Markus Mooslechner

Space Café Podcast - Navigating Our Interplanetary Ambitions

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If you feel the excitement of standing at the threshold of a new era in human history, you've come to the right place. At Space Café Podcast, our bi-weekly hour-long episodes go beyond current events in space exploration – we're peering into the future of our species among the stars. Each week, we: Engage with visionaries who are actively shaping our cosmic destiny Explore groundbreaking technologies turning science fiction into reality Discuss the implications of becoming a multi-planetary civilization Take listener questions about humanity's future in space What sets Space Café apart: Deep d...

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Markus Mooslechner

Episodes

Mike Simmons: Astronomy to the people 21.12.2021 58:19

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present the 43rd episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast #043: Mike Simmons: Astronomy to the people Episode 043 features a special guest Mike Simmons . Mike Simmons is a passionate advocate for the power of astronomy to bring people together and change the way we view our fragile home, Earth. Mike Simmons has more than 40 years of experience leading a...

Barbara Belvisi, Interstellar Lab and the future of plant growth in space and on earth 07.12.2021 47:48

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present the 42nd episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast #042: Barbara Belvisi, Interstellar Lab and the future of plant growth in space and on earth Episode 042 features a special guest Barbara Belvisi . As if taken from a science fiction movie, Barbara Belvisi and her team at Interstellar Lab are developing growth containers for every kind of plant....

Stewart Bain - NorthStar Earth & Space and why our planet needs an image upgrade 23.11.2021 59:56

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present: The Space Café Podcast #041: Stewart Bain, NorthStar Earth & Space and why our planet needs an image upgrade. Episode 041 features a special guest Stewart Bain. Cop26 in Glasgow did not manage to deliver the big hit that many would have expected. Perhaps we humans simply lack the ability to think in such large dimensions. Can a series of new satellites...

Luc Piguet, ClearSpace or how to solve an impossible mission 08.11.2021 1:02:29

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present: The Space Cafe Podcast #40: Luc Piguet, ClearSpace or how to solve an impossible mission. Episode 040 features a special guest Luc Piguet. Luc Piguet is co-founder and CEO of ClearSpace, a Swiss-based startup that cleans up space debris. ESA's hottest attempt is to develop a solution to a global problem. Luc Piguet speaks candidly about the challenges...

Andrew Williams and an idea for tackling the constellation issue 26.10.2021 58:58

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present the 39th episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast: Andrew Williams and an idea for tackling the constellation issue Episode 039 features a special guest Andrew Williams . Andy Williams may have an interesting idea about how to deal with the growing issue of satellite constellations. Andy is ESO ( European Southern Observatory )’s External Relati...

Joellen Russell, Mayday Mayday, an oceanographer’s passionate cry for help to the space community 12.10.2021 1:04:09

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present: The Space Cafe Podcast: Joellen Russell, Mayday Mayday, an oceanographer’s passionate cry for help to the space community. Episode 038 features a special guest Joellen Russell . Can the space community help combat climate change? Professor Joellen Russell from the University of Arizona calls for the largest friendly army in human history. The Space Cafe P...

Andrew Jones on China’s Space endeavours 28.09.2021 47:57

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present the 37th episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast: Andrew Jones on China’s Space endeavours. Episode 037 features a special guest Andrew Jones . The question of all questions: What are the Chinese up to? Money does not seem to play a role. Nor do resources. And new plans and success stories come in monthly cycles. A country on the fast track, it...

Stella Guillen: CCO of ISAR Aerospace, Europe’s hottest stock in the launcher segment 14.09.2021 59:22

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present the 36th episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast: Stella Guillen: CCO of ISAR Aerospace, Europe’s hottest stock in the launcher segment Episode 036 features a special guest Stella Guillen. ISAR Aerospace is one of the hottest stocks in the European launcher sector. In just 3 years they have gone from virtually 0 to 100 building a 1 ton payload...

Elodie Viau – Getting Telecommunication Ready For Space And Beyond 02.09.2021 36:34

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present: The Space Cafe Podcast: Elodie Viau – Getting Telecommunication Ready For Space And Beyond Episode 035 features a special guest Elodie Viau. The European Space Agency ESA is known for spectacular landings on distant comets or the like. What is little known is that the ESA has no less exciting departments in completely different areas. Like telecommunicatio...

John Mankins – Energy from orbit, new ways of propulsion and Star Trek type spaceships 17.08.2021 50:20

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present the 34th episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast: John Mankins – Energy from orbit, new ways of propulsion and Star Trek type spaceships Episode 034 features a special guest John Mankins. John Mankins has been with NASA and JPL for most of his professional life, working on projects that most of us would look for in the science fiction departmen...

Val Munsami – why affordable space tech for anyone comes at a price 03.08.2021 51:11

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present the 33rd episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast: Val Munsami – why affordable space tech for anyone comes at a price Episode 033 features a special guest Dr. Valanathan Munsami. Valanathan Munsami is the CEO of the South African Space Agency SANSA with whom he is currently experiencing the renaissance of space travel first hand. The increasin...

Jacques Arnould, a tricky question for the entire space industry 20.07.2021 44:37

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present the 32nd episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast: Jacques Arnould, a tricky question for the entire space industry Episode 032 features a special guest Jacques Arnould . Jacques Arnould is paid to ask uncomfortable questions. As an ethicist at the French space agency CNES, Jacques puts his fingers on places that people sometimes like to ignore:...

