space Sciences Department at Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas.

Dive into the cosmos with SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 52, as we traverse the stellar seas to discover a groundbreaking revelation: stardust from a supernova, harboring secrets from a newly identified type of star. An extraordinary find in an ancient meteorite has led scientists to a hydrogen-burning supernova, a stellar phenomenon only recently recognized by astronomers. This episode sheds light on how a tiny particle, a relic from a star that perished before our solar system's birth, is providing invaluable insights into the cosmos' intricate workings.The voyage of discovery doesn't end there. Rejoice in NASA's triumph as the venerable Voyager 1 spacecraft reestablishes contact after months of silence, sending clear data across the vast expanse from the very edge of interstellar space. The episode also celebrates the successful ascent of New Zealand's Electron rocket, which lofted NASA's innovative solar sail satellite, set to harness the gentle push of sunlight for propulsion.Join us as we delve into these celestial tales and more, including the profound implications of presolar grains on our understanding of the universe, the dynamic environments that shape star and planet formation, and the technological marvels that continue to expand humanity's reach into the void.For a journey through time and space that captivates and educates, tune in to SpaceTime with Stuart Gary. Embrace the enigma of the stars and become part of a community that looks beyond our world to the wonders that await.Support the show and access ad-free episodes at https://www.spreaker.com/show/spacetime. Follow our interstellar conversations on Twitter @stuartgary, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook. Join us as we unravel the fabric of the universe, one episode at a time.This episode is brought to you by NordPass. As you navigate the celestial pathways, secure your digital life with a password manager you can trust. Visit www.bitesz.com/nordpass for a special offer.For more space news, listen to Astronomy Daily the Podcast, available wherever you get your podcasts, or stream from www.astronomydaily.io.This week's guests include: Phil Bland, from Curtin's School of Earth and Planetary Sciences Amir Caspi from the Southwest Research Institute in San Antinio Texas   And our regular guests: Alex Zaharov-Reutt from techadvice.life Tim Mendham from Australian Skeptics  

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! 27k27 cv - Se han hecho múltiples propuestas para naves espaciales interceptoras que podrían ponerse al día con futuros objetos interestelares, estudiarlos e incluso realizar un retorno de muestras (como el Comet Interceptor de la ESA ). En un nuevo artículo de un equipo del Southwest Research Institute, Alan Stern y sus colegas estudiaron posibles conceptos y recomendaron una misión robótica de sobrevuelo de objetos interestelares especialmente diseñada, llamada Interstellar Object Explorer. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has updated its out-of-service criteria. The changes go into effect on Monday, April 1. Kerri Wirachowsky, CVSA's director of inspection programs, explains what changes were made and why. And Lewie Pugh argues that the people still have the power in our nation's capital – but they have to harness it to make change come about. He'll tell us the best and easiest way to do that. Also, what is the fuel of the future in the trucking industry? Two researchers are working on a project that looks at hydrogen combustion as an option. 0:00 – Update to out-of-service criteria 10:00 – Burning hydrogen one option for future truck engines 39:55 – Who has the power in D.C.?

The sun is currently ramping up to hit the peak of its 11-year activity cycle. In the past few days, powerful solar eruptions have sent a stream of particles towards Earth which are set to produce spectacular auroras in both hemispheres. But these kinds of geomagnetic storms can also have less appealing consequences. Madeleine Finlay speaks to Dr Lisa Upton, a solar scientist at the Southwest Research Institute, about how the mysterious inner workings of the sun create space weather, how solar events can significantly disrupt Earth's infrastructure, and whether we are prepared for the worst-case scenario. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod

A research organization in Texas says that the trucking fuel of the future may not be fuel cells or electricity – it may be hydrogen combustion. Also, six states have been considering changes to their rules for idling by trucks and other vehicles. And some other states are looking at expanding truck parking, while one wants to increase fines for illegal truck parking. 0:00 – Newscast  10:00 – A different kind of hydrogen-fueled truck engine 39:55 – States eye changing idling rules

A team co-led by the Southwest Research Institute has made a groundbreaking discovery, revealing evidence of hydrothermal or metamorphic activity on the icy dwarf planets Eris and Makemake in the Kuiper Belt. The lead author of this research, Chris Glein, joins Planetary Radio to explain. But our journey doesn't stop there. We dive into the newly reformed US Planetary Science Caucus with The Planetary Society's top space policy experts, Casey Dreier and Jack Kiraly. Our senior communications adviser, Mat Kaplan, celebrates a monumental achievement in space exploration — the successful landing of Intuitive Machine's Odysseus spacecraft on the lunar surface. And don't miss the latest installment of What's Up with Bruce Betts, our chief scientist, as he shares a new random space fact. Discover more at: https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio/2024-eris-and-makemakeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's safe to say we all would love a chance to fly to space, but there's wanting to reach space and then ACTUALLY launching into space. This week, as we hit Episode 100, we welcome back Dr. Alan Stern of the Southwest Research Institute to tell us exactly what it's like to fly on a private spaceplane. Alan, a planetary scientist and principal investigator of NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto and beyond, launched on a suborbital spaceflight in November 2023 on Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity space plane. He'll dish on what that experience is like, what it promises for future space science, and more. We also discussed Intuitive Machines' private Odysseus moon lander's farewell, a new air leak on the International Space Station, and when SpaceX may launch its Crew-8 mission to the ISS. Headlines: Odysseus Moon Lander Incident: Intuitive Machines' lander successfully touched down on the moon but tipped over and broke a leg upon landing. Despite this mishap, the mission achieved many firsts and exceeded expectations. International Space Station (ISS) Air Leak: An update on a minor but increasing air leak in the Russian segment of the ISS, detailing efforts to pinpoint and fix the leak to ensure crew safety. SpaceX Crew-8 Mission Delays: Overview of the delayed SpaceX Crew-8 mission to the ISS, due to weather concerns and scheduling conflicts with the Odysseus moon lander launch. Main Topic: Dr. Alan Stern's Virgin Galactic Flight Dr. Alan Stern's Background: Stern recounts his lifelong passion for space exploration, his involvement in over 30 NASA and European Space Agency missions, and his recent suborbital spaceflight with Virgin Galactic. The Experience of Spaceflight: Stern describes the flight as the best workday ever, detailing the rocket's ascent, time in microgravity, and the camaraderie among the crew. He also mentions successfully completing all nine objectives of the flight. Future of Commercial Spaceflight: Discussion on the potential of commercial spaceflight to transform space science by making suborbital and orbital missions more accessible and affordable. Stern emphasizes the importance of human-led experiments in space and predicts a future where booking a spaceflight could be as common as booking an airline ticket. Risk and Reward of Space Travel: Stern shares his perspective on the risks associated with space travel, comparing it to the early days of aviation and expressing optimism for the future safety and normalization of space exploration. New Horizons Update: Alan talks on the New Horizons extended mission to study Kuiper Belt objects through 2028/2029. The Kuiper Belt structure itself continues to reveal its vast scale. Host: Tariq Malik Guest: Alan Stern Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT

