Moriba Jah: Astrodynamicist, Data Engineer and Scientist, Space Environmentalist

For episode 8 of the Astro Ben Podcast, we welcome Moriba Jah. Moriba is a space scientist and space engineer known for his contributions to orbit determination, space attitude awareness, and space traffic monitoring. He is currently an associate professor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at the University of Texas. Hear Moriba's fascinating insights into space environmentalism and how we should accept that "near-Earth" space will never be clean. Ben asks a question Moriba has never been asked (but has another technical problem too!). Thought provoking discussion about the difference between diversity and inclusivity and how we shouldn't worship astronauts! 0:17 Intro 0:57 Last week on The Astro Ben Podcast 02:14 Background to Moriba Jah and Ben attempts to explain space junk (badly) 04:50 Moriba joins Ben 05:12 The importance of running (on Earth) 06:16 What is a normal week for Moriba 07:28 Space environmentalism 09:38 Did the Apollo program consider the future of space junk? 10:25 Similarities to ocean plastic – is it too late? 11:48 Ben has technical issue! (Embarrassing – blame Sky internet) 12:28 Attention to traditional ecological knowledge. 15:00 What happened with Chinese rocket crash? 17:33 Where Moriba got his passion for public speaking for? 19:20 Diversity in space industry 22:08 Hopes and dreams for space industry (great answer!) 24:10 Thanks Moriba! 24:44 Ben attempts to summarize. 25:30 Outro/wrap up – Moriba's socials! 26:50 Thanks again Moriba – see you next time! 27:08 Next weeks guest Social Media Twitter + Instagram: @moribajah Mentions Space Diversity Education Satellites Astronomy London Student Candidate space exploration Payloads running rockets space junk debris spacejunk LEO china Chinese rocket dynamics NASA career interplanetary air force Mars Earth Ecological Alaska Environment SpaceX Starlink Flash Gordon Science Fiction Near-Earth Rockets Science Education Public speaking Haiti Diversity Inclusivity TedX Talk Inspire Stay connected with us! Use #Astroben across various social media platforms to engage with us Please subscribe and rate - Ad Astra!