Ashley Vance is the author of When the Heavens Went on Sale, The Misfits and Geniuses Racing to Put Space Within Reach. She says we've never dealt with anything like this in space exploration. There's going to be some winners and losers in all this, she says.
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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