Quest to Space Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/quest-to-space Quest to Space is a podcast for the engineers and scientists actively trying to get hardware off the ground and into space. Every episode is a practical conversation with someone on the quest, or someone who has already made it, about what the work actually takes and advice to complete your own quest. Real procedures, real failures, real numbers. We skip the press release and get to the part you can use on Monday: the tradeoffs, the things that turned out harder than anyone expected, and what guests would do differently. Hosted by Jason Krueger, founder of StratoStar, a near-space flight-test company that has flown more than 1,000 missions since 2006. In Season 1, Macy Bussberg interviews Jason about how StratoStar started and what two decades of flight operations taught him. From Season 2, Jason interviews guests. For engineers and scientists working on a space project or seriously considering one. Episodes, show notes, and video: https://stratostar.com/podcast © 2026 StratoStar Systems LLC aaf8e6c3-eee9-5321-b130-999575286a90 yes en Sun, 27 Sep 2026 22:59:18 -0400 Sun, 27 Sep 2026 23:00:15 -0400 https://stratostar.com/podcast https://img.transistorcdn.com/hWC9pBOWDFkvsv_AA4VzC-TWoZndXsiPr6wkUnMLuSU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83M2Iy/MDhkZmNkYzMwMDc4/MWVhMmU0ZmY4YjBh/MjMzOS5qcGc.jpg Quest to Space https://stratostar.com/podcast episodic Jason Krueger Quest to Space is a podcast for the engineers and scientists actively trying to get hardware off the ground and into space. Every episode is a practical conversation with someone on the quest, or someone who has already made it, about what the work actually takes and advice to complete your own quest. Real procedures, real failures, real numbers. We skip the press release and get to the part you can use on Monday: the tradeoffs, the things that turned out harder than anyone expected, and what guests would do differently. Hosted by Jason Krueger, founder of StratoStar, a near-space flight-test company that has flown more than 1,000 missions since 2006. In Season 1, Macy Bussberg interviews Jason about how StratoStar started and what two decades of flight operations taught him. From Season 2, Jason interviews guests. For engineers and scientists working on a space project or seriously considering one. Episodes, show notes, and video: https://stratostar.com/podcast Quest to Space is a podcast for the engineers and scientists actively trying to get hardware off the ground and into space. space engineering, CubeSat, satellite, aerospace, near space, high altitude balloon, stratosphere, flight test, TRL, space hardware, NewSpace, space startups StratoStar Systems LLC podcast@questtospace.com No No TRL 5 to 7 Without Waiting for a Rocket 2 2 TRL 5 to 7 Without Waiting for a Rocket full 5c01e8ab-e13a-4957-8b18-3c5d94c44ec2 https://stratostar.com/podcast/trl-5-to-7-without-waiting-for-a-rocket Show notes, video and links: https://stratostar.com/podcast/trl-5-to-7-without-waiting-for-a-rocket


  A thermal vac chamber can't test your radio, and a radio test can't change the temperature. Jason Krueger 

  explains what a near-space flight test gives an engineering team that no chamber can, and why TRL 5 to 7 is 

  where StratoStar lifts.


  Interviewed by Macy Bussberg.

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  A thermal vac chamber can't test your radio, and a radio test can't change the temperature. Jason Krueger 

  explains what a near-space flight test gives an engineering team that no chamber can, and why TRL 5 to 7 is 

  where StratoStar lifts.


  Interviewed by Macy Bussberg.

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  A thermal vac chamber can't test your radio, and a radio test can't change the temperature. Jason Krueger 

  explains what a near-space flight test gives an engineering team that no chamber can, and why TRL 5 to 7 is 

  where StratoStar lifts.


  Interviewed by Macy Bussberg.

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  In 2011, NASA called StratoStar's office phone and Jason Krueger assumed someone was messing with him. Not long

  after, he was at NASA Kennedy teaching 30 shuttle engineers to build, fly, and recover hardware at the edge of

  space.


  Season 1 of Quest to Space runs backwards on purpose: Macy Bussberg interviews host Jason Krueger, founder of 

  StratoStar, before he turns the microphone on guests in Season 2.


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  In 2011, NASA called StratoStar's office phone and Jason Krueger assumed someone was messing with him. Not long

  after, he was at NASA Kennedy teaching 30 shuttle engineers to build, fly, and recover hardware at the edge of

  space.


  Season 1 of Quest to Space runs backwards on purpose: Macy Bussberg interviews host Jason Krueger, founder of 

  StratoStar, before he turns the microphone on guests in Season 2.


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  In 2011, NASA called StratoStar's office phone and Jason Krueger assumed someone was messing with him. Not long

  after, he was at NASA Kennedy teaching 30 shuttle engineers to build, fly, and recover hardware at the edge of

  space.


  Season 1 of Quest to Space runs backwards on purpose: Macy Bussberg interviews host Jason Krueger, founder of 

  StratoStar, before he turns the microphone on guests in Season 2.


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