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An Apology to the MoneroTalk
From Jackie & the OPENENET Team
To Douglas, the MoneroTalk team, and every member of the Monero community who joined our live stream: we’re sorry for the rough start.
What went wrong: Our honest take
Terrible internet connectivity (imagine our router as a black hole sucking up all signals!) and a 12-hour time zone scramble turned our presentation into a frustrating mess of lag, mistranslations, and unready answers. This wasn’t the exciting “Monero in space” demo we dreamed of—and it’s 100% on us for not testing our setup or anticipating communication hurdles.
We’re not scammers—just volunteers taking our first steps
We get why some called us out:
- No team profiles? We’re still recruiting! My “Stanford friends” comment was a mistranslation; we’re actively connecting with aerospace engineers from Stanford (and other top institutions), not claiming affiliation.
- Empty Gitea repo? It’s brand new! We’ll upload the first draft of our 《Satellite Hardware Design Outline v0.1》 before 2025-5-1 , including:
✅ Basic 3U CubeSat architecture diagrams
✅ List of candidate radiation-hardened chips
✅ Team recruitment timeline (core members certified by Q2 2025) - Stumbling on tech questions? I’m 12—while I code, terms like “laser inter-satellite links” still trip me up! But our team includes advisors with real aerospace experience (more on them soon).
The truth: We’re a volunteer-driven project—kids, blockchain devs, and space geeks who believe Monero needs a “sky layer” for censorship resistance. No company, no investors—just open-source passion, even if our first drafts are messy.
Our plan to earn your trust—step by step
- Immediate transparency push
- Before 2025-5-1, Gitea will have:
▶️ Sketch of our satellite’s radiation-hardened motherboard
▶️ Spreadsheet of 5 candidate chips (with performance metrics)
▶️ Public list of team advisors (starting with 2 aerospace engineers, LinkedIn verified) - Weekly updates on the CCS proposal page, including:
“Week 1 Progress: Fixed Gitea repo permissions—now anyone can view design drafts!”
- Revamped CCS milestone for Phase 1 (7,000 XMR)
- Team first, then hardware：
🔹 30% of funds: Recruit at least 5 core members (by end of Q2) with proven experience (aerospace: SpaceX/Tesla; blockchain: Monero code contributors).
🔹 70% of funds: Develop hardware blueprints, with BOM lists audited by community engineers (e.g., @HardenedSteel from MoneroTalk). - No funds released until:
✔️ Team profiles are publicly verified
✔️ First radiation-hardened component prototype is bench-tested
- Ready for Round 2—when our team is ready
We’ll only return to MoneroTalk after assembling our core team (Q2 2025) with:
- Live demos of our satellite node software running on a radiation test rig
- Signed MOUs with 2 aerospace partners (for hardware testing)
- A clear roadmap for how you can contribute (even if it’s just reviewing our code!)
A special thanks to Douglas & MoneroTalk
Douglas, your tough questions about team credibility and fund usage were exactly what we needed. They reminded us that trust is built through daily actions, not just big ideas. Next time we’re on stage, we’ll have:
- A stable internet connection (promise—we’re testing with a backup fiber line!)
- A slideshow of actual hardware designs, not just concepts
- A Q&A where every answer is backed by open-source proof (links ready to paste!)
To the skeptics: We get it, and we’re listening
If “Monero satellites” sound like sci-fi, we get it—we thought so too at first. But remember: Monero itself started as a radical idea 11 years ago. We’re here to build its “physical-layer firewall,” one step at a time:
- Phase 1: Prove we can design a radiation-resistant node (7,000 XMR)
- Phase 2: Test it in a thermal vacuum chamber (8,000 XMR)
- Phase 3: File for ITU spectrum licenses (10,000 XMR)
We won’t vanish, dodge questions, or waste community funds. Join us on Gitea—tomorrow, you’ll see our first code commit, even if it’s just print("Hello Space!").
Final promise
This was our first public talk, but not our last. When we return, it’ll be as a verified team with tangible progress, ready to answer every question with openness. Until then, we’ll be the loudest listeners in the Monero community—because we know: we don’t deserve your support until we earn it.
Thank you for giving us a chance to try again. We won’t let you down.
— Jackie (12, still learning, but committed to doing better) & the OPENENET Team