Today we're joined by Vanessa Clark and William Kowalski, cofounders of Atomos Space, an aerospace company transforming how we operate in space with orbital transfer vehicles. In our conversation, we discuss the importance of orbital transfer vehicles or "space taxis", regulations when operating in space, and the early days of Atomos. We hope you enjoy our conversation with Vanessa and William.
Shownotes:
Track items in orbit: http://stuffin.space/
Get in touch with the Atomos crew: Atomos Space; Vanessa Clark; William Kowalski
In this episode, we cover:
Orbital transfer vehicles (OTVs)
Kessler Syndrome
Regulatory landscape in space
Working with the government as a private space company
Nuclear propulsion
How Atomos came to be
Early days of fundraising
How to hire a rockstar team
