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HEO, a space startup from Australia, uses sensors on-orbit to identify, characterize and monitor space objects at scale. Objects such as debris, but also active satellites. You can imagine there are a number of civil and defense use cases here. So-called Space Situational Awareness is a big topic these days. HEO’s founder & CEO Will Crowe is one of the best people to talk about it. Enjoy!
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00:00 Countdown00:10 Episode intro00:42 Podcast intro01:27 Introducing Will Crow and HEO's Mission02:48 HEO's Origin Story and Initial Focus on Asteroids04:20 Commercial and National Security Use Cases07:11 Recent Events and National Security Concerns10:42 Challenges and Countermeasures in Space Monitoring15:54 Customer Journey and Tasking Process17:51 Leveraging Existing Satellites and Partnerships23:58 Future Prospects and Monetizing Observation Time25:02 Understanding Spatial Resolution in Space Observation25:44 The Importance of High-Resolution Imaging27:42 Video vs. Still Images in Space Observation28:39 Data Handling and Analysis in Space Observation31:36 Regulatory Challenges and Opportunities37:20 Future Prospects and Technological Innovations42:22 Long-Term Vision and Sci-Fi46:16 Closing Remarks and Wrap-Up
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Relativity Space, from Long Beach, California, is probably one the best-known launch startups in the world. They had a partially successful launch of their Terran One rocket last year, are now working towards the launch of the much larger Terran R, have 1200 employees and raised over $1bn in funding. My guest is their President & CFO Mo Shahzad and we talk about all things Relativity but also a little about the launch market in general. Enjoy!
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro2:30 Relativity Space summary5:13 Mo's career incl. switching to the space sector7:00 Acting as a "translator"13:00 Discussing difficulties with clients17:38 Hiring22:00 Steps on the way to Mars28:32 Production and flight cadence31:18 Pricing34:00 Relativity in the broader launch market38:31 Rideshare40:50 Ancillary products43:30 Vision45:48 Interesting things in commercial space49:00 Sci-Fi
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This week we are talking about KickSky, the first incubator for Indian space startups, which is having the demo day of its first cohort on 8-May. I am talking to Ankit Anand, Partner of Riceberg Ventures and a co-founder of KickSky. We talk about why the timing is right for an Indian space incubator, what the incubation program looks like, and many other things. For full disclosure, E2MC, the space venture fund where I am partner, is also part of KickSky. If you have any interest in Indian space, don’t miss this episode!
If you are:
- an Indian startup interested in applying to KickSky- interested in becoming a mentor at KickSky- interested in joining KickSky's investor networkplease go to https://www.kicksky.space
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0:00 Intro2:19 Ankit's background and the Indian space ecosystem13:34 Space Sector in India - Government & commercial17:34 Kicksky's structure and program26:22 Mentoring31:16 Demo-day and practical examples37:12 Experience of being an incubator40:01 Future plans43:08 Apply to Kicksky43:37 Sci-fi
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Johannes Torpe is a well-known Danish designer who, among many other things, was the Creative Director at Bang & Olufsen, and once owned a space-themed night club called NASA. He is passionate about what he calls “domesticating space” – bringing space closer to people at large, beyond the existing space community. We met at Spacecom in Orlando earlier this year and finally had a chance to schedule a podcast episode to talk about all this. Enjoy!
https://www.johannestorpe.com/
Golden space suit event: https://www.designindaba.com/videos/conference-talks/danish-designer-johannes-torpe-power-design-create-universes
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Timestamps
0:00 Intro2:36 Johannes's background6:05 Golden space suit entry11:15 Connecting people to the Space Renaissance18:42 Domesticating Space21:50 The Space Mountain Case and Space "Retroism"27:22 Potential ways of inspiring people31:06 Hotels & Resorts34:15 "Edutainment"37:07 NASA Nightclub42:36 Space & the arts47:57 Current space-related projects53:49 Sci-fi
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PLD Space is a Spanish launch startup. Last October, they successfully completed a suborbital test flight of their Miura-1 rocket. We talk about that flight, their future plans on the way to orbital launch, the launch market at large, and many other things, with my guest, PLD’s CFO, José Manuel Rodríguez. Enjoy!
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0:00 Intro2:20 Elevator Pitch6:05 European access to space9:17 Business Model13:17 Specs18:10 Rocket engines19:20 Production capacity20:54 Scaling up23:41 Europe vs. other markets25:50 Customers28:50 Gaining trust with customers33:27 User guide35:40 Launch market39:10 Sovereign launch42:08 Spaceports44:18 Orbits47:00 Future milestones49:45 Team53:38 Other interesting space activities55:30 Sci-Fi
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Space Ambition is a very popular space blog on Substack, with over 11000 subscribers. Its founder Alexandra Vidyuk is our guest this week. She is also a space tech investor at Aloniq VC. We talk about both of her roles. Enjoy!
