#44 Tim Chrisman, Foundation for the Future: building the space economy

Tim Chrisman is the Executive Director of the Foundation for the Future, a non-profit organization dedicated to help building the space economy. Their objectives include helping to ensure there is sufficient financing and qualified workforce around for us to do that.

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Episode Notes

0:00 Intro

2:20 F4F pitch

5:27 How did F4F begin?

8:07 Space political structures

9:50 How would you structure financing for the space economy?

14:34 Governance and managing risks for a space economy development entity

18:58 Drafting legislation

24:51 Government avenues supporting space and small space entrepreneurs

27:30 Workforce development in space

33:42 What would be the ideal type of person to run the space corporation once established?

37:17 Have you seen any similar models happening elsewhere in the world?

39:19 How can people get involved?

41:00 Sci-fi