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Mar 11, 2023

Elon Musk, SpaceX, Car Racing, & History of Space — Jim Cantrell — 166 — Learning with Lowell

Posted by in categories: Elon Musk, robotics/AI, satellites

Jim Cantrell is an entrepreneur, strategist, subject matter expert in satellite systems, space system markets and road racer. Founder of StratSpace, Founder of Vintage Exotics Competition Engineering, early partner and VP at SpaceX.

Links.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Cantrell.
https://twitter.com/jamesncantrell?lang=en.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18894007.Jim_Cantrell.
http://www.jimcantrell.com/book (new book)

PODCAST INFO:
The Learning With Lowell show is a series for the everyday mammal. In this show we’ll learn about leadership, science, and people building their change into the world. The goal is to dig deeply into people who most of us wouldn’t normally ever get to hear. The Host of the show – Lowell Thompson-is a lifelong autodidact, serial problem solver, and founder of startups.

LINKS
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzri06unR-lMXbl6sqWP_-Q
Youtube clips: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-B5x371AzTGgK-_q3U_KfA
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lowell-thompson-2227b074
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LWThompson5
Website: https://www.learningwithlowell.com/
Shownotes/ Timestamps.
00:00 Intro.
00:30 Book launch.
01:30 Miniseries.
02:15 Audiobook.
04:15 Self publishing.
05:26 Andy Weir / Conferences.
06:25 Carl Sagan simile.
15:02 SpaceX and Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk.
21:17 Jeff Bezos Blue Origin True Origin story.
26:08 Jeff Bezos Accountability.
31:11 SpaceX Raptor 2 engines design compared to Phantom space engines.
34:45 Engines and ksp 2
37:25 Assets of being engineering leader.
39:37 Testing.
40:55 Duel welding SpaceX, Phantom Space.
43:25 Hiring Right.
47:10 Snap On Tools.
49:55 Tools.
51:11 American vs German Engineering.
53:58 Custom tools.
56:18 Soundtrack for book.
58:49 Childhood stories.
1:04:16 Innovation, exploration, Mars balloon.
1:06:01 Race Car’s Soul.
1:08:20 Car’s personality keyed to individual or?
1:12:45 Speeding tickets.
1:18:19 Cars as stray cats and designing his own car.
1:21:35 Train for racing.
1:23:56 Racing training machines.
1:25:02 Goals for racing.
1:25:34 AI/ML in racing.
1:26:55 Books.
1:28:55 Staying up to date with Jim Cantrell.
1:29:42 Elon Musk Twitter deal.
1:32:31: Apple and privacy.
1:33:53 Final thoughts on book.

#racing #spacex #elonmusk

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