Space Business Podcast #103 Barry Matsumori, Impulse Space: Space Logistics

Impulse Space is a new startup focused on space logistics, including last-mile payload delivery. The company has a first mission scheduled for fall this year, and also announced a private Mission to Mars jointly with Relativity last year. We touch upon all of this and a lot more in my conversation with their COO Barry Matsumori. Enjoy! JUST OUT: Raphael's fully revised introductory book on the Space economy, "To Infinity" - https://a.co/d/6jIQ2LO Follow us: Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/podcast_space LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/raphaelroettgen/ Instagram -  www.instagram.com/raphael_space/ Learn more about space & the space economy: Check out the edX/EPFL Space Economy MOOC: https://www.edx.org/course/new-space-economy There is now a certificate for those wanting to enter the space sector: https://www.spacecertificate.com The Space Business Podcast is sponsored by NanoAvionics. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/spacebusinesspodcast 0:00 Intro 2:05 Elevator Pitch 2:34 Mission architecture 3:45 The first mission 5:01 Vehicle architecture/strategy 8:05 Vision for In-space services 13:37 Economic viability of small&medium launchers 16:18 View of the land on OTV companies 17:52 Primary users and use cases 20:07 Revenue model 20:53 The Mars mission 23:02 Financing and pricing 26:14 Tech needed to go to Mars 28:51 Propulsion system and vehicle details 33:40 Timeframe and production capacity 36:03 Starship 38:27 Vast space station deal 40:54 Vision for the space sector 42:30 Other areas that Barry is excited about 43:52 Impulse Space in 10 years 44:47 SpaceX Heritage 47:19 Medium-term futuristic possibilities 48:27 Sci-Fi