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73: We chat with Harriet Brettle from Astroscale

In this week’s episode we chat with Astroscale’s Head of Business Analysis – Harriet Brettle. We discuss debris removal plans with ELSA-d and ELSA-M, docking plates on OneWebb satellites, plus life extension of existing satellites. Founded in 2013, Astroscale is developing innovative and scalable solutions across the spectrum of on-orbit servicing, including life extension, in…

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72: We chat with Derek Harris from Skyrora – The Space Update

In this week’s episode we chat with Skyrora’s Business Operations Manager Derek Harris where we discuss how Skyrora have been doing through the UK lockdown, ESA Boost Initiative funding, updates on Skyrora’s 2021 test launch plus other exclusive updates! Skyrora designs, manufactures and deploys rockets to clear the way for small satellite manufacturers looking to…

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71: Becoming Multiplanetary: Humans in Space pt. 6: Inhabiting Our Solar System

Part 6 of the 7-part “Humans in Space” mega-series with Jixuan & Sebastian from 2 The Future. In this episode of Becoming Multiplanetary, RichLB and Kage talk about Inhabiting Our Solar System – what the future may look like with Titan and Ganymede after humans permanently settle on the Moon and Mars.

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70: Deep Dive: Ingenuity

In this episode Mikko (https://twitter.com/mikoske) goes over recent historic flights on Mars and what is Ingenuity and why it was built in the first place.

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69: Becoming Multiplanetary: Humans in Space pt. 4: The Current Generation

Part 4 of the 7-part “Humans in Space” mega-series with Jixuan & Sebastian from 2 The Future. In this episode of Becoming Multiplanetary, RichLB and Kage talk about The Current Generation – the recent past, the present, and the near future of human spaceflight, including the upcoming Lunar Gateway and Artemis Program.

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68: Launch Updates, Starship and more Space News – The Space Update

In this week’s episode of The Space Update we run through launch updates, Ingenuity takes flight for the 3rd time and updates from down at Boca Chica with Starship SN15. If you would like to support The Space Update and everything we do here on Total Space Network. Head over to our Patreon page where…

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67: Deep Dive: Lunar Future Part 3

This episode features the third part of our conversation with Szabolcs Jaray (https://twitter.com/JaraySzabolcs) Check the first part here: https://youtu.be/q7EjMkEjQrg Check the second part here: https://youtu.be/yCVMhf9_oBg Mikko had the pleasure of chatting with Szabolcs Jaray, who is one of the more active space community members. He had some interesting ideas about what it could be like…

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66: We talk with the European Space Agency on their Boost! initiative

In this episode of The Space Update we talk with Jorgen Bru who is the Commercial Services manager for the ESA Boost program and Julio Aprea who is the ESA Space Transportation Communications Coordinator. ESA aims to boost commercial initiatives that offer space transportation services to space, in space, and returning from space. To achieve…

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65: Deep Dive: Lunar Future Part 2

This episode features the second part of our conversation with Szabolcs Jaray (https://twitter.com/JaraySzabolcs) Check the first part here: https://youtu.be/q7EjMkEjQrg Mikko and Rich L-B had the pleasure of chatting with Szabolcs Jaray, who is one of the more active space community members. He had some interesting ideas about what it could be like on the Moon…

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64: Becoming Multiplanetary: Humans in Space pt. 2: The Travelers – Race for the Moon

Part 2 of the 7-part “Humans in Space” mega-series with Jixuan & Sebastian from 2 The Future. In this episode of Becoming Multiplanetary, RichLB and Kage talk about The Travelers – the race for the Moon – and the multinational journey to set foot on the lunar surface.

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