The Business Method: Interviewing Billionaires, Billion Dollar Founders & the World’s Most Successful People 🎧🔥 Ep.558 ~ A $4.2 Billion Company That 3D Prints Rockets ~ Jordan Noone
Jun 20, 2023
Jordan Noone, co-founder of the $4.2 billion company Relativity Space, made history as the youngest person to launch a student-built rocket into space at just 20. He dives into the inspirational journey of 3D printing rockets, discussing the technical challenges of his groundbreaking work. Noone also shares valuable lessons on fundraising, emphasizing storytelling for investor engagement. Alongside reflections on innovation, he reveals the importance of problem-solving and maintaining an engineering mindset in entrepreneurship.
AI Snips
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
Early Engineering Passion from Legos
- Jordan Noone fondly recalls building with Legos as the root of his engineering passion.
- Working on his grandfather's old truck engine with his dad laid the foundation for his aerospace career.
Student-Built Rockets to Space
- Jordan led a student group at USC that aimed to fly the first student-built rocket to space.
- They overcame many hardware and regulatory challenges to execute launches in 2013 and 2014 reaching near space altitudes.
Building Custom Rocket Simulations
- To satisfy FAA and Bureau of Land Management regulations, Jordan's group developed their own six degree of freedom simulation tool.
- This physics-based Monte Carlo simulation analyzed rocket flight and landing risk including environmental impact on wildlife.