Space Business Podcast

Our guest this episode is one of the best-known entrepreneurs in New Space, Peter Platzer, founder and CEO of Spire Global. We cover a lot of ground in our conversation, including talking about commercial space in general and about Spire’s new space-as-service offering. You don’t want to miss this one! The Space Business Podcast is sponsored by NanoAvionics. Follow the podcast on Twitter @podcast_space Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:19 The Luxembourg space ecosystem 4:50 Spire origin story 11:44 Drivers of New Space 19:26 Current state of remote sensing 22:43 Customers 26:00 Lessons from the computer industry 28:32 Call to arms for potential entrepreneurs 31:55 Rapid fire question on selected trends 37:16 Space as a service 55:54 Sci-Fi

I thought we may should an episode once in a while talking about specific important components of spacecraft. This is the first such episode: my guest is Matt Villarreal, co-founder and CEO of Infinite Composites. They design and manufacture composite pressure vessels. If you don’t yet know what that is, you will after this episode. Enjoy! If you enjoy the show, please leave us a review on your favorite podcast app - we highly appreciate it! If you have comments or questions about the episode, email us at spacebusinesspodcast@gmail.com or post them on our Twitter (@podcast_space). The Space Business Podcast is sponsored by NanoAvionics and produced in partnership with the International Space University (ISU). Follow the podcast on Twitter @podcast_space If you got interested in learning more about the business opportunities in space, check out my online course at https://www.udemy.com/course/space-entrepreneurship/ If you speak German, also check out my recently published introductory book on the space economy. In 2022, it will be published in English and Portuguese, too. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:56 Elevator pitch and background 7:00 Problems with the way tanks are traditionally done 9:05 Trying to push a non-traditional product in space 11:44 Where is the company right now? 13:45 The challenge of scaling up 15:26 Typical space customer 17:56 Space heritage 18:36 Growth strategy 20:43 Pricing 24:36 The competitive Landscape 30:10 Government contracts 31:05 Spaced Ventures 34:06 If you weren't doing Infinite Composites what else would you be doing? 35:04 Sci-Fi

I sat down with Nicolas Peter, who is a long-term veteran of ESA, having worked in the Director General’s office, among other roles. He currently serves as Professor of Space Policy and International Affairs at the International Space University (ISU) and also as ISU’s head of their new Space Policy and Entrepreneurship Lab. We discuss a range of topics including Europe’s role in space, space entrepreneurship and ISU. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a review on your favorite podcast app - we highly appreciate it! If you have comments or questions about the episode, email us at spacebusinesspodcast@gmail.com or post them on our Twitter (@podcast_space). The Space Business Podcast is sponsored by NanoAvionics and produced in partnership with the International Space University (ISU). Follow the podcast on Twitter @podcast_space If you got interested in learning more about the business opportunities in space, check out my online course at https://www.udemy.com/course/space-entrepreneurship/ If you speak German, also check out my recently published introductory book on the space economy. In 2022, it will be published in English and Portuguese, too. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:46 Bio 3:06 European space conference 5:50 New faces at space conferences 8:09 Space in Europe 15:51 Space in the capital markets 21:12 VC funds 26:40 Space ecosystem Europe vs. U.S. 31:55 ISU 35:45 Space data use cases 40:36 ISU transitioning alongside the space sector 46:21 Futurism 48:05 Sci-Fi

We will talk about space tourism this week. Laura Forczyk is back – she just published a book called “Becoming off-worldly” that talks all about space tourism and the space tourism experience. As an investor in space tourism and, hopefully, some day a customer, I’m really excited about this one. Enjoy! If you enjoy the show, please leave us a review on your favorite podcast app - we highly appreciate it! If you have comments or questions about the episode, email us at spacebusinesspodcast@gmail.com or post them on our Twitter (@podcast_space). The Space Business Podcast is sponsored by NanoAvionics and produced in partnership with the International Space University (ISU). Follow the podcast on Twitter @podcast_space If you got interested in learning more about the business opportunities in space, check out my online course at https://www.udemy.com/course/space-entrepreneurship/ If you speak German, also check out my recently published introductory book on the space economy. In 2022, it will be published in English and Portuguese, too.   Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:43 Laura's new book 7:13 Government astronauts, commercial and "in between" 9:28 Private space missions 14:36 Mental experience of spaceflight 25:43 Supply and demand 27:03 Who should go to Space? 32:38 The Overview Effect 35:34 Safety 38:45 The Moon 43:10 Medical emergencies in Space 46:00 High altitude balloons 48:27 Other topics & wrap-up

This week we talk about space domain awareness – knowing what is going on around you in space, including things like space debris. This is similar to the episode we had with Kayhan Space just a couple of weeks ago, so you may want to check that one out, too. My guest this week is Eric Ingram, CEO and founder of SCOUT, a startup that wants to deploy sensors in space that produce the data you need for space domain awareness. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a review on your favorite podcast app - we highly appreciate it! If you have comments or questions about the episode, email us at spacebusinesspodcast@gmail.com or post them on our Twitter (@podcast_space). The Space Business Podcast is sponsored by NanoAvionics and produced in partnership with the International Space University (ISU). Follow the podcast on Twitter @podcast_space If you got interested in learning more about the business opportunities in space, check out my online course at https://www.udemy.com/course/space-entrepreneurship/ If you speak German, also check out my recently published introductory book on the space economy. In 2022, it will be published in English and Portuguese, too. Timestamp: 0:00 Intro 1:43 Scout and Space Domain Awareness 3:21 Space debris 8:01 What Scout is detecting 10:57 Scout coverage focus 13:00 Scout sensor tech 17:03 People who don't want to be observed 18:52 Dealing with image data 22:05 Satellite orbits 26:53 Types of customers 31:05 SDA's future 34:14 Where the company is currently 34:44 Scout is Hiring: https://scout.space/careers 37:32 What else would you do in space as an entrepreneur? 38:53 Sci-Fi

