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Space Minds
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Space Minds is a new audio and video podcast from SpaceNews that focuses on the inspiring leaders, technologies and exciting opportunities in space.
This weekly podcast features compelling interviews with scientists, founders and experts who love to talk about space, covers the news that has enthusiasts daydreaming, and engages with listeners. Join David Ariosto, Mike Gruss and journalists from the SpaceNews team for new episodes every Thursday.
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Will Bruey on rethinking the role of pharmaceuticals in low Earth orbit
3d ago00:16:10Tap to summarizeIn this episode, David Arisoto speaks with Varda CEO Will Bruey at the Ascend conference. They discuss how Varda hopes to play a role bridging medicine and low Earth orbit as well as the company’s successful re-entry of its space vehicle over Australia and the evolving space sector.👉 See more episodes in the Space Minds playlist About Space MindsSpace Minds is a new audio and video podcast from SpaceNews that focuses on the inspiring leaders, technologies and exciting opportunities in space.This weekly podcast features compelling interviews with scientists, founders and experts who love to talk about space, covers the news that has enthusiasts daydreaming, and engages with listeners. Join David Ariosto, Mike Gruss and journalists from the SpaceNews team for new episodes every Thursday.Space Minds Podcasthttps://spacenews.com/space-minds-pod...Sign up for a SpaceNews newsletterhttps://spacenews.com/newsletters/
Transcribe →Building the infrastructure for a shifting space economy with Massi Ladovaz
1w ago00:31:21Tap to summarizeIn this episode, David Ariosto speaks with SpinLaunch CEO Massi Ladovaz. They discuss what attracted Ladovaz to reimagining how to launch spacecraft, the changing needs and challenges of building constellations for a global space community, and adapting to customer demands for sovereignty amid shifting geopolitical situations.👉 See more episodes in the Space Minds playlist About Space MindsSpace Minds is a new audio and video podcast from SpaceNews that focuses on the inspiring leaders, technologies and exciting opportunities in space.This weekly podcast features compelling interviews with scientists, founders and experts who love to talk about space, covers the news that has enthusiasts daydreaming, and engages with listeners. Join David Ariosto, Mike Gruss and journalists from the SpaceNews team for new episodes every Thursday.Space Minds Podcasthttps://spacenews.com/space-minds-podcast/Sign up for a SpaceNews newsletterhttps://spacenews.com/newsletters/
Transcribe →Maintaining leadership in space with Victoria Coleman
2w ago00:40:12Tap to summarizeIn this episode of the Space Minds podcast, David Ariosto talks with Victoria Coleman, the former chief scientist for the U.S. Air Force who now serves as associate provost of the Berkeley Air & Space Center at the University of California, Berkeley. They discuss how space represents the convergence of disparate scientific fields such as computing, AI, physics and materials, combined with human’s inherent curiosity about exploration. They also talk about operationalizing and disrupting new space technologies and what it takes to maintain asymmetry in military technologies.👉 See more episodes in the Space Minds playlist About Space MindsSpace Minds is a new audio and video podcast from SpaceNews that focuses on the inspiring leaders, technologies and exciting opportunities in space.This weekly podcast features compelling interviews with scientists, founders and experts who love to talk about space, covers the news that has enthusiasts daydreaming, and engages with listeners. Join David Ariosto, Mike Gruss and journalists from the SpaceNews team for new episodes every Thursday.Space Minds Podcasthttps://spacenews.com/space-minds-podcast/Sign up for a SpaceNews newsletterhttps://spacenews.com/newsletters/
Transcribe →Making satellite communications more resilient
3w ago00:15:57Tap to summarizeIn this episode of Space Minds, Mike Gruss talks with Kymeta’s Ryan Stevenson. They discuss the benefits and challenges of multi-orbit and multi-band connectivity in a single terminal.👉 See more episodes in the Space Minds playlist About Space MindsSpace Minds is a new audio and video podcast from SpaceNews that focuses on the inspiring leaders, technologies and exciting opportunities in space.This weekly podcast features compelling interviews with scientists, founders and experts who love to talk about space, covers the news that has enthusiasts daydreaming, and engages with listeners. Join David Ariosto, Mike Gruss and journalists from the SpaceNews team for new episodes every Thursday.Space Minds Podcasthttps://spacenews.com/space-minds-podcast/Sign up for a SpaceNews newsletterhttps://spacenews.com/newsletters/
Transcribe →Finding solutions to jamming and spoofing
