New space race! How to build a rocket and explore the moon" - watch the channel "This is Osti! ".
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The channel presents a new space episode with Stanislav Rudenko, founder and CEO of the startup Aspire Space, which he created in 2023 in the United Arab Emirates. The company is developing a reusable rocket and may soon compete with Elon Musk's SpaceX.
Rudenko grew up in Baikonur, where his father worked as an aerospace engineer. However, he himself first chose a different path: he graduated from the law department of St. Petersburg University, worked in consulting, and then built an energy business in St. Petersburg. But years later he still continued the story of the family space. A turning point for him was his acquaintance with the legendary rocket scientist Sergey Sopov, who participated in the launch of the Zenit rocket and now serves as the CTO of Aspire Space.
Rudenko's startup was built with his own money and believes that very soon the economy of space may surpass that of Earth. And one of the main drivers of such changes is artificial intelligence, which already requires data centers in orbit.
Watch the interview to find out how much it costs to build your own rocket, where Rudenko got the money for it, why the moon could soon become a new continent, and why Musk and Bezos can't keep up with the growing demand for launches. And also in the issue - about colonies on Mars, space cities of the future and a new race for space exploration.