Rocket Science and Cryptocurrency. What do they have in common?
They probably wouldn’t have anything in common if it wasn’t for Colin Cantrell (NEXUS creator). Colin is in the works to make NEXUS available via a satellite constellation. Colin’s father (Jim Cantrel the founder of Vector Space Systems) is building rockets to put microsatellites into orbit. Jim is also the cofounder of SpaceX. I’ve previously written an article about NEXUS.
Here is my previous article on NEXUS:
https://steemit.com/bitcoin/@socky/nexus-nxs-the-most-secure-cryptocurrency-in-the-world-socky
Now today, let’s explore VECTOR Space Systems.
Jim Cantrell, (Colin's father) is building a production facility and headquarters literally in my back yard for his new company "Vector Space Systems". This is only a few miles from my house, utilities are being put into the ground where the new production facility and headquarters are soon to be built.
Take a virtual tour of the new Vector Space Systems headquarters.
The new headquarters and production facility are going to be built in a new industrial innovation park in the city of Tucson Arizona called “Pima County Aerospace, Defense & Technology Research and Business Park”. There will be a railway installed to optimize shipping which Vector plans to utilize to transport their rockets anywhere in the world via standard shipping containers. There is a brand-new road called Aerospace Parkway that will be at the heart of the new Aerospace park. This Aerospace park was built right next to an existing aerospace company “Raytheon Missile Systems”. The first addition to the park is a company called World View. World View has built their headquarters and a launch/landing site for high altitude tourism. They plan to take people to the edge of space with high altitude balloons. Currently World View is performing commercial contracts supporting military and scientific missions. Right now, the intersection at the aerospace park is being expanded and a new road is being installed to make access to the new Vector headquarters.
Vector Motor Test:
Vector Aerospace Experts:
There are top aerospace experts that have been hand selected to work for Jim Cantrell at Vector. I have worked with several of those aerospace leaders over the years. One of those folks was my direct boss. I personally know that these aerospace leaders are the best in the business! I know five of these top aerospace leaders including Jim’s wife who I worked in the same department in a missile defense program. This is going to be huge!!! Anything that the Cantrells touch turns into a money maker. Jim Cantrell cofounded SpaceX with Elon Musk, so I'm sure putting microsatellites into space using small scale rockets would be no challenge for Jim. They plan start building and launching 100 rockets a year and scale up to 400 per year. That is more than 1 per day!
Vector market
Just the other day, I called my former boss and got some info on Vector. He just returned from an overseas trip to secure new contracts. In our conversation, he told me about the market that Vector is going after. Right now, there are an incredible number of microsatellites that just don’t have a ride to orbit. It is too costly to spend hundreds of millions to launch a microsatellite. Also, insurance companies won’t insure such risky ventures. For the space industry, the only option left is called a “ride-share”. This means that a microsatellite must tag along on a large rocket. There could be more than one microsatellite on a major launch vehicle. The issue is that the mission that is entirely dedicated to the primary payload. Anything else are back-of-the-bus. Any microsatellites that get lucky enough to tag along have no say in when they launch, what altitude, direction, and speed that they get to in orbit. If a microsatellite is lucky enough to catch a ride, there is a very high probability that the mission is not optimal for their usage. These microsatellites are on a long waiting list and since they are a secondary mission, for any reason they could get bumped from the flight entirely. It is extremely costly for a small company to pour resources into getting a satellite ready to have to wait for a ride that may never come. Many good companies with great technology have gone out of business because they just couldn’t get their hardware into orbit. Vector plans to mass produce affordable and reusable rockets. They plan to be the first company to have a surplus of rockets ready for customers. This means no waiting to get your hardware to space.
Vector Two Stage Rocket:
Vector Mobile Platform:
Launch locations.
Vector is securing the use of launch facilities worldwide. At their proposed rate of launch. At least 1 per day, they will need the use of all launch sites they can get. They also have designed their rocket to fit inside a shipping container which gives them shipping capability anywhere in the world by ship, train, or truck. Their new production facility in Tucson will have a railway directly from their plant site so they can load and ship rockets by train. Vector has also developed a mobile platform that has been tested in a remote intersection.
Vector Test of Mobile Launch Platform on a remote road:
How Does This Have Anything to do with Cryptocurrency?
Answer: NEXUS
Colin Cantrell (creator of NEXUS) is the son of Jim Cantrell (founder of Vector). With this partnership, there is no doubt that NEXUS will be the first full scale globally accessible currency by satellite. The future will no longer require land based networks under government control and restrictions.
Interested in investing?
Right now, there is no way to invest directly in Vector. They are not a publicly traded company and they do not need start-up money. If you are one of the lucky aerospace experts being hand selected to work for Vector, you might be able to get stock options. Otherwise, the only way is to invest is through NEXUS. As Collin is an intelligent entrepreneur and the son of Jim Cantrell, Collin may eventually be an owner of Vector. If you own NEXUS now, you may get to profit with their success.
