lunar economy

Next Giant Leap | The future of space: congested and contested | GZERO in partnership with MDA Space

Next Giant Leap

The future of space: congested and contested

Listen: Space might be a big place but the United Nations regards it as ‘congested, contested and competitive’. This latest episode of Next Giant Leap, a podcast produced by GZERO Media in partnership with the space company MDA Space, explores the threats and tensions as space becomes busier and of greater strategic importance for an increasing number of countries.

Next Giant Leap | The satellite revolution in Low Earth Orbit | GZERO in partnership with MDA Space | image of the Moon in space

Next Giant Leap

The satellite revolution in Low Earth Orbit

Listen: In the last twenty-five years, the number of active satellites orbiting the Earth has increased from about 500 to 8,000. The latest episode of the Next Giant Leap podcast explores the exponential increase in satellites which are being launched into Low Earth orbit (LEO). This is the zone of space between about 100 and 1200 miles above the Earth.

Next Giant Leap podcast | Artermis and the lunar economy | GZERO - In partnership with MDA Space | image of the moon in space

Next Giant Leap

Artemis and the lunar economy

Listen: There is a big difference between NASA’s current Artemis program and its Apollo program of five decades ago. This time, there is a long-term plan for humans on the moon. In the latest episode of the podcast series Next Giant Leap, NASA astronaut Raja Chari tells host Kevin Fong that the most valuable known resource on the moon is water ice, which could be used to sustain life in lunar bases.