Cold Star Project

Jim Cantrell - Funding and Building Space Companies - CSP S02E12

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Jim Cantrell, founder of StratSpace, was SpaceX's first senior business development executive. StratSpace has been involved in 46 satellite and deep space missions, with clients ranging from NASA, USAF, NRO, major aerospace companies and many space startups including ICEYE, Moon Express and York Space Systems.  


In this episode of the Cold Star Project, host Jason Kanigan asks Jim Cantrell about funding and building space companies. We dig into:  

  • what investors at different levels are most looking for in space ventures, beyond making a profit
  • how Jim's hiring practices have changed and what he looks for to bring the right people on board
  • why StatSpace focused on smallsats as a core business, rather than launch vehicles
  • experience with ICEYE, OSIRIS-REx, and other missions
  • Jim's fun projects of restoring vintage racecars.   


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