EPISODE · Feb 21, 2022 · 56 MIN
Space Industry Literacy, NASA, and Elon versus the Taliban
from ChinaTalk · host Jordan Schneider
What’s the point of NASA? Will Starlink end up funding Elon’s Mars dreams? To discuss the US space ecosystem in both the private and public sector, I am joined by Casey Handmer (@CJHandmer), former NASA Jet Propulsion Lab system architect and founder of Terraform Industries. We also talk about The potential for Starlink to improve internet access in developing countries Whether the US immigration system is hurting its ability to attract the best scientists Making electricity from air How much it would cost to send me into space Check out Casey’s blog here: https://caseyhandmer.wordpress.com Outtro music: To The Moon by Jnr Choi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzrbpG6UI7c Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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What’s the point of NASA? Will Starlink end up funding Elon’s Mars dreams? To discuss the US space ecosystem in both the private and public sector, I am joined by Casey Handmer (@CJHandmer), former NASA Jet Propulsion Lab system architect and founder of Terraform Industries. We also talk about The potential for Starlink to improve internet access in developing countries Whether the US immigration system is hurting its ability to attract the best scientists Making electricity from air How much it would cost to send me into space Check out Casey’s blog here: https://caseyhandmer.wordpress.com Outtro music: To The Moon by Jnr Choi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzrbpG6UI7c Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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