Space Minds
by SpaceNews
Latest episode
Advice for optimizing the space industry with Laura Crabtree
Advice for optimizing the space industry with Laura Crabtree
About this podcast
Space Minds is a new audio and video podcast from SpaceNews that focuses on the inspiring leaders, technologies and exciting opportunities in space.
This weekly podcast features compelling interviews with scientists, founders and experts who love to talk about space, covers the news that has enthusiasts daydreaming, and engages with listeners. Join David Ariosto, Mike Gruss and journalists from the SpaceNews team for new episodes every Thursday.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 113 episodes
- Advice for optimizing the space industry with Laura Crabtree · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 116In this episode, Mike Gruss speaks with Laura Crabtree, the CEO of Epsilon3 who is also a former SpaceX astronaut trainer. They talk about ways that space companies can organize…
- Rethinking networks in space with Aalyria’s Brian Barritt · 1 h 24 min · Season 1 Episode 115In this episode, SpaceNews’ Mike Gruss talks with the CEO of Aalyria Brian Barritt, about how networks are evolving, what scaling the company means and the role of software…
- How NASA is thinking about a moon base · 34 min · Season 1 Episode 114In this episode, SpaceNews’ Mike Gruss talks with NASA’s Shatel Bhakta, the principal systems engineer for Moon Base, about what’s needed between now and 2028 and the incremental…
- What will it take to build a moon base? · 44 min · Season 1 Episode 113In this episode, a panel of industry experts discuss what’s needed to build a moon base. During a live event at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, leaders Astrolab…
- Rethinking risk with electronics for space · 22 min · Season 1 Episode 112In this episode, SpaceNews’ Mike Gruss speaks with Ken Stoler, the space business development lead for Arrow. They discuss how spacecraft designers and operators have changed…
- True or false on space industry trends with Pacôme Révillon · 18 min · Season 1 Episode 110In this episode, SpaceNews’ Mike Gruss and Novaspace CEO Pacôme Révillon look at what to expect from the space industry in the next year by playing a game of true or false. 👉…
- Inside Europe’s push for space autonomy with Josef Aschbacher · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 109In this episode of the podcast, SpaceNews’ Mike Gruss interviews Josef Aschbacher, the director-general of the European Space Agency, at the World Space Business Week conference…
- The electronics 'under the hood' of space networking · 25 min · Season 1 Episode 108In 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…
- The threat environment and processing at the edge · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 107In 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…
- Propulsion is having a moment · 22 min · Season 1 Episode 106In 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…
- Robotics and the future of on-orbit labor · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 105In 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…
- What's next for ISR in space · 46 min · Season 1 Episode 104In 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…
- An optical link ‘internet’ to connect networks in space · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 103In 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…
- How should Europe’s militaries respond to space threats · 46 min · Season 1 Episode 102In 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…
- Jim Bridenstine on his new role at Quantum Space · 48 min · Season 1 Episode 101In 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…
- Will Bruey on rethinking the role of pharmaceuticals in low Earth orbit · 16 min · Season 1 Episode 100In 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…
- Building the infrastructure for a shifting space economy with Massi Ladovaz · 31 min · Season 1 Episode 99In 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…
- Maintaining leadership in space with Victoria Coleman · 40 min · Season 1 Episode 98In 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…
- Making satellite communications more resilient · 16 min · Season 1 Episode 97In 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…
- Finding solutions to jamming and spoofing · 20 min · Season 1 Episode 96In 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…
