CEO CJ Jannette of BlackStar Orbital

🎙️ New Episode: CEO CJ Jannette of BlackStar Orbital – Building the Future of Personal Space AccessIn this electrifying episode, we sit down with CJ Jannette, CEO of ⁠BlackStar Orbital⁠, live from Los Angeles and fresh off Space Tech Expo in Long Beach. With deep roots in SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy and NASA’s hydraulics systems, CJ is now pioneering a new frontier: making space accessible for everyone.We cover:🚀 His Direct-to-Phase II SBIR win and $1.8M contract 🛰️ A classified payload launching on Axiom-4 📦 The buzz around SpaceBox – a consumer space payload service for wedding rings, business cards, and more 🔬 BlackStar’s focus on microgravity research, thermal protection breakthroughs, and aerogel-carbon fiber structures 🛫 Spaceplanes, subscale X-37s, and why Dream Chasers are the “yachts of space” ⚠️ EpiPens and the danger of toxicity in orbit, and how space certification is becoming essential 📍 Updates from Titusville, FL – home of their latest operations near pads 39A and 39B 🌌 Why he’s excited about Space Force, CLPS 2 (CMPS), and the role of small payloads in making space personal and repeatableIf you're interested in space entrepreneurship, payload innovation, or simply want to know how to send a piece of yourself to space, don’t miss this one.🛰️ Reach out to BlackStar Orbital about SpaceBox missions — new flights are launching soon!BlackStar Orbitalhttps://www.spacedrone.io/Connect with CJ Jannette:https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-jannette-b2304539/