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Space Café Podcast - Navigating Our Interplanetary Ambitions

Markus Mooslechner
Fortnightly podcast. Next episode on Wednesday, April 23.

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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S1 E129
Did NASA Miss This? How Artists Are Starting to Unlock Space Travel’s Future
S1 E129·
April 9
April 9
54 mins
S1 E128
Zumba Queen vs. Dark Lies: Space Gets Wild
S1 E128·
March 25
March 25
1h 26m
S1 E127
Would You Eat This? NASA Thinks It’s the Future of Food
S1 E127·
March 12
March 12
55 mins
S1 E126
Saturn’s Secret Oceans: Did Cassini Glimpse Life Before Its Fiery End?
S1 E126·
February 11
February 11
1h 33m
S1 E125
Beyond Billionaires: MoonDAO and the Radical Vision of a Decentralized Space Economy
S1 E125·
January 28
January 28
1h 22m
The Outer Space Cultural Evolution Lab: Aoife Van Linden Tol on the Explosive Power of Art in Space Exploration
January 14
January 14
1h 1m
S1 E123
The Accidental Astronaut—Chris Sembroski’s Unlikely Journey —and Why You May Be Next
S1 E123·
Dec 31, 2024
Dec 31, 2024
1h 34m
S1 E122
The Voyaj Project: How a Young Moroccan Woman is Connecting Humanity through Space
S1 E122·
Dec 17, 2024
Dec 17, 2024
1h 4m
S1 E121
The End of Micro Launchers? The Bold 70% Savings Case for Balloon-Assisted Space Launch
S1 E121·
Dec 3, 2024
Dec 3, 2024
1h 52m
S1 E120
Hidden in Plain Sight - Out of Shanghai, Leading Space Photographer Reveals Earth's Hidden Space Revolution
S1 E120·
Nov 24, 2024
Nov 24, 2024
1h 23m
S1 E119
Starship is the Easy Part - Mars Society's Zubrin Charts the Real Challenges on our way to Mars
S1 E119·
Nov 5, 2024
Nov 5, 2024
1h 12m
S1 E118
Who Should Represent Humanity in Space? Virgin Galactic's Space Pioneer Loretta Whitesides Has a Radical Answer
S1 E118·
Oct 22, 2024
Oct 22, 2024
1h 9m
S1 E117
What happened before the Big Bang? CERN's head of theoretical physics Gian Giudice has a hunch
S1 E117·
Oct 8, 2024
Oct 8, 2024
1h 19m
S1 E116
Chasing Chicxulub 2: Inside Astrophysicist Dora Foehring's Mission to Avert Armageddon
S1 E116·
Sep 24, 2024
Sep 24, 2024
41 mins
S1 E115
Looking in the Wrong Places? SETI Scientist Rethinks the Search for Alien Life
S1 E115·
Sep 10, 2024
Sep 10, 2024
1h 47m
S1 E114
Spaceonomics - The future of an industry seen through the eyes (and wallets) of an investor
S1 E114·
Aug 28, 2024
Aug 28, 2024
1h 16m
S1 E113
Moonshot for Life: Smithsonian's Lunar Biodiversity Preservation Project
S1 E113·
Aug 13, 2024
Aug 13, 2024
1h 4m
S1 E112
How to Build Our New Home Beyond Earth: Space Architect Barbara Imhof's Manual
S1 E112·
Jul 31, 2024
Jul 31, 2024
1h 1m
S1 E111
Bold Dreams – from Gourmet Chef to leading NASA’s Innovation Marathon
S1 E111·
Jul 17, 2024
Jul 17, 2024
1h 9m
S1 E110
The Silent Majority: Slovakia's Space Ambitions Among Non-Launch Nations
S1 E110·
Jul 2, 2024
Jul 2, 2024
1h 14m
S1 E109
Unlimited Energy from Space: the Potential of Geostationary Solar Farms
S1 E109·
Jun 21, 2024
Jun 21, 2024
1h 20m
S1 E108
ESA's Ian Carnelli - Deflecting Asteroids through Humble Leadership
S1 E108·
Jun 4, 2024
Jun 4, 2024
1h 12m
S1 E107
CERN’s Pablo Tello and ESA’s Ian Carnelli: Mindcollider - Fusing Space, Physics, and Big Ideas
S1 E107·
May 21, 2024
May 21, 2024
59 mins
S1 E106
