The Hermeus Podcast

Hypersonic Fever! With Chris Combs and Alex Hollings

May 25, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
What Is Hypersonics?
01:36 • 2min
3
The Problem With Mach Numbers in Hypersonic Flight
03:24 • 2min
4
The Role of Hypersonic Weapons in the Defense Industry
05:35 • 2min
5
The Future of Aerospace
07:55 • 2min
6
The Importance of Volume in Large Scale War
09:26 • 2min
7
The Importance of Cost Perfect in National Security
11:22 • 2min
8
The Future of Aerothermodynamics
13:05 • 4min
9
The Value of Being Places
16:36 • 2min
10
The Future of Aerospace
18:45 • 2min
11
The Future of Aerospace
20:38 • 2min
12
The Peace Dividend
22:40 • 2min
13
The Evolution of Hypersonics
24:24 • 2min
14
The US's Hypersonic Arms Race
26:36 • 2min
15
The Conventional vs. The Nuclear Threat
28:26 • 2min
16
The Problem With Hypersonic Test Infrastructure
30:11 • 2min
17
The Benefits of Breaking the Development Cost Barrier
31:42 • 2min
18
How to Innovate in the Test Space
34:04 • 3min
19
Hypersonics: A New Approach to Innovation
36:35 • 2min
20
The Risk of Verse Culture in SpaceX
38:15 • 2min
21
The Complexity of People Systems
40:11 • 2min
22
The Importance of Diversification in Hypersonics
41:52 • 3min
23
The Importance of Managing Expectations
44:57 • 3min
24
The Power of Public Private Partnerships in National Security
47:30 • 2min
25
The Importance of Iterative Testing
49:11 • 2min
26
Falcon 9: The Future of Flight Tests
51:26 • 2min
27
The Difference Between Aggressive and Intentional Approaches to Risk
53:32 • 2min
28
The Importance of Failure in Technology
55:17 • 2min
29
Perception Management and How Narrative Informs Warfare
57:39 • 2min
30
The Importance of Credibility in Journalism
59:12 • 2min
31
The Importance of Owning the Interfaces Within a Company
01:00:54 • 2min
32
The Importance of Multidisciplinary Design in Engineering
01:02:48 • 2min
33
The Inertia of Hypersonics
01:04:25 • 3min
34
The Importance of Iterative Approaches to Development
01:07:08 • 2min
35
The Importance of Engineering Heroism
01:09:20 • 2min
36
The Deterrent Value of Defense Contractors
01:11:27 • 2min
37
The Role of the US Military in the Middle East
01:13:24 • 3min