Astra CEO Chris Kemp and Planet CEO Will Marshall met in college, and Kemp later helped secure a launch deal between Planet and Rocket Lab (before going on to found Astra). But they quickly diverge, with Rocket Lab and Planet ascending in achievement while Astra struggles with repeated setbacks.
In 2021, all three companies go public with fabulous, multi-billion dollar valuations. The subtext is that what Astra lacks in technology it makes up for in charisma - chiefly Kemp's.
Collection
[
|
...
]