OpenStar Technologies is reimagining how the world gets to fusion energy. Their approach — the levitated dipole reactor — is modular, cost-efficient, and grounded in a concept originally inspired by planetary magnetospheres in space. The team achieved first plasma in just 2 years for under $10M, a pace that reflects the fundamental simplicity and elegance of the levitated dipole design. OpenStar is now advancing toward a commercial reactor capable of delivering baseload electricity: clean, reliable, grid-scale power generated through fusion. Their development roadmap is ambitious but grounded, with each milestone building systematically toward a grid-ready machine.