“Manifest Space” hosted by CNBC’s Morgan Brennan focuses on the billionaires and brains behind the ever-expanding opportunities beyond our atmosphere. Brennan f...
Blue Ghost’s Moon Mission with Firefly Aerospace CEO Jason Kim 3/7/25
Firefly Aerospace has made history with its commercial lunar lander Blue Ghost making a soft landing over the weekend—the second private operation to ever do so, and the first to do it without complications. The mission involved five payloads collected valuable data. CEO Jason Kim joins Morgan Brennan to discuss Blue Ghost’s successful soft landing, the company’s upcoming plans to launch its Alpha rocket and potentially launching lunar missions to Mars.
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Blue Origin’s 10th Human Spaceflight with Bess Ventures Principal Lane Bess 2/27/25
Lane Bess is a long-time tech entrepreneur and investor – and an astronaut, having flown with Blue Origin twice. The former Palo Alto Networks CEO recently flew on the company’s 10th human spaceflight for a suborbital flight. He sat down with CNBC’s Morgan Brennan to discuss the mission, space tourism, and the future of AI in the space business.
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Autonomous Shipbuilding Hits $4 Billion Valuation with Saronic CEO Dino Mavrookas 2/20/25
Autonomous shipbuilder Saronic is raising $600 million in a Series C funding round that—within a year— quadruples its valuation to $4 billion. CEO Dino Mavrookas joins Morgan Brennan to discuss the challenges and delays in miliary shipbuilding, the company’s $600 million Series C funding round, and making vessels that don’t require humans.
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Self-Driving for Defense with Forterra CEO Josh Araujo and Chief Growth Officer Scott Sanders 2/20/25
Forterra is in the business of autonomous vehicles…but not for the everyday driver. The startup has developed self-driving capabilities for defense and industrial customers, now announcing a production contract with the U.S. Marines to make Oshkosh’s Rogue Fire vehicles autonomous. CEO Josh Araujo and Chief Growth Officer Scott Sanders join Morgan Brennan to discuss its partnerships with defense contractors, taking soldiers and Marines out of harms way, and how the company’s technology can be used beyond the battlefield.
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Space-Based Solar Power with Aetherflux CEO Baiju Bhatt 02/13/25
Baiju Bhatt, co-founder of Robinhood, has set his sights on a new moonshot: space-based solar power. His new venture, Aetherflux, looks to hone solar power through a constellation of satellites—where each payload will transmit power to ground stations via infrared lasers. He joins Morgan Brennan to discuss his transition from financial technology to space, his vision for the technology, and what it could mean for surging energy demand on earth.
“Manifest Space” hosted by CNBC’s Morgan Brennan focuses on the billionaires and brains behind the ever-expanding opportunities beyond our atmosphere. Brennan features conversations with the mega moguls, industry leaders, and startups in today’s satellite, space, and defense industries looking to invest in the next frontier and guides listeners on how to get in. Sit back, relax, and prepare for liftoff in “Manifest Space.”
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