The path to the CEO's office should not be through the CFO's office, and it should not be through the marketing department. It needs to be through engineering and design.

The space shuttle was often used as an example of why you shouldn't even attempt to make something reusable. But one failed experiment does not invalidate the greater goal. If that was the case, we'd never have had the light bulb.

You have to be pretty driven to make it happen. Otherwise, you will just make yourself miserable.

Really, the only thing that makes sense is to strive for greater collective enlightenment.

If anyone has a vested interest in space solar power, it would have to be me.

Does the logic connect? What are the range of probably outcomes? You want to figure out what those probabilities are and ideally be the House. It's fine to gamble, as long as you're the House. Also, listen to critical feedback, particularly from friends. Generally they will be thinking it but they won't tell you.

If humanity doesn't land on Mars in my lifetime, I would be very disappointed.