Space ambition blog: https://spaceambition.substack.com/
Aloniq VC: https://www.aloniq.com/
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro2:08 Alex's activities in the space sector3:10 Space Ambition origins5:48 Transitioning into the space sector7:23 What is Space Ambition?9:04 Topics11:42 "Spotlights"14:30 Insights from Spotlights17:30 Women in Space20:20 Dream guest21:61 Insights of space tech investors22:58 Other space media25:13 Getting into space investing27:28 Other deep tech areas vs. space29:33 Interesting areas in space31:33 Investor perspectives35:53 The Singapore Space Ecosystem38:58 Sci-fi
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Inflatable space modules is what we are talking about in this episode, and that is Max Space’s product, a company that just came out more publicly at Space Symposium. My guest for the episode is CEO & co-founder Aaron Kemmer, who some of you may remember from his previous role as a co-founder of the in-space manufacturing company Made in Space. Aaron and I talk about his motivation to set up Max Space, and how their inflatables can be used for example as habitats, research labs, manufacturing sites and even as sports and entertainment venues in space.For full disclosure: Max Space is a portfolio company of E2MC, the space venture capital fund founded by our host Raphael Roettgen.
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Timestamps:0:00 Intro2:26 Max Space3:32 Rationale for starting Max Space7:22 Inflatables9:26 Space in space13:13 In-space experiments15:51 Business model18:13 Customization for use cases21:13 User guide22:27 Life support and space hazards26:48 End of life planning30:18 Inflatables beyond Earth orbit35:50 Volume36:44 Fitting windows & other structures40:00 Inflating41:00 First module in space43:12 Major to-dos and milestones46:25 Regulatory process47:52 Long-term vision51:20 Other exciting things in the space industry55:07 Sci-fi
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We are talking about the space job market in this episode. My guests are Seyka and Brian Mejeur, the founders of AdAstra, a space talent advisory or headhunting firm. Besides talking about the trends in the space job market in general, we also discuss some advice specifically for job candidates and for space founders. Make sure to listen in!
AdAstra website:
https://adastra.us/
Legacy vs. Startup Talent - article by Brian Mejeur:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/legacy-vs-startup-talent-brian-mejeur-apu2c/?trackingId=cxpwmH5ndwd5B9AjK0yI4w%3D%3D
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Timestamps
0:00 Episode intro2:07 Intro to AdAstra2:37 Life before AdAstra6:29 Market demand & scope of roles8:29 Advice for startups10:51 Startup culture vs legacy culture14:42 Advice for job candidates17:32 Pre-filtering21:22 Interview process25:45 Getting candidates from non-space companies29:40 Bottlenecks35:12 Restrictions on international candidates40:51 Gender imbalance in the space sector45:40 Subsector trends48:10 Roles & skills trends50:25 Regional Trends52:30 Compensation packages57:40 Protecting clients59:35 Space sector general interests1:02:24 Sci-fi
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We are back talking about Earth observation. Specifically about how to make accessing and using EO data user-friendly. Our guest this week is Luke Fischer, co-founder & CEO of Sky-Fi, an Austin-based startup that is essentially an EO market place and app store. Luke tells us all about SkyFi and his view on the state of EO in general. Enjoy!
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Timestamps
0:00 Intro2:35 Elevator pitch3:40 EO data use now8:08 SkyFi's product11:42 A vision for space imagery14:30 Business development17:50 Business model & use cases20:20 Customer service21:30 Market education23:20 Government impact25:30 Trends, future tech & market gaps28:10 Regulatory restrictions 31:50 Consolidation potential impact37:20 User friendliness39:40 Interesting customer behavior & use cases43:40 Next milestones for SkyFi46:10 Ten-year vision49:15 SkyFi is hiring50:15 What else is interesting in the space sector?51:25 Sci-Fi
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Two words: space robotics. Gitai, founded in Japan and now headquartered in the U.S. wants to significantly bring down the cost of labor in space -in orbit, on space stations, on the Moon, even on Mars- with its robotic technology. My guest is Gitai’s founder & CEO, Sho Nakanose.
