The Space Cafe Podcast #143 with Frank White
Frank White has spent decades unpacking something astronauts struggle to describe — the instant you see Earth not as a place you stand on but as the vessel carrying...
Frank White has spent decades unpacking something astronauts struggle to describe — the instant you see Earth not as a place you stand on but as the vessel carrying...
In March 2022, Europe’s ExoMars Rosalind Franklin mission was only weeks from launch when it was suddenly grounded. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ended years of cooperation, and left one of ESA’s...
Dr. Pascal Lee, planetary scientist, Arctic field explorer, and professor at the KSU (Kepler Space University). He’s spent his life between two extremes, the frozen frontiers of the Arctic and...
In this eye-opening episode, Markus travels to ESRIN, ESA’s Earth Observation hub in Frascati near Rome, to sit down with Robert Meisner – a man who has spent nearly...
John McFall - surgeon, Paralympic medalist, father of three, and ESA parastronaut selectee — joins Markus to explore how human spaceflight changes when we design for ability, not assumptions. From...
What if Earth once had rings like Saturn? Dr. Andy Tomkins joins Markus to unravel the evidence that, 466 million years ago, a colossal asteroid breakup may have encircled...
Nuclear power’s bad Earthly reputation hides its potential as a lifeline beyond our planet. Space is already radioactive—and if we want to stay and build on the Moon, Mars,...
This week, Simonetta Cheli, Director of Earth Observation Programs at the European Space Agency (ESA), joins Markus to dive into one of the most ambitious and groundbreaking projects of our...
Live from GEOINT 2026 in Aurora, Colorado, Major General Paul Lynch, NATO's Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Intelligence, joins Torsten Kriening to explain why allied intelligence stumbles on integration...
Live from the 41st Space Symposium, Major General Michael Traut, Commander of the German Space Command, joins Torsten Kriening for a candid talk on execution: Germany's €35 billion space...
Space Force architect and former AWS space chief Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Clint Crosier joins Torsten Kriening at Space Symposium - on standing up the U.S. Space Force, commanding GPS,...
Live from day two of the 41st Space Symposium, Dr. Michael Gleason of the Aerospace Corporation joins Torsten Kriening to discuss his paper "Geopolitical Awakening," why Washington overlooks European...
Live from the final day of the 41st Space Symposium, Major General Wolfgang Ohl joins Torsten Kriening to unpack Germany's record presence in Colorado Springs, the €35 billion behind...
Torsten Kriening sits down with Marshall Smith, CEO of Starlab Space, at the 41st Space Symposium. From NASA insider to commercial builder, Marshall reveals where Starlab stands, why the...
Torsten Kriening sits down with Daniel Faber, former CEO of Orbit Fab, on the sun deck of his Colorado home. From cell tower obsolescence to trillion-dollar space markets, from...
Yvette Gonzalez speaks with TTTECH's Christian Fidi and Sascha Bechthold about the Vienna-based company powering Ariane 6, NASA's Lunar Gateway, and Artemis II - with over a billion flight...
Torsten Kriening sits down with Dr. Daniel Baker, Director of the Space Policy Center at CU Boulder, recorded just hours before Artemis 2's splashdown. Discover why engineers need policy...
In this forward-looking episode of Space Café Radio, Torsten Kriening speaks with Dr. Heather Pringle Maj Gen, USAF (Ret.), CEO of the Space Foundation, ahead of the 41st Space Symposium in Colorado Springs - a gathering...
In this special episode of Space Cafe Radio, recorded live at the Middle East Space Conference in Oman, Torsten Kriening speaks with His Excellency Salem Al Qubaisi, Director General of the UAE Space Agency,...
Firefly Aerospace has successfully launched its Alpha Flight 7 Stairway to Seven mission from its Space Launch Complex 2 at the Vandenberg Space Force Base, yesterday March 11, completing...
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