Most of us don’t think of Angola as a space faring nation. Yet the Angola Space Office PPGEM has been making an example as an emerging space nation developing a local space economy since 2013. At the 6th New Space Atlantic Summit in Lisbon, Remco Timmermans talked with PPGEM project manager Osvaldo Porto about Angola as a role model for emerging space nations.
Read More »14th IAA Symposium – Day 3 – Krienings morning outlook
On day 3 the 14th IAA Symposium on Small Satellites, Torsten Kriening gives an outlook on the program of the day.
Read More »6th NewSpace Atlantic Summit – Interview with Ricardo Conde, PTSpace
During the 6th NewSpace Atlantic Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, on 10 May 2023, Remco Timmermans talked with Ricardo Conde, President of the Portugal Space Agency about the importance of the New Space Atlantic Summit that was held at EMSA earlier this week and how Portugal is supporting the global effort for space sustainability. He also looks forward to the upcoming 5th anniversary of the agency and the 7th New Space Atlantic Summit that will coincide with this summit in March 2024!
Read More »6th NewSpace Atlantic Summit – Timmermans lunchtime update
This is the lunchtime update by Remco Timmermans at the 6th New Space Atlantic Summit in Lisbon. This morning, we heard several very interesting statements about space sustainability in the keynotes and panels, including the role of education, legislation, and the commercial sector.
Read More »14th IAA Symposium- Day 2 – Interview with Dr Narayan Prasad (NP)
14th IAA Symposium- Day 2 – Interview with Prof Rene Laufer
On day 2 of the 14th IAA Symposium Prof Rene Laufer gives Torsten Kriening an review on day 1 and a short outlook on day 2.
Read More »Space Café Radio – with Prof Marco Beijersbergen
In this Space Café Radio - SpaceWatch.Global publisher Torsten Kriening spoke with Prof Marco Beijersbergen, Founder and Managing Director of cosine, about the companies 25th anniversary, their future and the role of AI in our industry.
Read More »14th IAA Symposium – Day 1 – Interview with Dr. Anna Christmann
Before her keynote to open the 14th IAA Symposium on Small Satellites, Germany's Aerospace Coordinator Dr. Anna Christmann spoke with Torsten Kriening about the current role of space for Germany and the status of the creation of a new German Space Strategy, and Space Law.
Read More »14th IAA Symposium – Day 1 – Krienings morning briefing
It is day one of the 14th IAA Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth System Observation. The conference is organised by DLR’s Institute for Solar-Terrestrial Physics, TU Berlin together with Berlin Partners. What can we expect today? Opening sessions with our German Aerospace Coordinator Dr Anna Christmann and Berlins local politicians. We will hear a keynote of Kristina Nikolaus, CEO of Okapi orbits. On the academic presentations we can expect three sessions on Programmatics, infrared missions and Space Situational Awareness followed by a panel on Future of launch opportunities for small satellites.
Read More »14th IAA Symposium – Day 0 – Krienings pre-event report
Welcome at the 14th IAA Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth System Observation here at the Ludwig Erhard House in Berlin. The conference is hosted by DLR’s Institute for Solar-Terrestrial Physics in Neustrelitz and the Technical University of Berlin. Shoutout to Prof Eberhard Gill, Dr Matthias Hetscher and Prof Enrico Stoll for Chairing the next days. Authors from more than 35 countries, representing space agencies, industries, knowledge institutes and academia, confirmed their oral presentations and poster sessions. Also politics show their continuous interest and support of the event.
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