#202 Steve Kwast – CEO of SpaceBilt: Can We Manipulate Space and Time?

Shawn Ryan Show

Society & Culture, Philosophy

4.9 • 38.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2025

⏱️ 190 minutes

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Steven L. Kwast is a retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General and the Co-founder and CEO of SpaceBilt, a company reimagining the entire spacecraft lifecycle to enable scalable, sustainable space infrastructure. A 1986 U.S. Air Force Academy graduate in astronautical engineering, he served 33 years, commanding units like the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing in Afghanistan and the Air Education and Training Command. A combat-tested F-15E pilot with 3,300+ flight hours (650 in combat), he also holds a Master’s in Public Policy from Harvard. A key advocate for the U.S. Space Force, Kwast now leads innovation in space technology and speaks on national security, space policy, and economic development beyond Earth. Shawn Ryan Show Sponsors: ⁠https://uscca.com/srs⁠ ⁠https://www.betterhelp.com/srs⁠ This episode is sponsored by Better Help. Give online therapy a try at ⁠betterhelp.com/srs⁠ and get on your way to being your best self. ⁠https://www.meetfabric.com/shawn⁠ ⁠https://www.fastgrowingtrees.com⁠ - USE CODE SRS ⁠https://www.shawnlikesgold.com⁠ | 855-936-GOLD ⁠https://www.helixsleep.com/srs⁠ ⁠https://hexclad.com/srs⁠ ⁠https://www.paladinpower.com/srs⁠ ⁠https://www.patriotmobile.com/srs⁠ ⁠https://www.rocketmoney.com/srs⁠ ⁠https://www.shopify.com/srs Steve Kwast Links: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-kwast-362a3a15 Skycorp Incorporated - https://www.skycorpinc.com SpaceBilt - https://www.spacebilt.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:32.6	Steve Kost, welcome to the show.
0:38.1	Thank you very much.
0:39.1	And thank you for what you're doing for our world by finding truth.
0:43.8	Oh, it's an honor to do it.
0:46.6	And I love doing it.
0:49.7	Like I was just saying, there's nothing else I'd rather be doing.
0:53.0	So it's a real honor to be able to do it.
0:55.8	And thank you for saying that.
0:57.1	And thank you for being here.
0:58.4	Yeah, my pleasure.
0:59.5	So I found you.
1:00.4	I saw this clip, which I'll get into on X.
1:03.7	Energy.
1:04.9	The seed corn of all development, all growth, all survival, energy.
1:10.1	So energy, transportation, information, and manufacturing.
1:13.6	These are the things that change humanity, that will change world power,
1:17.6	and they are descending upon us in ways that are very unique.
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