The story of Astra in the book, to my mind, it kind of illustrates how much failure is involved in getting things into space. I think we're going to see a second wave of new players who really try to learn lessons from what came before. And there is no more binary product launch than flying an explosive into the air. This is not like some software product that you put out there and get months to see if it gets some kind of adoption.
Low Earth orbit now has some real estate problems.
Deidre Woollard caught up with Ashlee Vance, author of “When the Heavens Went on Sale: The Misfits and Geniuses Racing to Put Space Within Reach.” They discuss:
- The new business opportunity in clearing space junk - How a self-taught engineer created a commercially successful rocket company - The massive trade-offs that space companies make by going public
Companies discussed: RKLB, SPCE
Host: Deidre Woollard Guest: Ashlee Vance Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineer: Rick Engdahl
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