Everything Astronomy Episode #013: Victoria Carter-Cortez

Thank you for listening to our podcast episode with Space Strategy Consultant, Victoria Carter-Cortez! Please make sure to like the Youtube video, subscribe, and share it with your friends! We hope that this episode can give you some insight as to how the current space endeavors are funded and planned.

References:

Victoria Carter-Cortez's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cartercortez/

PWC Website: https://www.pwc.fr/en/industrie/secteur-spatial.html

Main Trends and Challenges of the Space Sector: https://www.pwc.fr/fr/assets/files/pdf/2020/12/en-france-pwc-main-trends-and-challenges-in-the-space-sector.pdf

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0:00 Intro

0:30 Becoming a consultant as a physics undergraduate

5:32 The general pathway into space consulting (common majors)

6:42 The impact of having a background in physics within consulting

9:43 The learning curve of not having the common business/political science background in consulting

10:49 Skills needed to succeed within consulting

12:58 The levels of the space sector

14:26 The growth of space consulting as a field

16:48 Her current work within the space consulting

18:42 How the advancement of technology has grown the space industry

20:26 Advice for groups/countries wanting to get into the space industry

22:26 Will we ever hit a point where humans are not needed in space?

26:04 The use of data when consulting/the role of being a consultant within work

31:46 Day to day work life at PwC

34:42 How do you keep up with new developments within sectors as a consultant?

37:43 General impact of large scale projects (U.S planning on going back to the moon)

40:10 How the space economy will continue to grow

42:18 What specific sector within the space industry will see significant growth?

45:03 The possibility of a Martian economy interacting with Earth’s economy

45:53 How other industries affect the space industry

48:13 How the continued growth of education will affect the space industry

50:23 How the development of new projects will continue to shape the space industry

53:46 What impact will rivalries between companies/countries have on the space industry

55:56 Where is the uptick in interest for space coming from?

58:54 Is the space industries growth “real” or is it just trending

1:01:55 Looking forward (career and industry)

1:04:33 Conclusion