70. More Shots on Goal: Scaling Up Space Manufacturing for Earth's Future

Join this expanded version of the popular and groundbreaking discussion with global leaders in aerospace, biotechnology, and advanced manufacturing as they explore the "More Shots on Goal" initiative - a collaborative effort to dramatically scale up manufacturing capabilities in low Earth orbit. From revolutionary drug development to next-generation semiconductors, discover how increased space manufacturing throughput could transform industries on Earth and accelerate innovation across healthcare, technology, and energy sectors.

This special episode features insights from NASA, DoE, the International Space Station National Lab, and pioneering companies, including Varda Space Industries, Stoke Space, and more. Learn how new platforms, high-throughput systems, and novel funding approaches are turning space into a trillion-dollar manufacturing hub that could reshape terrestrial industries and unlock new solutions to global challenges.

Highlights

Accelerating drug development through microgravity research
Next-generation semiconductor and advanced materials manufacturing
Novel launch and return capabilities for space manufacturing
Infrastructure and energy solutions for orbital factories
Public-private partnerships and innovative funding models
Bio-manufacturing and crystal growth applications
Quantum technology development in space

Featured Guests

Rose Hernandez, ISS National Lab
Curtis Hill, NASA
Lynn Harper, NASA
Kevin Englebert, NASA ISS InSpa
Devon Papandrew, Stoke Space
Lucie Low, Axiom Space
Olivia Holzhaus, Rhodium Scientific
Armin Rad, Encapsulate
Partha Dutta, United Semiconductor
Ken Savin, Redwire
Jordan Swisher, Mattiq
Josh Martin, Varda Space Industries
Greg Grozdits, Space Force SDA
Larry Forsley, Global Energy Corporation
Rima Oueid, US Department of Energy
Kevin Jackson, National DigiFoundry
Heath Mills, Rhodium Scientific
Yao-Feng Chang, Intel
Yuxuan Cosmi Lin, Texas A&M
Shane Hegarty, Axonis Therapeutics
Prashant Nagpal, SachiBio
Armand Dichosa, Los AlamosNational Lab
Mari Anne Snow, Eascra Biotech
Ying-Chen (Daphne) Chen, Arizona State University

Co-Hosts:

Anna Brady-Estevez, Co-Chair US Interagency Space Economy & Advanced Manufacturing Working Groups
Donna Roberts, Deputy Chief Scientist, ISS National Lab
Larry Forsley, Chief Technology Officer of Global Energy Corporation
Marco Annunziata, Co-Founder, Annunziata + Desai Partners
Dyan Finkhousen, CEO of Shoshin Works; Ecosystemic Model Advisor for NASA and Space Force

Series Hosts:

Vikram Shyam, Lead Futurist, NASA Glenn Research Center
Dyan Finkhousen, Founder & CEO, Shoshin Works