We hoped the satellites could help enable projects from space-based solar power to more efficient food production and transportation; more effective disaster management to humanitarian assistance. Perhaps most importantly, we hoped to connect many of the billions of people who are still unconnected. As we moved into satellites, increasingly excitable pieces began to appear in the press more frequently. Many declared a new “space race” between me and some fellow entrepreneurs, namely Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, the Amazon and Blue Origin founder. “The Space Race is back
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