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Single-Stage-to-Orbit, with Livingston Holder (Radian Aerospace)
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The first single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) space plane? That's exactly what we're discussing on this week’s Pathfinder podcast. We interview Livingston Holder, cofounder and CTO of Radian Aerospace, which is developing a fully reusable space plane designed for horizontal launch and landing.
SSTO? Essentially, SSTO vehicles are designed to reach orbit using a single stage without discarding any hardware.
We explore Livingston’s background as a former USAF astronaut as well as the Seattle-based startup’s roadmap to build the world’s first SSTO space transport vehicle. In addition, we cover:
- Radian’s technology advantage
- Cultural and operational shifts in space missions
- Market positioning of SSTO
- Future applications and impact on space ops
And much more…
This episode is brought to you by the Italian Trade Agency (ITA).
• Chapters •
00:00 Intro & ITA Ad
02:12 Why space?
04:45 The astronaut program
06:06 Culture of NASA vs AF astronauts
07:29 Life after the program
09:24 Livingston's path to Radian
12:39 What is Radian building?
16:05 Unique take off
18:17 Who designed the sled?
19:36 Single-Stage-to-Orbit
23:26 Nozzle extensions
25:10 Why now?
29:12 How Livingston met his cofounder
33:19 Where is Radian today?
38:19 First flight test projection
39:23 Capabilities and market positioning
43:19 Hypersonic travel
47:32 Government and commercial traction
49:41 Direct competitors
52:15 How expensive is it to build Radian's spaceplanes?
54:43 What does Livingston do for fun?
• Show notes •
Radian's website — https://www.radianaerospace.com/
Radian's socials — https://twitter.com/RadianSpace
Mo's socials — https://twitter.com/itsmoislam
Payload’s socials — https://twitter.com/payloadspace / https://www.linkedin.com/company/payloadspace
Pathfinder archive — Watch: https://www.youtube.com/@payloadspace
Pathfinder archive — Listen: https://pod.payloadspace.com/episodes
• About us •
Pathfinder is brought to you by Payload, a modern space media brand built from the ground up for a new age of space exploration and commercialization. We deliver need-to-know news and insights daily to 19,000+ commercial, civil, and military space leaders. Payload is read by decision-makers at every leading new space company, along with c-suite leaders at all of the aerospace & defense primes. We’re also read on Capitol Hill, in the Pentagon, and at space agencies around the world.
Payload began as a weekly email sent to a few friends and coworkers. Today, we’re a team distributed across four time zones and two continents, publishing five media properties across multiple platforms:
1) Payload, our flagship daily newsletter, sends M-F @ 9am Eastern
2) Pathfinder publishes weekly on Tuesday mornings (pod.payloadspace.com)
3) Polaris, our weekly policy briefing, publishes weekly on Tuesdays
4) Payload Research, our weekly research and analysis piece, comes out on Wednesdays
You can sign up for all of our publications here: https://payloadspace.com/subscribe/
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Manage episode 415418365 series 3357613
The first single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) space plane? That's exactly what we're discussing on this week’s Pathfinder podcast. We interview Livingston Holder, cofounder and CTO of Radian Aerospace, which is developing a fully reusable space plane designed for horizontal launch and landing.
SSTO? Essentially, SSTO vehicles are designed to reach orbit using a single stage without discarding any hardware.
We explore Livingston’s background as a former USAF astronaut as well as the Seattle-based startup’s roadmap to build the world’s first SSTO space transport vehicle. In addition, we cover:
- Radian’s technology advantage
- Cultural and operational shifts in space missions
- Market positioning of SSTO
- Future applications and impact on space ops
And much more…
This episode is brought to you by the Italian Trade Agency (ITA).
• Chapters •
00:00 Intro & ITA Ad
02:12 Why space?
04:45 The astronaut program
06:06 Culture of NASA vs AF astronauts
07:29 Life after the program
09:24 Livingston's path to Radian
12:39 What is Radian building?
16:05 Unique take off
18:17 Who designed the sled?
19:36 Single-Stage-to-Orbit
23:26 Nozzle extensions
25:10 Why now?
29:12 How Livingston met his cofounder
33:19 Where is Radian today?
38:19 First flight test projection
39:23 Capabilities and market positioning
43:19 Hypersonic travel
47:32 Government and commercial traction
49:41 Direct competitors
52:15 How expensive is it to build Radian's spaceplanes?
54:43 What does Livingston do for fun?
• Show notes •
Radian's website — https://www.radianaerospace.com/
Radian's socials — https://twitter.com/RadianSpace
Mo's socials — https://twitter.com/itsmoislam
Payload’s socials — https://twitter.com/payloadspace / https://www.linkedin.com/company/payloadspace
Pathfinder archive — Watch: https://www.youtube.com/@payloadspace
Pathfinder archive — Listen: https://pod.payloadspace.com/episodes
• About us •
Pathfinder is brought to you by Payload, a modern space media brand built from the ground up for a new age of space exploration and commercialization. We deliver need-to-know news and insights daily to 19,000+ commercial, civil, and military space leaders. Payload is read by decision-makers at every leading new space company, along with c-suite leaders at all of the aerospace & defense primes. We’re also read on Capitol Hill, in the Pentagon, and at space agencies around the world.
Payload began as a weekly email sent to a few friends and coworkers. Today, we’re a team distributed across four time zones and two continents, publishing five media properties across multiple platforms:
1) Payload, our flagship daily newsletter, sends M-F @ 9am Eastern
2) Pathfinder publishes weekly on Tuesday mornings (pod.payloadspace.com)
3) Polaris, our weekly policy briefing, publishes weekly on Tuesdays
4) Payload Research, our weekly research and analysis piece, comes out on Wednesdays
You can sign up for all of our publications here: https://payloadspace.com/subscribe/
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