T+335: Auriga Space (with Winnie Lai, Founder and CEO)

Founder and CEO of Auriga Space, Winnie Lai, joins me to talk about their electromagnetic launch infrastructure and the path she sees for Auriga across space and defense markets. And yes, we talk about whether this kind of alternative launch architecture is a good fit for Earth, or a better fit for pretty much every other rock in the solar system.

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Topics

• Auriga - Electromagnetic Launch for Space and Defense (aurigaspace.com)

• Auriga Space raises $6M to shoot rockets off an electromagnetic launch track | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com/2025/07/15/auriga-space-raises-…)

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