Episode Details
EPISODE INFO
- Released
- October 5, 2026
- Duration
- 27m
- Channel
- EO Studio
- Watch on YouTube
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
What if you could throw things into space instead of launching them on rockets? Mike Grace, CEO and co-founder of Longshot Space, is building giant gas guns to do exactly that. In this episode of ODDS, we go inside Longshot's test facility and watch a projectile fire through its six inch accelerator. Mike tells us how he went from building PVC potato guns in his backyard to winning Air Force funding, why he pitched investors 60 times before it clicked, and why he'd call a multi-billion dollar defense exit a failure. If you're into space startups, hypersonic tech, or how deep tech founders raise money against the odds, this one is for you. ▀▀▀ 00:00 Throwing Things Into Space 01:27 Welcome to Longshot 02:54 Why Space Needs a Cargo Ship 03:49 Have "Everyone Else is Wrong" Mindset 05:36 Why We Really Use Rockets 07:10 Prepping Today's Test Fire 08:48 Inside the 6-Inch Accelerator 09:49 From Backyard Potato Gun to Air Force Funding 10:36 Why You Should Build a Bad Prototype First 11:33 The First 60 Pitches 12:46 Almost Bankrupt, Three Times 14:22 Why Everyone Knows Everyone's Salary 15:49 150+ Shots, and Every Way to Fail 18:34 Can a Vehicle Survive Max-Q? 21:13 The Test Fire 23:55 Think Like an Economist, Not an Engineer 25:36 Launching a Tesla, and What Success Means ▀▀▀ ODDS is a startup documentary series for founders who defy the odds. We go inside a startup to see how a crazy idea becomes a real company. Visit ODDS website : https://odds-website-ten.vercel.app Follow EO: https://www.youtube.com/@eoglobal?sub_confirmation=1 Magazine: https://www.eomag.io Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eostudio.official/ X: https://x.com/eostudi0 Business inquiries: partner@eoeoeo.net #Space #Startup #ODDS
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Mike Grace
guestCEO and co-founder of Longshot Space, developing ground-based gun launch infrastructure to reduce the cost of reaching space.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of EO Studio, featuring Mike Grace, This Startup Is Building a Space Gun | Longshot Space explores longshot’s space gun gamble: cheap launch via rapid, gritty iteration Longshot Space is developing a multi-injection gas “super gun” intended to throw payloads toward space and cut launch costs by an order of magnitude or more.
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