Preparing for Launch – Details, episodes & analysis

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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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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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

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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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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

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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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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

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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)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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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

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