Mark Clampin: NASA Astrophysics Director Discusses the Agency's Future, Habitable Worlds, Starships, and Life Beyond
S1 E106·
May 8, 2024
May 8, 2024
34 mins
S1 E105
Marie-Pier Boucher: If we fail to do this, there is not future in Space
S1 E105·
Apr 24, 2024
Apr 24, 2024
54 mins
S1 E104
Bianca Lins: Small Nation, Big Impact. Liechtenstein's Cosmic Aspirations in a divided world
S1 E104·
Apr 10, 2024
Apr 10, 2024
52 mins
S1 E103
Georgi Petrov: Architecting New Worlds – Conversations on Designing for Space Habitation
S1 E103·
Mar 26, 2024
Mar 26, 2024
1h 1m
S1 E102
Nahum Romero - We are wasting an opportunity for a profound break: How the Arts and Humanities Can Reinvigorate the Vision for Humanity's Future in Space
S1 E102·
Mar 12, 2024
Mar 12, 2024
58 mins
S1 E101
Roberto Tamai - Answers to the biggest questions in reach – ELT's project manager shares insights about the Extremely Large Telescope in Chile
S1 E101·
Feb 27, 2024
Feb 27, 2024
1h 8m
S1 E100
Paul Niel - Ditching Big Finance for adventure: Exploring Earth and Beyond
S1 E100·
Feb 13, 2024
Feb 13, 2024
1h 17m
E99
Dr Egbert Edelbroek - Stellar Beginnings: Unveiling the Secrets of procreation in space with SpaceBorn United's CEO
E99·
Jan 30, 2024
Jan 30, 2024
48 mins
E98
Lisa Kaltenegger - Nearly There: The Quest for Another Earth - A Conversation with Cornell University's Carl Sagan Institute Director
E98·
Jan 16, 2024
Jan 16, 2024
1h 24m
E97
Giuseppe Racca and the Quest for the Dark Universe with ESA’s Euclid - Building the perfect telescope
E97·
Jan 2, 2024
Jan 2, 2024
57 mins
E96
Aarti Holla-Maini at the Helm of UNOOSA - Navigating Space and Diplomacy
E96·
Dec 19, 2023
Dec 19, 2023
1h 2m
E95
Dr Naomi Murdoch - Sounds of Mars: Planetary Scientist Unveils Martian Mysteries
E95·
Dec 5, 2023
Dec 5, 2023
56 mins
E94
Andy Rivkin, Lead Investigator - Diving into NASA’s DART Mission on the Frontlines of Planetary Defense
E94·
Nov 21, 2023
Nov 21, 2023
1 hr
E93
Margherita Cardi - From CubeSats to Life's Curveballs: The Unscripted Lessons of ESA’s HERA Mission 🚀
E93·
Nov 7, 2023
Nov 7, 2023
1h 21m
E92
Dr Patrick Michel - Planetary Defense - How to save earth from asteroid disaster and the winding road to success with HERA mission principal investigator
E92·
Oct 24, 2023
Oct 24, 2023
1h 9m
E91
Dr Laurie Rousseau-Nepton - Bridging Science and Indigenous Knowledge, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics University of Toronto 🚀
E91·
Oct 10, 2023
Oct 10, 2023
1h 22m
E90
Dr Alice Gorman - Space Archaeology and an attempt to rethink humanity with a multi award winning author and researcher 🚀
E90·
Sep 26, 2023
Sep 26, 2023
1h 31m
E89
Alexander Layendecker and Egbert Edelbroek - Sex in Space - The Untapped Conversation 🚀
E89·
Sep 12, 2023
Sep 12, 2023
1h 1m
E88
Alex Fielding, Privateer Space - An intimate vision of life and space beyond the billionaires 🚀
E88·
Aug 29, 2023
Aug 29, 2023
1h 41m
E87
Dr. Laura Nuttall - a conversation on Gravitational Waves & The Universe 🚀
E87·
Aug 15, 2023
Aug 15, 2023
59 mins
E86
Guillermo Soehnlein: From Titan Tragedy to Venus - The Audacious Journeys of Ocean Gate's Original Co-founder
E86·
Aug 1, 2023
Aug 1, 2023
1h 8m
E85
Aaron Kemmer – Exploring Novel Ways of Building Structures in Space Beyond the Obvious, CEO & Co-founder @ Made In Space & Max Space
E85·
Jul 18, 2023
Jul 18, 2023
