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Manifest Space with Morgan Brennan

“Manifest Space” hosted by CNBC’s Morgan Brennan focuses on the billionaires and brains behind the ever-expanding opportunities beyond our atmosphere. Brennan features conversations with the mega moguls, industry leaders, and startups in today’s satellite, space, and defense industries looking to invest in the next frontier and guides listeners on how to get in. Sit back, relax, and prepare for liftoff in “Manifest Space.”

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00:30:11

Hurricane Watch with ICEYE U.S. CEO Eric Jensen 10/11/24

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2024/10/11

In the wake of Hurricane Milton – space companies like ICEYE are enabling real-time data and analysis of conditions on the ground. ICEYE U.S. CEO Eric Jensen joins Morgan Brennan to lay out how the company is collecting data of earth to help governments and companies respond faster and how the startup is channeling Apple to build its satellites.

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00:16:54

Department of Defense’s $1 Billion Loan Program with...

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2024/10/03

The Department of Defense is prepared to award nearly $1 billion in loans to jumpstart technology critical to national security. The office, established in 2022, recently issued a Notice of Funding Availability laying out the criteria and application process for the Pentagon loans. The loans can be awarded to 31 categories ranging from quantum science to space propulsion. OSC Director Jason Rathje joins Morgan Brennan to discuss the new program and the intersection between technology and national

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00:14:02

Autonomous Drone Flight with Skydio CEO Adam Bry...

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2024/09/27

The U.S. Commerce Department has unveiled a proposed a ban on Chinese software and hardware in connected vehicles on American roads—but it could expand to drones and other technology. Skydio co-founder & CEO Adam Bry joins Morgan Brennan on the heels of his company’s customer day. The largest maker of drones in the U.S., Bry and Brennan discuss the future of the technology, implications for public safety, & potential for package delivery by drones.

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00:14:37

Sustainability & AI in Space with Planet Labs CEO...

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2024/09/26

World leaders and policymakers are meeting for both the UN General Assembly and Climate Week this week: a primetime for Planet Labs’s latest product launch and satellite success. The company, which operates the largest earth observation constellation in low-Earth orbit, has unveiled the world’s first-ever forest carbon monitoring system at 3 meter resolution. Additionally, the publicly traded company revealed images from it new hyperspectral satellite, Tanager-1. CEO Will Marshall joins Morgan

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00:26:01

The First-Ever Private Spacewalk with Polaris Dawn...

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2024/09/19

Polaris Dawn has done the impossible: making history with private citizens conducting a spacewalk. The extravehicular activity was done to test SpaceX’s new suits. Fresh off of splashdown, mission commander & Shift4 CEO Jared Isaacman joins Morgan Brennan to discuss the view from his walk, how this space mission compared to Inspiration4— his previous venture—and the path ahead for the Polaris Program.

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00:19:09

Dead Zone Busting Satellites with AST SpaceMobile CEO...

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2024/09/16

AST SpaceMobile has successfully launched its first five Bluebird commercial satellites, in a major step towards building space-based service for smartphones. Founder & CEO Abel Avellan joins Morgan Brennan to discuss the company’s direct-to-cell service, how the business model compares to competitors like SpaceX’s Starlink, and whether the company has the cash it needs to build out a constellation.

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00:15:39

Manifest Space AT&T’s Dead Zone Busting Satellites...

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2024/09/12

AST SpaceMobile has successfully launched its first five Bluebird commercial satellites, in a major step towards building space-based service for smartphones. AT&T has been a strategic partner of the company since 2018, as well as a key investor and beneficiary of the mass market. Fresh off the launch, AT&T Head of Networks Chris Sambar, joins Morgan Brennan to discuss the commercial partnership, how its venture differs from Verizon’s investment in the company, and the future of satellites for

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00:25:06

Sorting Space Junk with LeoLabs CEO Tony 9/5/24

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2024/09/05

Within the next decade, thousands of satellites are set to head to space, but satellites may need to duck for cover. As more payloads enter low Earth orbit, space junk— debris from previous rocket launches, inactive satellites, and more—is also on the rise. LeoLabs is a startup that analyzes it all, and says number of active payloads it tracks has increased tenfold. With an additional 13,000 pieces of debris in orbit, what’s the future of space traffic management? CEO Tony Frazier joins Morgan

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00:27:27

A Stellar Human Spaceflight Summer with Former NASA...

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2024/08/30

From astronauts stuck at the I.S.S. to Blue Origin’s latest suborbital spaceflight, it’s been a big week for human spaceflight. Commercial players have dominated the skies since the development of the Commercial Crew Program—helping to kick off a new era of public-private partnerships in space. Lori Garver, NASA’s former Deputy Administrator, was a key architect in the program. She joins Morgan Brennan to parse through how Boeing can recover from its latest Starliner struggles, Polaris Dawn’s

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00:16:01

Capitalizing on Private Space Stations with Gravitics...

