My guest Ole Dokka probably knows the Norwegian space ecosystem like nobody else. He is the organizer of the Spaceport Norway conference, which will take place in Oslo next week. We talk about what is going on in space in Norway, including the Andøya spaceport, and of course also about the conference. Enjoy!

Opportunities to learn more about space & the space economy:

• Check out the edX/EPFL Space Economy MOOC: https://www.edx.org/course/new-space-economy
• Do you want to specifically learn about investing in Space? Join the pre-release of Raphael's new live-taught course on Maven: https://maven.com/space-business-institute/investing-course
• Raphael's introductory book on the space economy recently came out in its Portuguese translation: https://www.amazon.com/Para-Cima-Economia-Espacial-Portuguese-ebook/dp/B09X5WV3WC/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ROKTHNSCZCRI. Stay tuned for the English translation, which should come out soon.

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Timestamps

0:00 Intro 2:06 Ole's background 4:35 Transitioning from corporate life to the space sector 7:03 2016 vs 2022 8:04 Spaceport Norway 12:44 Who is going to Spaceport Norway? 14:30 Bringing in non-space corporations 16:10 What makes a good space conference? 21:55 The Norwegian space ecosystem 25:40 The Norwegian national space strategy 30:22 Norway's potential in the space sector 36:46 Ole's future projects 39:25 Sci-fi