The Peer-to-Peer Financing Opportunity: The Information Revolution's Dramatic Impact on Private Investment in Space Technologies Incubated within Governments

摘要

The Peer-to-Peer Financing Opportunity provided to private corporations, entrepreneurs, and private investors interested in commercializing government sponsored space technology has increased dramatically with the expansion of the Information Revolution. Many entrepreneurs have already amassed billions or hundreds of millions of dollars in personal wealth by financing and building companies that commercialized satellite television, satellite radio, satellite navigation receivers, satellite remote sensing, GIS software, and cable television. Few people understand the impact that the Information Revolution has had on the financiers and consumers who must spend money to make these new products and ventures successful. If consumers did not have televisions with 500 channels or Google indexing 8 Billion web pages, then it would be extremely difficult for consumers or investors to both discover and understand that Virgin Galactic will be flying customers into space for a profit. Venture capitalists depend on reliable information to invest in XM Satellite Radio instead of Teledesic.