T+308: Chatting with Casey Handmer

Casey Handmer, Founder of Terraform Industries, joins me to talk about the state of NASA in 2025, talent acquisition and retention, productivity, and so much more.

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Topics

• Casey Handmer (@CJHandmer) / X
• Casey Handmer
• Terraform Industries
• NASA Is Worth Saving – Casey Handmer's blog
• Episode 170 - Luckily, We Did All the Math (with Casey Handmer) - Off-Nominal
• The science behind clean hydrocarbons | The Freethink Interview - YouTube

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