It's safe to say we all would love a chance to fly to space, but there's wanting to reach space and then ACTUALLY launching into space. This week, as we hit Episode 100, we welcome back Dr. Alan Stern of the Southwest Research Institute to tell us exactly what it's like to fly on a private spaceplane. Alan, a planetary scientist and principal investigator of NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto and beyond, launched on a suborbital spaceflight in November 2023 on Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity space plane. He'll dish on what that experience is like, what it promises for future space science, and more. We also discussed Intuitive Machines' private Odysseus moon lander's farewell, a new air leak on the International Space Station, and when SpaceX may launch its Crew-8 mission to the ISS. Headlines: Odysseus Moon Lander Incident: Intuitive Machines' lander successfully touched down on the moon but tipped over and broke a leg upon landing. Despite this mishap, the mission achieved many firsts and exceeded expectations. International Space Station (ISS) Air Leak: An update on a minor but increasing air leak in the Russian segment of the ISS, detailing efforts to pinpoint and fix the leak to ensure crew safety. SpaceX Crew-8 Mission Delays: Overview of the delayed SpaceX Crew-8 mission to the ISS, due to weather concerns and scheduling conflicts with the Odysseus moon lander launch. Main Topic: Dr. Alan Stern's Virgin Galactic Flight Dr. Alan Stern's Background: Stern recounts his lifelong passion for space exploration, his involvement in over 30 NASA and European Space Agency missions, and his recent suborbital spaceflight with Virgin Galactic. The Experience of Spaceflight: Stern describes the flight as the best workday ever, detailing the rocket's ascent, time in microgravity, and the camaraderie among the crew. He also mentions successfully completing all nine objectives of the flight. Future of Commercial Spaceflight: Discussion on the potential of commercial spaceflight to transform space science by making suborbital and orbital missions more accessible and affordable. Stern emphasizes the importance of human-led experiments in space and predicts a future where booking a spaceflight could be as common as booking an airline ticket. Risk and Reward of Space Travel: Stern shares his perspective on the risks associated with space travel, comparing it to the early days of aviation and expressing optimism for the future safety and normalization of space exploration. New Horizons Update: Alan talks on the New Horizons extended mission to study Kuiper Belt objects through 2028/2029. The Kuiper Belt structure itself continues to reveal its vast scale. Host: Tariq Malik Guest: Alan Stern Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT

It's safe to say we all would love a chance to fly to space, but there's wanting to reach space and then ACTUALLY launching into space. This week, as we hit Episode 100, we welcome back Dr. Alan Stern of the Southwest Research Institute to tell us exactly what it's like to fly on a private spaceplane. Alan, a planetary scientist and principal investigator of NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto and beyond, launched on a suborbital spaceflight in November 2023 on Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity space plane. He'll dish on what that experience is like, what it promises for future space science, and more. We also discussed Intuitive Machines' private Odysseus moon lander's farewell, a new air leak on the International Space Station, and when SpaceX may launch its Crew-8 mission to the ISS. Headlines: Odysseus Moon Lander Incident: Intuitive Machines' lander successfully touched down on the moon but tipped over and broke a leg upon landing. Despite this mishap, the mission achieved many firsts and exceeded expectations. International Space Station (ISS) Air Leak: An update on a minor but increasing air leak in the Russian segment of the ISS, detailing efforts to pinpoint and fix the leak to ensure crew safety. SpaceX Crew-8 Mission Delays: Overview of the delayed SpaceX Crew-8 mission to the ISS, due to weather concerns and scheduling conflicts with the Odysseus moon lander launch. Main Topic: Dr. Alan Stern's Virgin Galactic Flight Dr. Alan Stern's Background: Stern recounts his lifelong passion for space exploration, his involvement in over 30 NASA and European Space Agency missions, and his recent suborbital spaceflight with Virgin Galactic. The Experience of Spaceflight: Stern describes the flight as the best workday ever, detailing the rocket's ascent, time in microgravity, and the camaraderie among the crew. He also mentions successfully completing all nine objectives of the flight. Future of Commercial Spaceflight: Discussion on the potential of commercial spaceflight to transform space science by making suborbital and orbital missions more accessible and affordable. Stern emphasizes the importance of human-led experiments in space and predicts a future where booking a spaceflight could be as common as booking an airline ticket. Risk and Reward of Space Travel: Stern shares his perspective on the risks associated with space travel, comparing it to the early days of aviation and expressing optimism for the future safety and normalization of space exploration. New Horizons Update: Alan talks on the New Horizons extended mission to study Kuiper Belt objects through 2028/2029. The Kuiper Belt structure itself continues to reveal its vast scale. Host: Tariq Malik Guest: Alan Stern Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT

It's safe to say we all would love a chance to fly to space, but there's wanting to reach space and then ACTUALLY launching into space. This week, as we hit Episode 100, we welcome back Dr. Alan Stern of the Southwest Research Institute to tell us exactly what it's like to fly on a private spaceplane. Alan, a planetary scientist and principal investigator of NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto and beyond, launched on a suborbital spaceflight in November 2023 on Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity space plane. He'll dish on what that experience is like, what it promises for future space science, and more. We also discussed Intuitive Machines' private Odysseus moon lander's farewell, a new air leak on the International Space Station, and when SpaceX may launch its Crew-8 mission to the ISS. Headlines: Odysseus Moon Lander Incident: Intuitive Machines' lander successfully touched down on the moon but tipped over and broke a leg upon landing. Despite this mishap, the mission achieved many firsts and exceeded expectations. International Space Station (ISS) Air Leak: An update on a minor but increasing air leak in the Russian segment of the ISS, detailing efforts to pinpoint and fix the leak to ensure crew safety. SpaceX Crew-8 Mission Delays: Overview of the delayed SpaceX Crew-8 mission to the ISS, due to weather concerns and scheduling conflicts with the Odysseus moon lander launch. Main Topic: Dr. Alan Stern's Virgin Galactic Flight Dr. Alan Stern's Background: Stern recounts his lifelong passion for space exploration, his involvement in over 30 NASA and European Space Agency missions, and his recent suborbital spaceflight with Virgin Galactic. The Experience of Spaceflight: Stern describes the flight as the best workday ever, detailing the rocket's ascent, time in microgravity, and the camaraderie among the crew. He also mentions successfully completing all nine objectives of the flight. Future of Commercial Spaceflight: Discussion on the potential of commercial spaceflight to transform space science by making suborbital and orbital missions more accessible and affordable. Stern emphasizes the importance of human-led experiments in space and predicts a future where booking a spaceflight could be as common as booking an airline ticket. Risk and Reward of Space Travel: Stern shares his perspective on the risks associated with space travel, comparing it to the early days of aviation and expressing optimism for the future safety and normalization of space exploration. New Horizons Update: Alan talks on the New Horizons extended mission to study Kuiper Belt objects through 2028/2029. The Kuiper Belt structure itself continues to reveal its vast scale. Host: Tariq Malik Guest: Alan Stern Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT

