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Monday, May 11, 2026

Space Minds: Terran Orbital’s Peter Krauss on understanding scalability in space

05/11/2026

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In this episode of Space Minds, Mike Gruss talks with Terran Orbital’s Peter Krauss about what he’s learned about culture from primes and startups. He also explains how to understand “scalability” as well as how work in space is like racing cars.

CEO Series: Terran Orbital’s Peter Krauss on understanding scalability in space

FROM THE CONVERSATION

Mike Gruss: You spend a lot of your time outside of work racing cars. Tell me what that means, because I assume you're not just going on the highway ... Tell me about what that means and how that helps you become an effective leader at Terran Orbital.

Peter Krauss: Racing, most people don't realize, is very much a team sport. Your pit crew, your mechanics ... Yes you're alone in the car, but you learn a lot of focus and a lot of discipline. When you're going 200 miles an hour around a racetrack, you take your eye off the ball for one second and you're in a wall. You're in a ditch.

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