There’s more to space than just stepping on the Moon or seeing stunning images of our universe. Space has a meaningful and powerful impact on our everyday lives on Earth. In addition to essentials like weather monitoring, GPS, and satellite internet and TV, we’re just beginning to reap the value of microgravity as a resource for revolutionizing medicine, agriculture, communications, and manufacturing. Today, scientists are experimenting with 3D printing in space and growing pharmaceutical and industrial crystals that are more perfect than their Terran counterparts. And soon, cutting-edge technologies that enable spacecraft to refuel other spacecraft and assemble and manufacture parts of themselves on-orbit will unleash the potential for new discoveries and advancements here on Earth. Andrew Rush describes how we are accelerating humanity’s expansion into space and envisioning a future where Earth’s orbit becomes Earth’s eighth continent. The industrialization of space for the benefit of life on earth is no longer science fiction. Space is the Now Frontier.
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Andrew Rush is an experienced aerospace executive and thought leader in the emerging space economy. Most recently, since its founding and through it going public, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Redwire. There he oversaw Redwire's business portfolio, long-term planning, and strategic investments. Under Andrew’s guidance, Redwire diversified its portfolio across civil, national security, and commercial organizations, including significantly boosting the International Space Station’s power-generating capability with roll-out solar arrays, building more than 40 antennas for a national security customer, and providing state-of-the-art digital engineering solutions for commercial providers. A strong advocate for manufacturing technology development and adoption, Andrew has positioned multiple companies at the vanguard of in-space servicing, assembly and manufacturing capabilities. Previous to his time at Redwire, Andrew was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Made In Space, leading that organization from early stage to acquisition and becoming the first firm to manufacture parts in space, sell a space-built product to a customer on Earth, and build the first-ever satellite that will manufacture and assemble parts of itself on-orbit. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at [ Ссылка ]
