Space Business Podcast

This is our second conversation with a crew member of the dearMoon project. Just as a reminder, dearMoon will be a circumlunar Starship mission, to which Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku "MZ" Maezawa has invited 8 artists to join him. One of those lucky 8 is the photographer, filmmaker and whale swimming guide Karim Iliya. We talk about his expectations and objectives for the mission. Enjoy! https://karimiliya.com/ Follow us: https://www.twitter.com/podcast_space Instagram - brand new! @raphael_space www.instagram.com/raphael_space/ Learn more about space & the space economy: Check out the edX/EPFL Space Economy MOOC: https://www.edx.org/course/new-space-economy There is now a certificate for those wanting to enter the space sector: https://www.spacecertificate.com Do you want to specifically learn about investing in Space? Join the pre-release of Raphael's new live-taught course on Maven:  https://maven.com/space-business-institute/investing-course The Space Business Podcast is sponsored by NanoAvionics. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/spacebusinesspodcast Timestamps 0:00 Intro 2:58 Hawaii, Iceland and the Moon 4:41 The most fascinating thing about the Moon 06:04 How Karim got interested in Space 8:22 The future of space exploration 11:52 Initial application for dearMoon 14:23 Taking photos in microgravity 18:42 Summary of Karim's work 22:26 Thoughts before going to Space 25:12 What would aliens photograph on Earth? 27:58 Absence of life in Space 30:00 The moment Karim found out he was selected 36:00 Research and preparations for the mission 37:54 Remaining key questions 40:37 Special items to bring along on the mission  

Did you ever wonder what the experience of flying on Blue Origin’s suborbital New Shepard rocket is like? I certainly have. So I invited one of their recent crew members, Victor Hespanha from Brazil, onto the podcast. He takes us through the entire experience -before, during, and after the flight- in great detail. You get a good sense of what the experience is like, so don’t miss it! Please do note that English is not Victor’s first language and he is currently still learning it. He was incredibly kind to speak to us anyway and get out of his language comfort zone. So please keep it in mind when he is occasionally searching for the right word. Victor's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hespanhavictor/ Follow us: https://www.twitter.com/podcast_space Instagram - brand new! @raphael_space www.instagram.com/raphael_space/ Learn more about space & the space economy: Check out the edX/EPFL Space Economy MOOC: https://www.edx.org/course/new-space-economy There is now a certificate for those wanting to enter the space sector: https://www.spacecertificate.com Do you want to specifically learn about investing in Space? Join the pre-release of Raphael's new live-taught course on Maven:  https://maven.com/space-business-institute/investing-course The Space Business Podcast is sponsored by NanoAvionics. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/spacebusinesspodcast Timestamps 0:00 Intro 2:50 How did Victor end up going to space? 4:14 The Crypto Space Agency (CSA) 5:38 The CSA sweepstakes 6:35 Victor's initial reaction 7:57 Biggest fears 10:30 Family reaction 11:51 Marcos Pontes, the first Brazilian Astronaut 12:32 Preparing for space flight 15:24 Wife's reaction 16:19 Corn Ranch astronaut village 17:38 The bar at Corn Ranch 19:34 Formal training and bonding with the crew 23:00 The night before the launch 25:30 The final briefing and the day of the launch 28:00 Countdown and liftoff 29:40 Microgravity 33:50 Seeing Earth from Space 35:05 Memorable moments 37:10 Descending from Space 39:35 After-mission protocol 43:00 Special items 44:21 Aftermath 45:50 Coming back to Brazil 49:22 Post-Space life

Daniel Bock and Istvan Lőrincz are the co-founders of Morpheus Space, an innovative electric propulsion company based in Germany and the U.S. I met them for the first time at IAC in 2019 when they won the pitch competition and since then they have done really well, including announcing a US$28 million Series A last September. Please enjoy listening to them talk about their technology and their entrepreneurial journey! Follow us: https://www.twitter.com/podcast_space Instagram - brand new! @raphael_space Learn more about space & the space economy: Check out the edX/EPFL Space Economy MOOC: https://www.edx.org/course/new-space-economy There is now a certificate for those wanting to enter the space sector: https://www.spacecertificate.com Do you want to specifically learn about investing in Space? Join the pre-release of Raphael's new live-taught course on Maven:  https://maven.com/space-business-institute/investing-course The Space Business Podcast is sponsored by NanoAvionics. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/spacebusinesspodcast   Timestamps 0:00 Intro 2:31 Elevator pitch 4:12 The origin of "Morpheus Space" 7:40 Perceived market gap 9:54 Is propulsion for collision avoidance all just a PR stunt? 11:36 Satellite collision data 13:25 Propulsion modeling 17:05 Business model 20:51 Talking to customers 21:48 Propulsion 28:29 Scaleability 30:36 Product constraints and challenges 33:25 Morpheus Space other line of products 36:21 How to prioritize 39:05 Partnership with Kayhan Space 41:11 Vision for the company 42:35 Other interesting things in the Space sector 45:45 Sci-Fi

