The Role of Defense Industry in Space

Today I am speaking with John Holst, who is an independent analyst in the space industry. John conducted space operations for in the United States Air Force and space segment testing for the Missile Defense Agency. He has performed research and worked for the Space Foundation and Quilty Analytics, and continues to work on publications in the space industry.

John also writes an interesting blog on the state of the space industry and the path towards commercialisation.

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00:30: John's story

04:07: About John's blog

06:00: How commercial is the space industry, outside defence?

12:02: Dependency of the launch industry on defence

20:40: How long will the defence industry continue to be an anchor customer for Earth observation companies?

29:20: When could space technologies be used commercially first before being adopted by governments and military?

37:20: Commercialisation of space exploration

45:15: 1-line for the space industry

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