How Varda Solved Manufacturing in Space

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ABOUT JOHN COOGAN:

I've been an entrepreneur for nearly a decade across multiple companies. I've done a lot of work in Silicon Valley, so that's mostly what I talk about. I've raised over 10 rounds of venture capital totaling over $100m in total funding.

I work mostly in tech-enabled consumer packaged goods, meaning I use software to make the best products possible and then deliver them to the widest possible audience. I'm a big fan of machine learning, python programming, and motion graphics.

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[mac]

If this didn't get you fired up check your pulse! The production on this video was fantastic. If you keep this up this channel is going to the moon. Felt like I was watching an intro to a college football game. I asked you a couple months back to do more videos on Peter Thiel and you have definitely delivered. May I request a video on Balaji Srinivasan's startup city/ country concept? Also, start tweeting these videos out, the world needs to see this. Keep up the great work John!

[JSky]

What's stopping this channel from reaching 1 million subs? I really can't believe this. He deserves more

[B_ER]

Great video. Because of the this "space race" I think that the 20's is going to be a awesome decade.

[sdprz]

That subscriber count can not be real, what an underrated channel

[tan]

Your channel gonna skyrocket within no time

[archigoel]

Industrial-scale re-entry....I think that is being tackled by Space X via its Starship architecture. Starship can go to LEO and take any "output" of orbital factory and land back. Ultimately, Varda is currently waiting for Space X to solve to Starship.

[leonine]

John great video, I think Peter a true visionary like many of PayPal mafia and there is much to learn from him Thanks for this🙏👍

[owynpham]

What a great informative well produced video! You're going places Mr Coogan. Look forward to more!

[oldman]

Fascinating Report!
Very informative!
Top notch job!

[debmay]

So impressive!! This gives me renewed hope! We CAN save our earth! Great work, John Coogan! Terrific and informative video!!

[wouterdevlieger]

'Made in Space only makes products for use in space', well other than their ZBLAN printer (with several batches already printed on the ISS without risks for the astronauts), their tissue printer, their ceramics printer, their metal printer, ... all for making products in microgravity for use on earth.

[emmafuentesbaltazar]

Thank you so much love you all god bless

[williamsantos]

Their base idea is good, but the implementation seems terrible to me as they rely on single-use factories, with their own reentry module. They should completely rely on Starship for transport and the return of products. That would vastly simplify the design and reduce the price, with much larger factories, serviced by starships to bring materials and return products. I understand the reason why they did that, not wanting to rely on something that is not yet on the market, but by the time they have a working prototype, they will have spent billions on obsolete technologies, and will still have to redo the whole thing.

[cairns]

Really enjoying your channel! Keep up the great work!

[fordsw]

What a great show. Crazy how many people come out of the Peter Thiel world to start new companies like this. Space manufacturing should have started in the 90's but it's finally happening.

[thechosenclips]

Awesome vid man keep up the good work!

[PlanetFrosty]

Fiber optic manufacturing is a massive opportunity where the money is and my development in quantum mechanics and materials sciences. My focus is processors and fibers integrating a protein.

[oblivinzer]

John you've picked another interesting and lowkey topic. A lot of people are sleeping on Varda because building the rocket seems to be the coolest thing and even within the design of the entire launch vehicle, propulsion is subjectively the coolest and the most visually appealing. The new engineers who want to join the space industry and create that multi-planetary species should invest their talent and attention to more than just rockets. Understanding scale and production is more challenging than the design work itself. Elon in Everyday Astronaut's Starbase Tour Part 2 admits it himself and I am inclined to believe him. Production is where you create an affordable and reliable design whereas simply focusing on design often creates one time or limited/short-term success. Anyways, I know you're really busy but I sent you a DM on twitter if you'd like to nerd out more. If not, no worries.

[chrisn]

Now that's a video! Holy Keep these coming!

[bozhidarmihaylov]

Solved! What!? Where, in what part!?
Shallow Smoke and Propa ..