Lifeboat Foundation

Future of in space manufacturing, next 10 years of cisLunar, getting kids involved in stem, and more with Joe Pawelski Architect of CisLunar.

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About Joe and CisLunar.
“We envision a future where humanity is enabled and empowered to expand beyond Earth to permanently and sustainably settle the Solar System.
A dynamic and robust industrial in-space economy is essential to this future.
CisLunar Industries is creating the critical metal processing capabilities required to support the in-space industrial value chain.”

Links.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-pawelski/
https://www.cislunarindustries.com/
[email protected].

PODCAST INFO:
The Learning With Lowell show is a series for the everyday mammal. In this show we’ll learn about leadership, science, and people building their change into the world. The goal is to dig deeply into people who most of us wouldn’t normally ever get to hear. The Host of the show – Lowell Thompson-is a lifelong autodidact, serial problem solver, and founder of startups.
LINKS
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Website: https://www.learningwithlowell.com/
Podcast email: [email protected].

Timestamps show notes.
00:00 Intro.
00:45 Architect of in-space metal processing at cislunar.
01:45 Outside of the gravity well / abundant resources.
06:20 Forge v foundry in space.
12:04 Cold welding / magnetics.
13:10 Size of manufacturing in space, scalability, and controlling magnets.
16:10 Magnetosphere for planets, manipulating and controlling magnetism, magnetorquer.
19:55 Starship.
21:55 Unique advantages to building and manufacturing in space.
28:45 Building the skeleton structure & recycling space material while getting 10x scalability.
30:55 Leveraging materials already in space, dangers of debris, fcc rule changes.
44:35 Elephant space graveyard for satellites, refueling, and tycho station beta over the next 10 years, industrial infrastructure, cost of shipping in space.
51:45 Skyhooks described and trade offs, physics lesson, space elevators pros and cons, and joe’s wild ideas.
57:45 Nichole tesla quote, his kids, work life balance, setting work culture, families.
1:04:15 Encouraging his kids in stem, plans for building factory for baking on the moon, asking questions, family rituals, and working from home.
1:09:45 Creating the space to be with his kids, thoughts on office parks, building team in hybrid models.
1:15:45 books!
1:18:25 Hot / cold physics atoms and more books.