This is our annual preview of some of the things to watch out for in the space sector in 2023! Follow us: https://www.twitter.com/podcast_space Instagram - brand new! @raphael_space Learn more about space & the space economy: Check out the edX/EPFL Space Economy MOOC: https://www.edx.org/course/new-space-economy There is now a certificate for those wanting to enter the space sector: https://www.spacecertificate.com Do you want to specifically learn about investing in Space? Join the pre-release of Raphael's new live-taught course on Maven:  https://maven.com/space-business-institute/investing-course The Space Business Podcast is sponsored by NanoAvionics. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/spacebusinesspodcast Timestamps 0:00 Intro 03:46 Launch 8:28 Human Space Flight 12:01 Science exploration missions 12:51 Satellite communications & EO 13:44 Finance 14:57 Exciting Events in 2023 15:32 Education and Outreach

I’m guessing many if not most of you are aware of the dearMoon project. Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa, or MZ, is inviting 8 artists to join him on a circumlunar flight on Starship. One of the 8 selected crew is American documentary filmmaker Brendan Hall. He is our guest on this episode and we discuss everything from his motivation to apply, over the selection process, to his objectives for the mission, and even some of the things he may take along. dearMoon has everyting to be one of the most fascinating human spaceflight missions ever and this episode is our first look at it – don’t miss it. dearMoon crew website: https://dearmoon.earth/ Brendan's website: http://www.brendanhall.com/ Follow us: https://www.twitter.com/podcast_space Instagram - brand new! @raphael_space Learn more about space & the space economy: Check out the edX/EPFL Space Economy MOOC: https://www.edx.org/course/new-space-economy There is now a certificate for those wanting to enter the space sector: https://www.spacecertificate.com Do you want to specifically learn about investing in Space? Join the pre-release of Raphael's new live-taught course on Maven:  https://maven.com/space-business-institute/investing-course The Space Business Podcast is sponsored by NanoAvionics. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/spacebusinesspodcast Timestamps 0:00 Intro 3:02 Where Brendan was when he found out he was selected as a crew member 5:30 Mindset through the selection process 6:55 Weighing risks and responsibilities 13:39 Where to point the camera lens 16:21 Microgravity 18:10 Initial selection process 23:15 Further steps of the process 26:21 Crew synergies 29:57 Ideal outcome of the mission 32:18 National parks 36:06 The night sky and the Moon 38:42 Special places on Earth 41:00 Humanity's future on the Moon 42:27 Sci-Fi 44:08 What Brendan has been up to since finding out he was on the crew 46:40 Things to bring along on the mission

Casey Handmer writes a blog that many of you may already read called, well, Casey Handmer's blog. His posts regularly explore fascinating space topics such as e.g. explaining misconceptions about Starship or how to terraform Mars. We could not possibly do justice to the wealth of topics he’s written about in one podcast episode, but we are talking somewhat of a whirlwind tour through some of his best known posts on space. I think you’ll really enjoy it! https://caseyhandmer.wordpress.com/ Follow us: https://www.twitter.com/podcast_space Instagram: @raphael_space Learn more about space & the space economy: Check out the edX/EPFL Space Economy MOOC: https://www.edx.org/course/new-space-economy There is now a certificate for those wanting to enter the space sector: https://www.spacecertificate.com Do you want to specifically learn about investing in Space? Join the pre-release of Raphael's new live-taught course on Maven:  https://maven.com/space-business-institute/investing-course The Space Business Podcast is sponsored by NanoAvionics. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/spacebusinesspodcast Timestamps 0:00 Intro 2:30 Casey's blog 3:57 Target audience 4:51 Topic selection 7:53 Lunar base post 8:59 Power delivery to the Moon 12:24 The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress 13:09 Understanding Starship 17:04 Getting humanity to Mars 21:50 Why come back to Earth? 26:05 Starship use cases on Mars 31:47 Constraints on building a self-sufficient city on Mars 33:50 Terraforming Mars 40:34 Convincing people to go to Mars 44:02 Space babies 51:51 Sci-Fi

