How Rural America Is Launching Satellites, Literally with Matthew Voss COO of Near Space Launch
Entrepreneurs on Fire
John Lee Dumas
4.8 • 4.1K Ratings
🗓️ 23 December 2025
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Matthew Voss is the President of Near Space Launch, leading more than 100 successful satellite missions while transforming a small corner of rural Indiana into an emerging aerospace hub. His team has put over 1,000 systems and subsystems into orbit, proving that world-class innovation doesn't require a Silicon Valley zip code. From rapid satellite development to empowering students through space education, Matthew is redefining what's possible in rural America.
Top 3 Value Bombs
1. Innovation knows no zip code. Rural communities can build world-class tech when they nurture talent intentionally.
2. Small, agile teams can out-innovate big corporations by iterating fast and focusing deeply on mission success.
3. The next generation of rural talent can be ignited when students are shown that space, STEM, and big dreams are within reach.
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| 0:00.0 | Light that spark fire nation. JLD here and welcome to entrepreneurs on fire. |
| 0:07.3 | Brought to you by High Level, the all-on-one sales and marketing platform. |
| 0:11.3 | Today we'll be breaking down how innovation knows no zip code. |
| 0:14.8 | To drop these viabombs, I brought to Matthew Voss and the EO Fire Studios. |
| 0:18.1 | Matthew is the CEO of Near Space Launch, leading over 100 successful satellite missions |
| 0:22.5 | while building a thriving aerospace hub right in rural Indiana, proof that innovation knows, |
| 0:28.2 | no zip code. |
| 0:29.4 | And today, our nation, we'll talk about building aerospace tech with a small town team |
| 0:32.9 | competing on a global stage. |
| 0:34.8 | We'll talk about entrepreneurs, building high tech and capital intensive businesses in rural communities. And oh, so much more. And a big thing of a sponsoring |
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| 1:08.2 | Hello, and we have Matthew Voss here with us today. |
| 1:11.5 | He is the president of Near Space Launch leading over 100 successful satellite missions while |
| 1:16.3 | building a thriving aerospace hub right in rural Indiana, proof that innovation knows no zip code. |
| 1:23.8 | And Matthew, you are literally launching satellites from rural Indiana. |
| 1:28.1 | How did NIRSPACE launch prove that world-class innovation can happen far, far away from Silicon |
| 1:33.8 | Valley? |
| 1:35.1 | So it's about the people and where they choose to be. |
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