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Gedmark: US will win if space becomes a contested domain
“And that is why I am I think very confident to say that if space is a contested domain, that we will win.”
John Gedmark Feb 6, 2023 ▶ 10:04 A New Golden Age of Space with John Gedmark
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Gedmark: Silicon Valley ensures US victory in the commercial space race
“No, no, absolutely. That is what the United States has that will, even though these other countries are doing a better job of figuring out what to do with their government investment in space and how they're spending those dollars, the United States has Silico…”
John Gedmark Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 14:02 a16z Podcast | Space -- the Near Frontier
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Gedmark: China will never match US venture-backed space innovation
“And I think that is something That the Chinese will never be able to match, so we should be very proud of that, and we should make use of it.”
John Gedmark Feb 6, 2023 ▶ 9:57 A New Golden Age of Space with John Gedmark
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Gedmark: Future lunar bases will require a dedicated GPS system for navigation
“The moon will need its own GPS system. You're on the lunar surface. You want to know where you are. Same thing as on the earth. You want to be able to just pull up, you know Google maps, navigate back to your lunar base, right? And then have that have that pos…”
John Gedmark Oct 6, 2023 ▶ 34:54 The Evolution of the Satellite Economy
Prediction Partly held up
Gedmark: Astranis launching satellites for Alaska and Peru in 2023
“We're launching our first satellite in a couple months for the U.S. State of Alaska and then shortly after that we'll be launching another satellite for Peru”
John Gedmark Feb 6, 2023 ▶ 4:31 A New Golden Age of Space with John Gedmark
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