Solid interview with Chris Kemp of Astra. After reading Vance's "When the Heavens Went on Sale", I read this as Kemp doing what he does best - not building rockets, but peddling Hopium. (Disclosure, I'm [still] an ASTR shareholder/bagholder who lost a LOT of money on the company to date.)

While I'm VERY skeptical that the satellite engine business will keep the enterprise afloat, this was an interesting look into the man's psychology.

https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/08/chris-kemp-unplugged-astras-ceo-dishes-on-the-space-companys-struggles/

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