Space Business Podcast

#77 Jim Cantrell, Phantom Space

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My guest this week is the CEO and founder of Phantom Space, Jim Cantrell. Having started at JPL, Jim is also a decades-long veteran of commercial space. He has been involved in around a dozen space startups, including SpaceX in its early days. There are probably few people who have been around the commercial space sector as much as he has, so we do not only talk about Phantom but about the space economy in general. Enjoy!

https://www.phantomspace.com/
 
Opportunities to learn more about space & the space economy:
  • Check out the edX/EPFL Space Economy MOOC: https://www.edx.org/course/new-space-economy
  • Raphael is designing a new, live-taught course. Join the mailing list to get updates and early access: https://jfx8zhjodpz.typeform.com/to/t0VSuhVD
  • Raphael's introductory book on the space economy recently came out in its Portuguese translation: https://www.amazon.com/Para-Cima-Economia-Espacial-Portuguese-ebook/dp/B09X5WV3WC/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ROKTHNSCZCRI. Stay tuned for the English translation, which should come out soon.

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    Timestamps
    0:00 Intro
    2:20 Jim's background
    6:30 The last 20 years in space vs. Jim's expectations
    9:20 SpaceX
    14:14 A couple of key lessons from SpaceX
    21:23 Phantom Space business model
    24:15 Phantom Space and partner startups
    26:55 Taking the "friction" out of space business
    32:47 Standardization in space
    35:32 How Russia is affecting the Space Economy
    39:57 Vision for Phantom Space
    40:40 Key lessons from Jim's experience with startups
    45:18 Core DNA of Phantom Space
    47:15 Phantom Space's vehicles
    50:23 Phantom Space in 10 years
    50:56 Rapid fire questions on the space economy
    55:33 The space sector in 20 years
    01:01:42 Fun questions
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