Satellite Spotlight | Monetizing Space Tech

// i launched satellite spotlight to help the space tech community stay connected with a weekly space tech newsletter

// lifting off with a payload of 650+ stargazers

space brew

// fascinating topics to discuss this weekend

deals & m&a

• Aerodome and Flock Safety - strategic partnership

// why it’s important - expanding drone-as-first-responder technology, enhancing public safety response capabilities critical to prove emerging-tech’s viability for commercial and consumer applications

• BlackSky expand high-frequency satellite imagery - new contract

// why it’s important - expanding real-time on-edge geospatial intelligence, a critical interest for defense and commercial applications catapulted by ongoing geopolitical tensions

science & ip

• SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 launch today - exploration

// why it’s important - advancing reusability of space launch vehicles, reducing costs for increased frequency

• LiDAR-based unmanned aerial vehicle navigation - r&d

// why it’s important - enhancing precision in autonomous flight, crucial for urban air mobility, space exploration and defense interests

news

• Complexities insuring suborbital passengers - insurance

// why it’s important - navigating risk management considerations amidst dynamically evolving space exploration landscape

community spotlight

today, 10/17

• scifaction by acme capital (los angeles)

// 7pm pt - invite-only dinner pushing the boundaries of innovation through creative cross-pollination between sci-fi visionaries, technologists, founders & investors

giveaway : one seat left! drop me a note if you want to attend! 🎁

next week

thursday, 10/24

• spacetech mixer by 615.vc x antler x siemens x vetsintech (new york city)

// features startups hstar, satlyt, outbound aerospace, melagen labs

• ai kaleidoscope by founderscreative x rios x pipeshift (san francisco)

// thought-provoking dialogue on automation-as-a-service

cosmic mixtape

weekly aphorism

content & opinions top hits

• the race to space communications - BBG Interview

• fungus tech to solve space habitats - TWIS Podcast

how i monetize a space community prologue

after a highly successful tech week engagement in san francisco and los angeles i gathered feedback from my audience.

the biggest question on your minds is how will i monetize this?

let’s begin with why i created imagining forward.

space is vast (pun intended).

my mission to launch imagining forward is to foster collaboration in the space tech community, introducing opportunities of cross-pollination across sectors, to turn forward looking science fiction into science’s present reality.

at the age of 10 i was raised by my grandparents in a senior skewed community.

inspired to ignite energy, enjoyment and engagement in their disconnected daily workflows, i led my team of pre-teens, through outbound sales, to host a profitable sold out variety show (our team split ice cream with the profits).

warp forward to this week, that same spirit has hosted a milestone 300+ deep tech founders, investors, agency leaders, inventors, academics and curious minds at imagining forward’s curated space events.

so instead of plainly relaying,

i invite you on a 2025 odyssey to discover,

how i monetize a space tech community.

thoughts? collabs? ideas? feedback?

reach out to me