Hello Dear Readers and Listeners,
This is a “two-fer” transmission. First the above podcast episode titled “A Permanent Off-World Economy Starts In A Garage With A Gas Cap”, and then below “Critical Challenges to Protecting Human Habitats on Orbit, on The Moon, and Beyond”.
“A Permanent Off-World Economy Starts In A Garage With A Gas Cap” is an expansive one-on-one interview with Daniel Faber, Co-Founder and CEO of Orbit Fab. This gas cap, called RAFTI, is anything but simple. It’s the beginning of a disruptive and truly enabling on-orbit refueling system that garnered $28.5 million in a Series A investment round in April, and numerous contracts with the Department of Defense.
“The infrastructure that can be built on a propellant supply is considerable. All of the satellite servicing business models really need a propellant supply. But Orbit Fab's goal is to become the chemical supply company in space. So we want to be a midstream and downstream chemicals company, owning not just storage and distribution, but also owning refineries in orbit.” - Daniel Faber
While the World Economic Forum named Orbit Fab a 2023 Technology Pioneer, this episode focusses on Daniel Faber’s journey from Tasmanian dreamer to Silicon Valley serial space entrepreneur; his vision of the off-world future; and Orbit Fab’s plans to build critical energy and chemicals infrastructure in space for defense and a permanent off-world economy.
Who’s in this episode
Daniel Faber - Co-Founder & CEO, Orbit Fab
