NewSpaceVision

In this episode of the NSV Podcast, we sit down with Lukas Werling, co-founder & CEO of InSpacePropulsion Technologies, or ISP Tech, a German startup building non-toxic chemical propulsion systems for satellites and spacecraft.
After more than a decade at DLR’s rocket engine test site in Lampoldshausen, Lukas spun out ISP Tech to commercialize advanced green propulsion technology. We discuss:
The journey from research scientist to founder
How to spin out of a major research institution
Chemical vs. electric propulsion
Why agility in orbit is becoming critical
Europe’s funding environment for deep tech
ISP Tech is building the mobility layer of space, enabling satellites to move precisely, responsively, and safely in an increasingly crowded orbit.

Europe talks about space sovereignty.
Sovereignty is built with capital.
On the latest episode of the podcast, investor Filip Kocian joins us to unpack the financial infrastructure behind Europe’s space ambitions - and why funding decisions today will define the industry’s future.
Space is no longer niche. It’s industrial strategy, defense, and economic resilience rolled into one... yet capital markets still struggle to match the scale of those goals.
In our conversation, Filip explains:
🚀 Why space investing is becoming industrial policy💰 What separates investable companies from science projects⚖️ How dual-use tech is reshaping venture strategy🌍 The structural gap between Europe and the US🔭 Where the next generation of winners will emerge

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This podcast is sponsored by LiveEO. For more information on how Earth observation can help your company, contact:
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What if you could take the temperature of the entire planet - accurately, continuously, and in high resolution?
In this episode, we sit down with Max Gulde, co-founder & CEO of Constellr, whose team is launching a global thermal intelligence layer powered by microsatellites. Their goal: unlock new capabilities across agriculture, defense, urban planning, climate resilience, and beyond.
Max shares the unfiltered story behind Constellr’s rise - from ISS payload fiascos and 14 failed grant applications, to two successful satellite launches and major governmental partnerships. Along the way, he breaks down why thermal is the most underrated data source in Earth observation, and why accuracy (not just resolution) is the real game-changer.
We also dive into:
🌡️ Why temperature is the only continuous environmental variable - and why that unlocks “interpolated” EO data
🚀 How Constellr went from a Fraunhofer spin-off to a venture-backed space company
🔭 The difference between thermal sensing and traditional optical/radar data
🌍 Agriculture, defense, urban heat, industrial monitoring - and the markets thermal will reshape
🛰️ What’s coming next: 10+ satellites, meter-level thermal, and a queryable digital twin of the planet
Max’s stories are wild, insightful, and often hilarious - so don’t miss it.
Follow Max & Constellr:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/max-gulde-6563573/
https://www.constellr.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/constellr/
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https://www.instagram.com/constellr__/

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This podcast is sponsored by LiveEO. For more information on how Earth observation can help your company, contact:
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What goes up must come down - but in Europe, nothing comes back from space. That’s the problem Sebastian Klaus, co-founder & CEO of Atmos Space Cargo, set out to solve.
After a career that spanned aerospace engineering, special forces missions, and a commercial pilot’s license, Sebastian is now leading a team building reentry capsules with inflatable heat shields - a technology that sounds like sci-fi but is already flying.
Atmos aims to return anything from orbit: biomedicine experiments, 3D-printed tissues, semiconductors, quantum materials , even strategic supplies. With a successful first flight under their belt, they’re positioning themselves as Europe’s answer to Dragon and Starship, but with a lighter, modular approach.
In this episode, we cover:🛰️ Why Europe’s lack of reusable spacecraft is a strategic weakness🔥 How inflatable heat shields could reshape reentry tech🌍 Civil applications: biomedicine, semiconductors, materials made in orbit⚔️ Dual-use vision: from rapid relief to rapid defense💡 The future: daily launches, in-space industry, and orbital data centers

Make sure to follow Sebastian, Atmos, and NewSpaceVision:
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https://atmos-space-cargo.com/
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https://www.instagram.com/atmosspacecargo/?hl=en
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Most satellites see the Earth in two dimensions. But what if we could measure not just the surface, but the height and volume of what covers it - forests, crops, even infrastructure? That’s the mission of KappaZeta, an Estonian startup building a 3D Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) constellation that could transform how we monitor our planet.
In this episode, we sit down with Martin Jüssi, Space Mission Manager at KappaZeta, who takes us on a journey from tinkering with map editors in video games to leading a groundbreaking space mission. We unpack how KappaZeta is turning Europe’s Sentinel-1 satellites into a new kind of forest-monitoring powerhouse, why 3D data is the missing piece for carbon markets, and how Estonia built one of the most dynamic space ecosystems in Europe.

We also dive into:
🌲 How 3D SAR can track forest biomass, carbon stock, and timber resources
🛰️ Why KappaZeta’s “passive satellites” are a cost-effective way to enhance Sentinel-1
⚡ The dual-use potential: from forestry and agriculture to defense and disaster response
🇪🇪 How Estonia went from Skype to space startups - and what’s next