In this episode we speak with Julie Newman, VP of Engineering at Outpost, about building a next generation space reentry vehicle and shaping the future of in space logistics.
Julie walks through her journey from Caltech to SpaceX, NASA JPL and Boeing, including her work on the Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter. She explains why she transitioned from large aerospace primes to startup leadership and how that experience shaped her approach to ownership, speed and culture.
The conversation explores why reentry is becoming critical to the space economy, how Outpost’s deployable heat shield and precision paraglider system enable high mass return, and why in space manufacturing only scales if you can bring product back affordably. Julie also shares her passion for STEM outreach, developing future engineers, and building teams that move fast with accountability.
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