Readers from Canada might recognize the song title above from a perennial favourite of mine, the Tragically Hip. I’ve felt like a travellin' man lately, as I have been lucky enough to attend two conferences this past month as an Odyssey Moon intern.

The first, NewSpace 2008, was held from July 17 to 19, in Washington, DC by the Space Frontier Foundation. It was amazing to meet some of the people who are making entrepreneurial space happen, and personally inspiring. Many of the people involved with the Space Frontier Foundation have been at this for a long time, and those of us pursuing NewSpace ventures owe them a debt of gratitude for their efforts to open space to commercial enterprises.

The NASA Lunar Science Conference, held last week, brought together a wide range of lunar and planetary scientists, engineers, students, and the public. It was wonderful to see such widespread interest in and unified support for exploration of the moon. Odyssey Moon was prominent at both these conferences, focused on being an enabler of further lunar exploration. It's very exciting to be working with Odyssey Moon and international partners in this effort.

As an aside to other students that are interested in the GLXP and space development in general, I highly recommend attending as many conferences as you can, whether you are in high school, college, or university. Conferences like NewSpace and the Lunar Science Conference are inspiring, offer opportunities to meet like-minded people in the space community, and provide ways for students like us to discover how we can best contribute to humanity’s future in space.