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Join us on a journey to some of the most inhospitable, humbling, and frighteningly beautiful places in the known universe. Hostile Worlds is a podcast that lets you explore alien landscapes and extra-terrestrial terrain - all from the comfort of your headphones. From the freezing hydrocarbon oceans of Titan, to the scorched, and suffocating wastes of Venus – we’ll take you on an educational and immersive audio tour to all the places you’d die to see… and places you’d die if you saw. You’ll j ...
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Space Ventures Radio is a NewSpace podcast dedicated to exploring startup ventures in the commercial space industry. Host Raleigh Werner explores the most exciting new space companies, digging into their products, teams, business models and competition. This radio show covers startups and companies from every sector of the commercial space industry, from Earth observation to telecommunications and space exploration.
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In the last episode, we left a doomed Sarah, David and Dr. Cellarius as they plunged helplessly into the sun. But their inevitable deaths will not be in vain. We’ll still have some time on this episode to learn about the structure of our main star before they reach the core and get burned to crispy cinders. This is part two of our guest-written epi…
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Our lives literally revolve around it. That big yellow ball in the sky - The Sun. But what do we really know about El Sol? Is it just a big ball of gas and flame? Or is there more to it than that? On this episode, Sarah and David venture into the Sun's corona, to meet with Dr. Andrea Cellarius. A very bright and flame-boyant scientist. This is the …
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The Brown Dwarf. Is it a star? Is it a planet? Is it a tabletop war gaming miniature? Is it an obscure Red Dwarf fan fiction series? We need speculate no more, as observational astronomer Dr. Aleks Scholz of St. Andrews Observatory returns to the podcast with a detailed answer for us. We also announce details of our brand new Hostile Worlds merchan…
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Welcome to Venus, the second planet from the sun and the closest other planet to Earth. So, why do we always think of Mars as the closest and likeliest candidate for off-world exploration and habitation? On this episode, Sarah and David head to the only planet named after a female deity. With Sarah at the controls, David explores the surface of a p…
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As the crew of The Tardigrade prepare to land on Venus, Matthew heads back down to Earth to get some supplies. Whilst back on the home planet, he pays a visit to St. Andrews Observatory to have a look at the James Gregory Telescope - the biggest telescope in Scotland. The custodian of this fine piece of equipment is Dr. Aleks Scholz, an observation…
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The solar system is a big place, and while Colin's testing the shuttle, Sarah and Matthew have a visitor. David drops by to explain a bit about relativity and distance within the solar system and the universe in general. And watch out for mighty Zordon of the Orcs. Things to Learn What happens when you're travelling close to the speed of light? Wha…
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Since leaving Titan last month we’ve been doing a bit of deep space exploration in The Tardigrade. And although space can look a bit… empty, it’s actually as hostile an environment as you’re ever likely to find. Out here we’re totally reliant on some pretty fragile materials and equipment keeping us alive. I’m sure everything will be fine of course…
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Welcome to Titan, the biggest moon of Saturn, and the only known cosmic body other than Earth, that we know for certain has actual lakes and seas on its surface. But that isn’t the only reason that makes this frozen moon such an interesting and fascinating place. On this episode, our crew leave the comfort and warmth of our ship, The Tardigrade, to…
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The Tardigrade is on its way to Titan, the biggest moon of Saturn. We're about to break through its hazy orange atmosphere and land on its surface. Our ship won't be the first human-built device to land on Titan though. The Huygens probe made this place its home back in 2005, when it was dropped off here by the Cassini spacecraft. The Cassini-Huyge…
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Would you like to go on an audio tour around some of the most fascinating yet deadly places in the universe? Of course you would. Well, consider this inaugural episode of Hostile Worlds to be your invitation and boarding pass. I say boarding pass, because we'd like you to join us on board The Tardigrade. An all-purpose exploration vehicle that can …
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Join us on a journey to some of the most inhospitable, humbling, and frighteningly beautiful places in the known universe. Hostile Worlds is podcast that lets you explore alien landscapes and extra-terrestrial terrain – all from the comfort of your headphones. From the freezing hydrocarbon oceans of Titan, to the scorched, and suffocating wastes of…
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Explore Made in Space, developing the first gravity-independent additive manufacturing technologies to enable true space manufacturing.RELEVANT LINKSGet episode transcript: http://www.spaceventuresradio.com/episodes/made-in-space/View business model canvas slides: http://www.slideshare.net/RaleighWerner/made-in-space-business-model-canvas-space-ven…
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Explore Atlas Space Operations, optimizing data transmission scheduling to offer fractional pricing to small satellite operators; all through an intuitive web platform.RELATED LINKSAtlas Official Website: http://www.atlasground.com/Full episode here: http://www.spaceventuresradio.com/episodes/atlas-space-operations/SVR's SoundCloud Page: https://so…
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An in-depth look at LeoSat's business model, using the business model canvas approach designed by Alex Osterwalder of Strategyzer.This video is a companion to Space Ventures Radio Episode, which explores LeoSat, a new venture hoping to build the fastest, most secure and most powerful data transmission network in the world...in low Earth orbit.RELAT…
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This week's episode of Space Ventures Radio examines Deep Space Industries, an asteroid mining company who's put together an elegant roadmap for achieving its bold vision to extract resources in space.------------------------EPISODE SECTIONS------------------------ 3:10 - The Upshot5:24 - The Problem / Solution / Business Model13:54 - The Team16:39…
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This week's episode of Space Ventures Radio examines Descartes Labs, a machine learning and predictive analytics startup using satellite imagery to predict crop yields, starting with corn in the U.S.Important Update on the "Team" Section:I missed mentioning Mark Mathis (Software Architect), Rick Chartrand (Mathematician) and Tim Kelton (Cloud Archi…
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An in-depth look at Rocket Lab, a space venture shaking up the small payload launch market with an all carbon-fiber rocket that offers lower costs, more frequent launches and better payload deployment than the current "rideshare" market.To bolster the "Competition" section, check out this great article on Quartz about the small satellite launch sec…
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In this episode of SVR, we'll take an in-depth look at Audacy, a space startup focused on providing continuous connectivity through a novel relay of satellites and ground stations. For their company to work, they anticipate needing $750 million dollars in capital. Find out more about their bold vision!Episode Sections:1:39 — The Upshot (high-level …
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