Gitai website (incl. careers): https://gitai.tech/
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Timestamps0:00 Intro2:31 Elevator Pitch3:50 Gitai's origin story6:18 Pitching the company 7 years ago9:08 Shifting perceptions11:13 Gitai's products13:50 Engineering approach19:12 Use cases24:50 Customers26:40 First lunar use case28:00 First lunar demonstration30:07 Next major milestones32:35 Business model33:45 Vision for the Company35:00 Cost target36:45 Future missions38:45 Mass production & supply chain41:25 Humanoid robots45:25 Terrestrial business options48:40 Gitai is hiring!50:00 What else is interesting in the space sector51:38 Sci Fi
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This is our annual preview episode, about some of the key things which may happen in the space sector in 2024.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro1:40 Preview episode initial remarks2:27 Launch10:07 Spacecraft10:43 Human spaceflight14:12 Lunar15:55 Science17:17 Government18:05 Satellite Communications18:48 Earth Observation19:20 OSAM20:44 Finance and Funding24:00 Events and Education24:58 Poll on most exciting space events in 2024
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In-space manufacturing is what we are discussing in this episode, and we have a really cool and qualified guest: Jessica Frick is a researcher at Stanford’s XLab, the extreme environment microsystems lab. They recently held a workshop on semiconductor manufacturing in microgravity, just published a white paper about it (linked below), and are now setting up an institute focused on manufacturing advanced materials in microgravity. Enjoy!
The Institute for In-Space Manufacturing of Advanced Materials
https://rb.gy/b4661j
White paper: Semiconductor Manufacturing in Low-Earth Orbit for Terrestrial Use
https://osf.io/preprints/osf/d6ar4
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Timestamps:0:00 Intro2:20 Intro to XLab & Jessica4:37 Jessica's origin story & motivation8:54 Semiconductor manufacturing primer14:15 In-space manufacturing for Earth15:58 Which part of semi manufacturing makes sense to do in space17:30 Advantages of microgravity 18:50 Could it be done on Earth?20:25 Advantages of microgravity (cont'd)26:20 Semiconductor materials besides silicon28:50 Why larger crystals are better35:45 Why now?38:45 Safety & astronaut intervention40:30 Microgravity platforms besides the ISS41:40 Importance of subject matter expertise45:00 Origin of the idea for the new institute54:55 Current ISS equipment55:55 The Institute for In-Space Manufacturing of Advanced Materials1:02:00 How to get involved1:04:25 Sci-fi
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Satellite IoT, or internet of things – we have another episode on this topic. Which devices or machines can we connect via satellite communications, how and why? Our guest is Omar Qaise, the founder & CEO of Luxembourg-based OQ Technology, a prominent satellite IoT startup that has already several satellites in orbit. Enjoy!
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Timestamps:0:00 Intro2:19 Elevator Pitch3:33 Devices outside of coverage that would benefit6:33 How are people monitoring such devices right now?8:01 Cost10:55 Working with off the shelf hardware12:33 Regulations15:27 Go to market18:48 Energy specific use cases19:56 Go to market: push vs. pull21:14 Coverage and constellation size22:13 Lower latency use cases23:57 Types of satellite24:55 Direct to device vs direct to mobile26:12 Receivers28:20 Wearables30:04 Cybersecurity32:26 Most exciting future use cases36:10 Future of the satellite IoT market42:03 Origin story44:08 Vision for the OQ45:10 The Space Ecosystem in Luxemburg47:10 Saudi Arabia49:15 What else is exciting in the space sector?51:12 Sci-Fi
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Space & bio – we finally have the 2nd episode in our subseries on this topic. Dorit Donoviel is the Director of the Translational Research Institute for Space Health. TRISH is an institute that is cooperating with NASA and conducting a fascinating range of research regarding human health in space. Our discussion touches on many topics, ranging from challenges to human physiology in microgravity all the way to the question of whether we can use gene editing to adapt ourselves to the space environment. Enjoy!
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Timestamps0:00 Intro2:35 TRISH3:50 Staying healthy in space7:36 Health concerns in microgravity12:07 Eye and brain issues13:40 Artificial gravity15:40 Licensing18:46 Moon & Mars22:50 Medical equipment and treatment in space27:00 Surgery29:22 Positive effects in space33:03 Longevity in space34:50 Gene editing39:28 Reproduction in space43:33 Research projects if more funding was available45:23 Food production47:31 Astronaut health monitoring50:00 Beyond R&D53:55 Organ-on-chip models56:33 How one can get involved in TRISH1:00:17 Sci-fi
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Light sails – really thin sails that are propelled by photons flying around in space – have been proposed as an alternative propulsion method to travel the cosmos for a long time. Now, there is a startup company in France working to commercialize them. Their co-founder & CEO, Andrew Nutter, is our guest this week. Enjoy!
