Seraphim Space launches space sector podcast series
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Generation Space is a new podcast that looks at the biggest opportunities and challenges facing the space technology sector and showcases the companies providing innovative solutions that are changing life down here on planet Earth.
The 10-part series, which will see some of the most influential leaders across the Space industry, discusses why the space tech landscape being built above the earth is transforming our capabilities across climate, communications, mobility and cyber security.
The series will see Seraphim’s Head of Communications, Leah Martin, interview some of Seraphim Space Investment Trust’s (SSIT) most interesting portfolio companies. Among these will be PlanetWatchers, discussing its role in enhancing crop monitoring to tackle global food security; Satellite Vu’s ability to create high-resolution thermal imagery to monitor carbon emissions across the globe and D-Orbit explaining how its advanced technology is helping to maintain a sustainable atmosphere by monitoring and clearing space debris.
Other episodes include an interview with the former Virgin Partner, Patrick McCall, on his time creating Virgin Galactic and the skills needed to grow successful space companies in today’s fast-moving environment.
The first episode will air on Thursday 11th January 2022 and will see the CEO of Seraphim Space Mark Boggett and former President of Virgin Galactic, Will Whitehorn, discuss the trillion-dollar market potential of the sector and how investment into Space Tech can provide solutions for some of our biggest challenges such as climate change and data connectivity.
The following episodes will be released fortnightly. All episodes can be found on the Seraphim website or on any podcast platform (Spotify, Apple, Acast).
Head of Communications at Seraphim Space, Leah Martin, said: “The level of investment into the space sector is now accelerating at an unprecedented speed as more and more companies are being created to help some of the most pressing issues on earth. Our role at Seraphim is to help address some of the most pressing problems by providing capital to SpaceTech businesses that have the potential to transform sectors ranging from climate, communications, mobility and cyber security.
"We hope that the Generation Space podcast will provide insight into some of the biggest challenges we face and how Space and the people behind these companies can be the answer to many of our most major challenges.”
