We’re out-of-this-world excited to announce that we’ve added a dedicated Space Stage to TechCrunch Disrupt 2024. It joins Fintech, SaaS and AI as the other industry-focused stages — […]
Engineer brothers found Forge to modernize hardware procurement
Try to imagine the number of parts that go into making a rocket engine. Now imagine requesting and comparing quotes for each of those parts, getting approvals to […]
The hard tech renaissance accelerates as YC spotlights space, manufacturing and defense
Y Combinator is putting hard-tech in the spotlight. On Wednesday, the accelerator released an updated list of ideas it would like to see in applications — with categories like […]
What we’re looking forward to seeing from the space industry in 2024
It was a jaw dropping year for the space industry, and while we all know by now that progress isn’t linear, we feel pretty confident that 2024 will […]
Max Q: Castelion comes out of stealth
Hello and welcome back to Max Q! In this issue: Meet Castelion News from Amazon and more One builds weapons in the hope that they are not used. […]
Stoke Space raises $100M Series B as it looks to reach orbit by 2025
Stoke Space is flying high. Fresh on the heels of a successful test of its reusable second stage, the four-year-old startup announced today that it closed $100 million […]
Stoke Space completes milestone test in quest to build a fully reusable rocket
Stoke Space, a startup that’s taking an unconventional approach to rocket design, successfully completed a key test of its second stage prototype, bringing the company one step closer […]