59 mins
E84
Barbara Belvisi - Cultivating Life Beyond Our Planet, CEO & Founder @ Interstellar Lab
E84·
Jul 4, 2023
Jul 4, 2023
53 mins
E83
Kim Arcand - Unraveling the Universe, Data Storyteller @ NASA
E83·
Jun 20, 2023
Jun 20, 2023
1h 1m
E82
Anousheh Ansari - Space Entrepreneur, XPRIZE, and the Future of Exponential Technologies
E82·
Jun 6, 2023
Jun 6, 2023
52 mins
E81
Knicole Colon - Renowned NASA Astrophysicist and Expert in Exoplanet Exploration. The hunt for a second home
E81·
May 23, 2023
May 23, 2023
1h 7m
E80
Shawna Pandya - Physician, Astronaut Candidate, Martial Artist, and Space Medicine Innovator
E80·
May 9, 2023
May 9, 2023
59 mins
E79
Michael Lentz & Mark SubbaRao - NASA's Creative Wizards, Space Storytelling, and the Art of Communicating Science
E79·
Apr 25, 2023
Apr 25, 2023
1h 1m
E78
Terhi Vapola - Greencode Ventures, Green Investments, Digital Transformation and the Future of Space Technology
E78·
Apr 11, 2023
Apr 11, 2023
46 mins
E77
Matt Russo - Astrophysicist and Sound Wizard, the Surprising Appeal of Sounds from Space
E77·
Mar 28, 2023
Mar 28, 2023
58 mins
E76
Niklas Hedman, UNOOSA: Exploring the Intersection of Space Industry and International Diplomacy (with a surprising twist)
E76·
Mar 14, 2023
Mar 14, 2023
57 mins
E75
Midge Goldberg: Exploring the Intersection of Space Science and Poetry
E75·
Feb 28, 2023
Feb 28, 2023
55 mins
E74
Carissa Christensen of BryceTech talks commercial potentials in the space industry and its latest innovations
E74·
Feb 14, 2023
Feb 14, 2023
48 mins
Max Alexander on Space Photography - Iconic Captures of Neil Armstrong, Stephen Hawking, and more on this episode
Jan 31, 2023
Jan 31, 2023
1h 13m
E72
Kevin O'Connell - ret. director at U.S. Department of Commerce, on the broadening commercial potential of the space industry
E72·
Jan 17, 2023
Jan 17, 2023
1h 11m
Joel Spark - Co-founder and Chief Satellite Architect at Spire, unlocking the digital frontier and the quest to build a second earth
Jan 3, 2023
Jan 3, 2023
54 mins
Jim Green - former chief scientist NASA about the past and future of space science and the agency’s secret sauce
Dec 20, 2022
Dec 20, 2022
1h 23m
E69
Carlo Buontempo - Copernicus Climate change and an unbiased look at the state of our world
E69·
Dec 6, 2022
Dec 6, 2022
1h 11m
E68
Daniel Leeb - Iceland's Space Agency as a launching pad towards becoming an interplanetary species
E68·
Nov 22, 2022
Nov 22, 2022
1h 10m
E67
Thomas Zurbuchen - NASA’s Science Mission director
E67·
Nov 8, 2022
Nov 8, 2022
1h 14m
E66
Melanie Stricklan - Slingshot Aerospace, how to get order in the chaos in low earth orbit
E66·
Oct 25, 2022
Oct 25, 2022
1h 1m
Noemie Alliel - Starburst Aerospace and how to accelerate space in the 21st century
Oct 11, 2022
Oct 11, 2022
1h 13m
E64
Annie Handmer - what's up with the strange "object K" orbiting the earth in LEO?
E64·
Sep 27, 2022
Sep 27, 2022
57 mins
E63
Christopher Newman, space lawyer extraordinaire
E63·
Sep 13, 2022
Sep 13, 2022
1h 7m
E62
Laura Todd, Vice President of Space Exploration and Future Programs at Airbus
E62·
Aug 30, 2022
Aug 30, 2022
1h 1m
E61
Judith Walls, Wildlife warrior and why the decision about the future of your company is being made right now
E61·
Aug 16, 2022
Aug 16, 2022
1h 10m
E60
Paul Taylor, Space Analyst: Is Europe losing the space race?
