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Space Café Radio

Space Café Radio

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Space Café™ Radio brings you our engaging talks, insightful interviews, and unfiltered perspectives in an exciting new format. With this show, you will have the opportunity to hear our team of SpaceWatchers while we are on the road. Each episode will feature a unique topic and personal touch, with content that is both exclusive and informative. We invite you to sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.

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Episodes
  • Space Cafe Radio - Building Space Resilience: An Inside Look at ERS with Dr Josef Aschbacher and Dr Pascal Legai
    Nov 25 2025

    Europe's Space Resilience Initiative Explained with Dr Pascal Legai

    In this episode of Space Café Radio, we take you deep into one of Europe’s most strategic space initiatives: ERS – European Resilience from Space.

    Host Torsten Kriening is joined by ESA Director General Dr. Josef Aschbacher and his Security Advisor Dr. Pascal Legai to unpack how ERS aims to give Europe independent, secure, and rapid access to intelligence from orbit – and why this matters now more than ever.

    Dr. Aschbacher explains how ERS is designed as a “system of systems”, federating national, commercial, and institutional capabilities into a resilient European framework. He outlines the ambition to move from fragmented assets to a coherent, interoperable architecture that can deliver near-real-time situational awareness for crises, defence, and security.

    Dr. Legai then takes us into the core of the concept:

    • Why time-to-decision is the defining metric in today’s geopolitical environment
    • How ERS will connect Earth observation, secure connectivity (IRIS²) and PNT into an integrated operational backbone
    • The distinction between technical governance (ESA) and political governance (EU) – and why that separation is crucial
    • How ERS will evolve into the broader EOGS – European Union Governmental Services vision

    We also discuss:

    • The funding reality behind the first ERS phase and expectations for the ESA Ministerial in Bremen
    • The challenge of handling classified, sensitive, and commercial data across 27+ countries
    • What ERS means for Europe’s role between allies and competitors – and why credible capabilities are a prerequisite for credible partnerships

    If you want to understand how Europe plans to move from strategy to implementation on space security and resilience, this episode is your roadmap.

    Useful Links:

    • ERS Program

    Space Café Radio brings you talks, interviews, and reports from the team of SpaceWatchers while out on the road. Each episode has a specific topic, unique content, and a personal touch. Enjoy the show, and let us know your thoughts at radio@spacewatch.global


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    25 mins
  • Space Café Radio - Germany's Space Security Strategy: A New Era with Michael Kniepen
    Nov 20 2025

    Unveiling Germany's Historic Space Safety and Security Strategy

    In this episode of Space Cafe Radio, host Torsten Kriening talks with Michael Kniepen, Head of Division politics at the German Ministry of Defense, about Germany's first-ever Space Safety and Security Strategy, released on November 19, 2025.

    Join us as we discuss the significance of this document, and explore the political, military, and European implications. Learn about Germany's newfound recognition of space as a contested domain, the investments needed for space security, and how this strategy aims to integrate European partners into a cohesive space security architecture.

    Tune in for insights on the strategic shifts and future prospects of German and European space defense.

    Useful document:

    • Space Safety and Security Strategy Germany


    Space Café Radio brings you talks, interviews, and reports from the team of SpaceWatchers while out on the road. Each episode has a specific topic, unique content, and a personal touch. Enjoy the show, and let us know your thoughts at radio@spacewatch.global

    We love to hear from you. Send us your thought, comments, suggestions, love letters

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    21 mins
  • Space Café Radio - The Indian Space Boom: Novaspace's Strategic Move with Surbhi Dalmia and Rainer Horn
    Nov 18 2025

    Novaspace Expands to India: Insight into the Booming Indian Space Market

    In this episode of Space Café Radio, host Torsten Kriening unmantles the exciting announcement of Novaspace opening a new office in India.

    Join us as he discusses the rising prominence of India in the space sector with Surbhi Dalmia, the Managing Director of Novaspace India, and Rainer Horn, Partner at Novaspace. Discover the strategic reasons behind choosing Bangalore, understand the dynamic growth of India's space market, and learn about the significant contributions of the Indian space sector.

    We also explore India's regulatory support for startups and the impact of governmental policies on the sector.


    Space Café Radio brings you talks, interviews, and reports from the team of SpaceWatchers while out on the road. Each episode has a specific topic, unique content, and a personal touch. Enjoy the show, and let us know your thoughts at radio@spacewatch.global

    We love to hear from you. Send us your thought, comments, suggestions, love letters

    Support the show

    You can find us on: Spotify and Apple Podcast!

    Please visit us at SpaceWatch.Global, subscribe to our newsletters.
    Follow us on
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    14 mins
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