Space Business Podcast #89 - Morpheus Space

Daniel Bock and Istvan Lőrincz are the co-founders of Morpheus Space, an innovative electric propulsion company based in Germany and the U.S. I met them for the first time at IAC in 2019 when they won the pitch competition and since then they have done really well, including announcing a US$28 million Series A last September. Please enjoy listening to them talk about their technology and their entrepreneurial journey! Follow us: https://www.twitter.com/podcast_space Instagram - brand new! @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 Do you want to specifically learn about investing in Space? Join the pre-release of Raphael's new live-taught course on Maven:  https://maven.com/space-business-institute/investing-course The Space Business Podcast is sponsored by NanoAvionics. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/spacebusinesspodcast   Timestamps 0:00 Intro 2:31 Elevator pitch 4:12 The origin of "Morpheus Space" 7:40 Perceived market gap 9:54 Is propulsion for collision avoidance all just a PR stunt? 11:36 Satellite collision data 13:25 Propulsion modeling 17:05 Business model 20:51 Talking to customers 21:48 Propulsion 28:29 Scaleability 30:36 Product constraints and challenges 33:25 Morpheus Space other line of products 36:21 How to prioritize 39:05 Partnership with Kayhan Space 41:11 Vision for the company 42:35 Other interesting things in the Space sector 45:45 Sci-Fi