TerraWatch Space Podcast
117 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsDemystifying Earth Observation, Satellite Data and Applications
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#8 - Broadband, IoT and the Quest for Global Connectivity through Satellites with Doug Mohney
April 13, 2021 00:07 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBToday, I am speaking with Doug Mohney. Doug has been working in and writing about IT & satellite industries for over 20 years. His real-world experience including stints at two start-ups, a commercial internet service provider that went public in 1997 for $150 million and a satellite internet broadband company that didn't. We discuss all things satellite communication, particularly satellite broadband, the promise of connecting with the world by SpaceX, Amazon and a couple of other compani...
S1E8: Broadband, IoT and the Quest for Global Connectivity through Satellites with Doug Mohney
April 13, 2021 00:07 - 43 minutes - 38.9 MBToday, I am speaking with Doug Mohney. Doug has been working in and writing about IT & satellite industries for over 20 years. His real-world experience including stints at two start-ups, a commercial internet service provider that went public in 1997 for $150 million and a satellite internet broadband company that didn't. We discuss all things satellite communication, particularly satellite broadband, the promise of connecting with the world by SpaceX, Amazon and a couple of other compan...
S1E7: The Geopolitics of Space and The New Space Race with Namrata Goswami
March 30, 2021 00:20 - 1 hour - 48.1 MBToday, I am speaking with Namrata Goswami, a strategic analyst and consultant on space policy, international relations, great power politics and alternate futures. Namrata has authored a number of books on those topics with the latest one focusing on the second space race titled, "Scramble for the Skies: The Great Power Competition to Control the Resources of Outer Space", co-authored with Peter Garrettson. In this episode, Namrata and I discuss all things geopolitics and how it is very rel...
#7 - The Geopolitics of Space and The New Space Race with Namrata Goswami
March 30, 2021 00:20 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBToday, I am speaking with Namrata Goswami, a strategic analyst and consultant on space policy, international relations, great power politics and alternate futures. Namrata has authored a number of books on those topics with the latest one focusing on the second space race titled, "Scramble for the Skies: The Great Power Competition to Control the Resources of Outer Space", co-authored with Peter Garrettson. In this episode, Namrata and I discuss all things geopolitics and how it is very rel...
S1E6: A Rational Perspective on the Space Launch Market with Pierre Lionnet
March 23, 2021 01:58 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBAbout Today's Guest: Today, I am speaking with Pierre Lionnet, the Research & Managing Director at Eurospace, the trade association of the European space manufacturing industry. Pierre is an economist with more than 25 years of experience in the space industry, and a well-known expert on space markets. Pierre's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eurospacepierrelionnet/ Pierre's Twitter: https://twitter.com/lionnetpierre About Today's Episode: In this episode, Pierre and I discuss wh...
#6 - A Rational Perspective on the Space Launch Market with Pierre Lionnet
March 23, 2021 01:58 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBToday, I am speaking with Pierre Lionnet, the Research & Managing Director at Eurospace, the trade association of the European space manufacturing industry. Pierre is an economist with more than 25 years of experience in the space industry, and a well-known expert on space markets. In this episode, Pierre and I discuss what is NewSpace, recent developments in the launch sector, launcher economics particularly focusing on the micro launcher segment, meaning small-lift launch vehicles capable...
#5 - Being a Space Enthusiast, Venture Capitalist & Building Factories in Space with Delian Asparouhov
March 16, 2021 00:00 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBToday, I have a very interesting guest, one who wears 3 different hats - a self-proclaimed space enthusiast, a venture capitalist and a space entrepreneur, Delian Asparouhov. Delian is a Principal at Founders Fund, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that has invested in SpaceX, Palantir, Facebook, Airbnb and more. Delian also recently cofounded Varda Space Technologies that is building factories in space in order to manufacture products for use on Earth. In this episode, Delian an...
S1E5: Being a Space Enthusiast, Venture Capitalist & Building Factories in Space with Delian Asparouhov
March 16, 2021 00:00 - 57 minutes - 58.4 MBToday, I have a very interesting guest, one who wears 3 different hats - a self-proclaimed space enthusiast, a venture capitalist and a space entrepreneur, Delian Asparouhov. Delian is a Principal at Founders Fund, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that has invested in SpaceX, Palantir, Facebook, Airbnb and more. Delian also recently cofounded Varda Space Technologies that is building factories in space in order to manufacture products for use on Earth. In this episode, Delian an...
