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SSPI Podcast

This is the podcast of the Space & Satellite Professionals International. On this channel, we release podcasts in two series: Better Satellite World and Making Leaders.

Better Satellite World episodes feature conversations with people whose work in space & satellite make a stronger economy, a better society and a more sustainable planet. They demonstrate why space technology is indispensable to modern life.
SSPI’s Making Leaders program is dedicated to building the human capital and leadership strength of the space and satellite industry.  Podcasts feature interviews with leaders on their own career paths and the essentials of hiring, managing and leading others.

SSPI releases a new podcast every Monday.

SSPI podcasts are made possible with the support of our Corporate Partners:

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Featured Podcasts

BETTER SATELLITE WORLD
The Space Business is...

In The Space Business is... – the podcast series of The Space Business is Everywhere campaign – we take a look at the way the commercial space industry has spread itself to parts of the world where space and satellites were once only read about or dreamed of. Each episode will focus on a specific location and features an innovator who is shaping - and reshaping - the industry. In the second episode, we hear from Jane Egerton-Idehen, CEO of Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT).

Underwritten by ST Engineering iDirect

BETTER SATELLITE WORLD
What It Takes to Make a Better World

On the night of December 2, 2024 in London, SSPI and its UK Chapter held their annual Dinner to present Awards to three individuals and organizations that have made the world a far better place through their efforts. In this podcast series, you will hear their stories. The first episode features Andre L. Jones, who co-founded WANSAT Networks, Inc. to provide connectivity to underserved and unserved areas in his birth country of Guyana.

Sponsored by Astroscale and Clyde & Co.

BETTER SATELLITE WORLD
2025: Mojo or No-Go in Commercial Space?

In this Better Satellite World podcast, we take a more comprehensive look at the industry’s need to get its financial mojo back and to make its case to the larger media and the world that it is more than Musk, and as integral to human life and society as anything can be. We look at the ethics behind the great change coming for space and ask – in our typical way – whether DoorDash is more important than the Dart mission! you’ll hear from Jonathan Baliff, CFO, Redwire Space, Tim Fernholz, Senior Space Writer, Payload, Michael Thate, Research Scholar for Responsible Tech, Innovation and Policy, Princeton University and Rick Tumlinson, Founder and Chairman, SpaceFund.

BETTER SATELLITE WORLD
The Morning After . . . Investment, Convergence and Implications for Commercial Space

In this Better Satellite World podcast, we hear from a powerhouse panel of guests including top investors, underwriters and space industry experts who examine the core issues shaping the Commercial Space Agenda and the future investment landscape. You’ll hear from Tom Dinges, Vice President of Investor Relations, Mynaric, Elizabeth Evans, Senior Equity Partner @ Clyde & Co. | J.D., Alex Hamilton, President and Co-Founder, Donald Capital, LLC, Chris Kunstadter, President, Triton Space LLC, Michael Sheetz, Space Reporter, CNBC, John A. Willding II, Corporate and Securities Partner, Stinson LLP and Hamlet Yousef, Managing Partner, IronGate Capital Advisors.

Current Podcasts

MAKING LEADERS/SSPI-WISE PRESENTS
Joan Tang Mancuso, 2024 Mentor of the Year

BETTER SATELLITE WORLD
Why NOT New York?

SSPI-WISE PRESENTS
Mentorship is the New Black

BETTER SATELLITE WORLD
New Ideas in Space Safety

BETTER SATELLITE WORLD
Bits, Bytes and AI, Oh My!

BETTER SATELLITE WORLD
UAPs

BETTER SATELLITE WORLD
Movers in Our Orbit

BETTER SATELLITE WORLD
The Best of the Better

SSPI-WISE PRESENTS
An Entrepreneurial Workshop

BETTER SATELLITE WORLD
The Road Less Travelled

BETTER SATELLITE WORLD
GEO 2.0

BETTER SATELLITE WORLD
Summer Fun 2021

BETTER SATELLITE WORLD
Safe Landing

MAKING LEADERS
Voices of Promise

BETTER SATELLITE WORLD
Space for All, Season 2