Huge congratulations to the Starship team.
From the outside, this might look like inevitable progress, but from first-hand experience I can tell you it never feels that way on the inside. Every step forward demands relentless dedication and the perseverance to push through setbacks while still also driving forward progress. Any weak link across any system can so easily lead to failure and its a difficult balance to fix deficiencies but also simultaneously improve designs.
Tonight, I hope the entire Starship team is taking a moment to celebrate this hard-earned step forward.
Energy is the fundamental building block that progresses consciousness. The sun is the greatest source of energy we can access and turn into electricity, and weโre building the mechanism to control it. Our first reflector launches next year, and weโre scaling our constellation with a revolutionary orbital lighting capability. Weโre building all of the hardware right now. This fundraise supercharges us and enables us to grow our team strongly, and we are looking for the best engineers on Earth. Apply here: https://t.co/Qy7MFCvjgt
Announcing our $20M Series A led by @Lux_Capital with participation from @sequoia and @starship_vc. We truly couldnโt be building this with better partners.
The sun will power ~everything until we outgrow this solar system, and we are taking the first practical steps to increase its utility.
We will start by providing light similar to a full moon, and build to full noon. Anywhere on earth, on demand.