Dan Katz is the co-founder and CEO of Orbital Sidekick, a San Francisco-based company deploying a constellation of hyperspectral remote sensing satellites. Among other things, I talk to Dan about the capabilities and use cases of this exciting technology. Enjoy! Follow us:  https://www.twitter.com/podcast_space Instagram: @raphael_space Learn more about space & the space economy: Check out the edX/EPFL Space Economy MOOC: https://www.edx.org/course/new-space-economy There is now a certificate for those wanting to enter the space sector: https://www.spacecertificate.com Do you want to specifically learn about investing in Space? Join the pre-release of Raphael's new live-taught course on Maven:  https://maven.com/space-business-institute/investing-course The Space Business Podcast is sponsored by NanoAvionics.   Support us at https://www.patreon.com/spacebusinesspodcast Timestamps 0:00 Intro 2:14 Elevator Pitch 3:55 What is Hyperspectral Earth Observation? 10:16 Multispectral vs. Hyperspectral vs. ... Ultraspectral(?)  14:40 The upper bounds of spectral resolution 18:55 Operating at night time and under cloud cover 22:43 Data and onboard processing 27:15 Business Model 30:50 Coverage 31:52 Resolution 36:28 Pipeline leaks as a use case 40:14 Orbital Sidekick's satellites 45:43 Selling to non-space customers 48:37 Vision for the company 52:42 Origin story 56:05 Space trends 58:00 Sci-Fi

Egbert Jan van der Veen is the head of strategy of well-known, publicly-listed German space company OHB. He’s also the head of their corporate venture capital arm, which has invested in a number of well-known space companies, including some that have been on this podcast. So he has a really good view of the space sector in general and also specifically about space startups. Enjoy! Btw, happy Thanksgivings holiday to our many listeners in the U.S.! Learn more about space & the space economy: Check out the edX/EPFL Space Economy MOOC: https://www.edx.org/course/new-space-economy Do you want to specifically learn about investing in Space? Join the pre-release of Raphael's new live-taught course on Maven:  https://maven.com/space-business-institute/investing-course The Space Business Podcast is sponsored by NanoAvionics. Follow the podcast on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/podcast_space Support us at https://www.patreon.com/spacebusinesspodcast   Timestamps 0:00 Intro 2:22 Egbert's background 5:39 Space in 2010 9:09 The OHB experience 10:38 Engineering vs. Business 11:47 What is OHB? 15:15 Vertical integration and supply chain 17:30 Cubesats and Smallsats 20:27 Vertical integration and demand 25:27 The DNA of OHB 28:12 Opportunities in satellite components 32:10 Noteworthy trends on satellite integration 34:30 The Software side of things 36:09 Rockets 40:33 OHB name origin 41:45 OHB Ventures 44:17 What kind of opportunities OHB is looking for 47:09 Disruptive Space tech in 2022 49:20 Sci-Fi

Our guest this week is Jaume Sanpera, CEO & founder of Sateliot, a Barcelona-based startup providing IOT connectivity from space. IOT is an interesting market which various startups (and established companies) are tackling and we discuss current and future use cases, what technology Sateliot uses, how it is executing its go-to-market, and many other things. You will not want to miss this one. Enjoy! Sateliot's job board: https://sateliot.space/en/careers/ The English version of Raphael's introductory book to the space economy will be out very soon. There continue to be the Portuguese ("Para cima") and German ("Hoch Hinaus") editions. Learn more about space & the space economy: Check out the edX/EPFL Space Economy MOOC: https://www.edx.org/course/new-space-economy Do you want to specifically learn about investing in Space? Join the pre-release of Raphael's new live-taught course on Maven:  https://maven.com/space-business-institute/investing-course The Space Business Podcast is sponsored by NanoAvionics. Follow the podcast on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/podcast_space Support us at https://www.patreon.com/spacebusinesspodcast Timestamps 0:00 Intro 2:23 Elevator Pitch 3:47 The comparison with satellite-to-mobile  6:29 Details on system architecture 9:29 Space Debris 10:09 Ground based infrastructure 14:42 Data and use cases 22:32 Spectrum rights 26:33 First coverage areas 28:12 Customer acquisition 34:42 Pricing and what matters to customers 37:27 Ocean-based use cases 41:55 10-year vision 43:20 Challenges for the sector 46:22 Origin story 48:53 Advice on space business 50:17 Sateliot is hiring 51:40 What else is interesting in space 52:45 Sci-Fi

The English version of my introductory book to the space economy is finally about to come out. In this special episode, I read the introductory chapter for you. Opportunities to learn more about space & the space economy: Check out the edX/EPFL Space Economy MOOC: https://www.edx.org/course/new-space-economy Do you want to specifically learn about investing in Space? Join the pre-release of Raphael's new live-taught course on Maven:  https://maven.com/space-business-institute/investing-course The Space Business Podcast is sponsored by NanoAvionics. Follow the podcast on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/podcast_space Support us at https://www.patreon.com/spacebusinesspodcast   Timestamps 0:00 Intro 4:43 Book preview - introductory chapter, read by Raphael