Space 2.0: Printing Hearts In Microgravity
York Zhang, a propulsion engineer at Blue Origin, joins us again for a deep cut on Space. We discuss some of the future innovations we can expect and other topics of relevance currently affecting the space industry. Time Stamps:00:54 - How many space companies can the market accommodate?03:00 - Future market segmentation in space04:31 - The disconnect between marketing and reality08:09 - Varda15:31 - Varda deep cut16:08 - Will SpaceX derive significant revenue from delivering payloads for external parties?17:28 - Minimum financing required in order to contract with SpaceX?20:32 - Bidding for future payloads21:24 - Regulation around satellites 23:24 - Can we expect cooperation between the US and China on future space innovation?28:04 - Other players focused on space innovation29:00 - Is SpaceX really going to put advertisements in the sky?30:49 - How will space factor into the classic academic disciplines? 35:31 - Traditional media and space41:31 - Blue Origin and HLS44:28 - The Blue Origin Brand46:18 - Incentive misalignment between management and employees48:47 - Why did NASA go with SpaceX and not Blue Origin?50:35 - Should we be skeptical of the promises being made by SpaceX?53:36 - Did Bezos going to space help Blue Origin’s brand?55:37 - How important is external validation for Blue Origin?Find Vasanth on Twitter - @NextVasanthFind Faraz on Twitter - @fzfromcupertinoIntro Music: "Pain is the Essence" remix by @AdiSoundsGood on TwitterDisclaimer: The content presented in this episode is for informational purposes only, you should not countersue any such information or other material as legal, tax, investment, financial or other advice.