Space Business Podcast

#15 Nicolas Gaume - 2 space startups, 1 vision: Space for Earth

French serial entrepreneur Nicolas Gaume is not only involved in one, but TWO space startups right now: Space Cargo Unlimited and Orbite. We will talk about both companies on this episode but suffice to say that one of his companies has already flown bottles of French wine to the International Space Station, where they currently still are – or at least for all we know.
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, also check out my new online course at https://www.udemy.com/course/space-entrepreneurship/
If you speak German, also check out my newly published introductory book on the space economy.

#14 Dr. Graham Lau - Astrobiology

This episode is one of our periodical non-business episodes. My guest this time is Dr. Graham Lau, an astrobiologist at Blue Marble Space and, among other things, the host of the NASA show “Ask an astrobiologist”. By pure chance, we recorded just a few days after it was announced that researchers may have found a biomarker for life in the atmosphere of Venus. Of course we talk about that, but also about many other things. If you want to know how we go about finding potential life elsewhere in the universe, this episode’s for you.
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, also check out my new online course at https://www.udemy.com/course/space-entrepreneurship/
If you speak German, also check out my newly published introductory book on the space economy.

#13 The Space Perspective - balloon rides to the edge of space

On this episode I talk to a company that can take you to the edge of space. My guests are Jane Poynter & Taber MacCallum, co-founders of the Space Perspective, which plans to take space tourists up in stratospheric balloons. We talk about what that very special balloon ride will look like, the special capsule they are building for it, and other topics such as the 20 mile high club.
The Space Business Podcast is sponsored by NanoAvionics and produced in partnership with the International Space University (ISU). Follow the post on Twitter @podcast_space
If you got interested in learning more about the business opportunities in space, also check out my new online course at https://www.udemy.com/course/space-entrepreneurship/
If you speak German, also check out my newly published introductory book on the space economy.

#12 Rocket Factory Augsburg - German small launchers

Raphael talks to Stefan Brieschenk & Jörn Spurmann, co-founders of German launch company Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA). There is a large number of rocket company startups these days, but RFA is already backed by established aerospace companies, may fly as soon as 2021, and recently announced agreements to use launch sites in Norway and French Guyana.
The Space Business Podcast is sponsored by NanoAvionics and produced in partnership with the International Space University (ISU). Follow the post on Twitter @podcast_space
If you got interested in learning more about the business opportunities in space, also check out my new online course at https://www.udemy.com/course/space-entrepreneurship/

#11 Flavia Tata Nardini, Fleet Space Technologies - IoT from space

Raphael talks to Fleet's CEO & co-founder Flavia Tata Nardini. Adelaide, Australia-based Fleet Space develops Internet-of-Things connectivity from space, using a fleet of small satellites. Find out why this may be a big business, evidenced by the fact that space IoT companies have raised hundreds of millions in funding already.
The Space Business Podcast is sponsored by NanoAvionics and produced in partnership with the International Space University (ISU). Follow the post on Twitter @podcast_space
If you got interested in learning more about the business opportunities in space, also check out my new online course at https://www.udemy.com/course/space-entrepreneurship/

#10 Stefan Powell, Dawn Aerospace - Space planes & other space transportation

Dawn Aerospace recently announced the Dawn Mk-II Aurora, a fully reusable suborbital spaceplane that will take off and land like an airplane, a precursor to a future orbital version. New Zealand-based Dawn also develops satellite propulsion systems. Raphael sits down with Dawn’s CTO and co-founder Stefan Powell to discuss the company’s plans to develop transportation systems for the future space economy.

#09 Victoria Alonsoperez, Chipsafer - tracking cattle

Satellite connectivity isn't only for humans, it seems! Chipsafer helps farmers track cattle and monitor their behavior, using satellite / IoT technology. Raphael sits down with Chipsafer's founder Victoria Alonsoperez to talk cows & satellites.

#08 Ion Padilla, WeGaw - detecting snow from space

Detecting snow from space? It's actually not (only) about skiing! E2MC's Raphael Roettgen sat down with Ion Padilla, CEO and co-founder of Swiss-based Earth observation start-up WeGaw to understand more about it.

#07 Vytenis Buzas, NanoAvionics - Satellites

Who is going to build the thousands of satellites that space start-ups want to send to orbit over the next years? NanoAvionics is one of the companies going after this business. E2MC's Raphael Roettgen sits down with NanoAvionics's co-founder and CEO Vytenis Buzas to talk all things satellite manufacturing.

#06 Daniel Faber, Orbit Fab - Gas Stations in Space

"Gas stations in space" is Daniel Faber's current mission as CEO of Orbit Fab - but his resumé also includes having been CEO of asteroid mining company DSI. Him & E2MC's Raphael Roettgen discuss both of these experiences as well as the development of a space economy in general.

Dragon Launch Party Invite

Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dragon-launch-party-tickets-106571355794
For the historic Dragon Demo-2 Mission, taking astronauts from US soil to the ISS for the first time since 2011, Space Pals is running a 2 hour livestream, bringing guest experts from across the space sector (including one on site at Canaveral!) to discuss, learn and watch together. Some of the many topics we'll discuss include:
- Dragon tech specs- Mission details- SpaceX history & future- Impact on US, and human, space exploration in general- Medical preparation and monitoring of astronauts- The experience of launch from an astronaut’s perspective
Once you've registered, we'll send out a link to the livestream on Wednesday, before the launch, so you can get involved.

#05 Marcos Franceschini, Skyloom -- Optical Satellite Communications

Marcos Franceschini, the CEO and co-founder of Californian optical satellite communications start-up Skyloom and E2MC’s Raphael Roettgen talk about optical communications and Skyloom’s plan to deploy small relay satellites in geostationary orbit, in order to help bring the ever growing amount of space data back to Earth.