π What if the next great sporting competition wasn't on Earth?
On the next episode of Stadium BS, I sit down with Philip Hover-Smoot, founder of the Atlas Cup, to discuss one of the most ambitious concepts in sports today: competitive satellite racing in low Earth orbit.
The Atlas Cup aims to transform existing space technology into a new form of professional competition, where uncrewed satellites perform complex orbital maneuvers to compete for prizes, sponsorships, and ultimately the attention of sports fans around the world.
We discuss:
π°οΈ How orbital racing would actually work
π° The business model behind the Atlas Cup
βοΈ Safety, regulation, and sustainability in space
π± Why the future audience may be found on social media first
π The growing commercialization of space
π¨βπ Whether human racing in space could become reality in the coming decades
We also cover recent developments involving the Greenville Triumph and the Chicago Bears.
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