Tag: Impulse Space
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South Korea Commits 40B Won to OTV Race Already Underway
Is South Korea Too Late to the Orbital Transfer Vehicle Market? South Korea’s government is committing 40 billion won to develop and demonstrate a flight-model orbital transfer vehicle by 2029 — entering a space logistics race that Impulse Space, D-Orbit, and Rocket Lab USA have been running for years. The Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA) is…
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SpaceX Alumni Have Founded More Than 1,300 Companies, Data Shows
SpaceX’s influence on the space industry extends well beyond its launch vehicles and spacecraft, with new data indicating the company has become a major source of entrepreneurial talent across multiple technology sectors. According to data compiled by Crustdata from publicly available sources and shared with Payload, approximately 1,330 former SpaceX employees have gone on to…
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Impulse Space Raises $500 Million to Expand In-Space Transportation Business
Impulse Space has raised $500 million in a Series D funding round, bringing the company’s total funding to more than $1 billion since its founding five years ago. The California-based company said the new capital will support hiring, expand vehicle development programs and help meet growing demand for in-space transportation services. Growing Demand for Space…
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Anduril Names Partners for Golden Dome SBI Missile Defense Program
U.S. defense technology company Anduril Industries has disclosed the partners supporting its work on the Golden Dome space-based interceptor (SBI) program, offering a rare look into a project that has largely remained out of public view. The company said it is collaborating with a group of organizations that includes Impulse Space, Inversion Space, K2 Space,…
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Anduril Names Partners for Golden Dome SBI Missile Defense Program
U.S. defense technology company Anduril Industries has disclosed the partners supporting its work on the Golden Dome space-based interceptor (SBI) program, offering a rare look into a project that has largely remained out of public view. The company said it is collaborating with a group of organizations that includes Impulse Space, Inversion Space, K2 Space,…
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Anduril Taps Impulse Space, K2 Space for Space Interceptor Program
How Will Anduril’s Commercial Space Team Build Pentagon Interceptors? Anduril Industries has assembled a commercial space coalition including Impulse Space and K2 Space to develop space-based interceptor technologies under a new Pentagon contract. The defense technology company announced the partnership roster today, revealing collaborations with orbital transfer vehicle specialist Impulse Space, satellite manufacturer K2 Space,…
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Impulse Space Opens Colorado Facility to Support In-Orbit Mobility Spacecraft
Impulse Space has opened a 20,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Louisville, Colorado, expanding its footprint in the state and strengthening the region’s growing space technology cluster. The new site, located at 2000 S. Taylor Ave. in Boulder County, will focus on the development of guidance, navigation and control (GNC) systems for the company’s Mira and Helios…
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Two space startups prove you don’t need to break the bank to rendezvous in space
It may be happening quietly, but there is a revolution taking place with in-space transportation, and it opens up a world of possibilities. In January, a small spacecraft built by a California-based company called Impulse Space launched along with a stack of other satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket. Upon reaching orbit, the rocket’s upper…
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Startups team up to demonstrate satellite rendezvous using Starfish Space’s navigation system
A sign on Impulse Space’s Mira spacecraft in orbit reads “How’s My Orbital Maneuvering?” (Impulse Space Photo) Tukwila, Wash.-based Starfish Space and California-based Impulse Space say they’ve successfully demonstrated an in-space satellite rendezvous during a mission that handed over control of an Impulse Mira spacecraft to Starfish’s guidance and navigation system. The demonstration was code-named…
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launches 140 payloads on Transporter-15
SpaceX launched 140 commercial payloads to Sun-synchronous orbit on its sixth rideshare mission of the year, Transporter-15. The Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base’s Space Launch Complex 4-E (SLC-4E) on Nov. 28 at 10:44 PST (18:44 UTC). The mission’s first stage, booster B1071, flew on its 30th mission to date, making it…