Space Business Podcast

#52 Space Stations Galore

This week's episode is another short teach-in episode, just like my episodes #34 on business models in space and #43 on Starship. This time we will talk about space stations, in light of the recent announcements of two new proposed commercial space stations. Enjoy!
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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
1:25 Why are we talking about Space Stations and what is CLD?
3:43 Government Space Stations
5:53 Private Space Stations
10:21 Other space station projects and the future of space stations
 

#51 - Mo Islam, Payload Space

My guest this week is Mo Islam from Payload Space, a new space focused media company. If you are like me, you are always on the lookout for where to get your space news from –besides this podcast of course. The Payload email newsletter, which is their first product, is one of my favorites - sign up here. They recently closed their seed getting money from a number of investors, including the Winklevoss twins and are now gearing up to expand. Mo will tell us 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
2:00 Payload Space origins and The "media gap" in covering the space sector
9:54 The parallels to Crypto
14:30 Content strategy
20:47 Free vs Paid
28:18 Geographic target region
33:59 Finding experts and hiring people
37:56 The jump from weekly to daily content
40:31 Favorite stories
47:03 If you weren't doing Payload Space, what would you be doing?
47:42 Sci-Fi

#49 Exo-Space - edge computing in space

My guests this week are from Exo-Space, a company offering a platform for on-orbit data processing, so basically edge computing in space. That is becoming quite a popular topic for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is that we are generating an ever increasing amount of data in space. Let’s hear all about it!
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
1:40 Elevator Pitch
3:20 Why don't we have real time space data?
5:16 Time advantage
8:02 Relay solutions, ground stations, machine vision and edge computing
11:26 Origin of the idea
14:47 The hardware product
21:14 Use cases and competitive landscape
30:07 More on use cases
35:44 Vision
37:53 If you weren't doing Exo-Space, what would you be doing?
40:18 Sci-Fi

#48 Luc Piguet, ClearSpace

This week we are talking about space debris. My guest is Luc Piguet, co-founder and CEO of Swiss space company ClearSpace. They are building a spacecraft that can remove debris – it looks really cool, sort of like a giant spider, check it out. They already have a big ESA contract for the first mission. Space debris is a problem to take seriously and Luc is one of the best people in the World to explain it.Episode Notes:
0:00 Intro
1:40 Elevator pitch
2:57 Space debris scale and the Kessler syndrome
7:52 Legislation and non-tech challenges
18:23 Space's prisoners dilemma/tragedy of the commons
22:44 Clearspace origins
29:42 Mission and Hardware
42:55 Multiple deorbiting and the steady state operation of the company
50:07 Revenue model
55:48 Vision for Clearspace
58:25 Sci-Fi

#47 Dr. Pete Worden

Dr. Pete Worden is a distinguished space scientist, who holds and has held many prominent roles in the space ecosystem, including: Chairman of the Breakthrough Prize Foundation, a former Director of NASA Ames, a former USAF General, advisor to the Luxembourg Government on space resources and a trustee of the International Space University. Much of our conversation revolves around finding life in other places. Enjoy!
Episode Notes:
0:00 Intro
2:04 The Breakthrough Prize Foundation
8:18 Looking for life in space
14:43 Terrestrial interference
16:34 Breakthrough Starshot
22:02 Other potential missions
26:16 Other locations to look for simple or intelligent life
33:45 Interstellar objects
41:51 What should we do with the moon?
44:56 How can we mess this up?
50:00 Sci-Fi
52:00 Breakthrough Prize Announcements
 

#46 Delian Asparouhov, Founders Fund & Varda

This week I sat down with Delian Asparouhov, a principal at famed VC Founders Fund and also co-founder and President of Varda, a space startup focused on in-space manufacturing.
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
1:47 Delian's background
3:43 How did you get involved in Space investing?
10:30 Non-obvious signs of why space attractive
17:53 Incubation projects in space
23:51 Value chain in space
30:26 Space investing opportunities 
39:53 Space companies with government dependence
45:10 What could go wrong?
47:43 Favorite ways of keeping up with the space economy
49:14 The Miami ecosystem
52:00 Sci-Fi

