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Podcast Ep. #33 – Black Arrow’s Vision for a Seaborne Launch Capability and STEM Engagement

On December 4, 2019 · In New Space, Podcast, Rocket Science, Space, Startup

Paul Williams is the Executive Director of the British startup Black Arrow Space Technologies. Black Arrow is developing a sea-borne launch capability based on their current expertise in developing composite propellant tanks for satellites. The launching of rockets from ships has a previous history in America, and as an island nation, the concept is […]

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Podcast Ep. #24 – Veronica Foreman on Small Satellites and Virgin Orbit’s Air-Launched Rocket System

On February 6, 2019 · In New Space, Podcast, Rocket Science, Satellites

Veronica Foreman is a payload engineer at the small-satellite launch provider Virgin Orbit. Before starting her career at Virgin Orbit, Veronica earned several academic accolades including an Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award at Georgia Tech, and a Best Masters Thesis award at MIT. What I find especially impressive about her Masters work on small-satellite constellations […]

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Podcast Ep. #17 – Alba Orbital Engineer Andrew Dunn on PocketQubes

On September 11, 2018 · In New Space, Podcast, Satellites, Space, Startup

On this episode of the Aerospace Engineering Podcast I am speaking to Andrew Dunn who is an engineer at the satellite company Alba Orbital in Glasgow, Scotland. Alba Orbital is in the business of building PocketQubes, which are miniaturised satellites mainly used for space science, Earth imaging and space exploration. As the name suggests, […]

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Podcast Ep. #16 – Max Haot and Launcher’s Ten-year Journey to Deliver Small Satellites to Orbit

On August 22, 2018 · In 3D Printing, New Space, Rocket Science, Space, Startup

On this episode I am speaking to Max Haot, who is the founder of Launcher, a rocket startup based out of Brooklyn, NY. Launcher was founded in early 2017 and is on a ten-year journey to deliver small satellites to orbit. More specifically, Launcher plans to deliver payloads of up to 300 kg into […]

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Podcast Ep. #8 – Rocket Lab’s Lachlan Matchett on Democratising Access to Space and the Rutherford Rocket Engine

On April 6, 2018 · In 3D Printing, New Space, Podcast, Rocket Science, Satellites, Space

In this episode I am talking to Lachlan Matchett, who is the VP of Propulsion at Rocket Lab. Rocket Lab is a startup rocket company with the mission of removing barriers to commercial space by frequent launches to low-earth orbit. The current conundrum of many space technology companies that want to launch small […]

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