175: Catching Up with Industry Expert Robert Feierbach

Robert Feierbach returns as our special guest this week on the podcast and announces his new endeavors as President of Maritime Launch USA, Inc., the US affiliate of the Canadian commercial spaceport based in Nova Scotia, and, Robert unveils his new business, 0-G Launch, a Washington-DC based company deploying a fleet of specially-modified commercial aircraft to provide high-precision microgravity flights and horizontal air-launch services to the fast-growing aerospace industry, and shares his plans as the Founder and CEO.  

Robert Feierbach, is a FOTH (friend of the show) and known as a well-recognized space industry expert! He has an impressive track record in groundbreaking satellite technologies and services around the world. During the past 25 years, he held CEO/CCO/VP leadership positions at Echostar in the Netherlands, SES Global in Luxembourg, various Eutelsat / ViaSat partnerships in France, Italy and the USA, Hughes Network Systems’ International Division, Space Systems Loral (Maxar), and SpaceX, the private rocket company, for which he was instrumental in acquiring $600M in early launch contracts. Woah. 

Mr. Feierbach holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science Applications from the University of Utah, and an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management. Robert speaks seven languages fluently and has lived and traveled across the Planet. Yep. 7 languages, and a very interesting love for a very specific kind of music… find out more in this episode of Casual Space! 

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