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@fikocian Ok, that's kind of funny...

"Before pivoting to develop software for space battle management, iMetalX was focused on 3D printing and metallurgy" spacenews.com/imetalx-emerge…

I had to count the zeros twice. That's quite a contract.

I have been asked for a guest post on the @SpacetechGulf website. As space data centers is a hot topic right now, I provided a point of view regarding the feasibility of such systems spacetech-gulf.com/2026/01/orbita…

@fikocian Everyone is talking about how much the cost of doing space (development, components, testing, launch, etc.) has decreased. We know it, we see it, but indeed I haven't seen any numbers on the topic.

Some space economist should come up with a measure of space inflation. How much did 100kg 550km SSO launch costs gone up, how about busses, components, solar arrays, testing facilities rent...

@fikocian I think now many European space people are wondering why you don't like them 😅

Project Kuiper becomes Amazon LEO

@reflexaerospace announces a 50 million EUR Series A funding round.

@fikocian I know the feeling...

I'm the best connected Czech person in the global 'commercial' space industry. In light of that, questions from my fellow countrymen like "what are you actually up to now" are rather disappointing. Why would you not make use of the resources you have?

@elonmusk They do it in the US and Switzerland, check @swisspod @denetudor

They’re building the Hyperloop! Good for them. We should do it in America.

@fikocian I can confirm it. Finding your place in the market is the toughest thing, the rest is "normal work".

I'm often thinking about starting a company... I think the most scary part is being confronted by the market reality as opposed to the investor's backseat.

@fikocian I really don't understand why...

How many launch vehicle company pitchdecks would you think I received this week, in summer of 2025?

@fikocian I don't know how many brands that are non-chinese are still out there. Maybe Samsung, LG (the LG Gram is nice), Microsoft Surface, etc. (although I am almost sure that all of these are manufactured in China).

I'll be soon buying my next windows laptop. Any recommendations? Prefferably non-chinase brand, reasonably durable.

@blueorigin is landing in Europe today.rtl.lu/news/luxembour…

@imperator_jarek @fikocian I see this being mentioned very often these days. Something is happening in Poland 🚀🚀🚀

After almost six years of break, I started to work again with polish companies and for the first time, with VCs. It is incredible how people and this country changed, aggressive, ambitious, strategic, hard-working. Fingers crossed.

@miz_entropy E un pas bun și mai puțin radical (și cu o reticență mai mică în adoptare) față de full electric (bine nici tehnologia nu e chiar acolo pentru full electric).

Prima inovatie reala in aeronautica ultimilor 50 de ani: motoare hibride pentru avioane, de la Helix. techrider.ro/aviatie/o-comp…

That's an odd situation since Airbus has their own capacities for development and manufacturing of solar panels at Airbus Netherlands (including for series production - they manufacture the Sparkling COTS solar panels there)

@RocketLab Announces Intention to Acquire @mynaric , Leading Laser Communications Provider, in Latest Strategic Step Toward Becoming an End-to-End Space Company businesswire.com/news/home/2025…

Tim Ellis to step down from the CEO role of @relativityspace. He will be replaced by Eric Schmidt (also providing substantial investment). Ellis remains a co-founder and board member.

Such an amazing video! We are living space history!

@fikocian (just a guess) I think it's a consequence of the long development cycles coupled with relatively high costs, while at the same time the size of the market is still small (compared to other markets) so the investment incentive is not there (yet).

I always wondered why the launch market is so subpar as it is 1) no rockets, no satellites 2) lot of satellites, no rockets (2020-2026) 3) too many rockets, too few satellites (2028 onwards) and the same with planes, energy and everything else. This week I learned that has name and is called a bullwhip effect.