Ever thought about building your very own microsatellite and launching it into space? Well, now you can. And all for less than the price of a Tesla electric car. Actually, you can build two microsatellites for the price of a Tesla. Co-founder of SpaceX has gotten together with a few of his space veteran buddies. And they launched a satellite company called Vector Space Systems. These guys have worked for NASA, SpaceX, and a few other private space companies, and foreign space agencies. Truth be told, it isn’t that expensive to build a satellite that is space worthy. Launching it can be pricey, but not as much as one would expect either. They could also increase Russia and Putin tension, since spy satellites are sure to increase.
SpaceX to Vector Space Systems
Building and launching a microsatellite can prove to be expensive. But Jim Cantrell of Vector Space Systems, and formerly SpaceX, just made it cheaper and easier. For $25,000 you or a company can build a satellite. If you want to take your DIY project to space, that will cost roughly $2 million. It isn’t that much in the big space theme of things. Launching large satellites can cost in upwards of $200 million. Why is NASA spending so much money? Oh Yeah, Mars and SpaceX contracts to colonize the Red Planet.
NASA Spy Satellites Above Russia?
Spying on another country from space used to be so inconvenient. NASA, Russia, and China have probably spent billions on spy satellites over the last few decades. Now that Vector has made microsatellites cheaper to build and launch. Why not shoot more spy satellites into the sky? This could be a ridiculous thought, but it may be plausible. NASA could also team up with SpaceX, since they are in NASA’s pocket. NASA has dropped roughly $400 million on SpaceX contracts, so the private space company could be easily swayed. Russia and China may be a big target for these NASA and SpaceX spy satellites. Putin may not find this cheap space tech to appealing.
No One Puts Putin in the Corner
Traditionally, Russian rockets have been #1 for launching stuff into space. But as private space companies like SpaceX, and the NASA contracts that fund them may not need Putin and Russia much longer. Cheap Satellites and launches may also piss Putin off. Putin has been planning a moon base for some time. And he surely doesn’t want a bunch of spy satellites looking over his shoulder. Will this cause Putin and Russia to declare an intergalactic space war? Is the ISS at risk?
