

Space Café Podcast - Navigating Our Interplanetary Ambitions
Markus Mooslechner
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 destinyExplore groundbreaking technologies turning science fiction into realityDiscuss the implications of becoming a multi-planetary civilizationTake listener questions about humanity's future in spaceWhat sets Space Café apart:Deep dives into ideas that will define our cosmic futureDiverse expertise: from astronauts and engineers to philosophers and entrepreneursComplex topics made accessible through engaging discussionInteractive Q&A segments with our expert guestsRecent episodes feature:A Mars settlement architect on the practicalities of off-world livingA space law expert exploring lunar resource rightsAn astro-biologist speculating on potential alien lifeWhether you're a space industry professional, sci-fi enthusiast, or simply gaze at the night sky with wonder, Space Café is your front-row seat to humanity's greatest adventure.So, grab your cosmic latte and join us every Wednesday at 2100 UTC. At Space Café, we're not just talking about the future – we're helping to shape it.The next giant leap for mankind is just beginning. Are you ready to take it with us?
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Mar 1, 2022 • 1h 2min
Urs Ganse, refreshing nerd talk about all things space you may never have heard about.
SpaceWatch.Global is pleased to present the 49th episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast #049 Urs Ganse, refreshing nerd talk about all things space you may never have heard about Episode 049 features a special guest Urs GanseDeep in a forest in Finland, miles from the nearest settlement, Urs Ganse lives in a cabin by a lake. Urs is a plasma physicist. He doesn't need much. An Internet connection to the nearest supercomputer is all he asks for. That's how people work up there in the north. After work, at night, when Urs still has some time, he writes manuals about building spaceships, or he meets with like-minded people in an ancient corner of the Internet, where some of the strangest and most unknown information about space travel is collected. For example: how to fly an old Russian Soyuz capsule. But that's just the beginning.The Space Cafe Podcast brings our signature brand of engaging and relevant content from across the global space economy to you via an exciting new format. Together with award-winning Executive Producer, Markus Mooslechner (Terra Mater Factual Studios), our fortnightly podcast features highly interesting guests.Each episode includes a review of important topics, as well as guest appearances and deep commentary from expert panellists from across the space sector.Send us a textYou can find us on Spotify and Apple Podcast!Please visit us at SpaceWatch.Global, subscribe to our newsletters. Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter!

Feb 15, 2022 • 47min
Martin Wezowski, Chief Futurist at SAP - Thoughts for New Space
SpaceWatch.Global is pleased to present the 48th episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast #048: Martin Wezowski, Chief Futurist at SAP - Thoughts for New SpaceEpisode 048 features a special guest Martin Wezowski.For all its glamor, enthusiasm and optimism, the new space industry has some serious homework to do. To have a future, what is happening in space now must not sound too much like the past. We must overcome old patterns and learn to think anew. Otherwise, space will become the same graveyard of ideas, resources and opportunities that we are turning Earth into. Martin Wezowski of SAP designs futures by profession. Space Cafe Podcast paid him a visit.The Space Cafe Podcast brings our signature brand of engaging and relevant content from across the global space economy to you via an exciting new format. Together with award-winning Executive Producer, Markus Mooslechner (Terra Mater Factual Studios), our fortnightly podcast features highly interesting guests.Each episode includes a review of important topics, as well as guest appearances and deep commentary from expert panellists from across the space sector.Send us a textYou can find us on Spotify and Apple Podcast!Please visit us at SpaceWatch.Global, subscribe to our newsletters. Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter!

Feb 1, 2022 • 45min
Susmita Mohanty: More Europe and Asia and less US-centric 21st century space narrative
SpaceWatch.Global is pleased to present the 47th episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast #047: Susmita Mohanty: More Europe and less U.S.-focused narrative on the future of spaceflight Episode 047 features a special guest Susmita MohantySusmita Mohanty is an Indian spacecraft designer, architect, engineer and personality extraordinaire with a critical, multicultural view on the US-centered narrative of space travel.The Space Cafe Podcast brings our signature brand of engaging and relevant content from across the global space economy to you via an exciting new format. Together with award-winning Executive Producer, Markus Mooslechner (Terra Mater Factual Studios), our fortnightly podcast features highly interesting guests.Send us a textYou can find us on Spotify and Apple Podcast!Please visit us at SpaceWatch.Global, subscribe to our newsletters. Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter!

Jan 17, 2022 • 54min
Frank Salzgeber, ESA is looking for the crazy ones among you
SpaceWatch.Global is pleased to present the 46th episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast #046: Frank Salzgeber, ESA is looking for the crazy ones among you Episode 046 features a special guest Frank SalzgeberFeel like you're maladjusted or perhaps a little crazy? Fear not. Someone out there may have interest in you as you read this. Frank Salzgeber for example. He is no other than the head of the technology transfer program of the European space agency ESA. Send us a textYou can find us on Spotify and Apple Podcast!Please visit us at SpaceWatch.Global, subscribe to our newsletters. Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter!

