4. Rick Tumlinson: A Far-Reaching Vision for Space

In this episode, Senior Fellow in Defense Studies Peter Garretson interviews Rick Tumlinson, Founder of SpaceFund, EarthLight Foundation, New Worlds and Space Frontier Foundation.  They discuss Rick's far-reaching vision for space, his current and past ventures as a founder, entrepreneur, activist, and now venture capitalist.  Rick outlines the respective roles of government and private industry, and what policies are required to secure American leadership and develop the frontier.

Rick Tumlinson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricktumlinson/  

SpaceFund: https://spacefund.com/ 

Space Frontier Foundation: http://newspace.spacefrontier.org/

Earthlight Foundation: https://earthlightfoundation.org/

Space Studies Institute: https://ssi.org/

SEDS: https://seds.org/

New Worlds Conference: https://earthlightfoundation.org/newworlds/

ISDC Conference: https://isdc2021.nss.org/

Gerry O'Neill: https://thehighfrontiermovie.com/

High Frontier Book: https://www.amazon.com/High-Frontier-Human-Colonies-Apogee/dp/189652267X

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