Wormhole

We’re celebrating NASA’s Parker solar probe entering the record books to become the fastest human made object of all time!!

AI is no-longer an academic curiosity. We’re now in the era where this transformative new tool is now making substantive contributions to both space exploration and how we protect our planet.  However, the shift from a cool demo to something we can trust requires a new level of rigor and engineering excellence. 

Date: Wednesday, 16 May Time: 12 Noon New York, 5.00 pm London, 9.00 am San Francisco Where: trillium.tech/wormholelive

Anna works on machine learning applications for earth observation and climate research. Before her postdoc, she obtained her PhD in Physics at the University of Oxford, researching renewable energies. Throughout her PhD, Anna developed an interest in machine learning for scientific applications, which led her to joining the Frontier Development Lab as a researcher in 2019. She returned to the prog...

Tom has recently became one of the first Principal Investigators in NASA’s new Space Weather Centers of Excellence program, working with NASA, NOAA, and university partners to develop the next generation of orbital space weather forecasting models. He came to space weather research via a lifelong love of astronomy and solar physics, graduating from UC Berkeley with a degree in Engineering Physics...

For the past two decades, Lika has enabled the development of Heliophysics as an integrated scientific discipline from which fundamental discoveries about our universe provide direct societal benefits. As the Lead for the Living With a Star (LWS) program for 16 years since its initiation in 2000 she made possible the flagship missions (e.g. the Solar Dynamics Observatory, Van Allen Probes, Solar O...

Erica is a major player in the field of commercial space ventures with an infectious enthusiasm for the future of space travel by ordinary people. As you know, an interdisciplinary approach is a core tenet at FDL. Erika’s interdisciplinary background includes a bachelor's in Biomedical Engineering from Vanderbilt University, a master's in Aeronautics & Astronautics from MIT, and a PhD...

Steve’s story is nothing short of inspirational. From his early days, marked by an insatiable curiosity about the universe, to his rise as a key player in Silicon Valley, Jurvetson’s path has been guided by a passion for innovation and a belief in the boundless possibilities of space. Our interview sheds light on these formative experiences, offering a rare look at the man behind the visionary. As...

Our first guest is Andy Aldrin, a name synonymous with space exploration legacy and cutting-edge space business acumen. Join us as we delve into a journey that transcends mere orbits - a tale of ambition, legacy, and the commercialization of the cosmos. Andy Aldrin, son of the legendary astronaut Buzz Aldrin, has not just lived under the halo of his father’s monumental lunar footsteps. Instead, he...