#45 - Galactic Chloe

Chloé Carriere is a fellow space communicator who is, among other things, the host of the Galactic Chloé show on YouTube. We talk about all things space communications. 
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.
Episode Notes:0:00 Intro
1:54 Chloe's background
5:11 Targeting a broader audience
8:13 Audience feedback
10:00 Where to find space news and education
11:08 Guests
18:21 Do you want to go to space?
22:36 Getting humans to Mars, Government support and media backlash
29:29 How to communicate space to a broad audience in the right way
33:41 Sci-fi

#44 Tim Chrisman, Foundation for the Future: building the space economy

Tim Chrisman is the Executive Director of the Foundation for the Future, a non-profit organization dedicated to help building the space economy. Their objectives include helping to ensure there is sufficient financing and qualified workforce around for us to do that.
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
2:20 F4F pitch
5:27 How did F4F begin?
8:07 Space political structures
9:50 How would you structure financing for the space economy?
14:34 Governance and managing risks for a space economy development entity
18:58 Drafting legislation
24:51 Government avenues supporting space and small space entrepreneurs
27:30 Workforce development in space
33:42 What would be the ideal type of person to run the space corporation once established?
37:17 Have you seen any similar models happening elsewhere in the world?
39:19 How can people get involved?
41:00 Sci-fi

#43 Starship

Raphael talks Starship in this episode
For any bold ideas about Starship or space entrepreneurship email E2MC Ventures at liftoff@e2mc.spaceIf 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.
 
Links mentioned in the episode:
https://www.sohnlein.com/post/calling-all-space-entrepreneurs-it-s-time-for-the-next-wave
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbH1ZDImaI8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B2_dfvRZ4M
 
Episode Notes:
0:00 Intro
2:08 What is Starship
13:57 Starship's commercial significance
17:43 Call to arms

#42 Going to the Moon with Yoav Landsman

My guest Yoav Landsman was the Deputy Mission Director of the SpaceIL Beresheet mission to the Moon, and he now has a Moon-related startup, called Moonscape. Join us to hear about all things lunar!
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
1:38 Yoav's introduction
5:18 General low lunar orbit questions
7:52 "The way to the Moon"
15:00 Moon navigation
18:15 Moon communications
22:34 Radiation
26:44 SpaceIL's Beresheet Lunar Mission
33:32 Starship
41:11 The Moon in 2030
44:15 Best use cases for the Moon
47:15 Sci Fi
50:21 Where can people learn more about the moon?

#41 Yanina Hallak, UARX Space: space transportation

My guest this week is Yanina Hallak, co-founder and CEO of UARX Space, a Spain-based company developing in-space transportation vehicles. 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 Company's name and elevator pitch
3:58 Dedicated launch vs rideshare
9:37 OTV tech
14:12 Customer demand
15:51 The cubesat standard
20:14 When did you start the company?
22:09 More on demand patterns
27:05 The moon and Deep Space
32:46 Mars and Venus
34:10 First OTV in orbit and the space ecosystem in Galicia
39:29 The medium/long term vision for the company and being a female C level executive in space
43:40 Argentina
45:36 What else besides UARX would you be doing in Space?
47:10 Sci Fi (and LEGO)
 

#40 Guillermo Söhnlein: NewSpace - from scarcity to abundance

Guillermo Söhnlein has been involved in the space sector for almost twenty years in various roles, including being the original founder of Space Angels Network and the Chairman of asteroid mining company DSI. We are having a broad conversation about what is going on in space right now, incl. exploring how its current success was three decades in the making, and a lot of discussion around space entrepreneurship. 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
2:22 Richard Branson's suborbital flight
6:22 Are things accelerating up in the space industry?
9:12 Have we been prepared for things happening so quickly?
13:33 "Space Industry"
15:54 The transition to the "application phase"
20:50 The Silicon Valley mindset applied to the Space Sector
25:30 Market demand, large scale production, and general space entrepreneurship talk
36:05  The inflow of new space investors
40:00 The Oceans and Outer Space
42:32 Venus
50:17 What should the space community prioritize?
54:49 Sci-Fi