Startups
Stories about the new players changing the space game.
The Steady Rise of Arrow Science and Technology
The TX-based native-American owned space manufacturing and services company has spent over a decade slowly building its space expertise, and now it’s paying off in a big way.
Meet the Techstars Fall Class of 2024
This year’s cohort is Techstars most international group yet, with five of the startups headquartered outside the US.
Relm Insurance’s New Policies for New Space
If the space economy is young, then the space insurance market is infantile. While Relm has been insuring space companies since 2023, they’re looking to grow their involvement in the industry.
Benchmark Wins $4.9M AFRL ASCENT Award
This award is the fourth Benchmark has won in as many years to develop ASCENT-based propulsion systems, bringing the total to $8.4M.
Outpost’s Carryall is Big Enough for Multiple Contracts
Outpost won a $36M in recent contracts from the US military to develop its technology for hypersonic testing, reentry missions, and on orbit cargo storage.
Q&A with Auriga Space CEO Winnie Lai
Auriga Space wants to take the rocket science out of launch. Their eventual goal is to provide rapid launch capabilities using tech more akin to high speed maglev trains than rocket engines.
AstroForge Raised $40M To Race For An Asteroid
“We’re going to mine asteroids or go f*****g bankrupt.”
TrustPoint Wins $3.8M in SpaceWERX Contracts
The two contracts are vital to the US military’s mission of greater resilience in space. But they also help fund TrustPoint’s commercial ambitions.
Interstellar Lab Wins Deep Space Food Challenge
NASA and CSA joined together to address this problem with The Deep Space Food Challenge, a competition that’s tapped industry to put forward novel ideas and new technologies to keep astronauts fed on extended journeys to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
Intuitive Machines Looks to Grow Nat Sec Business
The company recorded high Q2 2024 revenue, and looks forward to breaking into the national security space sector.
SmallSat 2024: A Look Back at a Busy Week
The size of this year’s conference meant that the press wires were a fire hose of companies unveiling innovative technologies, new partnerships, and additional funding streams.
Benchmark Adds New Thruster, Security Partnerships
Benchmark Space Systems added Starlight’s Hall-effect thrusters (HET) and 21SoftWare’s security platform to its partner network.
Space Weather AI Startup Perceptive Emerges From Stealth
Perceptive Space, a startup developing a a space-weather forecasting platform, closed a $3.9M CAD ($2.8M USD) pre-seed funding round as it emerged from stealth.
