Their First Lunar Mission is Just Months Away

In this episode of the&nbsp;Space Economy podcast&nbsp;we a have Future In-Space Operations Q&amp;A from Nov. 30 with Mike Provenzano, Director of Lunar Surface Systems at Astrobotic Technology. Mike presented a comprehensive update on all of Astrobotic's programs. His talk was title "Astrobotic’s Space Logistics Services: Making the Moon Accessible to the World."

Astrobotic, An Update

The low Earth orbit economy is opening up.

In this episode of the&nbsp;Space Economy podcast we a have Future In-Space Operations Q&amp;A from Sept. 14 on the US ISAM National Strategy which was released by the White House in April of this year. ISAM being the acronym for In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing. The guest speaker is Ezinne Uzo-Okoro, from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Uzo-Okoro is the Chair of the National Science and Technology Council Working Group on ISAM. In the podcast she spoke for about 24 minutes on the the national strategy before spending another half hour answering questions.

The US In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing National Strategy

The Earth-Moon System

In this episode of the Space Economy podcast our special guest is Clark Lindsey, the lead analyst of a new 161 page report from NewSpace Global called Cislunar Market Opportunities, In-Space Business within the Earth-Moon System. The report is available to purchase online at <a href="https://cislunar.report" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">cislunar.report</a> with a single user license, a team license for up to users and there's also a corporate license. Listen In.

Insight Into the Cislunar Market Opportunities Report

With details on the new Sierra Space Ventures

The Space Economy podcast is back for a sixth season with a wide variety of guests scheduled including first time guest Matthew Mejía of Sierra Space, the 2021 spinoff from the Sierra Nevada Corporation. Matthew Mejía is the recently appointed Chief Strategy &amp; Development Officer. The timing of this interview was perfect as they just announced today the creation of a new division, Sierra Space Ventures. Matthew explains in some detail the new division along with providing an update on their other existing programs including their spaceplane Dream Chaser, their planned private space station Orbital Reef and the Life Habitats.

Sierra Space with Matthew Mejía

A behind the scenes look at developing commercial space programs at NASA.

In this weeks Space Economy podcast my special guest is Lori Garver, the former Deputy Administrator of NASA and author of the new book Escaping Gravity: My Quest to Transform NASA and Launch a New Space Age. During her 35 year career, and this is just partial list, Lori worked at NASA twice, advised a variety of presidential candidates, led the NASA transition team under Barak Obama, was the Executive Director of the National Space Society for nine years and co-founded the Brooke Owens Fellowship, an internship and mentorship program for collegiate women. Oh, and she's also a space pirate, and that's a good thing.

Lori Garver's New Book is Must Read

Driving the Next Silk Road in Space: The Arkisys Port Architecture

This week on the Space Economy podcast we're presenting a&nbsp;Future in Space Operations talk by Dan Lopez, Chief Business Officer of Arkisys. The title of Dan's talk is&nbsp;Driving the Next Silk Road in Space: The Arkisys Port Architecture. Now, the one thing to remember about these Future in Space Operations presentations is that you will sometimes get ideas that are in the very early stages of development. That's the case with the Port Architecture by Arkisys. While the idea appears sound, the business case is ongoing. So Dan will introduce the product and their plans. The company is less than 2 years old but has garnered enough support including from the U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Innovation Unit that they are preparing for on-orbit demo.

Arkisys with Dan Lopez

A novel idea for In-Situ Resource Utilization.

In this weeks Space Economy&nbsp;podcast&nbsp;we're presenting a Future in Space Operations talk by Gary Calnan, the founder and CEO of CisLunar Industries. As we prepare to head back to the Moon, this time hopefully to stay, we'll need to continue to build up our commercial efforts in low Earth orbit. For CisLunar Industries that means making the business case for recycling space debris for in-space metal manufacturing. Visit our website for the presentation.

CisLunar Industries on In-space Metal Processing Using Recycled Space Debris

The hunt is on to detect hidden and illegal RF activity.

This week on the Space Economy podcast my special guest is Andy Bowyer, CEO of Kleos. Its been 3 1/2 years since Andy was last on the show when the company was just getting started. Kleos is building a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that detect and geolocate radio frequency transmissions to identify hidden and illegal activity.&nbsp;When we last spoke Kleos didn’t have any satellites on-orbit, but things have definitely changed. Listen in.

Kleos Constellation of  Radio Frequency Detection Satellites Takes Shape

The Flexible Logistics and Exploration (FLEX) Rover

In this weeks Space Economy podcast my special guest is Jaret Matthews, Founder and CEO of Astrolab.&nbsp;Jaret and I discussed his new venture which is singularly focused on building a multipurpose rover with lunar, terrestrial and eventually Mars applications. Jaret's&nbsp;new startup builds upon 20 years of his and his colleagues work experience at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, SpaceX and other companies.

Astrolab's Jaret Matthews on their Rovers

With the space economy generating close to a third of a trillion dollars globally each year and headed to being a trillion dollar economy, it's clear more focus needs to be put on what's driving the economy. We'll explore all aspects of the space economy including the trends, opportunities and challenges.

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