# Ep. 44 | Blue Origin's SVP Brent Sherwood on Engineering to Live and Work in Space

- Show: [Moore's Lobby](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby)
- Published: 2022-04-26
- Length: 51m
- Episode: 4
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2022-04-26-ep-44-blue-origins-svp-brent-sherwood-on-engineering-to-live-and-work-in-space
- Listen: https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/podcast/ep-44-blue-origins-svp-brent-sherwood-on-engineering-to-live-and-work-in-space

## Summary

Brent Sherwood, Blue Origin's Senior Vice President of Advanced Development Programs, discusses the engineering challenges and vision for building a foundation for human civilization in space. He details the design of Orbital Reef, a commercial space station scheduled for the late 2020s, focusing on space architecture, microgravity living, and reusable rocket engines like the BE4. Sherwood also covers the strategic importance of accessing space resources, including energy and materials from the Moon, and the transition from government aerospace to private industry.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2022-04-26-ep-44-blue-origins-svp-brent-sherwood-on-engineering-to-live-and-work-in-space#t=1) Introduction: Brent Sherwood and Blue Origin's Vision
- [1:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2022-04-26-ep-44-blue-origins-svp-brent-sherwood-on-engineering-to-live-and-work-in-space#t=97) Sherwood's Career Path: Architecture to Aerospace
- [6:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2022-04-26-ep-44-blue-origins-svp-brent-sherwood-on-engineering-to-live-and-work-in-space#t=371) Boeing and JPL: Building the ISS and Mars Concepts
- [12:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2022-04-26-ep-44-blue-origins-svp-brent-sherwood-on-engineering-to-live-and-work-in-space#t=774) The Shift to Private Space and Blue Origin's Mission
- [17:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2022-04-26-ep-44-blue-origins-svp-brent-sherwood-on-engineering-to-live-and-work-in-space#t=1051) The Two Gates: Access and Resources
- [25:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2022-04-26-ep-44-blue-origins-svp-brent-sherwood-on-engineering-to-live-and-work-in-space#t=1547) Designing Orbital Reef and Space Architecture
- [31:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2022-04-26-ep-44-blue-origins-svp-brent-sherwood-on-engineering-to-live-and-work-in-space#t=1908) Microgravity Engineering and Lunar Power
- [42:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2022-04-26-ep-44-blue-origins-svp-brent-sherwood-on-engineering-to-live-and-work-in-space#t=2525) Reusability and Future Markets in Space

## Topics

- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Design for manufacturing & NPI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/design-for-manufacturing)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Blue Origin (company)
- Boeing (company)
- JPL (company)
- NASA (company)
- Orbital Reef (product)
- New Shepard (product)
- BE4 (product)
- International Space Station (product)
- Enceladus (other)
- Cassini (product)

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