{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Voyager Podcast","title":"Dylan Taylor: Voyager, Starlab, and the Future of Space","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2004,"description":"Voyager Technologies founder, CEO and chairman Dylan Taylor joins John \"Slick\" Baum for the first episode of The Voyager Podcast: a conversation about leadership, exploration, purpose and the future of human spaceflight.Dylan reflects on growing up in Moscow, Idaho, the influence of his father’s engineering career, and the early experiences that shaped his curiosity about the world. He traces his path from engineering studies and a Swiss electronics company to the University of Chicago, global business leadership, public-company operations and ultimately a deeper question: What difference am I making?That question led him back to a lifelong fascination with space. Dylan shares how he became involved in the commercial space industry, how he met Matthew Kuta, and how Voyager evolved from an early investment platform into an operating company built for the next era of space and defense technology.The conversation also explores Voyager’s role in commercial space infrastructure, including Bishop Airlock, Starlab, low Earth orbit, lunar commerce and the company’s three-L strategy: LEO, lunar and Lagrange. Dylan and Slick also discuss Vista, Voyager’s research-flywheel concept connecting universities, industry, microgravity research and future missions across LEO, the Moon and deep space.Topics Covered Dylan Taylor’s childhood in Idaho  Growing up around engineering, international students and outdoor adventure  The problem-solving value of an engineering education  Early career lessons from a Swiss electronics company  Business school at the University of Chicago  Public-company leadership, capital access and growth strategy  The Aconcagua climb and the leadership value of turning back  Purpose, ambition and the search for meaningful work  How Dylan entered the commercial space industry  The formation and operating vision behind Voyager Technologies  Bishop Airlock and commercial infrastructure on the International Space Station  Starlab and the future of commercial...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/SbymS-zzDYW-8-ggKM2_5uQClYo_qi-wzn03-7IxbLc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82YjMz/NTExZmZlMTYwN2Qx/MzNiMzJmMDlmNzAy/N2E3Mi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}