<description>&lt;p&gt;Space has become a junkyard, a mess of millions of pieces of debris that pose big risks to spacecrafts, complicating astronaut safety, research and even our own connectivity back home. Daniel Faber is the CEO of Orbit Fab, a company whose technology will allow for satellites to refuel once in orbit. He'll explain why this solution can be critical to tackling space debris while also helping to save lives, boost research and even supercharge the space economy.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; About this episode: &lt;br /&gt; Orbit Fab: &lt;a href= "https://www.orbitfab.com/"&gt;https://www.orbitfab.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Transcript:&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/daniel-faber-orbit-fab-space-economy"&gt; https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/daniel-faber-orbit-fab-space-economy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt; Related report:&lt;br /&gt; Report: Space: The $1.8 Trillion Opportunity for Global Economic Growth: &lt;a href= "https://www.weforum.org/publications/space-the-1-8-trillion-opportunity-for-global-economic-growth/"&gt; https://www.weforum.org/publications/space-the-1-8-trillion-opportunity-for-global-economic-growth/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Related Podcasts &lt;br /&gt; &lt;a class="chakra-link wef-spn4bz" href= "https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/tejpaul-bhatia-space-economy-axiom/"&gt; Meet the startup building the first commercial space station&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;a href= "https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/tejpaul-bhatia-space-economy-axiom/"&gt; https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/tejpaul-bhatia-space-economy-axiom/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="chakra-link wef-spn4bz" href= "https://open.spotify.com/episode/1BvAcXlFqExORF2eZNjcLQ?go=1&amp;amp;sp_cid=01e8f5e22b1a6834bc34234353341751&amp;amp;utm_source=embed_player_p&amp;amp;utm_medium=desktop&amp;amp;nd=1&amp;amp;dlsi=269a6c9f8a3a4b02"&gt; An energy company is building the world's largest airplane. Here's why: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/mark-lundstrom-radia-climate-change/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="chakra-link wef-spn4bz" href= "https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/soichi-noguchi-astronaut-build-effective-teams/"&gt; This former astronaut shares what's key to building strong, effective teams::&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href= "https://open.spotify.com/episode/1BvAcXlFqExORF2eZNjcLQ?go=1&amp;sp_cid=01e8f5e22b1a6834bc34234353341751&amp;utm_source=embed_player_p&amp;utm_medium=desktop&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=269a6c9f8a3a4b02"&gt; https://open.spotify.com/episode/1BvAcXlFqExORF2eZNjcLQ?go=1&amp;sp_cid=01e8f5e22b1a6834bc34234353341751&amp;utm_source=embed_player_p&amp;utm_medium=desktop&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=269a6c9f8a3a4b02&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

Meet The Leader

World Economic Forum

He's building 'gas stations' in space. How it can drive the space economy

NOV 14, 202522 MIN
Meet The Leader

He's building 'gas stations' in space. How it can drive the space economy

NOV 14, 202522 MIN

Description

Space has become a junkyard, a mess of millions of pieces of debris that pose big risks to spacecrafts, complicating astronaut safety, research and even our own connectivity back home. Daniel Faber is the CEO of Orbit Fab, a company whose technology will allow for satellites to refuel once in orbit. He'll explain why this solution can be critical to tackling space debris while also helping to save lives, boost research and even supercharge the space economy. About this episode: Orbit Fab: https://www.orbitfab.com/ Transcript: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/daniel-faber-orbit-fab-space-economy Related report: Report: Space: The $1.8 Trillion Opportunity for Global Economic Growth: https://www.weforum.org/publications/space-the-1-8-trillion-opportunity-for-global-economic-growth/

Related Podcasts Meet the startup building the first commercial space station: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/tejpaul-bhatia-space-economy-axiom/

An energy company is building the world's largest airplane. Here's why: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/mark-lundstrom-radia-climate-change/

This former astronaut shares what's key to building strong, effective teams:: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1BvAcXlFqExORF2eZNjcLQ?go=1&sp_cid=01e8f5e22b1a6834bc34234353341751&utm_source=embed_player_p&utm_medium=desktop&nd=1&dlsi=269a6c9f8a3a4b02