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31 lines
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(will turn this into a more detailed brief for the whole board so you all can have talking points for our #3 faq)
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Oh yes, you'll get asked about Starlink. They've got several problems. It's a.... chain....
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* They have to launch 14k (or about) satellites by end of 2021
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* They need the Falcon Heavy todo so
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* The launch facility for Falcon Heavy is right next to a residential area.
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* Said occupants of residential area don't wish to (all) clear out
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* Until said residential area is cleared out, no flame trenches, and no
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launch licenses.
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Well ok, they make that happen through whatever arm twisting. Ok, cool...
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then we have the matter of spectrum (which is mostly held by OneWeb,
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which Britain/India just picked up for a cool billion or so)
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Ok, they pay 10 billion for that or whatever.... (if they don't lose out
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to Mr Bezos, boys and their... contests *sigh*)
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Launch windows are getting shorter and shorter , more space junk and
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orbiting assets in LEO are compounding the issue
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Oh yeah.... and no IOT on satellites (signal strength being a core factor)
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In short, the field is pretty wide open, and I am confident that if we show a clear and concise plan for managing execution risk, we can raise from willing pools of risk capital.
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