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New episode with Reditus Space out today and a very special one for sure. Big thank you to Boltline by @Stokespace for parterning with me on this video.
Reditus Space is building reusable satellites to enable a return economy from space that we are desperately lacking.
Stef Crum, CEO of @ReditusSpace joins me on The Just Rocket Science Show.
@StefReditus and I discuss ENOS and the case for reusable satellites. We get into the difference between surviving reentry and flying again, why research teams want alternatives to the International Space Station, and what it takes to make the return trip work as a business.
We also discuss Reditus's approach compared with Varda, SpaceX's Starfall, and why Stef chose Atlanta to build a reentry company.
Chapters 📌
00:00 Bring assets back
00:46 Why satellites should come home
03:43 The emerging reentry industry
05:51 How Reditus differs from Varda
07:50 Recovery, refurbishment, and reuse
11:02 Designing a satellite to fly again
13:29 Taking microgravity beyond the ISS
18:00 Boltline — episode sponsor
18:30 Finding the first customers
20:24 The business case for dedicated missions
23:19 Avoiding Space Shuttle-style refurbishment
25:19 FAA licensing and the road to reentry
30:08 SpaceX Starfall: competition or validation?
32:42 Why build a reentry company in Atlanta?
34:30 Launch access as a bottleneck
36:15 What becomes normal in 2035?
Sponsored by Boltline, helping hardware teams build and trace parts. Learn more about Boltline here: boltline.com?utm_source=just…
And if you want to book a demo with Boltline: boltline.com/demo/?utm_sourc…
Elon predicts the bubble is about to pop (ish)
Pretty much.
As of the past few weeks, debt markets have almost entirely shut off access to money for any company that doesn’t have substantial revenue independent of AI data centers.
SpaceX closed $40B of debt for GPUs, but we’re investment grade and have Starlink & launch revenue.
That means the 200+ neoclouds are going to see guppy-level death and consolidation. Some will make it through, but not many.
Every week shapes out to be something new for the space industry. Last week Xona announced a $250M Series D at a $2.45 Billion valuation.
And through it all, Co Founder and CEO Brian Manning's thesis has been simple. Unlock a premium GPS service to enable the age of machines and AI.
As we scale physical AI here on Earth, our access to space and what we can do in space will drive progress here on the ground.
Congrats to @XonaSpace on the raise! I'm very excited for what our neighbors down the street are building 👏
Planet just sent 25 satellites to space just this year alone. Incredible to see rate manufacturing from our friends in the city 🌉
One of my favorite space deployables is this reflector here 👀
Teams encapsulated 32 payloads ahead of Falcon 9’s launch of the Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission from Florida → spacex.com/launches/bandwago…
When SpaceX enters your market, do you panic—or feel validated?
For Reditus Space co-founder and CEO Stef Crum, the bigger danger is simple: “The biggest danger is nobody else cares.”
In this clip from The Just Rocket Science Show, Stef explains why SpaceX’s interest signals an opportunity worth pursuing—and why Reditus welcomes the attention.
I love this perspective!
Presented by @buildonboltline by @stoke_space
New episode with Reditus Space out today and a very special one for sure. Big thank you to Boltline by @Stokespace for parterning with me on this video.
Reditus Space is building reusable satellites to enable a return economy from space that we are desperately lacking.
Stef Crum, CEO of @ReditusSpace joins me on The Just Rocket Science Show.
@StefReditus and I discuss ENOS and the case for reusable satellites. We get into the difference between surviving reentry and flying again, why research teams want alternatives to the International Space Station, and what it takes to make the return trip work as a business.
We also discuss Reditus's approach compared with Varda, SpaceX's Starfall, and why Stef chose Atlanta to build a reentry company.
Chapters 📌
00:00 Bring assets back
00:46 Why satellites should come home
03:43 The emerging reentry industry
05:51 How Reditus differs from Varda
07:50 Recovery, refurbishment, and reuse
11:02 Designing a satellite to fly again
13:29 Taking microgravity beyond the ISS
18:00 Boltline — episode sponsor
18:30 Finding the first customers
20:24 The business case for dedicated missions
23:19 Avoiding Space Shuttle-style refurbishment
25:19 FAA licensing and the road to reentry
30:08 SpaceX Starfall: competition or validation?
32:42 Why build a reentry company in Atlanta?
34:30 Launch access as a bottleneck
36:15 What becomes normal in 2035?
Sponsored by Boltline, helping hardware teams build and trace parts. Learn more about Boltline here: boltline.com?utm_source=just…
And if you want to book a demo with Boltline: boltline.com/demo/?utm_sourc…
Never bet against Elon
The teams at Tesla and SpaceX have given us so many WTF moments but also delivered on profitability and revenue goals. Insane 🤯
That car at least had 120 sec hover capability.
And brb, starting a cold gas pump soon to refill all these Roadsters ⛽️
Elon: put my car in space
Also Elon: let’s just put rockets on the car 👏
Name a car company that is more innovative than Tesla right now. The new roadster is just unbelievable.
What an awesome engineering effort by the SpaceX and Tesla teams
It’s fascinating how little I’m using Hermes / Openclaw these days ever since Grok Bot came out. Anyone else on a similar trend?
I love how mainstream space is becoming
Delivering sunlight to the dark side of Earth.
Co-Founder and CEO of @reflectorbital @bennbuilds on deploying large reflectors in space for search and rescue, nighttime solar power, and other critical needs.
I love this collab between Skyroot and Reflect Orbital 👏
We’re excited to announce we’ve purchased two dedicated launches with @SkyrootA to deploy future spacecraft.
Our aim is to expand solar energy generation to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and help save lives by supporting search-and-rescue operations at night.
These launches give us assured schedule and capacity alongside our other planned launches from US sites.
Following the FCC’s approval of our first demo mission, we remain focused on engaging with key stakeholders to earn the right to scale.
Onwards!
Full announcement: prnewswire.com/news-releases…
