Space Madness Podcast Episode 73: Air Breathing VLEO Satellites

In this episode, Brandon Williamson discusses his innovative work on Vaxon Space, exploring the challenges and opportunities of VERY low Earth orbit propulsion, space environment sensing, and the future of satellite technology. We discuss the fascinating and dynamic environment at very low altitudes and how that creates novel challenges and opportunities for propulsion and long term operation. Of particular interest is how much the earth's atmosphere varies in density and even altitude in this region, and how we are ready to start operating spacecraft there. Brandon and I also connect over how each of our space careers were inspired by our grandfathers, which is a nice touch I really appreciate.