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S1 · E108The electronics 'under the hood' of space networkingIn this episode, SpaceNews' Mike Gruss interviews Jeff Janicik, founder and chairman of Innoflight. They discuss Golden Dome, Artemis and working with big numbers for the Space Development Agency. This episode is sponsored by Frontgrade. 👉Aug 27 · 25 min
S1 · E107The threat environment and processing at the edgeIn this episode, SpaceNews’ Mike Gruss interviews FrontGrade CTO Lorne Graves. They discuss how processing power on spacecraft is adapting to the rise of megaconstellations, what benefits satellite processing power would enable and how the Aug 26 · 27 min
S1 · E106Propulsion is having a momentIn this episode, SpaceNews' Mike Gruss interviews Kevin Lausten, CEO of Morpheus Space, at the 2026 Small Satellite Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. They discuss why propulsion is critical for enabling adaptation in a moment of congestioAug 25 · 22 min
S1 · E105Robotics and the future of on-orbit laborIn this episode, SpaceNews' Mike Gruss interviews Icarus Robotics CEO and co-founder Ethan Barajas at the 2026 Small Satellite Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. They discuss why astronauts have compared space missions to working in a wareAug 24 · 28 min
S1 · E104What's next for ISR in spaceIn this episode, SpaceNews correspondent Debra Werner leads a panel of experts to discuss the role of ISR in space and what comes next. This session was recorded in May at SpaceNews’ defense stage in Amsterdam at Small Sat Europe. 👉 See moAug 20 · 46 min
S1 · E103An optical link ‘internet’ to connect networks in spaceIn this episode, David Ariosto speaks with John Mackey, CEO, co-founder and director of Mbryonics. They discuss building optical links for satellites and other space infrastructure, and what it would mean for space networks to become interoAug 13 · 32 min
S1 · E102How should Europe’s militaries respond to space threatsIn this episode, SpaceNews’ Emma Gatti leads a panel of experts to discuss Europe’s defense posture and the reaction to space threats. This session was recorded in May at SpaceNews’ defense stage in Amsterdam at Small Sat Europe. Joining thAug 6 · 46 min
S1 · E101Jim Bridenstine on his new role at Quantum SpaceIn this episode, David Ariosto speaks with former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, who is now the CEO of Quantum Space. Bridenstine talks about the strategic shift to proliferation in low Earth orbit as well the politics behind starting Jul 30 · 48 min
S1 · E100Will Bruey on rethinking the role of pharmaceuticals in low Earth orbitIn this episode, David Arisoto speaks with Varda CEO Will Bruey at the Ascend conference. They discuss how Varda hopes to play a role bridging medicine and low Earth orbit as well as the company’s successful re-entry of its space vehicle ovJul 23 · 16 min
S1 · E99Building the infrastructure for a shifting space economy with Massi LadovazIn this episode, David Ariosto speaks with SpinLaunch CEO Massi Ladovaz. They discuss what attracted Ladovaz to reimagining how to launch spacecraft, the changing needs and challenges of building constellations for a global space community,Jul 16 · 31 min
S1 · E98Maintaining leadership in space with Victoria ColemanIn this episode of the Space Minds podcast, David Ariosto talks with Victoria Coleman, the former chief scientist for the U.S. Air Force who now serves as associate provost of the Berkeley Air & Space Center at the University of California,Jul 9 · 40 min
S1 · E97Making satellite communications more resilientIn this episode of Space Minds, Mike Gruss talks with Kymeta’s Ryan Stevenson. They discuss the benefits and challenges of multi-orbit and multi-band connectivity in a single terminal. 👉 See more episodes in the Space Minds playlist About Jul 2 · 16 min
S1 · E96Finding solutions to jamming and spoofingIn this episode of Space Minds, Mike Gruss talks with Iridium’s Tim Last. They discuss competition in the direct-to-device and Internet-of-Things sector as well as solutions to GPS jamming problems that have flared up in recent months.👉 SeJun 25 · 20 min
S1 · E95A legacy to help solve the space workforce pipelineIn this episode of Space Minds, David Ariosto talks with Mike Kincaid, president and chief executive of the Challenger Center. They discuss the space workforce pipeline and the center’s role in boosting STEM.👉 See more episodes in the SpacJun 18 · 25 min
S1 · E93Understanding what’s next for orbital data centersThis episode of Space Minds is from SpaceNews’ recent event on orbital data centers. There, SpaceNews journalists talk with industry leaders and analysts about what’s driving interest in the technology, the role power could play and why priJun 11 · 1h 4m
S1 · E93Delian Asparouhov and Philip Johnston on making the case for orbital data centersThis episode of Space Minds is from SpaceNews’ recent event on orbital data centers. There, Jeff Foust talks with talks with Founders Fund’s Delian Asparouhov about why he’s warming to orbital data centers. And in the second half, Jeff chatJun 4 · 26 min
S1 · E92CEO Series: Lux Aeterna’s Brian Taylor on what’s next for on-orbit servicingIn this episode of Space Minds, David Ariosto talks with Lux Aeterna CEO Brian Taylor about the problems with disposable satellites and the use for on-orbit servicing. 👉 See more episodes in the Space Minds playlist About Space Minds SpaceMay 28 · 18 min
