Space Business Podcast
Space is rapidly growing into an exciting ecosystem for business. In this podcast we hear from entrepreneurs, executives, investors and others about the many opportunities that exist. This podcast is produced by the Space Business Institute in partnership with the International Space University.
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Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Space Biotech - this is the first episode in a new sub-series of episodes just on this topic. Ken Savin is the Chief Scientific Officer of Redwire, the American space holding company. Before that, he worked at the U.S. National Lab and for a long time in the pharma industry.JUST OUT: Raphael's fully revised introductory book on the Space economy, "To Infinity" - https://a.co/d/6jIQ2LO
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The Space Business Podcast is sponsored by NanoAvionics.
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0:00 Intro
2:27 Ken's Background
3:52 Use cases
6:59 Human tissue in space
10:00 Pre-clinical pharma testing and regenerative medicine
11:38 Crystal production in space
16:30 Mass production in space
20:07 Awareness of space in the biotech industry
23:50 Bridging two different sectors
34:37 Starship
36:55 Producing at scale in microgravity
42:11 Use cases predictions
48:47 Disease models
54:34 Life sciences in Deep Space
58:05 Sci-Fi
Thursday Apr 06, 2023
Thursday Apr 06, 2023
Software for satellites. We are overdue to talk about it – it’s important and it could be a big business opportunity, for reasons you’ll hear about in this episode. My guest is Alvaro Alonso Ruiz, co-founder of the French startup Leanspace who raised a EUR6MM seed round last year. Enjoy!
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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 Elevator Pitch
4:30 Satellite ground segment software
5:36 Origin story
10:27 Product cycle and use case
14:43 Third-party vs. in-house software
18:50 Fusing data
20:45 ChatGPT
21:25 Data security
24:13 Target market and customers
28:57 New approaches to aerospace manufacturing
31:26 Leanspace approach
33:58 Vision
37:05 Biggest risks
39:25 Strasbourg
41:20 Sci-Fi
Friday Mar 31, 2023
Friday Mar 31, 2023
Space in Israel! My guest is Uri Oron, the Director General of the Israel Space Agency. We talk about various aspects of the Israeli space ecosystem, including what "infrastructure" is required to build it out successfully. Enjoy!Follow us:
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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
2:38 Guest background
6:58 The Israeli deep tech legacy
8:59 ISA vs. other space agencies
14:44 Building the infrastructure for a space economy
18:19 Education and science
23:42 Supporting the startup ecosystem
27:15 Generating space awareness
33:19 Working alongside private initiatives
35:15 Space law
36:52 Interacting with the non-space side of the economy
39:23 A message to space enthusiasts
Friday Mar 24, 2023
Friday Mar 24, 2023
Asteroid mining – do I really need to say anything else to get you excited and curious about listening to this episode? My guest is Matt Gialich, the co-founder and CEO of AstroForge, an LA-based startup. Over a decade on from when the last asteroid mining companies started, AstroForge successfully raised a sizable seed round last year. Asteroid mining is back - hear all about it in this episode, enjoy!
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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
2:17 Elevator pitch
4:44 Do we really have to mine in space?
7:02 Background and Origin Story
11:51 Previous asteroid mining companies
13:51 Hitching a ride to the Moon
15:14 Lowering mission costs
16:18 Spacecraft specs
17:38 Technology limitations
19:45 Mission objectives and timeline
21:18 Extraction tech
21:56 Approaching an asteroid
23:23 Power budget
25:40 Scaling up
26:49 Potential vs. current (on Earth) PGM cost
30:13 Business model
31:44 Regulations
33:24 Geopolitics
34:24 Funding
35:57 Vision
36:41 Biggest risks and challenges
37:40 Current focus
39:00 Mining other things besides PGM
40:00 Sci-Fi
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
Nima Shahinian is a Norwegian industrial designer planning on going to space, and he has already started some of the training, which he will tell us about. He has now even put together a whole project and team in Norway that is working on taking a group of people to space, including several candidates with disabilities. Hear all of about it in this episode – and, since he is a designer, we also talk about space design! Enjoy!
Nima's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/astro_nims/
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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
2:43 How did Nima become an astronaut candidate?
4:51 Nima's Design work
6:20 Space design
8:16 Best space suits
10:00 Family's take
11:20 Forming a project team
12:54 Timeline and origin
18:01 First mission
20:50 Financing the Project
24:33 Iranian women in space
26:26 The Next Step project
30:15 Potential candidates
33:13 Plans for the mission
38:30 Nima's space training to date
41:48 Helping Project Next Step
44:03 Vision for the project
45:57 Sci-Fi
Saturday Feb 25, 2023
Saturday Feb 25, 2023
How about accessing space not with rockets, but with basically a big gun that shoots stuff into space? You may be surprised to hear that that is actually not a new idea. Our guests this week, the founders of a startup called Wave Motion are working on an updated version of it. Unsurprisingly, there is strong dual use element, too. We’ll talk about all that and more in the episode. Enjoy!
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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
2:24 Elevator Pitch
3:31 Rocket equation tyranny
5:35 Wave Motion launch tech
7:45 Historical space gun projects
12:21 "G-hardened"pPayloads
13:06 Architecture
14:46 Payload Capacity
16:35 Ground Infrastructure
18:45 Launch Cadence
21:12 Product Sequencing
27:10 Managing time and projects as a small team
29:36 Getting a Naval Research Contract
33:42 Geopolitics
35:00 Orbital launch costs
35:35 Roadmap
40:19 Origin of name
41:37 Other opportunities in space
42:45 Sci-Fi
Friday Jan 27, 2023
Friday Jan 27, 2023
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/
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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
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
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/
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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
Saturday Jan 14, 2023
Saturday Jan 14, 2023
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!
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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
Friday Dec 30, 2022
Friday Dec 30, 2022
This is our annual preview of some of the things to watch out for in the space sector in 2023!
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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
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
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/
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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
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
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/
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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