SpaceX co-founder and Phantom Space CEO Jim Cantrell talks startups, supply chains, and how capitalism might evolve on Mars — from bakeries to asteroid mining.

Anastasia Medvedeva — founder of Yuri’s Night Russia — shares how she uses art, community, and celebration to make space belong to everyone.

Atmospheric physicist Dr. Jonathan Buzan mixes science and humor to study planetary habitability from Utah to Denmark—because understanding climate is how we build worlds.

Mars One finalist Linh Vu balances startup life in Hanoi with the audacious goal of becoming Vietnam’s first Martian, sharing how focus and humility keep dreams alive.

Dr. Saeed Ghandhari—a Mars One finalist and refugee advocate—shares his journey from Iran to New Zealand and why he believes purpose is the strongest propellant.

Mars Society founder Dr. Robert Zubrin explains what kind of people will truly thrive on Mars—mavericks with grit, humor, and the audacity to build life from scratch.

Licensed therapist and analog astronaut Sharife Gacel—aka The Space Therapist—explores how wonder, art, and psychology can help humans adapt emotionally to life on Mars.

Teacher and former AXE Apollo Space Academy finalist Bill Bell shares how chasing a spaceflight dream shaped his classroom, his confidence, and his courage to keep looking up.

Former airline captain Stephan Günther turned childhood curiosity into a lifelong mission—building 3D simulations, running Space Dream Studio, and preparing himself for Mars one project at a time.

Cave biologist Dr. Matthew Niemiller explores how subterranean ecosystems on Earth may hold the key to finding life on Mars—and why darkness might be where biology begins.

Texas A&M PhD candidate Jasleen Kaur discusses her path from NASA’s Rover Challenge to designing training systems for future space explorers—and how self-trust fuels discovery.

Musician and six-time analog astronaut Jesse Forte shares how creativity, discipline, and humility helped him go from homelessness to habitat living—and why Mars needs artists too.

Peruvian journalist Victor Roman reflects on Mars One, the documentary Before Mars, and the bittersweet question: if given Earth’s untouched beauty, would you still go?

Design researcher Dr. Karl Aspelund threads together sustainability, comfort, and identity to imagine what Martian settlers might wear—from wool to wearables to celebration suits.

Former Mars One applicant Richard Hicks shares how a classroom challenge turned into a lifelong mission to explore—reminding us that every great journey begins with one audacious yes.

Geologist Bharti Sharma takes us from dusty field sites to Mars simulations, exploring how rocks, resilience, and representation shape the next generation of planetary scientists.

Project Mars-V’s Enkhtuvshin Doyodkhuu explains how Mongolia’s Gobi Desert became a proving ground for Mars simulation, resilience, and the future of international space collaboration.

Mars One founder Bas Lansdorp reflects on his bold plan to send humans one-way to Mars—what went right, what went wrong, and why he still believes in a multiplanetary humanity.

CHAPEA-1 Commander Dr. Kelly Haston reveals what it’s really like to spend a year simulating life on Mars—navigating 20-minute delays, lonely inboxes, and the art of staying human through lag.

Astrobiologist and analog astronaut Cynthia Montanez on how to turn Martian dust into dinner — and why the first greenhouse on Mars might be the most important room in the solar system.