The Club
The astronauts, space experts and projects behind The SpaceInfo Club
Every story on this site starts with a conversation. Over the years we have sat down with ESA astronaut reserve members, NASA and JPL scientists, mission operations directors, space lawyers, flight controllers and the companies building the New Space Economy — and published what they told us in full.
Below is the complete roster of people and organisations who have shared their work with the Club. Filter by category, or search for a name, an agency or a mission.
- ESA
- NASA & JPL
- UK Space Agency
- Luxembourg Space Agency
- IAASS
- James Webb Space Telescope
- Copernicus
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Astronauts
Flown astronauts and members of the ESA Astronaut Reserve, on selection, training and what life in the corps actually looks like.
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ESA Astronaut Reserve
Meganne Christian
Materials scientist and member of the ESA Astronaut Reserve, formerly a winter-over scientist at Concordia Station, Antarctica.
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ESA Astronaut
Roberto Vittori
Italian Air Force officer and ESA astronaut, veteran of three spaceflights to the International Space Station.
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ESA Astronaut Reserve
Nicola Winter
Fighter pilot, engineer and member of the ESA Astronaut Reserve.
Space experts
Scientists, engineers, operators and specialists from ESA, NASA, national agencies and academia, explaining the work behind the missions.
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Space Law
Alexandra Dolce, Esq.
Senior legal consultant in New York City, working on the legal frameworks of commercial spaceflight.
Interview coming soon
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ESA · Space Rider
Dante Galli
Programme manager for ESA’s Space Rider, Europe’s reusable orbital laboratory.
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ESA · Operations
David Evans
Satellite operations at ESA, on how spacecraft are flown once they reach orbit.
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Space Neuroscience
Shauna Anderson
Neuroscience applied to space: how the brain adapts to microgravity and isolation.
Interview coming soon
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IAASS · Space Safety
Tommaso Sgobba
President and co-founder of the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS).
Interview coming soon
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EVA Operations
Nicholas Brennan
Spacewalk operations (Extravehicular Activity): instructor and flight controller.
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Space Design
Kamakhya Arora
When design meets space: human-centred design for habitats and spacecraft interiors.
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UNOOSA · Space for Women
Dr Adriana Thomé
Senior technologist and UNOOSA Space for Women mentor.
Interview coming soon
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NASA · James Webb Space Telescope
Matthew Greenhouse
Project scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope science instrument payload.
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Space Art
Oksana Korda
Photographer and artist, translating the imagery of space into visual storytelling.
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ESA · Mission Operations
Paolo Ferri
Forty years on the edge of space. Space operations expert and former Head of ESA Mission Operations. LinkedIn profile.
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ESA · ESRIN Φ-lab
Sabrina Ricci
AI ecosystem manager at the ESRIN Φ-lab, where artificial intelligence meets Earth observation.
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Human Spaceflight
Sascha Wenzel
The age of man in space: how human presence beyond Earth is changing.
Interview coming soon
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ESA · Engineering
Charlotte Beskow
Swedish engineer who rose through the ranks of the European Space Agency.
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NASA · People & Culture
Edward V. Gonzales
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Concordia Station · Antarctica
Jessica Studer
One year living and working at Concordia Station, Antarctica — the closest analogue we have to a long-duration space mission.
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Space Park Leicester
Josh Barker
Science communicator and educator, using outreach to spark interest in space among young and diverse audiences.
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Astrophysics · Exoplanets
Dr Francesca Faedi
Astrophysicist at the forefront of exoplanet science, with contributions to the discovery and characterisation of more than 60 exoplanets.
Space projects and companies
The satellites, constellations and companies of the New Space Economy, explained by the teams building them.
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Argotec
Emilio Fazzoletto
Revolutionising satellites as a product, from one-off spacecraft to serial manufacturing.
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Copernicus · Earth Observation
Sentinel-2C
The Copernicus programme and the Sentinel constellation, with Gunn Schweickert and Remi Bellouard.
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Earth Observation
IRIDE
Earth observation at your service: Italy’s constellation for environmental and civil protection data.
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Space Cinematography
Sent Into Space
Global marketing stunts and space cinematography for documentary and cinema.
Interview coming soon
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Space Outreach
Lesath International
Connecting humanity and space.
Interview coming soon
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Data Relay
AS23.Space
Nebula Data: a constellation designed as exchange points for space-to-space data relay.
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Space-Based Solar Power
Virtus Solis
Clean, inexpensive and reliable power, collected in orbit and delivered to Earth.
Interview coming soon
Frequently asked questions
Who are the space professionals featured on this page?
They are astronauts, engineers, scientists, operators and company founders who have given The SpaceInfo Club an interview, a talk or a written contribution. They work at organisations including the European Space Agency, NASA and its Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the UK Space Agency, the Luxembourg Space Agency and the IAASS, as well as at private space companies across Europe and the United States.
Are the interviews free to read and watch?
Yes. Every interview, article and video linked from this page is free and requires no account. Our online courses are hosted separately in the learning area.
How can I take part or suggest a guest?
Write to us through the contacts page. We are always looking for people working in space who are willing to explain their job in plain terms — from mission operations to space law, from launcher design to Earth observation.
Where can I follow the new interviews?
Once a week we go deeper inside one space topic — no news, no junk. You can join the mailing list, or browse all our articles by category.