Space Café Radio

In this Space Café Radio - SpaceWatch. Global publisher Torsten Kriening spoke with Dr Pascal Faucher , Chairman of European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking (EU SST) , Defense and Security, CNES , at the Software Defined Space Conference - SDSC in Tallinn, Estonia, beginning November 2023. In the interview, Pascal outlines the strategic imperative for Europe to enhance synergies between its...

In this  Space Café Radio - SpaceWatch. Global publisher Torsten Kriening spoke with Aaron Addison , incoming Executive Director of the World Geospatial Industry Council , at the Intergeo 2023 in Berlin. WGIC's Role and Growth : Aaron highlighted the significant growth in the geospatial and space sectors, emphasizing the successful experience at Intergeo. He introduced the World Geospatial In...

In this episode of Space Café Radio, SpaceWatch. Global’s publisher, Torsten Kriening , talks with Nicole Thalhofer , head of Space at the BDLI - German Aerospace Industries Association about the new German Space Strategy, released at the end of September 2023. The strategy identifies nine fields of action for the German Federal Government. These action fields include: European and international c...

In this  Space Café Radio - SpaceWatch. Global publisher Torsten Kriening spoke with Ketil Olsen , CEO of Andoya Space .  This episode was recorded 300 km north of the Arctic Circle on Andoya island during the presentation and the handover of the strategic framework for the spaceport Norway. Strategic framework means the potential development and opportunities that the spaceport will bring, from s...

In this episode of Space Café Radio, SpaceWatch. Global’s publisher, Torsten Kriening , has an exciting conversation with Prof Bertrand Goldman , Associate Professor and Research Facilitator of the International Space University and a resident faculty on the Central Campus, about the news from ISU and the new program. Bertrand has contributed as Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator to variou...

In this episode of Space Café Radio, SpaceWatch. Global’s publisher, Torsten Kriening , has an exciting conversation with Lukasz Wilczynski , President of Space Communications Alliance and European Space Foundation, Organizer of European Rover Challenge, about the bid of Poznan, Poland for the International Astronautical Congress  (IAC) 2026. Key takeaways from the conversation: Poznań as a Host f...

In this episode of Space Café Radio, SpaceWatch. Global’s publisher Torsten Kriening , has an insightful conversation with Stewart Bain , Founder and CEO of NorthStar Earth and Space , during Euroconsult's 26th World Satellite Business Week in Paris. Stewart talked with Torsten about the upcoming launch of NorthStar’s constellation and the challenges in changing launchers. The constellation s...

In this Space Café Radio -  SpaceWatch. Global's Rika Valluri spoke with Haji Azlikamil Bin Napiah , the Director General of Malaysia Space Agency - MYSA . The Director General spoke to us about the agency's involvement in their new space exploration plan, the push for international collaborations, and a focus on downstream applications. Today's episode is in partnership with DUET G...

In this episode of Space Café Radio, SpaceWatch. Global’s publisher Torsten Kriening , has an insightful conversation with Simon Flack , Special Advisor and Space Industry Coordinator at Innovation Norway, and Chris Choa , founder of OUTCOMIST , an urban strategy planner and architect. This conversation is supported by Innovation Norway and gets us high up into the north of Norway, to Andoya Space...

Welcome to Space Factor , the new  podcast mini-series presented by SpaceWatch. Global in collaboration with Dassault Systèmes Italia, the leading agency supporting the creation, simulation and production of space systems. Our aim is to connect space leaders with aspiring students and innovative thinkers in the Italian space sector. We have chosen to produce Space Factor in Italian to foster a loc...

In this  Space Café Radio - SpaceWatch. Global publisher Torsten Kriening spoke with Maxime Puteaux , Principal Advisor at Euroconsult in Paris, about 40 years of Euroconsult, current market trends, and the forthcoming World Satellite Business Week in September 2023 . Space Café Radio brings you talks, interviews, and reports from the team of SpaceWatchers while out on the road. Each episode has a...

In this Space Café Radio -  SpaceWatch. Global's Dr. Emma Gatti   spoke with Dr. Raji Pillai Rajagopalan , the Director of the Centre for Security, Strategy & Technology (CSST), based in Delhi, India. Today's episode is in partnership with the Secure World Foundation , a nonprofit that focuses on the long-term sustainability of outer space and earth orbits, as well as space security...

In this episode of  Space Café Radio , we have an insightful conversation with Dr. Ernst Pfeiffer , the CEO of HPS Group and Chairman of the German Space SME. Our host, Torsten Kriening , publisher at SpaceWatch. Global delves into the current state of the German and European space markets. Moreover, we explore the potential repercussions of the proposed German space budget cuts amounting to 180 m...

