York Space Systems CEO on Impact of Government Shutdown, Supply Chain Resilience and What’s Next for York 11/17/25

About this episode

Morgan Brennan interviews Dirk Wallinger about the impact of government shutdowns and supply chain resilience in the space industry.

Morgan Brennan sits down with Dirk Wallinger, York Space Systems founder and CEO, on the latest episode of Manifest Space. They discuss the rapid shift in the role space plays in national security—and why supply chain resiliency is more important then ever, plus York’s role as a prime contractor for the U.S. government and who wins the next era of commercial and defense space.

People in this episode

Host: Morgan Brennan

Guest: Dirk Wallinger

Topics covered

• government shutdown
• supply chain resilience
• national security
• commercial space
• defense space

Keywords

• York Space Systems
• government shutdown
• supply chain
• national security
• commercial space

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: York Space Systems, U.S. government

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