{"id":9482,"date":"2023-09-20T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/?p=9482"},"modified":"2026-03-26T15:10:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:10:54","slug":"the-changing-face-of-mobility-and-our-future-in-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/on-the-move\/ed-bernardon\/the-changing-face-of-mobility-and-our-future-in-space\/","title":{"rendered":"The Changing Face of Mobility and Our Future in Space"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"embed-megaphone\">\n<iframe frameBorder=\"0\" height=\"482\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=TLFIE4876834550\"\nwidth=\"100%\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><!-- Megaphone -->\n\n\n<p>Space exploration is a fascinating topic for many people. You might have imagined yourself traveling across the stars, visiting different planets, or even settling on a new world. These fantasies and hopes, which have probably been around for centuries, are now more realistic than ever before. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joined again by Jane Poynter, Ed is inspired to dive into some of the deeper concepts of space travel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why space travel could be in your future \ud83d\ude80<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Most people may consider space travel to be an impossible feat, but Jane&#8217;s company,<a href=\"https:\/\/spaceperspective.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/spaceperspective.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Space Perspective<\/a>, is offering rides to the edge of Earth&#8217;s stratosphere in an effort to re-shape what people think is possible!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the &#8220;overview effect?&#8221; \ud83c\udf0c<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As explained by Jane, the overview effect is something that happens to people when they are able to look down at our planet. An overwhelming sense of belonging and an urge to take care of Earth is something that is typically felt during space travel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ed pushes on this concept questioning whether if more people were able to experience that view of Earth, if people would collectively want to take better care of our planet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is life on Mars the future? \ud83e\ude90<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To answer this question, and really answer the question of life anywhere besides Earth, here is Jane&#8217;s perspective on it all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>When you think about space travel as the way we\u2019ve mostly thought about it, it\u2019s the right stuff. It\u2019s like, \u201cI\u2019m going to put up with the discomfort.\u201d It\u2019s hero\u2019s stuff. Well, there\u2019s only so many of us that are born to be heroes, let\u2019s just face it. If we\u2019re going to go live there, we have to change the paradigm of that so that it really does feel like home and somewhere we could not just survive but thrive.<\/p>\n<cite>Jane Poynter<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"bio-block row\">\n    <div class=\"col-3 order-first bio-pic\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/09\/Jane-Poynter-head-shot.jpeg\" alt=\"Jane Poynter | Co-Founder of Space Perspective\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-9 bio-info\">\n        <div class=\"bio-header\">\n            <h4 class=\"speakerintro\">Jane Poynter | Co-Founder of Space Perspective<\/h4>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-biography\">\n            <div class=\"bio-biography\">\n<div class=\"bio-biography\">\n<p>Jane is co-founder of Space Perspective and is charged with ensuring all Space Explorers have the most meaningful and memorable journey possible. As a member of the Biosphere 2 design team and original crew who lived for two years inside the sealed, self-sustaining habitat, the first prototype space base built and operated. She then co-founded and was President of Paragon Space Development that today has technologies on almost every human spacecraft in operation in the U.S. In partnership with the World Bank and United Nations. She holds a patent for the world\u2019s first self-sustaining habitat used in multiple space programs and bred the first animals to complete multiple life cycles in space.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-contact\">\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jane-poynter?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect with Jane Poynter on LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bio-block row\">\n    <div class=\"col-3 order-first bio-pic\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/07\/Ed_Bernardon_Color-1-scaled-e1600198438346.jpg\" alt=\"Ed Bernardon, Vice President Strategic Automotive Initiatives \u2013 Host\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-9 bio-info\">\n        <div class=\"bio-header\">\n            <h4 class=\"speakerintro\">Ed Bernardon, Vice President Strategic Automotive Initiatives \u2013 Host<\/h4>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-biography\">\n            <div class=\"bio-biography\">\n<div class=\"bio-biography\">\n<div class=\"bio-biography\">\n<p>Ed is currently VP Strategic Automotive Initiatives at Siemens Digital Industries Software. Responsibilities include strategic planning and business development in areas of design of autonomous\/connected vehicles, lightweight automotive structures and interiors. He is also responsible for Future Car thought leadership which includes hosting the Future Car Podcast and development of cross divisional projects. Previously he was a founding member of VISTAGY that developed light-weight structure and automotive interior design software acquired by Siemens in 2011, he previously directed the Automation and Design Technology Group at MIT Draper Laboratory.\u00a0 Ed holds an M.S. in mechanical engineering from MIT, B.S. in mechanical engineering from Purdue, and MBA from Butler.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-contact\">\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/edward-bernardon-922442\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect with Ed Bernardon on LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Space exploration is a fascinating topic for many people. 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