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415 (Special Edition) |  Listen to the show! | | Aired on November 16th, 2005 | | Guest: Charles Pooley |
| Charles Pooley was the guest for this Space Show program. Mr. Pooley discussed his company, Microlaunchers, and also the subject of microlaunch vehicles, i.e., starting small and growing to larger and more successful launch vehicles. He points out that starting out in the rocket business by making large rockets has a track record leading to failure. Mr. Pooley's approach is to start small, with 1 lb. satellites or cubesats, launching a total payload of 8 lbs. to LEO. In response to questions, he describes the usefulness of an 8lb payload, even states what such a small payload could do on the Moon. Mr. Pooley also believes the microlaunchers will open up various economic markets which do not exist at this time and expand others such as the space burial market. Mr. Pooley described his own business plan and approach, his need for angel or investor financing, and what his path will be to establish Microlaunchers as a successful economic venture. To find out more about microlaunchers, his company, Microlaunchers, and the value of starting small, visit www.microlaunchers.com. Mr. Pooley's contact information is available on his website. You can also send him e-mail at ckpooley@sbcglobal.net. |
| About our guest... |
Charles Pooley
Charles Pooley is self employed as a consultant and designer with 40 years experience in the fields of circuit design, servos, electrooptics. His background ranges from two years on an oceanographic research ship, involvement in startups, four patents, design of a sounding rocket. Believing that the pathway to access to space requires developing the means to get there, he has for 30 years been studying the relevant technologies, including rocket propulsion, thermodynamics, and other areas bearing on the engineering of launcher systems. For the past eight years he has been more narrowly focused on the strategy of small scale vehicles and spacecraft as the key to bypassing the problems encountered by startup ventures which hope to begin with "full size" vehicles. With the startup venture Microlaunchers, he is working to develop a small launcher system.
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