Fraser Cain (@fcain) is the founder of Universe Today, one of the most popular spaces and astronomy sites online with over 3 million space focused visitors a month. In addition to Universe Today, Fraser co-hosts Astronomy Cast, a fact-based weekly journey through the cosmos which offers discussions about astronomical topics ranging from planets to cosmology Fraser has been working in the software/Internet industry for the more than 15 years and was a partner in two software companies that are now traded publicly. He studied engineering at the University of British Columbia and has a degree in computer science. Visit Fraser’s site at Universe Today.

In our wide-ranging conversation, we cover many things, including:
- What’s been happening in space since the space race
- How advances in reusable rockets, materials science and hardware have revolutionized the future of space
- Why Fraser thinks Earth is far and away from the best place in the solar system to live
- How the new space race may unfold and the political implications
- The health problems associated with living in space and living in low gravity
- Why asteroid mining and space manufacturing may hold humanity’s key to the stars
- The changes in space technology since the space race
- How space exploration may impact our evolution
- Why Earth should be focused as only our home
- Why space is a possible answer to our climate change and pollution problems
- The reason the economics of space are starting to become viable
- What is really the future for life in space
- Why space is key to overcoming the existential risk