https://spacewatch.global/tag/daniela-jovic/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:14:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/daniela-jovic/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/11/czech-space-week-michele-iapaolo-of-esa-on-commercialisation-journey-from-idea-to-global-market/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:30:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=79961 From Czech Space Week in Prague, ESA Commercialisation Officer Michele Iapaolo joins Daniela Jovic to explain the agency’s commercialisation journey from ideation to global markets, what judges look for when selecting startups, and the two gaps Europe still needs to close.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/11/czech-space-week-gyula-cserenyi-on-hungarys-next-step-from-mission-to-space-agency/ Thu, 05 Nov 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=79958 From Czech Space Week in Prague, Hungarian research astronaut Gyula Cserényi joins Daniela Jovic to discuss life after the Axiom-4 mission, Hungary’s plan to turn its HUNOR programme into a permanent national space agency, Europe’s need for advanced rocketry, and why everybody can reach the stars.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/11/czech-space-week-adela-boranova-on-growing-startups-bigger-funding-and-why-europe-needs-upstream/ Thu, 05 Nov 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=79955 From Czech Space Week in Prague, ESA BIC Czech Republic Programme Manager Adéla Boranová joins Daniela Jovic to share the growth of the Liftoff Challenge, news of a third incubator programme with increased funding per startup, and her call for more upstream innovation in Europe.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/10/sdsc-2026-clemence-poirier-on-tracking-cyber-attacks-against-space-systems/ Sat, 31 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=79644 From the Software-Defined Space Conference in Tallinn, ETH Zurich’s Clémence Poirier joins Daniela Jovic to explain how she tracks claims of cyber attacks against space companies through open sources, what the threat landscape really looks like, and why the sector may need fewer frameworks and better implementation.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/10/sdsc-2026-a-sandbox-for-space-threats-mari-allik-of-spaceit-on-testing-before-you-launch/ Sat, 31 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=79647 From the Software-Defined Space Conference in Tallinn, Spaceit COO Mari Allik joins Daniela Jovic to explain the ESA-backed Space Cyber Range for testing attack scenarios before launch, and a 16U CubeSat with a quarter of its mission open to anyone wanting to fly code in orbit.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/10/where-cyber-meets-space-dr-adrian-venables-on-training-the-next-generation-at-taltech/ Sat, 31 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=79653 From TalTech in Tallinn, Dr. Adrian Venables, Head of the Space Centre, joins Daniela Jovic to explain how Europe’s first cyber security masters now trains students in space cyber security - working with real student satellites and a university ground station to secure smallsats as few have done before.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/10/cassini-entrepreneurship-days-giancarlo-granero-of-the-ec-on-crossing-the-valley-of-death/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=78789 From the CASSINI Entrepreneurship Days in Prague, Giancarlo Granero, Head of Unit for Space Economy at the European Commission, joins Daniela Jovic to discuss a proposed fivefold budget increase for 2028–2034, Europe's scale-up valley of death, a forthcoming manufacturing accelerator, and why Galileo proves Europe can catch up.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/10/cassini-entrepreneurship-days-fiammetta-diani-on-building-a-space-market-not-just-space-technology/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=78545 From the CASSINI Entrepreneurship Days in Prague, EUSPA's Fiammetta Diani joins Daniela Jovic to chart the event's growth from four investors in a lobby to hundreds of startups, explain why excellent technology is no longer enough, and introduce Make It With Space - a new demand-driven scheme for European scale-ups.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/10/cassini-entrepreneurship-days-weiyi-ding-on-what-cities-actually-need-from-space-data/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=78536 From the CASSINI Entrepreneurship Days in Prague, Weiyi Ding, data scientist at the City of Amsterdam, joins Daniela Jovic to explain the Space for Cities project, how five European cities are piloting satellite data for urban challenges, and the gap still separating what startups offer from what public institutions need.]]> 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/erc-2026-lucy-van-der-tas-of-esa-on-careers-beyond-astronauts-and-following-your-passion/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77418 From the European Rover Challenge in Kraków, ESA's Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor Lucy van der Tas joins Daniela Jovic to bust the myth that space careers mean astronauts, explain who really thrives at ESA, and share a moving story about why encouraging women in engineering matters.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/08/smallsat-2026-laila-kazemi-on-star-forge-trackers-and-judging-small-companies-by-skill-not-size/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77061 From the final day of SmallSat in Salt Lake City, Laila Kazemi, CEO of Star Forge, joins Daniela Jovic to discuss star trackers and space optical navigation, why small companies fight to be seen, the students her team is helping into the industry, and her call to be judged by skill rather than size.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/08/smallsat-2026-eric-anden-on-bringing-terrestrial-computing-to-space-with-ramon-space/ Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77023 From the SmallSat Conference in Salt Lake City, Eric Anden, Head of Communication Products at Ramon.Space, joins Daniela Jovic to explain how the company is bringing terrestrial computing to space - from its chip-company roots to today's space computers - why the GEO market is back, and how AI could tame the industry's documentation overload.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/08/smallsat-2026-jana-kominek-on-cassini-scaling-europes-startups-cracking-the-us-market/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=76983 From SmallSat in Salt Lake City, Jana Kominek, Space Entrepreneurship Officer for the CASSINI initiative, joins Daniela Jovic to share how CASSINI is helping Europe's new space startups scale and break into the US market - from booth showcases and pitch sessions to a panel on scaling Europe's new space players.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/smallsat-europe-amsterdam-take-aways-how-defense-is-driving-the-continents-space-future/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74440 From the RAI in Amsterdam, Torsten Kriening and Field Reporter Daniela Jovic unpack SmallSat Europe's booming second edition -the rise of defense across the show floor, Germany's €35 billion space push, the frustrations of a sector that won't always speak openly, and the burning question of when Europe's small launchers will finally fly.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/03/satshow-week-2026-building-trust-in-an-industry-of-broken-timelines-with-alfie-marturano/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=72469 At SatShow 2026, Daniela Jovic talks to HyImpulse UK Director Alfie Marturano about the realities of rocket science and why customers are used to being disappointed.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/03/satshow-week-2026-tow-trucks-in-space-orbit-mobility-breakthrough-explained-with-cameron-penny/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=72461 Field reporter Daniela Jovic meets Cameron Penny, Head of Business Partnerships at KMI (Kall Morris Inc.) - a company building what can best be described as a “tow truck in space.”]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/03/satshow-week-2026-ecosmics-vision-space-security-branding-redefined-with-imane-marouf/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=72415 Field reporter Daniela Jovic meets one of the rising voices of the industry: Imane Marouf, co-founder of Ecosmic - a startup redefining how we understand and secure space.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/02/sssif-2026-from-malaga-to-mars-30-years-of-exploring-the-red-planet-with-dr-michela-munoz/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=71426 What does it take to bring a piece of Mars back to Earth? At the Small Satellites & Services International Forum 2026 (SSSIF) in Málaga, SpaceWatch.Global field reporter Daniela Jovic meets Dr. Michela Muñoz Fernández - NASA Headquarters Program Executive and Mars Sample Return Program Manager - for a conversation that spans Jupiter, Mars, AI in space, and a deeply personal homecoming to Spain.]]>