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SpaceBase is a social enterprise who's mission is to democratize access to space through education, entrepreneurship and community building starting in New Zealand. This podcast is dedicated to creating the journey from space enthusiast to space entrepreneurs through insightful interviews with aerospace specialists, investors, and entrepreneurs sharing their experience and knowledge of the space industry, and their personal journeys.To support the podcast, please consider becoming a patron.Since its incorporation in 2017, SpaceBase has collaborated with economic development agencies, local and national governments, and advocacy groups to deliver over 100 educational presentations and workshops, national space and aerospace competitions, as well as helping birth space communities and organizations locally and globally. SpaceBase also assists in technical due diligence, consulting projects for investors, industry stakeholders, and space startups. SpaceBase created a platform for the NZ Aerospace Directory and a free course, Catalysing a Space Industry in Your Region, for anyone interested in creating a local space industry. Recently, it delivered the Space for Planet Earth Challenge competition for the Pacific region in partnership with satellite company Planet.

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From Saving Planet Earth to Sustainable Moon Settlements: An Interview with Chelsea Robinson

December 22, 2020 • Episode 23

An interview with Chelsea Robinson, a serial impact founder with a background in complex problem solving. She cofounded Generation Zero, a movement of young kiwis aiming to build cross party political support for net zero emissions by 2050. She is an Edmund Hillary Fellow from New Zealand currently based in San Francisco. Chelsea is the COO of Open Lunar, an organization seeking to catalyse a peaceful, cooperative lunar settlement on the Moon.

In this interview, we talked to Chelsea’s about her journey birthing an environmental movement for zero net emissions in NZ, to ensuring a sustainable future for humanity on the Moon.

Additional Resources:
Enspiral.com
Loomio.org
Open Lunar Open Mission Design Repository
"Why Should Humans Explore Space" by Larry Lemke

Hosted by: Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom, Co-Founder, SpaceBase
Music: reCreation by airtone (c) copyright 2019 Licensed under a Creative Commons (3.0)

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