One barrier to any space-related business opportunity has been the high cost of research and development of the necessary hardware. At CSI, our approach allows us to use existing, proven technology to accomplish our mission. Most of the components identified by our engineering professionals are “off-the-shelf” and proven in orbit. The key is to package these technologies in a unique way, and at CSI, our proprietary methods allow us to do just that, resulting in considerable savings of both time and money.