In this episode we speak with Andrew Rush, co-founder and CEO of Star Catcher, about building the world’s first energy grid in space.

Andrew shares his path from physics into patent law, then into space entrepreneurship, including his experience scaling Made In Space. He explains why customers buy capability, not technology, and how Star Catcher breaks an infrastructure scale vision into practical execution milestones.

The conversation explores why launch cost reductions are only part of the story, how mission cost becomes the next barrier, and how space to space power beaming could extend satellite life, increase available power, and support new commercial use cases. Andrew also discusses the realities of startup life, lessons carried forward from prior ventures, and the culture Star Catcher is building as it prepares for its first on orbit demonstrations.

This episode offers a clear view of space infrastructure, commercial adoption, and what it takes to move fast in a hardware led company.

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