{"id":149022,"date":"2022-10-28T10:22:30","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T15:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/existential-hope-creon-levit-on-space-and-the-long-term-future"},"modified":"2022-10-28T10:22:30","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T15:22:30","slug":"existential-hope-creon-levit-on-space-and-the-long-term-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/existential-hope-creon-levit-on-space-and-the-long-term-future","title":{"rendered":"Existential Hope: Creon Levit | On space and the long-term future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Creon Levit | On space and the long-term future\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rV2vpZvXKzM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Are we alone in the universe? What could a future for humans in space look like? And what would Creon\u2019s advise to Elon Musk be if he wants to make a self-sufficient mass colony there? This Hope Drop features Creon Levit, chief technologist and director of R&amp;D at Planet Labs.<\/p>\n<p>Creon Levit is chief technologist at Planet Labs, where he works to move the world toward existential hope via novel satellite technologies. He also hosts Foresight Institute\u2019s Space Group.<\/p>\n<p>Creon speaks on:<\/p>\n<p>- His experiences working with NASA &amp; Planet Labs.<br \/> - Natural systems technologies.<br \/> - Regenerative Agriculture.<br \/> - His vision for the future.<br \/> - And much more!<\/p>\n<p>Creon is chief technologist and director of R&amp;D at Planet Labs, and a Foresight Institute senior fellow. He previously worked at NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, where he was one of the founders of the NAS (NASA Advanced Supercomputing) division, co-PI on the Virtual Wind Tunnel project, co-founder of the NASA Molecular Nanotechnology Group (the first federally funded research lab devoted to molecular nanotechnology), co-PI on the hyperwall project, investigator on the Columbia accident investigation board, member of the NASA engineering and safety center, investigator on the millimeter-wave thermal rocket project, the Stardust re-entry observation campaign, PI on the LightForce project, special assistant to the center director, and chief scientist for the programs and projects directorate.<\/p>\n<p>Submit your contribution to the storytelling bounty from Creon\u2019s prompt to \u201cImagine a shift in human nature where we could all have love, community, technology, and adventure, as well as lack of severe hardship or fear.\u201d here: <a href=\"https:\/\/680d4kcs6ki.typeform.com\/to\/jHROTs6z.\">https:\/\/680d4kcs6ki.typeform.com\/to\/jHROTs6z.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/existential-hope-creon-levit-on-space-and-the-long-term-future\">Continue reading \u201cExistential Hope: Creon Levit | On space and the long-term future\u201d | &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are we alone in the universe? What could a future for humans in space look like? And what would Creon\u2019s advise to Elon Musk be if he wants to make a self-sufficient mass colony there? This Hope Drop features Creon Levit, chief technologist and director of R&amp;D at Planet Labs. 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