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Landolás közben eldőlt az Odysseus leszállóegység Rakéta     2024-02-24 10:51:01     Tudomány Világűr Az Intuitive Machines IM-1 missziója során sikerült landolni a Holdon az Odysseus leszállóegységgel, de a telemetriai adatok szerint az érkezés nem volt tökéletes: az űreszköz egyik lába beakadt és az Odysseus az oldalára dőlt. A Földről hajtották végre a Nemzetközi Űrállomás első műtétjét PCW     2024-02-24 10:47:38     Infotech Világűr Űrállomás A szimulált beavatkozás bizonyítja, hogy a távolról is lehetséges egy ilyen operáció. Találkoznál a leendő magyar űrhajóssal? Már mondjuk is, hol teheted meg Player     2024-02-24 06:06:06     Infotech Világűr Mars Jön a Csillagászati Hét kezdő marslakóknak szóló hasznos túlélési tanácsokkal, sci-fi és fantasy filmek magyar vonatkozásaival, és még sok-sok minden mással. Nagyot bakizott a Google mesterséges intelligenciája, nem maradt következmények nélkül Igényesférfi.hu     2024-02-24 08:04:34     Infotech Mesterséges intelligencia Google A techcég határozatlan ideig szünetelteti saját fejlesztésű mesterséges intelligenciája, a Gemini képalkotó funkcióját, mivel az eszköz "pontatlan" történelmi képeket generál. Már szét is szerelték a Xiaomi 14 Ultra-t Android Portál     2024-02-24 08:23:06     Mobiltech Kína Xiaomi Ha esetleg lemaradtál volna róla, a Xiaomi még az MWC előtt bemutatta legújabb zászlóshajóját, a Xiaomi 14 Ultra-t, amely globálisan is megvásárolható lesz. Nos, Kínában nem vártak sokáig, és már szét is szerelték az újdonságot, így most jobban szemügyre vehetjük azt. Bár a 14 Ultra hasonlóan néz ki, mint elődje, számos belső változtatással büszkél Jól vizsgázott üzletfolytonosságból az ukrán techszektor Bitport     2024-02-24 10:30:00     Infotech Ukrajna Az orosz támadás megindulásakor Harkivban 511 informatikai cég volt. Közülük 500 ma is működik, pedig a munkatársak többsége elköltözött a harcokat közvetlen közelről megszenvedő városból. Neves magyar tudósok segítenek felkészülni az érettségire Telex     2024-02-24 13:45:02     Tudomány Oktatás Fesztiválok Érettségi SZFE CEU A Freeszfe-vel közös fesztiválon ingyenes online oktatási platformot mutatott be a CEU, amin ismert kutatók magyarázzák el a legfrissebb tudományos eredményeket a diákoknak. Kiderült mekkora adatvagyon a fórumozók beszélgetése, tőzsdére lép a Reddit SG.hu     2024-02-24 09:16:14     Infotech Tőzsde Generáció Reddit Több milliárd dollár bevételre számít a közösségi médiavállalatok korai generációjának utolsó tagja. Újraindítás nélkül lehet majd frissíteni a Windows 11-et PC Fórum     2024-02-24 07:00:00     Infotech Microsoft Windows A Windows 11 ősszel érkező idei frissítése egy igen jelentős fejlesztést fog hozni a rendszer foltozásának menetébe is - derült ki a héten. Ezek szerint ugyanis a Windows 11 2024-es Frissítés néven megjelenő új verzióra úgy lehet majd felrakni a Microsoft által kiadott javításokat, hogy azok életbe lépéséhez nem kell a gépeket újraindítani. Két jeges törpebolygón is geotermikus aktivitást mutatott ki a James Webb-űrtávcső Csillagászat     2024-02-24 13:29:12     Tudomány USA Világűr James Webb Egy amerikai kutatócsoport a Southwest Research Institute vezetésével bizonyítékot talált arra, hogy a Kuiper-öv két jeges törpebolygóján, az Erisen és a Makemake-n hidrotermális vagy metamorf tevékenység zajlik. A felszínükön észlelt metán arra utal, hogy meleg, vagy éppenséggel forró geokémiai folyamatok mennek végbe a kőzetmagjukban, ráadásul je Ember vagy AI – Te kitalálod melyik? Forbes     2024-02-24 08:05:00     Cégvilág Mesterséges intelligencia Ezt a kérdést tettem fel Susan Kosti médiaművésznek, amikor megmutattam neki a következő képeket. Zsuzsó, munkái során, lépten nyomon találkozik a mesterséges intelligenciával, így nem csoda, hogy kevesebb mint fél perc alatt az összes helyes választ tudta. Az AI és a művészet kapcsolatáról beszélgettünk. A legmodernebb orvosi robotokat is bemutatják a Jahn Ferenc kórház és az Országos Onkológiai Intézet háromnapos konferenciáján hirado.hu     2024-02-24 07:45:38     Belföld Robot Onkológia Jahn Ferenc Kórház A robotasszisztált és a hagyományos urológiai műtétek összehasonlításáról is szó lesz a Jahn Ferenc kórház és az Országos Onkológiai Intézet ma kezdődő háromnapos konferenciáján. Mesterséges intelligenciát használ a magyar kutatócsoport által fejlesztett mezőgazdasági robot Magro     2024-02-24 06:37:00     Belföld Mezőgazdaság Oktatás egyetem Mesterséges intelligencia Robot Mosonmagyaróvár Mintaoltalom minősítésben részesült az a mesterséges intelligenciával ellátott kisméretű robot, amelyet a Széchenyi István Egyetem Albert Kázmér Mosonmagyaróvári Karának kutatócsoportja fejlesztett. Az autonóm irányítású eszköz felismeri a környezetének különböző paramétereit, az összegyűjtött adatokkal pedig felhő alapú tárolást végez. A további adásainkat keresd a podcast.hirstart.hu oldalunkon.

Huge Kuiper Belt discovery! With James Webb astronomers were able to see that Eric and Makemake show signs of geothermal activity. How exactly did that happen? Figuring out with Dr Christopher Glein, Lead Scientist at Southwest Research Institute.

Huge Kuiper Belt discovery! With James Webb astronomers were able to see that Eric and Makemake show signs of geothermal activity. How exactly did that happen? Figuring out with Dr Christopher Glein, Lead Scientist at Southwest Research Institute.

Matthew Herron, MS, PE, CSP, CPE joins us for a conversation on engineering and safety. Matt is currently the Lead Safety Engineer at Southwest Research Institute, a BCSP Ambassador, and the ASSP Region III Vice President. We discuss how an engineering mindset emphasizes prevention through design. Matt also gives advice on how to communicate with all levels of an organization and how to find mentorship for new safety professionals. February 18-24, 2024 is Engineers Week, with this year's theme being, "Welcome to the Future" - we think this episode is a perfect introduction to kick off Engineers Week and to encourage others to consider STEM fields! Engineers Week | National Society of Professional Engineers (nspe.org) To celebrate Engineer's Week (EWeek) the ASSP Engineering Practice Specialty is offering a special promo code to join the Engineering Practice Specialty for FREE!!! Promo Code: 242ENGPS Offer: 1 Free Engineering Practice Specialty ($20 value) and for those new to ASSP, the $25 App Fee is waived ($45 total value). Dates Valid: February 1, 2024 – March 31, 2024 Article that Matt mentions during the episode: "Keeping Employees Alive and Well" by Farman A. Moayed

This week on Planetary Radio, we are revisiting one of the biggest recent headlines in planetary science, the detection of Phosphorus in the oceans of Saturn's moon Enceladus. Phosphorus is a key ingredient for life on Earth, and this discovery marks the first time it has been found in an ocean off of Earth. Chris Glein, a lead scientist at the Southwest Research Institute, joins us to discuss the discovery and its implications for the search for life. Then Bruce Betts returns for What's Up. Discover more at: https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio/2024-revisiting-phosphorus-on-enceladusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Space News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 133 *Do the remains of an ancient planet lie deep within Earth Back in the 1980s, geophysicists discovered two continent-sized blobs of unusual material buried deep within the Earth's mantle. Now, a new study reported in the journal Nature suggests that they're the remnants of the ancient planet Theia which collided with Earth four and a half billion years ago creating the Moon. *Lucy's first asteroid encounter discovers a new moonlet NASA's Lucy spacecraft has just completed its first asteroid encounter flying by the small main belt asteroid 152830 Dinkinesh – discovering that it's a binary. *Venus had Earth-like plate tectonics billions of years ago Venus, may have once had tectonic plate movements similar to those believed to have occurred on early Earth. *The Science Report A new study has found a link between cell phone usage and semen quality. Warnings that the impacts of marine heatwaves on marine life may be worse deep down in our oceans. The 2022 Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai volcanic eruption depleted 5% of the ozone layer. Skeptics guide to another finding bigfoot claim This week's guests includes: Lucy Mission principal investigator Hal Levison from the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio Texas And Lucy Mission deputy principal investigator Cathy Olkin also from the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio Texas And our regular guests: Alex Zaharov-Reutt from techadvice.life Tim Mendham from Australian Skeptics Science writer Jonathan Nally Listen to SpaceTime on your favorite podcast app with our universal listen link: https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com/listen and access show links via https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ Additionally, listeners can support the podcast and gain access to bonus content by becoming a SpaceTime crew member through www.bitesz.supercast.com or through premium versions on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Details on our website at https://spacetimewithstuartgary.com For more SpaceTime and show links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen to. Thank you… To become a SpaceTime supporter and unlock commercial free editions of the show, gain early access and bonus content, please visit https://bitesz.supercast.com/ . Premium version now available via Spotify and Apple Podcasts. For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://bitesz.com This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/2458531/advertisement

From Jan 18, 2022. Recent observations of twelve different stellar streams around the Milky Way have revealed the effects of dark matter, similar to how lights on a Christmas Tree reveal the shape of the tree in dark. Plus, globular clusters, volcanoes, and an interview with Dr. Cathy Olkin from the Southwest Research Institute's Lucy mission.   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.  Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!  Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations.  Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.