In this Space Café Radio -  SpaceWatch. Global's Rika Valluri spoke with Muhamad Nurazmi Abbas , the Chief Executive Officer of Gading Group , a group of companies are involved in providing services to the Aerospace, Marine, Defence, Energy, Technology, Waste Management and related markets based out of Malaysia. Today's episode is in partnership with DUET Global , a consulting company fo...

In this Space Café Radio -  SpaceWatch. Global's Dr. Emma Gatti   spoke with Tim Maclay , the chief strategy officer and US general manager at ClearSpace , an in-orbiting service and space debris company founded in 2018. Today's episode is in partnership with the Secure World Foundation , a nonprofit that focuses on the long-term sustainability of outer space and earth orbits, as well as...

In this Space Café Radio -  SpaceWatch. Global's Dr. Emma Gatti   spoke with Piotr Sitek ,  governmental and new components, security governance officer in the security authority department of EUSPA .  This radio episode is part of a joint collaboration between SpaceWatch. Global and EUSPA, the EU Agency for the Space Programme. This three-episode mini-series delves into some core missions of...

Welcome to Space Factor , the new  podcast mini-series presented by SpaceWatch. Global in collaboration with Dassault Systèmes Italia, the leading agency supporting the creation, simulation and production of space systems. Our aim is to connect space leaders with aspiring students and innovative thinkers in the Italian space sector. We have chosen to produce Space Factor in Italian to foster a loc...

In this  Space Café Radio - SpaceWatch. Global contributor Remco Timmermans spoke with Einar Bjørgo ,  Director, United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT)at GLOC - the Global Space Conference on Climate Change in Oslo in May 2023 about the center, the role of UNOSAT and the ways of activitaion. The Global Space Conference on Climate Change was co-organized by IAF, the International Astronautical Fe...

In this  Space Café Radio - SpaceWatch. Global publisher Torsten Kriening spoke with Niklas Nienass , Member of the European Parliament for The Greens/ European Free Alliance, about GLOC - the Global Space Conference on Climate Change in Oslo in May 2023 about the challenges in climate change where space can be part of the solution. They also covered the current status of the European Space Law an...

In this Space Café Radio -  SpaceWatch. Global's Dr. Emma Gatti spoke with Dr. Nicole Quijano-Evans , Deputy Director, Crimes that Affect the Environment Program, Border Management Branch, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Vienna, Austria. This episode was recorded in Oslo during GLOC -  Global Space Conference on Climate Change . GLOC was co-organized by the International A...

In this Space Café Radio -  SpaceWatch. Global's Dr. Emma Gatti spoke with Dr Rune Floberghagen , Head of Science, Applications and Climate Department at ESA. The episode was recorded in Oslo during GLOC -  Global Space Conference on Climate Change . GLOC was co-organized by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), and the Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA). Rune and Emma discussed ESA&ap...

In this  Space Café Radio -  SpaceWatch. Global team's Dr. Emma Gatti and Torsten Kriening spoke with Susie Perez Quinn , NASA's Chief of Staff , Dr. Karen St. Germain ,  NASA's Division Director of the Earth Science Division in the Science Mission Directorate, and Dr. Kate Calvin , NASA's Chief Scientist and Senior Climate Advisor.   The episode was recorded in Oslo during GLO...

In this  Space Café Radio - SpaceWatch. Global publisher Torsten Kriening spoke with Dr Graham Turnock , Special Advisor at the European Space Agency ESA and ESA Accelerator Lead at GLOC - the Global Space Conference on Climate Change in Oslo in May 2023 ab the status of the accelerators and the way forward. The Global Space Conference on Climate Change was co-organized by IAF, the International A...

In this  Space Café Radio - SpaceWatch. Global publisher Torsten Kriening spoke with Prof. Dr. Uwe Cantner, Chairman of the Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation a few weeks after the commission handed over their 2023 annual report on research, innovation, and technological performance in Germany. Prof. Uwe Cantner has been a member of the Commission of Experts for Research and Innovat...

Welcome to Space Factor , the new  podcast mini-series presented by SpaceWatch. Global in collaboration with Dassault Systèmes Italia, the leading agency supporting the creation, simulation and production of space systems. Our aim is to connect space leaders with aspiring students and innovative thinkers in the Italian space sector. We have chosen to produce Space Factor in Italian to foster a loc...