Momentus is one of still relatively few space companies listed on a stock exchange. Their offerings include satellites, hosted payload services, and last mile transportation for other people's satellites. CEO John Rood is our guest this week to tell us all about that, and also what it is like to be a publicly-listed space company. Enjoy!

1:29 — Elevator Pitch

2:11 — Momentus Satellites and Orbital Service Vehicles

3:02 — Spacecraft Market Positioning

5:40 — Market Differentiation

9:58 — Technology Roadmap

11:49 — Proximity Operations

14:10 — Government vs Commercial Customers

19:45 — Common Mistakes with Government Customers

24:27 — Space Truck Deep Dive

39:03 — Launch Market

42:52 — Product Roadmap

54:48 — Favorite Science Fiction

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