Ep. 18 - The Space Beat

Michael Sheetz started at CNBC covering breaking news and then joined the markets team, writing about Wall Street and stocks. During that time, CNBC gave him room to report on the space industry and realized there was a huge audience for it. Investors of all kinds, from the mom and pop retail investors to the largest investors on Wall Street, were all interested in exploring opportunities in the space market. At the same time, Space Capital began releasing reports which quantified the amount of investment coming into the industry. Hundreds of new companies were entering the market and challenging incumbents, which made for a constant stream of news flow. In this episode, we talk to Michael Sheetz, Space Reporter at CNBC, about the business case for space.