Marc Donato is the current Vice President of Engineering for the Canadian Space Mining Corporation. He has a wealth of experience in engineering complex systems that ranges from satellites to rovers and is the perfect guest to cover the current challenges in mining the moon.
Prior to working for the Canadian Space Mining Corporation, Marc served as the Chief Scientist at SPAR Aerospace, Vice President at MDA, and the Board of Directors for multiple companies. After his long and highly accomplished career, he is in the trenches of solving the complex engineering challenges of mining the moon.
What you'll learn from this episode:
What enabling technologies need to be developed to facilitate mining the moon
Why we should mine the moon for resources
How mining the moon isn’t has far away as most people believe
If the government is driving lunar development or if the commercial sector is
What environmental effects would mining the moon have on it
What the biggest engineering challenges of mining the moon are
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