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Space Industry Literacy, NASA, and Elon versus the Taliban

Feb 21, 2022

56:10

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Episode guests

Casey Handmer

Highlights

AI Chapters

Episode notes

What Is It About the American Space Economy?

05:14

The Importance of Talent Versus Capital in Space

01:33

The Future of the Chinese Space Eco System

02:35

Introduction

5min

How to Solve a Problem in a Physics Course?

5min

Space X - What Is Starship?

2min

The Challenges of Systems Engineering

2min

Is There a Future in Space?

3min

The Challenges of Spacecraft Design

3min

Isn't the Private Sector Outclassing NASA?

3min

The Private Sector Is Getting Ahead of Its Competition

2min

What Sub-Part of the System Does Nassa Want to Own?

2min

10.

What Is It About the American Space Economy?

5min

11.

The Importance of Talent Versus Capital in Space

2min

12.

The Future of the Chinese Space Eco System

3min

13.

Does Nassa Keep Track of Foreign Competitors?

2min

14.

Is Space X Getting Richer Than Space Ex?

2min

15.

Is Starlink the Best Choice for Rural Areas?

2min

16.

Do You See Pathways to Make That Affordable?

2min

17.

Starlink in China - What Can They Do About It?

2min

18.

Is Space Debris an Insurmountable Problem?

2min

19.

Carbon Dioxide From the Atmosphere

3min

20.

Investing in Deep Tec

5min

What’s the point of NASA? Will Starlink end up funding Elon’s Mars dreams? To discuss the US space ecosystem in both the private and public sector, I am joined by Casey Handmer (@CJHandmer), former NASA Jet Propulsion Lab system architect and founder of Terraform Industries.

We also talk about

The potential for Starlink to improve internet access in developing countries
Whether the US immigration system is hurting its ability to attract the best scientists
Making electricity from air
How much it would cost to send me into space

Check out Casey’s blog here: https://caseyhandmer.wordpress.com

Outtro music: To The Moon by Jnr Choi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzrbpG6UI7c

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