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Manifest Space: Starlab and The I.S.S. Commercial Succession with Voyager Space CEO Dylan Taylor 9/28/23
Sep 28, 2023
CEO of Voyager Space, Dylan Taylor, discusses the retirement of the ISS in 2030 and the search for its commercial successor. He talks about the challenges on the ISS, Voyager Space's innovative company culture, the economics and advantages of STAR Lab, potential plans for going public, and his life-changing experience with Blue Origin.
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- The retirement of the International Space Station (ISS) by 2030 opens up opportunities for the commercial space industry to take over and develop a commercial successor, such as Voyager Space's Starlab, in order to continue human space exploration in a research-focused and economically compelling way.
- Voyager Space differentiates itself from traditional aggregators by focusing on assembling complementary capabilities and capturing higher value positions, allowing them to make buy-versus-build decisions and control the supply chain as the prime contractor for the replacement of the ISS.
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The Next Chapter: Commercial Space Stations
NASA's plans to retire the International Space Station (ISS) by 2030 have paved the way for the commercial space industry to take over. With steps to open low Earth orbit for commerce, NASA has backed companies like Voyager Space, which aims to become a commercial successor to the ISS. Voyager focuses on the research and experimentation market by optimizing hardware, streamlining processes, and addressing the long lead times and bottlenecks associated with conducting experiments on the ISS. By attracting top talent and forming strategic partnerships, Voyager aims to capture the value chain and offer a compelling economic model.
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