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T+340: Starliner’s Future and the Demand Signal

T+339: Starbase Louisiana, the Falcon Fade, and the Next Wave of Launch Vehicles

T+338: Zhuque-3, Long March 10B, Chang’e-7 (with Andrew Jones)

T+337: Inversion Space (with Justin Fiaschetti, Co-Founder and CEO)

T+336: Rocket Lab Buys Iridium, New Glenn’s Pad Rebuild, and NASA Awards 4 CLPS Missions

T+335: Auriga Space (with Winnie Lai, Founder and CEO)

T+334: SpaceX the Outlier, and Organization Leadership (with Matt Gjertsen)

SpaceX’s status as an industry outlier stems from a unique organizational culture built on three foundational pillars. First, the company prioritizes efficient information and resource flow, allowing leadership to bypass traditional hierarchies to address critical bottlenecks directly. Second, the company adheres to a ...

T+333: New Glenn Explodes on LC-36, Starship Flight 12, and NASA Moon Base Updates

T+332: Quantum Space (with Jim Bridenstine, CEO)

T+331: Checking in on K2 (with Neel Kunjur, Co-Founder and CTO)

T+330: 10 Years of MECO

T+329: Katalyst Space and the Mission to Boost Swift (with Ghonhee Lee, Founder and CEO)

T+328: Pam Melroy, Former NASA Deputy Administrator and Space Shuttle Commander

T+327: Artemis II, the Lunar Flyby Edition (with Paul Fjeld)

The podcast explores the Artemis II mission, drawing parallels and contrasts with the Apollo era through the lens of Paul Fjeld, a former NASA artist during Apollo. Fjeld shares his initial jadedness with the Artemis program due to delays and bureaucratic hurdles, which shifted dramatically upon the launch. The convers...

T+326: Artemis II Underway

T+325: Ignition

T+324: Impulse Space (with Tom Mueller, Founder and CEO)

T+323: The Artemis Roadmap Shakeup

T+322: SpaceX Acquires xAI as it Prepares for IPO, Blue Origin Cancels New Shepard, and Artemis II Delayed (with Loren Grush)

The podcast explores SpaceX's potential IPO, its acquisition of xAI, and the implications for the company's future direction. It questions whether the xAI acquisition is a strategic move or a financial bailout, considering the contrasting reputations and valuations of the two entities. The conversation also covers Blue...

T+321: Artemis II, New Glenn’s First Reflight, Blue Origin’s TeraWave, and Tory Bruno’s Job Switch