by mjmarggraff | Nov 7, 2020 | Inspiration, Space
Humans are explorers by nature. We are drawn to seek what is unknown so that it can be understood. In a handful of years we will arrive at our destination: the polar region of the Moon and later to Mars — goals that are both audacious and dangerous. How will we...
by mjmarggraff | Jul 13, 2020 | Inspiration, Space
A New Virtual Platform Will Beam Us Together to ShareInnovations and Conversations I will be among the speakers at AIAA’s ASCEND under ‘Different Missions – Shared Space.’ Our startup, Kinoo, will share our breakthrough innovation my team and I have created...
by mjmarggraff | Mar 9, 2020 | Inspiration, Space
A recent excursion to Mauna Kea to the see the stars changed suddenly: a rare snowfall blocked the roads and to my long-awaited night of viewing the heavens on some of the best peaks in the world. Skies atop the Big Island are an open star-scape, unspoiled by city...
by mjmarggraff | Jan 24, 2018 | Space
A Risk that cannot be ignored One of the most significant health risks facing humankind is not a physical danger but an emotional one. It’s likely you have all experienced this risk at some point in your life. The risk is loneliness. While it is prevalent in our...
by mjmarggraff | Jul 17, 2017 | Space
According to NASA administrator Robert M Lightfoot Jr., Mars remains the next great goal in space exploration. At a conference in Dublin, Lightfoot went on to say that “Right now we’re working on trying to get there in the 2030s, with crew. We’re...
by mjmarggraff | Jul 3, 2017 | Space
Humankind is by nature curious, and that curiosity has led us far from home to explore new worlds. Making new discoveries means taking risks, but as Martin Buber says: “All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.” Nothing will be truer than...
