The Frame Podcast

EnduroSat

Hosted by EnduroSat, The Frame connects you with visionaries transforming the satellite and space industries. Join us to explore their insights on business, technology, and space exploration, and discover how they're making space universally accessible.

Episodios

  1. From 10K to 100K Satellites in Orbit: What Will It Take? | Paul 'Rusty' Thomas (ex-SpaceX)

    14 ENE

    From 10K to 100K Satellites in Orbit: What Will It Take? | Paul 'Rusty' Thomas (ex-SpaceX)

    In this episode of The Frame Podcast, host Raycho Raychev (CEO and Founder, EnduroSat) sits down with Paul 'Rusty' Thomas (CEO, EnduroSat USA; ex-SpaceX, ex-Project Kuiper/ Amazon Leo) to discuss the path to 100K+ satellites in orbit and the transformation that the space industry will need to make in order to get there.     This episode's highlights  – The Identity Crisis: Why 80% of "space companies" are really data companies  – The Great Unbundling: How specialization is the only path to true scale  – "Manufacturing Theater": The myth of mass production and why it fails  – The Unit Economics Trap: The shocking, fully-loaded cost of space data  – The "iPhone Model": A new blueprint for a profitable space industry Explore more:  → Join the conversation with us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/endurosat → Subscribe for more insights from the space industry: https://www.youtube.com/@endurosat → Learn more about EnduroSat's mission: https://www.endurosat.com/ → Discover the Space Challenges Program: https://spaceedu.net Quote  "Imagine if every app developer for the iPhone developed their own iPhone... It makes no sense. And that's what has happened in the past in the space industry." – Rusty Thomas

    34 min
  2. Why Space Data Will Be More Valuable than AI | James Mason

    08/12/2025

    Why Space Data Will Be More Valuable than AI | James Mason

    In this episode of The Frame Podcast, host Raycho Raychev (CEO & Founder, EnduroSat) and James Mason (CSO, Planet) break down the coming "AI commodification cliff" and why this makes proprietary space data the most valuable asset in the global economy. Explore more → Join the conversation with us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/endurosat → Subscribe for more insights from the space industry: https://www.youtube.com/@endurosat → Learn more about EnduroSat's mission: https://www.endurosat.com/ → Explore career opportunities at EnduroSat: https://www.endurosat.com/careers Quote "If you have such accuracy, you don't care which model you actually use. So, the models become commodities." – James Mason #AI #SpaceEconomy #SpaceData #SpaceTech #TheFramePodcast

    40 min
  3. What's Holding EU's Space Ecosystem Back? | Luca Rossettini

    13/11/2025

    What's Holding EU's Space Ecosystem Back? | Luca Rossettini

    Is it possible to build a globally competitive business in a system that prevents failure? In our latest episode of The Frame Podcast, host Raycho Raychev and Luca Rossettini (CEO & Founder, D-Orbit) diagnose the "zombie company" trap and explore the mindset needed to build a real commercial business in space.   This episode's highlights – The brutal reality of scaling a deep-tech company in Europe  – The "zombie companies" of European space  – Why rocket launchers are a strategic capability, not a commercial business  – The public servant's dilemma: Forced not to take risks  – A blueprint for fixing Europe's space economy    Explore more  → Learn more about D-Orbit's mission in space: https://www.dorbit.space/   → Join the conversation with us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/endurosat   → Subscribe for more insights from the space industry: https://www.youtube.com/@endurosat   → Learn more about our EnduroSat's mission: https://www.endurosat.com/   → Explore career opportunities at EnduroSat: https://www.endurosat.com/careers   → Learn more about the Space Challenges program: https://spaceedu.net/ Quote "The companies are not dying, which means there is something wrong in our model." – Raycho Raychev    #SpaceTech  #EuropeanSpace  #Entrepreneurship  #VentureCapital  #TheFramePodcast

    41 min
  4. Former NASA Director's Vision for Interstellar Travel | Pete Worden

    15/10/2025

    Former NASA Director's Vision for Interstellar Travel | Pete Worden

    What's really stopping us from going interstellar? In this episode of The Frame Podcast, legendary Dr. S. Pete Worden, former Director of NASA Ames Research Center and now Chairman of the Breakthrough Prize Foundation, delivers some mind-bending answers. He explains how we can "sail" to the stars on beams of light, why our search for alien life might be fundamentally flawed, and how he collaborated with an AI "ghost" of sci-fi author Arthur C. Clarke.  This episode's highlights   – The "Avatar" planet is real? A James Webb Telescope discovery   – The new age of space sailing begins  – Breakthrough Starshot: The plan to reach 20% light speed   – How a Sci-Fi legend was "resurrected" as an AI co-author – The future of Mars settlement: Sending biology, not humans   – The secret to life on Venus (it's not water)   – The biggest barrier: "Science proceeds one funeral at a time"  – Pete Worden's powerful advice for young innovators Explore more   → Learn more about the Breakthrough Prize: https://breakthroughprize.org/   → Join the conversation with us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/endurosat   → Subscribe for more insights from the space industry: https://www.youtube.com/@endurosat   → Learn more about our EnduroSat's mission: https://www.endurosat.com/   → Explore career opportunities at EnduroSat: https://www.endurosat.com/careers   Quote  "I think that the future of our civilization will expand in our solar system and eventually go interstellar. Once we do that, I think our civilization will last for billions of years." – Dr. S. Pete Worden.    #NASA   #interstellartravel      #lifeonmars  #alienworlds  #TheFramePodcast

    39 min
  5. How to Unlock the Space Economy? | Delian Asparouhov

    05/10/2025

    How to Unlock the Space Economy? | Delian Asparouhov

    🎙️ In the premiere episode of The Frame Podcast, host Raycho Raychev sits down with one of the sharpest minds at the intersection of venture capital and deep tech: Delian Asparouhov, Co-founder of Varda Space Industries and Partner at the legendary Founders Fund, to discuss what it truly means to build a valuable enterprise in space. ★ This Episode's Highlights: Why Founders Fund invested in a Bulgarian satellite company Why a VC deal can take 3 hours in the US vs. six months in Europe Moving from vertical integration (like SpaceX) to horizontal economy Is the industry just playing musical chairs with investor money?  A founder's philosophy: "Fall in love with the problem, not the technology" The magic number that could unlock the entire space data market Why most new space companies don't have a real, defensible advantage The Uber/Airbnb analogy for the space industry Are investors going to get burned by failing constellations?  How Europe's "rational" mindset holds back its incredible engineering talent Building and inspiring a new generation of founders 🔗 Resources → Join the conversation with us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/endurosat → Connect with Delian Asparouhov: https://www.linkedin.com/in/delian-asparouhov-87447742/ → Subscribe for more insights from the new space economy: https://www.youtube.com/@endurosat → Learn more about our EnduroSat's mission: https://www.endurosat.com/ → Explore career opportunities at EnduroSat: https://www.endurosat.com/careers ❝  Quote If we can enable $1 per gigabyte of any type of space data... I think it's a game changer for the industry. Our goal is to make the case that space data companies could be profitable. #TheFramePodcast  #SpaceEconomy  #VentureCapital  #NewSpace  #Satellite

    32 min
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Hosted by EnduroSat, The Frame connects you with visionaries transforming the satellite and space industries. Join us to explore their insights on business, technology, and space exploration, and discover how they're making space universally accessible.

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  • Creador
    EnduroSat
  • Años de actividad
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodios
    5
  • Clasificación
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