🚀 The ⁠⁠⁠⁠FUTURE of SPACE⁠⁠⁠⁠ (FoS) video podcast, hosted by ⁠⁠⁠Daniel Fox⁠⁠⁠, is a candid and informal conversation between Fox and leaders, investors, innovators, educators, celebrities, movers and shakers, who are shaping the future of humankind into outer space and here on Earth. Just like how two friends would chat and philosophize together, with one thing missing, a glass of wine! 🚀

Our Guest today is Lane Bess. Lane is CEO of Deep Instinct and Founder of Bess Ventures and Advisory, a family office fund supporting technology firms that innovate and disrupt across multiple market sectors. He has led and built some of the world’s largest cybersecurity companies, including Palo Alto Networks and Zscaler , both of which helped lead to IPO. Lane also serves as a Trustee at Carnegie Mellon University and supports philanthropic interests across health and social issues. On December 11, 2021, Bess flew to space aboard Blue Origin New Shepard, then again On February 25, 2025.

🚀 The ⁠⁠⁠⁠FUTURE of SPACE⁠⁠⁠⁠ (FoS) video podcast, hosted by ⁠⁠⁠Daniel Fox⁠⁠⁠, is a candid and informal conversation between Fox and leaders, investors, innovators, educators, celebrities, movers and shakers, who are shaping the future of humankind into outer space and here on Earth. Just like how two friends would chat and philosophize together, with one thing missing, a glass of wine! 🚀Our guest today is Tom Mueller. Tom is the Founder and CEO of Impulse Space, a company specializing in in-space transportation and logistics, including last-mile satellite delivery, Mars and lunar transport, and other initiatives supporting the growth of the space economy. As one of the founding members of SpaceX, Tom played a pivotal role in building and leading the propulsion development group, responsible for designing the engines and propulsion systems for the Falcon and Starship launch vehicles, as well as the Dragon spacecraft. He spearheaded the development of the Merlin rocket engine, which powers the Falcon 9—the most reliable launch vehicle in history. Additionally, he assembled and guided the original team behind the next-generation Raptor engine, a key technology that will one day help humanity become a multi-planetary species.

🚀 The ⁠⁠⁠FUTURE of SPACE⁠⁠⁠ (FoS) video podcast, hosted by ⁠⁠Daniel Fox⁠⁠, is a candid and informal conversation between Fox and leaders, investors, innovators, educators, celebrities, movers and shakers, who are shaping the future of humankind into outer space and here on Earth. Just like how two friends would chat and philosophize together, with one thing missing, a glass of wine! 🚀

Our guest today is Erling Kagge. Erling is a Norwegian explorer, publisher, author, entrepreneur and art collector. He was the first person to complete the “Three Poles Challenge” on foot—reaching the North Pole, the South Pole, and the summit of Mount Everest. In 1990, along with Børge Ousland, Erling became the first to reach the North Pole unsupported, traveling 800 km in 58 days without external assistance. In 1993, he became the first person to walk solo and unsupported to the South Pole, covering 1,310 km in 50 days. He completed the journey without radio contact. After his expeditions, he became a bestselling author, writing 8 books on exploration, philosophy and art collecting, which have been translated into 42 languages. His latest book, After the North Pole, is available on Amazon and any other bookstores.

You can find all podcast episodes on the ⁠⁠⁠FUTURE of SPACE website⁠⁠⁠ and remember to subscribe to the audio version on ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Apple⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠, and other platforms.