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Space Minds
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
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China’s year-end space sprint
On this episode of Space Minds, SpaceNews China correspondent Andrew Jones joins host Mike Gruss to unpack China’s year‑end sprint in space: expected tests…
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Lockheed Martin adapting to a faster space race
In this week’s episode of Space Minds, host Mike Gruss speaks with Robert Lightfoot, president, space at Lockheed Martin and former NASA associate…
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Space Security, Threats and Rapid Innovation
This week’s episode guest is Steve Kitay — former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, former head of Microsoft’s space initiatives, and now…
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Inside ispace Europe and the race to explore the moon
In this week's episode of Space Minds SpaceNews editor Mike Gruss talks with Julien Lamamy, Managing Director of ispace Europe from the World Space Business…
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Shaping the New Era of Space
In this episode, SpaceNews editor Mike Gruss talks with Pacome Revillon, CEO of Novaspace. They discuss the accelerating race in direct-to-device satellite…
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Racing Toward Real-Time Intelligence with BlackSky
In this episode, SpaceNews editor Mike Gruss talks with Brian O'Toole, CEO of BlackSky.The conversation dives into BlackSky’s latest contract win with the…
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Redwire’s global strategy from space to security
In this episode, SpaceNews editor Mike Gruss talks with Peter Cannito, CEO of Redwire.They discuss the future of the European space market, Redwire’s expanding…
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Kepler Communications CEO talks sovereignty, security, and space data
In this episode, SpaceNews editor Mike Gruss talks with Mina Mitry, CEO of Kepler Communications. They discuss Kepler’s groundbreaking optical communications…
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Inside ESA’s vision with Josef Aschbacher
In this episode, SpaceNews editor Mike Gruss talks with Josef Aschbacher, Director General of the European Space Agency.They discuss Europe’s case for greater…
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NASA's Sean Duffy surprising leadership
Space Minds host Mike Gruss is joined by SpaceNews senior writer Jeff Foust to break down the surprising appointment of Sean Duffy as NASA’s Acting…
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Carbon Mapper and Tracking Super Pollutants
In this week’s episode of Space Minds, host David Ariosto speaks with Riley Duren, CEO of Carbon Mapper and veteran of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Duren…
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How Microgravity Could Transform Pharmaceuticals
Space Minds host David Ariosto speaks with Will Bruey, CEO and co-founder of Varda Space Industries.Varda is pushing the boundaries of drug development by…
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The Future of Space Infrastructure
Space Minds speaks with Al Tadros of Redwire, to explore the future of space infrastructure.From the growing role of private investment in orbit to…
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Gabe Zimmerman on customer needs and scaling SmallSat production
This week SpaceNews is at the SmallSat Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. In this episode of Space Minds, host Mike Gruss speaks with Gabe Zimmerman…
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Todd Master on Umbra’s evolution
This week SpaceNews is at the SmallSat Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. In this episode of Space Minds, host Mike Gruss speaks with Todd Master, Chief…
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Tom Walkinshaw on pocket-sized satellites
This week SpaceNews is at the SmallSat Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. In this episode of Space Minds, host Mike Gruss speaks with Tom Walkinshaw, founder…
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Sir Martin Sweeting and the rise of the small satellite industry
This week SpaceNews is at the SmallSat Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. In this episode of Space Minds, host Mike Gruss speaks with Professor Sir Martin…
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The Evolution of Multi-Mission Orbital Vehicles
In this episode of Space Minds, host Jeff Foust moderates the panel "Evolution of Multi-Mission Orbital Vehicles" recorded live on July 24 at the AIAA Ascend…
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Understanding the SpaceX-Era Economy
n this week’s episode of Space Minds, host Mike Gruss speaks with SpaceNews Senior Staff Writer and Business Intelligence Manager Jason Rainbow about the white…
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Mission to Market - The Evolution of NASA's CLPS Program
In this bonus edition of Space Minds, host David Ariosto moderates the panel "Mission to Market: The Evolution of CLPS" at the AIAA Ascend conference. The…
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Navigating the Shift to Commercial Space Stations
In this bonus edition of Space Minds, host David Ariosto speaks with Robyn Gatens, NASA's Director for the International Space Station, live at the AIAA Ascend…
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The Global Space Economy Hits a New Record
In this week’s special episode of Space Minds coming to you a day early, host Mike Gruss speaks with Heather Pringle, CEO of the Space Foundation on the just…
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Fact or Fiction on the Future of the Space Economy
In this week’s episode of Space Minds, host Mike Gruss is joined by Matthew Weinzierl, Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Research…
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What if Science Fiction is Our Best Glimpse of the Future?
