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Jim Bridenstine

Jim Bridenstine

Chief Executive, Quantum Space

Appears in 2 stories

Notable Quotes

"I was asked several times" to be a CEO, but "never accepted until now." — on taking the Quantum Space job

Stories

Quantum Space goes public through SPAC merger

Money Moves

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

Meta books 1 gigawatt of space-based solar power for AI data centers

Built World

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