PAVE Space

Responsive mobility vehicles, accelerating the industrial space economy ⏩

[PAVE Space @PAVESpace]

We characterized the radiation pattern of our IBEX demo spacecraft 📶 Antenna configurations went onto a mock-up in partners’s anechoic chamber, and the data locked their positions for the first IBEX, flying as early as Feb 2028. No green tape will fly, we promise.

[Payload 🚀 @payloadspace]

The European space ecosystem is making rapid progress in building and deploying bodyguard satellites to protect critical assets in orbit.

On Wednesday, Swiss propulsion startup PAVE Space announced its plans to launch a demo mission of its IBEX spacecraft—designed as a highly maneuverable platform to host commercial and defense payloads—as early as February 2028.

Other startups—@Astroscale_UK, OSMOS X, Shield Space, and @lodestarspace—are a also nearing big milestones in the coming years.

In today's edition of Payload Europe, @Douglas__Gorman explores the drive behind Europe's new-found urgency to field defensive and offensive capabilities in space. Link to the story in the comments.

[PAVE Space @PAVESpace]

@dantechtrials 15 months to go @dantechtrials and still a lot to do, but we're on it! Keep following the story

[PAVE Space @PAVESpace]

No air force flies critical assets without fighter cover, yet Europe’s satellites fly alone in orbit. Introducing IBEX to allow protection & service, with 1st demo flying Feb. 2028, completing our in-space mobility offer: LYOBA delivers, IBEX protects 🛡️ https://t.co/y03h5JpgZy

[PAVE Space @PAVESpace]

Apply, or tag the person who should: we are hiring across every crew, technical and non-technical 👷🧑‍🏭🧑‍💼 we’re putting 3 roles in the spotlight, swipe to see what each one owns and what we need. If none of these fits, check our 30+ open roles at https://t.co/gzt4qoY9Ce

[PAVE Space @PAVESpace]

GRAZE, our first orbital demo mission, is alive and talking to us ✅ We made contact after LEO injection & the payload is healthy. We’re now testing the in-house avionics that will fly on LYOBA and upcoming vehicles, starting with reprogramming and navigation. More Results soon.

[PAVE Space @PAVESpace]

@CraftyFleur Merci @CraftyFleur ! Il faut bien ça pour aller aussi vite et aussi bien que possible.

[PAVE Space @PAVESpace]

Our 1st demo mission just reached orbit, we're already building a cleanroom for the next ones 🚧 400 m² at our HQ, partly ISO Class 8, with a shaker and a TVAC chamber to qualify flight hardware in-house. Join the team running it as our AIT technician at https://t.co/gzt4qoY9Ce

[PAVE Space @PAVESpace]

@ericg Thanks @ericg for the good words and all the support! Next milestones incoming soon.

[PAVE Space @PAVESpace]

We're orbital! 🌍✅ GRAZE, our 1st demo mission to space, has reached LEO. Contact shall be estblished in upcoming days, per mission plan. Next: run full test campaign on our avionics architecture and home-made OBC, the systems piloting LYOBA & all future vehicles ➡️  Stay tuned.

[PAVE Space @PAVESpace]

@AbtSwitzerland Thanks for the spotlight @AbtSwitzerland! More updates in a few days about the #GRAZE mission, on our social media.

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Watch Falcon 9 launch the Transporter-18 mission to orbit https://t.co/W4VS07HPRZ

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Up next, Falcon 9 will launch 130 payloads to orbit from California aboard the Transporter-18 mission. Liftoff is targeted for 11:22 a.m. PT → https://t.co/ITRKTeX0fu

[PAVE Space @PAVESpace]

GRAZE is ready to reach orbit ⤴️🟢⏱️ Our 1st demo mission to space now sits under a SpaceX Falcon 9 fairing, set to fly our core avionics architecture to LEO. Follow the launch of rideshare Transporter-18 planned Thursday Oct. 1st, from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.

[PAVE Space @PAVESpace]

GRAZE, our first demo mission to space will launch to orbit very soon to test our in-house avionics ⤴️🤩 Stay tuned for the launch date!

[PAVE Space @PAVESpace]

New control room is now live at our test site. Software dev in-house handling 400 I/O channels, 20 camera feeds and safety layer for both the engine & stand 🎛️ We successfully piloted a RP1 MEOP test from it, among others. Piece by piece, test infrastructure is coming together!

[PAVE Space @PAVESpace]

@thesteminist7 Hey Tom, all currently opened roles are live on our careers page. Keep visiting it frequently for new openings!

[PAVE Space @PAVESpace]

Our team hit 50 full-time people ☑️ Engineers, technicians & support functions, all working toward 1 goal: efficient in-space mobility for all kinds of payloads. 50 is a step forward, not a finish line with 30+ roles currently opened ➡️ https://t.co/MCg1ap9c3Z

[Venturelab @venturelab_ch]

🥉 @PAVESpace takes 3rd place in the Top100 Swiss Startup Award 2026!

PAVE Space is developing autonomous space mobility systems, starting with a kick-stage designed to bring satellites from launcher to final orbit in less than 24 hours. 🛰️

👏 Congratulations to founders: Julie Böhning and Jérémy Marciacq

A big thank you to our presenting partner, @UBS, and to the great event partners: Amt für Wirtschaft (@KantonZuerich), Awardness, @grstiftung_ch, @Handelszeitung, @ifj_ch, PME, @startuptickerCH, https://t.co/5sPYJSdVrR, @Swisscom Ventures, @venturekick, and Walder Wyss.

#TOP100SSU #SwissStartups

[PAVE Space @PAVESpace]

@MoonWalkerLD Oh we are definitely looking forward to this as well! Be patient, stick around and you will catch it live.

[PAVE Space @PAVESpace]

HTP tank for our Engine Test Stand arrived and is installed 🛢️ It’s engineered and built for the loads pressure-fed testing puts on it. Next steps are leak checks, then propellant conditioning. Now the structure & main tanks are in place, we are 1 step closer to hot firings.