The Space Capital Podcast

By the 2020's, near the planned end of the life of the International Space Station, NASA's intention is to transition Low Earth Orbit from a domain that is primarily government-led to one that is primarily led by the private sector. The future is commercial and in this episode we welcome Jeff Manber to the show, who is CEO of NanoRacks, the world's leading supplier of commercial space station services. We'll be discussing commercial space stations and how they'll help actualize a future where millions of people live and work in space.

While we went to the moon a handful of times in the Apollo era of the 1960-70's, commercial space ventures like Astrobotic are taking us back to the moon by developing an economically viable transportation service, which will enable a sustained human presence. In this episode, we interview John Thornton, CEO of Astrobotic and one of the most influential leaders in the entrepreneurial space sector. He's currently planning the world's first commercial mission to the moon in 2019.