Space-solar startup
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Two customers confirmed before first orbital demonstration: Meta (commercial capacity reservation) and the U.S. Air Force (government study contract)
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
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