The Genesis of hardware focused Venture Capital came from the partnerships between private capital, public universities, and Government agencies. It was born in the 1960's, fell out of favor in the 80's and is now reborn in the 21st century.
Sea level data shows signs that an El Niño will likely emerge later this year. The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite, which measures the height of the entire ocean every 10 days, has detected higher, warmer water moving east across the Pacific Ocean. https://t.co/q8CcAcBjAR
Denver, Colorado as seen from the ISS. The Denver airport, one of the largest in the world, is the dark patch right of center. To the west, city lights are abruptly extinguished by the Rocky Mountains.
Our Stage 1 structure is now shipped, delivered, and ready for testing in Moses Lake, WA. Standing in its full vertical orientation, this flight hardware will be thoroughly vetted before returning to Kent for some final touches before the journey to Cape Canaveral, FL begins.
@RKLBMan Whicher launch vehicle reaches orbit first and demonstrates capability to move bookoo amounts of mass to orbit could be an acquisition target for the likes of $GOOG. A launch company acquisition is a rounding error for Googles balance sheet.
New Lunar Terrain Vehicle Unlocked 🔓
Introducing the Lunar Outpost Pegasus LTV — purpose-built to provide Astronauts with safe, highly achievable mobility to lay the foundation for a permanent Moon Base. Pegasus is named after the winged horse of Greek mythology, a symbol associated with reach, capability, and prosperity; it is the trusted steed that will enable Artemis missions to go farther, operate longer, and explore more boldly than ever before.
Designed to operate for at least one year on the Moon and traverse over 900 kilometers—100x the distance the Apollo-era LRV covered across all missions—Pegasus is ready to drive Artemis toward a Moon Base.
#TheNextLeap #LunarOutpost #DrivingArtemis #SpaceTech #Innovation
And splashdown!
America is back in the business of sending astronauts to the Moon and bringing them home safely.
Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy did an outstanding job. These talented astronauts inspired the world and represented their space agencies and nations as humanity’s ambassadors to the stars.
This was a test mission, the first crewed flight of SLS and Orion, pushing farther into the unforgiving environment of space than ever before, and it carried real risk. They accepted that risk for all we stood to learn and for the exciting missions that follow, as we return to the lunar surface, build a Moon base, and prepare for what comes next.
And they were not alone. The entire NASA workforce, our commercial and international partners, and the hopes and dreams of people all over the world were with them. The astronauts know it, and you should too. This mission would not have been possible without you.
Congratulations. Artemis II, mission accomplished.
Big news: we just closed a $100M+ Series B.
This funding will go toward building and operating our Otter missions, scaling to meet growing customer demand, and expanding our team.
We've had a lot to celebrate lately, from missions like Remora and Otter Pup 2 to new contracts with great customers like SDA and the Space Force. And we're just getting started. Our first full Otter mission is on track to fly later this year.
Read our full press release: https://t.co/QtLCHDEyVW
We’d like to thank our investors for helping us build the future of infrastructure in space.
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