Quest to Space

Jason Krueger
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Quest to Space is a podcast for the engineers and scientists actively trying to get hardware off the ground and into space. Every episode is a practical conversation with someone on the quest, or someone who has already made it, about what the work actually takes and advice to complete your own quest. Real procedures, real failures, real numbers. We skip the press release and get to the part you can use on Monday: the tradeoffs, the things that turned out harder than anyone expected, and what guests would do differently. Hosted by Jason Krueger, founder of StratoStar, a near-space flight-test company that has flown more than 1,000 missions since 2006. In Season 1, Macy Bussberg interviews Jason about how StratoStar started and what two decades of flight operations taught him. From Season 2, Jason interviews guests. For engineers and scientists working on a space project or seriously considering one. Episodes, show notes, and video: https://stratostar.com/podcast

Episodes

  1. Sep 2

    TRL 5 to 7 Without Waiting for a Rocket

    Show notes, video and links: https://stratostar.com/podcast/trl-5-to-7-without-waiting-for-a-rocket   A thermal vac chamber can't test your radio, and a radio test can't change the temperature. Jason Krueger    explains what a near-space flight test gives an engineering team that no chamber can, and why TRL 5 to 7 is    where StratoStar lifts.   Interviewed by Macy Bussberg.

  2. Aug 18

    Training 30 Shuttle Engineers at NASA Kennedy

    Show notes, video and links: https://stratostar.com/podcast/training-30-shuttle-engineers-at-nasa-kennedy   In 2011, NASA called StratoStar's office phone and Jason Krueger assumed someone was messing with him. Not long   after, he was at NASA Kennedy teaching 30 shuttle engineers to build, fly, and recover hardware at the edge of   space.   Season 1 of Quest to Space runs backwards on purpose: Macy Bussberg interviews host Jason Krueger, founder of    StratoStar, before he turns the microphone on guests in Season 2.

  • 2 Episodes

About

Quest to Space is a podcast for the engineers and scientists actively trying to get hardware off the ground and into space. Every episode is a practical conversation with someone on the quest, or someone who has already made it, about what the work actually takes and advice to complete your own quest. Real procedures, real failures, real numbers. We skip the press release and get to the part you can use on Monday: the tradeoffs, the things that turned out harder than anyone expected, and what guests would do differently. Hosted by Jason Krueger, founder of StratoStar, a near-space flight-test company that has flown more than 1,000 missions since 2006. In Season 1, Macy Bussberg interviews Jason about how StratoStar started and what two decades of flight operations taught him. From Season 2, Jason interviews guests. For engineers and scientists working on a space project or seriously considering one. Episodes, show notes, and video: https://stratostar.com/podcast

Information

  • Creator
    Jason Krueger
  • Episodes
    2
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 StratoStar Systems LLC
  • Show Website
    Quest to Space