Reimagining Space Launch | Tech & Space Leaders Show with Lisa Dreher

Описание: Launching at Mach 20 with a "Jet Gun" 🚀

What if we could send payloads into orbit without the massive, complex rocket boosters we’ve relied on for decades? What if we could slash the cost of space launch to less than $100 per pound?

On the next episode of the Tech & Space Leaders Show, I’m sitting down with James Penna, Co-Founder and COO of Wave Motion Launch Corporation, to discuss a technology that is disrupting 1,000 years of ballistics: the Jet Gun.

Wave Motion Launch is moving beyond the traditional barrel. Their patented hypervelocity launcher uses a concentrated blast of supersonic gas (and eventually microparticles) to propel projectiles at hypersonic speeds. It’s a paradigm shift that could make orbital shipping as routine and affordable as ground freight.

Join us as we dive into:
✨ The Science of the Jet Gun: How a barrel-less system can be 100x more compact than a conventional cannon.
✨ From Defense to Deep Space: Moving from award-winning U.S. Army and Navy prototypes to orbital-velocity launch.
✨ Solving the Rocket Equation: The vision for high-volume, low-maintenance cargo transport to LEO, the Moon and Mars.
✨ James’s Journey: From leading MIT’s SEDS chapter to a PhD in Aero/Astro and building the future of space logistics.

If you’re a founder, investor or space enthusiast interested in how we’ll actually sustain a multi-planetary economy, you won’t want to miss this conversation!

📅 SAVE THE DATE: Tuesday, January 27, 2026 ⏰ 9:30 AM Pacific / 12:30 PM Eastern
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