It's Not Rocket Science

Jeff Ward

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What is it really like to work at SpaceX? What happens after that? This podcast explores the life arcs of some smart, creative, driven people who helped Elon Musk revolutionize the space industry, then moved on. What are they doing with their time and money now? What world are they creating on Earth while SpaceX heads to Mars?

9 JUN

Paul Mahacek - Climate is Hot Right Now

Entrepreneur and former SpaceX enginer Paul Mahacek speaks about his engineering career and his latest project AtmoCooling, which seeks to re-green coastal deserts. Along the way, we stop in France, California, Antarctica, and Kwajalein Atoll.

29 min
13 MAR

Joel Brinton - That West Wing Moment

Former SpaceX engineer Joel Brinton discusses breaking into the space industry, hanging upside down under rocket engines, sending his DNA to space, having lunch with Elon Musk, the risks of space faring (including exploding rocket engines), ADD, imposture syndrome, and learning from AI. And that one West Wing moment.

28 min
15/11/2023

Edwin Chiu - Expect Failure

Edwin Chiu - Expect Failure by Jeff Ward

26 min
15/04/2023

Dolly Singh - Unicorn Herding

An interview with expert Unicorn Herder Dolly Singh about SpaceX, life after SpaceX, feminism, and the unifying power of technology. And plumbers are millionaires.

36 min
21/10/2020

Endless Playtime - Erin Gatling and Casey Schilling

An interview with engineers Erin Gatling and Casey Schilling about SpaceX, raising kids on a boat, sheltering in place in Baja, and what life is about.

25 min
05/08/2020

The Impossible Drive and Work Life Balance - Peter Dohm

An interview with entrepreneur Peter Dohm about his trajectory from college, to SpaceX and onward to Prime Lightworks and the LA Curling Center.

22 min

6 Episodes

What is it really like to work at SpaceX? What happens after that? This podcast explores the life arcs of some smart, creative, driven people who helped Elon Musk revolutionize the space industry, then moved on. What are they doing with their time and money now? What world are they creating on Earth while SpaceX heads to Mars?

Creator

Jeff Ward
Years Active

2020 - 2024
Episodes

6
Rating

Clean
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It's Not Rocket Science

It's Not Rocket Science

Episodes

Paul Mahacek - Climate is Hot Right Now

Joel Brinton - That West Wing Moment

Edwin Chiu - Expect Failure

Dolly Singh - Unicorn Herding

Endless Playtime - Erin Gatling and Casey Schilling

The Impossible Drive and Work Life Balance - Peter Dohm

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