American Optimist
@AmOptimistShow
Ep 123 out now! @JTLonsdale sits down with @IanCinnamon, co-founder & CEO @ApexSpacecraft
He sold his computer vision company to Palantir, worked on Project Maven, and is now building the fastest growing satellite manufacturer.
Reusable rockets, attritable satellites, space-based interceptors, asteroid mining, and more — the new space age has arrived!
(00:00) Episode intro
(02:09) MIT, cognitive science & building Synapse
(06:17) PLTR, Project Maven & protestors
(08:53) Ian's "light bulb moment" for building Apex
(15:23) The space boom & new possibilities
(21:30) Engineering for space & lessons from SpaceX
(27:50) China's ambitious space plans
(30:19) Golden Dome & space-based interceptors
(36:00) Understanding orbit altitudes
(40:00) Is China trying to steal Apex's IP?
(44:13) Asteroid mining & new possibilities beyond Earth
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Space Investor
@SpaceInvestor_D
Northrop Grumman today announced a partnership with commercial firm Apex Space to demonstrate space-based interceptors (SBIs) for the Trump administration’s Golden Dome missile defense initiative in 2027.
“We have already completed key ground tests this year and are uniquely positioned with Apex to rapidly accelerate and scale affordable production to defend the homeland,” Ryan Tintner,VP for Northrop’s space superiority systems division, said in news release.
According to Northrop, its demonstration is “building on the $1 billion company-led investment in missile-defense technology,” and “[w]ith successful ground-test demonstrations completed this year, the company is on track to deliver on-orbit capability in 2027.”
https://t.co/VxYV3CkolO
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