Melissa Quinn is the General Manager of Slingshot Seradata, a launch and satellite data provider. She was previously the head of SpacePort Corwnall. During our chat we discuss the personal price of being a leader in the public eye, what “space for good” means, how to cope with high pressure situations and much more.

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Seb on ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠

Intro track:

"Fanfare for Space" and "Discovery Hit" Kevin MacLeod (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠incompetech.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

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Susan is a human behaviour and performance expert. She runs her own training company and previously worked at the ESA, training astronauts and ground control in different aspects of human factors. During our chat we discuss what makes astronauts special, how to avoid mutinies in space and how teaching 17 year olds shaped her space career.

Susan's socials: linkedin.com/in/susancharlesworth, @CharlesworthHP on X.

https://www.charlesworthhumanperformance.com/

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Isaac on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@isaaccaletrio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Seb on ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠

Intro track:

"Fanfare for Space" and "Discovery Hit" Kevin MacLeod (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠incompetech.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

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Ali Stickings is the Defence Space and Space Strategyt Lead at Frazer Nash Consultancy. She was previously a research fellow at the RUSI, a UK defence think tank. During our chat we discuss how Brexit has affected the UK’s space ambitions, how Ali’s STEM background helped her in her research role, what launching its own rockets means for Britain and much more.

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For more resources on careers in space: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spacecareers.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Isaac on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@isaaccaletrio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Seb on ⁠LinkedIn⁠

Intro and outro tracks:

"Fanfare for Space" and "Discovery Hit" Kevin MacLeod (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠incompetech.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

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Tereza Pultarova is a freelance journalist and former Senior Rporter at space.com. She has produced content for a variety of outlets and companies including spacenews, the IET, the space safety magazine and ESA. During our chat we discuss Ukraine’s space industry, finding your voice, interviewing Brian May and much more.

Tereza: @TerezaPultarova on X

Interview with Brian May: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i37lnRX8xJg

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For more resources on careers in space: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spacecareers.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Isaac on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@isaaccaletrio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Seb on LinkedIn

Intro and outro tracks:

"Fanfare for Space" and "Discovery Hit" Kevin MacLeod (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠incompetech.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

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Xavier De Kestelier is the Head of Design at the architecture studio Hassel. During our talk, we discuss using regolith to build on the Moon and Mars, how space station design has evolved, 3D printing in space and much, much more.

Xavier on LinkedIn.

Hassel: hasselstudio.com

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For more resources on careers in space: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spacecareers.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Isaac on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@isaaccaletrio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Intro and outro tracks:

"Fanfare for Space" and "Discovery Hit" Kevin MacLeod (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠incompetech.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

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Héloïse on ⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠.

Open Lunar Foundation: ⁠openlunar.org⁠

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For more resources on careers in space: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spacecareers.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Isaac on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@isaaccaletrio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Intro and outro tracks:

"Fanfare for Space" and "Discovery Hit" Kevin MacLeod (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠incompetech.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

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Héloïse Vertandier is a PhD canidate at the University of Otago and a Fellow of the Open Lunar Foundation. She specialises in space law and policy. During our chat we discuss the rules governing space exploration, the question of how the Moon will be used, why she took a PhD despite not being a big fan of university and much, much more.

Héloïse on ⁠Linkedin⁠.

Open Lunar Foundation: openlunar.org

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For more resources on careers in space: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spacecareers.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Isaac on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@isaaccaletrio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Intro and outro tracks:

"Fanfare for Space" and "Discovery Hit" Kevin MacLeod (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠incompetech.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

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Chuong Van Dang is the Head of Operations at MagDrive, a UK company developing plasma propulsion systems for small satellites. During our chat we discuss plasma thrusters, how Chuong’s bacckgorund in startups and marketing helped him in his current role, top tips on funding your space venture and much more.

Chuong on Linkedin.

Magdrive: LinkedIn, magdrive.space

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For more resources on careers in space: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spacecareers.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Isaac on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@isaaccaletrio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Intro and outro tracks:

"Fanfare for Space" and "Discovery Hit" Kevin MacLeod (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠incompetech.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

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Alan Cross is the North West Space Cluster Development Manager working for the Science and Technology Facilites Council (STFC). During our chat we discuss success stories from companies who adopted space technologies, how to deal with imposter syndrome, how to turn your space passion into a career and much, much more.

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For more resources on careers in space: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spacecareers.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Isaac on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@isaaccaletrio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Intro and outro tracks:

"Fanfare for Space" and "Discovery Hit" Kevin MacLeod (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠incompetech.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

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Nickie Finnegan is the Head of Communications and Public Relations at Skyrora, having recently graduated form Herriot-Watt University with a Masters in International Business Mangement. During our chat we discuss why she went from Colorado, to an australian record label, to a rocket company, how to communicate space to different audiences, what the commercialisation of space means for your career and much, much more.

Nickie on Linkedin.

Skyrora: skyrora.com, LinkedIn

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For more resources on careers in space: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spacecareers.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Isaac on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@isaaccaletrio⁠⁠⁠⁠

Intro and outro tracks:

"Fanfare for Space" and "Discovery Hit" Kevin MacLeod (⁠⁠⁠⁠incompetech.com⁠⁠⁠⁠)

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Ben Jarvis runs Launch Access Ltd, a rocketry outreach company. He has experience in both the commercial space sector and amateur rocket development. During our chat we talk about breaking rocketry records, the UK’s launch industry, tips for student rocketry teams and much, much more.

Ben on ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠.

Launch Access Ltd: rocketandroll.org

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For more resources on careers in space: ⁠⁠⁠https://spacecareers.uk/⁠⁠⁠

Isaac on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠@isaaccaletrio⁠⁠⁠

Intro and outro tracks:

"Fanfare for Space" and "Discovery Hit" Kevin MacLeod (⁠⁠⁠incompetech.com⁠⁠⁠)

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