Ian Carnelli, Preparing for the worst 06.07.2021 1:03:03

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present the 31st episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast: Ian Carnelli, Preparing for the worst Episode 031 features a special guest Ian Carnelli. Next year, a small spacecraft will head for the double asteroid Didymos to slam into it with its brakes off. The name of the mission gives free rein to the imagination: Planetary Defense Mission. It is a joi...

Yvette Hopkins, Shetland Space Center 23.06.2021 36:31

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present the 30th episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast: Yvette Hopkins, Shetland Space Center Episode 030 features a special guest Yvette Hopkins. In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, a little north of Scotland, there is a small island that you can cross by car in just two and a half hours. In the far north, there is not much going on, lush meadows a...

Brother Guy Consolmagno, The Pope’s Astronomer 08.06.2021 1:02:25

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present: The Space Café Podcast #29: Brother Guy Consolmagno, The Pope’s Astronomer Episode 29 features a special guest: Brother Guy Consolmagno Brother Guy Consolmagno begins his conversation in this podcast by referring to a long and strange tale. And that’s what it has become. One of the most fascinating paths we’ve followed on this podcast so far. This is the s...

Mahsa Moghimi Esfandabadi, Space Architect. What our habitats on foreign shores will look like 25.05.2021 47:46

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present the 28th episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast: Mahsa Moghimi Esfandabadi, Space Architect. What our habitats on foreign shores will look like Episode 028 features a special guest Mahsa Moghimi Esfandabadi . Mahsa Moghimi Esfandabadi builds houses. Preferably for places like Mars or the Moon. Because in the not too distant future, we will nee...

Bruce Damer – a new origin of life and how to mine an asteroid 11.05.2021 57:51

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present the 27th episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast: Bruce Damer – a new origin of life and how to mine an asteroid. Episode 027 features a special guest Bruce Damer . Bruce Damer is a versatile scientist who may be on the verge of rewriting the story of the origin of life. Contrary to all our ideas and textbook opinions, life may not have origina...

Torsten Kriening – Mastermind behind one of the fastest growing space industry news outlets 27.04.2021 48:56

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present the 26th episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast: Torsten Kriening – Mastermind behind one of the fastest growing space industry news outlets Episode 026 features a special guest Torsten Kriening Torsten Kriening is your point of contact when you need information about whoever you want in the space industry. Seriously, Torsten is the best-conne...

Alice Gorman – Space Archaeologist and why Elon Musk will never call her back 13.04.2021 1:03:14

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present the 25th episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast: Alice Gorman – Space Archaeologist and why Elon Musk will never call her back. Episode 025 features a special guest Alice Gorman. Alice Gorman has brought together astrophysics and archaeology to create the fascinating field of space archaeology. She talks about what exactly it is and why it cou...

Lin Kayser – $> computer, build me a spaceship [Enter] 30.03.2021 1:06:34

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present the 24th episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast: Lin Kayser – $> computer, build me a spaceship [Enter] Episode 024 features a special guest Lin Kayser. Lin Kayser is a German entrepreneur who wants to revolutionize the way we make products with his company Hyperganic. 3D printing has advanced to the point where it can really tak...

Pascale Ehrenfreund – is there life in space (other than us)? 16.03.2021 1:04:48

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present the 23rd episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast: Pascale Ehrenfreund – is there life in space (other than us)? Episode 023 features a special guest Prof. Pascale Ehrenfreund. Pascale Ehrenfreund is an astrophysicist specialising in astrobiology. She is a highly-decorated and deserved expert in the field and there is no getting around her when...

Avi Loeb – did we just witness an encounter of non-human origin? 02.03.2021 57:02

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present the 22nd episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast: Avi Loeb – did we just witness an encounter of non-human origin? Episode 022 features a special guest Prof. Avi Loeb. In 2017, a strange object appeared in our solar system only to disappear again. The global research community agrees that it happened, but what it was is part of a sometimes heat...

Niamh Shaw – the least likeliest person who can get to space 16.02.2021 1:06:45

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present the 21st episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast: Niamh Shaw – the least likeliest person who can get to space. Episode 021 features special guest Dr Niamh Shaw . Dr Niamh Shaw, an Irish-born performer, writer and communicator, wants to go into space. At the same time, however, she describes herself as probably the most unlikely person to succe...

Alexander Soucek – ESA and the legal challenges of space. 02.02.2021 1:00:11

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present the 20th episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast: Alexander Soucek – ESA and the legal challenges of space. Episode 020 features special guest Alexander Soucek. Alexander Soucek is a space lawyer at ESA and must ensure that the increasing human presence in space remains under control. Not only in terms of traffic but also ownership and rules of...

Una McCormack – Star Trek Science Fiction Writer 19.01.2021 45:28

SpaceWatch. Global is pleased to present the 19th episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast: Una McCormack – Star Trek Science Fiction Writer. Episode 019 features special guest Una McCormack. Una McCormack is a science fiction writer who has become particularly well known for her work on Star Trek and Dr. Who. In our conversation for Space Cafe Podcast Una repeatedly encouraged the spa...