For decades, all the planets of the solar system had been reconnoitered—except Pluto. That last planetary body had been seen, at best, as just a faint smudge by the Hubble Space Telescope. Then, in 2015, the New Horizons spacecraft sped by Pluto, sending back a swath of exciting images and science data, transforming our view of the planet. It subsequently visited the Kuiper Belt object Arrakoth and may rendezvous with another, more distant body—or not. NASA's new budget seems to spell the end of active science for New Horizons, something that does not sit well with the program's Principal Investigator, Dr. Alan Stern. Join Alan as he speaks with us about this very exciting project and what it may take to keep it alive. Hosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik Guest: Alan Stern Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

For decades, all the planets of the solar system had been reconnoitered—except Pluto. That last planetary body had been seen, at best, as just a faint smudge by the Hubble Space Telescope. Then, in 2015, the New Horizons spacecraft sped by Pluto, sending back a swath of exciting images and science data, transforming our view of the planet. It subsequently visited the Kuiper Belt object Arrakoth and may rendezvous with another, more distant body—or not. NASA's new budget seems to spell the end of active science for New Horizons, something that does not sit well with the program's Principal Investigator, Dr. Alan Stern. Join Alan as he speaks with us about this very exciting project and what it may take to keep it alive. Hosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik Guest: Alan Stern Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

For decades, all the planets of the solar system had been reconnoitered—except Pluto. That last planetary body had been seen, at best, as just a faint smudge by the Hubble Space Telescope. Then, in 2015, the New Horizons spacecraft sped by Pluto, sending back a swath of exciting images and science data, transforming our view of the planet. It subsequently visited the Kuiper Belt object Arrakoth and may rendezvous with another, more distant body—or not. NASA's new budget seems to spell the end of active science for New Horizons, something that does not sit well with the program's Principal Investigator, Dr. Alan Stern. Join Alan as he speaks with us about this very exciting project and what it may take to keep it alive. Hosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik Guest: Alan Stern Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

