Season 2, Episode 5: Space: Zero Gravity Space Factories

Published on June 24, 2022

Unseen Upside Podcast – Space: Zero-Gravity Space Factories

The season two finale of the Unseen Upside podcast launched on June 14th and explores the space economy. We’ve all dreamt of traveling to outer space and recently, that dream has been more tangible than ever. But for those of us without a seat on the next rocket, how will space innovation improve our lives here on Earth? It turns out that the microgravity environment of orbit provides manufacturing capabilities that aren’t possible on earth and allows us to create things—think artificial organs, life-saving pharmaceuticals, fiber optic cables, and other products—that are superior to those created on our planet. In this episode, we speak with Delian Asparouhov (Varda/Founders Fund); Tess Hatch (Bessemer Venture Partners); Alex Readey (Cambridge Associates); and a seven-year-old aspiring astronaut.

Listen to episode three HERE and stay tuned for future episodes to hear from people across Cambridge Associates’ network of colleagues and alumni, investors, and innovators. Unseen Upside is available across all major podcast platforms (Apple, Spotify, and Stitcher).

 

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