#170 What It Takes to Build a Billion-Dollar Space Company with Dylan Taylor, CEO of Voyager

What does it take to go from Fortune 1000 executive to commercial astronaut and CEO of a multibillion-dollar space company?

Dylan Taylor, Chairman & CEO of Voyager Technologies (https://voyagertechnologies.com/), joins me to share his incredible journey—from leading global companies to becoming one of the world’s most active space investors, to flying aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard as the 606th human in space.

In this conversation, Dylan opens up about his passion for space since childhood, how Voyager Technologies went from founding to IPO in just six years, and why the future of humanity in space is closer than most realize.

📌 Topics Covered

• Why Dylan left a Fortune 1000 executive career to follow his passion for space

• How Voyager Technologies won a NASA contract just 20 months after founding

• The game-changing role of Starlab and microgravity research

• Dylan’s perspective on Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the future of the space economy

💡 Learn more about Dylan Taylor:

Website: https://dylantaylor.org/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylordylan/

X (Twitter): https://x.com/dylan

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dylantaylorspace/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DylanTaylorSpace

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dylantaylorspace

💡 Learn more about Voyager Technologies:

Website: https://voyagertechnologies.com/

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