THE INVESTOR SUMMIT IS BACK. For the last three years, we’ve brought together the world’s most influential investors, founders and executives to debate the future of the space economy. This year, for the first time, we’re expanding into defense technology. The Investor Summit will now be co-hosted by @payloadspace and @tectonicdefense, bringing two of our biggest industries together under one roof. On November 3 & 4, we’re taking over the iconic Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills for our most ambitious summit yet. Over two days, we’ll convene the most important leaders across space and defense alongside $8 trillion in institutional capital. 📍 The Beverly Hilton 🗓️ November 3 & 4 Attendance is by application only 👇

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Northwood Space CEO Bridgit Mendler on building the infrastructure for 1,000 SpaceXs: "I wanna see 1,000 SpaceXs. And I wanna see them not take 25 years to get there. I wanna see them get there in five years." "I really believe that the best outcome for humanity is being able to have a real, open, unfettered, democratized space future." "Being able to build infrastructure that introduces capabilities that so many different, not just companies, but countries can stand on, is really exciting." "Think of cloud infrastructure and what it enabled for all of the internet-based companies. So many companies would not have been able to achieve that global reach if they had to think about deploying their own fiber and standing up internet exchange points all around the world." "I know it sounds like a ludicrous thing to say, 1,000 SpaceXs, but if you said that about cloud, maybe it doesn't sound so ridiculous now." @bridgitmendler w/ @itsmoislam

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it's official! I joined @itsmoislam & Arkaea Media as Director of Video & Audience I'll be leading Spectra, the new video content arm covering all Arkaea industries: space, defense, energy, biotech, & more first up: V2 of the live show we've been building with the @NYSE why critical tech? the more I use AI, the more obvious it is that most of the internet will be automated. when that happens, value shifts to the physical, IRL, to people building real things these industries have the most important stories on earth there's a reason people cry at rocket launches. we know we're watching something that matters. I'm honored to help tell the stories of the people building it, and hopefully inspire the next generation to get involved what I want to do differently the media in these spaces is great, but most of it is built to traditional standards. it feels like cable news. people left cable for the internet because they found belonging, community, and a chance to be seen online. I want to build critical tech media with that internet-native lens really honored to be working with @itsmoislam @JackKuhr @rhea_sideris and the rest of the Arkaea Media team y'all will be seeing me in NYC a lot. keep an eye out, something new & big is dropping very soon...

SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT: Long-range strike has fundamentally changed the shape of the war in Ukraine, allowing Ukrainian forces to hit airfields, ammunition depots, logistics hubs, energy infrastructure, and other critical targets deep inside Russia. No company has been more central to this effort than @FirePointUA. The Ukrainian defense giant has developed cutting-edge systems—including the FP-1 and FP-2 long-range strike drones and the recently fielded FP-7 ballistic missile—that are pushing Ukraine’s strike capabilities further and further into Russian territory. Fire Point CEO @iraterekh will join Tectonic Managing Editor @e_h_obrien at the Tectonic European Defense Summit for a fireside conversation focused on scaling a wartime defense giant, developing (and updating) capabilities at the speed of conflict, and how Europe (and the rest of the world) can benefit and learn from what her company has built. Early bird tickets are almost sold out. Get yours at the link below before prices go up. 🎟️ TIX: events.tectonicdefense.com/e…

Full interview with NASA's Moon Base Program Manager Carlos Garcia-Galan at Off World to discuss the agency's lunar roadmap. "We know that wherever we land spacecraft with jet engines that are spewing all the ejecta and regolith around, you can't be very close to that." "You can't put a habitation module close to that area. So we're thinking maybe a kilometer, a kilometer and a half away." "So the first thing we could do is can we mitigate that? Can we maybe build a berm or something, a wall, that allows us to get that closer?" "Cause every time you land, you're gonna wanna move people and logistics to where your base area is." "So perhaps the first set of construction we'll do is things like that." We covered: 01:59 - Lessons from Apollo 17 03:51 - Phase 1: access and ground truth 04:35 - Phase 2: power, comms, infrastructure 04:57 - Phase 3: permanent habitation 05:12 - What early habitats look like 06:33 - Roads, landing pads and berms 09:02 - Building with lunar regolith 11:18 - Starship and Blue Moon progress 13:25 - Flying 7-9 missions a year With @itsmoislam

I'm thrilled to share that Ashley Christenson (@ashnichrist) is joining the Arkaea Media Group team as Director of Video and Audience, where she'll lead strategy for Spectra (our new visual content arm) and our audience growth initiatives. Ashley started in the creator economy in 2012, specializing in internet-native live shows, before moving into tech as head of growth at an AI company. She has since built marketing strategies for nearly 60 startups and has spent the past few months helping build out our new live show. Much more to come soon, but for now welcome, Ashley!

Full interview with @CesiumAstro CEO @Shey_Sabripour on phased arrays, satellites, and the race to build one integrated information grid (live from @NYSE). Earlier this year, Cesium announced a $470 million Series C with a Series D on its way. "People hear big numbers like 30,000 satellites or a million satellites like, 'Oh my God... everything's going to be done with one company.' And our customers are telling us otherwise." "We are at the beginning of the space economy. We really are... it's like the 1980s of personal computers." We discuss: – 850 people, 14 locations, and the moment of scale – A Series D "by a factor of two at least" – Why vertical integration (and why not for its own sake) – Space, ground, and AI as one optimized network – A ~$50B pipeline – Where Cesium fits next to Starlink and Amazon Leo – IPO or stay private? CC: @JackKuhr