Jacob Goldstein
Jacob Goldstein spent more than a decade as co-host of the Planet Money podcast. He's also the author of the book Money: The True Story of a Made-Up Thing, which the New…
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Jonny Dyer is the founder and CEO of a satellite company called Muon Space. The company’s first big project is a satellite constellation called FireSat.
Jonny’s problem is this: How do you capture data from space to help manage wildfires around the world in near-real time?
In this episode, Jonny explains:
- How smartphone tech inspired smaller, cheaper satellites.
- Why fighting wildfires is still shockingly primitive.
- Why China does not distinguish between commercial and military satellites.
- Why data centers in space might arrive by 2035.
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