In this episode, Senior Fellow in Defense Studies Peter Garretson interviews Rick Tumlinson, Founder of SpaceFund, EarthLight Foundation, New Worlds and Space Frontier Foundation.  They discuss Rick's far-reaching vision for space, his current and past ventures as a founder, entrepreneur, activist, and now venture capitalist.  Rick outlines the respective roles of government and private industry, and what policies are required to secure American leadership and develop the frontier. Rick Tumlinson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricktumlinson/   SpaceFund: https://spacefund.com/  Space Frontier Foundation: http://newspace.spacefrontier.org/ Earthlight Foundation: https://earthlightfoundation.org/ Space Studies Institute: https://ssi.org/ SEDS: https://seds.org/ New Worlds Conference: https://earthlightfoundation.org/newworlds/ ISDC Conference: https://isdc2021.nss.org/ Jerry O'Neill: https://thehighfrontiermovie.com/ High Frontier Book: https://www.amazon.com/High-Frontier-Human-Colonies-Apogee/dp/189652267X For questions and comments email: [email protected]