E60·
Aug 2, 2022
Aug 2, 2022
49 mins
E59
Günther Hasinger, the James Webb Space Telescope and surprising confessions of an ESA director
E59·
Jul 19, 2022
Jul 19, 2022
1h 2m
E58
Erik Wernquist - the man behind the space video hit "Wanderers" on YouTube
E58·
Jul 5, 2022
Jul 5, 2022
1h 20m
E57
Adrien Mauduit - Aurora Hunter by passion
E57·
Jun 21, 2022
Jun 21, 2022
1 hr
E56
Bulent Altan - SpaceX Veteran and Mynaric CEO
E56·
Jun 7, 2022
Jun 7, 2022
55 mins
E55
Moriba Jah, Privateer - Clean up minds to clean up space
E55·
May 24, 2022
May 24, 2022
41 mins
E54
Ane Aanesland, CEO of ThrustMe - A life between new propulsion technologies and Arctic adventures.
E54·
May 10, 2022
May 10, 2022
51 mins
E53
Géraldine Naja - Commercialization of ESA, the Russian absence, and why ESA might just be waiting for your job application.
E53·
Apr 26, 2022
Apr 26, 2022
47 mins
E52
René Laufer, a life between science and fiction
E52·
Apr 11, 2022
Apr 11, 2022
1 hr
S1 E51
Steven Ramage, GEO, Earth observation. The big eye in the sky.
S1 E51·
Mar 28, 2022
Mar 28, 2022
47 mins
S1 E50
Hansjörg Dittus, about Europe's Role in Space (an honest discussion)
S1 E50·
Mar 15, 2022
Mar 15, 2022
59 mins
S1 E49
Urs Ganse, refreshing nerd talk about all things space you may never have heard about.
S1 E49·
Mar 1, 2022
Mar 1, 2022
1h 1m
S1 E48
Martin Wezowski, Chief Futurist at SAP - Thoughts for New Space
S1 E48·
Feb 15, 2022
Feb 15, 2022
47 mins
S1 E47
Susmita Mohanty: More Europe and Asia and less US-centric 21st century space narrative
S1 E47·
Feb 1, 2022
Feb 1, 2022
44 mins
S1 E46
Frank Salzgeber, ESA is looking for the crazy ones among you
S1 E46·
Jan 17, 2022
Jan 17, 2022
54 mins
S1 E44
Steven Freeland: Rethinking New Space
S1 E44·
Jan 8, 2022
Jan 8, 2022
1h 2m
S1 E45
Peter Rumler, ESA, Launching James Webb Space Telescope
S1 E45·
Dec 28, 2021
Dec 28, 2021
27 mins
S1 E43
Mike Simmons: Astronomy to the people
S1 E43·
Dec 21, 2021
Dec 21, 2021
58 mins
S1 E42
Barbara Belvisi, Interstellar Lab and the future of plant growth in space and on earth
S1 E42·
Dec 7, 2021
Dec 7, 2021
47 mins
E41
Stewart Bain - NorthStar Earth & Space and why our planet needs an image upgrade
E41·
Nov 23, 2021
Nov 23, 2021
59 mins
E40
Luc Piguet, ClearSpace or how to solve an impossible mission
E40·
Nov 8, 2021
Nov 8, 2021
1h 2m
S1 E39
Andrew Williams and an idea for tackling the constellation issue
S1 E39·
Oct 26, 2021
Oct 26, 2021
58 mins
E38
Joellen Russell, Mayday Mayday, an oceanographer’s passionate cry for help to the space community
E38·
Oct 12, 2021
Oct 12, 2021
1h 4m
E37
Andrew Jones on China’s Space endeavours
E37·
Sep 28, 2021
Sep 28, 2021
47 mins
S1 E36
Stella Guillen: CCO of ISAR Aerospace, Europe’s hottest stock in the launcher segment
S1 E36·
Sep 14, 2021
Sep 14, 2021
59 mins
E35
Elodie Viau – Getting Telecommunication Ready For Space And Beyond
E35·
Sep 2, 2021
Sep 2, 2021
36 mins
E34
John Mankins – Energy from orbit, new ways of propulsion and Star Trek type spaceships
E34·
Aug 17, 2021
Aug 17, 2021
50 mins
S1 E33
Val Munsami – why affordable space tech for anyone comes at a price
S1 E33·
Aug 3, 2021
Aug 3, 2021
51 mins
E32
Jacques Arnould, a tricky question for the entire space industry
E32·
Jul 20, 2021
Jul 20, 2021
44 mins
S1 E31
Ian Carnelli, Preparing for the worst
S1 E31·
Jul 6, 2021
Jul 6, 2021
1h 3m
S1 E30
Yvette Hopkins, Shetland Space Center
S1 E30·
Jun 23, 2021
Jun 23, 2021
36 mins
E29
Brother Guy Consolmagno, The Pope’s Astronomer
E29·
Jun 8, 2021
Jun 8, 2021
1h 2m
S1 E28
Mahsa Moghimi Esfandabadi, Space Architect. What our habitats on foreign shores will look like
S1 E28·
May 25, 2021
May 25, 2021
47 mins
E27
Bruce Damer – a new origin of life and how to mine an asteroid
E27·
May 11, 2021
May 11, 2021
57 mins
S1 E26
Torsten Kriening – Mastermind behind one of the fastest growing space industry news outlets
S1 E26·
Apr 27, 2021
Apr 27, 2021
48 mins
S1 E25
Alice Gorman – Space Archaeologist and why Elon Musk will never call her back
S1 E25·
Apr 13, 2021
Apr 13, 2021
1h 3m
S1 E24
Lin Kayser – $> computer, build me a spaceship [Enter]
S1 E24·
Mar 30, 2021
Mar 30, 2021
1h 6m
S1 E23
Pascale Ehrenfreund – is there life in space (other than us)?
