Will Whitehorn: “We have to industrialise in space. It is an imperative”

<p>How do we solve population pressure and climate crisis in space? How has GPS allowed us to provide 12% more food globally? How did the UK become a global leader in small satellite manufacture after the British Government said, “there’s no future for the UK satellite industry”? How did Elon Musk turn reusable rockets from science fiction to science fact in less than 20 years? What else are “Elon and Jeff” going to allow us to do? And why is SpaceX still “the elephant in the room”?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Join Alice as she talks to Will Whitehorn, chair of giant space tech investor Seraphim and former president of Virgin Galactic, and they discuss the implications of “The Elon Musk show” and its legacy, “the beginnings of a competitive space industry of scale”.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Contributors:</p><p><strong>Alice Bunn</strong>,&nbsp;President of UKspace&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-alice-bunn-obe-fimeche-fraes-ceng-3b5141/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dr Alice Bunn OBE FIMechE FRAeS CEng | LinkedIn</a></p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/ukspace/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UKspace: Overview | LinkedIn</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Will Whitehorn OBE</strong>, Seraphim Space Investment Trust</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-whitehorn-obe-aba80833/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Will Whitehorn OBE | LinkedIn</a></p><br><p><u>Key topics covered:</u></p><ul><li>UK satellite manufacture</li><li>UK universities</li><li>SpaceX valuation</li><li>Reuseable rockets</li><li>Agricultural management</li><li>Population pressure</li><li>Climate crisis</li><li>Solar power</li><li>Data centres in space</li><li>Industrialising in space</li></ul><p><br></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>