Preparing for Launch

UKSEDS

If you’re interested in all things space-related and gaining a little insight into how you get involved in the space sector, then you’ve come to the right place. “Preparing for Launch” is UKSEDS’ bi-weekly official podcast that discusses the development of space careers through entertainment, education, advice, and insight. Join Isaac Caletrio as he speaks to a range of brilliant guests, and you definitely don’t have to be a rocket scientist to tune in. All opinions are those of the host and guest.

31 Episodes

#33 - Space Leadership in the Public Eye, Melissa Quinn
11/28/2023
1:13:16
Melissa Quinn is the General Manager of Slingshot Seradata, a launch and satellite data provider. She was previously the head of SpacePort Corwnall. During our chat we discuss the personal price of being a leader in the public eye, what “space for good” means, how to cope with high pressure situations and much more. UKSEDS ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ukseds.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Isaac on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@isaaccaletrio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Seb on ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠ Intro track: "Fanfare for Space" and "Discovery Hit" Kevin MacLeod (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠incompetech.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ News segment background music from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.FesliyanStudios.com⁠⁠⁠
#32 - Astronaut Coaching, Susan Charlesworth
11/14/2023
50:10
Susan is a human behaviour and performance expert. She runs her own training company and previously worked at the ESA, training astronauts and ground control in different aspects of human factors. During our chat we discuss what makes astronauts special, how to avoid mutinies in space and how teaching 17 year olds shaped her space career. Susan's socials: linkedin.com/in/susancharlesworth, @CharlesworthHP on X. https://www.charlesworthhumanperformance.com/ UKSEDS ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ukseds.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Isaac on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@isaaccaletrio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Seb on ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ Intro track: "Fanfare for Space" and "Discovery Hit" Kevin MacLeod (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠incompetech.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ News segment background music from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.FesliyanStudios.com⁠⁠⁠
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#30 - Famous Interviewees and Stories that Matter: Space Journalism, Tereza Pultarova
10/17/2023
55:16
Tereza Pultarova is a freelance journalist and former Senior Rporter at space.com. She has produced content for a variety of outlets and companies including spacenews, the IET, the space safety magazine and ESA. During our chat we discuss Ukraine’s space industry, finding your voice, interviewing Brian May and much more. Tereza: @TerezaPultarova on X Interview with Brian May: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i37lnRX8xJg UKSEDS ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ukseds.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠/ Social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For more resources on careers in space: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spacecareers.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Isaac on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@isaaccaletrio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Seb on LinkedIn Intro and outro tracks: "Fanfare for Space" and "Discovery Hit" Kevin MacLeod (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠incompetech.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ News segment background music from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.FesliyanStudios.com⁠
#29 - From Moonscapes to Red Planets: Exploring Space Architecture, Xavier De Kestelier
6/27/2023
38:08
Xavier De Kestelier is the Head of Design at the architecture studio Hassel. During our talk, we discuss using regolith to build on the Moon and Mars, how space station design has evolved, 3D printing in space and much, much more. Xavier on LinkedIn. Hassel: hasselstudio.com UKSEDS ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ukseds.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠/ Social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For more resources on careers in space: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spacecareers.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Isaac on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@isaaccaletrio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro and outro tracks: "Fanfare for Space" and "Discovery Hit" Kevin MacLeod (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠incompetech.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ News segment background music from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.FesliyanStudios.com Héloïse on ⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠. Open Lunar Foundation: ⁠openlunar.org⁠ UKSEDS ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ukseds.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠/ Social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For more resources on careers in space: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spacecareers.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Isaac on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@isaaccaletrio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro and outro tracks: "Fanfare for Space" and "Discovery Hit" Kevin MacLeod (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠incompetech.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ News segment background music from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.FesliyanStudios.com
#27 - Plasma Thrusters and Startup Funding, Chuong Van Dang
5/30/2023
28:07
Chuong Van Dang is the Head of Operations at MagDrive, a UK company developing plasma propulsion systems for small satellites. During our chat we discuss plasma thrusters, how Chuong’s bacckgorund in startups and marketing helped him in his current role, top tips on funding your space venture and much more. Chuong on Linkedin. Magdrive: LinkedIn, magdrive.space UKSEDS ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ukseds.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠/ Social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For more resources on careers in space: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spacecareers.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Isaac on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@isaaccaletrio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro and outro tracks: "Fanfare for Space" and "Discovery Hit" Kevin MacLeod (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠incompetech.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ News segment background music from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.FesliyanStudios.com
