The Space Madness Podcast

Space Madness host Jeff interviews Chris Moore, CEO of Spin Launch, about the company’s centrifuge-based launch system and its shift back toward kinetic launch technology after separating from Meridian Space. Moore explains the engineering lessons behind suborbital tests and outlines potential uses in hypersonic testing and lunar logistics, including a proposed two-kilometer lunar tether.

Earth has continents, plate tectonics and water. The Moon has a thick crust and almost no water. Mars has had water but no granite and no plate tectonics. Something is missing from the textbook story, and meteoriticist Dr. Nicholas Castle explains what.Host Jeff Nosanov talks with Nick, a geologist who studies meteorites and works on the Mars Curiosity Rover team. Nick argues that the three best-studied rocky worlds in our neighborhood break the rules we thought we knew. One famous paper on Earth's origins is titled "No Water, No Granites, No Oceans, No Continents." Then the Moon and Mars show up and complicate it.

In this episode, Jimmy Lin of Perigee Advisory discusses the evolving landscape of space commercialization, the importance of building a sustainable space economy, and the opportunities and challenges in space infrastructure, satellite technology, and regional development.

In this episode, Bets Arce from Earthrise VC shares her journey from SpaceX to venture capital, exploring the future of private space investments, the importance of failure in space missions, and the emerging markets in space technology. We discuss Bets' journey from SpaceX to venture capital, the importance of failure and psychological safety in space missions, emerging markets in space technology including lunar rovers and space stations, the role of government and private sector in space exploration, and investment strategies in space startups and technology.

Bill Stone knew exploration was his calling as a teen watching the moon landings. He would go on to become a world leading caver pushing the limits of human exploration even beyond what NASA astronauts perform. Explore the incredible world of cave exploration, human endurance, and the parallels to space missions. Discover the complexities of underground expeditions, advanced technology, and the mindset required for extreme environments.