Samara Aerospace is a San Francisco-based space startup that has come up with a very interesting new tech solution for pointing satellites accurately and quickly. Now they are developing a satellite bus based on this technology. Our guest this week is Patrick Haddox, Samara's co-founder and CEO. Enjoy!

🕰️ Timestamps:

0:00 Podcast Intro01:26 Elevator Pitch02:05 Solar Panel Pointing Tech04:17 Origin Story05:30 Testing and Flight Data06:48 Why Pointing Matters08:40 Go To Market Plan10:22 Hummingbird Bus11:18 Why Build the Whole Bus?14:17 Satellite Bus Market17:28 Constellation Strategy19:22 Partnerships20:08 Orbital Data Centers21:48 Cicada Payload Results22:51 Hummingbird One Roadmap23:53 Funding & Hiring Plans24:28 Golden Dome25:19 Hinge Tech & Reliability27:51 Company Culture & Hiring29:16 Name origins30:23 Why San Francisco?31:40 Favorite Science-Fiction 🔗 Samara Aerospace

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