The Unknown Quantity

The Unknown Quantity

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  • Skip navigation Search Create Avatar image The Unknown Quantity – Speical - September 21, 2026

    The Unknown Quantity is where money and space meet, and where the people shaping the commercial space industry become a little less unknown.We start by asking, What is happening right now? For the first 25 minutes, we break down the news, investment, technology, policy, and sometimes the hype. We debate, disagree, speculate, joke, and occasionally work through ideas in real time.Then we bring in the Unknown Quantity, the founders, investors, policymakers, and technologists making the industry happen.Hosted by Thomas Andrew Olson of the Center for Space Commerce and Finance, cohosted by Michael Laine of LiftPort Group, and produced by Better Futures Inc.Come for what is happening. Stay for who is making it happen, and have some fun learning about the Unknown Quantity.















































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    1 hr 2 min
  • The Unknown Quantity – Fabrizio Boer- September 17, 2026

    The Unknown Quantity is where money and space meet, and where the people shaping the commercial space industry become a little less unknown.We start by asking, What is happening right now? For the first 25 minutes, we break down the news, investment, technology, policy, and sometimes the hype. We debate, disagree, speculate, joke, and occasionally work through ideas in real time.Then we bring in the Unknown Quantity, the founders, investors, policymakers, and technologists making the industry happen.Hosted by Thomas Andrew Olson of the Center for Space Commerce and Finance, cohosted by Michael Laine of LiftPort Group, and produced by Better Futures Inc.Come for what is happening. Stay for who is making it happen, and have some fun learning about the Unknown Quantity.4

    1 hr
  • The Unknown Quantity – Joaquin Gallardo- September 14, 2026

    The Unknown Quantity is where money and space meet, and where the people shaping the commercial space industry become a little less unknown.We start by asking, What is happening right now? For the first 25 minutes, we break down the news, investment, technology, policy, and sometimes the hype. We debate, disagree, speculate, joke, and occasionally work through ideas in real time.Then we bring in the Unknown Quantity, the founders, investors, policymakers, and technologists making the industry happen.Hosted by Thomas Andrew Olson of the Center for Space Commerce and Finance, cohosted by Michael Laine of LiftPort Group, and produced by Better Futures Inc.Come for what is happening. Stay for who is making it happen, and have some fun learning about the Unknown Quantity.

    1 hr 2 min
  • The Unknown Quantity – Abdoulaye Barry - September 3, 2026

    The Unknown Quantity is where money and space meet, and where the people shaping the commercial space industry become a little less unknown.We start by asking, What is happening right now? For the first 25 minutes, we break down the news, investment, technology, policy, and sometimes the hype. We debate, disagree, speculate, joke, and occasionally work through ideas in real time.Then we bring in the Unknown Quantity, the founders, investors, policymakers, and technologists making the industry happen.Hosted by Thomas Andrew Olson of the Center for Space Commerce and Finance, cohosted by Michael Laine of LiftPort Group, and produced by Better Futures Inc.Come for what is happening. Stay for who is making it happen, and have some fun learning about the Unknown Quantity.

    1 hr 2 min
  • The Unknown Quantity – Troy M. Morris - August 27, 2026

    *The Unknown Quantity* is where money and space meet, and where the people shaping the commercial space industry become a little less unknown.We start by asking, *What is happening right now?* For the first 25 minutes, we break down the news, investment, technology, policy, and sometimes the hype. We debate, disagree, speculate, joke, and occasionally work through ideas in real time.Then we bring in the Unknown Quantity, the founders, investors, policymakers, and technologists making the industry happen.Hosted by Thomas Andrew Olson of the Center for Space Commerce and Finance, cohosted by Michael Laine of LiftPort Group, and produced by Better Futures Inc.Come for what is happening. Stay for who is making it happen, and have some fun learning about the Unknown Quantity.

    1 hr 2 min
  • The Unknown Quantity – Michelle Hanlon - August 27, 2026

    The Unknown Quantity is where money and space meet, and where the people shaping the commercial space industry become a little less unknown.We start by asking, What is happening right now? For the first 25 minutes, we break down the news, investment, technology, policy, and sometimes the hype. We debate, disagree, speculate, joke, and occasionally work through ideas in real time.Then we bring in the Unknown Quantity, the founders, investors, policymakers, and technologists making the industry happen.Hosted by Thomas Andrew Olson of the Center for Space Commerce and Finance, cohosted by Michael Laine of LiftPort Group, and produced by Better Futures Inc.Come for what is happening. Stay for who is making it happen, and have some fun learning about the Unknown Quantity

    1 hr 2 min
  • The Unknown Quantity – Janet Ivey-Duensing- August 24, 2026

    *The Unknown Quantity* is where money and space meet, and where the people shaping the commercial space industry become a little less unknown.We start by asking, *What is happening right now?* For the first 25 minutes, we break down the news, investment, technology, policy, and sometimes the hype. We debate, disagree, speculate, joke, and occasionally work through ideas in real time.Then we bring in the Unknown Quantity, the founders, investors, policymakers, and technologists making the industry happen.Hosted by Thomas Andrew Olson of the Center for Space Commerce and Finance, cohosted by Michael Laine of LiftPort Group, and produced by Better Futures Inc.Come for what is happening. Stay for who is making it happen, and have some fun learning about the Unknown Quantity.

    1 hr 3 min
  • The Unknown Quantity – Tom Marrotta- August 20, 2026

    The Unknown Quantity explores how capital, and technology shape the future of the space economy and deep tech markets.Hosted by Thomas Andrew Olson of the Center for Space Commerce and Finance and produced by Better Futures Inc., the show breaks down regulatory risk, investment dynamics, and strategic decision making across the commercial space industry.Each episode is designed for founders, investors, policymakers, and industry professionals seeking clear, structured insight into how space and emerging technology companies form, attract capital, manage risk, and scale.Ask

    1 hr 2 min
  • The Unknown Quantity – Joe Latrell- August 17, 2026

    The Unknown Quantity explores how capital, and technology shape the future of the space economy and deep tech markets.Hosted by Thomas Andrew Olson of the Center for Space Commerce and Finance and produced by Better Futures Inc., the show breaks down regulatory risk, investment dynamics, and strategic decision making across the commercial space industry.Each episode is designed for founders, investors, policymakers, and industry professionals seeking clear, structured insight into how space and emerging technology companies form, attract capital, manage risk, and scale.Ask

    1 hr 2 min
  • The Unknown Quantity – News Special- August 13, 2026

    The Unknown Quantity explores how capital, and technology shape the future of the space economy and deep tech markets.Hosted by Thomas Andrew Olson of the Center for Space Commerce and Finance and produced by Better Futures Inc., the show breaks down regulatory risk, investment dynamics, and strategic decision making across the commercial space industry.Each episode is designed for founders, investors, policymakers, and industry professionals seeking clear, structured insight into how space and emerging technology companies form, attract capital, manage risk, and scale.

    1 hr 2 min

About The Unknown Quantity

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The Unknown Quantity explores the commercial space frontier through the eyes of those shaping its future — the investors, the entrepreneurs, and the inventors. Hosted by seasoned professionals with over 50 years of combined experience in the New Space industry, each episode introduces listeners to a guest who is an "unknown quantity" — until now.