Steve Kwast
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So again, this will come in stages, and this is where there is more to the story. And I'll talk about Edison and Tesla in a minute on this question. So in the early days, if I had to guess, and again, you don't want to guess on these things because you want the free market to make these decisions. You want the innovators that actually build the stuff.
So again, this will come in stages, and this is where there is more to the story. And I'll talk about Edison and Tesla in a minute on this question. So in the early days, if I had to guess, and again, you don't want to guess on these things because you want the free market to make these decisions. You want the innovators that actually build the stuff.
So again, this will come in stages, and this is where there is more to the story. And I'll talk about Edison and Tesla in a minute on this question. So in the early days, if I had to guess, and again, you don't want to guess on these things because you want the free market to make these decisions. You want the innovators that actually build the stuff.
So in space built, we're building the infrastructure to be able to build things large enough to accept that sun energy and then translate it into a radio wave, beam it down to Earth. We aren't going to build that. We're going to put it together. We are the construction company. You're the logistics.
So in space built, we're building the infrastructure to be able to build things large enough to accept that sun energy and then translate it into a radio wave, beam it down to Earth. We aren't going to build that. We're going to put it together. We are the construction company. You're the logistics.
So in space built, we're building the infrastructure to be able to build things large enough to accept that sun energy and then translate it into a radio wave, beam it down to Earth. We aren't going to build that. We're going to put it together. We are the construction company. You're the logistics.
We are the logistics and infrastructure company that can build anything in space because the things we build are modular and can be reused. Never space junk again. Right. And really, our marketing now is there are companies that are satellite operators that want to buy a satellite to perpetuate the market of satellite TV, satellite radio. And all their satellites are coming due.
We are the logistics and infrastructure company that can build anything in space because the things we build are modular and can be reused. Never space junk again. Right. And really, our marketing now is there are companies that are satellite operators that want to buy a satellite to perpetuate the market of satellite TV, satellite radio. And all their satellites are coming due.
We are the logistics and infrastructure company that can build anything in space because the things we build are modular and can be reused. Never space junk again. Right. And really, our marketing now is there are companies that are satellite operators that want to buy a satellite to perpetuate the market of satellite TV, satellite radio. And all their satellites are coming due.
They built them 15 years ago, and they're all running out of gas, and so they're all becoming space junk. So they have a choice.
They built them 15 years ago, and they're all running out of gas, and so they're all becoming space junk. So they have a choice.
They built them 15 years ago, and they're all running out of gas, and so they're all becoming space junk. So they have a choice.
They can either build another satellite just like that for half a billion dollars that will become space junk in 15 years from now, or the technology on it will become irrelevant in five years if we invent a new computer board, or they can buy our fleet of satellites where that computer board can be upgraded, and when it runs out of gas, you just refuel it.
They can either build another satellite just like that for half a billion dollars that will become space junk in 15 years from now, or the technology on it will become irrelevant in five years if we invent a new computer board, or they can buy our fleet of satellites where that computer board can be upgraded, and when it runs out of gas, you just refuel it.
They can either build another satellite just like that for half a billion dollars that will become space junk in 15 years from now, or the technology on it will become irrelevant in five years if we invent a new computer board, or they can buy our fleet of satellites where that computer board can be upgraded, and when it runs out of gas, you just refuel it.
So now back to your question about how solar power from space will evolve. I don't know. But here's what I would predict. And again, predicting is dangerous business, and so I don't want to do it. But what we know we could do right now
So now back to your question about how solar power from space will evolve. I don't know. But here's what I would predict. And again, predicting is dangerous business, and so I don't want to do it. But what we know we could do right now
So now back to your question about how solar power from space will evolve. I don't know. But here's what I would predict. And again, predicting is dangerous business, and so I don't want to do it. But what we know we could do right now
if we can build in space affordably, based on the model of this company and why this company exists, is we could have solar power transmitted into radio waves beamed down to a rectenna that's right by a power plant and ported into the power lines so that we still are seeing a return on investment in the current structure.
if we can build in space affordably, based on the model of this company and why this company exists, is we could have solar power transmitted into radio waves beamed down to a rectenna that's right by a power plant and ported into the power lines so that we still are seeing a return on investment in the current structure.