https://spacewatch.global/events/space-cafe/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:05:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/events/space-cafe/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/space-cafe-clip-alan-gubiev-of-launch-42-on-the-launch-crunch-and-why-small-payloads-are-squeezed/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77968 From Delft, Launch 42 CEO Alan Gubiev joins Daniela Jovic for a candid look at the launch market - scarce options, waiting lists on waiting lists, why the smallest payloads are squeezed hardest, and why now is the perfect moment for Europe's emerging small launchers.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/esa-industry-space-days-2026-martin-jussi-of-kappazeta-on-why-money-really-does-grow-on-trees/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77965 From ESA Industry Space Days at ESTEC, KappaZeta CEO Martin Jüssi joins Daniela Jovic to explain how Earth observation turns forests into measurable value, why the industry should start with user needs rather than technology, and how the company is now developing its own mission.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/wsbw-2026-dr-p-anbalagan-on-maharashtras-plan-to-build-a-space-economy-from-the-ground-up/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77960 From World Space Business Week in Paris, Dr. P. Anbalagan, Principal Secretary for the Government of Maharashtra, joins Laura Todd to explain how India's largest subnational economy is building a space ecosystem end to end - a 300-acre innovation city, 30,000 startups, shared facilities, and a 2027 Space Fest.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/wsbw-2026-furniture-that-builds-itself-joe-landon-of-rendezvous-robotics-on-in-space-self-assembly/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77957 From World Space Business Week in Paris, Joe Landon, co-founder of Rendezvous Robotics, joins Laura Todd to explain how spacecraft can assemble themselves in orbit using magnetic tiles - no astronauts, no robotic arms - unlocking megawatt-class power and large antennas beyond the limits of a rocket fairing.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/wsbw-2026-isabelle-mauro-of-gsoa-on-wrc-27-and-satellite-as-critical-infrastructure/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77952 From World Space Business Week in Paris, GSOA Director General Isabelle Mauro joins Torsten Kriening to explain why WRC-27 is a landmark moment for satellite - with roughly 80% of the agenda now space-related - and what's at stake on spectrum, direct-to-device and lunar communications.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/wsbw-2026-17000-mph-and-it-stops-trevor-smith-of-atomic-6-on-testing-space-armor/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77947 From World Space Business Week in Paris, Trevor Smith, president and co-founder of Atomic-6, joins Laura Todd to discuss Space Armor - the lightest, thinnest debris shield ever built for space - how it's tested at 7.2 km/s, and its upcoming flight debut with Portal Space Systems.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/wsbw-2026-franck-mouriaux-of-fada-on-going-from-blank-page-to-operating-satellites-in-two-years/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77935 From World Space Business Week in Paris, Franck Mouriaux, acting CEO of FADA, joins Laura Todd to share how the company went from a blank page in 2024 to operating its first satellite on orbit - and why, with technology increasingly accessible, the real differentiator is the ability to execute.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/wsbw-2026-jeff-thornburg-of-portal-on-solar-thermal-propulsion-and-buying-an-entire-rocket/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77932 From World Space Business Week in Paris, Portal Space Systems CEO Jeff Thornburg joins Torsten Kriening to explain why he bought an entire SpaceX rocket, how solar thermal propulsion enables MEO-to-LEO transfers in under three hours, and why the future of deep space is nuclear.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/wsbw-day-3-someone-has-to-build-it-laura-todd-and-torsten-kriening/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77837 Day three at World Space Business Week: Laura Todd and Torsten Kriening open SPIN with a frank review — more networking and real business being done, unresolved questions about where funding lanes lie, and why IRIS² has finally given Europe a blueprint for scaling up.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/sdss-paris-mg-michael-traut-on-the-european-space-component-command-and-solving-interoperability/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77827 From SDSS at World Space Business Week in Paris, Major General Michael Traut, Commander of the German Space Command, joins Torsten Kriening to explain where the European Space Component Command really stands, why interoperability is the domain's biggest challenge, and how a German-led protocol stack could solve it.