Space Marketing Podcast – Paul Tomko with Outpost Space Technologies

In this episode of the Space Marketing Podcast, we chat with Paul Tomko with Outpost Space Technologies. Outpost is developing Earth-return technologies to reduce future space debris and contribute to the long term sustainability of human life in space while making the cost of a satellite mission up to 80% cheaper and 100% cleaner. ABOUT OUTPOST Outpost has designed the world's first reusable satellites. These satellites will return to Earth after mission completion and go through refurbishment for their next mission. This technology will reduce future space debris and contribute to the long term sustainability of human life in space while making the cost of a satellite mission up to 80% cheaper and 100% cleaner. https://outpost.space ABOUT PAUL TOMKO Paul Tomko Director of Business Development at Outpost paul@outpost.space LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-tomko/ Show Notes https://outpost.space/stories/outpost-selected-for-nasa-contract-to-develop-ferry 00:13 Introduction 02:26 Analog Missions 09:45 Outpost 10:54 Space Sustainability 14:28 Payload 19:49 Re-entry tests with satellites, heat shield, and paraglider 22:57 Marketing background  24:37 Find what makes you unique 25:44 Solve a problem, know your audience, and make a relationship 26:24 Challenges with Marketing 26:33 Be sustainable 27:10 Greenwashing 28:42 Reusability 31:17 Marketing Successes  33:52 Space trends 28:16 Final Thoughts 40:51 Contact Paul Tomko #spacemarketing #spaceindustry #spaceeconomy #space business #additive printing #3D printing #space payload #analog missions #Hi-Seas #Lunares, #podcast, commercial space #satellites #NASA #earthreturntechnology #orbitaldebris #spacedebris #sustainability #spacereusability #SpaceX #spacetrends #spacejobs  Analog Missions Hi Seas https://www.hi-seas.org/ Lunares https://lunares.space/what-is-an-analog-mission/ Beth Mund https://www.bethmund.com/ Outpost founder is Jason Dunn from Made in Space RedWire https://redwirespace.com/about/ ABOUT IZZY Izzy's website - https://izzy.house Author of Space Marketing: Competing in the new commercial space industry AND Space Marketing: Spaceports on Amazon and Audible - https://bit.ly/Space-Marketing Podcast host for Space Marketing Podcast - https://spacemarketingpodcast.com Organizer for Space for Kentucky Roundtable - https://spaceforkentucky.com/