Phosphorus, a key ingredient for life on Earth, has been detected in the ocean of Saturn's moon Enceladus. This discovery marks the first time phosphorus has been found in an ocean off of Earth. Chris Glein, a lead scientist at the Southwest Research Institute, joins Planetary Radio to talk about the discovery and its implications for the search for life. Then Bruce Betts shares what's up in the night sky this week. Discover more at: https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio/2023-phosphorus-in-enceladus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Jim Perschbach, President and CEO of Port San Antonio, joins the podcast to share his insights on leading an organization that has transformed an old Air Force Base into an innovative aerospace and national defense park. Jim discusses the challenges of working remotely and the importance of providing flexibility to maintain a collaborative and productive work environment. Dive into the fascinating world of Port San Antonio and discover the innovative solutions transforming the aerospace and national defense industries. SHOW HIGHLIGHTS Port San Antonio operates as a research park, aerospace national defense park, and innovation hub with 18,000 people working on the campus. Formerly an Air Force Base, the port now serves as a public asset that must generate revenue without receiving direct government support. Jim Perschbach, President and CEO of Port San Antonio, believes the key to making great hires is finding people focused on value and long-term relationships. The organization has a low turnover rate, which Jim attributes to his focus on collaboration, communication, and being open to new ideas and suggestions. Port San Antonio is working on groundbreaking projects, including a 72-foot tall robot with a 20 kilowatt laser for removing paint from airplanes and a LiDAR system on the back of a robot for measuring buildings. Collaboration between different industries and organizations is crucial for developing innovative solutions and prototypes. Sam Jimenez, a space architect working with NASA and private sector companies, is developing systems for manufacturing on the moon by melting lunar regolith and turning it into filament for 3D printing. The Wex Foundation, run by Sam Jimenez, brings in 8th to 12th-grade students to work with him and NASA scientists on space-related projects. The Boeing Center at Techport, an entertainment arena on the campus, supports educational opportunities through the Kelly Heritage Foundation. Port San Antonio focuses on innovation that makes core industries like aviation, national defense, and critical infrastructure better and more efficient. LINKSShow Notes Previous Episodes About BoyarMiller GUESTS Jim Perschbach About Jim TRANSCRIPT Chris Hanslik In this episode, you will meet Jim Pershbach, President and CEO of Port San Antonio. Jim shares his views on why he believes the key to making great hires is to find people who are focused on value and long-term relationships. Okay, Jim, I want to thank you for being a guest on Building Texas Business. I want to welcome you to the show. Let's start by just telling the listeners what it is you do and where you do it. Jim Pershcbach Sure Well, thank you so much for having me. It's an absolute thrill to be here. We operate what's called Port San Antonio and people always say what on earth are you doing with the port in San Antonio? you're hundreds of miles away from the sea. What it is? an old Air Force Base, one of the most important Air Force Spaces in our country, that was bracked in the 1990s, and what we do is we operate it today as a research park, as an aerospace national defense park. It's got 18,000 people working on this campus. This year we're adding over 2,000 jobs. We've been averaging about 1,200 jobs a year for the past couple of years And we focus on everything from traditional aviation. We've got Boeing's largest global technical operations on the planet here. Standard Aero builds and overhauls jet engines here. We've got military cybersecurity operations. We've got private sector cybersecurity operations and then an awful lot of startup activity focused on automation, robotics, artificial intelligence and all kinds of cool stuff that's being incorporated in. Chris Hanslik Well, that's amazing. You're right. I'd never heard of the port of San Antonio and thought the same thing. I'm pretty sure they didn't dredge something all the way up a waterway, although that you do have the Riverwalk. Jim Perschbach We do have the Riverwalk. In theory. you can get to it from Leon Creek over here Just be a long walk up a rattlesnake alley. Chris Hanslik Well, it sounds, you know, expansive in scope of what's going on there. Let's just maybe start by telling the listeners how did you come about becoming the CEO of the port? Jim Perschbach Well, that's my story is quite uninteresting. I'm a lowly airplane guy. I'm a lawyer. I spent about 18 years doing aviation and defense work. I guess the firm called it white collar because it touched on federal fraud cases and had a lot of clients. I was moved here to San Antonio because of our client base that we had some of the operations And I looked at this and two things really struck us, jumped out at me. The first one was we were doing some of the most amazing work, and I say we. It's this collective aerospace and industrial world, but nobody knew about it And that's the fault of the aerospace and defense world is we try and keep everything a secret. The second part was that we have an installation that is sitting in a wonderful part of the San Antonio community. But it's also one of the more challenged parts of the San Antonio community. It's a part of the city that has traditionally been somewhat forgotten about, and I the law had been so good to me, aviation been so good to me I wanted to jump out and do something different, not so much because I'm a savior for this, but because it was an exciting opportunity to come in and literally and figuratively knock down some of the walls between our installation and the community that surrounds us Right. Chris Hanslik Clearly you have a passion for it. I don't know if I ask this how long has the port been around and how did it come into existence? Jim Perschbach Well, it depends on when you say. The port Kelly Air Force Base was opened in 1917 as Camp Kelly. It's one of the oldest aviation installations on the planet. It was bracked in 1995. It was transitioned over to our predecessor in 2001. They came up with the idea of calling it Port San Antonio, i think in the somewhere between 2006 and 2010,. Let's say, 2007, 2008, because inland ports were all the rage. And then the focus that we have now. We kind of call it tech port informally. This focus on connecting industries and connecting people started in late 2017, early 2018 as a strategy. So we stand on the shoulders of everybody that came before us, but we're building on a heritage that goes back over 100 years. Chris Hanslik So what type of I guess team do you supervise and manage in your role as a CEO? Jim Perschbach Yeah, we've got about a hundred I think it's 103 now people that work directly in our organization, and then we've got another 100 and some odd folks that work with some contractors for us, particularly with the Boeing Center at Techport, which is this massive entertainment arena that we have built here on the campus. So there's about 200 some odd people direct and contract that work with us on any given day, and then there are 18,000 people that work on this campus with massive employers like Boeing and Northrop Grumman, down to some really exciting start ups, some of which are growing like weeds, some of which are still one or two people. Chris Hanslik That's a lot to keep your hands around. That sounds like. Jim Perschbach Well it is, but I'm just a pretty face for a lot of good people And I can say pretty face because nobody can see me and I'm trusting you're not going to put my picture. Chris Hanslik That I promise you know, but so I guess you've been there now almost 10 years. Thank you, tell us. let's talk a little bit about how you've gone about building your team specifically to 100 and out three plus, you know, almost 100 contractors. What are some of the things that you have found to be successful in hiring the right people? Jim Perschbach It's looking at people who look at what they do on a day-to-day basis as a long-term relationship building not as short-term. At our core, we're just a real estate development company. We're a real estate development company that functions as a political subdivision of the state of Texas because it's a publicly owned asset, but we don't get any tax revenue. We don't get any direct support from the government. What we have is a public asset that we have to manage and maintain. So we have to go out and we have to generate revenue. And what we have found is that if your focus is solely on revenue, which is what so many real estate companies are, you are really at the mercy of just location and big picture demand. If you find people who recognize much like in the legal business, that it's about relationships and it's long-term relationships, it's about providing a value, then you start to build that culture amongst your customers. We don't call them tenants, we call them customers. You start to build that with the community that surrounds you And that is what I think has been the secret of our success. It is tough to find people who really do have that relationship minded core to them, but when you find them, we hold on to them quick. Chris Hanslik Yeah, I couldn't agree more. That mindset of a relationship and relationship building is such a more positive mindset to have than just trying to punch a clock and do a task. So what are you going to talk about? How it could be difficult to find those relationships oriented people. Let's talk about the last few years, I mean, with all the challenges employers face. What are some of the challenges that you face there at Fort San Antonio as you try to fill positions or grow the team? Jim Perschbach Yeah. So we had two teams that we were trying to grow at the same time. The first was our internal operation, and right during the pandemic we had our customers seeing massive growth. We've got companies that are doing some really groundbreaking work with not healthcare in terms of the actual biomedical delivery, but the systems that go around healthcare. Everything from the information technology of that to building these medical modules are going to be put in the back of cargo airplanes, and so one challenge was not only bringing people back into an office, because it is really hard to collaborate across systems and across teams when everybody is remote. I hear a lot of people saying well, my team functions really well remotely And that's easy to do. You can build very functional teams with trust where they're all working remotely. But when you have to work hand in hand with a different team in the organization or, in our case, different teams from different organizations, there has to be that level of collaboration, and so what we did is two things One focus on giving people flexibility and treating them like adults Those who can work remotely from time to time. We let work remotely For those folks who can't if you're working on mechanical systems for our landscapers and that type of stuff we can't say work from home, but we want to provide them the same level of flexibility and the same level of treating them like adults, treating them like colleagues that we do And that worked With respect to building those relationships with the customers that never ended During the height of the pandemic. I am very proud to say that we had people both on our team and on our customer teams that were not shy about finding ways to get together, to work together, while still making sure that they were being safe. That's great. Chris Hanslik Yeah, to me this issue of work remote and now people are kind of migrating back to a hybrid. At the core, there's kind of two fundamental things If you're having an issue with someone, it's probably more performance issue you would have had even if they were in time. And the second is it goes back to what you said a minute ago with my view, and that is, if you're really hiring those people with a relationship mindset, you're not going to have to tell them that they should be in person, because they're going to naturally want to be more than not but enjoy the flexibility to work remote from time to time. Jim Perschbach I think that's right. And one thing I found because you're in the law business in law firms we're a unique set of creatures. We've got people who whether it's a personality defect or whether it gets trained to you, but there's a certain lifestyle that we have and teams become very fluid within law firms. The role of a lawyer you may be the lead on one project, you may be support on another project, you may be doing sales and customer capture, you may be doing back office stuff, but it flows And the hierarchies are less important than just getting the job done. And what I have found the most interesting thing for me jumping from that law firm world into this world. Most human beings don't operate like that And trying to bring somewhat of the law firm culture is difficult. You've got to find people and start to treat them as colleagues, which we do in law firms. The other thing I've noticed is and I think it's just who goes into law firms we tend to be thicker skin. So many people dislike us every day. The business is so nasty. You get your feelings hurt, but you get over it quick. People in the real world are. They're more sensitive and it takes a different level of dealing with them. But what that has led me to believe is the importance of people being physically together. It is really hard to miscommunicate and to misread cues when you're doing it over text messages or even zooms that, people being social creatures. When you bring them together and they can read those cues, they can intersect with people. It is so much easier. My mind always goes back to that key and peel skit of them sending text messages and Keith thinking he's just being a nice guy and peel getting that. Excuse me, peel being a nice guy and key just getting angry, or an angry, or how he's reading those texts, right. Chris Hanslik It's so true. So what? I guess, how would you describe the culture that you feel you built there at poor San Antonio? Jim Perschbach I think it is constantly in flux. What we try and do is let everybody know, regardless of their position in the organization, that we really do value them as colleagues. The challenge, i think, is the challenge that every organization has is you at some point have to find who has the stick to make the decision And then, once the decision is being made, make sure that gets communicated and spoken at one voice. And that's something that we candidly, even with 200, some odd people working in our couple buildings here, we're starting to struggle with. It makes me feel a little better because I know it's the same issue that our defense departments having, that major corporations are having. But I think this is the next level of what's going to happen with. The challenge and organizations is, as the automation comes in, as people spend less time doing physical work, as they move away from being just functionaries and the human intelligence becomes more and more important, it becomes more difficult to work that collaborative systems engineering when you build an organization, and that's going to be really interesting to watch, especially with things like artificial intelligence and automation coming into a lot of tasks that traditionally were done by people. Chris Hanslik Yeah, i mean certainly that's the hot topic now and it's rapidly developing, which means it's rapidly changing things. What are you mentioned? the kind of experiences and challenges in communicating across your 200 folks in a few buildings. Can you be a little more specific? What are some of the challenges you've seen recently And what are you doing to try to overcome this? Jim Perschbach Yeah. So it's a challenge and I put this situation solely on me. For the past couple of years, i've been trying to squash down and flatten out the organization as much as possible and empower people to get things done. We have many people whose jobs keep them really out in the field. They're working either directly with our customers across this campus, which is 1900 acres, or in some cases they're around the country and they're around the world scouting for new talent, scouting for new technology, scouting for new customers, and in doing that, communication and what we call a national defense, the command and control infrastructure starts to get tricky. There is a line that I think is really difficult to manage between wanting to empower people and get people doing things proactively but not finding yourself committed to something, or having to walk back an effort, or having efforts that are being duplicated. As a candid example and I'm going to be very open on this stuff we had two different groups in our organization launching engineering studies for parking lots for a customer expansion, and what that means is even our customer had two different people launching their project. So it makes me feel better that it's a challenge that everybody