Preparing for Launch

Preparing for Launch

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Preparing for Launch episodes

  • #23 - Space Hugs (aka Debris Removal), Dr Lorenzo Pasqualetto

    Dr Lorenzo Pasqualetto is the Lead GNC (Guidance Navigation & Control) and Relative Navigation Engineer at Clearspace, a Switzerland and UK based company developing active debris removal technology. We talk about navigation in space, how to deorbit satellites, doing research in the USA vs Europe and much, much more.

    Lorenzo on ⁠LinkedIn⁠

    Clearspace on LinkedIn, clearspace.today


    UKSEDS

    ⁠⁠https://ukseds.org⁠⁠/

    Social media: ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠

    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)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

    ⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠⁠

    News segment background music from ⁠⁠https://www.FesliyanStudios.com

    42 min
  • #22 - Sustainable Space and Commercialising University Research, Kristina Tamane

    Kristina Tamane is the Space Sector Development Lead at the University of Edimburgh and the Co-Chair of Space Scotland’s environmental task force. During our chat we discuss commercialising university research, how scotland is ensuring the space industry stays sustainable, careers advise from a professional adviser and much more.

    LinkedIn, Twitter: @SpaceKTed

    UKSEDS

    ⁠https://ukseds.org⁠/

    Social media: ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Twitter⁠ ⁠LinkedIn⁠ ⁠YouTube⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠

    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)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

    ⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠

    News segment background music from ⁠https://www.FesliyanStudios.com

    45 min
  • #21 - NSSC Live Show & Entrepreneurship Panel, Zainab Qasim, Craig, Zaria Serfontein, Matjaz Vidmar

    This episode is a live recording of the Entrepreneurship Panel hosted at the National Student Space Conference, in Manchester on 04/03/2023. 

    We discussed topics such as the role of private and public investors in the space industry, how the current economic climate is affecting space startups, support for founders in the space sector and much more. 

    Panellists:

    Zainab Qasim: Startup & Venture Lead at Seraphim Space Accelerator, a London-based specialised space accelerator taking a “VC-mindset” approach to the accelerator concept. LinkedIn, Blog: zainabq.com

    Craig Brown: Director of Investment at the UK Space Agency. Twitter: @SpaceCraigUK, LinkedIn

    Zaria Serfontein: Co-founder of Frontier Space Technologies, a startup focusing on developing customisable autonomous and miniaturised satellite laboratories for the capture of high-quality experimental data in space, as well as low-cost, de-orbit solutions. Frontier Space: https://www.frontier-space.co.uk/, LinkedIn, Twitter: @ZariaSAstro

    Matjaz Vidmar: Lecturer in Engineering Management at the University of Edinburgh. Co-founder and director of several startups in biotech and space community development. LinkedIn, Twitter: @vidmarmatjaz

    UKSEDS

    https://ukseds.org/

    Social media: Instagram Twitter LinkedIn YouTube Facebook

    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)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    News segment background music from https://www.FesliyanStudios.com

    51 min
  • #20 - Meteorites, the Moon and Magnetism, Dr Claire Nichols

    Dr Claire Nichols is a planetary geologist at the University of Oxford. Her research interests centre around Earth’s magnetic field, the Lunar Dynamo and meteorite magnetism.  Duiring our chat, we discuss: Is a magnetic field necessary for life on Earth? what it’s like working with Apollo samples and astronauts, deciding between industry or academia and much, much more.

    Claire Nichols on Twitter: @TinySpaceMagnet

    Claire Nichols' Website: https://www.earth.ox.ac.uk/people/claire-nichols/ 

    UKSEDS

    https://ukseds.org/

    Social media: Instagram Twitter LinkedIn YouTube Facebook

    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)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    News segment background music from https://www.FesliyanStudios.com

    35 min
  • #19 - Founding and Funding your Space Startup, Yuk Chi Chan

    Yuk Chi Chan is the CEO and Co Founder of Charter,  the first ever British Startup to participate in the Techstars’ LA Accelerator Programme. Yuk Chi has a background in space law, holding a Master of Laws from UCL and a Bachelor of Law from Durham University.  During this extended episode, we talk about his learnings from serving in the Singaporean army, advising foreign governments on their space policy, all things startups and much more.


