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From the Defense & Aerospace Report... This is The DownLink Podcast, hosted by Laura Winter. From the intersection of space, business, and defense... Not just what's over the horizon, but what's happening above it. The DownLink Podcast is 2023 and 2024 Defense Media Award-winner.

  1. Space Money: The Market “Has Fundamentally Matured”

    6D AGO

    Space Money: The Market “Has Fundamentally Matured”

    While the U.S. government remains shut and the NASADQ is getting hammered, Chad Anderson of Space Capital, a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests exclusively in space-based technologies, says the space market “has fundamentally matured”. Laura Winter speaks with Chad Anderson, CEO, Founder, and Managing Partner of Space Capital.

    35 min
  2. Space Power: Richard Joseph - “Making The Fight Unfair”

    OCT 24

    Space Power: Richard Joseph - “Making The Fight Unfair”

    This week’s guest says, “ The purpose of science and technology research, in the military, is to make the fight unfair.” So what’s standing in our way? Laura Winter speaks with Richard Joseph, the 36th Air Force Chief Scientist, who has a CV that includes the Strategic Defense Initiative, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and NASA.

    28 min
  3. Space Tech: This Start-Up Wants To Send Military Cargo On Demand To Anywhere In One Hour

    OCT 17

    Space Tech: This Start-Up Wants To Send Military Cargo On Demand To Anywhere In One Hour

    Could pre-positioning mission-critical cargo in Low Earth Orbit, to be summoned and sent to a place and time of the U.S. military’s choosing, in under an hour, solve logistical bottlenecks in times of need? Inversion Space and its investors are betting on it. Laura Winter speaks with Justin Fiaschetti, Inversion Space’s Co-Founder and CEO.

    44 min
  4. Space Money: Germany’s Military Is Spending… Hugely

    OCT 11

    Space Money: Germany’s Military Is Spending… Hugely

    German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius wants to spend €35B, or $41B, on space assets and technologies, including satellites with active defense capabilities. This is huge. Laura Winter speaks with Antje Nötzold, a Senior Researcher at the University of the Federal Armed Forces; and Torsten Kriening, CEO and Publisher of SpaceWatch.Global, and host of Space Cafe podcast.

    40 min
  5. Space Money: Q3 - Investor Sentiment Is Positive

    OCT 3

    Space Money: Q3 - Investor Sentiment Is Positive

    Space investing is enjoying “positive sentiment”, with many publicly traded space stocks enjoying higher valuations. What’s behind these financial and economic trends and where are the weak points? Laura Winter speaks with The DownLink regulars Chris Quilty, founder of Quilty Space; and George Pullen, Partner and Chief Economist at MilkyWayEconomy.

    41 min
  6. Space Power: Acquisitions And A Big Pot Of Money

    SEP 26

    Space Power: Acquisitions And A Big Pot Of Money

    There’s no Golden Dome requirements shopping list yet, but with an expected $40 billion for FY 2026 the U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations is thinking about how to spend now for the fight tonight and what will be needed by 2040. Appearing in this episode from the Air, Space, Cyber conference are Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman, Commander, Space Systems Command Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant. Laura Winter breaks it down with Todd Harrison, a Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

    39 min
  7. Space Tech: Down Under Quantum Tech Companies Seek US Beachheads

    SEP 20

    Space Tech: Down Under Quantum Tech Companies Seek US Beachheads

    Representatives from Australia’s burgeoning quantum technology sector are making the rounds, meeting with venture capitalists, U.S. companies, as well as state and federal government officials. Among the subjects discussed are defense, space, and opportunity. Laura Winter speaks with Martin O’Connor, COO, QuantX Labs; Jim Rabeau, CEO and Co-Founder, Deteqt; and Daniel Hunter, Partnership Development Manager, Quantum Australia.

    36 min
  8. Space Money: NIGCOMSAT CEO, Nigeria Can “drive policy, space industrialization”

    SEP 13

    Space Money: NIGCOMSAT CEO, Nigeria Can “drive policy, space industrialization”

    Nigeria, the most populous African nation, has the continent’s third largest standing military and fourth largest economy. The West African nation operates four sovereign satellites and has ambitions to become a space economy leader and space technology exporter. Laura Winter speaks with Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd. (NIGCOMSAT) CEO and Managing Director Jane Egerton-Idehen.

    40 min
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From the Defense & Aerospace Report... This is The DownLink Podcast, hosted by Laura Winter. From the intersection of space, business, and defense... Not just what's over the horizon, but what's happening above it. The DownLink Podcast is 2023 and 2024 Defense Media Award-winner.

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