faces, but it is something that I don't think organizations are putting enough time into. As you get bigger, as you get faster, as you get more complex, you've got to make sure that these systems coordinate back with each other, share information in real time and then build a culture of people collaborating. Again, i think it's something lawyers and law firms have been handling for centuries. It's just more difficult to do in larger organizations with people who are used to different styles of project management. Chris Hanslik I think learning there is. Lots of things change over time, but some of the fundamentals don't. Communication is key. The way you communicate may be a little different, but the fact that you need to communicate clearly and the importance of that is a fundamental. That should not change Right. Let's talk a little bit about your leadership style. How would you describe your style and how you try to show up as a leader in the organization? Jim Perschbach Oh, that's a good question. That requires me to be more reflective, and you should probably ask other people. In my mind, i am a charming, sophisticated, easygoing, empowering person that everybody loves, and I'm sure that-. Chris Hanslik And really good looking. Jim Perschbach And really good looking. And then I've seen pictures. I'm looking at myself on this Zoom and I own a mirror, so I know none of that is true. Like everybody else, i'd say that I'm trying to figure this out as you go through it. It is difficult for every human being. Everybody says we want to have collaboration, we want people coming in. Everybody says listen to other people. Everybody says don't be arrogant. But I will tell you whether it's speaking to my board of directors or it's talking to stakeholders or it's even internal conversations. If somebody says something to you that kind of prickles you because it's a different way of looking at it, your initial reaction is to be dismissive. This person doesn't know what they're talking about. How dare they? And so what I am trying to do more and more is be more self-aware and more understanding of when other folks have those same challenges. You can't ask somebody to collaborate, to communicate, to be open to new suggestions and new ideas if you aren't yourself, and I am hoping that comes across. I can tell you that organizationally we have almost no turnover here, which is a nice thing to see. So either people just really like being around me or we pay really well or I don't know, But at least that comforts me When I walk around. I think all these people can't stand me in my arrogant walk and my obnoxious voice. Chris Hanslik Yeah Well, no, it's not like you're doing something right, because turnover is a good indicator of that Any lessons you've learned as a leader and I'm going to go a little deeper We tend to learn the lessons the hard way, right, where we make a mistake or a decision that we looked at It was oh, that wasn't the right way, but we learned from it and improved. Anything that comes to mind for you or you felt like, man, that was a learning, a lesson a hard way, but I am better for it. Jim Perschbach Yeah, i think there are several of those. The hardest one, i think, was learning how to really let go What. I have a real passion for this campus. I knew what Kelly Air Force Base was before I could find San Antonio on a map. I'm not from San Antonio, but I knew the work that was being done here. I remember being in DC and talking about Kelly Air Force Base years before anybody thought about closing it, and talking about what the workloads would be here and what the future would be for this installation. But in doing that, what I've realized is I can become very closed off to other good ideas, and so these are situations of lessons learned, not where anything has gone wrong, but there have been times that folks in this organization have brought forward some ideas And my initial reaction was to say that is the dumbest thing I've ever heard of. You're not listening to me, you're not listening to what we're trying to do. And there's one it's a guy on our team named Ray Flores, and Ray is a fantastic, fantastic mind And he's got a real passion for historic properties. We've got a whole neighborhood here of houses that were built in the 1920s out of the shipping crates that the airplanes were sent down in And they've been rotting in place because nobody took care of them for decades. It was the old commander's headquarters And Ray came up with a plan to not only get those reactivated but to partner with the city and the city's historic preservation district to do it in a way that is allowing it to be a research laboratory and a training laboratory for people who want to work on historic preservation, to bring people in who are working on fixing up these homes, because they're training and apprenticing in that type of work, and it's going to create a little community where you can put in things. Ray's got some ideas for bee gardens and flower gardens and everything else. My initial reaction when he came up with that was what are you talking about? I don't want housing. I don't want those architecture people. I want airplanes, i want cool stuff. I want all of this. But watching how he managed that, how he took the initial rejection he took the frankly nonsensical I don't want to change mindset, put it together, put it in context and explained how it was going to add value to everything else that we're doing. And when I go over there and I see what's being built up and it's really just started. It's an absolutely amazing process And it's something it's not just the idea, but it's the recognition that it's an idea worth having and the coming forward with it to explain how it adds value to the system. I think was tremendously impressive the way that he did it And for me the lesson was don't be arrogant. And I'm the most arrogant human being on earth, but hypocrisy is a human tradition, so I get so frustrated when people don't listen to my brilliant ideas, and the lesson I took from how Ray did it was he did it in a charming way, without getting angry and pounding on tables and saying, no, nobody's as smart as me. Watch, you know, hold my beer. Chris Hanslik Right, well, i mean, yeah, go ahead. You may not think this, but definitely a demonstration by you of some humility to allow that project to go forward. recognize that Ray had a great idea And I would think that meant a lot to him. and others see that in the organization that you know to kind of make you push where they think you need to listen again. Jim Perschbach Yep. Making me listen is a good thing, because, man, i'm unpleasant to be around some days. Chris Hanslik So you've kind of talked around this and I'd like to hear more. This may not be directed, maybe, at the port, but I think so because it feels like what St Antonio is doing there is innovative. So I'm going to talk a little bit about innovation, not just in your organization specifically, but in the customers that you talked about. What kind of innovation are you trying to implement and that you see being implemented that maybe you're maybe borrowing from? Jim Perschbach Yeah. So that's a great question. What the innovation that we are focused on is finding stuff that makes our core industries better Aviation, national defense, critical infrastructure And it is really tough to do, because you need to find people who look at a problem from a different perspective, which means they come from a completely different mindset, a completely different culture, a completely different viewpoint. But you can't have just tinfoil-hatted crazy people coming in and running the asylum, because things will go nuts, right Right. What we have built is a system It's really a machine that is designed to attract as many different people and as many different ideas as we possibly can, with no front-end gatekeeper. We don't question whether anything makes sense or not at the front-end. There are ways that you can do that as you test it up, and then we bring together different entities, different people, different organizations to sanity check and prototype things, and there's a couple of examples that I'm real proud of that show this and work. One is we have a 72-foot tall robot sitting at the end of the runway as a 20 kilowatt laser attached to its arm. It's a directed energy weapon. We could cut a building with it, but we're not going to do that. It takes the paint off of an airplane in 60% less time than human beings do. It eliminates all the danger and the toxicity of doing that and takes what would normally be chemicals that would kill you and turns it into two and a half pounds of dust that you could toss in your kitchen garbage without a problem. And it takes the cost of building the stripping hanger from astronomical to very doable. And in doing that it addresses two challenges that we've had in aviation, on the military side and on the commercial side, that's sustainment, cost and the peaks and valleys of it meant we have commoditized the work, we have offshored the work, we've had a lot of platforms just sitting fallow, and this allows them all to go back to work and allows us to upscale the human beings. The guy who came up with that idea was a computer software salesman And the point is now he didn't develop any of it but he had the idea and he ran it and he put it together. He just needed to be connected with the people who have the different skills the robotics, the lasers, the optics, the HEPAVAC, which is the scariest thing on earth I feel like a puppy dog next to that thing because a 72 foot tall vacuum is loud The airplane people who can work on it and the facilities in which to work it. There's another one I'm real proud of met this guy in the back of somebody else's laboratory And he was developing a LiDAR system, putting it on the back of a robot, because he had a friend in real estate And that friend said it's really hard to go out and measure these buildings. It's expensive, You have to bring a lot of people in, You have to upload the CAD. It takes a lot of time. This system measures and uploads a space to within a centimeter or two of accuracy and does it almost instantaneously. We took him to Atlanta to an aviation show and we put him in our little museum down here And the next thing you know he's being named by Aviation Week, is one of eight startups in the world changing aerospace, And the reason is unbeknownst to him. When other people looked at that solution. They saw it as having potential to do everything from optimizing the way that you utilize a hangar space to being able to scout out a lunar cave that we can use for a lunar manufacturing facility, And the example is a bound. There's a gentleman on our campus named Sam Jimenez. We just put him into the San Antonio Aerospace Hall of Fame, But Sam is one of the few space architects in the world right now And he is developing systems with NASA and a couple of private sector companies to melt lunar regolith to build a landing surface for usable rockets and then to grind lunar regolith and turn it into a filament that can be used to 3D print a habitation cap on top of a lunar cave. It's just amazing work. That's crazy. But Sam also runs a foundation called the Wex Foundation And he brings in eighth to 12th grade students who work with him and work with the NASA scientists, the research scientists, Southwest Research Institute, on the same work. So if you walk into our museum space, you're going to see a 1-7 scale version of this hang printer. It's still about 15 feet tall and it works, But it was put together by a bunch of students working with those scientists. So at the same time, what we're doing is showing these people these kids and not kids that you can really do anything you put your mind to, as long as you do it. Last thing I'll say all of this sits in our Boeing Center at Techport, which if you go, look at it, looks like any other arena and entertainment facility on the planet. But to show you how bad a businessman I am, we're never going to make a profit off of that building. That building which is hosted Smashing Pumpkins and Judas Priest and Parkway Drive and Paw Patrol is going to come in there and do some shows. All of the profits out of that building go toward our Kelly Heritage Foundation and that supports these educational opportunities. So we had a couple of weeks ago, 100 kids from the school districts around us come in. They did the largest computer build of all time and they all walked out of there with their own $3,000 gaming machine. But, more important, they did that hand in hand with both folks from Air Force Cyber, with the companies. The gaming folks flew in. These kids knew that people were there to help them and we hope that those kids come back and they start to continue, whether it's coding, cybersecurity, robotics, that's what we're trying to do. I can't even remember what you asked me, but when you talk about We started with innovation. Chris Hanslik What I love hearing is that, from somewhat of a novel concept to bring the defense and security companies together in one place to create and collaborate. And you're doing two other things by extension bringing in the kids to encourage them that there are careers and things to do in the science, math, etc. Of which we know is an issue in our country, to help promote that and get them excited about it And, at the same time, preserve the heritage which is, as you said, over 100 years old. I think all of that's really neat and necessary. It is That's really interesting stuff that I think most people that are going to listen to this had no idea was going on in San Antonio, and hopefully we can spread what you're doing to other places. So let's turn to a little personal. I'd like to know what was your first job? Jim Perschbach Oh, that is a good question. I think my first job that I actually got paid for was working for one of my mom's friends. She had a big old house and she ran a kennel on it, so I'd wander around that place cleaning out dog stalls. and I worked at Red Lobster and a grocery store. I worked injection molding machines on a factory line all kinds of glamour stuff. Chris Hanslik Right. All kinds of things that made you determine that you wanted an office job. Jim Perschbach Yeah, work in 12 hours a day on injection molding machines. Ever seen these things? One of the things we made were plastic forks and knives and everything else for fast food restaurants around the world And it's a I don't know six and a half, seven and a half foot plate that slams together and fills up with molten plastic And then all these things are supposed to fall out And your job is to build boxes and fill them with plastic bags and just catch all this stuff. But every now and then something would get stuck in there, so you'd have to crawl in and knock it out with a broom handle. All right, and this was a long time ago. They would get really mad at you if you'd stopped the machine for doing that. So it was terrifying thinking that thing is going to slam back on you. You learned to move quick. You learned to move quick. Some folks were smart enough to actually hit the emergency stop button but you'd get yourself in trouble doing that. So native Texan? No, my father was Army for the first couple of years of my life And then he went into doing. I still don't know what he did. born in North Carolina, Southern California, Utah, Tel Aviv, London, Suburban, Philadelphia. Chris Hanslik All around. Jim Perschbach I've been in Texas since 1993. They sent me down here and then they bounced me around to the glamor places that had military commercial derivative programs. That's how I got to San Antonio. Chris Hanslik Gotcha. Well, the question I like to ask all my guests is what do you prefer, Tex-Mex or barbecue? Jim Perschbach I don't know, i eat like a toddler, so I'll go get fried chicken strips and macaroni and cheese. Chris Hanslik Okay, well, that's it first. So let's ask this If you could take a 30-day sabbatical, where would you go and what would you do? Jim Perschbach I would spend those entire 30 days at Walt Disney World, and not just because I think it's the coolest place on earth, but what they have put together in terms of how they use the real estate, how they use the operations, how they incorporate technology and how they do it all by putting on a show, i think is unmatched anywhere on the planet. Yeah, that Guardians of the Galaxy cosmic rewind. If you haven't read it, it's like roller skating through the universe. It's the most amazing thing I've ever written. All right. Chris Hanslik Well, jim, i want to thank you for taking the time and sharing the story of the poor San Antonio, as well as your own as a leader. It's been fascinating to hear what's going on there, and keep up the great work. Jim Perschbach Well, thank you so much. Thanks for having me, and you all, take care, come see us sometime, we'll do it. Chris Hanslik Thanks for tuning in to Building Texas Business For more information, episodes and summaries head over to boyarmiller.com forward slash podcast. If you enjoyed this episode and found it informative. Please take a moment to rate, review and share it with friends and colleagues. It really helps others find our podcast. As always, we appreciate the support and feedback of our podcast community. More episodes are coming soon, so be sure to check back. Special Guest: Jim Perschbach.

