In 2018, you said that SpaceX was Musk's baby. Now he's got Twitter and he's sort of actively said that that has definitely been foisted on him too. He's kind of all over the place. I've been shocked to see how all-consuming Twitter has been. This is something I never saw coming.
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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