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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.

Better Satellite World episodes feature conversations with people whose work in space & satellite make a stronger economy, a better society and a more sustainable planet. They demonstrate why space technology is indispensable to modern life.
SSPI’s Making Leaders program is dedicated to building the human capital and leadership strength of the space and satellite industry.  Podcasts feature interviews with leaders on their own career paths and the essentials of hiring, managing and leading others.

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

BETTER SATELLITE WORLD
Intelligence from Space

In this Better Satellite World podcast, SSPI’s Lou Zacharilla speaks with John Murtagh, Head of Strategy at Airbus Defence and Space - Intelligence. They discuss John’s work with Airbus’ Intelligence program unit and the key role of Earth observation data analytics in modern strategy and intelligence planning. John Murtagh is an Earth observation industry professional. He is a strategist within the Strategy Team of Connected Intelligence within Airbus Defence and Space, a leading supplier of satellite imagery and related defense solutions.

BETTER SATELLITE WORLD
Satellites & Ukraine

In this Better Satellite World podcast, recorded as a special bonus interview after of the February edition of the New York Space Business Roundtable, SSPI’s Lou Zacharilla speaks with TIME Magazine reporter Vera Bergengruen. Vera recently returned from Ukraine where she reported on the nation’s communication network, including satellites. Vera Bergengruen is a senior correspondent at TIME Magazine, based in the Washington, D.C. bureau. She covers the overlap of national security, politics, and technology. Her work at TIME has won the Society of Professional Journalists’ Sigma Delta Chi Award and a New York Press Club Award.

MAKING LEADERS
Stuart Daughtridge, Director and Chair of DIFI

In this Making Leaders podcast, guest host Lou Zacharilla steps in for Robert Bell to speak with Stuart Daughtridge, Vice President of Advanced Technology at Kratos and Director and Chair of the Digital Intermediate Frequency (IF) Interoperability Consortium (DIFI). Stuart, who was recently nominated for Via Satellite’s Satellite Executive of the Year award, joins Lou to talk about DIFI’s latest news and the upcoming London Space Business Roundtable on March 5. Stuart has been with Kratos since 1999, and in the satellite and aerospace industry since 1986. In his current position, he leads Kratos’ satellite ground segment technology research and development efforts.

BETTER SATELLITE WORLD
The Promise

In this Better Satellite World podcast series, we ask the question: “What would you do if you had the power to make the world a better place during your career?” Members of the “20 Under 35” cohort of 2023 join SSPI’s Lou Zacharilla to give us some answers. In episode 2, we hear from Julie Newman, Program Chief Engineer at Boeing, Dr. Zhe Liu, Senior Materials & Process Engineer at Maxar and Alix Rousselière, Strategy Consultant for Satcom at Euroconsult.

The “20 Under 35” cohort of 2023 was sponsored by Boeing, Millennium Space Systems and OneWeb Satellites

Current Podcasts

SSPI-WISE PRESENTS
An Entrepreneurial Workshop

BETTER SATELLITE WORLD
The Road Less Travelled

BETTER SATELLITE WORLD
GEO 2.0

BETTER SATELLITE WORLD
Summer Fun 2021

BETTER SATELLITE WORLD
Safe Landing

MAKING LEADERS
Voices of Promise

BETTER SATELLITE WORLD
Space for All, Season 2