Steve Jurvetson (@FutureJurvetson) / X

Steve Jurvetson

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Steve Jurvetson

@FutureJurvetson

Co-founder of Future Ventures and DFJ, supporting passionate founders to forge a better future. Early VC investor in Tesla, SpaceX, Planet, Commonwealth Fusion.

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Joined March 2010

Steve Jurvetson
@FutureJurvetson
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China Closes the Satellite Gap in Space Race With the U.S. — from today's WSJ "Beijing has made strides in upgrading its GPS-rivaling navigation system and its “remote-sensing” abilities—the use of satellite technology to capture data from the Earth’s surface." The biggest
Steve Jurvetson
@FutureJurvetson
Jul 31
Just went for a Boring drive ⚫️ The game controller interface makes it easy for beginners. The Mission Control room feels like SpaceX. This was during a live continuous dig. Last video shows the mud leaving the tunnel. The semi-autonomous shuttle runs under the TBM conveyor
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Steve Jurvetson
@FutureJurvetson
Jul 31
☢️ g͟o͟i͟n͟g͟ ͟n͟u͟c͟l͟e͟a͟r͟ but staying subcritical, with the founders today in TX. Nuclear pile at scale in the center (holds the HALEU uranium pellets and circulating molten lead). We are holding test shells from the proton beam line. NRC Part 70. subcritical.com
Steve Jurvetson
@FutureJurvetson
Jan 13
S͢p͢e͢e͢d͢r͢u͢n͢n͢i͢n͢g͢ ͢t͢h͢e͢ ͢N͢R͢C͢🌟 For 30 years of VC, we have avoided any nuclear energy startup that had to pass the slow and expensive gauntlet of NRC Part 50 regulation. We finally found a bypass with subcritical fission, and the NRC agrees. This means they could
Steve Jurvetson
@FutureJurvetson
Jul 30
🔴 Arrakis adventure awaits
Steve Jurvetson
@FutureJurvetson
Jul 29
For the 66th anniversary of the first Mercury Atlas flight, I’ll share some more Atlas artifacts. The seven Mercury astronauts watched the first test flight of their spacecraft but less than a minute in, MA-1 exploded. While the Atlas still flies with ULA today, the first flight
Steve Jurvetson
@FutureJurvetson
Jul 29, 2025
OTD in 1960, the seven Mercury astronauts watched the first test flight of their Mercury spacecraft at Cape Canaveral But 58 seconds into flight, MA-1 exploded 🚀 💥 Here are some of the remains recovered from the sea bottom — an exterior panel with the S from UNITED STATES