In this episode, Ben sits down (again) with Eric Berger, Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica and author of the upcoming book 'Reentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets that Launched a Second Space Age'
They discuss the Polaris Dawn mission, the state of the space industry, NASA's Crew-9 launch delay, and the latest breaking stories in the space industry. Eric shares his thoughts on Elon Musk's current focus and vision at SpaceX, as well as the critical role billionaires are playing in space exploration.
OUTLINE:
Here’s approximate timestamps for the episode.
00:00 Intro to Episode 103
00:40 Eric back for more!
01:20 Interviewing NASA administrator
02:08 Starliner date pushed back
03:51 Polaris Dawn
05:22 Why is it significant?
07:20 Billionaires in Space
08:50 NEW BOOK: “Reentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets that Launched a Second Space Age”
12:10 The Technical Challenges of SpaceX 2008-2020
15:10 Importance of Gwynne Shotwell
17:00 Significance of Falcon Heavy
19:00 The emotion of launches
21:10 Artemis
24:02 China
24:50 New Glenn
26:06 First mover advantage for reusable rocket companies?
28:15 Stoke Space
28:30 SpaceX
29:32 Vision of SpaceX
31:40 Elon and politics
33:55 Elon’s Musks Plans too ambitious?
36:20 Wrap Up and socials
Pre-order Eric’s new book Reentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets that Launched a Second Space Age
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Penguin: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/759707/reentry-by-eric-berger/
X: https://twitter.com/SciGuySpace
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