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How Alex Fielding and Privateer Space Are Taking on Space Debris - Ep. 196

How Alex Fielding and Privateer Space Are Taking on Space Debris - Ep. 196

FromThe AI Podcast


How Alex Fielding and Privateer Space Are Taking on Space Debris - Ep. 196

FromThe AI Podcast

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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
May 21, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode of the NVIDIA AI Podcast, host Noah Kravitz dives into an illuminating conversation with Alex Fielding, co-founder and CEO of Privateer Space.

Fielding is a tech industry veteran, having previously worked alongside Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak on several projects, and holds a deep expertise in engineering, robotics, machine learning and AI.

Privateer Space, Fielding’s latest venture, aims to address one of the most daunting challenges facing our world today: space debris.

The company is creating a data infrastructure to monitor and clean up space debris, ensuring sustainable growth for the budding space economy. In essence, they’re the sanitation engineers of the cosmos.

Privateer Space is also a part of NVIDIA Inception, a free program that offers go-to-market support, expertise and technology for AI startups.

During the podcast, Fielding shares the genesis of Privateer Space, his journey from Apple to the space industry, and his subsequent work on communication between satellites at different altitudes.

He also addresses the severity of space debris, explaining how every launch adds more debris, including minute yet potentially dangerous fragments like frozen propellant and paint chips.

https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2023/05/24/pioneer-space
Released:
May 21, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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