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Aramco of The Moon: Lunar Ice Mining For Multiplanetary Rockets | Starpath
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Molly O’Shea interviews Saurav Shroff, Founder & CEO of Starpath, a company developing megascale propellant production systems for lunar and Mars operations. For full show notes, visit: https://highlightai.com/share/65820d0a-9323-4de8-a526-9bb3aca1baeb
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Companies mentioned:
SpaceX https://www.spacex.com/
Blue Origin https://www.blueorigin.com/
Investors:
Fusion Fund https://fusionfund.com/
Day One Ventures https://www.dayoneventures.com/
Hummingbird https://hummingbird.vc/
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Introduction and multi-planetary discussion
(01:19) Starpath's mission and fundraising
(02:50) Breakdown of core systems
(04:50) Technical details of mining operations
(08:30) Regulatory considerations for lunar mining
(10:10) Energy demand and power generation
(12:30) Sponsor break
(13:14) Market context and SpaceX developments
(15:06) Prototyping and scaling strategy
(16:40) Power generation system design
(21:30) Testing methodology
(24:09) Lunar night survival challenges
(25:40) Facility and operations
(26:40) Business model and revenue strategy
(28:19) Competition landscape
(29:30) Founder's conviction and vision
(31:00) Hiring plans and closing remarks
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