Space Café Radio - Crafting the Future of Space - Engineers as Policy Pioneers with Dr Daniel Baker from Space Café Radio

Space Café Radio - Crafting the Future of Space - Engineers as Policy Pioneers with Dr Daniel Baker

30 minutes Posted Apr 16, 2026 at 6:00 am.

Why Policy Matters

Meet the CU Boulder Space Policy Center

Colorado Space Advantage

Why It Took Time

Why Space Policy Needs Scientists, Not Just Politicians

The Missing Link: Engineering Without Context

Low Earth Orbit Is Getting Crowded - And Nobody's in Charge

Data Sovereignty Focus

Advising Policymakers

Academia Meets Realpolitik

Encouraging Good Behavior

Convening Stakeholders

Reentry and Launch Effects

Space Debris Cascade Risk

Science Needs a Voice

Space Is Global Commons

UN Rules or Wild West

From Talk to Enforcement

Space Law Gaps

Artemis, Robots, and the Right Balance for Human Exploration

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Host Torsten Kriening, Publisher of SpaceWatch.Global, talks with Dr. Daniel Baker, Director of the Space Policy Center at CU Boulder, recorded hours before Artemis 2's splashdown. Why Colorado? Highest concentration of space activity globally-per capitaMassive aerospace industry, military space, and science presence Strong academic foundationKey Topics: 🔧 The Engineer's Blind Spot: Why technical excellence isn't enough - engineers need to understand historical, political, and lega...

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