
The internet started as a Department of Defense-funded military project in 1969. Today, it’s in the pockets of 100% of smartphone owners and accessed by 68% of the world’s population. Space travel started as a postwar race between the governments of America and the Soviet Union to put people on the Moon in the 1950s-’60s. Today, celebrities and wealthy citizens can purchase tickets to go on space flights.
When it comes to technology that powers high-stakes industries, why not shortcut the arc of innovation and start with space-grade software from takeoff?