SSPI Podcast
This is the podcast of the Space & Satellite Professionals International. On this channel, we release podcasts in two series: Better Satellite World and Making Leaders.
SSPI releases a new podcast every Monday.
SSPI podcasts are made possible with the support of our Corporate Partners:
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Featured Podcasts
MAKING LEADERS
Mackenzie Mason, Engineering Manager for Space Mission Systems Structural Dynamics at Boeing and 2024 Promise Award Recipient
In this Making Leaders podcast, we hear from Mackenzie Mason, Engineering Manager for Space Mission Systems Structural Dynamics at Boeing and one of three Promise Award Recipients in 2024. Mackenzie began her career at Boeing in 2014 as a Structural Dynamics Engineer. Her early contributions to the company were pivotal to the development of the 702MP/MP+ spacecraft, as she provided crucial recommendations to program management offices and customers and led numerous innovations in dynamic loads analysis and testing.
Sponsored by Planet
BETTER SATELLITE WORLD
Personalities of the Space & Satellite Industry
The United Kingdom’s robust and ambitious space sector has many personalities. In this podcast series, we introduce you to three whom the UK Chapter of SSPI is considering for its prestigious Personality of the Year Award in 2024. One of these three finalists will be named the 2024 Satellite Personality of the Year live at the Better Satellite World Awards Dinner in London on 2 December. Each of the three finalists is a star who has made significant contribution to the UK and global satellite industry and whose career is a study of performance and excellence at the highest level. In the third and final episode, you’ll learn a bit more about Mark Boggett, CEO of Seraphim Space Fund.
MAKING LEADERS/SSPI-WISE PRESENTS
Joan Tang Mancuso, 2024 Mentor of the Year
In this special Making Leaders and SSPI-WISE Presents podcast, we hear from Joan Tang Mancuso, Marketing & Business Development Consultant (now retired), who was selected as SSPI’s 2024 Mentor of the Year. Joan has provided expert guidance, mentorship and support to young people in the space & satellite industry throughout her more-than-30-year career and long after retiring from full-time work. An inaugural participant in SSPI-WISE’s Mentorship program, Joan mentored four different women across three countries, guiding them through career development, job changes, promotions and professional and personal challenges.
Sponsored by Planet
BETTER SATELLITE WORLD
Why NOT New York?
In this Better Satellite World podcast series, based on panel sessions at the live New York Space Business Roundtable on September 18, we hear discussions on how New York State has moved forward on its journey to become a commercial space industry center, the pace of its development and what it needs to really get this going faster. Our guests in episode 2 include Lou Zacharilla, Director of Innovation, SSPI; Nick Reese, CEO & Founder, Frontier Foundry, former DHS; Luc Decker, Consul General, Luxembourg Trade & Investment Office NY; and Norman R. Garza, Jr., Executive Director, Texas Space Commission.