It's that time of the year again: we will do a preview of some of the exciting things that may happen in space in 2022! If you enjoy the show, please leave us a review on your favorite podcast app - we highly appreciate it! If you have comments or questions about the episode, email us at spacebusinesspodcast@gmail.com or post them on our Twitter (@podcast_space). The Space Business Podcast is sponsored by NanoAvionics and produced in partnership with the International Space University (ISU). Follow the podcast on Twitter @podcast_space If you got interested in learning more about the business opportunities in space, check out my online course at https://www.udemy.com/course/space-entrepreneurship/ If you speak German, also check out my recently published introductory book on the space economy. In 2022, it will be published in English and Portuguese, too. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 3:18 Science 5:26 The Moon 7:10 Rockets 10:15 Human space flight 12:09 Space Business and Finance 13:25 Space education and outreach

In this episode, we are talking about computing in space again. If you listened to episode 49, with Exo-Space, you already know a little about this topic. This week, my guest is Steve Good, Chief Commercial Officer of Ramon Space, another company focused on computing in space. If you have comments or questions about the episode, email us at spacebusinesspodcast@gmail.com or post them on our Twitter (@podcast_space). If you enjoy the show, please leave us a review on your favorite podcast app - we highly appreciate it! The Space Business Podcast is sponsored by NanoAvionics and produced in partnership with the International Space University (ISU). Follow the podcast on Twitter @podcast_space If you got interested in learning more about the business opportunities in space, check out my online course at https://www.udemy.com/course/space-entrepreneurship/ If you speak German, also check out my recently published introductory book on the space economy. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:58 Elevator Pitch 4:33 The current state of computing in space 8:27 Availability of more advanced hardware in space 14:55 Ramon's products 17:13 Radiation 20:47 Sales 24:44 Ramon strategy 28:52 Hosted payloads 34:15 Vision 36:42 Space certification time vs hardware cycle 39:15 Favorite use cases 42:43 Sci-Fi

We are talking about space debris again this week. Unfortunately this topic just keeps getting more urgent, e.g. due to the recent anti-satellite test. My guest is Araz Feyzi from Kayhan Space. Kayhan ingests data about space objects, including debris, and provides warnings about potential collisions and guidance for avoidance maneuvers. If you have comments or questions about the episode, email us at spacebusinesspodcast@gmail.com or post them on our Twitter (@podcast_space). If you enjoy the show, please leave us a review on your favorite podcast app - we highly appreciate it! The Space Business Podcast is sponsored by NanoAvionics and produced in partnership with the International Space University (ISU). Follow the podcast on Twitter @podcast_space If you got interested in learning more about the business opportunities in space, check out my online course at https://www.udemy.com/course/space-entrepreneurship/ If you speak German, also check out my recently published introductory book on the space economy. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:58 Kayhan's Elevator Pitch and collisions in space 11:28 The 1 in 10,000 collision chance 18:45 Fully automated processes and unpredictable events 25:50 Alternative tracking methods 32:03 Where Kayhan is now 34:17 Kayhan is hiring 36:33 Sci-fi

After the quick overview about space stations two episodes ago, on this episode, I am actually talking to a space station startup, ThinkOrbital. They are proposing an innovative solution to build bigger stations, and lots of them. I discuss all of that with their CEO Sebastian Asprella and CTO Vojtech Holub. Enjoy! If you have comments or questions about the episode, email us at spacebusinesspodcast@gmail.com or post them on our Twitter (@podcast_space). If you enjoy the show, please leave us a review on your favorite podcast app - we highly appreciate it! The Space Business Podcast is sponsored by NanoAvionics and produced in partnership with the International Space University (ISU). Follow the podcast on Twitter @podcast_space If you got interested in learning more about the business opportunities in space, check out my online course at https://www.udemy.com/course/space-entrepreneurship/ If you speak German, also check out my recently published introductory book on the space economy. Timestamp: 0:00 Intro 1:56 Elevator pitch and background story 4:25 Use cases 08:45 The roadmap to 2069 13:04 Space Tourism 16:27 The special tech behind Think Orbital 21:45 Making space tourism cheaper 24:32 The overview of the Space Station landscape 31:31 Emerging Space Nations 35:57 The challenges of designing and operating a space station 42:08 What is the 2022 plan? 43:19 what would you do if you weren't doing ThinkOrbital? 45:20 Sci-fi

My guest this week is Luca Rossettini, founder and CEO of D-Orbit, arguably one of the most prominent European new space companies. D-Orbit is already successfully operating a last-mile delivery service in orbit, a so-called space tug, but there is so much more on their visionary roadmap. Luca and I talk all about it - enjoy! If you have comments or questions about the episode, email us at spacebusinesspodcast@gmail.com or post them on our Twitter (@podcast_space). If you enjoy the show, please leave us a review on your favorite podcast app - we highly appreciate it! The Space Business Podcast is sponsored by NanoAvionics and produced in partnership with the International Space University (ISU). Follow the podcast on Twitter @podcast_space If you got interested in learning more about the business opportunities in space, check out my online course at https://www.udemy.com/course/space-entrepreneurship/ If you speak German, also check out my recently published introductory book on the space economy. Episode notes: 0:00 Intro 1:51 D-Orbit elevator pitch & history 12:57 Fundraising and business focus over time 16:54 "Skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been" 19:24 D-Orbit's core activities and roadmap 25:29 D-Orbit's ION space tug 36:33 Other roadmap elements 47:43 Interplanetary transport 52:37 What else is interesting in space? 54:05 Sci-Fi