{"podcast":{"title":"Space Business Podcast","slug":"space-business-podcast-274990","podcast_index_feed_id":274990,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/spacebusiness/feed.xml","website_url":"https://spacebusiness.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7831536/SPB_LOGO_JUL_20237fwu8.jpg","author":"spacebusiness","episode_count":100,"summary":"Space is rapidly growing into an exciting ecosystem for business. In this podcast we hear from entrepreneurs, executives, investors and others about the many opportunities that exist.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-06T14:17:03.404666+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/space-business-podcast-274990"},"episode":{"title":"#158 | Optical Comms As-a-Service | Jordan Vannitsen, Odysseus Space","slug":"158-optical-comms-as-a-service-jordan-vannitsen-odysseus-space","published_at":"2025-12-16T19:48:37+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/space-business-podcast-274990/158-optical-comms-as-a-service-jordan-vannitsen-odysseus-space","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/space-business-podcast-274990","url":"https://spacebusiness.podbean.com/e/158-optical-comms-as-a-service-jordan-vannitsen-odysseus-space/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/5uyjpw5kxv5khhu5/sbp_Odysseus_audio_final.mp3","summary":"Space lasers again! Odysseus Space from Luxembourg focuses on providing optical communications solutions between Space and Earth as a service. If you seem to notice that is not the first episode on optical communications, you’re right – I think this will be a potentially very big theme going forward. Our guest this week is Odysseus’ CEO & Co-Founder Jordan Vannitsen. Enjoy! 🕰️ Timestamps: 0:00 Podcast Intro 01:14 Elevator Pitch02:44 Optical Communications07:02 Business Model13:09 Interoperability and Integration15:17 Space-to-Ground Communication Architectures18:41 Security and Geopolitical Considerations22:18 Future of Optical and RF Coexistence24:10 Challenges in Optical and Radio Communication26:44 Satellite Requirements32:05 Marketing and Business Development34:05 Commercial Operations and Ground Stations38:57 Future Plans40:20 Luxembourg's Space Ecosystem42:35 Origin Story44:59 Closing: What else in Space? & Favorite Science-Fiction 🔗 Odysseus Space 🏠Website : https://www.odysseus.space/home 🔗 Follow us: 🏠Website : https://www.e2mc.space/ 🤝🏻LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/company/space-business-podcast/ 🌐Socials: https://linktr.ee/spacebusinesspodcast 🔗 Follow Raphael: ◇ Twitter/X - https://x.com/RaphaelE2MC 🔷LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/raphaelroettgen 🌐Instagram - https://instagram.com/raphael_space/ To Learn more about Space & the Space Economy: \"To Infinity\" – Raphael’s Revised Introduction to the Space EconomyThis book provides an insightful look into the space economy, its current trends, and future opportunities.📚 https://a.co/d/6jIQ2LO edX/EPFL's Space Economy MOOCThis course offers a detailed understanding of the New Space Economy, covering key concepts and market developments.🎓 https://www.edx.org/course/new-space- Space Founder…","meta_description":"Space lasers again! Odysseus Space from Luxembourg focuses on providing optical communications solutions between Space and Earth as a service. If you seem…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2899,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/space-business-podcast-274990/episodes/158-optical-comms-as-a-service-jordan-vannitsen-odysseus-space/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/space-business-podcast-274990/158-optical-comms-as-a-service-jordan-vannitsen-odysseus-space.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}