Sundeep Kumar

Tech//Space//Sports//Film//Banter. Board Member @GraviticsInc. Building Orbital Carriers for the US Space Force. Based in LA 🚀

[Sundeep Kumar @6thStMayor]

“I am confident that when NASA is ready to land on the Moon in 2028, our astronauts will be wearing Axiom suits.” 🚀

[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman @NASAAdmin]

Very much appreciate the OIG work. As I posted months ago, NASA is not taking a passive role in any component of America’s return to the lunar surface and building a Moon base. We are reviewing where NASA can do better, how we can provide relief where appropriate to burdensome requirements, where we can expand capabilities over time (Apollo 11’s EVA profile was very different than Apollo 17), and where we can help industry by inserting NASA SMEs and driving the intended outcomes. I am confident that when NASA is ready to land on the Moon in 2028, our astronauts will be wearing Axiom suits.

There will always be lessons learned as we improve across NASA and industry, and we need to be mindful of the contracting approach to stimulate a market versus jumping to an as-a-service model where NASA may be the only customer for the foreseeable future. That places a significant capital burden on providers while they wait for additional demand to materialize. A successful approach for commercial crew and cargo, underpinned by launch, does not mean it is applicable to every space-related service. The orbital and lunar economy is inevitable. We just need to be thoughtful in our approach to sustainably enable it.

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@SizeChad better than Cinnabon...

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@leylndd Andreezyn Horowitz

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@freddydoubles At this point, my guy should learn how to 3D print a Green Jacket

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@ShaneRyanHere totally...also love when they do the kentucky derby at Churchill...really special

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@caraksha103 Same as when they're like ooooh we didn't realize you'd ALL want to take this flight...anyone want to take the one tomorrow?

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April fools day is a weird concept these days…given every day of the year seems to be a fake news day

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Formally signed. Time to fly the Orbital Carrier 🚀

[Gravitics @GraviticsInc]

Gravitics has begun execution of its STRATFI contract with the U.S. Space Force, advancing the development of pre-positioned orbital infrastructure for responsive space operations.

This phase includes two in-orbit demonstrations:
◾️An Orbital Carrier pathfinder
◾️A Viper OTX mission for high-energy orbit delivery

This marks the transition from development to funded execution and movement toward in-orbit validation. https://t.co/YbB9k7lunw

[Sundeep Kumar @6thStMayor]

@mouthofmorrison It's a really important part of building a technically complex product. VCs try to interpret the complexity, what milestones are relevant, what milestones are irrelevant...building momentum by publically sharing the steps you value is a great way to bring the market along

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@FinnMurphy12 LP = Lazy Partners

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@cshapiro @collabfund @WHOOP @willahmed Great cover letter, Craig. Love the big bet 🚀

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@doser_i85668 lol alright dude, I guess JJ McCarthy is the next Tom Brady

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@JoshuaKushner What I’d do for Chamath to start posting this kind of content…

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@zainbacchus Your AI adoption doesn’t matter if your decision velocity remains slow

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@dinosaurs1969 Don’t show my wife this tweet

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@decentbirthday two movies about rocky relationships

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@elonmusk @LeahLibresco

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@jack_bfr Tim Robinson would go nuts on this show. How do we make that happen lol

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@kwharrison13 Hanging him upside down and pretending I don't know where he is — that's up there as well

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@AwakenedOutlaw I don’t think much intentional engineering went into that ludicrous airport in the middle of nowhere