[anymouse]

Any idea where they get their capital from?

Well $400 of it SpaceDev got from me. SpaceDev is a publically traded company.

It seems to me it would be awhile before something like this turns any kind of profit.

Don't I know it. I've been waiting nearly 4 years for my SpaceDev stock to rise back to the price I paid for it. I'm still waiting.

[RightWhale]

my SpaceDev stock to rise back to the price I paid for it.

It's moving! At long last it's moving upward. Try to contain your excitement.