S1 E23·
Mar 16, 2021
Mar 16, 2021
1h 4m
S1 E22
Avi Loeb – did we just witness an encounter of non-human origin?
S1 E22·
Mar 2, 2021
Mar 2, 2021
57 mins
S1 E21
Niamh Shaw – the least likeliest person who can get to space
S1 E21·
Feb 16, 2021
Feb 16, 2021
1h 6m
S1 E20
Alexander Soucek – ESA and the legal challenges of space.
S1 E20·
Feb 2, 2021
Feb 2, 2021
1 hr
S1 E19
Una McCormack – Star Trek Science Fiction Writer
S1 E19·
Jan 19, 2021
Jan 19, 2021
45 mins
S1 E18
Dana Reizniece-Ozola, minister, satellite pioneer and chess grandmaster. The power of small nations
S1 E18·
Dec 23, 2020
Dec 23, 2020
46 mins
E17
Kellie Gerardi – high stakes and deep insights into the potentially first social media star in space.
E17·
Dec 10, 2020
Dec 10, 2020
52 mins
E16
Pamela Melroy – Soldier, Test Pilot, Astronaut
E16·
Nov 23, 2020
Nov 23, 2020
46 mins
S1 E15
Simonetta Di Pippo – Director of UNOOSA
S1 E15·
Nov 10, 2020
Nov 10, 2020
43 mins
S1 E14
Dr. James Schwartz – we need to rethink everything
S1 E14·
Oct 27, 2020
Oct 27, 2020
51 mins
S1 E13
Nicole Büttner - How bringing AI and traditional companies together can work miracles!
S1 E13·
Oct 13, 2020
Oct 13, 2020
47 mins
S1 E12
Chris Lee - How will Hubble die? Is this the golden era of space travel? Why ESA has a bright future?
S1 E12·
Sep 29, 2020
Sep 29, 2020
58 mins
S1 E11
Sara Langston - Teaching the next generation of space travelers
S1 E11·
Sep 15, 2020
Sep 15, 2020
33 mins
E10
Nicole Stott - Space Shuttle Astronaut Extraordinaire
E10·
Aug 31, 2020
Aug 31, 2020
54 mins
S1 E9
Moriba Jah on space debris, and why it may be too late
S1 E9·
Aug 18, 2020
Aug 18, 2020
44 mins
S1 E8
Michelle Hanlon - The legal loophole to remove the American flags on the Moon
S1 E8·
Aug 4, 2020
Aug 4, 2020
45 mins
S1 E7
Nahum Romero - What the Space industry is missing and why not even Elon is visionary enough
S1 E7·
Jul 21, 2020
Jul 21, 2020
1 hr
S1 E6
Dr. Adriana Marais - Proudly Human - the ambitious mission of a woman who seeks new knowledge for our civilization on Mars
S1 E6·
Jul 7, 2020
Jul 7, 2020
50 mins
S1 E5
Simon Gwozdz - the Elon of Singapore
S1 E5·
Jun 22, 2020
Jun 22, 2020
43 mins
S1 E4
Roxy Guellmeister - Life after COVID-19 - in space and on earth
S1 E4·
Jun 8, 2020
Jun 8, 2020
46 mins
S1 E3
Daniel Porras - Are we facing an arms race in space?
S1 E3·
May 25, 2020
May 25, 2020
39 mins
S1 E2
Who rules space? Cybersecurity And Artificial Intelligence
S1 E2·
May 11, 2020
May 11, 2020
46 mins
S1 E1
Covid19 and the space industry
S1 E1·
Apr 27, 2020
Apr 27, 2020
39 mins