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Space Café Podcast - Navigating Our Interplanetary Ambitions

Markus Mooslechnerspacewatch.global

If you feel the excitement of standing at the threshold of a new era in human history, you've come to the right place. At Space Café Podcast, our bi-weekly hour-long episodes go beyond current events in space exploration – we're peering into the future of our species among the stars.

Each week, we:

  • Engage with visionaries who are actively shaping our cosmic destiny
  • Explore groundbreaking technologies turning science fiction into reality
  • Discuss the implications of becoming a multi-planetary civilization
  • Take listener questions about humanity's future in space


What sets Space Café apart:

  • Deep dives into ideas that will define our cosmic future
  • Diverse expertise: from astronauts and engineers to philosophers and entrepreneurs
  • Complex topics made accessible through engaging discussion
  • Interactive Q&A segments with our expert guests


Recent episodes feature:

  • A Mars settlement architect on the practicalities of off-world living
  • A space law expert exploring lunar resource rights
  • An astro-biologist speculating on potential alien life


Whether you're a space industry professional, sci-fi enthusiast, or simply gaze at the night sky with wonder, Space Café is your front-row seat to humanity's greatest adventure.

So, grab your cosmic latte and join us every Wednesday at 2100 UTC. At Space Café, we're not just talking about the future – we're helping to shape it.

The next giant leap for mankind is just beginning. 

Are you ready to take it with us?


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Episodes

Dr. James Schwartz – we need to rethink everything

SpaceWatch.Global is pleased to present the 14th episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast: Dr. James Schwartz – we need to rethink everything Episode 014 features special guest Dr. James Schwartz Admittedly, Elons rocket launches and landings are fascinating. They have a magical attraction. The same applies, of course, to future missions like Artemis. Seeing people on the moon again has its charm. But, do we really have to do all this? What’s the point in going to space? To ask such ...

Oct 27, 202051 minSeason 1Ep. 14

Nicole Büttner - How bringing AI and traditional companies together can work miracles!

SpaceWatch.Global is pleased to present the 13th episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast: Nicole Buettner - how bringing AI and traditional companies together can work miracles Episode 013 features special guest Nicole Buettner . Nicole Buettner, CEO of Merantix, a venture studio for artificial intelligence, brings AI experts and traditional industries together in a room and makes some magic happen. This "two-body method" regularly generates completely new business ventures. Space C...

Oct 13, 202048 minSeason 1Ep. 13

Chris Lee - How will Hubble die? Is this the golden era of space travel? Why ESA has a bright future?

SpaceWatch.Global is pleased to present the 12th episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast: Chris Lee – How will Hubble die? Is this the golden era of space travel? Why ESA has a bright future. Episode 012 features special guest Chris Lee. Chris Lee has just retired from his position as Chief Scientist of the UK Space Agency and, after 40 years in the space industry, can now finally retire to do what he enjoys most: space travel. Chris has had a career in some of the most dramatic and...

Sep 29, 202058 minSeason 1Ep. 12

Sara Langston - Teaching the next generation of space travelers

SpaceWatch.Global is pleased to present the 11th episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast: Sara Langston - Teaching the next generation of space travelers Episode 011 features special guest Sara Langston . Sara Langston teaches at the time-honored Embry Riddle flight school and knows what astronauts had to endure before they were allowed into orbit. But many things change. Not only the attitude of the students when it comes to challenging subjects. The whole industry is breaking new ...

Sep 15, 202033 minSeason 1Ep. 11

Nicole Stott - Space Shuttle Astronaut Extraordinaire

SpaceWatch.Global is pleased to present the 10th episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast: Nicole Stott - Space Shuttle Astronaut Extraordinaire Episode 010 features special guest Nicole Stott . NASA astronaut Nicole Stott spent 104 days in space and remembers her two space flights aboard the legendary space shuttle that changed her life. Nicole didn't make the jump into the coveted cockpit right away, but she can still call herself part of the generation of pioneers who laid the fou...

Aug 31, 202055 minEp. 10

Moriba Jah on space debris, and why it may be too late

SpaceWatch.Global is pleased to present the 9th episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast: Moriba Jah on space debris and why it may be too late Episode 009 features special guest Moriba Jah . Astrodynamicist Moriba Jah is one of the most dazzling figures on the international space scene, and he doesn’t mince words when it comes to developing the near-Earth environment and addressing space junk. If we are really serious about the discovery of space, then we need to take our efforts up...