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro2:01 Elevator pitch2:49 Origin story4:22 History of light sails8:59 Planetary Society mission11:12 Folding the sail14:20 Hazards in space16:04 Further specs of Gama's sail17:56 Velocity and Acceleration Specs22:23 Oumuamua24:01 Use cases30:16 Dragsail application34:41 GTM & missions37:51 Deep space demonstration39:25 Timeline & long term vision for the company42:24 Business Model45:35 What else is interesting in space?47:30 Sci-Fi
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The ground segment for satellites is obviously an important part of the space ecosystem. Giovanni Pandolfi is a co-founder of LeafSpace, one of the prominent startups in this field. https://leaf.space/
Enjoy!
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Timestamps0:00 Intro2:05 Elevator Pitch3:09 Leafspace's origin story6:04 Finding a business opportunity in the space sector8:22 Biggest challenges starting straight out of university11:30 First commercial push12:51 Initial approach16:10 Not being held back by the legacy way of doing things17:30 Antenna building vs. buying19:00 Product & customer experience22:01 Kinds of applications that Leaf Space can support25:05 AWS30:13 Ten-year vision for Leaf Space32:45 Vision for the broader ground segment sector37:08 Frequency bands40:03 What else in space is interesting?41:30 Sci-Fi
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India's space sector is really blasting off (pun intended!). Among other things, the country just became only the fourth one to soft land on the Moon. So it's only fitting that we'll have more Indian space companies and people as guests. Our first one is Tushar Jadhav, founder and CEO of Manastu Space, a propulsion startup from Mumbai that recently announced a $3MM financing round (for full disclosure, E2MC, the space VC fund where Raphael is a partner, is an investor in that round). Please enjoy hearing about Manastu and space in India!
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro3:14 Elevator pitch3:55 Green satellite propultion9:20 Why was hydrazine originally chosen?11:15 The current system15:09 Hydrogen peroxide18:31 Chemical propulsion vs electrical propulsion 23:01 Manastu's product & business model25:45 In-orbit demonstration26:27 Main customer group27:26 Export control28:23 Scaling up & adding on services30:52 Vision for the company31:45 Origin story35:38 Indian Space Ecosystem44:16 What's next?46:15 Sci-fi
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My guest this week is Loren Grush. You may know her already as a space journalist, currently at Bloomberg and previously at The Verge. She also just published a book: “The Six” is telling the story of America’s first women astronauts - and that is what we’re talking about in this episode. Enjoy!
Loren's book "The Six": https://www.simonandschuster.biz/books/The-Six/Loren-Grush/9781982172800
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Timestamps:0:00 Intro2:00 Loren's background2:53 Being a NASA kid6:24 Support from the community7:50 Loren's new book9:02 Why this topic?10:45 Challenges of women in the space sector16:00 The Mercury 1318:00 Surprising findings in research for the book19:17 Competitiveness among The Six22:20 A favorite one?23:50 Legacy of The Six25:21 Normalizing women in space29:17 Female Astronauts32:44 International Female Astronauts34:10 Future books36:17 How can we improve the gender imbalance in the space sector?40:23 Final message for women looking to join the space sector
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Our guest this week is building a lunar rover. Jaret Matthews is the CEO & Founder of Astrolab, based in Hawthorne, CA. He was previously at SpaceX and also at JPL, where he worked on Mars rovers. Come join us to hear all about planetary rovers! https://astrolab.space/
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro2:21 Elevator Pitch3:11 "Last Mile" on the Moon5:27 Flex rover in the context of other rovers9:10 Payloads11:30 Scaling challenges13:46 Autonomy15:33 "Off-road" capability19:23 Vehicle specs22:23 Vehicle lifetime and surviving on the Moon29:34 Spare parts33:06 Infrastructure34:22 Main use cases38:27 Vision for mobility landscape on the Moon41:37 The motivation behind Astrolab46:46 What else is interesting in the space sector48:15 What could be the "first killer app" for the Moon?50:07 Sci-Fi
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Space Traffic Management continues to be a hot topic as we keep on hearing about companies like SpaceX having to execute large numbers of collision avoidance maneuvers. Portugal-based Neuraspace is focused on this and has raised a significant amount of money already to build their AI-based platform. COO Chiara Manfletti is our guest this week. Enjoy!
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro2:09 Elevator pitch3:00 Defining SSA, SDA, STM, etc.5:43 How much we actually know10:06 Data availability and gaps12:28 Customers and market adoption15:36 How concerned should satellite operators be?17:22 Why aren't we seeing collisions all the time?21:56 Active debris removal and the "tragedy of commons" in space24:53 Business model27:00 Right of way32:49 Regulation34:45 Incentives and insurance39:55 Customers40:17 Vision for Neuraspace41:08 Use of funds42:42 The Portuguese space ecosystem44:46 How Chiara got involved with Neuraspace47:47 What else is interesting in space?49:18 Sci Fi
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