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Space Café Singapore by Lynette Tan: Mani Thiru – Space Café on the Red (hot) Dot

The first Edition of Space Café Singapore by Lynette Tan took a closer look at the space trends in Singapore and the region. Lynette's guest is  Mani Thiru, Head of Space & Satellite at Amazon Web Services Asia-Pacific. Mani, as a new resident on the red dot talked about on what's the hottest things happening here in space right now! Mani leads the Aerospace & Satellite Solutions team at Amazon Web Services across Asia-Pacific.

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Space Café Austria by Judith Delany: Spacejunk or a museum object? – How important is our shared space history?

The third edition of Space Café Austria focused on a topic, that has been more and more discussed ever since the Artemis Accords have come into play: The protection of space heritage and our shared space history. Host Judith Delany spoke with Dr. Christian Klösch of the Technical Museum in Vienna, giving a unique insight not just into Austrian Space history, but into the importance of history in general. Dr. Klösch, who studied history and astronomy, has been with the Vienna Museum of Technology (TMW) since 2009.

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Space Café Israel by Meidad Pariente: Dr. Ana Heller – Never give up on your dreams

In the second episode of Space Café Israel, Meidad Pariente is in conversation with Dr. Ana Heller, a fierce promoter of science and space technologies for the youth by leading space projects in Europa and South America and simultaneously implementing outreach strategies of international collaboration. During our Space Café, we talked about Anni’s passion for the stars, horse riding, STEM education, and WiSpace.

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Space Café Brazil by Ian Grosner Recap, with Prof. Dr. Thais Russomano

In this week’s Space Café Brazil, Ian Grosner talked with Prof. Dr Thais Russomano, a Brazilian Space Scientist, Researcher and Medical Doctor. Prof Thais Russomano has 30+ yr of experience in Aerospace Med, Space Phys & Digital Health. She is an MD with an MSc in Aerospace Med/USA, a PhD in Space Phys-KCL/UK, and was a researcher for 3 yr at DLR/Germany.

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Space Cafè Italy by Dr. Emma Gatti: Cinzia Zuffada of NASA JPL

The fourth episode of Space Café Italy has featured Cinzia Zuffada, NASA’s JPL Deputy Chief Scientist and President of the Italian Scientists and Scholars in North America Foundation (ISSNAF). The episode was hosted by Dr. Emma Gatti, host for Space Cafè Radio and correspondent of SpaceWatch.Global for Italy.

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Space Café Israel by Meidad Pariente: Tal Inbar – From start-up nation to space-up nation?

In the first episode of Space Café Israel, Meidad Pariente is in conversation with Tal Inbar, a walking encyclopaedia of knowledge, a member of the History Committee of the International Academy of Astronautics; Board member of D-Mars, Israel's Mars simulations centre. He is also a national mentor for "Horizon", the Israel Space Agency community of space educators.

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Space Café Scotland by Angela Mathis – New Science and Emerging Technology with Steve Greenland Recap

The year’s third Space Café Scotland by Angela Mathis - New Science and Emerging Technology with guest Steve Greenland of Craft Prospect took place on Friday, 17th June. Steve Greenland is the founder and Managing Director of Craft Prospect, building smart and secure space systems and services, Director of Omanos Analytics,

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Space Café Italy by Dr. Emma Gatti: Massimo Claudio Comparini of Thales Alenia Space Italy

In the third episode of Space Café Italy Dr. Emma Gatti is in conversation with Massimo Claudio Comparini, the CEO of Thales Alenia Space Italy, a global space manufacturing company that has been providing high-tech solutions for Telecommunications, Navigation, Earth Observation, environmental management, scientific research and orbital infrastructure for more than four decades.

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Space Café Brazil by Ian Grosner Recap, with Prof Daniel Freire e Almeida and Suyan Cristina Malhadas

In this week’s Space Café Brazil, Ian Grosner talked with Prof. Dr. Daniel Freire e Almeida and Suyan Cristina Malhadas, direct from the Catholic University of Santos in the city of Santos, São Paulo, Brazil. Prof. Dr. Daniel Freire e Almeida is Professor of International Law, International Relations, Internet Law, and Space Law at Catholic University of Santos - Masters and PHD Program

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Space Café Germany by Andreas Schepers Recap: Holger Krag- we don’t need to conduct research anymore, we need to act!

In April 2022, ESA's new Center for Space Safety was opened in Darmstadt. Andreas Schepers spoke with Dr. Holger Krag, Head of ESA's Space Security Program, about the ESA program and the tasks of the new center. At the beginning of the interview, Krag explains the ESA program and outlines the three areas of space weather, asteroid defense and space debris.

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