S1 · E91CEO Series: Open Cosmos’ Rafel Jorda Siquier on finding a niche in space.In this episode of Space Minds, Mike Gruss talks with Open Cosmos’ CEO Rafel Jorda Siquier about combining Earth observation, connectivity and IoT into a single platform. They also discuss what to expect in 2026.May 21 · 28 min
S1 · E90CEO Series: Chris Quilty looks at the future of the space industryIn this episode of Space Minds, Mike Gruss talks with Chris Quilty about the launch bottleneck, the new budget proposals and what to expect in the next 12 months.About Space Minds Space Minds is a new audio and video podcast from SpaceNews May 14 · 18 min
S1 · E89BlackSky’s Lyn Chassagne on using satellite imagery to solve problemsIn this episode of Space Minds, Mike Gruss talks with BlackSky’s Lyn Chassagne about AI’s role in the imagery sector, how international partners are thinking about sovereignty and the quest for omniscience. About Space Minds Space Minds is May 11 · 24 min
S1 · E88CEO Series: Terran Orbital’s Peter Krauss on understanding scalability in spaceIn this episode of Space Minds, Mike Gruss talks with Terran Orbital’s Peter Krauss about what he’s learned about culture from primes and startups. He also explains how to understand “scalability” as well as how work in space is like racingMay 7 · 23 min
S1 · E87CEO Series: Arcfield’s Kevin Kelly on making Golden Dome a success.In this episode of Space Minds, Mike Gruss talks with Arcfield’s Kevin Kelly on how he’s thinking about AI, how he defines space superiority and what needs to happen to make Golden Dome a success.👉 See more episodes in the Space Minds playApr 30 · 25 min
S1 · E86Optical links in contested spaceIn this episode of Space Minds, we head back to Space Symposium where SpaceNews’ Sandra Erwin moderated a panel on how optical communication links can provide warfighters and operators with the data throughput, resilience and security they Apr 23 · 52 min
S1 · E85Symposium Day 4 - The Space Force’s ‘commercial first’ strategy in actionIn this episode of Space Minds, Mike Gruss talks with Col. Tim Trimailo on how the Space Force is working with industry. They discuss what the service wants to see from new companies, how they’re casting a wider net and what’s driving this Apr 18 · 22 min
S1 · E84Symposium Day 3 - The optimism in the space economyIn this episode of Space Minds, Mike Gruss talks with Alyssa Goessler on what's driving the optimism in the space economy. They discuss the rigor needed in evaluating companies, the new role for investors in government acquisition and what Apr 16 · 33 min
S1 · E83Symposium Day 2 - Rethinking cyber and spaceIn this episode of Space Minds, Mike Gruss talks with Nightwing’s Joe Mazur to discuss the intersection of cyber and space. They chat about the acceleration of cyber operations, the role of offensive cyber capabilities and how acquisition iApr 15 · 18 min
S1 · E82The future of GPS satellites with Fang Qian of Lockheed MartinIn this episode of Space Minds, Mike Gruss sits down with Fang Qian to discuss the future of GPS satellites. They chat about the need for jam-resistant signals, what comes next for the constellation and thinking about GPS for the moon.👉 SeApr 14 · 18 min
S1 · E81Heather Pringle on the upcoming Space Symposium and future international collaboration in spaceIn this episode of the Space Minds podcast, SpaceNews’ Mike Gruss interviews Heather Pringle, a retired Major General of the US Air Force who is now the CEO of the Space Foundation. They discuss what to expect at this year’s Space SymposiumApr 9 · 22 min
S1 · E80Carmel Ortiz on the evolving landscape of satellite communicationsIn this week's episode of Space Minds, host Mike Gruss interviews Carmel Ortiz, senior vice president of medium-Earth-orbit constellation programs at SES. They discuss new technology to help satellites communicate and connect, and how SES iApr 2 · 18 min
S1 · E79Building a hypersonic pathway to orbit with Mark BighamOn this episode of the Space Minds podcast, host David Ariosto speaks with Mark Bigham, the Vice President of Defense Programs at Longshot Space Technologies Corporation, a new hardware startup developing hypersonic technology. They talk abMar 30 · 44 min
S1 · E78Eileen Collins on what it takes to become Space Shuttle CommanderIn this episode of the Space Minds podcast, host David Ariosto speaks with Eileen Collins, retired NASA astronaut, Air Force colonel, and the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle and to command a Space Shuttle mission. She is the subject Mar 19 · 45 min
S1 · E77The new wave of industry coming for the LEO frontierIn this episode of the SpaceNews Space Minds podcast, host David Ariosto talks with Jonathan Cirtain, CEO and President of Axiom Space. They discuss the challenges — and wonders — of launching a career in an evolving space industry; a key fMar 12 · 35 min
S1 · E76Texas as a Strategic Space HubIn this episode of Space Minds, Jeff Foust moderates a panel at AIAA AscendxTexas on the role Texas is playing in the space economy. With a series of industry leaders they discuss the capabilities and strategies required to stay competitiveMar 5 · 1h 1m
