Latest GN podcast about spaceports with UK PhD student Daniel Walsh

 

Here is our latest Space Alert podcast with an impressive young man Daniel Walsh from the UK.

 

His PhD research is taking a critical look at the development of spaceports around the world. In particular he's looking at the impacts of these spaceports on indigenous communities and the environment.

 

During this interview we talked about many spaceports (old or now under consideration) including in Texas, New Mexico, California, Florida, Maine, Alaska, Scotland, New Zealand, Brazil, Sweden, Indonesia, Kenya, Russia, and more.

Daniel also spoke eloquently about the venture capitalists 'financialization of outer space'.

 

The GN has previously put videos about some of these spaceports in our YouTube library here

 

Two of them in particular are:

 

Kodiak Island, Alaska here

 

Rocket Lab, New Zealand here