Space Café Podcast - Navigating Our Interplanetary Ambitions

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present: The Space Café Podcast #68: Daniel Leeb - Iceland's Space Agency as a launching pad towards becoming an interplanetary species Episode 068 features a special guest: Daniel Leeb Daniel Leeb is the director of the Iceland Space Agency and oversees a wealth of space-related research that particularly benefits from Iceland's unique natural features....

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present: The Space Café Podcast #67: Thomas Zurbuchen - NASA’s Science Mission director Episode 067 features a special guest: Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen Thomas Zurbuchen is one of NASA's most successful science directors of all time. After 6 years in office, he looks back on an outstanding career and gives insights into the future of NASA.  The Space Cafe Podcast br...

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present: The Space Café Podcast #66: Melanie Stricklan - Slingshot Aerospace, how to get order in the chaos in low earth orbit Episode 066 features a special guest: Melanie Stricklan  Melanie Stricklan has a captivating history in the United States Airforce and a powerful mission: with her company Slingshot Aerospace, she wants to bring order to the communications...

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present: The Space Café Podcast #65: Noemie Alliel - Starburst Aerospace and how to accelerate space in the 21st century Episode 065 features a special guest: Noemie Alliel Accelerators are not only spilling money into the thriving new space economy but also are changing the way things are done up there. It's not a secret, that the big players from yesteryear...

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present: The Space Café Podcast #64: Annie Handmer -  what's up with the strange "object K" orbiting the earth in LEO?   Episode 064 features a special guest: Dr. Annie Handmer   A strange object in Low Earth orbit that seems to belong to no one and an even stranger business model with Earth observation satellites are among the topics in the brand ne...

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present: The Space Café Podcast #63: Christopher Newman, space lawyer extraordinaire  Episode 063 features a special guest: Christopher Newman   In this episode, we search space for legal loopholes, and we had fun doing it. Drunk driving in space, the perfect place for the perfect crime, mining moon's diamond core (which there is not) or can I dispute Elon&apo...

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present: The Space Café Podcast #062 - Laura Todd, Vice President of Space Exploration and Future Programs at Airbus   Episode 062 features a special guest: Laura Todd . With #nextspace, Airbus is trying to open up new business areas in space. As expected, the opportunities are many, but the obstacles to making the necessary changes on a global scale are significan...

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present: The Space Café Podcast #061 - Judith Walls, Wildlife warrior and why the decision about the future of your company is being made right now Episode 061 features a special guest: Prof. Dr. Judith Walls.   Judith Walls researches at the intersection of business and environmental sustainability at the venerable University of St. Gallen in Switzerland. She focu...

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present: The Space Café Podcast #060 - Paul Taylor, Space Analyst: Is Europe losing the space race? Episode 060 features a special guest: Paul Taylor Europe is great when it comes to space exploration. ESA can look back on spectacular missions. But is that enough? Space analyst Paul Taylor paints a bleak picture of Europe's future in space. His current report...

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present: The Space Café Podcast #059 - Günther Hasinger, the James Webb Space Telescope and surprising confessions of an ESA director Episode 059 features a special guest: Günther Hasinger. Even seasoned ESA directors have emotions when it comes to groundbreaking moments like the launch and commissioning of the James Webb Space Telescope. ESA's Director of Sci...

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present: The Space Café Podcast #058 - Erik Wernquist, the man behind the space video hit "Wanderers" on YouTube Episode 058 features a special guest: Erik Wernquist. When he uploaded his 3:51 minute vision of humanity in space to Youtube, Erik didn't realize the way it would change his life and, according to the comments, the lives of many others. I...

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present: The Space Café Podcast #057 Adrien Mauduit, Aurora Hunter by passion Episode 057 features a special guest: Adrien Mauduit. Some say that it takes a very good reason for a Frenchman to leave his home country. Adrien Mauduit knows what he is talking about. The Aurora, the magical play of the earthly magnetic field with the solar storms, has taken such a liki...

