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Ashlee Vance: The Man telling us the Stories of the New Space Industry - #MBM71
81 min •
7 augusti 2024
Ashlee Vance is a Tech Journalist, the author of Elon Musk's 1st biography in 2015, the host of "Hello World" on Youtube and the author of "When the Heavens Went on Sale" as well as the accompanying documentary "Wild Wild Space" following 4 New Space companies. We nerd out on rocket companies, 1 rogue NASA administrator, and the time I got to meet Vladimir Putin years ago.
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About Ashlee:
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(Note: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you buy any of these books.)
- Ashlee's books:
- When the Heavens Went on Sale (Affiliate Link)
- Elon Musk biography (Affiliate Link)
- Wild Wild Space documentary
- Hello World with Ashlee Vance on Youtube
- NPIC book by Jack O'Conor
Book & Podcast Recommendation: - Sonic Wind (Affiliate Link)
- Cocaine & Rhinestones
Timestamps
(00:00) - Intro
(01:33) - Sponsor: OpenCage
(02:59) - Ashlee Describes Himself
(06:12) - Chasing weirdos around the world for a living
(11:22) - The man shaking NASA in the 90s
(16:18) - Following Chris Kemp & the beginnings of Astra
(24:30) - Planet co-founders: Will & Robbie
(28:58) - Needing to convince investors
(31:34) - Will satellite imagery ever get mainstream?
(34:50) - A tangent on the US Spy satellite program
(36:47) - Starlink
(38:28) - Privatization
(48:43) - Space Industry outside of the US
(55:23) - Russia's aerospace pride: The time I met Putin
(59:18) - What's on Ashlee's radar
(01:01:42) - People or Companies?
(01:04:01) - Documentary Reception
(01:05:08) - The business of documentaries
(01:08:27) - YouTube
(01:12:45) - Book/podcast recommendation
(01:16:08) - No iPhone?
(01:19:38) - Support the podcast on Patreon
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