It's Not Rocket Science

It's Not Rocket Science

Jeff Ward

Episodes 9
Avg. Duration 30m
Activity Highly Active
Since Aug 2020
Latest Episode Jun 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Semi-Annually
Format
Episodic
Consistency
98%
Hosting
feeds.transistor.fm

About This Podcast

A podcast exploring the life arcs of smart, creative, driven people who helped Elon Musk and SpaceX revolutionize the space industry. How did they get there? What was it like? What world are they creating now?

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Recent Episodes

Bulent Altan - The Right Type of Challenging

Jun 02, 2026 37m Transcript

Bulent Altan started his career at SpaceX in 2004, fresh out of Bob Twiggs' CubeSat lab at Stanford, joining the small team working on Falcon 1. He stayed long enough to put his technical…

Krishna Pribadi - From Merlin to VO2 Max

May 19, 2026 32m

Krishna Pribadi spent six years on the test stand at SpaceX in McGregor, Texas — Merlin 1D, the first OctaWeb, F9R Dev1, the first booster recovery, and finally Raptor. He left in 2019 and has since…

Hans Koenigsmann - From Falcon 1 to the Kármán Line

May 05, 2026 42m Transcript

Hans Koenigsmann: From Falcon 1 to the Kármán LineHans Koenigsmann was SpaceX employee #4 and the company's first VP of Avionics, Guidance, Navigation and Control, and later its chief engineer for…

Paul Mahacek - Climate is Hot Right Now

Jun 09, 2024 29m

Entrepreneur and former SpaceX enginer Paul Mahacek speaks about his engineering career and his latest project AtmoCooling, which seeks to re-green coastal deserts. Along the way, we stop in France,…

Joel Brinton - That West Wing Moment

Mar 13, 2024 27m

Former SpaceX engineer Joel Brinton discusses breaking into the space industry, hanging upside down under rocket engines, sending his DNA to space, having lunch with Elon Musk, the risks of space…

Edwin Chiu - Expect Failure

Nov 15, 2023 25m

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Dolly Singh - Unicorn Herding

Apr 15, 2023 36m

An interview with expert Unicorn Herder Dolly Singh about SpaceX, life after SpaceX, feminism, and the unifying power of technology. And plumbers are millionaires.

Endless Playtime - Erin Gatling and Casey Schilling

Oct 21, 2020 25m

An interview with engineers Erin Gatling and Casey Schilling about SpaceX, raising kids on a boat, sheltering in place in Baja, and what life is about.

The Impossible Drive and Work Life Balance - Peter Dohm

Aug 05, 2020 21m

An interview with entrepreneur Peter Dohm about his trajectory from college, to SpaceX and onward to Prime Lightworks and the LA Curling Center.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does It's Not Rocket Science have?

It's Not Rocket Science has published 9 episodes since August 2020, covering topics in Business, Entrepreneurship.

Is It's Not Rocket Science still active?

It's Not Rocket Science is currently highly active with new episodes semi-annually. Average episode length is 30m.

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