The Natural Evolution of Commercial Space Continues

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The Natural Evolution of Commercial Space Continues

By Keith Cowing on March 14, 2012 9:56 AM.
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Capture10, A Unique Technology and Aerospace
Business Development Firm to Open in District

"Capture10 announced today that it will be
opening its headquarters this April in the District
of Columbia. The firm will be led by Lawrence
Williams, who most recently served as Vice
President for Strategic Relations at Space
Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and as an
advisor for Tesla Motors, companies founded
and run by entrepreneur Elon Musk."

Keith's note: Anyone who has followed the
history of SIlicon Valley high tech companies
knows the story of how the giants of today all
started as spinoffs, and separate ventures
formed by the (initially) small group of
individuals who started the electronics
revolution in the 1960s. When I asked Larry
Williams why he made the decision to make this
change in his business focus right now, he said
"Given the progress of the commercial crew and
cargo programs, this is a natural time for me to
move on and pursue my own venture. Elon and
I are parting on good terms and I remain a
supportive shareholder of SpaceX." It will be
interesting to see how the emerging commercial
space sector will start to encourage and spawn
the development of newer companies such as
Capture10 that operate completely (or partially)
within the ever-expanding ecosystem that is
developing around commercial space.