Solid Rocket Motors and America’s Hypersonic “Sputnik Moment” | Max Vozoff
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Max Vozoff, Chief Technology Officer at X-Bow Systems, joins the show to discuss the urgent challenges and opportunities in America’s solid rocket motor industry.<br><br>
With decades of experience, including early work at SpaceX, Vozoff explains why the U.S. is facing a “Sputnik moment” in hypersonics and energetics — and how X-Bow is building new manufacturing methods to meet the demand.
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We dive into X-Bow’s “rocket factory in a box,” distributed production concepts, and their growing role as a second source supplier for hypersonic weapons. Vozoff also shares lessons from startup scaling, his perspective on contracting bottlenecks in defense, and what it will take for America to regain an edge in critical propulsion technology.
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This is a rare insider’s look at the transformation of one of the defense sector’s most overlooked but essential industries.
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<strong>X-Bow Systems:</strong> <a href="https://www.xbowsystems.com/">https://www.xbowsystems.com/</a><br><br>
<strong>Episode #48.</strong>
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