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/wsbw-2026-pacome-revillon-of-novaspace-on-the-next-cycle-of-space-innovation/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77689 From the opening of World Space Business Week 2026 in Paris, Novaspace's Pacôme Revillon joins Laura Todd to argue that "new space" is now a decade old - and that a second cycle of innovation is beginning, shaped by sovereignty, orbital data centres, AI, and an industry finally reaching scale.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/wsbw-2026-morning-show-niels-buus-torsten-kriening-on-europes-move-from-vision-to-delivery/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77686 From the 29th World Space Business Week in Paris, Torsten Kriening and Niels Buus open SpaceWatch.Global's coverage - reflecting on a European turning point where funding, political will and mature technology converge, and asking the question that now matters most: who can actually deliver at scale?]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/international-space-summit-euspas-rodrigo-da-costa-on-what-europe-achieves-together/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77639 From the close of the International Space Summit in Paris, EUSPA Executive Director Rodrigo da Costa joins Torsten Kriening to reflect on two intense days, Ursula von der Leyen's case for European space, and EUSPA's readiness as space moves into the European Competitiveness Fund.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/international-space-summit-manny-shar-of-astrolab-on-building-a-lunar-rover-in-17-months/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77625 From the International Space Summit in Paris, Manny Shar, Senior Director of Growth at Astrolab, joins Laura Todd to explain how the company is building NASA's astronaut-driven lunar rover in just 17 months - and what its hardware-fast, iterate-often culture can teach the wider industry.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/international-space-summit-esa-dg-josef-aschbacher-on-europes-case-for-human-spaceflight/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77636 From the close of the International Space Summit in Paris, ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher joins Torsten Kriening to call the summit a huge success for Europe, unveil his proposal for European human spaceflight capability, and explain why investing in space lifts every other sector with it.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/international-space-summit-robert-hook-of-marble-imaging-on-europes-sovereign-very-high-resolution-eyes/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77633 From the International Space Summit in Paris, Marble Imaging CEO Robert Hook joins Torsten Kriening beside the company's first satellite to discuss sovereign European very high resolution imaging, new partnerships with Thrust Me and Safran, and the push toward sub-50 cm data by 2028. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/international-space-summit-dr-martin-langer-on-ororatech-putting-96-sensors-on-eutelsat-oneweb/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77630 From the International Space Summit in Paris, OroraTech CEO Dr. Martin Langer joins Torsten Kriening to unpack a breakthrough deal placing the company's thermal sensors across the Eutelsat OneWeb fleet - creating a connected orbital data center, revisit times of 15–30 minutes, and what he calls "GEOINT from LEO."]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/international-space-summit-meganne-christian-on-europes-astronaut-corps-and-the-road-to-rome/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77617 From the International Space Summit in Paris, ESA reserve astronaut Meganne Christian joins Laura Todd to discuss Europe's push for autonomous access to space, the road to December's exploration ministerial in Rome, her own training journey, and why in-orbit manufacturing is a capability worth backing.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/international-space-summit-nicolas-gaume-on-building-the-factory-in-orbit-with-space-cargo-unlimited/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77612 From the International Space Summit in Paris, Nicolas Gaume, co-founder and CEO of Space Cargo Unlimited, joins Laura Todd to unveil partnerships with ATMOS Space Cargo and Vortex, explain the Bentobox in-space factory, and make the case for manufacturing materials and medicines in orbit.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/international-space-summit-you-buy-a-product-not-a-powerpoint-adel-haddoud-of-infinite-orbits/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77541 From the first International Space Summit in Paris, Adel Haddoud, CEO of Infinite Orbits, joins Torsten Kriening with fresh news of a second European operator signing for Endurance — and explains how in-orbit servicing has moved from concept to repeatable, commercial scale, built with parts from 17 European countries. ]]>