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The Space Cafe Podcast #038: Joellen Russell, Mayday Mayday, an oceanographer’s passionate cry for help to the space community

SpaceWatch.Global is pleased to present the 38th episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast: Joellen Russell, Mayday Mayday, an oceanographer's passionate cry for help to the space community. Episode 038 features a special guest Joellen Russell. 

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Space Café Radio: On Tour in Geneva – Aila Raquel of Alya Nanosatellites Constellation

In this Space Café Radio - on tour in Geneva, SpaceWatch.Global event coordinator Chiara Moenter spoke with Aila Raquel from Alya Nanosatellites Constellation Brazil during the UNIDIR Outer Space Security Conference 2021 about her company, the need for space data for local farmers, and her expectations and lessons learned from the conference.

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Space Café Radio: On Tour in Geneva – UK Ambassador Aidan Liddle, UK Mission Geneva

In this Space Café Radio - on tour in Geneva, SpaceWatch.Global Publisher Torsten Kriening spoke with Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament at the UK Mission Geneva Aidan Liddle during the UNIDIR Outer Space Security Conference 2021 about the UNGA Resolution 75/36. For more background of the resolution, please find useful information here and here:

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The Space Cafe Podcast #037: Andrew Jones on China’s Space endeavours

SpaceWatch.Global is pleased to present the 37th episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast: Andrew Jones on China's Space endeavours. Episode 037 features a special guest Andrew Jones. The question of all questions: What are the Chinese up to? Money does not seem to play a role.

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Space Café WebTalk with Robin Geiss live from the UN – Getting disarmament of out of the box

by Luisa Low During this week’s Space Café, which was broadcast live from the United Nations’ 2021 Outer Space Security Conference in Geneva, SpaceWatch.Global publisher Torsten Kriening and SpaceWatch.Global event coordinator Chiara Moenter had the chance to sit down with the new United Nations Director of the Institute for Disarmament Research, Dr Robin Geiss

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Space Café Canada by Dr. Jessica West Recap: Blinded by the light

During the third Space Café Canada event, host Jessica West of Project Ploughshares sat down with Dr. Samantha Lawler, an orbital modeler and observational astronomer at the University of Regina to talk about the risks posed by light pollution and other environmental impacts of mega-constellations in outer space.  

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Space Café Recap: “Law Breakfast with Steven Freeland” #5

In the latest Space Café “Law Breakfast with Steven Freeland”, Steven Freeland and Torsten Kriening welcomed Setsuko Aoki and Peter Hulsrøj at a wonderful café in downtown Tokyo. Over bagels, croissants, coffee, and other treats, we discussed many legal issues arising from everyday space activities, including the following:

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Space Café WebTalk with Jean-Jacques Tortora: Can a broad church develop a broad consensus? What’s at stake for Europe’s space sector

During this week’s Space Café, SpaceWatch.Global publisher Torsten Kriening spoke with Jean-Jacques Tortora, Director of the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) in Vienna. Jean-Jacques was previously the Secretary-General of the ASD Eurospace, United Space Attache’ for the French Embassy and Industrial Policy Manager at the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales.

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Space Café WebTalk with Lukasz Wilczynski: There’s space for everyone in space

During this week’s Space Café, SpaceWatch.Global publisher Torsten Kriening got to chat with Lukasz Wilczynski – the brain, organiser, hidden champion and president of the European Space Foundation and the CEO of Polish tech publicity firm, Planet Partners. A self-confessed “space evangelist”, Lukasz Wilczynski, is also the founder of the European Rover Challenge,

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