Main Engine Cut Off

T+233: Jared Isaacman, Polaris Program

Oct 25, 2022

42:30

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Is It More of a Collaboration on the Starship Side?

03:31

Is That a Ground Rule Require From SpaceX?

02:11

Getting Startling Operational Out There to Reduce Dependencies

01:29

Introduction

2min

The Why Behind Polaris Program

3min

Is SpaceX a Space Shuttle Program or a Commercial Crew Mission?

4min

Is That a Ground Rule Require From SpaceX?

2min

SpaceX - Polaris Dawn

2min

Is There a Chance That We're Going Polar?

2min

What's the Interaction Like During Mission Design?

2min

Polaris Dawn Starlink

2min

Getting Startling Operational Out There to Reduce Dependencies

1min

10.

What Are Some Other Lessons You've Learned From the ISS Science Missions?

2min

11.

Are You Prepared for Space Missions?

5min

12.

How to Bring the Cost Down on Anything?

5min

13.

Is There a Fourth Polaris Mission?

2min

14.

Is It More of a Collaboration on the Starship Side?

4min

15.

Is the Eva Worth the Risk?

2min

16.

The Launchpad and the Crew of Flariston

3min

Jared Isaacman of the Polaris Program joins me to talk about how the program began, how it’s envisioned, how they choose what to take on and solve, how they interact with SpaceX, and why he’s chosen to contribute to spaceflight in this way.

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