Curated space talks
Me, speaking during invited talks in China, India and Europe at international events and conferences.
Hi, I’m Jatan Mehta, a globally published independent space writer and invited speaker. I’ve been invited to give in-person and online public talks by schools, universities, space organizations, media publications, podcasters, and more. This page lists some such curated talks. If you’d like me to speak at your event, get in touch.
IAF GLEX 2025
I had fun moderating a stellar panel at the IAF-organized and ISRO-hosted international Global Space Exploration Conference (GLEX) in India. We discussed current themes and challenges in global Moon exploration. 🌙
European Lunar Symposium (2023)
I gave a talk at the 2023 European Lunar Symposium about how despite the emergence of private and commercial Moon missions there’s no alternative to public buy-in, funding, and outreach to sustain lunar exploration globally and reap its immense benefits to science and technological progress.
Duke University’s Space Diplomacy Lab
I was invited by the Duke University’s Space Diplomacy Lab to speak at their Annual Media Roundtable alongside Kristin Fisher, CNN’s Space Correspondent. Here’s the video.
Related: Did China choose the same lunar landing sites as the US for Chang’e 7? Or is it the other way round?
On International Moon Day (2022)
I was invited by the Moon Village Association India to give a talk on the 2022 International Moon Day. The topic I chose was: “From Chandrayaan to Artemis, highlighting collaboration in our return to the Moon”.
On Carnegie
I was a guest on Carnegie India’s podcast Interpreting India. In light of the recently approved Chandrayaan 4 sample return mission, we discuss for a good 45 minutes where India’s Moon exploration plans are heading, and what are the enablers and constraints on the increasingly complex road for ISRO to send an Indian to the Moon. Give it a listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or below:
More talks and podcast appearances
- On The Space Industry podcast by satsearch to discuss planetary and lunar exploration themes of various countries, and what independent space writing has been like for me.
- On The Planetary Society podcast to talk about South Korea’s first Moon mission.
- On the NewSpace India podcast speaking on the outcomes of India’s Mars orbiter
- On Firstpost Tech2: Does India have a space exploration roadmap?
- Chai and Why: Why aren’t we living on the Moon already?
- Mumbai University: Technical careers in space exploration as a physics graduate
If you’d like me to speak at your event, get in touch:
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