<p>Nato Saichek, cofounder and CTO of Longshot Space, joins South Park Commons Partner Jonathan Brebner to explain why rockets won the space race for the wrong reasons—and why a 15-kilometer space gun may be the most rational path to cheap access to orbit. </p><p>Nato traces Longshot&#39;s origins from garage experiments with his cofounder Mike Grace, through building the world&#39;s largest operational cannon, to a first-principles reimagining of launch economics. He explains why $4 trillion in rocket investment locked civilization into a local optimum, how aerospace-grade hardware can be replicated for $5 in parts, and what it actually feels like to shoulder the weight of a deeply unconventional bet.</p><ol><li>Nato Saichek: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/natosaichek/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/natosaichek/</a> </li><li>Jonathan Brebner: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-brebner/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-brebner/</a> </li><li>South Park Commons: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/southparkcommons/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/company/southparkcommons/</a></li></ol><p><br></p><p>Apply to SPC:<a href="https://www.southparkcommons.com/apply" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> https://www.southparkcommons.com/apply</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Chapters:</strong></p><p>(00:00:00) - The 15-Kilometer Space Gun </p><p>(00:06:27) - The History of Space Guns and Why the Idea Was Abandoned </p><p>(00:09:33) - Why Rockets Aren’t the Best Solution </p><p>(00:18:39) - The Story of Longshot Space </p><p>(00:22:09) - Nato On Leaving His Dream Job </p><p>(00:28:25) - Fundraising for an Unconventional Idea</p><p>(00:39:36) - The Perks of Having a Cofounder</p>