A biography for Jim Cantrellhasn’t been written yet.
“Arizona has a great workforce in Tucson with companies like Raytheon and Bombardier.”
“Micro satellites, about the size of a loaf of bread, are going to be going into space more and more.”
“Enigma is really an investment in peace of mind. I keep a lot of confidential information on my laptop. I'm usually very careful about keeping my laptop under close physical control but had an unfortunate lapse and left it on a plane. That could have cost me dearly if not for the Enigma.”
“Getting to space for satellites is tough. Getting to space with humans aboard is even tougher.”
“Occasionally, you see presidents come in and provide a clear change in direction of leadership.”
“Geo-stationary orbit is actually real estate - you can only put so many satellites up there. It's like waterfront property at the beach. Everyone builds the biggest thing they can put up there.”
“We started Vector with the goal of creating a development platform that would foster and bolster the micro space innovations currently underway and bring the promise of space-based technologies to a much larger pool of entrepreneurs who don't need to be space experts.”
“We all have our levels of risk tolerance. People who have decided they want to go to space are going to go.”
“I decided to design and build my own stereo amplifier system at age 13.”
“The most sincere form of flattery is money.”