Space Business Podcast #128 - Jordi Barrera Ars, Open Cosmos: Satellites as Shared Infrastructure

Space Business Podcast

Open Cosmos is a prominent European new space startup providing and operating satellites. They recently won a EUR60MM contract to build a remote sensing constellation for the Greek government, beating out strong and established competitors. Their co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Jordi Barrera Ars is my guest. Enjoy!

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Timestamps:

00:00 Countdown
00:10 Episode intro
00:33 Podcast intro
01:45 Elevator Pitch
02:32 Challenges in Space Missions
03:40 Data Cosmos: Simplifying Space Data
03:53 Evolution of the Space Industry
12:33 Open Constellation Concept
13:39 Customer Collaboration and Data Utilization
20:41 Marketplace of Applications
24:14 Economic Advantages of Asset Optimization
29:40 Customer Use Cases and Exciting Projects
30:15 Innovations in Satellite Payloads
32:18 Challenges and Opportunities in Space Data
35:11 Future Steps for Open Cosmos
36:45 Real-Time Data Delivery and Industry Trends
44:23 The Impact of Starship on the Space Sector
47:27 Trustworthy Data
49:20 Favorite Sci-Fi