In this week’s episode of Space Minds, award-winning science fiction author and physicist David Brin joins host David Ariosto for a wide-ranging conversation…
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What Mars Can Teach us About Life
In this week’s episode of Space Minds David Ariosto sits down Nathalie Cabrol, Director of the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI Institute who explains why the Red…
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The Ultimate Backup Drive: The Moon
In this week’s episode of Space Minds David Ariosto sits down with Chris Stott, Chair and CEO of Lonestar Data Holdings who explains how lunar storage could be…
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Why Space Wrecks the Human Body
In this week's episode of Space Minds, we explore how microgravity accelerates aging—and guest Dr. Nadia Maroouf shares her insights on the phenomenon and what…
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Inside the Space Force's unconstrained first days
In this week's episode of Space Minds Retired Space Force Lt. Gen. John Shaw explains what it was like building a new military branch, the risks of commercial…
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The Power of Daily Earth Imaging
In this week's episode of Space Minds Ashley Johnson, President and CFO of Planet, explains the company's ambitious goal to make global change visible…
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Connecting GEOINT Innovation to the Front Lines
This is a bonus edition of Space Minds by SpaceNews. This week we’re at the US Geospatial Intelligence Foundation GEOINT Symposium in St. Louis where we’ll…
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Straight Talk from GEOINT: Keith Masback on the Road Ahead
This is a bonus edition of Space Minds by SpaceNews. This week we’re at the US Geospatial Intelligence Foundation GEOINT Symposium in St. Louis where we’ll…
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Disrupting the Intelligence Machine
This is a bonus edition of Space Minds by SpaceNews. This week we’re at the US Geospatial Intelligence Foundation GEOINT Symposium in St. Louis where we’ll…
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Navigating Intelligence in a Shifting World at GEOINT 2025
This is a bonus edition of Space Minds by SpaceNews. This week we’re at the US Geospatial Intelligence Foundation GEOINT Symposium in St. Louis where we’ll…
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The Cost of Shrinking Space Science at NASA
In this week's episode of Space Minds Mamta Patel Nagaraja - NASA's former associate chief scientist-offers an insider's look at how science priorities are…
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Buzzing Towers with the Navy's Space Maverick
In this week's episode of Space Minds, former Navy captain, shuttle astronaut, and current president of the Space Operating Group at ASRC Federal, Scooter…
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Why Space Needs Nuclear Now
In this week's episode of Space Minds, Bhavya Lal, the former acting Chief Technologist at NASA explains how nuclear power could unlock humanity's next giant…
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Fear, Greed and Glory With Lori Garver
In this week's episode of Space Minds, Lori Garver, former NASA Deputy Administrator sits down with host David Ariosto. Garver describes what drives…
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Bill Nye on NASA Budget Cuts & Key Space Issues
In this week's episode of Space Minds, Bill Nye, CEO of the Planetary Society sits down with host David Ariosto. The conversation starts with Bill's journey…
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Signals from Space Symposium: Global Collaboration and the Evolving Commercial Space Landscape
This is a bonus edition of Space Minds by SpaceNews. This week we're at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs where we'll record an episode Monday through…
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Signals from Space Symposium: A Trillion-dollar Defense Budget
This is a bonus edition of Space Minds by SpaceNews. This week we're at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs where we'll record an episode Monday through…
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Signals from Space Symposium: The future for space looks bright — and fragile
This is a bonus edition of Space Minds by SpaceNews. This week we're at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs where we'll record an episode Monday through…
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Signals from Space Symposium: Reading the future of U.S. space policy
This is a bonus edition of Space Minds by SpaceNews. This week we're at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs where we'll record an episode Monday through…
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Do we need highways for space?
In this week's episode of Space Minds, Luca Rossettini, Founder and CEO of D-Orbit sits down with host David Ariosto. The conversation starts with Luca's…
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Not Just for Engineers: Broadening the Space Pipeline
In this week's episode of Space Minds, Sara Alvarado, Executive Director for the Students for the Exploration and Development of Space, known as SEDS, sits…
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Making the Rules for the Final Frontier
In this week's episode of Space Minds, Richard DalBello, Principal, RDB Space and the recently retired Director of the Office of Space Commerce sits down with…
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When Pixels Become the Priority
In this week's episode of Space Minds, Dan Smoot, CEO of Maxar Intelligence sits down with host David Ariosto.Our conversation with Dan Smoot delves into the…
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Inside the Making of ULA's Next Rocket
In this week's episode of Space Minds, Tony Bruno, CEO of United Launch Alliance, sits down with host Mike Gruss. What excites Tony Bruno about Vulcan, what…
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The New Case for Mars
In this week's episode of Space Minds, meet Mars Society president Robert Zubrin, who reflects on his lifelong fascination with Mars, the nature of future…
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Building a Construction Firm for Space
In this week's episode of Space Minds meet Lee Rosen who reflects on his SpaceX tenure, co-founding ThinkOrbital and where the industry is headed.Rosen…
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China's answer to SpaceX
In this week's episode of Space Minds meet Yao Song, a Chinese entrepreneur and CEO of Orienspace. Raised in a Communist revolution, Orienspace’s founder now…
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Does government still fit into space?
In this week's episode of Space Minds meet the NASA visionary who‘s bridging this issue. Johnson's Space Center's Douglas Terrier explains Artemis, the…
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Space Minds with Kam Ghaffarian
In this week's episode our guest is Kam Ghaffarian, Chairman, Axiom Space, Intuitive Machines and other companies. Inspired by the Apollo 11 moon landing…
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Space Minds with Peter Beck
In this weeks's inaugural episode our guest is Peter Beck, founder and CEO of Rocket Lab, who provides us some background on his passion for space, on…