Jan 8, 2022 • 1h 3min
Steven Freeland: Rethinking New Space
SpaceWatch.Global is pleased to present the 44th episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast #044: Steven Freeland: Rethinking New Space.Episode 044 features a special guest Steven Freeland.In this episode, we take a bird’s eye view on many things in the New Space scene. Steven Freeland teaches space law and hosts his own show, Space Cafe “Law Breakfast with Steven Freeland”. In this episode, we take a look back at groundbreaking moments in 2021 and venture into what 2022 has in store for us.Send us a textYou can find us on Spotify and Apple Podcast!Please visit us at SpaceWatch.Global, subscribe to our newsletters. Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter!

Dec 28, 2021 • 28min
Peter Rumler, ESA, Launching James Webb Space Telescope
SpaceWatch.Global is pleased to present the 45th episode, a special, in our podcast series Space Cafe Podcast#045 Special: Peter Rumler, ESA, Launching James Webb Space TelescopeEpisode 045 features a special guest Peter Rumler.Anyone who takes time for an interview just 40 minutes before the launch of the largest telescope of all time has a lot of nerve. Just minutes before the launch of the largest telescope in the world, ESA’s project manager for the James Webb Telescope gives an exclusive insight into the feelings of those involved and the background to this project of the century in space travel.To know where JWST is, check the NASA page here: https://webb.nasa.gov/content/webbLaunch/whereIsWebb.htmlThe Space Cafe Podcast brings our signature brand of engaging and relevant content from across the global space economy to you via an exciting new format. Together with award-winning Executive Producer, Markus Mooslechner (Terra Mater Factual Studios), our fortnightly podcast features highly interesting guests.Each episode includes a review of important topics, as well as guest appearances and deep commentary from expert panellists from across the space sector.Send us a textYou can find us on Spotify and Apple Podcast!Please visit us at SpaceWatch.Global, subscribe to our newsletters. Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter!

Dec 21, 2021 • 58min
Mike Simmons: Astronomy to the people
SpaceWatch.Global is pleased to present the 43rd episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast #043: Mike Simmons: Astronomy to the peopleEpisode 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 and founding astronomy programs and organizations. He has launched new global astronomy initiatives under the Blue Marble Space Institute of Science.The Space Cafe Podcast brings our signature brand of engaging and relevant content from across the global space economy to you via an exciting new format. Together with award-winning Executive Producer, Markus Mooslechner (Terra Mater Factual Studios), our fortnightly podcast features highly interesting guests.Each episode includes a review of important topics, as well as guest appearances and deep commentary from expert panellists from across the space sector.○ Host: Markus Mooslechner: Markus Mooslechner○ Guest: Mike Simmons Mike SimmonsSend us a textYou can find us on Spotify and Apple Podcast!Please visit us at SpaceWatch.Global, subscribe to our newsletters. Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter!

Dec 7, 2021 • 48min
Barbara Belvisi, Interstellar Lab and the future of plant growth in space and on earth
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 earthEpisode 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. Be it on earth or in space. The goal is to provide permanent food for humans on Earth or as an interplanetary species. What sounds like a cute new space concept from a young, naive startup is all grown up and mature, changing hands for real money. Even NASA is thinking about shelving up some funds. And not only them. Make sure you do not miss this one!The Space Cafe Podcast brings our signature brand of engaging and relevant content from across the global space economy to you via an exciting new format. Together with award-winning Executive Producer, Markus Mooslechner (Terra Mater Factual Studios), our fortnightly podcast features highly interesting guests.Each episode includes a review of important topics, as well as guest appearances and deep commentary from expert panellists from across the space sector.Send us a textYou can find us on Spotify and Apple Podcast!Please visit us at SpaceWatch.Global, subscribe to our newsletters. Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter!

Nov 23, 2021 • 60min
Stewart Bain - NorthStar Earth & Space and why our planet needs an image upgrade
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 save us? Hyperspectral images of the Earth’s surface promise a new image of our world. NorthStar Earth and Space sent their CEO Stewart Bain to join us in the podcast studio.The Space Cafe Podcast brings our signature brand of engaging and relevant content from across the global space economy to you via an exciting new format. Together with award-winning Executive Producer, Markus Mooslechner (Terra Mater Factual Studios), our fortnightly podcast features guests that matter.Each episode includes a review of important topics, as well as guest appearances and deep commentary from expert panellists from across the space sector.Send us a textYou can find us on Spotify and Apple Podcast!Please visit us at SpaceWatch.Global, subscribe to our newsletters. Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter!

Nov 8, 2021 • 1h 2min
Luc Piguet, ClearSpace or how to solve an impossible mission
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 associated with a mission that some say is clearly impossible.The Space Cafe Podcast brings our signature brand of engaging and relevant content from across the global space economy to you via an exciting new format. Together with award-winning Executive Producer, Markus Mooslechner (Terra Mater Factual Studios), our fortnightly podcast features highly interesting guests.Each episode includes a review of important topics, as well as guest appearances and deep commentary from expert panellists from across the space sector.Send us a textYou can find us on Spotify and Apple Podcast!Please visit us at SpaceWatch.Global, subscribe to our newsletters. Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter!