Rockets and Radars: Zero to Millions in Space and Defence

Vytenis is the co-founder of NanoAvionics, a Lithuanian spacetech startup that transformed from a university project into a global player in the nano/smallsat market. Beginning with Lithuania's first satellite mission in 2014, he built a company that would eventually be acquired for €65 million by Kongsberg Group, representing one of Europe's biggest space industry success stories. In this episode...

Adrià is the founder of Pangea Aerospace, a European spacetech startup that transformed an abandoned aerospike rocket engine concept into a working engine. Beginning with his passion for propulsion at Airbus, he built a company that recently secured €23 million in Series A funding to revolutionize how rockets are powered. In this episode, Adrià reveals how he and his international founding team cr...

Marco is the founder of Valispace, that transformed how space, automotive, and defence industries collaborate on complex hardware development. Starting from his frustration with Excel spreadsheets while building Europe's largest satellite program, he created the "GitHub for hardware" that grew from a weekend hackathon to serving over 1,000 engineers before being acquired even before...

Dimitrios is the founder and CEO of Delian Alliance Industries (formerly Lambda Automata), which is building autonomous defence systems for European defence needs. In this episode of Rockets & Radars, Dimitrios shares his journey from leading autonomous systems development at Apple to building a defence tech company that raised €7 million to create high-tech autonomous weapon systems for the f...

Luca is the founder and CEO of D-Orbit, which is revolutionizing space logistics by providing transportation and servicing solutions for satellites in orbit. In this episode of Rockets & Radars, Luca shares his journey from being rejected by the astronaut program to building a company that raised more than $200M to create what he calls 'the DHL of space' or 'Space Taxi'. Luca e...

Even is a co-founder of Glint Solar, which is accelerating the solar revolution by helping developers identify optimal locations for building large solar parks. In this episode of Rockets & Radars, Even shares his journey from being unexpectedly "kicked out" of the US to founding a company that leverages satellite data to make solar development faster and more efficient. Even explains how Glin...

Anthony Baker is the founder and CEO of Satellite VU, which is building the world's orbital thermometer through high-resolution thermal imaging satellites. In this episode of Rockets & Radars, Anthony shares his journey from spending 30 years operating satellites for NATO and Qatar to convincing investors to put £30M into his vision of seeing heat from space. Get intro to Anthony: https://brdg...

Thomas Sinn is the founder of DCUBED, which develops mechanisms and deployable structures that need to be small in rockets but big in space. In this episode of Rockets & Radars, Thomas shares their journey from 3D printing prototypes in a basement to shipping hardware to the International Space Station. While growing from a €2,000 prize to a multi-million euro company. D-Cube is making space h...

Luc Piguet is the co-founder and CEO of ClearSpace, a pioneering company developing technology to capture and remove satellites from orbit, making space more sustainable. In this episode of Rockets & Radars, Luc shares the journey from a research project at EPFL to winning an €86 million ESA mission, making ClearSpace the first European company to attempt satellite removal from orbit. Get intr...

Giovanni Pandolfi Bortoletto is one of the co-founders of of Leaf Space, which operates a network of over 30 ground stations enabling satellite communications worldwide. In this episode of Rockets & Radars, Giovanni shares their journey from a student rocketry association at Politecnico di Milano to raising a €35M Series B, while scaling from 400 to 4,000 satellite passes per month in just one...

Niels Buus is a renowned veteran in the space and defence industry, widely recognized for his role as the CEO of GOMspace, one of the few European satellite companies to go public. In this episode of Rockets & Radars, Niels shares his inspiring personal and professional journey, from his early days as a car mechanic through his tenure at GOMspace. The conversation delves into the evolution of...

Joakim Espeland is the co-founder of Quadsat, a company changing the way we manage radio frequencies with clever drone technology. In this episode of Rockets & Radars, Joakim shares his journey from testing satellite signals on ships to building game-changing solutions for both everyday and military use. He talks about the challenges of starting a company, raising money, and creating cutting-e...

Benoît Deper is the founder Aerospacelab, a company revolutionizing satellite development with a bold approach to vertical integration. In this episode of Rockets & Radars, Benoît takes us on a journey from his work at NASA to founding one of Europe's most groundbreaking space startups. From the challenges of transitioning from government-driven to commercial space markets, to the importance o...

Lorenzo Feruglio is the co-founder and CEO of AIKO , a cutting-edge company pioneering AI-based automation for satellite operations. In this episode of Rockets & Radars , Lorenzo takes us on a journey from launching satellites as a university student to securing Series A funding and leading one of Europe's most innovative space startups. Get intro to Lorenzo Timestamps (00:00) Introduction and...

Julian Fernandez is the co-founder and CEO of FOSSA Systems, a pioneering company building nanosatellites to democratise IoT connectivity and space access. In this episode of Rockets & Radars , Julian shares his incredible journey from launching satellites as a 16-year-old to scaling one of Europe’s most exciting space startups. Get intro to Julian Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction to the Podca...

Joshua Western is the co-founder and CEO of Space Forge, a groundbreaking company combining space technology and semiconductor manufacturing to create next-generation materials. In this inaugural episode of Rockets & Radars , Joshua takes us on the inspiring journey of Space Forge — from bootstrapping in a tiny garage in the UK to raising one of Europe’s largest space-tech seed rounds and push...