S1 · E74Creating new demand in the nascent orbital economyIn this episode of Space Minds, David Ariosto interviews Matt Kuta, president and co-founder of Voyager Technologies about how the company is pursuing a commercialized future in low Earth orbit. They discuss the possibilities of working witFeb 19 · 32 min
—The trends that will dominate headlines this yearIn this episode of Space Minds, Mike Gruss sits down with David Ariosto to discuss his new book, Open Space. David talks about how some of the themes of the book — China, the moon and the booming commercial industry — are also some of the sFeb 13 · 25 min
S1 · E72The future of the Space Force in a competitive, congested and contested space environmentIn this episode of Space Minds, Mike Gruss sits down with a panel of experts at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center to discuss the future of the United States Space Force. He's joined by Susanne Hake from Vantor, John Plumb from KFeb 5 · 41 min
S1 · E71A fireside chat with Space Force Gen. Shawn BrattonIn this episode of Space Minds, SpaceNews senior staff writer Sandra Erwin sits down with Gen. Shawn Bratton, vice chair of space operations for the U.S. Space Force for a fireside chat at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center. In tJan 30 · 42 min
S1 · E70Managing an orbital economy as space grows more congestedIn this episode of Space Minds, SpaceNews host David Ariosto talks with Chiara Manfletti, the CEO of Neuraspace and a professor of space mobility and propulsion at the Technical University of Munich. They discuss space debris, orbital logisJan 15 · 36 min
S1 · E69The Moon, AI, and the High-Stakes Decisions Shaping Space’s FutureIn this special episode of Space Minds, our show is split into two segments from the recent SpaceNews annual Icon Awards.In our first segment, SpaceNews correspondent Debra Werner sits down with Jason Kim, CEO of Firefly Aerospace, to discuJan 8 · 34 min
S1 · E68The space stories that will shape 2026In this episode of Space Minds, host Mike Gruss is joined by SpaceNews journalists Jason Rainbow, Sandra Erwin, Jeff Foust and Debra Werner for a wide-ranging conversation on the space stories that will define the year ahead.The panel examiDec 30, 2025 · 40 min
S1 · E67How physics AI is transforming the future of space engineeringIn this episode of Space Minds, host David Ariosto speaks with Juan Alonso — CTO and Co-founder of Luminary Cloud and professor at Stanford University — about the rapid transformation underway in aerospace engineering.Alonso breaks down howDec 23, 2025 · 27 min
S1 · E662025 was "almost a watershed year" for the Space Development AgencyIn this episode of Space Minds, host Mike Gruss talks with Dr. Gurpartap “GP” Sandhoo about what he calls "almost a watershed year" for the Space Development Agency. Sandhoo breaks down SDA’s major technical breakthroughs in 2025—ranging frDec 18, 2025 · 26 min
S1 · E65Speed, risk, and the future of national security spaceIn this episode of Space Minds, host Mike Gruss moderates a timely panel discussion at the Spacepower conference on how commercial space capabilities are reshaping national security, civil space, and military decision-making.Joined by Luke Dec 17, 2025 · 41 min
S1 · E64How the Space Force trains Guardians for the future of warfareIn this episode of Space Minds, host Sandra Erwin sits down with former NASA astronaut and Space Force leader Brig. Gen. Nick Hague for a wide-ranging conversation on how the U.S. Space Force is shaping its culture, training Guardians, and Dec 16, 2025 · 29 min
S1 · E63Why the Space Force says 2025 changes everythingIn this episode of Space Minds, host Mike Gruss sits down with Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy, one of the U.S. Space Force’s most influential acquisition leaders and recipient of the SpaceNews Icon Award for Military Space Achievement.Purdy discusDec 15, 2025 · 29 min
S1 · E62Building the future of space defenseIn this episode of Space Minds, host Mike Gruss sits down with Matt Magaña, president of space, defense and national Security at Voyager Technologies, to explore one of the most consequential national security space stories of 2025: Golden Dec 11, 2025 · 18 min
S1 · E61The shift that saved American spaceflightIn this episode of Space Minds, former NASA commercial space division chief Phil McAlister sits down with host David Ariosto for a wide-ranging conversation about the future of human spaceflight, NASA’s internal culture, and the explosive gDec 4, 2025 · 43 min
S1 · E60Science Fiction and Innovation in SpaceIn this episode of Space Minds, Senior Staff Writer Jeff Foust moderates a panel at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, the next installment of the Center’s Discovery Series.The panel brings together leaders from Astrobotic, ApexNov 24, 2025 · 56 min
S1 · E59Reimagining Space Stations for the Commercial AgeIn this episode of Space Minds, host Mike Gruss sits down with Marshall Smith, CEO of Starlab Space for a fireside chat at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, the next installment of the Center’s Discovery Series. In the firesideNov 20, 2025 · 27 min
S1 · E58Keeping America first in spaceIn this episode of Space Minds, host David Ariosto speaks with Jim Bridenstine, former NASA Administrator and U.S. Congressman, who oversaw the launch of the Artemis program—America’s renewed effort to return astronauts to the Moon.Now ManaNov 13, 2025 · 43 min

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