Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak announced he is starting a space company called Privateer – making him the latest, and maybe most unlikely, newcomer to the billionaire space race.
The venture was revealed on Twitter in a cryptic tweet published at 10pm ET Sunday, which reads: 'A Private space company is starting up, unlike the others.'
Wozniak also shared a video with the news, which focuses on people working together, rather than one company pushing to tackle space travel, along with ideas that the firm will be eco-friendly.
The one-minute video does not provide any details about the venture, only ending with 'the sky is no longer the limit.'
However, the video caption on YouTube says more information will be revealed at the Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) Conference that will take place from September 14 through the 17th.
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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak announced he is starting a space company called Privateer – making him the latest, and maybe most unlikely, newcomer to the billionaire space race
Wozniak is a computer scientist best known as one of the founders of Apple and the inventor of the Apple II computer.
He met the late Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple while in college and the pair teamed up to form Apple Computer on April 1, 1976, which is now just Apple and ran by CEO Tim Cook.
Wozniak is not going at the new venture alone, but is working with former Apple engineer and Ripcord founder Alex Fielding.
The pair have worked together on numerous occasions in the past, specifically co-founding Wheels of Zeus in 2002 – a company that developed GPS smart tags.
Wozniak is a computer scientist best known as one of the founders of Apple and the inventor of the Apple II computer
Wozniak also shared a video with the news, which focuses on people working together, rather than one company pushing to tackle space travel, along with ideas that the firm will be eco-friendly
Privateer has a website, but only includes a broken contact form.
The private company, however, appears to have a goal of 'working to keep space safe and accessible to all humankind,' but what the entails has yet to be revealed.
'Together we'll go far,' according to Privateer Space's teaser video.
'We'll look out for one another. Solve problems together. This isn't a race, it isn't a competition or a game. We are not one person, one company, one nation. We are one planet.'
'We are explorers. We are dreamers, risk-takers, engineers, and star gazers. We are human, and it's up to us to work together to do what is right and what is good. So here's to taking care of what we have, so the next generation can be better together.'
Wozniak has now joined the already saturated private space company business, which includes billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson – all of which are racing to own the cosmos.
Wozniak has now joined the already saturated private space company business, which includes billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson (pictured) – all of which are racing to own the cosmos. Branson launched into space on July 11
Bezos (pictured), Blue Origin founder, made a similar journey 10 days later, when he, his brother Mark and two others ventured 66 mile above Earth.
Branson, founder of Virgin Galactic, was the first to soar to the edge of space, when he launched on July 11 and spent eight minutes 50 miles above Earth's surface.
He and his crew reached speeds of Mach 3 on their way to the edge of space.
After a short spell during which they experienced weightlessness, the craft then pointed downwards and made its way back to the ground.
Bezos, Blue Origin founder, made a similar journey 10 days later, when he, his brother Mark and two others ventured 66 mile above Earth.
SpaceX CEO and founder, Musk, has yet to venture into space himself, but is sending the first
