low Earth orbit

also referred to as: leo

4 statements across 3 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Dec 2, 2024 by John Coogan · across every show →

Everything said about low Earth orbit, oldest first

Dec 2, 2024
Assertion Partly supported
Coogan: The cost of reaching LEO has decreased 200x since 1960
“How the cost of reaching LEO has decreased. Yeah. 200 X since 1960.”
John Coogan Dec 2, 2024 ▶ 19:49 How BILLIONAIRES dress for XMAS (ep17)
Mar 7, 2025 bullish
Opinion
Maguire: SpaceX is incentivized to foster independent LEO startups
“Look, I think SpaceX is deeply incentivized to have a giant ecosystem of lots of great independent companies in space, and I think especially in LEO.”
Shaun Maguire Mar 7, 2025 ▶ 25:13 "Don't listen to anyone" - Shaun Maguire talks Elon, Robots, Space, and the Mars Mission.
Mar 14, 2025 bearish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Asparouhov: A Russian LEO nuclear detonation would destroy commercial space economics
“The thing that would be really bad is if like Russia basically, you know, nuked low earth orbit, you know, detonated through nuclear weapon. And you had a bunch of like highly charged ion particles, you know, basically orbiting around earth at a much lower lev…”
Delian Asparouhov Mar 14, 2025 ▶ 28:13 Delian Asparouhov on Near Death Experiences, Deflecting Asteroids, and the Magic of Venture.
Mar 14, 2025 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Asparouhov: A Varda-Sized Satellite at 500km Deorbits Within Five Years
“If you're, like, 500 kilometers in the size of a VARTA satellite, you'll still deorbit over the course of five years and basically come back down.”
Delian Asparouhov Mar 14, 2025 ▶ 11:58 Delian Asparouhov on Near Death Experiences, Deflecting Asteroids, and the Magic of Venture.
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