Jim Bridenstine

Money Moves

As of June 2026: Leading the company into public markets

Quantum Space, a five-year-old startup building maneuverable spacecraft for the U.S. military, has agreed to go public. It will merge with Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. VI, a shell company that exists only to take a private firm public, in a deal valuing the combined business at about $1.2 billion.

Updated Jun 8

Built World

As of May 2026: Lending political and aerospace credibility to Overview

Engineer Peter Glaser patented space solar power in 1973. For five decades it stayed theoretical; on April 27, 2026, Meta signed a 1-gigawatt capacity reservation with Virginia startup Overview Energy and became the first announced commercial buyer of orbital electricity.

Updated May 31