Episode Details

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

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