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On Tuesday 13 June 2023, Torsten Kriening spoke during his visit at the ETH Zurich with Dr. Matthias Maurer, ESA Astronaut on the roof terrace of the building incluing this breathtaking view.

On Tuesday 13 June 2023, Torsten Kriening got the chance to visit the ETH Zurich for a media event where he also had the chance to interview Dr Thomas Zurbuchen.

In the latest (13th) “Space Café Law Breakfast with Steven Freeland”, host Prof Steven Freeland, Emeritus Professor at Western Sydney University, and Professorial Fellow at Bond University, and Co-Host Torsten Kriening, SpaceWatch.Global’s Publisher, welcomed Ruvimbo Samanga and Dr Antonino Salmeri to a fantastic breakfast discussion at a café in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

In this Space Café Radio - SpaceWatch.Global publisher Torsten Kriening spoke with Prof. Dr. Uwe Cantner, Chairman of the Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation a few weeks after the commission handed over their 2023 annual report on research, innovation, and technological performance in Germany.

Teodoro Valente, the new president of the Italian Space Agency (ASI), has resumed office at the agency's headquarters in Rome. Valente's candidacy was proposed by the COMINT, chaired by Adolfo Urso, the Minister of Enterprise and Made in Italy.

Arianespace, a European launch services provider, and Orbex, a UK-based provider of small satellite launch services, announced on the 13th of June that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to study possible future cooperation to answer its customers’ requirements. 

Frederic C. Baker will join the European space start-up UNIO after his appointment as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). As a result, He will lead the architecture build-out of the Company's ground-breaking commercial satellite constellation focused on enabling new services and products in the automotive and broader mobility sector.

Exolaunch, a global provider of mission management and integration services, announced on the 14th of June the successful deployment of 32 satellites on SpaceX’s Transporter-8 dedicated rideshare mission. This brings Exolaunch to a total of 323 satellites launched. The rideshare mission lifted-off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 on the 12th of June at 2:35 pm PT from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, USA. 

HPS GmbH has announced its membership in the Net Zero Space Initiative, an ambitious global movement dedicated to supporting sustainable practices and innovations in space. The Net Zero Space Initiative brings together industry leaders, organizations, and experts from various sectors to collaborate on finding concrete solutions to combat space debris

SES has announced that Steve Collar, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), will be stepping down at the end of June 2023. This is because the CEO is looking to pursue other professional and personal endeavors. The search for a successor is underway, and Ruy Pinto, currently the Chief Technology Officer of SES, will assume the role of CEO until the Company announces a permanent successor.