Press The space business is complex, difficult work that requires not only top-notch engineering and mathematics chops but expertise in business as well. For Phase Four’s Halpern, who previously attended business school, one early decision was to deliberately seek out investors who are comfortable with the aerospace world.
Aerospace startups in general, of course, face one undeniable obstacle for now: It’s still hard to make money from outer space. The history of space travel is filled with smaller companies that didn’t make it. But even those companies that don’t succeed can take solace in knowing that they’re literally going where no startups have gone before.
Source: How To Launch A Space Startup