Aug 18, 202044 minSeason 1Ep. 9

Michelle Hanlon - The legal loophole to remove the American flags on the Moon

SpaceWatch.Global is pleased to present the 8th episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast: Michelle Hanlon, The legal loophole to remove the American flags on the Moon Episode 008 features special guest Michelle Hanlon. Michelle Hanlon was a successful public international law lawyer for decades, until she found out that no one could be held accountable for destroying the legendary footprints on the moon. She decided to do something about it, and the current international race to the ...

Aug 04, 202045 minSeason 1Ep. 8

Nahum Romero - What the Space industry is missing and why not even Elon is visionary enough

SpaceWatch.Global is pleased to present the 7th episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast: Nahum Romero, What the Space industry is missing and why not even Elon is visionary enough Episode 007 features special guest Nahum Romero . Nahum Romero is an artist with a rather unique focus: space art. Currently, one of his pieces is circling the earth at 27.000 km/h. Nahum has some very profound insights about the current space race and criticizes the lack of groundbreaking vision even amon...

Jul 21, 20201 hrSeason 1Ep. 7

Dr. Adriana Marais - Proudly Human - the ambitious mission of a woman who seeks new knowledge for our civilization on Mars

SpaceWatch.Global is pleased to present the 6th episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast: Proudly Human - the ambitious mission of a woman who seeks new knowledge for our civilization on Mars. Episode 006 features special guest Dr. Adriana Marais . She is a professional bartender, a quantum biologist, a theoretical physicist, an aspiring extraterrestrial and a real explorer. With her latest project "Proudly Human" she wants nothing less than to get us humans ready for the first landi...

Jul 07, 202050 minSeason 1Ep. 6

Simon Gwozdz - the Elon of Singapore

SpaceWatch.Global is pleased to present the fifth episode in our podcast series The Space Cafe Podcast. Episode 005 features special guest Simon Gwozdz , CEO and Founder of Equatorial Space Systems in Singapore. Simon is not yet 30 years old and already called the Elon of Singapore. With his company "Equatorial Space Systems" he wants to push the increasing commercialisation of space travel. And he has a secret weapon for this: a special rocket fuel recipe that gives him self-confidence in the f...

Jun 22, 202044 minSeason 1Ep. 5

Roxy Guellmeister - Life after COVID-19 - in space and on earth

SpaceWatch.Global is pleased to present the forth episode in our podcast series, The Space Cafe Podcast. Episode 004 features special guest Roxy Guellmeister, Associate at Foster + Partners in London. Roxy Rahel Guellmeister works for the legendary architecture firm Foster and Partners, the masterminds behind such buildings as the German Reichstag, the new Wembley Stadium and Spaceport America. Roxy sees our society in a state of massive change and expects numerous fundamental shifts to our fami...

Jun 08, 202046 minSeason 1Ep. 4

Daniel Porras - Are we facing an arms race in space?

SpaceWatch.Global is pleased to present the third episode in our new podcast series, The Space Cafe Podcast. Episode 003 features special guest Daniel Porras, Space Security Fellow at UNIDIR – the United Nations Institute of Disarmament Research in Geneva talking about indicators of an arms race in space, Columbus, space debris and the Indian ASAT test. The Space Cafe Podcast brings our signature brand of engaging and relevant content from across the global space economy to you via an exciting n...

May 25, 202039 minSeason 1Ep. 3

Who rules space? Cybersecurity And Artificial Intelligence

SpaceWatch.Global is pleased to present the second episode in our new podcast series, The Space Cafe Podcast. The Space Cafe Podcast brings our signature brand of engaging and relevant content from across the global space economy to you via an exciting new format. Together with award winning Executive Producer Markus Mooslechner (Terra Mater Factual Studios), our fortnightly podcast features co-host Anna Hazlett (SpaceWatch.Global Middle East & Asia Representative). Each episode will include...

May 11, 202047 minSeason 1Ep. 2

Covid19 and the space industry

SpaceWatch.Global is pleased to present the first episode in our new podcast series, The Space Cafe Podcast. The Space Cafe Podcast brings our signature brand of engaging and relevant content from across the global space economy to you via an exciting new format. Together with award winning Executive Producer, Markus Mooslechner (Terra Mater Factual Studios), our fortnightly podcast features co-host Anna Hazlett (SpaceWatch.Global Middle East & Asia Representative). Each episode will include...

Apr 27, 202039 minSeason 1Ep. 1
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