#25 - From Colorado to Scottish Space, Nickie Finnegan
5/1/2023
31:37
Nickie Finnegan is the Head of Communications and Public Relations at Skyrora, having recently graduated form Herriot-Watt University with a Masters in International Business Mangement. During our chat we discuss why she went from Colorado, to an australian record label, to a rocket company, how to communicate space to different audiences, what the commercialisation of space means for your career and much, much more. Nickie on Linkedin. Skyrora: skyrora.com, LinkedIn UKSEDS ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ukseds.org⁠⁠⁠⁠/ Social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ For more resources on careers in space: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spacecareers.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Isaac on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@isaaccaletrio⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro and outro tracks: "Fanfare for Space" and "Discovery Hit" Kevin MacLeod (⁠⁠⁠⁠incompetech.com⁠⁠⁠⁠) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠⁠⁠⁠ News segment background music from ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.FesliyanStudios.com
#24 - Whoosh and Bang: Building Rockets, Ben Jarvis
4/19/2023
47:57
Ben Jarvis runs Launch Access Ltd, a rocketry outreach company. He has experience in both the commercial space sector and amateur rocket development. During our chat we talk about breaking rocketry records, the UK’s launch industry, tips for student rocketry teams and much, much more. Ben on ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠. Launch Access Ltd: rocketandroll.org UKSEDS ⁠⁠⁠https://ukseds.org⁠⁠⁠/ Social media: ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ For more resources on careers in space: ⁠⁠⁠https://spacecareers.uk/⁠⁠⁠ Isaac on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠@isaaccaletrio⁠⁠⁠ Intro and outro tracks: "Fanfare for Space" and "Discovery Hit" Kevin MacLeod (⁠⁠⁠incompetech.com⁠⁠⁠) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License ⁠⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠⁠⁠ News segment background music from ⁠⁠⁠https://www.FesliyanStudios.com
#23 - Space Hugs (aka Debris Removal), Dr Lorenzo Pasqualetto
4/4/2023
41:57
Dr Lorenzo Pasqualetto is the Lead GNC (Guidance Navigation & Control) and Relative Navigation Engineer at Clearspace, a Switzerland and UK based company developing active debris removal technology. We talk about navigation in space, how to deorbit satellites, doing research in the USA vs Europe and much, much more. Lorenzo on ⁠LinkedIn⁠ Clearspace on LinkedIn, clearspace.today UKSEDS ⁠⁠https://ukseds.org⁠⁠/ Social media: ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ For more resources on careers in space: ⁠⁠https://spacecareers.uk/⁠⁠ Isaac on Twitter: ⁠⁠@isaaccaletrio⁠⁠ Intro and outro tracks: "Fanfare for Space" and "Discovery Hit" Kevin MacLeod (⁠⁠incompetech.com⁠⁠) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License ⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠⁠ News segment background music from ⁠⁠https://www.FesliyanStudios.com
#22 - Sustainable Space and Commercialising University Research, Kristina Tamane
3/21/2023
44:24
Kristina Tamane is the Space Sector Development Lead at the University of Edimburgh and the Co-Chair of Space Scotland’s environmental task force. During our chat we discuss commercialising university research, how scotland is ensuring the space industry stays sustainable, careers advise from a professional adviser and much more. LinkedIn, Twitter: @SpaceKTed UKSEDS ⁠https://ukseds.org⁠/ Social media: ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Twitter⁠ ⁠LinkedIn⁠ ⁠YouTube⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠ For more resources on careers in space: ⁠https://spacecareers.uk/⁠ Isaac on Twitter: ⁠@isaaccaletrio⁠ Intro and outro tracks: "Fanfare for Space" and "Discovery Hit" Kevin MacLeod (⁠incompetech.com⁠) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License ⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠ News segment background music from ⁠https://www.FesliyanStudios.com
#21 - NSSC Live Show & Entrepreneurship Panel, Zainab Qasim, Craig, Zaria Serfontein, Matjaz Vidmar
3/8/2023
50:17
This episode is a live recording of the Entrepreneurship Panel hosted at the National Student Space Conference, in Manchester on 04/03/2023. We discussed topics such as the role of private and public investors in the space industry, how the current economic climate is affecting space startups, support for founders in the space sector and much more. Panellists: Zainab Qasim: Startup & Venture Lead at Seraphim Space Accelerator, a London-based specialised space accelerator taking a “VC-mindset” approach to the accelerator concept. LinkedIn, Blog: zainabq.com Craig Brown: Director of Investment at the UK Space Agency. Twitter: @SpaceCraigUK, LinkedIn Zaria Serfontein: Co-founder of Frontier Space Technologies, a startup focusing on developing customisable autonomous and miniaturised satellite laboratories for the capture of high-quality experimental data in space, as well as low-cost, de-orbit solutions. Frontier Space: https://www.frontier-space.co.uk/, LinkedIn, Twitter: @ZariaSAstro Matjaz Vidmar: Lecturer in Engineering Management at the University of Edinburgh. Co-founder and director of several startups in biotech and space community development. LinkedIn, Twitter: @vidmarmatjaz UKSEDS https://ukseds.org/ Social media: Instagram Twitter LinkedIn YouTube Facebook For more resources on careers in space: https://spacecareers.uk/ Isaac on Twitter: @isaaccaletrio Intro and outro tracks: "Fanfare for Space" and "Discovery Hit" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ News segment background music from https://www.FesliyanStudios.com

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31 Episodes

#33 - Space Leadership in the Public Eye, Melissa Quinn

#32 - Astronaut Coaching, Susan Charlesworth

#30 - Famous Interviewees and Stories that Matter: Space Journalism, Tereza Pultarova

#29 - From Moonscapes to Red Planets: Exploring Space Architecture, Xavier De Kestelier

#27 - Plasma Thrusters and Startup Funding, Chuong Van Dang

#25 - From Colorado to Scottish Space, Nickie Finnegan

#24 - Whoosh and Bang: Building Rockets, Ben Jarvis

#23 - Space Hugs (aka Debris Removal), Dr Lorenzo Pasqualetto

#22 - Sustainable Space and Commercialising University Research, Kristina Tamane

#21 - NSSC Live Show & Entrepreneurship Panel, Zainab Qasim, Craig, Zaria Serfontein, Matjaz Vidmar