Kai Höfner

Founder & CEO of @GAIA_Aerospace | CEO of Aeronautics Research Centre Niedersachsen | #NewSpace Expert & Enthusiast

[GAIA Aerospace @GAIA_Aerospace]

@VivaTech in #Paris, what a rush!!! 😎🚀 Last week, we had the chance to show our reusable air launch system #VALKYRIE to hundreds of people and it was a very special honor for us to present it to a high-ranking delegation from German politics. #LaunchGermany ✈️🚀🇩🇪

[GAIA Aerospace @GAIA_Aerospace]

Look what made it to @vivatech in #Paris!!! 😍 Just come to Hall 7.3 and visit #Germany@VivaTech2026 to see the mockup of our #VALKYRIE second stage with its mighty #THOR engine 😎🚀 And not to forget: Say hi to our crew 😉 #UnitedByTech #VivaTech

[GAIA Aerospace @GAIA_Aerospace]

Couldn't make it to #ILA2026 to see us? Well, here is your next chance! Meet us at @VivaTech from 17-20 June 2026 in #Paris! 😎✈️🚀
Visit the German Pavilion in Hall 7.3, meet our team at Stand 3F29-049 and take a look at our #VALKYRIE second stage 🚀🔥 #VIVATECH

[GAIA Aerospace @GAIA_Aerospace]

WHAT A SHOW! At #ILA2026 in #Berlin, we just unveiled our brand-new #THOR engine powering our reusable air launch system #VALKYRIE!! 😎🚀🔥

Until Sunday, June 14, you still have the opportunity to meet our team, mighty Thor and a mockup of our second stage at Booth G1/100e 😉

[GAIA Aerospace @GAIA_Aerospace]

Exciting news!!! We are exhibiting at #ILA2026 in #Berlin!!! 🥳✈️🚀

Visit us from June 10-14, 2026 at Stand G1/100e and take a look at the incredible #SpaceTech of our reusable air launch system #VALKYRIE for making sovereign and responsive European space access a reality 😎

[GAIA Aerospace @GAIA_Aerospace]

Our #STARGATE is ready for the first prototype of our #VALKYRIE second stage. Are you? 😎🚀 We are currently looking for #students for mandatory #internships and student theses. So if you're interested in working on an actual reusable launcher, visit:
https://t.co/9J4FQ09TTS

[GAIA Aerospace @GAIA_Aerospace]

Anything planned for tomorrow night? No? Well, then be part of the #AerospaceEdition of #StartUpStammtisch in #Braunschweig and see our Founder & CEO @Kai_Hoefner live on stage!! 😎✈️🚀🛰

Location: TRAFO Hub, Sophienstraße 40, 38118 Braunschweig
Time: 02/26/2026, 7pm - 9pm

[GAIA Aerospace @GAIA_Aerospace]

The High-Tech Incubator - Lower Saxony's biggest startup funding program ever and we are part of it!
With up to 300 k€ in funding, this is a huge boost in the development of our reusable air launch system #VALKYRIE and local on-demand space access for micro- and nanosats ✈️🚀🛰️

[GAIA Aerospace @GAIA_Aerospace]

MORE SPACE!!! Welcome to our new #GAIA Office and the birthplace of our #VALKYRIE second stage!! 🤩🥳

The first prototype of the stage is coming up by summer 2026 and is co-funded by the #EuropeanUnion via the High-Tech Incubator Programme of #LowerSaxony 😎🚀

[GAIA Aerospace @GAIA_Aerospace]

MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE!!!🎅🎄🎁
2025 was an amazing year for us and 2026 will be even better!!😁 Many thanks to all of you supporting our journey!! We wish you all the best for the upcoming year and stay tuned for the amazing stuff coming up at @GAIA_Aerospace in 2026 😁🚀🎇🍀

[GAIA Aerospace @GAIA_Aerospace]

Need another chance to see us and our #SpaceTech? Well, here you go!! You can meet us next week at @bitsandpretzels in #Munich! 😎🥨✈️🚀
Just visit us on Tuesday, 30 September on the First Floor at Booth 84 😉
#NewSpace #AirLaunch #BitsAndPretzels #Oktoberfest

[GAIA Aerospace @GAIA_Aerospace]

YES!!! @GAIA_Aerospace belongs to the TOP 3 SCIENCE SPIN-OFF START-UPS in #LowerSaxony in 2025!! 🤩🥳✈️🚀 Many thanks to #NBank, @startupnds and #MWK Niedersachsen for this incredible honor!! 🥳#DurchSTARTerPreis2025
Credits: Braunschweig Zukunft GmbH

[GAIA Aerospace @GAIA_Aerospace]

You want to see our crew in real life? No problem! Just meet us at #nextSTARTUPDay on September 17 in Hannover and see our amazing #SpaceTech in the finals of #DurchSTARTerPreis2025! 😎✈️🚀

[GAIA Aerospace @GAIA_Aerospace]

We just won the BEST PITCH AWARD 2025 by jay. for founders!!! 🥳🎉🚀
Many thanks to @janphilippmai and the audience at Innovators Open House for this incredible honor! We are already looking forward to the upcoming coaching for our first funding round!! 😎

[GAIA Aerospace @GAIA_Aerospace]

WE MADE IT TO THE FINALS!!! 🥳✈️🚀
Yes, we belong to the #TOP3 Science Spin-Off #StartUps of Lower Saxony in 2025!!! 🤩🎉

https://t.co/7NITdYvN1P

[GAIA Aerospace @GAIA_Aerospace]

You're a #student and still looking for a mandatory #internship or #thesis on reusable launchers over the summer? Then we got you covered! 😎✈️🚀

Apply now and be part of our amazing team:
https://t.co/YjfRQltFTL

[GAIA Aerospace @GAIA_Aerospace]

Another day at @GITEXEUROPE in #Berlin, another chance to meet us and our #SpaceTech 😁 Just come by in Hall 4.2 at Stand F03 and see the first components of our reusable air launch system #VALKYRIE 😎✈️🚀

[GAIA Aerospace @GAIA_Aerospace]

You're at @GITEXEUROPE and want to meet us? No problem!😁 Just take a look at the interactive event map, find our stand and see the incredible #SpaceTech of our reusable launcher #VALKYRIE!!! 😎✈️🚀

We're looking forward to you 😉🚀

#NewSpace #Airlaunch #MicroSat #NanoSat

[GAIA Aerospace @GAIA_Aerospace]

Couldn't make it to @hannover_messe to see us and the fancy #SpaceTech of our #VALKYRIE? No problem! You can also meet us at @GITEXEUROPE in #Berlin!! 😎🚀

Just visit us from May 21-23, 2025 in 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝟰.𝟮 at 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝟬𝟯!!! 😉✈️🚀

[GAIA Aerospace @GAIA_Aerospace]

It's a wrap!!! 😎🚀 We had an amazing time at @hannover_messe and made many invaluable new contacts! 🥳

A special thanks goes out to @startupnds and our new prime minister of #LowerSaxony @OlafLies for passing by at our booth and taking a closer look at our thruster #LOKI!!✈🚀