JunoCam is the incredible camera included in the Juno mission to capture polar cyclones and other mysterious beauty on Jupiter. We learn about the unique requirements the camera had to meet for the mission and how it has become an incredible scientific tool as well as a great way to reach out to the public. Juno's chief scientist Dr. Scott Bolton explains on 'This Week in Space' how the camera was designed to capture images of Jupiter's pole and how it is similar to a smartphone camera. Watch the full episode of This Week in Space: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space/episodes/62 Hosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik Guest: Scott Bolton You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/

JunoCam is the incredible camera included in the Juno mission to capture polar cyclones and other mysterious beauty on Jupiter. We learn about the unique requirements the camera had to meet for the mission and how it has become an incredible scientific tool as well as a great way to reach out to the public. Juno's chief scientist Dr. Scott Bolton explains on 'This Week in Space' how the camera was designed to capture images of Jupiter's pole and how it is similar to a smartphone camera. Watch the full episode of This Week in Space: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space/episodes/62 Hosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik Guest: Scott Bolton You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/

Show Summary:Natasha chats with Dr. Roman Gomez, a lead research scientist in the Space Science and Engineering division of Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas. Roman shares his story of growing up in San Antonio, joining the Army, and then eventually getting his Ph.D. in astrophysics. Using questions submitted by Space Club elementary and middle school students, we discuss his journey in STEM, how he learned from his mistakes and his passion for all this space and science. Links from the Show:All About Space ClubVideo: Career Chats: Dr. Roman Gomez (Research Scientist)Bring Space Club to Your School!Blog: STEM Curriculum: Mission to Moon Video: Space Club Mission to Moon Project Highlights Video Podcast: 37. The Learning Potential of Space ClubRelated The STEM Space Podcast Episodes 46. STEM Career Chat with Bioengineer Dr. Georgia Lagoudas53: Getting Data From Our Poop? Career Chat with Dr. Olesen62. Life on Another Planet? Career Chat with an Astrobiologist!64. Inspire Kids with Space: Chat with NASA Ground Controller!70. Career Chat with a Satellite Program ManagerVivify STEM Blog PostsHow to Teach Growth Mindset and Failing Forward10 Easy STEM Career Classroom ActivitiesI Didn't Always Want to be an EngineerVivify STEM Lessons & ProductsSTEM Careers:Who is an Engineer or Scientist? STEM Career Game & Activity (PreK-9th)STEM Careers BINGO Game! (Middle & High School)Digital STEM Choice Board: STEM Careers!STEM Career Classroom PostersGrowth Mindset Back to School Rocket About Me ActivityMission to Moon STEM Curriculum Unit (Space Exploration):Elementary (K-6)Middle School (6-10)Other STEM ResourcesVivify YouTube: STEM Career Chats Dr. Roman Gomez Speaks at 2019 Fall STEM Lecture SeriesWhat is Olympic Weightlifting? via WikipediaU.S. Census Bureau Releases New Educational Attainment Data (2020)THE STEM SPACE SHOWNOTES: https://www.vivifystem.com/thestemspace/2022/72/astrophysics-and-weightlifting-with-dr-roman-gomezTHE STEM SPACE FACEBOOK GROUPVIVIFY INSTAGRAMVIVIFY FACEBOOKVIVIFY TWITTER