    Yuk Chi on LinkedIn: Yuk Chi Chan

    Charter on LinkedIn: Charter

    Yuk Chi on Twitter: @AstroLawyer

    National Student Space Conference: https://ukseds.org/ignition/nssc-2023/

    UKSEDS

    https://ukseds.org/

    Social media: Instagram Twitter LinkedIn YouTube Facebook

    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)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    News segment background music from https://www.FesliyanStudios.com

    1 hr 22 min
  • #18 - Bringing People together for Space, Anushka Sharma

    Anushka Sharma is the Founder of the consultancy Naaut  and Co-founder of the London Space Network. Nush is a connector, and technology generalist and has focused on AI, Web3.0 and r deep technology for space applications. She specialises in building communities and partnerships across the space and technology ecosystems. We discuss her role working with high performance computers, transitioning from politics to startups to space, founding the London Space Network and much more.

    Anushka on LinkedIn: Anushka Sharma.

    Anushka on Twitter: @nushkino

    Nauut: https://medium.com/naaut, LinkedIn, Twitter: @naaut_

    London Space Network: londonspace.network, Twitter: @LondonSpaceNet

    Article about sustainability in HPC: https://edinburgh-innovations.ed.ac.uk/news/supercomputer-sustainability-a-balance-between-performance-and-energy-efficiency

    DiRAC Science Day - https://dirac.ac.uk/dirac-day-2022/

    UKSEDS

    https://ukseds.org/

    Social media: Instagram Twitter LinkedIn YouTube Facebook

    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)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    News segment background music from https://www.FesliyanStudios.com

    1 hr
  • #17 - Perseverence, Perfumes and Planetary Science, Marina Barcenilla

    Marina Barcenilla is a postdoctoral researcher, perfumist and founder of Arom Atom, an organisation that aims to inspire children to take an interest in STEM throught their sense of smell. 

    Marina on LinkedIn: Marina Barcenilla

    Arom Atom: aromatom.org, LinkedIn

    UKSEDS

    https://ukseds.org/

    Social media: Instagram Twitter LinkedIn YouTube Facebook

    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)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    News segment background music from https://www.FesliyanStudios.com

    38 min
  • #16 - Space Solutions for Every Problem, Andrew Fournet

    Andrew Fournet is the Innovation Lead working in Business Development at Astrosat. We talk about his unusual career path, using space data for social causes and his involvment in Space Scotland's "Space Sustainability: A Roadmap for Scotland".

    Andrew on LinkedIn: Andrew Fournet

    Astrosat: https://astrosat.net/, LinkedIn

    Space Sustainability: A Roadmap for Scotland: https://scottishspace.org/sustainability/

    UKSEDS

    https://ukseds.org/

    Social media: Instagram Twitter LinkedIn YouTube Facebook

    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)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    News segment background music from https://www.FesliyanStudios.com

    52 min
  • #15 - UK Space Agency for Beginners, Jake Geer

    Jake Geer is the UK Space Agency's Chief of Staff. We talk about the agency, an overview of the UK space sector, civilian-military collaboration and much more.

    Jake on LinkedIn: Jacob Geer

    Link to UKSA funding: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-funding-academic-community-and-educational

    Civil Service Job Search: https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cgi 


    UKSEDS

    https://ukseds.org/

    Social media: Instagram Twitter LinkedIn YouTube Facebook

    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)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    News segment background music from https://www.FesliyanStudios.com

    48 min
  • #14 - The Life of an ESA Graduate Trainee, Zaina Rahman

    Zaina Rahman is a Graduate Trainee at ESA working on future hybrid telecommunications. We talk about the space agency, COP26 , trying different industries to find your fit and much more.

    Zaina on LinkedIn: Zaina Rahman

    Zaina on Twitter: @_ZainaRahman

    UKSEDS

    https://ukseds.org/

    Social media: Instagram Twitter LinkedIn YouTube Facebook

    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)

    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    News segment background music from https://www.FesliyanStudios.com

    36 min

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