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  1. I totally get and appreciate the suspicion. We're a public organization, so it's both your job to ask tough questions and my job to respond to them. But we've been at this for one year and one day and I'm very pleased with our progress so far.
  2. I'm all for the concepts of KSP and gamification is an excellent way to create interest and learning. How will SpaceUnited get us into space? Our general plan is to create what are called "minimum viable products" and test them against the market. Our goal with these products is to create recurring revenue and provide new opportunities for space exploration to the general public. We're starting small, building on our successes, and doing our best to provide solutions to unmet human needs. Take for example our SHIM-1 mission. Satellite images are already used on a daily basis to save lives but not everyone has access to them. By pooling organizations together and teaching nonprofits and NGO's how to make use of existing space technology, we close a gap. We're working with Digital Globe, the worlds largest satellite image provider, to test a pilot program. If this proves to be useful, we'll expand on the mission. If not, we'll learn from the process and adjust accordingly. All of this creates demand and capital. Only difference with a nonprofit is that instead of that capital going into bonus and big salaries, the money is driven back into our mission. I can give you other examples of the work that we're doing but the bottom line is that when people give to SpaceUnited, the money goes towards uniting people through space exploration that helps people.
  3. Howdy. Troy from SpaceUnited. Thought I would jump in here. We have our doubts too but we're going to give it our best shot. Like a lot of startups, we have our challenges but we also have a real passion for the work we're doing. That sounds all cheesy but it's true. We've got some similarities to what Copenhagen is doing but we're more focused on improving life with space technology. I don't want to take an official stance on what they are working on but personally I think it's great. I also think there are lots of aspects to space exploration, which means there are lots of opportunities. The vagueness that you're referring to is our scope; it's big and long term but I'll answer any questions you have. Also, full disclosure, I haven't played KSP yet but I'd label myself as a gamer and it's on my list for sure. After all, what could be cooler than running a virtual space agency?
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