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Igniting the Orbital Economy

Igniting the Orbital Economy

Commercial Space Federation 2 Episodes Aug 29, 2026

Igniting the Orbital Economy is a podcast from the Commercial Space Federation that explores the forces shaping the future of commercial space. Each episode gathers leaders from industry, investment, policy, and innovation to discuss markets, technologies, and capabilities. Conversations also cover the policies and strategic decisions driving the next era of space development. The show is aimed at listeners interested in how business and government shape orbital activity.

Episodes

Off-Grid Gigawatts: Energy, AI, and the Economics of Orbital Compute
Off-Grid Gigawatts: Energy, AI, and the Economics of Orbital Compute Aug 29, 2026 2698 Artificial intelligence may be built in software, but meeting its rapidly growing demand has become a physical infrastructure challenge. What if the fastest path to the next gigawatt of compute is not another data center on Earth, but one in orbit? In this episode, Kelli Kedis Ogborn sits down with Joseph Yaffe, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Legal Officer of Cowboy Space, to examine the techni
Scaling Orbit: Meeting Launch Demand for Future Growth
Scaling Orbit: Meeting Launch Demand for Future Growth Jun 24, 2026 3204 Launch is no longer the bottleneck we thought it was—it's becoming a scaling problem. In this episode, Kelli Kedis Ogborn sits down with Adrian Mangiuca, Managing Partner at Rational Futures, to unpack the firm's new analysis of U.S. launch demand and the conditions that will either enable or constrain the next phase of growth. From vertically integrated constellations and the step-change implicat

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