James Thompson

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987 appearances 3 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 18 Aug

James Thompson’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The Money Café with Alan Kohler · There's No Place Like Home · 5 Aug 2026 podcast

That's not quite the same at SpaceX. matched

You know, the idea of boots on the moon in two years, like, matched

Yeah, okay. matched

Sounds pretty good. matched

Does it happen? matched

I've got no idea. matched

Well, I think this is all about showing, you know, a lot of the unifying thing, the thing that brings SpaceX together is really this Starship reusable rocket. matched

Unless the Starship reusable rocket works, it's hard to see SpaceX reaching its great promise because a lot of what SpaceX wants to do relies on that reusable rocket sending stuff into space, whether it's data centers or satellites or whatever it is, at a relatively cheap price. matched

So, you know, have they nailed that? matched

You know, of course they say that their test flights are going well and they're on track and all that sort of stuff. matched

Yeah, the key to that is landing them safely, isn't it? matched

Exactly, yeah. matched

Without breaking them. matched

And look, they've had some good success. matched

The last, I think there was a test in July, a couple of months, a couple of weeks ago. matched

They brought the rocket down in the sea and it's done, you know, exactly what they intended. matched

But, yeah, this is a long, long, long-term story. matched

I just think the markets aren't good at long-term stories, particularly at the moment. matched

Yeah. matched

What's your view? matched

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