Hypersonic Fever! With Chris Combs and Alex Hollings

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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