Hello Guys, im sure you all remember my last forum post about slowly running out of free time to build in Juno, well things in recent months have been getting a bit hectic, this is an awkward time to be building on Juno for me, as i am now 8 months into my first relationship with a girl i previously thought i could only dream up, and knee deep in exams (16 yrs old).
things are only starting to get more busy, and in less than 8 months from now, i will be in college. (finally, after being held back a year in 2021 due to covid).
as much as i really want to keep building crafts on this website for the lovely community, it is getting harder to do, harder to come up with ideas....
at the same time i am now 4 years into operation of my business, and with now 7 people on my team communication is a constant, and i am getting less and less time for this game.
i did not want to say this, but its safe to say after i go to college, i wont be uploading anymore to this website.., after nearly 5 years (my first account started in 2021) serving this community, being a part of this wonderful site has been the highlight of the early years of my teens...
As a young boy leaving primary education (elementary school) in 2020 i was unsure of my path in life, i was afraid for much of my early years in my secondary school (high school for you american guys), at the same time, while i dont want to get too personal, my parents had some personal issues, and moved away from eachother, so i was the most stressed i had been in my life... while i still suffer from PTSD and daily Anxiety attacks, you guys gave me purpose at a time when i felt useless, it was something for me to do.... building for you all, talking to you all, again it was the highlight of my early teens..... what i had not known at the time was that you guys' love and support would help me to create TerraSpace.
The beginning of TerraSpace in late 2022 was a fresh start from the traumatic years prior, over just 2 years i got to build a team of 3 skilled individuals from the U.S, and Canada, we built concepts and opened 2 new prototype launch sites in the states and canada, as well with the main site in Wales, UK.
everything was great, until it wasn't, and in 2024 the destruction of my prototype built and tested in here in Wales was a massive blow, we worked on it for 11 months, and it was just 2 weeks away from a pre-scheduled launch date when it was destroyed in a major storm.. the loss of Viper 4.0 threatened the complete dismantlement of TerraSpace as a whole, i burned through what little money i had at the time to build it over 11 months, gone in 1 night. we took a break to discuss further options over about half a year. eventually i made the call to completely dismantle TerraSpace, shortly after, my business associate at the time named Oliver, intervened, and asked me to reconsider, i did, and instead of a full break down the decision was made to shut TerraSpace down temporarily for purposes of reorganisation.
3 websites were made/updated for TerraSpace by me during this time.
over the next year i tested another prototype on site, which unfortunately failed to launch to its designated 200 meter level, it was called S.C.O.T 1, the project was cancelled shortly after it had started, leading to a loss of around £180, early 2025 was the worst time for TerraSpace, but in may of this year, i started building concepts, and the rocketry division of TerraSpace was discovered to be dragging our potential down, so i cut its funding, and began to work toward our concepts.
it turned out to be a great decision, and we actually began to recover, we gained more and more volunteers, started a LinkedIn page, and now we are making rounds on it, which is incredible.
my team have done such an amazing job, and we have had an incredible miraculous recovery, TerraSpace is set to reopen for public operations in the summer of 2027 and stalls at events across the nation are being planned for the time. in terms of our temporary closure, i like to look at a quote made by Steve Jobs: "It was awful tasting medicine, but i guess the patient needed it".
and to know you all made this possible... i certainly could not have done it without you all.
but again... the next 4 posts are lined up, and are likely to be my final ones to this community.. i am sorry for letting you all down.....
walking in the footsteps of my father, an engineer, and aviation safety advisor, as i take my journey on this massive imperfect sphere barrelling through space at 67,000mph with you all...
all i can say to address you all truly, is Thank You, for giving me a chance to be someone.
you are all in my heart, and i promise we shall meet again.. in the words of Aludra, Live long and prosper.
"You are my child, as i am yours."
My family never really has been proud of me, no matter what i do, but you all are...Thank you.. (do not hate them for that, for they are my family, and i love them all.)
i will periodically upload crafts if given the time to do so, working hard this coming weekend.
in my final message to you all, keep safe, Merry Christmas..
Mo charaidean, tha sibh a’ ciallachadh a h-uile rud dhomhsa...
fuirichibh sàbhailte, fuirichibh fiosraichte, agus fuirichibh sìtheil.