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2024/08/22

A boom in private human spaceflight is on the horizon as more heavy-lift rockets come online. But at the ISS is set to retire in 2030, what is the future of space stations? Private players are stepping in to meet demand, with Gravitics, a Washington-based in-space infrastructure startup, a likely winner in the space. Founder & CEO Colin Doughan joins Morgan Brennan to discuss commercializing low-earth orbit, supplying hardware to commercial space stations, and its recent $125 million deal with Axiom

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00:21:02

Meet the Polaris Dawn Crew with Commander Jared...

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2024/08/16

Only a few years after Jared Isaacman made history with the first all-private human spaceflight, he announced a new series of missions in partnership with SpaceX. He unveiled the Polaris program: a series of tech demonstration missions to culminate in the first crewed flight of SpaceX’s Starship. After thousands of hours of training, the first of the missions – Polaris Dawn—is scheduled to lift off from Kennedy Space Center as early as this month. The crew, including Mission Commander Jared

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00:22:31

Warfighting in the First Commercial Space War with...

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2024/08/15

The U.S. Space Force was stood up in 2019 as the first new military service in over seventy years. Now, nearly five years since its establishment, the orbital battleground has shifted—towards what General Raymond calls the first commercial space war. Since retiring from active duty in 2022, General Raymond now serves as a senior managing director at Cerberus, and sits on the board of several space startups including Axiom Space and Impulse Space. He joins Morgan Brennan to discuss the risk of

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00:22:48

CesiumAstro’s $65 Million Series B Funding 8/8/24

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2024/08/08

CesiumAstro has cornered the market on an uncommon, but soon-to-be crucial part of the telecommunications market: phased array communications. The startup recently closed a Series B+ funding round with investors spanning across the Development Bank of Japan, L3Harris Technologies and Airbus Ventures. Founder & CEO Shey Sabripour joins Morgan Brennan to discus.

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00:15:32

Ursa Major CEO Change with Outgoing CEO Joe Laurienti...

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2024/08/01

Ursa Major is having a change of the guard. Founder Joe Laurienti is passing the CEO title onto former Maxar CEO Dan Jablonsky. With the change to take effect next week, Morgan Brennan sits down with Laurienti and Jablonsky to layout the transition, the propulsion startup's gameplan going forward, and what it all means for growth.

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00:24:16

Race to Reusability with Stoke Space Andy Lapsa 7/25/24

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2024/07/25

The rocket industry is racing towards full reusability. It’s not just SpaceX’s Starship exploring the space. Stoke Space, founded by Blue Origin alumni, is developing Nova, a fully reusable medium-lift rocket. The startup also hopes to fly Nova as soon as late 2025. CEO Andy Lapsa joins Morgan Brennan to discuss the economics of fully and rapidly reusable rockets.

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00:19:05

Valuing Space at $570 Billion with Space Foundation...

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2024/07/18

The Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization covering the global space industry, is out with its annual Space Report. Forecasting that the worldwide space economy is worth $570 billion, the group forecasts it’ll be worth $1 trillion. CEO Heather Pringle joins Morgan Brennan to discuss what’s propelling the growth, the challenges, and digs into the numbers in the report.

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00:26:42

Terran-R on the Horizon with Relativity Space CEO Tim...

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2024/07/12

Relativity Space is a CNBC Disruptor 50 company,backed by BlackRock, Baillie Gifford and Fidelity. After launching its Terran-1 rocket, it’s now turned to its medium to heavy-life rocket, on pace to fly for the first time next year. CEO Tim Ellis joins Morgan Brennan to discuss the new rocket, the intersection of generative AI & 3D printing and more.

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00:23:16

Canadian Space Agency's $1 Billion Lunar Play with...

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2024/07/03

The Canadian Space Agency has awarded MDA Space $1 billion to develop an autonomous robotic arm for the lunar Gateway. The space station will serve as a lunar outpost and house Artemis astronauts for NASA and international space partners. MDA Space CEO Mike Greenley joins Morgan Brennan to discuss Canadaarm3, the new space race, and the critical role of AI and robotics in the lunar economy.

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00:23:22

$95M Series B Capital Raise with Apex CEO Ian...

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2024/06/20

Venture capital is back on the rise for space technology – especially for defense and national security contractors. Apeis the latest to benefit, raising $95 million in a Series B round to ramp production of its satellite bus production. On this episode of Manifest Space, Apex CEO Ian Cinnamon sits down with Morgan Brennan to discuss the company’s Series B capital raise, the competitive landscape, and the long-term vision for Apex.

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00:24:40

Space Media With Payload Co-Founder Mo Islam 6/13/24

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2024/06/13

As the space economy has skyrocketed, so too has coverage. Payload secured funding in 2021 and has grown into a space media hub, newsletters, podcasts, research and events. As it expands into other areas of coverage such as nuclear energy, co-founder Mo Islam joins Morgan Brennan to discuss the big trends tracking for space, how payload is opening up opportunities beyond the final frontier.

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