Build The Future
Build The Future shares the compelling visions of the future and the stories of those building it. We explore frontier technologies, innovative research, and ambitious projects from around the world that will shape our future. Our guests are entrepreneurs, thought leaders, researchers, and anyone else actively working to build the world we want to live in.
Build The Future
Laura Crabtree: Epsilon3 & Space Exploration
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In this conversation, we talk with Laura Crabtree the founder of Epsilon3 and a former SpaceX engineer. At Epsilon3 they're building a software stack to help teams working on space exploration and complex engineering projects operate more efficiently.
Chapters
00:00 Introducing Laura Crabtree
00:38 A growing space startup ecosystem
01:49 The pull of the unknown
02:43 Star Trek and the power of imagination
04:57 Making space more accessible
07:14 The Moon, Mars and the path ahead
08:29 Space research and benefits on Earth
10:27 Partnerships across organizations and countries
11:47 Travel and learning across cultures
14:11 The international space ecosystem
15:46 Why Epsilon3 focuses on software infrastructure
16:41 Connecting design, testing and operations
18:39 Integrating engineering tools
20:27 Making operations work for small teams
21:17 Explaining space innovation to more people
23:34 Disaster response and practical benefits
24:50 Imagining life on Mars
26:57 Food, family and curiosity
29:20 Life beyond Earth: speculation and questions
32:06 Hopes for the next generation
34:37 Epsilon3 beyond space
35:22 The ocean as another frontier
Links
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