Jun 2500:20:00Tap to summarizeIn this episode of Space Minds, Mike Gruss talks with Iridium’s Tim Last. They discuss competition in the direct-to-device and Internet-of-Things sector as well as solutions to GPS jamming problems that have flared up in recent months.👉 See more episodes in the Space Minds playlist About Space MindsSpace Minds is a new audio and video podcast from SpaceNews that focuses on the inspiring leaders, technologies and exciting opportunities in space.This weekly podcast features compelling interviews with scientists, founders and experts who love to talk about space, covers the news that has enthusiasts daydreaming, and engages with listeners. Join David Ariosto, Mike Gruss and journalists from the SpaceNews team for new episodes every Thursday.Space Minds Podcasthttps://spacenews.com/space-minds-podcast/Sign up for a SpaceNews newsletterhttps://spacenews.com/newsletters/
Transcribe →A legacy to help solve the space workforce pipeline
Jun 1800:24:48Tap to summarizeIn this episode of Space Minds, David Ariosto talks with Mike Kincaid, president and chief executive of the Challenger Center. They discuss the space workforce pipeline and the center’s role in boosting STEM.👉 See more episodes in the Space Minds playlist About Space MindsSpace Minds is a new audio and video podcast from SpaceNews that focuses on the inspiring leaders, technologies and exciting opportunities in space.This weekly podcast features compelling interviews with scientists, founders and experts who love to talk about space, covers the news that has enthusiasts daydreaming, and engages with listeners. Join David Ariosto, Mike Gruss and journalists from the SpaceNews team for new episodes every Thursday.Space Minds Podcasthttps://spacenews.com/space-minds-podcast/Sign up for a SpaceNews newsletterhttps://spacenews.com/newsletters/
Transcribe →Understanding what’s next for orbital data centers
Jun 1101:03:32Tap to summarizeThis episode of Space Minds is from SpaceNews’ recent event on orbital data centers. There, SpaceNews journalists talk with industry leaders and analysts about what’s driving interest in the technology, the role power could play and why price may not be the only factor.👉 See more episodes in the Space Minds playlist About Space MindsSpace Minds is a new audio and video podcast from SpaceNews that focuses on the inspiring leaders, technologies and exciting opportunities in space.This weekly podcast features compelling interviews with scientists, founders and experts who love to talk about space, covers the news that has enthusiasts daydreaming, and engages with listeners. Join David Ariosto, Mike Gruss and journalists from the SpaceNews team for new episodes every Thursday.Space Minds Podcasthttps://spacenews.com/space-minds-podcast/Sign up for a SpaceNews newsletterhttps://spacenews.com/newsletters/
Transcribe →Delian Asparouhov and Philip Johnston on making the case for orbital data centers
Jun 400:26:14Tap to summarizeThis episode of Space Minds is from SpaceNews’ recent event on orbital data centers. There, Jeff Foust talks with talks with Founders Fund’s Delian Asparouhov about why he’s warming to orbital data centers. And in the second half, Jeff chats with Philip Johnston, CEO of Starcloud.👉 See more episodes in the Space Minds playlist About Space MindsSpace Minds is a new audio and video podcast from SpaceNews that focuses on the inspiring leaders, technologies and exciting opportunities in space.This weekly podcast features compelling interviews with scientists, founders and experts who love to talk about space, covers the news that has enthusiasts daydreaming, and engages with listeners. Join David Ariosto, Mike Gruss and journalists from the SpaceNews team for new episodes every Thursday.Space Minds Podcasthttps://spacenews.com/space-minds-podcast/Sign up for a SpaceNews newsletterhttps://spacenews.com/newsletters/
Transcribe →CEO Series: Lux Aeterna’s Brian Taylor on what’s next for on-orbit servicing
May 2800:18:19Tap to summarizeIn this episode of Space Minds, David Ariosto talks with Lux Aeterna CEO Brian Taylor about the problems with disposable satellites and the use for on-orbit servicing.👉 See more episodes in the Space Minds playlist About Space MindsSpace Minds is a new audio and video podcast from SpaceNews that focuses on the inspiring leaders, technologies and exciting opportunities in space.This weekly podcast features compelling interviews with scientists, founders and experts who love to talk about space, covers the news that has enthusiasts daydreaming, and engages with listeners. Join David Ariosto, Mike Gruss and journalists from the SpaceNews team for new episodes every Thursday.Space Minds Podcasthttps://spacenews.com/space-minds-podcast/Sign up for a SpaceNews newsletterhttps://spacenews.com/newsletters/
Transcribe →CEO Series: Open Cosmos’ Rafel Jorda Siquier on finding a niche in space.
May 2100:27:33Tap to summarizeIn this episode of Space Minds, Mike Gruss talks with Open Cosmos’ CEO Rafel Jorda Siquier about combining Earth observation, connectivity and IoT into a single platform. They also discuss what to expect in 2026.
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