Dear Rational Optimist,
It pays to follow the SpaceX mafia…
Former SpaceX engineer Halen Mattison was working on Artemis III (America’s return to the moon) when he left to co-found General Galactic. I recently caught up with him to discuss how his company is revolutionizing space propulsion with water-based rocket fuel—and why we'll soon have gas stations on Mars.
In our interview you'll hear:
What to expect from the coming ‘lunar economy’
Why water-based propulsion is safer and cheaper than legacy systems
How SpaceX will get you to space—then General Galactic will take you from there
How a communications revolution could restore humanity’s attention span
Halen’s speed round on everything from Starship to space solar power
Please click here to watch my conversation with Halen Mattison now.
A transcript of our conversation is available here.
—Stephen McBride
Stephen McBride is a co-founder of the Rational Optimist Society.
