Your Vote Matters: Send Frank to Space Community Input


Your Vote Matters: Send Frank to Space Community Input

The Overview Effect Flight campaign has raised approximately $172,000. Zero funds have been spent to date. Following a 30 day diligence period evaluating 12 commercial space tourism companies, contributors must now determine the next phase of the mission.

Your voting weight is determined by your live $OVERVIEW balance. Your tokens remain in your wallet while your voting power is recorded.

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Market Diligence Summary:

  • We can secure a single stratospheric balloon seat for Frank now.
  • We cannot outright purchase two seats or a suborbital flight without further fundraising.
  • No stratospheric balloon provider is currently operating a commercial crewed service.
  • A suborbital contract from Virgin Galactic is attainable but requires additional funding.
  • Active partnership negotiations may still lower costs or secure volume discounts.

The Three Paths Before the Community:

Option A: Commit Now to a Stratospheric Balloon Place a deposit for one seat for Frank. The campaign is declared complete and the community candidate seat is deferred. This secures a confirmed seat but introduces risk regarding provider timeline delays.

Option B: Keep Options Open and Continue Fundraising Do not commit to a single provider yet. Continue fundraising to expand the budget for two seats, ensuring a community candidate flies alongside Frank. This maximizes optionality and allows the commercial space sector to mature before capital is locked.

Option C: Activate Refunds Initiate the on chain refund payhook. Contributors can burn $OVERVIEW for pro rata ETH over a 28 day window. This gracefully concludes the campaign and returns all funds to the community.

Last week we hosted a Town Hall to discuss the latest developments in this mission and next steps for the official community vote. If you missed it, you can catch the full update on YouTube to see how you can help shape this mission’s trajectory.

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