Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Itamar Feldman interviewed Mike Mazza about his new book of essays, Freedom to Launch, which explains how deregulation in the space industry enabled today’s space renaissance and what the government's role in space exploration should be going forward.
Among the topics covered are:
00:00 Introduction
01:02 Why Freedom to Launch was written
04:25 The space industry’s current state
09:12 Space law and property rights
16:11 Private vs. Commercial space industry
23:32 The government’s historic role in space
30:23 What's next for the space industry?
34:57 Should NASA exist?
Resources recommended in the episode:
● Mike Mazza, Freedom to Launch [amazon.com/dp/B0H6T9BT8P]
● Ayn Rand, “The Property Status of the Airwaves” in Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal [amazon.com/dp/0451147952]
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In this episode of the Ayn Rand Institute podcast, Itamar Feldman interviewed Mike Mazza about his new book of essays, Freedom to Launch, which explains how deregulation in the space industry enabled today’s space renaissance and what the government's role in space exploration should be going forward.
Among the topics covered are:
00:00 Introduction
01:02 Why Freedom to Launch was written
04:25 The space industry’s current state
09:12 Space law and property rights
16:11 Private vs. Commercial space industry
23:32 The government’s historic role in space
30:23 What's next for the space industry?
34:57 Should NASA exist?
Resources recommended in the episode:
● Mike Mazza, Freedom to Launch [amazon.com/dp/B0H6T9BT8P]
● Ayn Rand, “The Property Status of the Airwaves” in Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal [amazon.com/dp/0451147952]
Subscribe to ARI’s YouTube channel to make sure you never miss a video:
youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AynRandInstitute
Download or stream free courses on Ayn Rand’s works and ideas with the Ayn Rand Institute app:
– App Store itunes.apple.com/us/app/ayn-rand-university/id1452535178?mt=8
– Google Play play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aynrandu
ARI is funded by donor contributions. You can support our work by becoming an ARI Member or making a one-time contribution: ari.aynrand.org/donate
Explore these ideas further! ARI's online publication, New Ideal, explores pressing cultural issues from the perspective of Ayn Rand’s philosophy, Objectivism: newideal.aynrand.org
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