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Democratising Deployments in Space: An Interview with Max Daniels

June 28, 2024 • Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom • Episode 65

An interview with Max Daniels, CEO and Co-Founder of Astrix Astronautics, a startup company focusing on inflatable, rigidized deployment for spacecraft.

Max has a BS degree from the University of Auckland and was part of the Auckland Program for Space Systems at University of Auckland. In 2019, his team won the New Ventures Category at the $100k Velocity Challenge.

Resources
Auckland Programme for Space Systems (APSS),
$100k Velocity Challenge, Auckland based startup competition
Callaghan Innovations, NZ Government innovation arm
Outset Ventures, home of deep tech in Auckland

Hosted by: Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom, Co-Founder and CEO, SpaceBase
Music: reCreation by airtone (c) copyright 2019 Licensed under a Creative Commons (3.0)

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