#7 - The Geopolitics of Space and The New Space Race with Namrata Goswami
TerraWatch Space Podcast
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The Importance of Elon Musk in the Future of Space
I think Elon Musk is an interesting story because as you remember when he first started SpaceX in 2002 it had failures and so it required funding from NASA to develop the Falcon 1 and then the Falcon 9. The launch costs coming down his now promised that which starship launches will come down to 200 dollars per pound and even lower I think that's going to change the way we view space. He was a self-made person made good investments was willing to take risk and also willing to say things which appear inspiring but states still matter in terms of how he functions. This is the critical change from the Cold War today you have the president of Indonesia talking to Elon Musk about developing a spaceport in Indonesia given
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