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present: The Space Cafe Podcast #56: Bulent Altan, SpaceX Veteran and Mynaric CEO Episode 056 features a special guest: Bulent Altan. Bulent Altan was one of SpaceX's first employees, and without him, pioneering projects like Starlink probably wouldn't exist. Today, in his role as CEO of satellite communications company Mynaric, he feels comfortable revie...

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present: The Space Cafe Podcast #55 Moriba Jah, Privateer - Clean up minds to clean up space Episode 055 features a special guest: Moriba Jah. Moriba Jah is a tireless fighter for a space without the junk. Every day though his visions threaten to become more distant. But he refuses to be dissuaded and has recently founded a company with Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozni...

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present: The Space Cafe Podcast #54 Ane Aanesland, CEO of ThrustMe. A life between new propulsion technologies and Arctic adventures. Episode 054 features a special guest: Ane Aanesland . Ane Aanesland's company ThrustMe single-handedly developed a revolutionary iodine-based propulsion system that even NASA cut its teeth on and shelved decades ago. Ane would h...

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present:  The Space Cafe Podcast #053: ESA director Géraldine Naja on the commercialization of ESA, the Russian absence, and why ESA might just be waiting for your job application.   Episode 053 features a special guest: Géraldine Naja . The European Space Agency (ESA) has set sail to begin commercial operations. But what does that mean? Brand new director Géraldin...

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present the 52nd episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast #052: René Laufer, a life between science and fiction   Episode 052 features a special guest: Rene Laufer. Rene Laufer is Professor and Head of the Space Systems Group, Chair at the Luleå University of Technology in Kiruna, North Sweden and is a respected expert on all matters relating to small s...

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present the 51st episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast #051: Steven Ramage, GEO, Earth observation. The big eye in the sky Episode 051 features a special guest Steven Ramage. Without earth observation technology, things would be very different down here on earth. The “big eye in the sky” promises huge benefits but also challenges. Steven Ramage talks...

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present the 50th episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast #050: Hansjörg Dittus, about Europe's Role in Space (an honest discussion) Episode 050 features a special guest Hansjörg Dittus. Hansjörg Dittus served for many years on the board of the German Aerospace Center. Against the backdrop of dramatic developments in the crisis with Russia, the Ger...

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present the 49th episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast #049 Urs Ganse, refreshing nerd talk about all things space you may never have heard about   Episode 049 features a special guest Urs Ganse Deep in a forest in Finland, miles from the nearest settlement, Urs Ganse lives in a cabin by a lake. Urs is a plasma physicist. He doesn't need much. A...

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present the 48th episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast #048: Martin Wezowski, Chief Futurist at SAP - Thoughts for New Space Episode 048 features a special guest Martin Wezowski. For all its glamor, enthusiasm and optimism, the new space industry has some serious homework to do. To have a future, what is happening in space now must not sound too much...

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present the 47th episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast #047: Susmita Mohanty: More Europe and less U.S.-focused narrative on the future of spaceflight  Episode 047 features a special guest Susmita Mohanty Susmita Mohanty is an Indian spacecraft designer, architect, engineer and personality extraordinaire with a critical, multicultural view on the US-...

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present the 46th episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast #046: Frank Salzgeber, ESA is looking for the crazy ones among you   Episode 046 features a special guest Frank Salzgeber Feel like you're maladjusted or perhaps a little crazy? Fear not. Someone out there may have interest in you as you read this. Frank Salzgeber for example. He is no other...

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present the 44th episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast #044: Steven Freeland: Rethinking New Space. Episode 044 features a special guest Steven Freeland. In this episode, we take a bird’s eye view on many things in the New Space scene. Steven Freeland teaches space law and hosts his own show, Space Cafe “Law Breakfast with Steven Freeland”. In this e...

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present the 45th episode, a special, in our podcast series Space Cafe Podcast#045 Special: Peter Rumler, ESA, Launching James Webb Space Telescope Episode 045 features a special guest Peter Rumler . Anyone who takes time for an interview just 40 minutes before the launch of the largest telescope of all time has a lot of nerve. Just minutes before the launch of the...