Controlling unit economics forces full-stack rocket and data center integration
To achieve competitive $/GPU-hour from orbit, Cowboy Space must vertically integrate launch, satellite, and data center layers. Existing launch market lacks capacity and cost structure; buying components off-the-shelf doesn't meet the unit economics target. Focus on 'Honda Civic' rocket engine, not 'Bugatti', to hit 2028 timeline.
Colossal built/acquired the entire stack — ancient DNA extraction, computational genomics, cloning (Viagen), embryology automation, animal facilities — enabling hundreds of multiplex edits in 30 days versus years in academia, creating a defensible moat and speed advantage.