Wed Aug 25 2021

<p>How did SpaceX revolutionize the global space industry? To discuss SpaceX's origin story and secret sauce, guest Eric Berger, author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Liftoff-Desperate-Early-Launched-SpaceX/dp/0062979973" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX</a>, joins the show. Cory Fitz, author of the TaikoNautica newsletter on China's space industry (<a href="http://taikonautica.substack.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://taikonautica.substack.com</a>), cohosts and shares his perspective on the Chinese launch ecosystem.</p><br><p>We discuss:</p><ul><li>How SpaceX almost didn't succeed</li><li>The role of government in the commercial space industry</li><li>996 culture vs SpaceX engineers</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Please consider supporting ChinaTalk at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ChinaTalk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/ChinaTalk</a> </p><br><p>Ou...