Episode Details

Michael Sheetz of CNBC and Eric Berger of Ars Technica join Anthony to talk about the latest in the finance side of space—what’s up in the world of funding, which businesses look steady and which look shaky, and of course, how you can’t spell space without SPAC.

Drinks

• IPA - Brotherton Brewing Company - Untappd
• Love Street - Karbach Brewing Co - Untappd

Topics

• Off-Nominal - YouTube
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• Virgin Galactic stock rises on ticket sales, $150,000 deposit news
• Virgin Galactic has lost $1 billion during the last two years | Ars Technica
• Chamath Palihapitiya steps down from Virgin Galactic board
• Rocket Lab Selected by MDA to Design and Build Spacecraft for Globalstar | Rocket Lab
• Bezos' Blue Origin building more space tourism rockets, CEO says
• Astra stock drops 26% after NASA mission fails mid-launch
• Rocket builder Astra postpones NASA ELaNa 41 mission after abort
• AE Industrial Partners Reaches a Definitive Agreement to Acquire a Significant Stake in Firefly Aerospace, a Leading Provider of Launch and In-Space Vehicles
• Michael Sheetz on Twitter: “Update: Private equity firm AE Industrial Partners is acquiring "a significant stake" in Firefly Aerospace from Polyakov, the companies announce, for an undisclosed amount.”
• Satellite imagery shows Russian attack on Ukraine from space
• Dmitry Rogozin says he does not appreciate “openly hostile” US policy | Ars Technica
• Russia responds to European astronauts: We’ll give you independent spaceflight | Ars Technica

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• Michael Sheetz (@thesheetztweetz) / Twitter
• Michael Sheetz Profile - CNBC

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• Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) / Twitter
• Eric Berger | Ars Technica

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