S1E4: Space Tourism: Hype vs Reality with Laura Seward Forczyk
March 08, 2021 00:00 - 51 minutes - 48.1 MBToday, I am speaking with Laura Seward Forcyzk. Laura is the owner of space consulting firm Astralytical specializing in space science, industry, and policy, and also offering space career coaching services. She is a NASA Subject Matter Expert for planetary science missions. She has researched astrophysics and planetary science at three NASA centers, flown two parabolic “Zero Gravity” campaigns and conducted geological research in a meteor crater. She is also the author of "Rise of the Sp...
#4 - Space Tourism: Hype vs Reality with Laura Seward Forczyk
March 08, 2021 00:00 - 51 minutes - 46.7 MBToday, I am speaking with Laura Seward Forcyzk. Laura is the owner of space consulting firm Astralytical specializing in space science, industry, and policy, and also offering space career coaching services. She is a NASA Subject Matter Expert for planetary science missions. She has researched astrophysics and planetary science at three NASA centers, flown two parabolic “Zero Gravity” campaigns and conducted geological research in a meteor crater. She is also the author of "Rise of the Spac...
#3 - An Investor's Outlook on SpaceTech - Part 2: Jeff Crusey
March 01, 2021 00:00 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBOur guest today is Jeff Crusey, a venture capital investor at Seraphim Capital that invests predominantly in space tech. Seraphim has invested in many startups across space domains including Spire, Iceye, D-Orbit as well as AST & Science. In this episode, Jeff provides his perspectives on the space industry, including the recent developments in space tech and the applications of space technologies for Earth. We discuss how big of a problem space debris is and how companies are using innova...
S1E3: An Investor's Outlook on SpaceTech - Part 2: Jeff Crusey
March 01, 2021 00:00 - 28 minutes - 21.2 MBOur guest today is Jeff Crusey, a venture capital investor at Seraphim Capital that invests predominantly in space tech. Seraphim has invested in many startups across space domains including Spire, Iceye, D-Orbit as well as AST & Science. In this episode, Jeff provides his perspectives on the space industry, including the recent developments in space tech and the applications of space technologies for Earth. We discuss how big of a problem space debris is and how companies are using innova...
S1E2: An Investor's Outlook on SpaceTech - Part 1: Andrew Lapham
February 22, 2021 09:40 - 35 minutes - 24.8 MBThis episode is all about investing in space. Our guest today is Andrew Lapham, the CEO of Northern Private Capital, a private equity firm based in Canada. In 2019, Northern Private Capital acquired MDA, the Canadian aerospace company, from Maxar Technologies of the US, for a deal valued at about 1 billion Canadian dollars. In this episode, Andrew provides an investor's perspective on the space industry. As an outsider who ventured into space by investing in MDA, Andrew has some interesting...
#2 - An Investor's Outlook on SpaceTech - Part 1: Andrew Lapham
February 22, 2021 09:40 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBThis episode is all about investing in space. Our guest today is Andrew Lapham, the CEO of Northern Private Capital, a private equity firm based in Canada. In 2019, Northern Private Capital acquired MDA, the Canadian aerospace company, from Maxar Technologies of the US, for a deal valued at about 1 billion Canadian dollars. In this episode, Andrew provides an investor's perspective on the space industry. As an outsider who ventured into space by investing in MDA, Andrew has some interesting...
S1E1: A Closer Look at Earth Observation with Joe Morrison
February 14, 2021 23:00 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBIn this first episode, I am stoked to have Joe Morrison on the podcast to talk about all things Earth Observation - the domain of space tech related to collecting data about the Earth through sensors in satellites. Joe and I discuss what is Earth...
#1 - A Closer Look at Earth Observation with Joe Morrison
February 14, 2021 23:00 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBIn this first episode, I am stoked to have Joe Morrison on the podcast to talk about all things Earth Observation - the domain of space tech related to collecting data about the Earth through sensors in satellites.
Hello World!
February 02, 2021 23:00 - 2 minutes - 1.51 MBWelcome to the TerraWatch Space podcast. This is Aravind. In this podcast, I will attempt to decode what is going on in the space industry, by interviewing thought leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, space professionals and more, to get their perspectives..