Brought to you by DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT! A look at the fascinating and adventurous life of millionaire Tom Slick. Inventor, entrepreneur, philanthropist, science enthusiast, paranormal investigator, and - of course - monster hunter! Southwest Research Institute (1947) - independent and nonprofit applied research and development (R&D) organization. Institute of Inventive Research (defunct) - an applied science and innovation incubator (in a barn at ESSAR) - closed in 57 - Mind Science Institute - (1957) research facility to conduct consciousness studies  Texas Biomedical Research Institute started in 41 - became current name in 52 - largest privately own bio-agents research facility, largest cluster of statistical gene research computing The Argyle Club - run by Tom's sister - was used as a fundraising mechanism for the science institutes including promoting the relatively new idea of memorializing donations instead of sending flows. (Now quite common, but new at the time) … as they say now "in lieu of flowers please donate…" Slick Airways - one of the first cargo transport companies, competed with other early companies and picked up a lot of gov't contracts including some OSS (now CIA) missions Pioneer in developing the Brangus breed of cattle which combined Indian Brahma and Scott Angus breeds for heartier, tastier, heat-resistant breed Books used in the research of this episode (Amazon Links) In Search of Tom Slick - new edition of Catherine Nixon Cooke's book Searching for Sasquatch - by Brian Regal Abominable Science - by Loxton & Prothero Tom Slick: True Life Encounters in Cryptozoology  - by Loren Coleman The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas  (1957) Hammer Film Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Show Summary:Does life exist on another planet? Listen to a fascinating STEM career chat with Dr. Charity Lander-Phillips, an astrobiologist at Southwest Research Institute. We discuss how her love for volcanoes as a kid led to her current work searching for life on another planet. Tune in for this exciting episode, taken from a recent Space Club Career Chat. All questions were submitted by elementary and middle school students who wanted to know more about her exciting STEM career, how she got here, and what sort of challenges she faces!Links from the Show:Watch this Career Chat and more on Vivify's YouTube! All About Space ClubBring Space Club to Your SchoolBlog: Mission to Mars Curriculum Video: Space Club Mission to Mars Student Highlights Videos STEM LessonsAstronaut Wearable Device Engineering Activity (Space & STEM)Real-World ConnectionsNASA Mars 2020 Mission (Perseverance Rover)NASA Dragonfly MissionDr. Charity Phillips-Lander's ResearchTHE STEM SPACE SHOWNOTES: https://www.vivifystem.om/thestemspace/2022/62/life-on-another-planet-career-chat-with-an-astrobiologistTHE STEM SPACE FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thestemspace/VIVIFY INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/vivifystemVIVIFY FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/vivifystemVIVIFY TWITTER: https://twitter.com/vivifystem

In this episode, Audrow Nash speaks to Matt Robinson, Program Manager for ROS–Industrial Americas at the Southwest Research Institute. ROS Industrial is a group that seeks to help industrial users, for example factories, leverage ROS and its ecosystem. In this conversation, they talk about Matt's background, the need for the ROS–Industrial group and what problems they're working to solve, ROS–Industrial's consortium, and ROS–Industrial's new working group.EPISODE LINKS:– ROS–Industrial: https://rosindustrial.org/– ROS–Industrial’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/rosindustrial– ROS–Industrial’s Discourse: https://discourse.ros.org/c/ros–industrial/39– Southwest Research Institute: https://www.swri.org/PODCAST INFO:– Podcast website: https://sensethinkact.com– Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sense–think–act/id1582090036– Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/52wK4oMDvgijRk6E82tC5d– RSS: https://sensethinkact.com/itunes.xml– Full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/c/SenseThinkActPodcast– Clips: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChfnCpNwZzYtZ32J–pZvNDgOUTLINE:– (0:00:00) Start– (0:00:56) Introducing Matt and ROS–Industrial– (0:05:17) Motivation in forming ROS–Industrial– (0:11:06) Matt's background– (0:19:10) Getting introduced to ROS– (0:24:33) Collaboration before Git– (0:32:21) Getting to the Southwest Research Institute– (0:35:37) Lowering the barrier to entry– (0:45:41) Overview of SWRI– (0:51:09) ROS–Industrial's consortium– (1:02:23) Just in time manufacturing– (1:06:37) ROS–Industrial's new working group– (1:17:03) ROS–Industrial's conferences– (1:25:08) Links to shareSOCIAL:– Twitter: https://twitter.com/sense_think_act– Discourse: https://discourse.ros.org/c/sensethinkact/71

To get a more complete understanding of the full history of our solar system, NASA is sending a spacecraft called Lucy to investigate the Trojans, mysterious small objects that share an orbit of the Sun with Jupiter. Principal investigator Hal Levison of the Southwest Research Institute

In this episode, Ted and Barb welcome Matthew Herron, MS, PE, CSP, CPE. Matthew has over 10 years of experience as a Safety Professional. He is currently the Senior Safety Engineer for the Mechanical Engineering Division at Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas. Matthew is very passionate about safety and he even gives back by being a mentor who teaches young students the importance of safety and being a safety professional. He talks about the Professional Education grants offered by ASSP, his journey with the foundation and the start of his career as a Safety Professional.  According to Matthew, he started his career by hearing about it from someone. He said he didn't have any idea about safety until someone told him about it which is usually what happens to most of the Safety Professionals. Safety Profession is something that people are not much aware of which is why Matthew is eager to let students and kids know about it. He added that we need the next generation of Safety Professionals since it's tough to find them these days. Shedding light on the subject is his means of helping the community be aware of the importance of Safety Professionals.  Resources: https://www.healthandsafetynow.com/ (Total Health & Safety Solutions) https://safetyfm.com/ (Safety FM) Matthew Herron on https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-herron-ms-pe-csp-cpe-37859118 (LinkedIn)

On this week's episode of SA Talk, Cora Lonning AKA Coach Cora joins the podcast to discuss self-leadership, how to view your employer as a client instead of “your boss”, and being more confident in your career. Cora Lonning is an executive coach and OD Consultant, specializing in value-driven culture and purpose-driven behaviors. Cora has brought her unique, creative, and interactive approach to learning at many well-known companies in South Texas - including Holt Cat, Spurs Sports and Entertainment, Frost Bank, City of San Antonio, Alamo Colleges, Credit Human, Christus Health Systems, Southwest Research Institute, and Whataburger. - Where to Find/Follow Cora Lonning: Website: https://coachcora.com/ Cora's new book - #1 Amazon New Release, TRAPPED: https://www.amazon.com/TRAPPED-Break-Dysfunctional-Lies-Have/dp/B098CH3TM7/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=cora+lonning&qid=1631852876&sr=8-1 - Question of the Week: Do you think personality or communication style assessments are generally good for organizations?