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Not for Profit podcast – Astronomy, Deep Space Exploration and International Collaboration

  1. 12/03

    Episode 132 Space Elevator

    Imagine a giant vertical railway stretching 100,000 km from the equator, somewhere in the Pacific, straight up into space. Instead of expensive, polluting rockets, the space elevator offers a smooth, slow electric ascent to Earth orbit. This "bridge to the stars" connects a floating Earth platform at 36,000 km to a massive counterweight located 64,000 km farther out. It is held taut by the Earth's rotation.

    1 h 13 min

  2. 26/01

    Episode 131: Space Weather and the Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad in India

    We are increasingly aware of the impact of space weather on spacecraft in space and, occasionally, on electrical power transmission on Earth, but what about its impact on the Earth's atmosphere? That is exactly the research interest of Professor Pallam Raju, Dean of the Physical Research Laboratory in Ahmedabad, India. Founded in 1947, the PRL is one of India's most prestigious scientific institutions, not least because it was founded by Dr Vikram Sarabhai.

    51 min

  3. 8/01

    Episode 130: Mobile solar powerbank for satellites in orbit

    Space Power Ltd, founded in 2019, is developing a novel solution for contactless power delivery using high-intensity lasers to extend the lifespans of ageing satellites in space. I spoke with its founder, Keval Dattani, in Nicosia during Cospar2025.org.

    38 min

  4. 18/12/2025

    Episode 129: Space Law

    Professor Kai-Uwe Schrogl is a space law expert with experience in many roles, including working with the European Space Agency ESA, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and as the Director of the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) in Vienna. In this interview, recorded in Nicosia during cospar2025.org in November 2025, he discusses concerns about increasing commercialisation of space and the lunar surface—specifically, the absence of a universally accepted framework for lunar governance.

    33 min

  5. 04/12/2025

    Episode 128: George Danos: Cyprus in Space

    Cyprus is a small country with a small population and a small economy. But it has big ambitions in space. In this episode, recorded at Cospar 2025 in Nicosia, George Danos, who has been championing this case for Cyprus for years and can be considered Cyprus's Carl Sagan, explains the rise of Cyprus's space activities in communication services, small satellites, and collaboration with ESA and more.

    49 min

  6. 21/11/2025

    Episode 127: Weaving with Graphene. Vivek Koncherry

    From centruries of weaving in the state of Kerala in India to automated AI controlled machines weaving Graphene coated fibres in Manchester. A modern day Cottonopolis.

    38 min

  7. 31/10/2025

    Episode 126: Graphene: From scientific discovery to commercial application

    rofessor James Baker, CEO of Graphene@Manchester, describes Manchester’s journey to commercialise the Nobel Prize-winning discovery of Graphene.

    1 h 12 min

  8. 04/09/2025

    Episode 125: Britian’s Greatest Pilot Captain Eric “Winkle” Brown

    You may have seen the BBC documentary Britain's Greatest Pilot. Yes, he was an outstanding pilot, but there was much more to him than just that. I published extracts from an interview with Captain Eric Brown in April 2011. Much of that interview was not published .. until now.

    1 h 8 min
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Not for Profit podcast – Astronomy, Deep Space Exploration and International Collaboration

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  • Autoria
    Gurbir Singh
  • Anos em atividade
    2008 - 2026
  • Episódios
    137
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