SpaceX, Elon and their Chinese Imitators

<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>Outro music: Space Oddity by David Bowie</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYYRH4apXDo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYYRH4apXDo</a></p> <a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/1959352">Get bonus content on Patreon</a><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>

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